it's short because that's a radio Play version you need to Google the studio version man there's black dudes playing trumpets and there's a whole like guitar solo in the middle
I grew up back then and this guy just knew a great way to sing. He used his voice like an athlete and he sounded great! He was playing a show one night and someone in the audience yelled at him to play that funky music white boy. So he wrote a song about it and made this iconic song. It's so much fun. We loved this song. Most of the younger people were trying to get rid of discrimination. Did you hear him say, "Come on. Play some electrified funk!" Lol. Too funny.
@KingGreatnessKG There is a longer Version of this Song This Video didn't show the Sax player or the Trumpet player who are standing off the side playing the Trumper player puts on a show with his Trumpet I have never seen anyone spin his Trumpet like he does You should look it up
I'm 64, you have no idea how much partying we've done, Mostly innocent fun. All day, all night. We were not constrained like today. We could switch to rock, pop, country, funk, blues, disco, R&B, all the amazing solo artists Eventually, New wave, punk, metal, Rap, sync, house and so on! Go back in time, keep searching, You have millions of songs from dozens of genres, you will NEVER hear them all or catch up, Sit back and enjoy the ride!!!
I'm 66 and we didn't care about who the source was or the genre or anything else. If the Grove was cool, "It Was Cool!" Even in comedy, we knew jokes were jokes (or ribs, as we called it), you just needed to be good enough to have good comebacks and everyone was ".... woow... that was a good one. Ha, Ha, Ha..." and go on and have a good time. Not like today.
I loved living in a time with diversity in every form of artistic entertainment. Skin tone was no big deal. Now it's all we hear about & the diversity has disappeared. Lord please get us back to the 70's and 80's.
Yes, please take us back to a time when "color" WAS NOT an issue! As a white man who grew up with the best music ever, I learned to love ALL kinds of music. And when I learned to dance, I danced with black, Latina, white girls, girls of every race. And believe it or not, most of the time they were asking me to dance, not the other way around. FUNNEST TIME OF MY LIFE! Unforgettable memories for sure!
No doubt. The Left make EVERYTHING about skin color, gender & sexual orientation. So done with it. They say they're the party of diversity. They're the party who keeps racism alive and well. They make sure EVERYTHING is about race.
If you come back to read this, the story of this song; this is the overall story of an actual event/situation. This band was a rock band but booked in to a largely club patronized by a black clientele. The rock songs weren't going down so well and they were getting heckled a bit and one of these patrons yelled, 'Play That Funky Music White Boy!'. So they went back and wrote this. It's an actual story and why, when you listen to the lyrics, it's actually in something of a story form.
Thanks for the insight... it's nice to read civilized comments on a now Woke Triggering mindset using misguided ignorance... we are all brothers and sisters
@@fredericksharon7494 - We are brothers and sisters of the Human Race. People who don't obsess over skin tone and get on with enjoying good music in whatever textures, flavors and styles one prefers know where it's at. Be free to enjoy what you like with others doing the same thing!
I heard that, too, but didn't know if it was true, or urban legend/hype. Either way, I was at some of their early shows and loved them from the get-go 😍
This is like the 45 short version musically. But why is the video not showing the horn section, that was some to the best part cause they were pointing at the rest of the band during the chorus. Sigh............. people can't leave historic media alone. Glad I got to see this when it aired, and every band I was in afterward did this crowd pleasing song. I always got to be the one singing it while being the drummer too. Good times, guess I should dig the drums out of storage.
I do. Which is interesting to see reactions when younger people are surprised by this tune. Things were getting better all the time until... Thanks Obama. Now look around and see the tribal divisions.
@@kjisnot no kidding - the guy that put the D back in divisive. i was in my 20's in the 70's going to umass amherst and EVERYBODY partied together. every race at all the clubs and parties and no animosity at all. what the hell happened ?
Seriously? This song came out 1976 which was about 12 years after the civil tights passed in Congress. RACE has always been THE TOPIC of this country ever since the first African was chained on this shore. The 70’s were great for integrating music. It was the first time American society bridged the race gulf and funk bands broke the glass ceiling, Sly and the Family Stone most notably. Listen to the lyrics of this song. You might have a deeper connection understanding of the what he is telling you.
@@NoneYaBidness762100 and this group is a great example of the progress, but saying race wasn’t an issue when this came was out, is just WRONG and not based in reality.
He wrote it himself, ran it by his dad who said, you can't say white boy like that. He went ahead anyway, and his dad said you were right. Look for this on the midnight special, they also had some horn players on that one.
I'm laughing my a$$ off at your reaction. The look on your face after discovering what us "OG" people knew 50 years ago. When this song came out, we thought nothing of the title. We all just loved the music.......
I was 15 when this came out in 1976 and got to experience all of the great music of the 1960s-80s as a kid, teenager and young adult … it was the *BEST* time for music and even today, the music of that time still holds up … and is actually better than 99% of music today! And we listened to all types of music, pop, jazz, folk, rock, comedy, spoken word and country on a regular because the stations played a bigger variety of music at the time, so everyone was influenced by everyone. I’m glad the younger generation gets to enjoy good music and keep it alive!
Most rock n roll people from the 70's were into funk, still are! There really was no race involved in the music back then. The best stations played all genres, you either gave it a listen or change the channel, so we all had an appreciation of all kinds of music. shit man, I saw Queen in 75' in concert and they played half punk and half opera music during their shows! By the way Thin Lizzy was the backup band that night. Thin lizzy was fronted by a black man from Ireland who played lead guitar and was the lead singer. P.S. Queen could do it all! Even back in 75'! Thin Lizzy kicked ass also!
Phil Lynott the lead singer of Thin Lizzy played Bass, and also had a nice solo career.( he was black, but he was also quite proud of being Irish).😉 His death is another reason I hate heroin.
Couldn't agree with you more. My HS was 60% white, 40% black and for the most part we enjoyed or at least respected the other groups music. I am 64 this year and all the young black kids at my job are often amazed that I was listening to music their parents and uhm, grandparents listened to back in the day. I think disco overshadowed funk and people from later generations sort of jumbled it together. Now, I didn't hate disco like others, but dam if I wasn't saying "disco sux" with all my other friends too. LOL. Why I disliked disco is because all the girls we knew wanted to go to discos all the time. But the problem was, even though the drinking age was 18 then, the dam discos wouldn't let the dudes in unless they were 21-23, depending on the club. But our gf's could get in at 18. So here we are sitting in the parking lot drinking beers, while dudes 5 years older than us with much more money than us, are trying to pick up our gf's inside the club. So you get a strong dislike for anything at all to do with that. Including the music. LOL. But, I live on Long Island not far from Queens and Brooklyn. When Son of Sam started shooting up the people making out in their cars outside the discos, that almost single handedly killed disco in the NYC area by itself. Much more a Zeppelin fan than Queen but I saw Queen for the "Fat Bottom Girls" tour and they killed it.
THIS is the song that has me questioning my whole childhood! I'm biracial; mom was black, pops was white. Growing up I thought that the only Caucasian artist my mom listened to was Elvis! I was so wrong! There are several and you'll probably run across them on your musical journey. I thought these dudes were black until I was 25, even though they say "white boy" in the song
Early in their career they played in predominantly Black clubs in Philly. One time someone yelled up to the stage, “Are you white boys gonna play some funky music?”....and this song was born!
I was a kid in the 70s and my mom and auntie would move the furniture out of the living room and have dance parties with my siblings and cousins!! Great memories!!
When I was young, I thought music would always be this good. Boy, was I wrong! You might want to check out some early ZZ Top or Led Zeppelin, as they both started out as blues bands. 💙 We can't refer to blues without mentioning Stevie Ray Vaughn playing with BB King.
I thought that too! Dang. From zappa to the cowsills and many others. I got to teach at a school where the band directors college group played the theme song for tv show happy days! His thrill was playing driveway basketball with Phil and don Everly. I said wtf! Peace from Northern Michigan.
Man did that bring up some good memories, thank you ! Have you ever thought about looking into Wolfman Jack from the Midnight Special ? We all used to watch that show when it aired and I think every band at the times played on it. I think if it wasn’t for that show, nobody would have known what color anyone was because there wasn’t any internet or cable tv. Everyone just enjoyed the music and really didn’t care about color back then. Heck, most people never knew and probably still don’t know that Thin Lizzys lead was a black man lol. It was just great music. The blues influenced so much music and it can be heard in almost every band back in the day
The best version is them live on The Midnight Special and they extend and jam the end. It was a ‘70’s show that showcased big bands from that time. It’s a must to check almost any band from the ‘70’s performing live on that show. Good stuff!
People were getting along a lot better than they do now, especially among different ethnicities. It was a peace and love era. People were groovy. Lol musicians did a lot of crossover and were inspired by each other. It isnt and wasn't as weird or as strange as you imagine. It was a different vibe. People were a lot nicer and more respectful of each other. Of course, there were place were people were racista, not too kind or nice but, overall, they were really friendly and looked out for each other. We used to have huge block parties in the streets and we'd get together, eat, dance, sing. It was different.
Back in the day we wasn’t as soft about words like people are today it was what it was and we all got along I’m 63 and we loved this music lived in the greatest time of music.
I watched more than a few videos of folks listening to this song for the first time. All liked the song and the group and made a few comments. But you are the only one, in my opinion, that really "got it". Really liked your take away and comments. First time on your channel, Liked & Subscribed. Keep on keepin' it real!
That was the 70's, there were no lines just music. We loved it all. I skated to this as a child. There is so much fabulous music from that decade. I'm in my late 50's now but, the music and memories are always right with me. Anyways, great reaction I'm trying to think of a good one for you.... This is early 80's but if you can find "Tina Marie's" - "Lover Girl" I think you will really enjoy the "Funk" in her tune. She passed away but, she is forever known as "The Blue Eyed Soul Sister" Peace On Ya
It’s funny, in an odd way, how everyone used to get along but somewhere around the mid 2000’s someone had to bring it all back up. Then things got really crazy. Check out Mother’s Finest.
LMAO!! The look on your face at 3:31 was priceless! Back in 1976, this song was out for almost 2 months before we realized these dudes weren't black!🤣 EVERYBODY was jammin' to Rob Parissi and Wild Cherry!! Music crosses all boundaries man!😍👍👍 They didn't show it in this video clip, but on the one where Helen Reddy introduces them, they actually have a couple of black guys on horns in the back.. strange that they don't show them on this one.🤷♂
So happy we were not so delicate back in the day...we would have missed out on listening to some really fantastic music! Makes me wonder if young people today might be a lot happier and enjoy themselves more if they listened to a different type of music. They are missing out on a lot of fun. Thanks for reacting to this...enjoyed your take on the song and the performance!
Rob Parissi wrote that song. He's a singer, songwriter and was the front man for the group Wild Cherry. This was their only hit when it was released in 1976. Today he produces Jazz music.
Yes sir... During that era, most people and radio stations played music before knowing what an artist or group looked like.. SOOOOO many people were surprised when they saw Wild Cherry for the first time because you were right.. They did NOT sound the way they looked.
This was one of the biggest, most popular disco songs back in my day (I'm 68 now). It was played at least twice a night. Oh, those were the wonderful misspent days of my youth. Wish I had the stamina I had then, and wish they still made music like this. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.
Yep, play that funky music white boy. I've always loved thid song and we never thought anything about it - just good music. They played all the time & everywhere! Clubs, radio, bars, roller skate rinks. There played it on a live music show (Midnight Special) on tv.
Yep, this was a great one. We played this in a our locker room during summer camp as Sophomores, 1976, with an old school player, and I will never forget our Head Coach's look on his face. Our Senior year, last game, he played it back to us in his pre-game speech and we just crushed our opponent. This song is on my playlist when I die and they put me in the ground. We gonna be jamming all the way into the afterlife
I was in high school when this was out. We sang along , danced along and sang "play that funky music WHITE BOY" along with him every time. Musically, if you liked it the artists color meant nothing. And you never caught any slights from anyone for liking it. We were all too busy dancing and singing along for that.
Great reaction! Your comment about why so short of a song. Almost all music was short to fit radio format. Some music was longer, but radio stations would Eddie. On Midnight Special version watch hocus pocus play focus, they squeezed a 7 min song into 3:30. Only standing ovation ever given there. Peace from Northern Michigan.
There was quite a bit of 'Blue-eyed soul' as we called it back in the day, I mean, it's always been around, but since you're doing a 70s reaction at the moment, I'd like to suggest 2 more. I don't know if you've reacted to them already as this is my first time here, but I wanted to chime in, lol. Bobby Caldwell with 'What You Won't Do For Love' and Player with 'Baby Come Back' are two just off the top of my head! Oh, and The Midnight Special(an actual weekly special)always had top-tier groups & performers of all genres & one on the top of my list, which is kind of bluesy-soul-rock, from 1976, a group called Elvin Bishop, but he didn't sing lead on this particular song called 'Fooled Around and Fell in Love' a phenomenal singer named Mickey Thomas did! I highly recommend! Spectacular! Thanks!😊
I'm 59 and grew up listening to all sorts of music. We definitely did still have "black" and "white" music, but we had gotten to the point where skin color really didn't matter. If you could play a style well, you were accepted. This is what the song is all about. A white band playing "funk?" The answer back then was, if you can play it right, then play it and we'll all cheer and dance along.
The words to this are true, they were just a rock n roll band, going knowhere, disco was starting to take over and the manager suggested they make a funk song, and they came up with this, and got signed right away.
Back then in the military we spent a lot of time in the clubs. As far as integration, whites and black people weren't interchangeable, every little group of bunks had boom boxes playing different kinds of music. But we all got along well enough.
If you want to go down into a rabbit hole.. “A Country Boy Can Survive “ by Hank Williams Jr. (the official video if possible ). Hank Jr, a legend in his own right, is the son of Hank Williams Sr. one of the original country legends. Sr and Jr both are outstanding songwriters. Sr’s “I’m so lonesome I could cry” is a classic. Many more hits from both of them. Sr died at an early age … I just subscribed, like your willingness to expand your musical library. 👍👍👍👍👍
I heard this song when it came out, and I thought the same thing m8. P.S. that time period? What the? This was the time of musical genius the likes of which you will never see again!
REACTION Wild Cherry - I Feel Sanctified | BEHIND THE SONG Play That Funky Music
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white people are awesome
it's short because that's a radio Play version you need to Google the studio version man there's black dudes playing trumpets and there's a whole like guitar solo in the middle
I grew up back then and this guy just knew a great way to sing. He used his voice like an athlete and he sounded great! He was playing a show one night and someone in the audience yelled at him to play that funky music white boy. So he wrote a song about it and made this iconic song. It's so much fun. We loved this song. Most of the younger people were trying to get rid of discrimination. Did you hear him say, "Come on. Play some electrified funk!" Lol. Too funny.
@KingGreatnessKG There is a longer Version of this Song This Video didn't show the Sax player or the Trumpet player who are standing off the side playing the Trumper player puts on a show with his Trumpet I have never seen anyone spin his Trumpet like he does You should look it up
I'm 64, you have no idea how much partying we've done,
Mostly innocent fun.
All day, all night.
We were not constrained like today.
We could switch to rock, pop, country, funk, blues, disco, R&B, all the amazing solo artists
Eventually,
New wave, punk, metal, Rap, sync, house and so on!
Go back in time,
keep searching,
You have millions of songs from dozens of genres, you will NEVER hear them all or catch up,
Sit back and enjoy the ride!!!
Yeah, Saturdays were awesome. You had American Bandstand in the mornings, Soul Train in the Afternoons, and Hee Haw at night.
I'm 66 and we didn't care about who the source was or the genre or anything else. If the Grove was cool, "It Was Cool!" Even in comedy, we knew jokes were jokes (or ribs, as we called it), you just needed to be good enough to have good comebacks and everyone was ".... woow... that was a good one. Ha, Ha, Ha..." and go on and have a good time. Not like today.
I am 71 we did much more.
@@scrambler69-xk3kv......lol
the 70s caught up to us in our 70s.......lol
I'll be 60 in two weeks, and you, sir, are 💯 correct. There was NOTHING like the 70s. No era can touch it for all the things that we had then.
I loved living in a time with diversity in every form of artistic entertainment. Skin tone was no big deal. Now it's all we hear about & the diversity has disappeared.
Lord please get us back to the 70's and 80's.
❤
Yes, please take us back to a time when "color" WAS NOT an issue! As a white man who grew up with the best music ever, I learned to love ALL kinds of music. And when I learned to dance, I danced with black, Latina, white girls, girls of every race. And believe it or not, most of the time they were asking me to dance, not the other way around. FUNNEST TIME OF MY LIFE! Unforgettable memories for sure!
I couldn’t agree more!
Obama brought the division back.
No doubt. The Left make EVERYTHING about skin color, gender & sexual orientation. So done with it. They say they're the party of diversity. They're the party who keeps racism alive and well. They make sure EVERYTHING is about race.
You play this at a wedding and the floor fills up! “Brick House” is another one.
Love it!!!!! Love Rollercoaster is another one. I was not a big disco fan. Way more into rock. But this funky, motown type of stuff was so cool.
Redbone!!!
same with a middle or high school dance.
Oh hell yeah! EW&F 'September' as well!!😄🎵🎶
@@grifftrain a good DJ knows. ha ha
If you come back to read this, the story of this song; this is the overall story of an actual event/situation. This band was a rock band but booked in to a largely club patronized by a black clientele. The rock songs weren't going down so well and they were getting heckled a bit and one of these patrons yelled, 'Play That Funky Music White Boy!'. So they went back and wrote this. It's an actual story and why, when you listen to the lyrics, it's actually in something of a story form.
Thanks for the insight... it's nice to read civilized comments on a now Woke Triggering mindset using misguided ignorance... we are all brothers and sisters
@@fredericksharon7494 - We are brothers and sisters of the Human Race. People who don't obsess over skin tone and get on with enjoying good music in whatever textures, flavors and styles one prefers know where it's at. Be free to enjoy what you like with others doing the same thing!
Cool
That's the exact story!
I heard that, too, but didn't know if it was true, or urban legend/hype. Either way, I was at some of their early shows and loved them from the get-go 😍
I busted a smile when you said "did they just say what I thought they said". Good on you to get this song. Too bad you missed the best era of music.
We and the artists were being oppressed by corporate industry hogs.
This video was chopped. Check out the one from The Midnight Special - and you’ll see the horn players doing lots of tricks! ❤
It's great!
This is like the 45 short version musically. But why is the video not showing the horn section, that was some to the best part cause they were pointing at the rest of the band during the chorus. Sigh.............
people can't leave historic media alone.
Glad I got to see this when it aired, and every band I was in afterward did this crowd pleasing song.
I always got to be the one singing it while being the drummer too.
Good times, guess I should dig the drums out of storage.
you are right
I am 63 and we loved this and nobody got mad about anything like today everyone is so soft we just shook shit off back in the day laughed and went on.
Back in that day a lot of people initially assumed they were black.. Then the funky white boys came out
Kinda like the BeeGees.
Remember when everything wasn’t about race? I do.
I do. Which is interesting to see reactions when younger people are surprised by this tune. Things were getting better all the time until... Thanks Obama. Now look around and see the tribal divisions.
@@kjisnot no kidding - the guy that put the D back in divisive. i was in my 20's in the 70's going to umass amherst and EVERYBODY partied together. every race at all the clubs and parties and no animosity at all. what the hell happened ?
Seriously? This song came out 1976 which was about 12 years after the civil tights passed in Congress. RACE has always been THE TOPIC of this country ever since the first African was chained on this shore. The 70’s were great for integrating music. It was the first time American society bridged the race gulf and funk bands broke the glass ceiling, Sly and the Family Stone most notably.
Listen to the lyrics of this song. You might have a deeper connection understanding of the what he is telling you.
@@tracyface1999 And look where we are now. 🙄
@@NoneYaBidness762100 and this group is a great example of the progress, but saying race wasn’t an issue when this came was out, is just WRONG and not based in reality.
He wrote it himself, ran it by his dad who said, you can't say white boy like that. He went ahead anyway, and his dad said you were right. Look for this on the midnight special, they also had some horn players on that one.
I am 68 years old, thanks for playing this... I have not heard this in so long, one of my very favorites, love your voice.
71 years old. Danced in a lot of clubs to this song.
my wife and I still do "the Bump" when we hear this song at a party. ;)
I'm laughing my a$$ off at your reaction. The look on your face after discovering what us "OG" people knew 50 years ago. When this song came out, we thought nothing of the title. We all just loved the music.......
I was 15 when this came out in 1976 and got to experience all of the great music of the 1960s-80s as a kid, teenager and young adult … it was the *BEST* time for music and even today, the music of that time still holds up … and is actually better than 99% of music today!
And we listened to all types of music, pop, jazz, folk, rock, comedy, spoken word and country on a regular because the stations played a bigger variety of music at the time, so everyone was influenced by everyone.
I’m glad the younger generation gets to enjoy good music and keep it alive!
And we ALL danced our as$es off when this came out!!! 😂
Most rock n roll people from the 70's were into funk, still are! There really was no race involved in the music back then. The best stations played all genres, you either gave it a listen or change the channel, so we all had an appreciation of all kinds of music. shit man, I saw Queen in 75' in concert and they played half punk and half opera music during their shows! By the way Thin Lizzy was the backup band that night. Thin lizzy was fronted by a black man from Ireland who played lead guitar and was the lead singer. P.S. Queen could do it all! Even back in 75'! Thin Lizzy kicked ass also!
Ain't that the truth. If you liked it you played it.
Phil Lynott the lead singer of Thin Lizzy played Bass, and also had a nice solo career.( he was black, but he was also quite proud of being Irish).😉
His death is another reason I hate heroin.
@@phildicks4721 yes Bass, my bad. its been a few decades lol
Couldn't agree with you more. My HS was 60% white, 40% black and for the most part we enjoyed or at least respected the other groups music. I am 64 this year and all the young black kids at my job are often amazed that I was listening to music their parents and uhm, grandparents listened to back in the day. I think disco overshadowed funk and people from later generations sort of jumbled it together. Now, I didn't hate disco like others, but dam if I wasn't saying "disco sux" with all my other friends too. LOL.
Why I disliked disco is because all the girls we knew wanted to go to discos all the time. But the problem was, even though the drinking age was 18 then, the dam discos wouldn't let the dudes in unless they were 21-23, depending on the club. But our gf's could get in at 18. So here we are sitting in the parking lot drinking beers, while dudes 5 years older than us with much more money than us, are trying to pick up our gf's inside the club. So you get a strong dislike for anything at all to do with that. Including the music. LOL. But, I live on Long Island not far from Queens and Brooklyn. When Son of Sam started shooting up the people making out in their cars outside the discos, that almost single handedly killed disco in the NYC area by itself.
Much more a Zeppelin fan than Queen but I saw Queen for the "Fat Bottom Girls" tour and they killed it.
One of my favorite bands is Parliament. George Clinton is a god.
This song still to this day packs a dance floor!
That was THE funky white boys from the bustling metropolis of Steubenville, Ohio ! 😂
Its short because radio songs back then had a time limit of about 2 to 3 minutes with a few exceptions
Fire by The Ohio Players is absolute funk FIRE!
I forgot about them. They could jam, I'll give them that.
THIS is the song that has me questioning my whole childhood! I'm biracial; mom was black, pops was white. Growing up I thought that the only Caucasian artist my mom listened to was Elvis! I was so wrong! There are several and you'll probably run across them on your musical journey. I thought these dudes were black until I was 25, even though they say "white boy" in the song
Such a funky tune 😎
Early in their career they played in predominantly Black clubs in Philly. One time someone yelled up to the stage, “Are you white boys gonna play some funky music?”....and this song was born!
I was a kid in the 70s and my mom and auntie would move the furniture out of the living room and have dance parties with my siblings and cousins!! Great memories!!
Luvin' it! Glad you liked it. 70's were fun.
My senior year in high school ..life was good back then. 1976...
I was just out of College then. That Was the Year I took off on a Motorcycle trip around the West. Amazing Memories...
When I was young, I thought music would always be this good. Boy, was I wrong! You might want to check out some early ZZ Top or Led Zeppelin, as they both started out as blues bands. 💙 We can't refer to blues without mentioning Stevie Ray Vaughn playing with BB King.
Zeppelin reaction
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I thought that too! Dang. From zappa to the cowsills and many others. I got to teach at a school where the band directors college group played the theme song for tv show happy days! His thrill was playing driveway basketball with Phil and don Everly. I said wtf! Peace from Northern Michigan.
Man did that bring up some good memories, thank you ! Have you ever thought about looking into Wolfman Jack from the Midnight Special ? We all used to watch that show when it aired and I think every band at the times played on it. I think if it wasn’t for that show, nobody would have known what color anyone was because there wasn’t any internet or cable tv. Everyone just enjoyed the music and really didn’t care about color back then. Heck, most people never knew and probably still don’t know that Thin Lizzys lead was a black man lol. It was just great music. The blues influenced so much music and it can be heard in almost every band back in the day
The best version is them live on The Midnight Special and they extend and jam the end. It was a ‘70’s show that showcased big bands from that time. It’s a must to check almost any band from the ‘70’s performing live on that show. Good stuff!
People were getting along a lot better than they do now, especially among different ethnicities. It was a peace and love era. People were groovy. Lol musicians did a lot of crossover and were inspired by each other. It isnt and wasn't as weird or as strange as you imagine. It was a different vibe. People were a lot nicer and more respectful of each other. Of course, there were place were people were racista, not too kind or nice but, overall, they were really friendly and looked out for each other. We used to have huge block parties in the streets and we'd get together, eat, dance, sing. It was different.
This was the 70s when we just had fun and nobody got offended. not like today
WTF, WHO gets offended by WHITE BOY Jeez
"Lay down a Boogie and play that funky music 'till you die!" Damn!
Back in the day we wasn’t as soft about words like people are today it was what it was and we all got along I’m 63 and we loved this music lived in the greatest time of music.
I watched more than a few videos of folks listening to this song for the first time. All liked the song and the group and made a few comments. But you are the only one, in my opinion, that really "got it". Really liked your take away and comments. First time on your channel, Liked & Subscribed. Keep on keepin' it real!
Thanks so much Doug 👑❤️
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That was the 70's, there were no lines just music. We loved it all. I skated to this as a child. There is so much fabulous music from that decade. I'm in my late 50's now but, the music and memories are always right with me. Anyways, great reaction I'm trying to think of a good one for you.... This is early 80's but if you can find "Tina Marie's" - "Lover Girl" I think you will really enjoy the "Funk" in her tune. She passed away but, she is forever known as "The Blue Eyed Soul Sister" Peace On Ya
Yes, its too short. Agree.
It’s funny, in an odd way, how everyone used to get along but somewhere around the mid 2000’s someone had to bring it all back up. Then things got really crazy. Check out Mother’s Finest.
Ooooo…they’re going to be playing close to where I live in a couple weeks, and I can’t wait to see them!
I believe just about wveryone has had to hear this at some point , watch the bass player feelin it , he cracks me up
The lead singer wrote this! His name is Rob Parissi!
Back in the day when this song played everyone hit the floor , danced and shouted the chorus . So much fun .
I've seen them in concert in , San Antonio , Texas , Native Americans
they get into it and out of it quickly for radio time....popular song in the day.....on the radio all day
LMAO!! The look on your face at 3:31 was priceless! Back in 1976, this song was out for almost 2 months before we realized these dudes weren't black!🤣 EVERYBODY was jammin' to Rob Parissi and Wild Cherry!! Music crosses all boundaries man!😍👍👍 They didn't show it in this video clip, but on the one where Helen Reddy introduces them, they actually have a couple of black guys on horns in the back.. strange that they don't show them on this one.🤷♂
I've seen the one with the horns. Those guys are awesome!
In this context, "white boy" is a compliment.
In most other contexts, it's an insult.
I love this song.
Same with Foreigner song "Dirty White Boy" lol
Hot song, amazing reaction --- Mpls Central High, class of '71. Keep it real, KTM!
If you enjoyed this, I think you’d love KC and the Sunshine Band ! “ I’m Your Boogie Man”! ❤ They had everybody up on the dance floor!
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I was 21 in 1976 when this song came out. I love your reaction. It was great. You made my day. Thanks!❤😂
Glad you enjoyed!
Memories❤
Like the lyrics say someone in the audience at one of their gigs shouted out to play some funky music and that's what they came up with
So happy we were not so delicate back in the day...we would have missed out on listening to some really fantastic music! Makes me wonder if young people today might be a lot happier and enjoy themselves more if they listened to a different type of music. They are missing out on a lot of fun. Thanks for reacting to this...enjoyed your take on the song and the performance!
I never expected the death of funk music. I wish somebody would bring it back.
everyone thought they were black, we were wrong and loving the tunes
Play that funky music 🎶 white boy. Yes, they sang it. My older brother had this album in 1976. I was 10. This song is still a jam.
Rob Parissi wrote that song. He's a singer, songwriter and was the front man for the group Wild Cherry. This was their only hit when it was released in 1976. Today he produces Jazz music.
Yes sir... During that era, most people and radio stations played music before knowing what an artist or group looked like.. SOOOOO many people were surprised when they saw Wild Cherry for the first time because you were right.. They did NOT sound the way they looked.
We were gettin wild 😂
Two bands for horns, Tower of Power and early Chicago. Oops, Blood Sweat and Tears also. Next level and for radio!
You are absolutely my favorite reaction to this song!! It's one of my favorites!!
@@elisaortega3838 thanks Elisa I appreciate you! 👑❤️
This is my generation mid 70s until children in the 90s. This was a time when people actually got along. The absolute best ERA/
MUSIC EVER!
This was one of the biggest, most popular disco songs back in my day (I'm 68 now). It was played at least twice a night. Oh, those were the wonderful misspent days of my youth. Wish I had the stamina I had then, and wish they still made music like this. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.
I agree with Lisa, Brick house is something else
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Yep, play that funky music white boy. I've always loved thid song and we never thought anything about it - just good music. They played all the time & everywhere! Clubs, radio, bars, roller skate rinks. There played it on a live music show (Midnight Special) on tv.
Your reaction was fire! "Did he just say what I think he said?" 🔥🔥🔥
Thanks!
Yep, this was a great one. We played this in a our locker room during summer camp as Sophomores, 1976, with an old school player, and I will never forget our Head Coach's look on his face. Our Senior year, last game, he played it back to us in his pre-game speech and we just crushed our opponent. This song is on my playlist when I die and they put me in the ground. We gonna be jamming all the way into the afterlife
I was in high school when this was out. We sang along , danced along and sang "play that funky music WHITE BOY" along with him every time. Musically, if you liked it the artists color meant nothing. And you never caught any slights from anyone for liking it. We were all too busy dancing and singing along for that.
Correct😊
You only think you want to know how wild we were getting!!
Hot song, amazed, funny reaction --- Mpls Central High, Class of '71... Keep it real.KTM!!
Great reaction! Your comment about why so short of a song. Almost all music was short to fit radio format. Some music was longer, but radio stations would Eddie. On Midnight Special version watch hocus pocus play focus, they squeezed a 7 min song into 3:30. Only standing ovation ever given there. Peace from Northern Michigan.
Peace from Washington DC
I love your reaction to this video King! My first time watching you but not the video. Will definitely watch you some more 👏🏻🥰‼️
Thanks Diane. Welcome to the community! ❤️ 👑
@@KingGreatnessKG … You’re welcome King 😊‼️ Happy to be part of your community 🥰‼️
Oh we were smooth
There was quite a bit of 'Blue-eyed soul' as we called it back in the day, I mean, it's always been around, but since you're doing a 70s reaction at the moment, I'd like to suggest 2 more. I don't know if you've reacted to them already as this is my first time here, but I wanted to chime in, lol. Bobby Caldwell with 'What You Won't Do For Love' and Player with 'Baby Come Back' are two just off the top of my head!
Oh, and The Midnight Special(an actual weekly special)always had top-tier groups & performers of all genres & one on the top of my list, which is kind of bluesy-soul-rock, from 1976, a group called Elvin Bishop, but he didn't sing lead on this particular song called 'Fooled Around and Fell in Love' a phenomenal singer named Mickey Thomas did! I highly recommend! Spectacular!
Thanks!😊
I caught these brother's live in concert in the 70's
Nice reaction. ( yes it is)
Great reaction. Had a bad day, you made me laugh a bit. Thank you.
Thanks! Hope it gets better for you 👑 ❤️
Music 🎶 is life. Back in the day, we’d go out Saturday night and never sleep but still make our Sunday morning service with the family.
❤, your realization and reaction!
Thanks Kim ❤️
I'm 59 and grew up listening to all sorts of music. We definitely did still have "black" and "white" music, but we had gotten to the point where skin color really didn't matter. If you could play a style well, you were accepted. This is what the song is all about. A white band playing "funk?" The answer back then was, if you can play it right, then play it and we'll all cheer and dance along.
Huge dance song in the disco clubs. You can't help but move to that beat.
Where I grew up black+white=tons of fun for sure. Hope we see those great times again soon! ❤❤❤
There vmusic manager came to our house and went our church. Still got the demo record.
Haha this is my time period!
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We had a blast in 70s the decade of love, big change, and some of the best music. Thanx, Peace
Peace ❤️
❤ I was waiting for your reaction when it lyrics were play that funky music white boy. Lol
That was great. Lol
😁 thanks Ronny
The words to this are true, they were just a rock n roll band, going knowhere, disco was starting to take over and the manager suggested they make a funk song, and they came up with this, and got signed right away.
that was FUN...you nailed it right off!!!
Thanks Matt
Your reaction made me lol. Thx bro.
Glad you enjoyed lol
What’s up friend… glad to see you doing good 👍
Good times!
That was a good show 😊
I miss those times
This was a edited/ short version.
Even the solo has hints of 'Hazel'
What’s Hazel?
I had the same reaction first time I heard this song. " Did he just say white boy?" Everybody loved this tune!
I was 15 man and this was the bomb!!!🎵🎶🎶🎶🎵🥰🥰
Around this time was KC and The Sunshine Band.
Back then in the military we spent a lot of time in the clubs. As far as integration, whites and black people weren't interchangeable, every little group of bunks had boom boxes playing different kinds of music. But we all got along well enough.
Oh we had the best
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That might be the smoothest reaction I've seen.
Good work, sir.
Thanks Dan 😎
If you want to go down into a rabbit hole.. “A Country Boy Can Survive “ by Hank Williams Jr. (the official video if possible ). Hank Jr, a legend in his own right, is the son of Hank Williams Sr. one of the original country legends. Sr and Jr both are outstanding songwriters. Sr’s “I’m so lonesome I could cry” is a classic. Many more hits from both of them. Sr died at an early age … I just subscribed, like your willingness to expand your musical library. 👍👍👍👍👍
Welcome to the community. 👑 ❤️
Thanks for the recommendation John. I’m gonna add it to the list
Great recommendation. New subscriber too.
Welcome Martin! 👑 ❤️ thank you
I heard this song when it came out, and I thought the same thing m8.
P.S. that time period? What the? This was the time of musical genius the likes of which you will never see again!
This is my ringtone!!!!😂😂😂