I was driving this morning when I heard it over Mix FM. The blurb about Earth Wind and Fire coming to Malaysia for a show. Excuse me, Earth who? You mean, that groovy funky disco-ey group with afro hairdos and tight bell bottomed pants? That group which sang “Fantasy” and “Boogie Wonderland”? My God, but aren’t they too old to be prancing about the stage while shaking their butts to the…er…groove…whatever? Do people groove anymore nowadays? And what the hell is “funky”? Play that funky music, screams that guy, whatever his name was…erm…Wild Cherry? WTF is “funky”? Groove…what groove? The groove on the LPs? Jeez..what is an LP? Daddy, why are your CDs black in colour and they are so blinking big? And why do you need to put it on that platter and stick a needle on it before it makes some sound? And what sound are those? What are they saying? How do you behave to be “groovy”, “funky” or to “boogie”?
Why are all these people coming to Malaysia suddenly? When they are so friggin’ old they probably can’t carry a Strat without hyperventilating? Why weren’t these super duper groovy fellows coming here at the top of their popularity? Last year, it was the Boney M who came here. My God. Bonny friggin’who? Bonny M? They are so old they should probably change their name to Bonny Z by now! Who would want to see some old shyte prancing on the stage singing Daddy’s Cool? It ain’t blinking cool I tell ya!
One after another old, almost Jurassic, act comes to Malaysia nowadays. These acts would not even raise an eye lid if Malaysia was mentioned to them when they were on top of their career. Now suddenly they are saying that they have wanted to come here a long time ago but there wasn’t an opportunity to do so. And they had always had us, their Far Eastern fans, in their mind all these years. That is why they are coming after all these years. Ya, rite! The truth is nobody cares about them anymore in the US of A, Europe or Japan, or even Singapore for that matter. So, these old boys have to find a region where they might still have an audience. So, Malaysia it is and Malaysia it shall be. So, we have old wrinkled men and women coming to Malaysia to perform. South East Asia used to be a dumping ground for expired goods from the west. Now we have people who, really, are nearing expiration or should have expired a long time ago, coming to perform.
At this rate, I wouldn’t be surprised if Wild Cherry would make an appearance in KL soon…yeah…play that funky music white boy…jeeez….
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Eh, who are these Wild Cherry people?
I was listening to Fly FM the other morning on their "Fix It" programme where people call up the DJs to fix their problems. One guy called up and asked the DJs to tell his girlfriend that she's putting on too much weight and that she is also smelling "funky" these days! I don't know what that word means anymore after that Fly FM show.
Didn't James Brown perform here in KL last year (or the year before)? He's still a pretty cool old shyte - sadly, he has expired ...
Art,
I think Olivia Newton John is coming over soon - if you were a Grease fan you might be interested.
Smelling "funky"? Does that mean she smells like the lead singer from Earth Wind and Fire? Kids these days...what do they know about being funky? haha... They only know how to be "cool"...but surely not "funky", or "groovy"...or "hip"! Ooops, my age is showing, I better shut up now!
James Brown was great. And I did catch Bob Dylan and Ray Charles in KL. Deep Purple as well! :)
Grease? Well I am not that old...ahahah...
Oh, by the way, Wild Cherry was the guy (or was it a group?) who sang "Play That Funky Music". As a teenager with a second hand "kapok" guitar, I just loved the intro to that song and the whole "groove" on that song! That song encapsulated what being "funky" was all about in my era! :) And the guitar solo in it...wow...it was white, blistering and searing hot! I would kill for that tone on my axe! Woohoo....
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