Was (Not Was) - "Out Come The Freaks"

[cherrymagazine1]

DETROIT 1981 ,,,BITCHES............REPRESEN­T

[FunkyWhitePimp]

The tune sounds like Cameo chorus to ''Keep It Hot''.

[kevthekeys]

Amazing, mutant disco! Me and thecursedfish must have been the few who enjoyed this in the UK back in the day!

[LKaramazov]

What about The Scene? Who remembers the scene?Who remembers Lenny?

[thecursedfish]

Interesting, in contrast to previous comments this track reminds me of being a kid sitting in the back seat of my dads VW Beetle driving through West London

[SuperPais]

Can someone upload the first album ?

[Bree41125]

It took me FOREVER to remeber the title to this song! this was my skating jam! *

[TheFunkadelicFan]

A little.

[TheFunkadelicFan]

This sounds like Funkadelic.

[MrBackintheday70]

this was the day Belle Isle was the place to be. sit on the strip clean the car sipping on that Bull (malt liquor). That's What's Up DETROIT

[LKaramazov]

@MrBackintheday70 Bell Isle is a p.o.s now.

[EdnaFrom85]

they need a replay button, dammit!

[grenadertaf]

i still prefer Whats up Dog Version of this ... Does anyonein here, have a video of ANYHTHING CAN HAPPENED ? ....pls post .a good song also !!!

[jerryjr37]

I can remember hanging out with the fellas at Palmer Park, checking out the honeys on the strip behind the park by the pool....Those were the good old days in the D!!!!!!!

[BLUTOV]

@jerryjr37  Those days were very good.

[EdnaFrom85]

Dammit, I NEED the lyrics to this song!!!!

[EdnaFrom85]

OMG this song is freaking WIN. This is my first time hearing this song in life, and my life all the more better because of it!

Thanx youtube! And to sfsindee, of course!

[ZERecordsOfficial]

This track is a ZE Records Original Sound recording

Remastered Digital available from our web site zerecords com

ZE Records Independent since 1978

[leirr]

This track is available from ZE Records website

[JEDI7ACEN]

WOODWARD SQUEEKS, And out came the freaks! 313 know about this.

[123shellie]

WOOOOWWWW!!! I forgot about this one!

[mfmbam]

Try Chris Wood version - excellent

[bassplayinggoalie]

@mfmbam Amen. I've grown up on his version. I hadn't heard the original till I found this here!

[bassplayinggoalie]

@mfmbam Amen. I grew up with the excellent Chris Wood version, only just discovering the original versions now. Looks like he leaned more towards the "(Return To The Valley Of) Out Come The Freaks" version, but borrows a verse from this one. I can't find the third Was (Not Was) version: "Out Come The Freaks (Again)". Anyone know where I can find it?

[davymgaunt]

The Warehouse, Leeds, UK, Saturday night, very early 80's....DJ Ian Dewhirst on the two's and eights playing FRESH Paradise Garage grooves like this one....brought the muthafucking roof down!

[URBANGENTLEMAN1965]

THIS SONG WAS ONE OF THE FIRST I REMEMBER HEARING ON THE ELECTRFYING MOJO BACK IN THE DAY

[dustygreen88]

you cannot be from the D and not say WOODWARD squeaks instead!

[mta415]

@dustygreen88 RIGHT!!! Damn, I thought I was the only one that did that!!

[Nevermind7771]

@dustygreen88 lol

[rmariodotmushroom]

LoVin THe JamM...

[kektrek]

Had an early copy of this album. An associate of my father's did the album cover. It seems this has a late disco tone to it but I always thought Don Was was unique and groups like Blondie copied from him.

[JEDI7ACEN]

Funkingteering and Jittin to this back in jr high in Detroit. Slinging jheri curls, sporting baggys and Adidas top Tens. The good old days.

[willowrunner]

@JEDI7ACEN I'm from willow rune its Saturday morning in here in LA and my boy from Inkster just hit me and said he woke up with this song in his head, I remember battling the funkateers and Magic when this song came on BIG UP DETORIT WHATTT!!!

[willowrunner]

@JEDI7ACEN I'm from Willow Run and my boy from Inkster just hit me at 7am saying he had this song in his head, woke my ass up Im way out here living in LA but damn this remind me of back home, the scene Belle Isle, MOJO. BIG UP DETROIT, DETROIT WHAT !!!??

[Nevermind7771]

@willowrunner Im glad there is other folks here that remember MOJO, Belle Isle, Palmer Park, ect : )

[LKaramazov]

@Nevermind7771 Hell yeah, I was just checkin out some old prince songs and happened to remember Mojo for the first time in thirty years. Nigga used to rock out on Hendrix EVERY NIGHT.

[LKaramazov]

@willowrunner Bond twins for life!

[mta415]

@JEDI7ACEN I still got my blue patent leather top 10's with the white stripes! Footlocker in Northland

[JEDI7ACEN]

@mta415 Classic! Aw I vivsited the D and whoaa! What happend to Northland? Looked like Fairlane is the spot now.

[guccikat6]

aaaaaoooow we ride to this at the rink ! detroit down skateland and northland

[luckydlove1]

this was the shit in the 80's, take me back

[coreybowden69]

im from Detroit i did not know this group was from if anybody has the instrumental to this song send it to me please

[offrampt]

Thanks! There's a lotta good lines in this song. "He keeps his eyes inside his shoes..."

"She don't even care if he ain't got no hair..."

"Cos he says it hurts his neck!"

But my fave line comes in another version: "Oh Lord I ask you - what kind of beast is man!"

[dfuzz1114]

just coped this lp for a dollar! wooooooooooooooooooo!

[JEDI7ACEN]

This is the version that hit DETROIT! the other version I only heard just recently when I found it on record..... I was disapointed....I wanted this one!

[thisheatdeceit]

brill stuff this

[franknitty02]

Yeah I remember dancing to this at the Park Ave Club Downtown Detroit. That Was The Shit!

[duranasty]

this is a remix but who by ... no idea

[55richw]

Is this the original version? The version I'm familiar with is a lot slower than this....more laid back but still by W not W I'm sure. Has anyone found it on YouTube?...or does it have a different title?

[shortly63]

The version I knew was called Return to the Valley of Out Come the Freaks........

[55richw]

Yes!!!! That's the one! Thanks to you I've now found a sample of it and now I know what to look for on their CDs. Could be it was a UK release only...an acoustic version...love it!

[shortly63]

Glad to be of help. Now all I have to do is find it myself ; )  Think I may have it on vinyl somewhere in the loft...

[1503PHUNK]

THIS IS THE SHIT RIGHT HERE MAN....

[ultimatechorus]

This is what i've been looking for thanks for the upload. I love the bass line especially how it sounds on the instrumental version

[714sk8skinny]

i have this song

love it

[Cazza0001]

Been looking for this version for ages... awesome x

[superduperbird]

...aaah! Ze records.... beautiful..!

[BIGMANYY]

This was remixed by old buddy Ken Collier. Awesome dj!! RIP!!!!!!!

[killerjoebenson]

This particular version or did he just put his own "spin" on it at Heaven? (g)

[BIGMANYY]

This version. H e also remixed "Tell me that I dreaming" he worked directly with Was Not Was. They were all from Detroit.

[killerjoebenson]

I "know" they were all from Detroit, as myself, but thanks for THAT tidbit.  The rest of the world has no idea what music is, namely Chicago. Ken was a genius.

[310LAFUNK]

crazy song LOL..thanx ..old funk yes ..

[smityj]

Classic Detroit. I think I can still hear this song when I ride around Belle Isle in the summer.

[jackhp8]

Yess sir!!!

[Nevermind7771]

@smityj you're right CLASSIC detroit. I was a kid (11) when this came out! My summer vacations in detriot were always slammin! Palmer Park always had cute Girls

[ricbear316]

@smityj my God! I haven't been there in 30 yrs. those were the days.

[LKaramazov]

@smityj I was there dude Southfield Lathrup class of 83!!!!!!! We had it all!!

[LKaramazov]

@LKaramazov didnt these dudes turn out to be white? If you had told us that no one would have believed you.

[LKaramazov]

@LKaramazov oops, just checked out the vids, guess they was brothas.

[wali82]

another version of this song is available on "orange county funk" page the title of the video is "orange county funk 08" with a green low rider on the front picture of the video

[daymude63]

excellent blast from the past! excellent

[Lobbykiller]

Those were the three killer tracks by Was: Wheel Me Out, Tell Me That Im Dreamin and Out Come The Freaks.

Thx for sure shottin.

[rattler067]

i like the instrumental version to this if u can post it up

[GoshaGain]

Tell me that im dreaming'is another brilliant track by them. Well worth a listen...

[ricksdv]

danced with my first wife on this 1 in flora palace amsterdam thanks

[smrra]

Hell Yeah!! Was Not Was is the shit!! Detroit funk at it's best...takes me back to a better time. Damn.

[NikiiBabie]

Been looking for this for sooo long! I can't believe you have it!... Amazing!

Thanks :-)

[0franko9]

A classic, I mean a real dance/Funk Detroit classic. Thank you for whoever put this out.

[d63dtw]

Hell yeah!....From Detroit here...I remember when this song debut on the "The Scene"...Holla Nat Morris!

[jackhp8]

D-Town all day.

[DetroitD60]

Totally, you got that right!

[YaBoyBump]

been looking for this forever. thx