FIRST REACTION! Wild Cherry - Play That Funky Music SHOCKED! THEY WHITE??😱🔥

[@ChrisandRheasiaTv]

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[@el_grunge]

PLEASE!!!!!! React to Alice in Chains - Nutshell unplugged kzbin.info/www/bejne/b3aummV7bsmJj5o you must consider that Layne Staley (the singer) died of an overdose, alone in his apartment

[@karlsmith2570]

You might be familiar with Vanilla Ice's cover of this song Which was without the permission of the group Wild Cherry Another reason why you might not be familiar with this group is because they're basically a "One Hit Wonder" Btw: Rheasia is correct, they are White

[@favioa.rodriguezfrisancho4520]

Hey React to "How you remind me?" from Nickelback... GLORIOUS SONG!!kzbin.info/www/bejne/d5rEqmt_aq6DeJo&ab_channel=RoadrunnerRecords Grettings!

[@patblair105]

Yall GOTTA react to I prevail DOA featuting joyner it's says some true stuff

[@mr.osclasses5054]

Randomly had your Queen video come up in my feed. I've blasted through a bunch of your reactions and really like what you're doing so far! I see that you're reacting to all types of music from all different periods. What is even better is that you haven't formed a bias against certain types of music because so much is new to you and you're willing to try anything. With that, I'd really love to suggest a band that is different from the others I've seen you react to so far, and yet similar in a couple ways. It's a band out of Japan that is a mix of J-Pop vocals & dance and metal music. They are called BABYMETAL. This isn't just the name of their band, it's also symbolism for the fact that they created a new (baby) sub-genre of metal called "Kawaii" metal in Japan, or "Cute" metal in English. Their music style is not just one type, not one song sounds the same to others. They will put Latin mixes in, power metal, thrash metal, death metal, pop, rap, it spans everything! Most of their songs are completely in Japanese, but their live performances are incredible and some of their music videos are beautifully done. I'd like to start you off with giving three options... "Road of Resistance" Live in Japan - This song is awesome and is more power metal. It does get hit for copyright or blocked frequently, so I'd recommend you pause A LOT during it. kzbin.info/www/bejne/sIWoioh8nLGpm7s "Megitsune" (pronounced "May-git-soo-nay") - This is the music video and it incorporates a lot of traditional Japanese instruments and sounds in it. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mXyWf4CQdrp-fdk "Headbanger" Live at the Legend 1997 concert (named that for the lead singer's birth year) - This really puts the singing and instruments together well and is one of their most popular songs among their fans. kzbin.info/www/bejne/j5vNiI2mm8SdidU I think you both might really enjoy this. I will admit, the pop style of singing with the metal music in the back does take a little getting used to, but it's worth it!

[@1splat23]

1970's when blacks and whites were having a great time together at the disco.

[@jillh7403]

We'll get there again. 🙏

[@estebanquiroz8096]

It wasn’t just blacks and whites it was also latinos. They all were tired of the political turmoil bullshit, the Vietnam war and the government. So they all funked out in the discos. That’s what we need to do again. Have fun again even though everything is shit right now too.

[@rockngpa5094]

I agree .... I even got into family relatives arguments why I go to disco and not hitting the rock bars. I gave one answer ... because I get more lucky at dancing and partying with chics than rock bar zombie drunk chics...I was left alone

[@leejohnston7121]

"Play that funky music white boy" 🎵 🎶

[@Gonzo-sl7cv]

@@jillh7403 what are you talking it is happening right now? Even better than the 70s

[@vendetta1922]

i'm a 70 year old white woman who used to groove out to these songs as a teenager. I love that a new generation has discovered this music.

[@drlnielsen]

me too

[@wilham8063]

I'm 45 and grew up listening to disco and funk with my mom. Now I'm sharing it with my kids, and I love watching them.react to it. It's raw talent. No autotune, no editing, none of that... it was talent.

[@juleenrustan3804]

Music never dies!

[@jeff-bi9gg]

Hey darling U married?

[@LithaMoonSong]

no kidding, same same here.

[@raydaniel2490]

I grew up in Georgia in the 70's...blacks and whites were jamming together. We were just all having fun. We didn't have 24 hr. media telling why we should be divided. We were there for each other.

[@amandatolleson7740]

PREACH IT.! True thought. I graduated high school in 1978. I feel you!

[@shiningstar328]

Exactly right

[@t.r.8427]

Yeah, I graduated in 1982. The world was absolutely more "civilized" as opposed to today.

[@lokisan100]

Same in Detroit!

[@Luggruff]

@@t.r.8427 ahh, do you remember good having a great healthcare system (that also did not bankrupt you)? Haha. Sorry.. as a European looking at the US and the history of it, I bet you do though.. and now you have another republican in charge soon. Not like Harris would be good either. But that is what you get with a 2 people/party system, in modern times.

[@delcrowe9712]

It warms this geezer's heart to see the grandchildren listening to that funkymusic.

[@Zionsdawta]

😂😂😂 geezer❤

[@joel.6398]

Amen to that.

[@aviumtechonolgy6054]

I just love when young people discover Old School music.

[@dannydeal7552]

it is fun. kind of sad too. They missed so much.

[@christinamadvig1468]

@@dannydeal7552 where are they now.i cant find these 2 now

[@christinamadvig1468]

Where are these 2 now.i cant find them

[@ambercurry5020]

LEGIT!

[@realeodealeo1233]

I am a young person but I grew up with rock n roll and jazz

[@rayvonweaver562]

As a 60 year old black man this reaction sent happy vibes through my entire body. LOVE IT!!!

[@theodoreritola7641]

I remember this ii 1976 Bran new in Kodiak Alaska playing pool in the BNB BAR I was 16 I played my friend Ron Mury And hardly ever missed a Shoot lol, The beat IS OUT STANDING ,, Man i miss the 70s

[@robertolander811]

As a 60-year-old tannish man, this reaction made me soooo freakin happy too. I covered this 100 times in the day and everyone loves it!

[@patbrewer4205]

68 yr old Caucasian man yes our music from this time crossed all color barriers, good music with a good beat drove us to the dance floor

[@starlawilson9011]

​@theodore ritola the 70s was a great era.

[@miketwomey4923]

Todays music is more seperating and bad for the youth of America and byonde. Instead of happines and fun. For far too long this is so wrong for whatever you want to be in America. People are risking their lives to get the same thing as the american dream, welcome anyone that comes here leagly...

[@constanceskalecki4928]

I’m a white female metalhead pushing 50 and I’ve always liked this song. Good music has no race.

[@12floz67]

As a 56 year old metal head I know what you mean. 🍻

[@Stefnmaddy]

Facts. 🍻🍻

[@mrsleep0000]

Nice! I'm a 50 year old metal bass player and my band covered this song when we were in our twenties. Good music has no age, either.

[@gregorybrian]

I played (guitar) metal, punk, funk, disco and a bit of Johnny Cash when I was a young’un. Folks didn’t understand why I couldn’t be just groovin’ on one thing.

[@margaretwalsh852]

Best comment I've seen in years! There's a lot of us meatheads out here .

[@bobsmoot2392]

I was in the Army in 76', when this song came out (OK, I'm old). Our platoon was a good mix of ethnic types. We all got along great and had each other's backs. We had fun together. One day the brothers in my platoon (I'm White) jumped up and said, "There's that song!, on the radio" and turned it up. They started dancing to it. We all did. On the "White Boy" part, they danced around me, pointing at me, "Play that funky music, White Boy". I laughed along with them and said, "You are going to be embarrassed, when you find out whose playing that song. A couple days later, somebody bought the album and brought it in. We all saw the pic of the White band on the back. They just kinda put their heads down, shook them and said, "Damn". We all had a good laugh. Miss those guys/times. Thanks for reminding me.

[@EdKohl-z4c]

I was in the Air Force at that time and you're right, we didn't care what the skin color of our brothers in arms were, we all got along together.

[@kathrynnard2133]

Back in the day the good days we didn't worry about the color of people's skin just enjoyed the music. That's what it's all About. It's called unity.

[@TheWormzerjr]

ITS CALLED FUCK THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE WORLD

[@lindaneff6569]

Thank you. Back in the day we listened to what sounded good. Never worried about their color.

[@sheilamorgan3845]

We have 326M American citizens in this country. Regardless of what the media portrays...the majority of America still don't worry about people's skin color. Our Government is systemically racist not America.

[@micheler4120]

It was just living in a totally different world where we did not even see that crap. It's gotten worse over the years. No brotherhood, no sisterhood. So sad, how did we end up here?

[@sheilamorgan3845]

@@micheler4120 I lived back then. It was great. Today is horrible.

[@genevabrantner365]

When you realize how much cooler your parents were. Yep, we loved our funky music!

[@cbisme6414]

... Grandparents now 😀

[@toniallen1130]

Oh yeah….

[@bonniebickett4520]

Ohh yes the old days when music had variety and new bands were making their own sounds. Like cars back in the day when you knew what a certain brand of car as it went by you.

[@Vexelpops1]

resisting urge to ok boomer

[@kalinystazvoruna8702]

@@Vexelpops1 Okay Millennial

[@caterusso4905]

Wild Cherry were funky as you could find in the '70s -- and yeah, they are white. This was an iconic song. Glad you chose to react to it. I'm older than dirt but never heard anyone ask if Wild Cherry were white or black. We danced and discoed together, just having great times. Hope you explore more songs by artists that you think are black, but find out are soulfully white. 💕💕

[@lauriivey7801]

Old as dirt, too, and I don't remember anyone ever asking 'black or white' pertaining to music ... we just enjoyed the music

[@jaderrdragonlover764]

@@lauriivey7801 ditto, back then we liked what we liked with no regard to color , if it grooved us we moved to it

[@kimkacer782]

They all appear to be white, sorry... there is one of the members... that looks like there could have been a little someone 'darker hued' a few generations back in the mix tho. But agreed they did sound a bit more 'not quite white' than straight white... they're just funky.

[@LithaMoonSong]

ya they killed disco cuz they didn't like us enjoying the freedom of each other.

[@karenmariecraig5619]

This 61 year old grandma use to dance to this in 1976. The year of the bicentennial and play the funky music. Also, the Eagles were very popular Aerosmith and the Rolling Stones. I really like bob Seger. You are so cute. I love your reactions.

[@X35C]

Guys that is exactly what that music was made for. To just turn it up and let it loose. You two made my day. I hope it did yours

[@shawnlopez2317]

This is the FUNK, this is were white music and black music of the 70's got to gether and had a baby! It's good stuff!

[@3912James]

Too bad some of the rock artist got ticked off and accused of some of the other rock groups of being sellouts.

[@nicolasdennis1792]

Spot on dude :)

[@kathyhayward2228]

Yeah back then no BLM n no reason. Bc I have black friends

[@21CCommunIT]

@@kathyhayward2228 No reason for "Black Lives Matter?" In the 60s and 70s??? Do you know what a "drop piece" was? Ask a retired cop. Do you know why they take belts and shoelaces when people are arrested? Look it up... then wake TF up... "some of your best friends are Black". Yeah - look that phrase up as well...

[@kathyhayward2228]

@@21CCommunIT George Loyd resisted

[@ArcFixer]

I'm a 67 year old white boy. I was in my prime and hitting the clubs every night when Disco was on fire. I've danced to this song a hundred times at least. When the DJ threw this down the dance floor was a crush of bodies moving and groovin like one big funky ecstatic beast.

[@slaughery]

Yep

[@sarahdeshay1394]

I was a white boy DJ in an old hole in the wall r&b and blues club and when it would be my turn to dj I would always find this record playing when I got to the turntables.

[@johnbarone8240]

I’m a little younger then you …. I have memories of playing basketball with all my friends and this song was always great to play basketball to 😎😁 the 70s great times!!!!!

[@Whippy99]

Same. Those were the days!

[@cainealexander-mccord2805]

There was nothing like the 70s, yeah? Man, what a time.

[@JJM5459FL]

I’m a 64 year old white guy and I love these two. I always love seeing all kinds of people enjoying all types of music!

[@VonGoth]

If you really want a Treat when you react to these, first Type in "Soul Train Dance Line... then the Song Name... Example: Type in, "Soul Train Dance Line, I feel Love." By Donna Summer. And Enjoy!

[@brandiil8559]

You should see how people react when they hear Pink Floyd’s ‘Dark side of the Moon’ for the first time.

[@VonGoth]

@@brandiil8559 100 years from now when people have forgotten 95% of the pop music from the 80s through the 2020s.... People will still be listening to Pink Floyd like we listen to Beethoven and Mozart with reverence today. Its. That. Good.

[@brandiil8559]

@@VonGoth Amen!!!!🙏 ♥️❤️

[@williamhathaway9928]

64 here to .. awesome 😎

[@faith.s_mom]

67 yr old here, will be playin' funky music til I die!!! And yeah, they white ❤💯

[@zamiel3]

"Are the black?" Nope, a white boy wrote it, and sang it. Funk was color blind. No one cared who was in the band. The band was primarily white at the start. But as it expanded, such as the horn section, mutiple races were included in the lineup.

[@Freon1969]

No one ever asked before what color they were in the 70's we didn't care but now it is all that matters, sad.

[@zamiel3]

@@Freon1969 Agreed

[@amysassard1068]

Just good music

[@makewarnomore]

Funk was the marriage of white rock with black R&B....if ya hear real early Parliament/Funkadelic(like Osmium)it was thick into the psychedelic LSD thang...George Clinton used to say "we are nothing but a black acid rock band!"

[@craigedwards2940]

The guy is tolerable, the girl annoys me. She's too much of a smartass. Whether they like it or not, White musicians can write funk/black music. In some cases better.

[@skunkbucket9408]

"They white?" Back in my younger days, when this song came out, we couldn't have cared less what color they were. Oh, how things have changed, and not for the better. Still fun to watch your reactions to the first song I ever danced with a girl to.

[@cheryllockard5400]

Agreed! I miss those days 🎶🎶🎶🎶

[@cynthiasanchez6346]

Truth! My era! 🎯🇺🇸

[@sarasweightlossjourney1432]

It's because nowadays it's so pushed to be concerned about the color of skin when I don't care what color your skin is as long as you're talented and kind that's all that matters

[@danawinsor1380]

I understand and sympathize . . . however . . . you may have missed the point of the song. It's a satire sung by a band of caucasion musicians. I believe it's supposed to be funny.

[@hlessiavedon]

I thought the singer was black until I saw the video.

[@vanjalavoie550]

Music is SUPPOSED TO make you this happy!

[@justcallmesuzzie]

You two got it going on! I was rehearsing in a church one day before church and the band broke out with this song. All us singers fell in and the pastor came in laughing, dancing and singing with us. It was so funny! AND YES, We were all white! LOL

[@deltabravo287]

Yep, they’re white. This song was all over the radio in the mid 70’s. There is a video of them singing this song on a TV show and you can see them. You’d be cracking up at the fashion too. Classic disco era clothes they wore.

[@nateashe3140]

There's some brothers playing the horns... You can see that they're representing in the Midnight Special video. Gotta see it.

[@TheRealSweetcherryo]

Yes and the perms and the 2 guys spinning the horns !!!!

[@raymondrodriguez9389]

And... If you take a closer look at the band playing, over on guitar is a guy by the name of Bryan Bassett. He's now the Lead Guitarist for Foghat. As a follow up, I'd suggest seeing the Live from St. Pete video of Foghat doing "I just wanna make love to you".

[@MrGrifter123]

Y'all should have told them to react to the live performance to stop asking these stupid questions 😂😂

[@raystone3172]

the horn section is black

[@wesleysavoy1342]

I try my best to get this chic to dance at the club , she said no to 4 songs , then Wild Cherry busted out , I dragged her to the floor . 26 years later she still here 😂

[@jackieblue787]

Ha haha:)

[@colconn57]

Condolences.

[@Golf8802]

Hell yeah!!!!

[@cathleenweston3541]

That's what I'm talking about!

[@saundrascheuer-syfert4192]

You obviously knew how to play that funky music

[@randallthomas5207]

White boy singing about going to the show, and black folk telling him to “Play that funky music white boy.”

[@debramilliun8883]

Isn't that the way it should always be? People of all colors working together( in fun, in work, in life)

[@martinperry5072]

Grammar police here: there should be a comma after the word 'music'. ;-)

[@goodsonsk]

Rheasia... They're 5 white guys

[@peterang6912]

@@goodsonsk the brass was 3 black guys..

[@Novablue-t5z]

In the 70’s we didn’t care what color the band was, we just loved good dance music .

[@PaulStevensBootStrapper]

Amen brother'

[@timfronimos459]

@@PaulStevensBootStrapper and everybody danced!!!

[@Whippy99]

This is one of my favourite reactions EVER. I’m a 64 year old white British woman who lived through the disco era. I was SO lucky!

[@louisegross3886]

Yep the seventies were the shit lol

[@MancFlowerDragon]

Me too!

[@chefsanders9151]

This is what happens when black and white come together MAGIC!

[@sturgis8273]

I’m a new subscriber , I watched a few of your videos and I gotta tell you’s your one of the best reaction channels I’ve seen . Keep it up & can you react to more Queen or Guns & Roses . Our generation had the best of everything , I’m glad I didn’t grow up in the high tech generation.

[@reginapontes5672]

So sad that today's kids are listening to academic loons that are dividing ppl when the vast majority of kids in the 70s and 80s were singing and dancing to all this together irrespective of their melanin. We were all just having fun!

[@tghost739]

@@reginapontes5672 Agreed!

[@kinga8876]

@@reginapontes5672 you have hit the nail on the head. They divide to conquer Keep the faith Keep the love

[@carlosnoriega6878]

And have a baby ❗😆 And they named it : FUNK 😎

[@argonwheatbelly637]

Music is neither black nor white. It is...transcendent.

[@normacherylwashington4872]

I love y'all's reaction to Old School!!!! Never too old or young to learn good stuff!!!!!

[@randybonner9870]

Yes there is a video and they are as white as they can be

[@groofoot]

yup; I always say it transcends time 8-)

[@Phoenix-One0922]

and unlike the "music" today, still Relevant my friends... Sorry, I forgot... Immortal

[@rbb9753]

Louis Armstrong said that there are only two kinds of music: good and bad. And if you think anyone knows more about music than him, …

[@user-mf7xy6lj1z]

I'm so glad I found your channel I'm 67 years old and I know this music like nothing else and it just makes me so happy to see young people grooving to it tell you the truth I thought this song was Kool & the Gang

[@MrGpschmidt]

One of the most iconic bass lines. Ever. Still funky as hell!

[@ChrisandRheasiaTv]

🔥💯This song is top of the line still

[@gandalf679]

yeah it's dirty funky!!! still jammin'

[@LiquorAndWh0rz]

Fun fact! That iconic bass line was an electric guitar in the studio.

[@jimwhite4105]

Not hell! HEAVEN! Ask anyone that's been there and came back! A lot of music and dancing in heaven! 0 in hell!

[@shawnsmith2610]

@@ChrisandRheasiaTv Man you guys should have watched the video or a clip when them live so you could see the band.

[@janieevans4258]

Back in the '70s, I was not quite a teen. I remember on TV everyone was dancing together, and it didn't matter what the color of their skin was.

[@brianburkhard5209]

Soul train

[@annmcneal7804]

And bandstand

[@auntydale3379]

Yes. I was 10 when this song came out in 1976 and loved it.

[@gregsandell]

These two are two of the most likeable people I've seen on youtube. Just seeing this channel for the first time tonight.

[@edgarvanoostrum8450]

Same here ... I love these two ... reliving how I fell in love with these songs ... 😎👍🏻

[@That_Handle]

Ditto. 😃😄😁

[@explodingnightmareproducti5612]

I like them. This is the best friggin reaction to a song I grew up with, I've ever seen.

[@amysorrell9246]

Arent they adorable? 😀

[@sisuboy]

They are sweet and genuinely have some fun with it.

[@1Hulic]

Couldn't help but dance along with y'all! INFECTIOUS!!!!!!!

[@johnpapa8681]

No, they're white. More proof that there isn't much difference in the races after all. I like r&b, and funk. I'm white as snow, but I like what I like.

[@IlIWarGIlI]

Same.

[@johnpapa8681]

@@PabloDiablo682 it's more than absurd, it's anti Christian. People who think they are Christians and hate other people don't know what it means to be a Christian. The Lord loves everybody on this planet, and if you're good enough for him, then you are plenty good enough for me.

[@GenericUsername1388]

@Dianna Thompson yeah the sad reality is when you just see race based memes and hear steryotypes all your life it makes an image in your head about a certain group. Not justifying it, but trying to show how this happens.

[@HelloMyNameIs___________]

@@GenericUsername1388 you're absolutely right. We are all raised in the silo of our own little worlds and we all have unconscious bias based on the things we saw and heard as kids. And until we take the time to reach across the racial divide and establish relationships with people who don't look like us, then we miss out on the true cultural beauty that is all around us ❤️

[@suzannesellers7383]

I could be wrong but I think they’re from Steubenville, OH so yeah, they’re white. Talking small town Ohio, so, nuff said.

[@stevendine9288]

It is so cool watching two young folks enjoying music from this 64 year old’s wheelhouse. Good for you two for looking and listening outside your comfort level. Good luck to you from Canada. Steve

[@dixiejules]

Y'all are so adorable! There is NO way you can't dance when this song comes on.

[@HustyFoolsDay]

Im a 73yo white man and you two put a smile on my face and and some steppin’ in my feet- good luck and I’m a fan- PS- loved you’re review of Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody - too good!

[@goatbut29]

"are they black?" Your honor, I would like to enter KC and the Sunshine Band as exhibit A...

[@corinnaburtchell3409]

😂😂😂😂 EXACTLY!!!! They would love them too!

[@ryansgirl74]

Yesss

[@colleenmills7333]

@@corinnaburtchell3409 Yes!

[@lisaferrell8897]

Lol. Right on!

[@andrewfraser4376]

Average White Band exhibit B

[@JstJayn]

These two are adorable! I’m white and this song reminds me of my disco days, when it didn’t seem to really matter what color anyone was. WTH happened to America?

[@realrayra]

Progressive Marxists decided to 'celebrate diversity' and divided everybody.

[@jimwhite4105]

Evil demoncrats and Rino's and other's corrupt! God's wrecking ball. The legal President Trump is cleaning out the filth!

[@JstJayn]

Please get a life. @@jimwhite4105

[@jolla9963]

It was about the music, there was a whole generation who were learning hard lesson in the 60s, and after that mess(vietnam) many just wanted to live their lives as they saw fit...

[@banker1313]

Democrats.....with their racial ideologies to cause division

[@turtlemama888]

This 62 year old white lady absolutely LOVES you two. You have an open, honest, enthusiastic reaction to whatever you listen to and you clearly just love good music, whatever its origin. Keep it up and keep on groovin!

[@sylvialawrence4431]

And I'm a 69 year old black lady. Yes, we grew up on this music and just having a good time, as good music has no color. 🥰

[@bonniebickett4520]

@@sylvialawrence4431 I'm a 61 white woman and went to HS with Otis R kids! But this song.... lol still have the 45 hun!

[@bonniebickett4520]

60 and still jamming! Love these kids!

[@jolenemcmann4161]

@@bonniebickett4520 I have the 45 and roller danced to this..many times!

[@micah3823]

You too are having wayyy too much fun.....Love to see y'all so excited by music of my generation....

[@onlyme114]

ANYBODY REMEMBER DOING THE BUMP WHEN THIS SONG STARTED PLAYING......

[@deborahdanhauer8525]

Yep!😊

[@haslersa]

onlyme114 D. Still my first reaction!

[@debbieepps7029]

Lol practicing with your friends and "bumping" each other across the room. Yeah, I remember, good times. LOL!!!!!

[@lacm64]

onlyme114 D. Yup

[@kimberlycaldwell3124]

Sigh...yes. Yes I do.😔 Geez I'm older than dirt! 👵

[@TwistedSither]

The song is really a true story. They were playing a gig, doing pretty standard rock songs when somebody shouted, "Play that funky music, white boy!" They pretty much just improvised the song right there on the stage.

[@KFJ6267Coyote]

Wow, did not know that!! Thank You!!

[@estellasreyes6847]

THANX didn't KNOW THAT

[@skidart9063]

You're right! I remember an interview with the singer who said that story. Great share

[@joehalbop1928]

That's daft folklore...

[@kevinmitchell4018]

Tht is funny!! It seems like tht best of everything is based off real events.like smoke on the water too

[@ProdigyBowlersTour]

Wild Cherry was a group of five white guys when they recorded “Play That Funky Music.”

[@wmason5354]

Mingo Junction, Ohio upper Ohio Valley area played Pittsburgh a lot also

[@qpfj]

Here's some more background info (in part) on the song: " As the group began to develop a following in the Pittsburgh area, disco was becoming increasingly popular, and they were repeatedly asked by listeners to play more dance music.[3] While brainstorming for new song ideas, Beitle recounted hearing a fan shout "Are you white boys gonna play some funky music?" Parissi was inspired to write a song based on the phrase; he began on a drink order pad with a pen borrowed from the bartender."

[@marchenry1222]

@@wmason5354 yup.... my boys reppin the ohio valley

[@pappapandagamer7438]

I love the reactions these kids give to all our (genX) music. Its great to see appreciation of actually GOOD music come back!

[@chuckmorrison7085]

Old fart here. The 1970's was a fantastic decade for music. So many awesome artists and songs. And, the people all loved to dance together in the disco.👍🇨🇦🤠

[@Cdr_Mansfield_Cumming]

I loved seeing young people today discover the music we had as kids. Their reactions are brilliant.

[@jmcquown]

It's interesting! I was a teenager in the 70's and I don't recall being concerned about whether or not a band was black or white. It was all about the music and hey, some white boys can definitely be funky! ;) Everyone learns from listening to different types of music. I grew up hearing songs by bands like Wild Cherry on the radio, next up would be Stevie Wonder. Top 40 kind of stuff but on FM radio. To me, the question of race is moot. It's about the music. Good song, can dance to it or just sit back and enjoy!

[@davidnobular9220]

They ain't really seen nuffin' till they seen TISM

[@eugeneray8829]

Good music never grows old, It just hangs out longer!!!!

[@sunnybunny222]

this is one of the best songs to get happy to....always makes me want to dance around...thanks for sharing.

[@dottiemathews6853]

oh Goodness! i am 60 years young and i remember when i was a teenager back in the 1970's my friend and i did a routine on that song in a High school talent show! brought back killer memories for me! this song jammed!

[@samuelpeters1871]

spot on babay

[@freerangebroad4269]

I remember doing the bump to this IN ROLLER SKATES with my cousin - my hip was black and blue the next day. Good times

[@jessicajames1599]

Lol. I never roller skated, but I can totally picture that

[@TheRealSovereignCitizens]

Been there done it too.

[@williamweiss6128]

Yea, maybe Fire, Love Rollercoaster, too. Ohio Players, baby!

[@hippygypsy777]

I know thats right! Run times....Im 55

[@12thDecember]

You have no idea what you missed by not coming of age in the '70s. The music, the freedom, the overall craziness of that era. If I could go back and relive any decade, it would be the '70s, just for the music and the dancing.

[@RobertSmith-oc5nf]

Sex was better. No. Aids in the 70s

[@grinninggoat5369]

@@RobertSmith-oc5nf , yes nothing a stiff drink, round of antibiotics and a cigarette couldn't clear up. If that didn't work for the issue, you could still outrun the long arm of the law, start a new life somewhere else and get away with it! Lolol

[@marthompson6924]

Agreed 100%. There was no color, it was all about good friends no matter race, want even a thought, dancing and happiness. Like you, I'd go back in a NY min!!!

[@brettmanus7904]

I was in single digits in the 70's. I'll have to go with the 90's when I was in my 20's. Not as iconic as the 70's or 80's, but what do you do?

[@12thDecember]

@@brettmanus7904 I looked up the top 100 hits of the '90s and only recognized a few. That's probably because I had moved to a remote area and wasn't getting any radio reception except the local yeehaw channel. 😄

[@coletta56]

Ya'll are so funny. Glad you discovered this gem and liked your genuine reactions. There is a video that shows them live singing this, that would provide some clarification, you really need to see that. This is a salt and pepper band, music is not just for one race, music is for all races to bring us together.

[@hoodyniszwangsjacke3190]

There's just one human race. Differences are in color of skin, but not in race. The race is called Homo erectus. Another human race was Homo Neandertalensis.

[@teresawells3336]

so true it was never about race for my generation, its all about the music

[@OldTimerGarden]

I'm 60 years old and it makes me feel good when the younger generation appreciates my generations music. Bet you didn't know a white band could throw down a funk tune like this one did ya. haha

[@VonGoth]

Im 60 also and Couldnt agree more! They should type in, "Soul Train Dance Line Play that Funky Music White Boy" and have their minds Blown to the Dance Moves in the 79s to this song.

[@Ericstraordinary]

Haha "I have older parents...my dad is old." I am sure he loved that comment. 🔥

[@esterixis]

Ha ha! I thought the same thing!

[@lynnmcclaine7683]

Yea. I'm wondering, how old is "old?"😄

[@teresa0817]

Hell, I’m 63. He that old. Lol

[@SeviNoHeart]

Oh dear, 70 here. Had so much fun dancing Saturday nights out to this song so long ago. Still puts a smile on my face remembering when we all got along. If no one is around later I might just watch again and get up and dance, oh.,.remember when? Good, good times😊

[@dicklindell948]

Don't we all ? Not!

[@Babaziba]

You two personified the joy of music, that's what you did. Made me smile, and I thank you!

[@dianaa.1735]

See what you discover when you step out of the rap genre? There's everything from Cab Calloway to the OLD blues singers that we're losing so quickly to KC & the Sunshine Band to Jimi Hendrix to Sly & the Family Stone to the wonderful artists from Motown & so many more. They're all treasures that people of all backgrounds love to hear. Glad ya liked the music!

[@thomasbreit8145]

When I was a younger guy we would stop at the deli for egg sandwiches every morning. There was a really old black guy we would sit with and eat. After a while we got to know him well. I'm not sure what year it was around 92/93. He told us he was playing for new years in nyc. We turned him down because we had dates and frankly had no idea who he was. It was Can Callaway. He lived in the neighborhood we worked in White Plains. A few years later I was watching a Grateful Dead special on channel 13 and they played a black and white cartoon with a young black dude and the cartoon characters dancing to his awesome music. It was no other than Mr Callaway. I was blown away. He was an awesome dude till the end. He was moved away by family shortly later. I'm kinda glad we didn't know who he was. It made it more special. At least now it does then it would have been awesome to go. Sorry for blowing you off my old friend. RIP ☮️

[@lynnschook6124]

@@thomasbreit8145 that’s a great story! Thank you for sharing. This is why I read the comments. 👍🏼

[@kevinohagan1831]

Back in the Day, (the 70's) we listened to all types of Music! It's so refreshing to see wonderful people appreciating "Oldies But Goodies!"

[@ronster141]

OMG! Your reaction to this classic tune just made my whole day, thank you kids. I'm a 54 yr old 'white boy' who grew up with this song and many other soulful funky songs just like this. I could tell that your reaction was very genuine not like other reaction channels and it made me very happy :)

[@jdozier398]

Hey I'm a 74 yo white lady and I bought this album

[@ronster141]

@@jdozier398 when did you buy this album? ...back in 1978 or recently?

[@donaldmarlow488]

These guys popped onto the disco scene, right after cool and the gang. Perfect timing, disco had a sound! Disco had a sound. They were 5 white guys. I didn’t care what color the person was that made those incredible songs. I love R&B, disco and especially the songs from cool and the gang and wild cherry. I felt we were all sharing a cultural moment that transcended our differences by the way we dressed, danced, and made music. It was truly a special time with the best musicians that ever lived ! Jimmy Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gay, Eddie Van Halen, Michael Jackson. I could go on and on listing artists in that era. Thank You so much for reviving literally an age that will be recognized as one of our countries best times to have lived by celebrating the music we all loved together as a nation. The rest of the world thought what are you doing over there.

[@ronaldporter7206]

The term "One night stand" came from the music industry. It referred to a one night gig. Small time groups often traveled across country playing a series of one night shows. It was a very grueling life of constant travel for little money. The term goes back to about the 1940s. It only started being used as a sexual reference in the 1960s.

[@timdelaney2798]

My favorite club was Oscar's in Salt Lake City where we'd get the bands going between Chicago and San Francisco. They were just picking up a one night gig while driving through but there were some incredible performances.

[@12floz67]

Exactly! 🍻

[@GiGizGolden1]

Well now I know, TY

[@trucknlifewithladybelle5557]

Thank you for the useful information

[@sarahhunter1114]

Love it! Thanks for sharing

[@TonyJH1982]

The lyrics reflect what the band actually experienced, when they were booked to play in an R&B club! They wrote the song, after that. I saw them on Soul Train and was "SHOCKED" to find out that the band was "white"!

[@workingman6681]

One thing about the music from the 70's especially disco, it brought everybody together, white, black, brown, yellow and even green!🤣 Glad you two enjoyed it. Now play some Brickhouse from The Commodores.

[@scarletjohnston741]

Brickhouse is THE SHIT 🔥

[@debbieepps7029]

The 70's was great. Motown, disco, rock, metal, country, Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin(These 2 bands deserve their own category), nowadays everyone's so divided, can't/ won't have conversations with people who think differently. So sad, come on Americans, UNITED WE STAND, DIVIDED WE FALL!!!!! I miss the 70's.

[@truffleandrosalie]

who's green people?

[@workingman6681]

Green people from mars!!🤣

[@diane9247]

It was SO MUCH FUN!!!😋😎😋😂

[@scook1489]

They are freaking adorable. They like a lot of songs, but they are MOVING on this one. LOL You make me smile.

[@desertdan100]

It does my heart good to see young folk be exposed to and enjoy timeless good music from the past. This is when music was real and authentic. There isn't any computer generated auto tune or effects. The musicians sounded just as good live as they did recorded. Live shows in smaller and large spaces were just as good. You 2 are getting the same reaction I felt hearing it for the first time. I felt it go straight to my bones and just had move and groove.

[@kennethisrael2393]

There's a live video of them from 1976 playing on the TV show Midnight Special. Their trumpet and tenor sax players were black. Wait until you see what the trumpet player does with his horn. Great song for bringing us all together. Glad you guys love it as much as I do.

[@marie-christinescutt7888]

I love you 2 guys with your reactions I am 65 thanks for playing this gem!!!

[@catherinewood6850]

“My parents are older” Awwww I’m laughing, crying!!

[@judywinkler1214]

These two are so funny...and the reaction on Bee Gees made me cry laughing

[@rosannw9357]

This was the most fun & entertaining reaction video I have watched on KZbin. Just watching your smiles and dancing was really enjoyable. I am a 71 year old whilte woman and I LOVE this song...whenever it is played, I can still "get down" with it. Thanks for this video! 😁💃

[@annforkin8368]

We had great music when I grew up in the 50’s, 60’s, 70’s, and into the 80’s! Great to sing along with and dance to, love seeing it brought back by the young people of today! We all loved black and white group music!

[@benji.B-side]

Music brings people together, music is love!

[@robertzeurunkl8401]

Physician's Diagnosis: *_"Patient laid down the boogie and played that funky music till they died."_*

[@ChrisandRheasiaTv]

THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST SONGS PERIOD🗣 GOT OUR RESPECT‼️🔥😳

[@wnsafford1854]

Here's a link to a TV performance, so you can see what they look like. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iXfMp2yDapxql5Y

[@careylibby4628]

There was a clip off this song in the movie EVOLUTION. David Duchovny and Orlando Jones were teachers who ended up saving the town against aliens.

[@poppiethestable4569]

...UR SO BETA ...WHITE BOY

[@linnymaemullins3319]

😍😍😍

[@jamesbrettmason9880]

I’m am officially addicted to this channel! Love these two so much! As a musician for the last 45 years+ And a musician who’s played in a half dozen different genres, I can’t help but love and respect these awesome kids! (No offense and calling you two kids. I’m just a little old. And I’m still making music today.)

[@reneechavarria4554]

If only you could see who singing playing play that funky 🎶

[@DonFormica]

Are you THE Rene Echavarria of Star trek fame?

[@reneechavarria4554]

@@DonFormica no but when I use to see next Generation back in day I saw my name in the end credits knowing there was someone with my name never did I was here later in life 😂

[@patriciaboehringer5028]

Pull up there video on Midnight Special wild cherry and you will see what they look like

[@dbell582]

Lol no kidding

[@donolinger6904]

@@patriciaboehringer5028 - The regular video shows the band playing.

[@brianpatrick108]

If music is good, it doesn't matter what color they are! All that matters is that the music touches you!!!

[@undergroundstudio9810]

The song comes from when wild cherry was playing a club, and trying to figure out how to refine their music... Some black guys yelled, "Hey, are you gonna play some Funky Music". The lead singer, at the bar wrote the lyrics to this song on a napkin..

[@geraldpearson1799]

The guys that yelled play that funky music white boy was kool & the gang , checkin out the show when they walked into the club !

[@RobertSmith-oc5nf]

Bull shit

[@cliffordyawn2696]

Why does everybody write the lyrics on a napkin. Why can't they write it on toilet paper? 😗

[@brianburkhard5209]

@@cliffordyawn2696 they not sure if the lyrics are the shit or not is why.

[@Justaperson354]

@@brianburkhard5209 underrated comment haha such a dad joke I love it

[@dustincredible2106]

I'd love to see your parents reacting to y'alls reactions to the music. This is putting a huge smile on my face. Keep it up

[@noneofurbizness5838]

I am a 50 year old white guy and heard this song my entire life. Love it. And it helped me make money when I was a DJ. Great reaction kids! Keep up the good work!

[@ChrisandRheasiaTv]

THAT'S HARD BROTHA‼️🔥

[@noneofurbizness5838]

I like your style and channel. Keep expanding your minds!!

[@jeffhughes9437]

Same here dj in a asian bar Philapino and Thai . They love disco

[@jamesrizza2640]

Watching you two jammin out to wild cherry was so entertaining. I wanted to dance with you. Chris you looked like Ruby Rod in the 5th Element with your facial expressions. So Cool!!!

[@Grimmreefer34]

Ive always loved 'black' music my whole life. My mom was raised in Baltimore md. As a white girl she and her friends always loved fats domino, the platters, Sam Cooke etc. This song will always be a classic. Love ya Chris and Rheasia 😘

[@TheDivayenta]

“ Brick House” by the Commodores- the ultimate funk. And “ Cut the Cake” by Scottish funksters Average White Band. There’s a great video of Wild Cherry live. You two would’ve been Soul Train Dancers back in the day. You can watch the band do this on Soul Train.

[@Z_TPI]

Brick House is a banger 🔥

[@shelleyburr3988]

High school, sitting in cars in the parking lot after class, blasting these songs out of car windows. Good times.

[@mattsawyer9346]

@@Z_TPI you ever hear Rob Zombie and Lionel Ritchie version of Brick House? Pretty awesome...

[@sersastark]

I ABSOLUTELY LOVE AVERAGE WHITE BAND OMG

[@joehalbop1928]

Yeah...brick house was great...average white band..man, i wonder who came up with the name...great stuff..x

[@patrickvecchio8138]

Rick James heard this song and said,”Why didnt I think of this” ?

[@sheawhitey9469]

BECAUSE Cocaine is one hell of a drug😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆

[@sandyeckenrode3224]

@@sheawhitey9469 ßgg

[@JS-ju6cv]

Then he said “ I’m Rick James bitch!”

[@gaurangatrades7847]

"One night stand" in the context of this song @2:17 refers to a band playing gigs for one night only. A big-time act would be booked in clubs for more than one night. Small-time acts only got a one-night stand.

[@marthompson6924]

Now kiddos, y'all have an idea how naughty we were back in the day 🤣. Good times

[@Boblocito]

Seriously, I just come here for the dancing. Puts a smile on my face every time!

[@crsounddoctor4937]

This is some straight-up soulful "Stank-Face" FUNK from the 70's!!! When this song came out back in the day and wherever it was played, the dance floors got packed at the clubs, discos, wedding receptions, high school dances, block parties, house parties, cookouts, picnics, etc...and I'm talking about all races, all skin colors, nationalities & ethnicities would just "JAM" to this "BANGER!!!" You heard that thump? That was my Mic Drop!!!

[@anonymousm5362]

This 85 yr old white lady totally agrees. Don’t you just these two. Pure reaction!

[@rainydaze9318]

The are white as the driven snow. You're clue is in the line "play that funky music white boy" You have to watch them sing this song! LOL very popular when I was in high school we loved it

[@Awaywrdson]

OH YEAH !! Wild Cherry 🍒 Great Song !! Cracked me up when some TV shows would mute the White Boy lyrics this is not about race it's about ROCKIN OUT !! 🤘

[@alexakl6445]

So fun to watch young people discovering this from my day - late 70s (I was 13 or so). This is one of the BEST dance songs, obviously, in history. Others - anything from Bee Gees, the disco kings; "Brick House", from The Commodores, "Superstition" Stevie Wonder... Those are just a few of my favorite dance songs. Great reaction!

[@minnie5301]

Forgotten about Brick House

[@traceyrankin936]

My day too. This is a junior high jam

[@Lord_Heron]

Disco Inferno.

[@estevantrevizo9232]

"Are they black?" I'm dying 🤣 💀

[@sheilamorgan3845]

It is a white man singing.

[@kristin1533]

LOL!!

[@rickroybal7022]

😁

[@MGB18]

They're Italian boys from Ohio. lol.

[@mjackson7150]

The sheer JOY you express made my week! Well done kiddo's!! The 70's were the BEST!

[@jamesmartin9401]

One of the greatest one-hit wonder songs ever. The lead singer was White. I think the band was mixed. If I remember correctly, this song genuinely reflected him trying to move with the times when disco was having its day. We danced our asses off to this one back in the day.

[@petez470]

One hit wonder? ....OK

[@ut000bs]

@@petez470 I remember reading they had a song from the same album do fairly well in Europe and even Asia but not really in the US. I looked it up. The name of the song was "Hot to Trot".

[@monicarogers6961]

They were all white. And definitely not 1 hit wonders😊

[@chrisgibson1992]

actually teared up a bit from seeing how funky you guys got once that chorus hit. mm mm mm. good shiz guys. thanks

[@barbaragaona7785]

This is my music, I'm a 70s gal. Love it!! Just turned 70 and can still kick it. My family had a surprise party for me. They were playing all funky music from the 1970s. 2 songs I asked them to play: Galaxy by War and Shake by Gap Band. 🥰

[@bekindandrewind1422]

You both scored a A+++ in my book today.. I absolutely LOVE seeing younger generations getting into and diggin the music of my generation. Bless you both ! :)

[@paulfields3990]

Like Ram Jam's "Black Betty" that is classic "Roller Skating Rink" Jam.

[@robertheckman8013]

Paul, you forgot the 3rd roller rink song in this trifecta. Where I skated it was Black Betty, Play that Funky Music, and Hocus Pocus by Focus!

[@kellysilva2738]

I’m dead! 😂😂😂😂 By far my favorite younger peeps checking out older music!!! You guys are great! 🙌🏽❤️

[@timsparks4990]

You guys are so ENTERTAINING to watch when you get into the music! NEVER LOSE THAT VIBE! It's what music is about! LOVE THIS REACTION VIDEO!

[@lilolmecj]

One of the best dance songs ever! Great to play at wedding receptions, gets everyone up!

[@johnbaldwin6352]

At 73 years old I crooved to this, but their enthusiasm brought new life to an already great song. Great job