A música Play That Funky Music foi escrita por Rob Parissi e gravada pela banda Wild Cherry. A canção foi inspirada por uma sugestão de tocar música funk para o público predominantemente negro em um bar onde a banda se apresentava. Originalmente uma banda de rock, Wild Cherry transformou este estilo em um hino do funk rock, reflexo da mudança na cena musical em meados dos anos 70.
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Hey once I was a boogie singer playin' in a rock and roll band I never had no problems burning down them one night stands
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And everything around me got to stop to feelin' so low And I decided quickly yes I did to disco down and check out the show
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Yeah they was dancin' and singin' and movin' to the groovin'
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And just when it hit me somebody turned around and shouted
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Play that funky music white boy play that funky music right
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Play that funky music white boy
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Lay down a boogie and play that funky music till you die
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I tried to understand this I thought that they were out of their minds How could I be so foolish how could I to not see I was the one behind
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So still I kept on fighting well losing every step of the way I said I must go back there I got to go back and check to see if things still the same
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Yeah they was dancin' and singin' and movin' to the groovin'
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And just when it hit me somebody turned around and shouted
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Play that funky music white boy play that funky music right
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Play that funky music white boy
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Lay down a boogie and play that funky music till you die
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Now first it wasn't easy changin' rock and roll and minds And things were getting shaky I thought I'd have to leave it behind
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But now its so much better it's so much better I'm funking out in every way But I'll never lose that feelin' no I won't of how I learned my lesson that day
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Yeah they was dancin' and singin' and movin' to the groovin'
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And just when it hit me somebody turned around and shouted
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Play that funky music white boy play that funky music right
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Play that funky music white boy
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Lay down a boogie and play that funky music till you die
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'Til you die Oh' till you die
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They shouted play that funky music (Play that funky music)
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Play that funky music (You Gotta keep on playin' funky music)
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Play that funky music (Come and take you higher, ya)
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Play that funky music white boy Play that funky music right, yeah
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Play that funky music white boy Play that funky music right
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Play that funky music white boy Play that funky music right