Play That Funky Music

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Play That Funky Music


logo from 3rdEye TV (no official artwork)
Welcome 2 America album artwork
from the Blu-Ray included on the
Deluxe Edition of Welcome 2 America
Song details
Performer: Prince
First Released: 22 June 2013 - 3rdEye TV Show # 3 video stream
Album(s): None
Writer(s): Robert Parissi
Producer(s): Prince (assumed, no official credits given)
Live Appearances
First and last live appearance:
Performed regularly on tour:
Performed occasionally in shows:

Play That Funky Music, a cover version of the track by Wild Cherry, was streamed as a concert performance video during 3rdEye TV Show # 3 in 2013. The track first appeared on their 1976 debut album Wild Cherry and was released as a single the same year. The track was written by Robert Parissi.

The version streamed was from 30 May 2012, Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia.

A live version of the track, recorded on the 2006 Támar Tour was streamed on the 3121 Radio in May 2020. A third live version of the song (from the show given on 28 April 2011 at The Forum, Inglewood, California, USA) was included on the Blu-ray of the deluxe edition of the posthumous Welcome 2 America album released in 2021.

No studio version recorded by Prince is believed to exist.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
n/a n/a This track is not believed to have been recorded in the studio by Prince
Recording Personnel

N.B. - recording personnel below refer to streamed versions; this track is not known to have been recorded in the studio by Prince

Live version from 2012


Támar featuring Prince live version (2006)


Live version from 2011


Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Play That Funky Music n/a n/a n/a There have been no audio-only releases of this track on ‘hard-format’.
Video Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Play That Funky Music ?:?? Welcome 2 America Deluxe edition Live 28 April 2011, The Forum, Inglewood, CA, USA
Broadcasts/streaming (only)
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Play That Funky Music 4:23 3rdEye TV Show # 3 concert video stream Live 30 May 2012, Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia
Play That Funky Music (incl. If You Got Funk, You Got Style chant) 7:16 3121 Radio audio stream Live 25 February 2006, Orpheum Theatre, Minneapolis, Minnesota


 
Additional Information

See also Trivia


References
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