Wild Cherry performs their hit song "Play that funky music" on the Midnight Special 1976
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@BetsyRoss-3334 ай бұрын
Who's listening in 2024? This is feel good therapy!
@aphrodiite19333 ай бұрын
smell
@CitizenFabi2 ай бұрын
meee while I'm cooking and dancing in thge kitchen
@JuanEnriqueFloresJrАй бұрын
Here! Let’s go Wild Cherry!
@drummerneedsaband3311Ай бұрын
Killer Lead on The Funk.!!! Been listening for Fity'yrs.🎉
@rep327Ай бұрын
hell yeah
@wend7115 жыл бұрын
My wife and I are 81 and this is our dance song at every function in our community. We love to dance
@quillian69974 жыл бұрын
No you aren't
@octaviawilson91554 жыл бұрын
I know that's riight💖
@quintonmckay11994 жыл бұрын
Brilliant. Giving us something to look forward to. Just a youngster of 62.Rock on "auld yin"😎
@juliehowley29444 жыл бұрын
wend711 So awesome!!! Keep on singin”, and dancin’, and movin’ to the groovin”!
@ryanllanes65874 жыл бұрын
I don’t care your age, but I don’t blame you for dancing to it ( if it gets your groove on, get on your feet and dance away )
@G1Transformed2 жыл бұрын
This song will never go out of style.
@KatieMarilen Жыл бұрын
Until all the WOKE idiots say that it's not "culturally appropriate" or some bullshit like that 🙄😮💨 just wait..
@joywilliams7657 Жыл бұрын
Never 😂
@lnl3237 Жыл бұрын
Just played and sung last night and at our condo Wednesday night pool party. Should've seen all the seniors dance on their artificial hips and replaced knees!
@jeffreykaufmann286710 ай бұрын
@lnl3237 I always thought the singer was black.
@adude3942 жыл бұрын
This is truly one of the greatest songs to come out of the '70s. And that is saying a LOT.
@Givemeafinname Жыл бұрын
Some of the best rock and roll came from the 70s..This is Disco but, yeah 70s was a golden age for rock. When the 80s came along and the New Wave payola music came out was a dark age for modern music..
@kerzytibok3211 Жыл бұрын
The 70's was amazing for the variety of music that all became popular --- you could spin the dial on the radio and hear a softie hit from the Carpenters or John Denver --- and then a straight ahead pop song from Elton John or Wings --- and then rock out to Led Zeppelin or KISS --- and then get the funk out with the Bee Gees or KC and the Sunshine Band --- so many different genres of music and they were ALL GOOD
@matimus100 Жыл бұрын
But he's not white
@marielfranzen56846 жыл бұрын
I love the two black musicians playing horns in the background. Every time the camera focuses on them they're dancing like a boss. It's hilarious gold.
@faieziabubakar2073 жыл бұрын
The best part
@faieziabubakar2073 жыл бұрын
The best part
@beru583 жыл бұрын
They should film them when they actually play too.
@apexjoe47693 жыл бұрын
And pointing at the white boys playing that funky music.😂😂😂
@tjplatina71843 жыл бұрын
That’s a trumpet and a saxophone. No horns
@fredrung51595 жыл бұрын
My very favorite funky white boy song of all time!!!! The 2 guys in the horn section kill me with their groovin'. Classic. This funky song is 41 years old and will never go out of style. At 65 I still love this jam.
@davidshahadi648529 күн бұрын
I'm 72 and I'm still listening to this in 2024
@lawrencehawkins71984 жыл бұрын
Aside form the fact that this was performed LIVE, without lipsynching, WITHOUT AUTOTUNE, THIS is damn good!
@mastatoulok5553 жыл бұрын
Most acts in the 70's did...Then music died.
@marshalbird73212 жыл бұрын
The Midnight Special was awesome for the performers who wanted to REALLY do it live for the fans! So many good acts! Peter Frampton was a great one for example!
@doughesson2 жыл бұрын
That's what makes the performance so much better.
@williamj.sheehan20012 ай бұрын
@@doughesson ("...it's so much better...")
@doughesson2 ай бұрын
@@williamj.sheehan2001 Earth Wind & Fire refused to appear on Soul Train because Don Cornelius wanted the acts to lip synch their performances due to the set up time. EW&F said that would have taken away from the experience so they turned down every invitation to perform on the show. If you've seen their act live,you would understand.
@Sailingbill1 Жыл бұрын
Never gets old!! We so need Saturday Night Special again!
@ltd4991 Жыл бұрын
Not with the music we have today though. Music isn't what it used to be.
@jimmygrant3151 Жыл бұрын
No one can perform without lip syncing and backing tracks though. Wouldn't work.
@mytexasdays1526 Жыл бұрын
We're all here❤ because of the current 😢 tunes.
@PrinceOfTheCity1 Жыл бұрын
I got a Saturday night special on my hip..
@sweetiepie186211 ай бұрын
There are no longer enough acts to carry a show like that. And the show was called Midnight Special not Saturday Night Special
@seventiesgirl64496 жыл бұрын
1976 is calling. Anyone wanna go?
@skynyrdfan93685 жыл бұрын
I'll sure go with you
@loveyoulikeguitars_5 жыл бұрын
I'll come?
@frankd.5065 жыл бұрын
I haven't left yet, I still have upward of 2000 albums and an Akai turntable attached to my Marantz reciever behind my bar and when the Bourbon and miscellaneous hits just right I'm transformed.
@chriswalford92285 жыл бұрын
been there, lived it and did It . can't go back just have the memories sure was good and in the groove
@jperryfan5 жыл бұрын
I'll buy you dinner
@hamdanjantan3994 жыл бұрын
The moment you play this song, no matter what, you'll start dancing along with this song , without you realize it.
@midnightrunner684 Жыл бұрын
My penis starts a bumping
@Drippy-draws-143 ай бұрын
I was born 3/6/70 this is my favorite song
@quailshootr6389 Жыл бұрын
Damn, i miss the 70's,, best music, good time to be alive as a teenager.
@garryc.16456 жыл бұрын
Old 70 jams that NEVER gets old .
@matimus100 Жыл бұрын
Garbage
@markjackson61346 жыл бұрын
I was a very young (Black) Kid when this song dropped and it was one of the biggest songs EVER in the mid 70s in the "Hood". But with that opening Guitar Riff and the drums and Screech that followed,..the song had no choice but to be Banging.
@brendadrumm97085 жыл бұрын
Isn't as good as the original no get up and go as that one did no way xx
@milescoburn18453 жыл бұрын
@@brendadrumm9708 The original? What drugs are YOU on? Rob Parisi (the lead singer) WROTE the song.
@brendadrumm97083 жыл бұрын
@@milescoburn1845 excuse me on no drugs I'm seventy fit and healthy just like the song I sent that comment months ago goodnight lol x
@buixrule3 жыл бұрын
@@brendadrumm9708 Right but this is the original band just for the record.
@brendadrumm97083 жыл бұрын
@@buixrule thanks x
@philkleinman70023 жыл бұрын
Midnight Special was so friggin awesome
@pacificmermaid433 жыл бұрын
Anyone that thumbs this down is seriously lacking in the funk.... so sorry :'(
@LandieFreak5 жыл бұрын
Wild Cherry and Average White Band ... back in 70’s how can you forget those two funkiest band ...
@juantorres20964 жыл бұрын
The finger pointing in the wind section is legendary
@izzymallory70934 жыл бұрын
I love when they switch to the black homies in the corner when they scream PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSIC WHITE BOY 😂😂😂
@TinaICXCNIKA3 жыл бұрын
Right?! Man...we need this comraderie, in abundance.
@ayotemi3 жыл бұрын
1:11? ❤️🙌🏾🤟🏼
@RubenEditIT4 жыл бұрын
So nobody is going to talk about this 4:12 ? That's just amazing!
@beru583 жыл бұрын
That is some finger power. I've tried that on my horn but I keep pulling out the third slide all the time. I guess I should buy a really cheap horn to practise that detail.
@jacknick4293 жыл бұрын
Truth !!!
@musicwithin71793 жыл бұрын
Wow!!!
@quailshootr6389 Жыл бұрын
badass
@TheSunnydeni4 ай бұрын
So much soul it was shooting out of his fingers and spinning the sh** right out of that brass 🙏 mad mad skills
@burghreds6 жыл бұрын
The drummer on this tune, Ron Biddle, just passed. Had the honor of working with him for awhile here in Pittsburgh. He was a very nice guy, R.I.P. Ron.
@loboblue54416 жыл бұрын
Fred Strough so sad to hear this. RIP, sir.
@sandrasanders7065 жыл бұрын
Sad..RIP
@robharding53454 жыл бұрын
Here! here !
@markrodriguez94424 жыл бұрын
Sorry for your lost,mister. :(
@adriennerobinson11803 жыл бұрын
I'm sorry to hear this. My Heartfelt Condolences
@ChillyConquistador3 жыл бұрын
This has to be one of the most incredible live performances ever. They may have one song, but they play it so damn well.
@FalconTypo62 жыл бұрын
1 - 2 - 3 Kind of Love -- you're the sugar in my tea!
@IosifStalin22 жыл бұрын
They were more than this single
@logikaone2711 Жыл бұрын
I was shocked and watch several times, they actually played it live on tv?? I mean at that time record houses forced artist to playback on those situations...
@rmtz59 Жыл бұрын
Listen to Hold on.
@user-dx1ww2gv7v7 ай бұрын
Agreed!!! And not just play, sing, jam, but Everything from the Jammin' music, singing it, the facial expressions... Bad to the Funky F'n Gun!!!
@petecartwright52113 жыл бұрын
Everything about this band was right. This tune has lasted for decades and is enjoyed as much today, as the day it was released. All good musicians, they did this song live as well or better than the record. Everyone is busy and working hard. When your trumpet player can spin his horn and dance and groove and sing like this guy, you've got a great band. I was around when they released this and for a LONG TIME had no idea the lead singer wasn't black. This was the only time I saw them, on this very show, and remember thinking what's wrong here. The dude could have stood side by side with Otis Redding or one of those great R&B people and if you didn't see him, you think he was one of the brothers.
@kathyholcomb7249 ай бұрын
Same! Haha!! 😂
@hunterlee81325 жыл бұрын
I am 57 and still can't get enough of this song!
@robinmayhew15 жыл бұрын
I'm 78 and compared with the 'drab stuff' I hear today this is what I call fun: -) I have got back into music and written a few songs and here's one kzbin.info/www/bejne/fHfShH2PpLJ9d6s
@atomicpunk5204 жыл бұрын
M2 ..................what are the names of the 2 fellas sling that brass ?
@jeannemarmsn9574 жыл бұрын
I'm 65 and still funky.
@Moldyvort3 жыл бұрын
Anytime something good happens to me in my life, I hear the opening bass riff to this song in my head.
@jfo3000 Жыл бұрын
That opening riff is played on a guitar. Bass comes in later.
@Bfoots19527 жыл бұрын
This funky song is 41 years old and will never go out of style. At 65 I still love this jam.
@richardvaughn56916 жыл бұрын
Bf
@richardvaughn56916 жыл бұрын
You should see me dance to this song---in a wheelchair! I have it choreographed down to the word and the note!
@malcooool6 жыл бұрын
its a load of cheesy bollocks,, hate it.
@tammycoates78166 жыл бұрын
Bfoots1952 damn straight I sure do miss the 70s
@Judyp776 жыл бұрын
Bfoots1952 ....lol.....I'm 74 and I still love this! Can't sit still when I hear it! 😀😀
@walshdenr4 жыл бұрын
Horn section bustin' that move
@donnakreischer22433 жыл бұрын
Yas!!!
@faieziabubakar2073 жыл бұрын
The best part
@milescoburn18453 жыл бұрын
Love that trumpet spin.
@debbiedaniels5535 жыл бұрын
This was one of the best tunes to dance on roller skates... Back in the 70's and 80's I went every Saturday night for years... Now this (2019) Still love this 🎶 music...
@debbiedaniels5535 жыл бұрын
Who knows l might go Roller Skating again Even though lam 63?👍
@TheBoone577 жыл бұрын
I never saw no one spin a trumpet like that! They all looked like they were having a great time. I had a great time watching.
@joeslacker10204 жыл бұрын
Fuck you too bitch
@shamanbeartwo38194 жыл бұрын
Watch a James Brown concert sometime and watch the horn section do a full aerobic workout while spinning horns AND playing.
@mastatoulok5553 жыл бұрын
Our trumpet players in my high school band did that.
@noelbeavers26926 жыл бұрын
I heard that the song is written about Wild Cherry's experience while playing a black club, when someone shouted out "play that funky music white boy" to the band. That comment turned into this song. I remember seeing these guys perform at my college a few times long before they were famous. Their talent was obvious then and continues today. Nice job guys.
@carlosenriquesanchezhilari7373 Жыл бұрын
Que bien a envejecido está magistral canción, suena tan potente y con mucha energía hasta el día de hoy (2023) Amo los 70. Saludos desde Lima, Perú
@tomwagner36404 жыл бұрын
I always hated disco, but I love good funk. This qualifies. I’ve liked this song for 44 years!
@jonebump5764 Жыл бұрын
Look up the remix of Steppenwolfs Magic Carpet Ride! Disco version, it's awesome!
@samuelhowie4543 Жыл бұрын
Same for rubber band man.
@quailshootr6389 Жыл бұрын
I hated disco back inthe 70s, but now i have a new appreciation for it because of the crap put out over the last 25-30 yrs.
@luvmydogs83896 жыл бұрын
I still dance to this song after all these years; I really do miss the music from the 70's.
@musicdebrothers18914 жыл бұрын
Congratuleitions
@tamtam1212 Жыл бұрын
Absolutely love this song! You can’t help but move and groove ❤ His voice is amazing
@matimus100 Жыл бұрын
You love really easy then
@stephencarpenteri22235 жыл бұрын
Actually a stellar, perfect performance by a really tight band. Jumpin' from start to finish.
@minnesotom5 жыл бұрын
No lip sync here. No auto-tune. Those were the days.
@FlamingCockatiel4 жыл бұрын
It's a relief to see that there was not as much an expectation back then of bands to dance while they sung.
@uricbonser54463 жыл бұрын
In an interview a number of years ago, Rob Parissi (the lead singer on this song) said the band was playing bars in the east Ohio and southwest PA areas in the mid 1970s and they were seeing dwindling crowds as people started going to discos. Allegedly, someone in a Pittsburgh bar shouted at him one night: "Hey, are you white boys going to play any funky music?" Parissi said he thought about the comment and decided to try to use the phrase as part of a new song. The earliest version of the song was written on a bartender's drink pad that evening while the band was on their break. And the rest, as they say, is history....
@Neilfrozn Жыл бұрын
This song will always be great! And, The Midnight Special is the best TV music show that I have ever seen!
@raylopez76224 жыл бұрын
This song was the shit back in the late 70s high school dances
@bikert2206 жыл бұрын
I am a self-proclaimed metalhead lol, but I grew up with this stuff and I have to admit, the main riff, bass line, and solo are very catchy!
@thor75643 жыл бұрын
Then you need Edgar Winter :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/fZOQf3yGYsyMl8k
@FalconTypo62 жыл бұрын
OMG, I just found this (sorry-- 3 years later), but ME TOO! Love the metal, but love this sh*t!
@philyeary88092 жыл бұрын
I rip that metal vibe, since 86 . Yet this kicks and hooks up so much ass.
@TheDRexor Жыл бұрын
I like to the think funk is the second cousin to metal since they both come from the blues
@kerzytibok3211 Жыл бұрын
I remember being 16 in 1985 and only listening to hair metal like Ratt and Motley Crue and then suddenly I heard this song at a graduation party and I was like "HELL YEAH" and started doing my goofy white boy dance in the backyard LOL
@johnvaluska41326 жыл бұрын
I have the drummer's drum set in my house right now. Ron passed away not long ago. Wild Cherry is originally from my area. My daughter is dating Ron's son.
@Jeremykjackson6 жыл бұрын
John Valuska thats cool. i talk to rob on facebook.. my mom went to fox chapel hs with ron. such a shame too young
@hollihallett90596 жыл бұрын
John Valuska wow, cool story!
@bretth50126 жыл бұрын
You wanna sell the drum kit???
@YourXXX96 жыл бұрын
...and older brother sells cocaine to Obama's older daughter.
@JawTooth6 жыл бұрын
THE drum set! Awesome!!
@marccr13134 жыл бұрын
This guy's really having fun with this. Magic of funky music 🇧🇷
@philsmith43334 жыл бұрын
And cocaine lol
@annaritaranalli17912 жыл бұрын
A white man with a typical funky singing voice,but also band 's others members were good,and guitars 're amazing
@davidlee4483 Жыл бұрын
I'm a black guy And I love this music. Oh and I love white people.
@mlav76315 ай бұрын
😂
@cheryljimenez896329 күн бұрын
If I hadn't seen him I would for sure thought he is black....so funky! Love this!!❤
@jamaicafox14 күн бұрын
Good for you?
@EricBlackmonGuitar7 жыл бұрын
My very favorite funky white boy song of all time!!!!
@karolaygonzalez68676 жыл бұрын
EricBlackmonGuitar grupo de nax
@creepyaxe6 жыл бұрын
Download "Get the Funk Out" by Extreme. Kick ass solo in the middle of song
@superflysoulbrother6 жыл бұрын
over school boy crush? check out Dag
@ethankirky6 жыл бұрын
hey eric, I like you "rock with you" cover keep it up
@darrellboone92745 жыл бұрын
"Get down tonight",KC and The Sunshine Band
@davidmorin66672 жыл бұрын
I'm 70 and I've been dancing to this for over 30 years🐱🇺🇸🐱🇺🇸🐱🇺🇸
@dltguitar65324 жыл бұрын
He’s playing a white Les Paul Custom. Perhaps the most beautiful electric guitar ever made.
@jpickles86274 жыл бұрын
Interesting. Thanks.
@jpickles86274 жыл бұрын
@Vonuh Ulfhedinn No. I haven't seen any guitars, other than on tv. It so interesting how people know such things. I love tid bits I find in the comment section.
@dltguitar65324 жыл бұрын
@Vonuh Ulfhedinn the Artisan is beautiful as well, the inlays are fantastic
@eric_in_florida3 жыл бұрын
Next to a black one.
@MGB182 жыл бұрын
I have to disagree. Nothing beats a Strat for beauty. The Strat also screams Rock-N-Roll.
@thoms93023 жыл бұрын
Everything about this performance just works so wonderfully! The beat, the singing, the hair, the necklace, silver clothes and mostly their outstanding performance and showmanship! It was awesome back in '76 and still awesome 2021!
@PaSaDenaK1D6266 жыл бұрын
Look at the charisma wow looks like a Great Time look how much enthusiasm and passion they did with this live show oooh how I wish I can see many bands from the 70s in their primes ✌🏽♥️ timeless
@krzykatkrzy8 жыл бұрын
I miss the 70's!! Best music ever!!!
@tymlinesters90267 жыл бұрын
you have great people that you have great music so you will rock this out due date
@krzykatkrzy7 жыл бұрын
Thanks but nope, in my 50's lol
@menonpd6 жыл бұрын
Yup I agree miss that funk 70s disco music...i wish that genre of music comes back!
@thomascruz21416 жыл бұрын
me too.lol
@leogamit99576 жыл бұрын
I heard this band have their statue erected in OH state as the peoples expression of gratitude to them being a source of pride for their folks out there.;
@tmamaqueen552 жыл бұрын
I'm 56 and this song can still get anyone dancing.man he knew what he was doing when he added this song to the 70s
@JosephNine4 жыл бұрын
LET'S GO BACK TO 70s, BACK WHERE WE STARTED, HERE WE GO ROUND AGAIN ? DAY AFTER DAY I GET UP AND I SAY, IM GONNA TO DO IT AGAIN, DO IT AGAIN !
@icro99996 жыл бұрын
Always loved this song!!! I remember having to listen to radio til this song came on so I could record it (couldn't afford lp back then). Believe I was recording onto an 8-track tape!!!
@crosbyhendrix86319 жыл бұрын
That rhythm guitar riff during the verses is on another planet of funk
@magneto79304 жыл бұрын
All their lives these guys had to hear..."Wait, you guys are white!"
@markrodriguez94424 жыл бұрын
Who would that be? White guys or blacks?
@magicalthings18634 жыл бұрын
Black and white are the same
@sockdip694 жыл бұрын
@@magicalthings1863 You should enter Miss world pal..
@jorgealejandrodelgado26904 жыл бұрын
Ha
@zenolachance11814 жыл бұрын
😀
@thedocofrock18904 жыл бұрын
man it just don't get much better than this.live performance
@notapie26013 жыл бұрын
I want to click the link but i can’t
@vickiecordeiro84156 жыл бұрын
the seventies were the best in music!!
@sersastark4 жыл бұрын
And 80s
@Yesica19936 жыл бұрын
Remember when music was FUN?
@lalomillar63355 жыл бұрын
fun and good
5 жыл бұрын
That was the cocaine speaking. This was when music melted down to a mass of black goo.
@timothytravis84325 жыл бұрын
yes
@STACYSTWINTRACY5 жыл бұрын
And funky!! Yeah!!
@anavictorianormie5 жыл бұрын
That's funny, tell another one
@m.b.21532 жыл бұрын
My Favorite! My Favorite ringtone, my favorite dance tune! My favorite karaoke song ! This song is one of the best songs EVER!!!! 👍
@matimus100 Жыл бұрын
Ok brown M
@FalconTypo62 жыл бұрын
I have a copy of this on 45-- I can't get rid of it, as it reminds me of mixing drinks for my parents as a kid for their friends and neighbors on Saturday nights for crazy hilarious disco parties I am so happy I grew up with so much fun, mixed company, and terrific music. 💞
@bigrigJim7 жыл бұрын
This kind of music brought the races together at the disco. We could use more of this kind of thing today.
@argonwheatbelly6376 жыл бұрын
Funk knows no race. Funk just is.
@argonwheatbelly6376 жыл бұрын
And? "White" is a skin tone. Do you mean "of North-Western European descent"? Because I'm Nordic as fuck, and the music doesn't care, nor do I.
@MrSmokeydog6 жыл бұрын
Vanilla Ice tried to bridge The Gap "But Geez I Guess he failed" lol
@1computernew6 жыл бұрын
I'm Black, and I loved Vanilla Ice. I couldn't understand all the hate directed toward him. Ice, Ice Baby was the bomb!! I still love it watch the video all the time on KZbin.
@denisedillon97276 жыл бұрын
Linda Oliver That song was co-written with Freddie Mercury and David Bowie.
@TruthSurge6 жыл бұрын
This was a great performance. No lip sync, no finger sync, all live..... I wished for a more epic ending but it is what it was. heheh But it was solid and live. Good job.
@lynncarter96473 жыл бұрын
Great memories of The Elbow dancing to this !
@guntherultraboltnovacrunch52483 жыл бұрын
amen brother. I was afraid it was gonna be a soul train rendition with the guitars all unplugged.
@randywhite39473 жыл бұрын
Epic ending did you not see that guy twirling his trumpet
@clumsydragon3 жыл бұрын
Hi Mr Surge. I totally agree with you sir. I knew if the song very well but up to now I had never actually seen them. What a great energy.
@Ruoktoday13 жыл бұрын
That's what the Midnight Special delivered ...a lot of great, genuinely live performances like this one... Burt Sugarman and the crew deserve so many plaudits for that...
@TheSunnydeni4 ай бұрын
That opening lick tho 🔥 I remember this song playing on the radio and my mom would dance with me & my little brother...so long ago, my 2 other younger brothers were not even born yet 😊
@tuckerseifert39772 ай бұрын
The rhythm guitar in this performance is god tier. Also, the horn section’s dancing is so good!
@stephencarpenteri22235 жыл бұрын
Wow! What a rockin' band. That was the best performance on that show - ever!
@jbmiller32807 ай бұрын
It was great. But the Midnight Special had other great live performances: Heart “Barracuda” and “Crazy on You”; Redbone “Come and Get Your Love”; and despite a dubious costume choice, Todd Rundren’s “Hello, It’s Me”.
@joesarb64555 жыл бұрын
I still remember my dad gave me a surprise cassette tape of this particular Wild Cherry album when he was picking me up from school some 40 years ago. Imagine how excited I was then. R.I.P. dad.
@philyeary88092 жыл бұрын
R est In Power. I had this on a K tel compilation album, given by my mum and dad.
@joanneshafer27624 жыл бұрын
This brings back memories
@sonofprince41245 жыл бұрын
Wow Released in 1976, 43 years ago and still performed by Bands in certain Clubs.
@bradthomson48309 жыл бұрын
IF you remember this song to be a BOMBING roller skate song.... well, .... your as old as me. :-)
@marksnow92747 жыл бұрын
Brad Thomson : Thank you i'm 50 still remember this song like yesterday.
@waltbraden97056 жыл бұрын
WOOD WHEELS
@daschundloverable6 жыл бұрын
actually older than you..............was already dancing in the discos to this song.
@corvettecoupe37316 жыл бұрын
Brad Thomson one of my first 45's with the "disco sucks" bumper stickers...
@davidkellogg92566 жыл бұрын
If I tried to skate the way I used to I'd probably end up in the hospital good times 13 and a bottle of Maddog
@robertglare90195 жыл бұрын
This is what music was all about, you could turn the radio on and know who was playing. Bands tried to find a sound that was theirs, unique music, song after song, now you turn the radio on and every damn song sounds the same
@CathyNadeau-v4cАй бұрын
He is playing funky music and white. I still love it at 66😊
@gthegrimreaper49408 ай бұрын
its amazing to see how close bands were to their studio recordings as they actually had to have talent back then. What an amazing live show.
@gabrielitrujillo39156 жыл бұрын
So cool back then!!! no bad feelings....just good times
@danswang4 жыл бұрын
Lots of crazy stuff going on in the 70s. Pure mayhem. But the music was way, way happy.
@laurah68455 жыл бұрын
This was high school days for me! This wildly-popular song was playing at just about every high school dance on a Friday night!
@drmether91504 жыл бұрын
How can you not dance to this song?!?!
@user-jc7bg1pm1g5 ай бұрын
I was 66 when this mix hit the disk..I'm still hitting the beat.
@wend71110 жыл бұрын
One of the best disco songs to dance to. We play this at all of our dances and everyone fills the dance floor. We are a bunch of oldies Im 75
@rhagedorn7 жыл бұрын
Definitely one of the hottest songs around during the disco era.
@kenhanson40152 жыл бұрын
Love the horn section. Dancing and grooving and pointing at the rest of the band to Play That Funky Music! One of my all time favorites.
@matimus100 Жыл бұрын
I bet you do
@weirdshibainu4 жыл бұрын
All it takes is one monster hit.
@milescoburn18453 жыл бұрын
Spent 3 weeks at #1 on the U.S. charts.
@LinkRocks3 жыл бұрын
Yep. The singer wrote it and got very rich off this song. He still gets royalties.
@natestein59889 жыл бұрын
I love the spinning trumpet.
@standswithfist8066 жыл бұрын
horn men had fun gigs then....yeh those horn lines are just right...on that track...fun stuff....
@Mookaron5 жыл бұрын
💯
@rayfunk56594 жыл бұрын
Absolutely hated this in the 70's. Took me about 40 years to catch on.
@mrsbluesky8415 Жыл бұрын
Rock, disco, funk, and jazz all rolled into one fantastic song. Get dancing !
@robertharris7889 Жыл бұрын
I am from ohio and met them many years ago. Was at a concert in the day with mostly black attendees and they hit the stage the people were saying these guys are white. but it was still good music. Lived in stubenville ohio during the racial unrest and the riots in the sixties . we made it through those times toghether.
@cindyjulian95346 жыл бұрын
Awesome song. You cant help but to move to it. Some songs do that.
@haveapotato6916 жыл бұрын
We are at maximum 1970's folks. Bonus points for being introduced by Helen Reddy.
@qeddeq16 жыл бұрын
love Helen's expression when she says "Wild Cherry".
@timothymoynihan1995 жыл бұрын
YES!!! Good times.
@Diamondelle844 жыл бұрын
@@qeddeq1 Wonder if she did coke?
@TwentyOne_Five4 жыл бұрын
Totally...is Reddy rockin’ the now lost Mid Atlantic accent (like Kathleen Turner)?
@kristinaalbert61304 жыл бұрын
Your responses are phenomenal. I miss my Auntie!!!
@IMBATMANANDIMCOOL3 жыл бұрын
The song defined a generation .. Funk Music in 60s 70s and 80s
@elizabethlinsay91935 жыл бұрын
Great opening guitar riffs! One of the most fun songs of all time. Yeah!!
@vegasbaby36695 жыл бұрын
Nominated for two Grammy Awards: "Best New Artist" and "Best R&B Vocal Performance - Play That Funky Music".
@12groney8 жыл бұрын
God Bless the Seventies baby !
@rudisson6 жыл бұрын
Damn right bro, I was 23 and had the best time of my life.... no Aids, Antibabypill, this Music and sports cars, just ask one babe, and she was giving her love......
@dannypitts51526 жыл бұрын
rudisson inn
@JeffreyLadouceur-dw2ul2 ай бұрын
I grew up on wild cherry, and they're my all time favorite band. and i have all of they're albums.
@Wendygirljp5 жыл бұрын
It is 2019 as of this writing. This has NOT aged a day from when I used to play it at a disco so many years ago!
@TheRealBionicWoman6 жыл бұрын
Still makes me want to get up and dance whenever I hear it!
@richardhamblen55264 жыл бұрын
HELL, YEAH, LOL, Michelle Huey! I'm 60 and played a lot of these type songs..played this one in stage band my senior year, '77..
@nicolebutler28602 жыл бұрын
Get on up!😁
@jeanettahenderson28006 жыл бұрын
This is a great blast from the past! I had looked up KC and the Sunshine Band because of a comment from my sister's classmate and this came on autoplay after. Love it! I was ten years old back in 1976 and those were really the Good Old Days for me!!! Play That Funky Music Right!
@lmm15862 жыл бұрын
I was 10 in 76 too 😄
@tammyodonnell5306 Жыл бұрын
Me too ;)
@davidGomez-vc8ck Жыл бұрын
💥WOW!..."I feel reborn again at 80 years old. Thanks for taking me back to the fabulous years of my life. How I miss Disco music, bell bottom pants and polyester shirts. Nothing will ever take its place." Dave-Kansas 2023
@AndyZach3 жыл бұрын
I grew up in Cleveland and in the late 70s early 80s there was a disco on the east side called 'The Wild Cherry'. I never got to dance there. Has anyone?
@Frapzoid4 жыл бұрын
When I first heard this song I assumed it was a black group. Love this song.
@tjplatina71843 жыл бұрын
why though? the lyrics literally say they're white bois
@machtnichtsseimann3 жыл бұрын
@@tjplatina7184 - Agree with the OP. Way back when I was just listening to the tune and the funk and lead singer's voice...which sounded ABSOLUTELY black. ( It's not a big deal, more like a cool detail when singers embody the soul of the genre. The "color" of skin matters next to nothing. )
@chrisrj98713 жыл бұрын
@@tjplatina7184 - sorry, the song had lyrics??? I was too busy grooving to notice.
@annaritaranalli17912 жыл бұрын
I was sure they were afro american boys too
@beatlesfantoo6 жыл бұрын
This was the #1 song on American Top 40 on Sept. 18, 1976. Also Frampton Comes Alive was #1 Album.
@stratmancruthers2 жыл бұрын
Love those Les Pauls! Great funk music from the 70s
@FIFIMIMI-nq7fr Жыл бұрын
Love this song today as well as long ago.. play that funky music white black brown red green ! ❤🌹🤩🌺🌺🎼🎼🎼💋💜🌹🌹🌹🌹😍😍😍