Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry (1976)

[AnalogueAbsynth]

if the lyrics were, play that classical music black boy, people would accuse it of being racist.

[leeleegotchugoincraz]

Needs more cow bell lol

[deliteinmee]

How about some wild cherries!~:)^^T^^:)



[sammyfriedmann]

i luv the 1st pic

[HighDrummer1]

inspiring caucasians since 1976

[beinndorainjames]

This song only reached #1 in the charts! It should have went much, much higher. Stratosphere.

[BasedOnFantasy]

MORE COWBELL

[100gigem]

funk is good but,rock n roll is better

[leagueoflegends91]

nice!!



[peppers406]

I think that I am the only 13 year old that loves this song -3

[swinger951]

@peppers406 i THOUGHT SO TOO

[StrikeFede]

@peppers406 Be proud of that, kid, be proud.

[lezhill59]

those boys sure did a good job, sure swammed crews on the dance floor whatever colour!!

[kowalns65]

zajebiste!!!!!

[oldguitardude]

I think the main singer sings 'funky music' while the background vocals deliberately sing 'fuckin music'. So it sounds like funky and sometimes fuckin. Well, anyway...great song.

[DENAANN1000]

LUV IT! LUV IT!

[KillaAssassin101]

(random) but For some reason I want to see someone sing this on "the voice" :)

[ralphyization]

Is this band white? Not that I care, but, now that I think of it, they probably are, eh?

[Tidefan324]

@ralphyization They were. :)

[bikerdude154]

im 14 and love this song!! oh yea!!

[skateismyhero]

NO ONE CARES HOW OLD YOU ARE!! BY THE WAY IM 17

[PEORIA1959]

awsummm!!!!

[IamFerrante]

i think i'm the only 14 year old who fucking loves this song, hahahahaha

[sionohsion]

@IamFerrante you are not alone!

[blackstar3905]

@IamFerrante hey...i loved this song wen i was like...7...and im 15 now...so its not bad to fuckin love this song

[wroughtiron44]

Classic funk, love it!!!!!

[mclemoore1]

they're screaning me, revolt now!!! type anything they don't like!!!

[mclemoore1]

why I cant ask where the racist crap went but couldnt is stupid!!!

[mclemoore1]

hello!



[mclemoore1]

where did the racist thimg get lost!???

[cardsfanok5]

Old school funk!

[therealraybaby]

#45(Tie)

[rockytv247]

Reminds me of CHEF !!!

[jen100cool]

Omfg who brings jb here

[CrispyRingo]

@jen100cool You, apparently.

[jazzaste123]

Black boy White boy yellow boy EVERY KIND OF BOY LAY DOWN AND BOOBGY no racisism going on over here whew

[68DBURT]

don't make songs like this any more

[DarthPickley]

@68DBURT see "catgroove". It's pretty cool. I'm sure they still do make this stuff.

the thing is, that stuff doesn't make it on the radio as often as the latest release by their manufactured celebrity. You have to search to find it.

[chinzebo]

OOOO WHEEE..Fun Fun Fun...Thanks for sharing!!

[kitlkat99]

No Justin Bieber I am not talking to you...

[btinsley1]

i was a freshman in highschool when this came out. heavy assed rotation on the airwaves. still sounds good after 30-something years.

support music ed in our schools so some of these fools won't invest music's direction solely in the sampling method. if not, in 25 years we'll be reduced to moans & grunts...

[eclecticpyrat]

73 people didn't go back there......

[jazzaste123]

LAY DOWN AN BOOGIE TO THAT FUNKY MUSIC TILL I DIEEEEEE AND I DON'T CARE IF I DO DIE DO DIE DO DIE DO :-))=~~~---3ONE1LOVE

[ralphyization]

Ha ha!! I never knew those guys were white! I thought the line was being sarcastic!? haha! It kind of sounds too cool to be white!

[minnowsick]

@ralphyization beethoven mozrart, rightous brothers, bg's whats the problem bro

[Bitesize1991]

PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSIC WHITE BOY!!!!! :)

THIS NEVER GETS OLD <3

[clarissa10rocks]

Ironically, this song was actually created by them just by goofing off in a sound room :)

They didn't think it would become a hit.

[ralphyization]

@clarissa10rocks That song was HUGE, eh?? I remember it!

[bigfootskitty]

@clarissa10rocks That happens more often than one might think, To be truthful. The original Blues Brothers was a few musically inclined friends getting together and FARTING AROUND, and look how huge that one was!

[dragonwind1982]

some of the new music might good to listen to but it will never be as good as the 70's & 80's the oldies or just better

[Boaware9999]

@dragonwind1982 Agree---but in 20 years now all the things we call junk is gonna be classic to the kids today.

[drummerboy14T]

@Boaware9999 and the real classic funk and soul and disco and all the good stuff will be even better still!

[Boaware9999]

@drummerboy14T Thumbs up! 

[fakeidwithamustache]

PLAY THAT FUCKIN MUSIC WHITE BOY!!

[44werewolfnomore]

@fakeidwithamustache now its " PLAY THAT FUCKIN MUSIC RIGHT BOY"

[ralphyization]

@44werewolfnomore funky, not fuckin bah hahah!

[ItsDeionCrews]

This my jam

[TheBusiness1234]

i gotta something to say: leave our playlist alone and what? standalone fucking assholes

[suljohor]

lagu popular masa zaman sekolah di Muar.......

[europeannotwhite]

lol one of the pics is tomatoes XD

[iwas2hi2fly]

@europeannotwhite its a cherry tomato (:

[az99920]

Kuwaiti right! Beautiful :) * شكرا لك

[beatrizflorence4EVAS]

long live the classic!

[xxleandraxx1]

I love listening to this when drunk or if I wake up in a good mood! dance around nude hahahaha. CLASSIC

[Vet63ful]

@xxleandraxx1 I thought I was the ony one that danced nude to this song

[xxleandraxx1]

@Vet63ful no hahaha every morning!

[TJazeS]

Residing in D.C. and Lanham, MD. when this hit the charts! Clubbin' in N. W. D.C.

TJ Sweezone (After Hours) A story behind that name. LOL

[discodaryl61]

Wild Cherry bought the noise!

[91Jelisaveta]

69 dislikes - sex! xD

[TNTIV]

at the very end he says honky. Tryin to be a 70's Black FUNKer lol.

[Pinkyapplebuns]

Yeah......

[tropicvibe]

69 suckas can't play that funky music....they go to mediocre heaven when they die

[MsJakeman2]

Just had to respond to this cause my granddaughter (5) heard this on the radio and loved it. Now every time it comes on we dance to it. Amazing how a song this old would be loved by a 5 year old.

[hunter2373]

nice man im using this for a credits song

[Ribsy3k]

@EmoCandyPop Im Black too and i'm also shocked that the band is all White. I've heard this song so many times, and not once did I suspect that they were not Black! LOL!

[MickeyLove01]

@Ribsy3k shocked or dissapointed?

[UPTHElRS]

God im getting old.... thanks for the memories.

take care

[SuperMegaUberGenius]

too nazi see to hours behind

[APKda1ST]

those are some tomatoes fool

[EmoCandyPop]

I'm black and always thought they were black..o.o they sound like it too, well to myself lol.

[MegaLuigiman12]

I understand ohsnapiam59, cause I use to go back there. You're right it's a compliment coming from a dirty white boy. I played that funky music.

[proveyourlove2me]

I learned to dance to this song on the Bob balo boat..Detroit River..:)

[Butternut771]

I love this song, like my name.

[scube4me]

I was in high school when this song came out and played it on the jukedbox in our lunch room, the teachers hate this song. I also played You Can Go to Hell by Alice Cooper, they didn't like that either.

[Super1james2]

uncover the cov it's liquid!

[nadiapop2]

love it! greetings from Malaysia!

[MegaTalhamalik]

thumbs up for not giving a shit what year people are listening to the song! -___-

[EarthH2oLuma]

Hey! If this doesn't make someone snap out of depression, I don't know what will?

Soooo Koool !!!!!

[GibbyGibbyGibb]

some people have heart and soul no matter what colour of skin.

[Baptism13]

This was the song back in the 70's .......

[TheDeadNord]

@Baptism13 This was the song back in the right fucking now.......

[MeYouView]

Play that funky music Wild Cherry...You poor man's James Brown!

[PeterZuba01]

lájk, ha magyar vagy és a dancin' hozott ide:D

[mjndblain]

thumbs up if are watching this in 1976

[Exstadrenaline]

how can someone not like this song? why does this have any dislikes?

[LocoLooney69]

OMG I LOVED THIS SONG AS A KID! =D

[stealth00012]

It was lunchtime last year in school on one of the last days of the year. The assistant principal got out a cd and played it on the sound system, and this was the first song played. And just like the song says, "they were dancin' and singin' and movin' to the groovin'". Seemed like the whole lunchroom knew at least the first verse. It's awesome how real music is still appreciated, especially in today's society.

[popetzm1]

@stealth00012 wow.. u should have video that and posted it on youtube..younger kids apprieciating ol skool real music.

[CovertAgentSkittles]

@stealth00012

Wish MY school did that OUR last day.. All I got was the stupid robe...

[TheMegaEmiliano]

and yes they are white

[superunt43]

@TheMegaEmiliano 1976, there was no such thing as color. We loved everyone EQUALLY.

[cindalee1]

This is one of my most fave songs. Everytime I hear it, the adrenaline kicks in and I have to start to boogey till I die!!!!

[Gcrew1993]

thumbs up if your listening to this in 2008!

[MyMarisol1995]

buen ritmo gracias GeeÖvanyy

[TheOyelec]

This is the extended version, not the original 1976 mix, the vocal track (only the chorus is intact) is not the same. Nice to hear a variation of this song :)

[TheOyelec]

In an interview they said that the "White Boy" was a direct reference to david Bowie who in that period was in he dance charts with Fame and Golden Years.

[ogrebattle22763]

When this band first came around with this album I honestly thought they were a black band... But when I saw they were white it blew my mind... no offense to any black bands...

[IH8H8]

I had a band in the 60's-70's and this song was one of our 'go-to-standards's when we wanted the place "TO JUMP"!!! Back then we measured our success (to us was) not by how many we packed in....but rather...How Many We Could Pack on the Dance Floor!!! This song even had the non-dancer's up and 'boogying'!!! Man those were the days......

You shouldn't live in the past.... but you SHOULD enjoy the memories!!!

So make pleasant ones!

Be Well All... and.... "Peace".........

[kimikohouse]

I saw an interview on VH1's Where Are They Now....Rob Parissi is strictly living off of the royalties from this song.... a songwriter's dream....!!!!

[krystagillilandpunky]

One of the best songs

[SanDiegoSouth]

Wooohooo, the #1 song on the day I was born.

[MrWaterpipelover]

Who would ever dislike this song"""""?

[lblkayaker]

Regarding the above comment, grandmothers still still get down too!! I have 11 grandchildren and "love" to dance! This song makes me smile and "want" to dance. I dont know how you can listen to this one and "not" want to dance, LOL!!!!

[radarlovemusic]

Love This Music!

I'm RADARLOVE and I approve this groove!

[yanabobana123]

63 people don't know good music when they hear it!!!!! ITS TIME TO DANCE



[xsidman05]

yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah

[RCHelios1]

i wish i lived in 60/70/80 and then died in 2005 when I found out for bieber and all those fuckers ruing good music.

[1992corleonesicilia]

I can almost smell cherry. The fuck?!

[PaineRikkuYuna]

i approve of this music

[2haveFREEDOMpriceles]

Ssweeeeet. Inner city Americana circa 1970's! Sweeeeet!

[alexander18147]

THIS IS REAL MUSIC FOLKS.....not computer made...heheheeee!!! ya know what i mean shame on you.....blah blah blah songs if you call it music

[32a34a]

That guitar solo is awesome.

[vincenzo4115]

Cosmicsound

[Steven458565]

PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSIC WHITE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[gtas321]

Why did I think this song came out in 2003...? Lol this song was really popular when I was a kid, didn't know it was from the 70s. Makes it even better

[Conner3030]

@gtas321 is that when Evolution came out I think it might be and the song was a big part of that movie ok not a big part but the best part anyway lol

[nomorehate13]

What ever happened to music now days? This is where it's at....

[spenseranderson22]

One of my favorites and I am 16

[blaqueahys]

Damn that is cool....... :-) Check out & subscribe to our channel to when you get a moment. Thx

[6sl6yer6]

I'm a white girl and I LOVE music like this!

[TypicalUser7]

I am only a teenager and I must say that this is much better than the pop crap we have today.

[beautyfashion94]

@TypicalUser7 

[MegaDizzyDez]

Disco isn't dead. It's just hibernating.

[LundgrenVideo]

One of the best

[mariosvii55]

old is good

[SuperKingOfSwing1]

funky

[KittyIvie]

play that funky cow bell white boy

[ohsnapiam59]

Just to make it clear to some on this board...when they said play that funky music 'white boy', it wasn't meant to be an insult. It was meant to be a compliment. It's a way of acknowledging that he may be white, but he's got soul....white on the outside but black (soul) on the inside. Kinda hard to explain. But it was definitely a compliment.

[LongLiveLink3]

@ohsnapiam59 'despite being white' is insulting everyone while trying to explain to everyone how it's not.

Personally, I'm not insulted because I couldn't give two shits and don't have a stick up my ass, but you should've just left it alone, bro

[publicatdamagnificen]

@LongLiveLink3 I respectfully disagree with you Love Link. We live in a seriously butt-hurt age, where everyone's so damn sensitive. The brotha was trying to tell my white brothers and sisters that it was not a perjorative comment.

WHY? Because some people today just don't get it!

[NUTTINBABE1]

@ohsnapiam59 : If it needs to be explained....

[ohsnapiam59]

I miss this kind of music.

[musiclandify]

ouuuuuuu yeaaah

[iwannawatch96]

Aww shiiiitttt

[Movie1Rocker]

Anyone else wanna randomly dance to this song?...

[Isaiah2V]

i got in trouble in school because i sang this while a bunch of white dudes walked by

[MrHchandle]

The guitar man is so far out there!

[hitmanproplayer1995]

thumbs up if u are listening this in 2012 :DDDD

[3Skitz1Production3]

@hitmanproplayer1995 --OK. its obvious that if you left a comment here since january 1st? your listening to this in 2012

[brittanybabexo3]

@hitmanproplayer1995 best of times! :)

[jrocross]

@hitmanproplayer1995 this song still rocks!

[TheAchivementWhore]

Definitely the funkiest white man ever :D

[Jordan30Crawford]

2:50..that girl looks weird



[jackcame2]

0:25 those are definitely tomatoes...

[MrAUFANATIC]

61 white people man lol

[radarlovemusic]

The Fat Bass Line. Tha Funky Guitar Riff. The Rhythm Guitar and Drums Hold The Song Like Glue. Great Work!

[radarlovemusic]

The Fat Bass Line. The Funky guitar Line. The Rhythm Guitar and Drums Hold The Song Like Glue.

[xxx24xxx1]

My uncle died this morning. This was his favorite song

[swtp1966]

@xxx24xxx1 my condolences..he's probably jammin' to it in a much better place ;-)

[xxx24xxx1]

@swtp1966 thank you that made my day (:

[cursedswordsman]

FUNKIEST BASSLINE EVER

[justger]

@cursedswordsman Reminds me of superstition lol

[cvdover]

@cursedswordsman

Hey, I know we all have our taste, and I won’t try to convince you this isn’t the funkiest bassline ever. However, I’d suggest you try “just kissed my baby” by The Meters, “Darling Dear” by The Jackson 5 (w/James Jamerson on bass), or “Chameleon” by Herbie Hancock (even though it’s not technically a bass, it sure is fonky).

May the funk be with you :D