Story Behind The Song

The song started with an acoustic guitar jam and morphed into a huge multi-part funk masterwork with a horn section, layers of guitars, a rock section, and a rappy middle.

Song Description

Acoustic guitar funk with a nod to George Clinton and P-funk. I really wanted to write a funky song that was based on the acoustic guitar. This song came together surprisingly fast considering there are so many song parts.

Lyrics

Motha Funky

I want all the masses to move dey asses--
Something's getting funky in here.

I want the girls over there
To hop up on the closest chair--
Shake it like you never have before, yeah...
If you can dance,
Now's your chance--
Take this groove and rock it til you're sore, yeah...

CHORUS:
It's a Motha, Motha Funky (Oooh, it's a funky motha)
It's a Motha, Motha Funky (Oooh, it's a funky motha)
It's a Motha, Motha Funky (Oooh, it's a funky motha)
It's not just funky, y'all...it's a motha funky!

Everybody in the place--
Come get you some bass!
Can't you feel the rhythm that we're jammin'...
I got drums and dark brown guitar sounds
The baddest mofo groove around...
I got the beat to keep the party slammin'...

CHORUS

Where y'all keep yo' funk at?
(Bckgd:) Right here, yo, we got it right here.
Where do you keep your sexy girls?
(Bckgd:) Right here, umm hmm, Right here.
Has anybody heard where the party's at?
(Bckgd:) Right here, yo, we got it right here.
Did anyone else bring a beat that's phat?
(Bckgd:) Right here, umm hmm, Right here.

I want all the masses to move dey asses--
Something's getting funky in here.

Sexy people of the world!
Every boy and every girl--
Clap your hands and freak out with the band!
Yellow, black, and red,
Closet queens and Deadheads,
Listen up, y'all, this ain't no average jam...

CHORUS

It's a funky, funky motha!
It's gonna kick your ass!
Get some Southern funk--
Don't you want to feel how I feel to night? (You know it's alright...)

I want all the masses to move dey asses--
Something's getting funky in here.
I want all the masses to move dey asses--
Something's getting funky in here.

Oooh-what's that smell? (Something's getting' funky N here!)
Oh--what chu doin'? (We're cookin' up da funk tonight!)
Put your groove in the stew (Stir it with what you've got!)
We made our own recipe (And we serve it up nice and hot...)

My drummer's getting loose and
I'm kinda a ham--
I got the juice--this is the jam!
Feel the bass thump and the snare makin' time--
As you ball to the beat and you rap with the rhyme--
Roll to the joint , dance around the chords--
Everybody get up! and holler for more.
It's for the virgin and the junky,
And the artsy and the punky,
And the skinny and the chunky,
And the cheeky little monkey...

It's a...Funky! Funky!
It's a real motha funky!
Funky! Funky!
Real motha funky!

It's not just funky...
It's a Southern style deep-fried,
Swamp water skinny dippin',
Carolina pig pickin',
Homemade hand-me-down,
Grits-eatin' small town,
Hot Jalapeno Cornbread funky Motha Funky!

It makes me wanna soak my toes in Robotussin
Makes my iced tea turn green

Copyright Brian Hartzog
http://www.brianhartzog.com