Do You Wanna Funk - Sylvester 1982

Before Boy George or Rupaul, there was Sylvester! Sylvester was not only a cross-dressing artist, but a VERY talented one. This is one of his biggest club hits in the 80s. It's also probably my favorite track of his. This is also one of my favorite dance hits of all-time. Great, great tune!

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Music

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• do
• you
• wanna
• funk
• sylvester
• disco
• music
• 80s
• hinrg

[cnsdigital]

but before sylvester there was Divine.... just sayin...

[nazreyes]

@cnsdigital interesting. I thought Divine started in the early 80s? Sylvester's first hit song was in 1978/1979... hmm, I need to google this LOL

[nazreyes]

@cnsdigital i stand corrected.  I had no idea Divine was doing his drag shows as early as the 70s! Geez ;-)

[cocodior]

@nazreyes yes but Sylvester very first album came out in 1973! super obscure now. also divine was a drag performer. Sylvester from the gate was working on his path to divadom. Divine's music output in the 80s was most likely inspired by the success of Sylvester and Boy George. but Sylvester was the original!!!!

[nazreyes]

@cocodior If you say so. I was only 9 years old in 1973 so I'm not gonna argue with ya LOL Talk amongst yourselves :)

[jim31589]

I was one of the people who discovered this song through the film Trading Places in the scene were Eddie Murphys character has a party, and theres pimps and girls dancing with there breasts out its a hilarious scene, the song makes it 10 times better though in my opinion.Great Tune Great Film...

[nazreyes]

@jim31589 best part was when Eddie Murphy stops the party and says, "Get The Fuck Out"!!!!!!! LMAO!!!!!!!!!

[phatphuck1792]

WHO'S BEEN PUTTIN' OUT THEIR KOOLS ON MY FLO????

[BillieJeanJackson100]

cooooool

[mobus1603]

This musical style was called Hi-NRG.

[trollie44]

thank uu!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[djphilou291]

@nazreyes Merci avant tout à PATRICK COWLEY car c'est lui qui a pondu ce putain de son, mais ici on n'a pas la version originale qui est encore meilleure...

[chasserwild]

@chasserwild After 1973 Sylvester did not turn anything out then until around 1977 a gap of nearly four yrs after trying hard within the rock scene is when he came across a new style of music we all know as Disco but he was first associated with something called Hi-N-Ergy his first Album with Fantacy Records which was plainly called Sylvester he was to turn out an average of one Album a yr for the next seven yrs there was a two yr gap between 1984 and 1986.A very underated Artist

[chasserwild]

@chasserwild sorry that was Born To be Cheap'.

[chasserwild]

@nazreyes Divines first single called 'Boen to be Cheap'came out in 1981 his first Album was not out until 1982 called funnely enough 'My First Album' in the same yr was an Album called 'Jungle Jezebel' but there was nothing until 1984 called 'The Story So far' then there was nothing until 1988 'Maid In England there was nothing fresh after this just re-leleases and re-mixes.In contrast Sylvesters first Album came out in 1973 Sylvester and The Hot Band his first two Albums did not do well atal.

[scheis123]

I love this song and danced to it many times.