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Subject: Quiz: What the Funk? - Finished
Written By: Mushroom on 07/13/13 at 2:41 pm
OK, how well do some remember the funk songs below, based upon the topic or lyrics?
1. This song questions the sanity of the singer, as well as his girl. - maddog
Gnarls Barkley - Crazy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=So0U8J0F7EQ
2. The singer becomes interested when he sees the girl masturbating. - bookmistress4ever
Prince and the Revolution - Darling Nikki
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7VQBvLL-H0
3. This song is a list of problems facing the world. - warped
The Temptations - Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVtxwFyOwRw
4. Neither Mickey nor Legolas are involved in this song. - loki 13
Sly and the Family Stone - Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVCVGQhvN9g
5. The Temptations are ordered to provide background vocals at the end of this song. (Some consider this to be the most sampled-covered song ever) - warped
Rick James - Super Freak
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYHxGBH6o4M
6. After the ladies check their attire and their hair, they have to listen to the drummer, bass man and guitar. (Has been covered by such artists as Erykah Badu and Dan Aykroyd) - ninny
Beginning of the End - Funky Nassau
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L762HQ-ha7I
7. Do potatoes go with that drink? - Henk
George Clinton - Do Fries Go With That Shake
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTku4XQ0QX8
8. This song is about a musician who goes to see the same group that performs the song. (This was featured on the Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas soundtrack) - ninny
Kool & The Gang - Hollywood Swinging
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKWkeLL7lho
9. This is what girls did before they started to Twerk. - maddog
KC and the Sunshine Band - (Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1Qxa031xBA
10. When this Scottish band drops a glass, this is what they do afterwards. - maddog
The Average White Band - Pick Up The Pieces
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ISLeHByD-I
11. They want this, give it up. They need this, give it up. (After doing some demolition) - Henk
Parliament - Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof off the Sucker)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aegs-CR8ZdM
12. An O. Henry character immortalized in a song? - loki 13
War - Cisco Kid
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvYODVTHC2I
13. That is one funky Ferris Wheel. - warped
Blood Sweat & Tears - Spinning Wheel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kK62tfoCmuQ
14. This song was really created after one member of this rock band asked another member to play something, so they did it. - warped
Wild Cherry - Play That Funky Music
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFiv9M577a4
Actually a hard rock band, at a concert between sets drummer Ron Beitle called out to lead singer Robert Parissi to "Play some funky music white boy", and Parissi thought it sounded good so used that to build the song around.
15. Yes, funk about the third little piggy. - bookmistress4ever
Commodores - Brick House
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSAcgGXsCCI
Subject: Re: Quiz: What the Funk?
Written By: maddog on 07/13/13 at 4:18 pm
I'm thinking hard on these Mushroom, only one I can get so far is...
#10 Pick Up The Pieces - Average White Band
Subject: Re: Quiz: What the Funk?
Written By: Henk on 07/13/13 at 4:48 pm
Cool quiz! :) I, too, only know one though:
#7. Do Fries Go With That Shake? - George Clinton
Subject: Re: Quiz: What the Funk?
Written By: Mushroom on 07/13/13 at 5:43 pm
I'm thinking hard on these Mushroom, only one I can get so far is...
#10 Pick Up The Pieces - Average White Band
Cool quiz! :) I, too, only know one though:
#7. Do Fries Go With That Shake? - George Clinton
Good job so far though!
The thing is, I am sure a bunch will be smacking their foreheads once they find out what some of these songs actually are.
Subject: Re: Quiz: What the Funk?
Written By: gibbo on 07/14/13 at 4:29 am
Nice quiz. I've never been good at cryptic clues. :-\\
#3 We Didn't Start the Fire - Billy Joel?
#5 Angels in Centrefold - J. Geils Band
Subject: Re: Quiz: What the Funk?
Written By: Mushroom on 07/14/13 at 9:02 am
Nice quiz. I've never been good at cryptic clues. :-\\
#3 We Didn't Start the Fire - Billy Joel?
#5 Angels in Centrefold - J. Geils Band
Those are both good guesses, but I would not consider J. Geils or Billy Joel "Funk" 8)
Subject: Re: Quiz: What the Funk?
Written By: loki 13 on 07/14/13 at 10:16 am
#12...Cisco Kid....War?
Subject: Re: Quiz: What the Funk?
Written By: loki 13 on 07/14/13 at 10:20 am
#4...Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)....Sly and the Family Stone?
Subject: Re: Quiz: What the Funk?
Written By: Mushroom on 07/14/13 at 10:49 am
#12...Cisco Kid....War?
#4...Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)....Sly and the Family Stone?
Good job! Was not sure who would pick up on the second one, since I doubt that most people are even aware that the real title was a mondegreen.
Subject: Re: Quiz: What the Funk?
Written By: warped on 07/14/13 at 10:52 am
#14 Play that funky music white boy -Wild Cherry?
Subject: Re: Quiz: What the Funk?
Written By: warped on 07/14/13 at 11:49 am
#3 Ball of confusion, Temptations?
Subject: Re: Quiz: What the Funk?
Written By: Mushroom on 07/14/13 at 12:13 pm
#14 Play that funky music white boy -Wild Cherry?
#3 Ball of confusion, Temptations?
Great job, Ball of Confusion has long been one of my favorite songs of all time.
Subject: Re: Quiz: What the Funk?
Written By: warped on 07/14/13 at 1:00 pm
#5 The cover of the rolling stone - Dr Hook?
Subject: Re: Quiz: What the Funk?
Written By: Mushroom on 07/14/13 at 1:49 pm
#5 The cover of the rolling stone - Dr Hook?
Nope, sorry. Rolling Stone is still in publication, this one is defunct (hence "former").
Subject: Re: Quiz: What the Funk?
Written By: warped on 07/14/13 at 3:51 pm
Nope, sorry. Rolling Stone is still in publication, this one is defunct (hence "former").
OK, how about #13 Spinning Wheels - Blood Sweat and Tears?
Subject: Re: Quiz: What the Funk?
Written By: Mushroom on 07/14/13 at 7:00 pm
OK, how about #13 Spinning Wheels - Blood Sweat and Tears?
http://stream1.gifsoup.com/view5/2199636/bruce-lee-thumbs-up-o.gif
Subject: Re: Quiz: What the Funk?
Written By: karen on 07/15/13 at 3:35 am
#8 Its The Same Old Song - The Four Tops?
Subject: Re: Quiz: What the Funk?
Written By: gibbo on 07/15/13 at 3:38 am
Those are both good guesses, but I would not consider J. Geils or Billy Joel "Funk" 8)
It's okay ... I didn't consider either song 'funk' either. ;D The lyrics just fitted your description ... and who knew you'd call funk 'funk'!!
Subject: Re: Quiz: What the Funk?
Written By: bookmistress4ever on 07/15/13 at 4:01 am
2. Prince - Darling Nikki?
8. Play that funky music - Wild Cherry? Sorry, I saw you already used that one.
15. Brick House - Commodores?
Subject: Re: Quiz: What the Funk?
Written By: Mushroom on 07/15/13 at 7:48 am
It's okay ... I didn't consider either song 'funk' either. ;D The lyrics just fitted your description ... and who knew you'd call funk 'funk'!!
True, for me it is mostly about the style of music, especially the back beat and/or the bass line. That "funky guitar" sound that makes your entire body wanna dance.
And at least one of the songs I listed is only a few years old, showing that "funk is not dead".
2. Prince - Darling Nikki?
8. Play that funky music - Wild Cherry? Sorry, I saw you already used that one.
15. Brick House - Commodores?
http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1e5h605dX1rqfhi2o1_500.gif
I am kinda surprised that the Prince song went as long as it did before being identified. That was such a well known lyric that I was sure it would have been tagged right away.
Subject: Re: Quiz: What the Funk?
Written By: maddog on 07/15/13 at 9:17 am
Still thinking hard....could #1 possibly be "Crazy" by Cee-Lo Green?
(the lyrics go "Maybe I'm crazy, maybe you're crazy...")
Subject: Re: Quiz: What the Funk?
Written By: maddog on 07/15/13 at 9:19 am
....and my guess for #9 is Shake Your Booty - KC and the Sunshine Band ;D
Subject: Re: Quiz: What the Funk?
Written By: Mushroom on 07/15/13 at 9:38 am
Still thinking hard....could #1 possibly be "Crazy" by Cee-Lo Green?
(the lyrics go "Maybe I'm crazy, maybe you're crazy...")
....and my guess for #9 is Shake Your Booty - KC and the Sunshine Band ;D
Almost done, 11 down, 4 left to go.
Crazy is probably my favorite song of the last decade, and I was hoping it would be a return of "R&B" back to it's classic roots. To bad that did not happen.
I am gonna try and put in some clues for the last ones, they are a bit more obscure for the most part (although I thought my George Clinton entry was pretty darned obscure).
Subject: Re: Quiz: What the Funk?
Written By: Henk on 07/15/13 at 9:56 am
I am gonna try and put in some clues for the last ones, they are a bit more obscure for the most part (although I thought my George Clinton entry was pretty darned obscure).
It got heavy rotation on MTV over here when it came out. Still never made the charts, though. The song has stuck with me since. ;D
Subject: Re: Quiz: What the Funk?
Written By: Mushroom on 07/15/13 at 10:58 am
It got heavy rotation on MTV over here when it came out. Still never made the charts, though. The song has stuck with me since. ;D
Ahhh, that might be part of it also. I have not really watched MTV since the 1980's. I find the name is ironic, in that you never find music there anymore. To me the channel has become superfluous, and a sad comment on what it once was.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwSzrTNHi40
Heck, they could not even bother to have any kind of Anniversary Special when it turned 30, like it was an embarrassment to have shown music videos back when they started.
I think they need to get Randee of the Redwoods back and make him the programming director.
Subject: Re: Quiz: What the Funk?
Written By: warped on 07/15/13 at 11:10 am
I'm gonna take another stab at #5.
The Look of love ...but I don't know a funk version, closest is ABC"s, but that was more new wave..ish
Subject: Re: Quiz: What the Funk?
Written By: Mushroom on 07/15/13 at 11:38 am
I'm gonna take another stab at #5.
The Look of love ...but I don't know a funk version, closest is ABC"s, but that was more new wave..ish
Sorry, that's not it either. I changed the question for that one, hopefully that will make it a bit more recognizable.
Subject: Re: Quiz: What the Funk?
Written By: Henk on 07/15/13 at 3:36 pm
5. The Temptations are ordered to provide background vocals at the end of this song. (Some consider this to be the most sampled-covered song ever)
Never thought of it as funk, but I'm tempted to say:
U Can't Touch This- MC Hammer
Subject: Re: Quiz: What the Funk?
Written By: Mushroom on 07/15/13 at 4:46 pm
Never thought of it as funk, but I'm tempted to say:
U Can't Touch This- MC Hammer
You're geting warm.
Subject: Re: Quiz: What the Funk?
Written By: warped on 07/15/13 at 5:06 pm
You're geting warm.
Super Freak- Rick James?
Subject: Re: Quiz: What the Funk?
Written By: Mushroom on 07/15/13 at 6:12 pm
Super Freak- Rick James?
Got it!
The line "New Wave Magazine" has frequently been misheard as "Newsweek Magazine" (which stopped publication in 2012).
And at 2:30 Rick (who is the nephew of The Temptations' bass singer Melvin Franklin) calls for The Temptations to sing (who provided background vocals for the song).
This is also a heavily covered song, the most well known is "U Can't Touch This".
Subject: Re: Quiz: What the Funk?
Written By: warped on 07/15/13 at 7:07 pm
Got it!
The line "New Wave Magazine" has frequently been misheard as "Newsweek Magazine" (which stopped publication in 2012).
And at 2:30 Rick (who is the nephew of The Temptations' bass singer Melvin Franklin) calls for The Temptations to sing (who provided background vocals for the song).
This is also a heavily covered song, the most well known is "U Can't Touch This".
Henk's answer and your hint made the difference really. If not for that, I'd be nowhere near the answer.
Subject: Re: Quiz: What the Funk?
Written By: Henk on 07/16/13 at 2:22 am
Super Freak- Rick James?
* facepalm *
I really should've gotten that one.
Subject: Re: Quiz: What the Funk?
Written By: bookmistress4ever on 07/16/13 at 3:20 am
6. Wild guess.... Klymaxx - Meeting In The Ladies Room
Subject: Re: Quiz: What the Funk?
Written By: maddog on 07/16/13 at 2:41 pm
* facepalm *
I really should've gotten that one.
Same here Henk, I'm kicking myself. "Super Freak" was a club classic in Liverpool circa 1982/ 83 (in my youth :)).
Along with "In My House" by the Mary Jane Girls, which was written and produced by Rick James.
Subject: Re: Quiz: What the Funk?
Written By: maddog on 07/16/13 at 2:54 pm
...and "Party All The Time" by Eddie Murphy, also a Rick James production. I just re-watched the video for this on youtube, brilliant ;D!
(Apologies for thread hijack Mushroom, but you've awakened my funk memories, and that's a good thing isn't it ;)? )
Subject: Re: Quiz: What the Funk?
Written By: Mushroom on 07/16/13 at 3:06 pm
6. Wild guess.... Klymaxx - Meeting In The Ladies Room
Nope, sorry.
...and "Party All The Time" by Eddie Murphy, also a Rick James production. I just re-watched the video for this on youtube, brilliant ;D!
(Apologies for thread hijack Mushroom, but you've awakened my funk memories, and that's a good thing isn't it ;)? )
That's allright, part of this was part of the reason for doing this quiz in the first time.
Only 3 left, and I am kind of surprised at them with the extra hints. Will have to add some more hints shortly I guess.
Subject: Re: Quiz: What the Funk?
Written By: ninny on 07/17/13 at 3:17 pm
# 6 Funky Nassau - The Beginning of the End
Subject: Re: Quiz: What the Funk?
Written By: Mushroom on 07/17/13 at 4:05 pm
# 6 Funky Nassau - The Beginning of the End
http://blogdailyherald.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/3879-animated_gif-chuck_norris-dodgeball-thumbs_up.gif
The Blues Brothers 2000 movie itself was not that great, but the soundtrack was awesome.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-qUMAtQaQQ
Subject: Re: Quiz: What the Funk?
Written By: warped on 07/19/13 at 7:12 am
From your hints, I know #11 is something like "Give it up, tear the roof off", but I don't know if that is the exact title and I don't know the artist. I can hear the song in my head a little, but don't know it well, Funk is not one of my favorite genres.
Subject: Re: Quiz: What the Funk?
Written By: Henk on 07/19/13 at 8:05 am
From your hints, I know #11 is something like "Give it up, tear the roof off", but I don't know if that is the exact title and I don't know the artist. I can hear the song in my head a little, but don't know it well, Funk is not one of my favorite genres.
Thanks, I needed that. ;) I guess that makes it even.
Give Up The Funk (Tear The Roof Off The Sucker) - Parliament
Subject: Re: Quiz: What the Funk?
Written By: karen on 07/19/13 at 9:53 am
Re: number 15. What do little piggies do in the US?
Subject: Re: Quiz: What the Funk?
Written By: Mushroom on 07/19/13 at 11:23 am
Thanks, I needed that. ;) I guess that makes it even.
Give Up The Funk (Tear The Roof Off The Sucker) - Parliament
Good job, with an assist from warped.
Re: number 15. What do little piggies do in the US?
Remember the 3 Little Piggies. One made his house out of straw, the next out of sticks. What did the third piggy build?
Subject: Re: Quiz: What the Funk?
Written By: warped on 07/20/13 at 12:33 am
Thanks, I needed that. ;) I guess that makes it even.
Give Up The Funk (Tear The Roof Off The Sucker) - Parliament
Ha! Yes I guess it does make us even.
Subject: Re: Quiz: What the Funk?
Written By: karen on 07/20/13 at 9:26 am
Remember the 3 Little Piggies. One made his house out of straw, the next out of sticks. What did the third piggy build?
I thought you were talking about the toe/finger wiggling game you play with babies. That third little piggy eats roast beef!
Subject: Re: Quiz: What the Funk? - One Left
Written By: ninny on 07/21/13 at 3:46 pm
# 8 Hollywood Swinging -Kool & The Gang
Subject: Re: Quiz: What the Funk? - One Left
Written By: Mushroom on 07/21/13 at 4:15 pm
# 8 Hollywood Swinging -Kool & The Gang
Very good, you got the last one!
Actually, while searching for the videos for these songs, I was reminded once again how much I miss The Midnight Special. This show most of the time had the absolutely best live versions of these songs I have ever heard. Makes me with a show like this was still around today.
Subject: Re: Quiz: What the Funk? - One Left
Written By: warped on 07/21/13 at 4:38 pm
Very good, you got the last one!
Actually, while searching for the videos for these songs, I was reminded once again how much I miss The Midnight Special. This show most of the time had the absolutely best live versions of these songs I have ever heard. Makes me with a show like this was still around today.
Yeah that was a great show. So many good acts on there and yeah, I agree, some excellent live versions of the songs.
Subject: Re: Quiz: What the Funk? - One Left
Written By: ninny on 07/22/13 at 3:28 am
Very good, you got the last one!
Actually, while searching for the videos for these songs, I was reminded once again how much I miss The Midnight Special. This show most of the time had the absolutely best live versions of these songs I have ever heard. Makes me with a show like this was still around today.
Yeah that was a great show. So many good acts on there and yeah, I agree, some excellent live versions of the songs.
So true, it was my real first taste of other music where American Bandstand was mainly top 40 music.