WILD CHERRY - Play That Funky Music
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Empress, this was from the early 70's. Nobody was so easily offended.
Yo gal! I'm a white boy, and I play bass guitar. Let me tell you, it is a compliment when you play funk and people say play that funky music 'white boy' :)
Wild Cherry was a hard rock band. They had a regular gig at the 2001 Club, and with disco big at the time, their sound didn't go over well. After one show, a black audience member shouted, "Play some funky music, white boy." Parissi decided they should, and wrote down the phrase on a bar order pad. They recorded it in Cleveland with a disco sound: drum and bass mixed way up front. The band was concerned about the lyrics, but Parissi insisted on keeping them.
Interesting! It’s good they turned that phrase into an actual song 😅
I didn't know that story. That's a good story.
The look on your face when they said "White boy".😄 . . . I was a senior in high school when this song came out. I'm White and attended a majority-Black high school. It was a compliment to White folks that we could be so hip.
Its the 70's its funky and that's all there is to it.
No one worried about the lyrics. No one thought about it too much.
More reactions please, beautiful lady
This was the seventies... the disco era... there wasn't a lot of white bands that played Funk. KC and the sunshine band had a couple of white guys... sly and the family stone had a couple...Even grand Funk railroad was really just a rock band... but wild cherry was an all white rock band, who changed to Funk. It's not offensive lol. ❤ Great reaction. Thank you.
Thank you @chrissiegle1065, I thought that phrase was offensive until I read the backstory. It’s actually cool lol
it happened, different times. The Righteous Brothers got their band name from a soul group that heard them and claimed they were definitely righteous, i.e. blue-eyed soul
Believe it or not My Empress...this is the studio version. There is a fantastic Live version of the song. Performed on The Midnight Special program in front of a studio audience. It is light years ahead of this mix (I am no fan either). I think you will prefer the Live version. Back in 1978 no one cared about the "White Boy' phrase. Black artists were the heart behind Soul, Funk, R&B, Jazz and Disco. Was it a stereotypical swipe? Yeah, I suppose it was. It was also true. As a hopelessly Caucasian individual, please allow me to speak for those white folks of the Sixties and Seventies generations. We saw the humor in it and had a good laugh. That was it. Whenever our band in the late 1970's needed a full dance floor, this song always delivered the goods. So happy you're back JOY-JEAN, RNB
Will there be a 100Ksub party??!!
Mid to late 1970's
Oh, I thought as much… 👍
It was a compliment. Musical genres commonly trace back different ethnic groups. It 's nothing new or bad. Eventually, other ethnic groups pick up the genre and want to play it. They were playing funk and being appreciated, it is good thing.
Fantastic song!! 😊 came out in 1976
All of my great grandmothers were first Nations women, and all the first Nations kids in my highschool called me whitey.
I remember when this song first came out and I wondered about the "white boy" comment too. I thought he was a black singer. It was only until months later I learned he was white. 😆
Hi Empress, don’t feel conflicted about the “white boy” reference. They’re actually poking a little fun at themselves, knowing all the while they’re imitating music they have no claim to. A little humility in race relations (or anything) goes a long way. Those from the USA ‘70s understand the humor of it. The song is steeped in soul and funk music, whose origins came from black culture of the era. It’s yet another unique style of music that Black America has brought to the world. Marvin Gaye, James Brown, Sly Stone, Kool & the Gang--just a few of many who refined this sound.
Have you ever heard "One Tin Soldier" by The Original Caste?
You've said you like songs that tell a story, so you might really like it.
While I'm here, I'll also recommend checking out Berry White, particularly "Can't Get Enough of Your Love" and "Whatever We Had We Had", and the song "Wildflower" sung by Martin Nievera. (Or the original version by Skylark)
Disco was so great. It didn't deserve its early, grisly death.
Great song
Hi beautiful!!
You look sooo pretty MY QUEEN
Thank you 😊
Hey I see you digging in the closet of my past. Just to let you know I won a singing contest for this song , back in day.😂 No iam not white.😢
It was not a big deal back then people were not nearly as race sensitive. That's what he was a white boy so that's what they called him :)
It's "Wild" boy 😅
Pretty sure its "White boy"
I think it’s “white boy” 😅@michaelsasso2215
It's white boy moron
Terrible sound! Also, you used to look stunning in your videos, what's happened?
SORRY BUT IM NOT A FAN OF THIS SONG🤮