Genius Meanings
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Wild Cherry – Play That Funky Music
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“Play That Funky Music” is Wild Cherry’s first and only international top 10 hit, and their signature song. It topped the US Pop Chart in September of 1976. In 2018, Billboard
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Vanilla Ice – Play That Funky Music
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Based heavily on the Wild Cherry hit of the same name, “Play That Funky Music” was Vanilla Ice’s first single, with “Ice Ice Baby” as its B-side.
That B-side became popular, so it
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White Boys – Play That Funky Music
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( *human beat box by Essence* ) / [ Precise ] / Goin back in my mind / Another place, another time / Not now, 3 years ago / I was tryin to go to the show / I had money, but no dice
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Leif Garrett – Play That Funky Music
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Hey do it now yeah hey / Yeah, there was a funky singer playin' in a rock & roll band / And never had no problems yeah burnin' down one night stands / And everything around me
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Unit One – Play That Funky Music
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[Verse 1] / I was a boogie singer / Playing in a rock and roll band / Never had no problems, yeah / Burning down the one-night stands / Everything around me / Got to start to
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Thunder – Play That Funky Music
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Hey, do it now, yeah hey / Yeah, once I was a boogie singer, playin' in a rock & roll band / I never had no problems, yeah, burnin' down the one night stands / And everything
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James Brown – Play That Funky Music White Boy
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[Verse 1] / Once i was a boogie singer / Playing in a rock & roll band / I never had no problems / Burning down the night stands / And everything around me / Got to stop to feeling
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Vanilla Ice – Play That Funky Music (1990)
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[Intro] / Yo, Vanilla. Kick it one time, boy! / Lay down the boogie and play that funky music 'till you die / [Verse 1] / Check it out, cause Ice is rhyming / To the top I keep on
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George Michael – Play That Funky Music
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[Intro] / A-hey, do it now, huh / Yeah, hey / [Verse 1] / Hey-ah, once I was a boogie singer / Playing in a rock and roll band / I never had no problems / Burning down the one-
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Wild Cherry – Keep On Playin' That Funky Music
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I'm gonna keep on playin' that funky music / 'Cause every road I take leads right back to it / I'm gonna keep on playin' that funky music / Hey, every road I take leads right back
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Wild Cherry – Baby Don't You Know
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One more time / Well we play that funky music / And we were looking so good yeah / Electrified funky feeling / Was coming down like I thought it was / So we went out on the road
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Wild Cherry – What in the Funk Do You See
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Hey, is it the beat that makes you wanna dance? / Is it the message that makes you take a chance? / Is it the melody that makes you wanna sing? / Is it the bump that makes you
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Missy Elliott (Ft. Eminem) – Busa Rhyme
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The third track on Missy’s album Da Real World, “Busa Rhyme” is definitely the most explicit and violent tracks on the album. This is due to the presence of one ‘Slim Shady,’ the
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Wild Cherry – Nowhere to Run
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Nowhere to run, baby, nowhere to hide / Got nowhere to run, baby, nowhere to hide / It's not love I'm running from / It's the heartaches I know will come / 'Cause I know you're no
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Wild Cherry – I Feel Sanctified
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Yeah, I feel sanctified / Yeah, I feel sanctified / Yeah, I feel sanctified / I just left my baby's house / And I got the strength I needed / Knowing that the beast of man / Is
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Wild Cherry – 99½
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Hey, yeah / Got to have all your love / Both night and day, yeah / Yes, I do / Said, not just a little part / But all of your heart / Come on, baby, let me tell you / Ninety-nine
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The Disco Four – Move To The Groove
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[Chorus] / Mr. Troy, Country / Kool Gee, Ronnie D / Greg G addin' harmony / Greg G, yeah, addin' harmony / [Verse 1] / You see we're really five, known as The Disco Four / We give
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Wild Cherry – Don't Go Near the Water
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I was a-playin' rock and roll in a local theater / Well, I knew it had to happen to me sooner or later / There was a foxy little lady dancing down in the front row / I said, "Honey
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Wild Cherry – The Lady Wants Your Money
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Yeah, yeah / Hah, yeah / You just sold a million copies of your latest funky smash / Now you're wonderin' what you're gonna do with all of that spendin' cash / That lady you've
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William DeVaughn – Be Thankful for What You Got
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“Be Thankful for What You Got” is a 1974 soul hit written and performed by William DeVaughn.
Originally recorded in 1972 as “A Cadillac Don’t Come Easy” but retitled for its 1974
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Wild Cherry – Hold on to Your Hiney
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Baby, I love the way you movin', can't take my eyes off you / And everytime I see you doin', I swear you gonna shake somethin' loose / You better hold on to your hiney, that's what
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Wild Cherry – Hold On
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Don't want no cloudy morning / Won't you hear what I say? / There won't be no tomorrow / If you're not with me today / I won't live without you / I don't need to be free / It's
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