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Jun 21, 2008 · Wild Cherry performs their hit song "Play that funky music" on the Midnight Special 1976.
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Mar 30, 2017 · Official Video for “Play That Funky Music” by Wild Cherry Wild Cherry is the first studio album by American funk rock band Wild Cherry.
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While playing at the 2001 Club on the North Side of Pittsburgh to a predominantly black audience, a patron said to band member Beitle during a break, "Are you going to play some funky music, white boys?" Parissi grabbed a pen and order pad and wrote the song in about five minutes.
Wild Cherry - Play That Funky Music White Boy (Lyrics on screen) All Copyright goes to Wild Cherry and their label Enjoy! Superior Singing Method - Online Singing Course (view mobile) -...
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Oct 18, 2021 · Rob Parissi and Wild Cherry perform on the Midnight Special in 1976. In a video on his YouTube page, Parissi recounted for a Dutch PBS station the difficulties label executives, friends and...
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When the song comes on the car radio, the scientist character Sheldon determines that the song is funky, and that it is requesting a white boy to play funky music. Seeing it as an example of Russell's Paradox, he asks, "Do you think this song is the music the white boy ultimately plays?"
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Dec 29, 2023 · The chorus, “Play that funky music white boy, lay down the boogie and play that funky music till you die,” is a rallying cry, urging the performer to play a style of music traditionally associated with African-American artists.
