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"Play That Funky Music" is a song written by Rob Parissi and recorded by the band Wild Cherry. The single was the first released by the Cleveland -based Sweet City record label in April 1976 and distributed by Epic Records . [ 4 ]
None of Wild Cherry's three subsequent albums were very popular. Neither Electrified Funk (1977) (which contained the "Play That Funky Music" soundalike single "Baby Don't You Know") nor I Love My Music (1978) produced any top 40 hits, and Only the Wild Survive (1979) did not even produce a top 100 single. The band broke up in late 1979.
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A popular player on tour, his fans are referred to as "Funk's Punks." The iconic songs — Play That Funky Music and Give Up the Funk — have become theme songs for the fan favorite. Funk has publicly endorsed a number of products including clubs, greens, and golf balls.
A few days ago, I edited the article for the famous song "Play That Funky Music" by Wild Cherry in regard to its musical genre. The article referred to the song as Funk-rock and R&B. I also included "Disco Music" but made the mistake of not providing a reference. At that time, Doctorhawkes rightly reverted the change.
Connie Martinez, better known as Connie, is a singer of freestyle music and dance-pop.Connie is best known for her singles "Funky Little Beat" and "Rock Me". These songs catapulted the singer into the international music scene and the songs are now considered classics of the freestyle music genre.
James Bernard of Entertainment Weekly preferred the album's Southern hip hop over "Arrested Development's suspiciously peppy, idealized version of down-home" and stated, "it's about time someone told today's weed-obsessed youth to 'get up, get out and get something/Don't spend all your time trying to get high.'" [30] Dennis Hunt of the Los ...
A music video to accompany the release of "Play That Song" was first released onto YouTube on November 18, 2016. [1] It shows Monahan dancing through Los Angeles on a warm sunny day, accompanied by many friendly strangers. At one point, Monahan dances on a large piano keyboard, evoking a scene from Big. [2] The video was shot at Los Angeles ...