Funky (Chambers Brothers)

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Song details Performer: New Power Generation Writer(s): The Chambers Brothers Producer(s): Prince (assumed) Live Appearances First and last live appearance: 24 November 1994, MTV European Music Awards, Brandenburger Tor, Berlin, Germany (instrumental intro by band only as Prince entered stage); 14 January 1995: Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA (first full performance) 8 August 2011 (a.m.): Amager Bio, Copenhagen, Denmark (interpolation in We Party Hearty) Performed regularly on tour: none Performed occasionally in shows: 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2011

Funky by the New Power Generation is an unreleased cover version of the track by The Chambers Brothers (from the 1970 album New Generation) recorded in late 1994 at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota (during the same set of sessions as New Power Generation versions of Acknowledge Me, Super Hero, Outa-Space, Love... Thy Will Be Done, Proud Mary and Somebody’s Somebody). The track was included as the twelfth track (ninth song) on the 2 December 1994 configuration of Exodus, ending with crowd noise and shouting by Sonny T. that leads directly into Proud Mary, but the track was removed from later configurations, and remains unreleased. Prince had already used a sample of Funky by The Chambers Brothers on the 1989 song Funky (see Funky for details of that track). Recording Information Recording Sessions Date Studio Additional info Late 1994 Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA Tracking Recording Personnel Sonny T. - lead and background vocals, bass guitar - all other instruments, except where noted Michael B. - drums Tommy Barbarella - piano Mr. Hayes - organ and synths Versions Unreleased Versions Title Version Additional Info Funky Studio Recorded late 1994 Broadcasts/streaming (only) Title Length Released Version Additional info Funky T.B.C. Live performance TV broadcast Live 24 November 1994, MTV European Music Awards, Brandenburger Tor, Berlin, Germany; instrumental intro only prior to Peach Sampled, Referred to, Quoted in... Title Length Released Version Additional info Nikka sings with Prince & Larry Graham 2:41 Nikka’s Box YouTube Channel Live Live performance video of Thank You For Talkin’ To Me Africa with lyrics from Funky; 7 August 2011, 10-øren (Amager Strandpark), Storkøbenhavn (Copenhagen), Denmark

Additional Information See also Trivia Unreleased Songs Prince played The Chambers Brothers’s original version of Funky while hosting The New Power Generation Radio Show on Minneapolis radio station KMOJ (using the host name Me, Myself and I) in December 1989. References The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)

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