All these years later and this song is still an absolute banger.

I'm 83...had my 16 year old g-dayghter listen to it & now we're Wild Cherry fans together...I smile when I hear it! Always one of my favs!

This song was hugely popular in "the hood" for a while and at its peak I happened to be on a bus full of black people in Baltimore and they all sang me this song (I'm white). Even the old ladies knew the chorus and they all made it into a delightful prank, of sorts. It was a very special experience which I cherish.

How I remember that song sung by. Wild Cherry I love the 70’s Sure miss those days!

This is one of the greatest songs to come out of the '70s. Period.

I'm black and these boys jam!!!!! Proof good music is good music!!

The bass player has me tripping with his dance moves😂😂🤟🤟

Who else is listening to this on this Friday night March 2024??? Play that funky music white boy!

70s pop music was so much fun. Glad I had it as the background in my childhood.

I have told the person in charge of my funeral arrangements what music I want played. It's mostly traditional Christian hymns and such, but when the memorial is over and it's time for everyone to view me for the last time I want them to strike up "Play that Funky Music" to get everyone in a happy mood. This is like one of the greatest songs ever, especially from the 1970's. 1976, sixth grade. We were so cool. We may be old geezers now but we are still cool when this is our theme song.

Today would have been my sister's 57th Birthday & this was her song! She would just break out dancing & happy. Her name is Pamela & she went home 2 years ago, miss her dearly. I will be playing this all day dancing & happy.

Proof that soul is colorless. Some ppl are just born with an extra helping of it imo.

I love this song! Then again, I love 70's music! So glad that I grew up listening to the best music ever!

1:37 that drummer was having a good time indeed

I miss music like that, you often hear it in grocery stores around where I live and it is all i can do to keep from singing along and dancing down the aisles.

One of my ALL TIME FAVORITES ! I STILL play it in my car ! (AND I'm 78 !)

The bass player's hip wiggle at 1:38 is incredible!

No exaggeration, you could not get away from this song in the '90s. It was at EVERY party, wedding, school event, dance... everywhere around me. 🤘🎶

That song NEVER gets old!!!🎤

We had a linebacker in high school that sang this in the locker room every day after practice. We played lots of good music when we were working out, too. Earth Wind and Fire, The Commodores, Kool and the Gang, KC and the Sunshine Band... Man, we had good music when I was growing up!

2024 and I still love this funky music❤

A few years ago, on Bourbon st, in New Orleans, a band with the stage facing the street started to do this tune... Well, me and hubby had to dance and all of a sudden we were joined by oh 150 or so of NOLA's partying tourists and we danced and movin to the groovin!!! It was so good we hollered until they played it again. And everywhere you looked, up and down the street, we were all dancing and enjoying each other, like it was our last night on earth! And then, we all went our separate ways, saying goodbye, thank you! and love you! Young, old every race, for a moment in time, we're the best friends in the world.... One of the best nights of my life and a cherished memory... Of course every time I hear this song, I'm back in Bourbon st, in my favourite city....

These dudes are the funkyest group ever 💪🏾♥️💯🔥

The guitar on this song is impeccable.

There were several white bands we thought were black artist. Wild Cherry/ Average White Band were two of these extraordinary funk bands. They sure knew how to make music to dance to. Great stuff. Great memories!🤗😍

Herb smoking music from back in the day! Cannabis and old school funk and classic rock never gets old ....70's music never gets old!!!

One of the cornerstones of Funk. A timeless masterpiece. 🎉

No matter what year is right now ! This is one of the best song ever !

When I was younger my dad always used to play this with his band and he played it at his and my moms wedding 😂😂😂😂 every time I heard it on the radio up until I was about 10, I thought it was him and he was famous 🤣🤷‍♂️😂

this band was going to rock, but a guy in a well-known bar told him they would not dare to play funky music, the composer created it at the time, shit, they did it right :)

If you love this song,you have GREAT taste in music and can probably dance very well!!

You can tell he grew up around brothas I’m sure they was proud when this dropped lol what a banger!

Wait...OMG I THOUGHT THE SINGER WAS BLACK!?? IM SHOCKED! 😂😂😂 he Sounds great.

these boys know their funk :)

I'm 74 years-old now and I'll never forget this song back in the day!!! Everybody was dancing, (or trying to) when this song was playing!!

Loved this song, seventies music is the best. Back than I thought I was a dancing machine, today I can hardly walk. Time passes much to fast but the memories live forever.

My oldness brought me here.

Absolutely fantastic. Solid gold. Music how it was meant to be.... Super Funky 💖

This is what you call music!!!!

Disco/funk/rock '65-'81 ish was probably the most inclusive and united.. everybody just wanted to boogie and have a good time!

Still a tune in 2024!!!

Here because my father..he said one of his favorite songs

Its not a Mexican wedding reception till this song is played.

This song made The Vocalist Rob Parissi a Millionaire! Deservedly So!

Who's getting their Disco on in 2024.😂

im 15 years old and i love this song so much!! i love old school rock

A #1 hit for Wild Cherry in September 1976. It also went to #1 on the Rhythm & Blues charts, the Cash Box charts, and the Record World charts. It went to #12 on the National Disco Action charts. Outside of the US, it went to #2 in Canada, #4 in The Netherlands and New Zealand, #5 in Australia, #6 in Belgium, and to #7 in the United Kingdom.

I remember roller skating to this at 10 years old I'm the 1970s with all of the stoned hippies

Over 40+ years... And i still bump this song 🎧 even in my big Rig 🚚💯‼️👍🏽😃😃😃😃😃

I imagined a black guy with a Strat when I first heard the song, not a white guy with a Les Paul like this lol

This song is way way ahead of its time.

I’m genuinely surprised this video hasn’t gotten the HD treatment like a lot of other popular songs from the era. It REALLY needs and HD remaster It’s more than worthy!

Never forget the first time I heard this at age 12 on a warm sunny Phienix area day, in a bedroom in our house with alternating strands of dark blue and mold green short-shag carpet, in 1976. I was hooked and still get jacked up every time I hear it. You remember certain events and when and where you were. I'm 60 now and wow...that day is crystal clear.😅😂 Average white Band also did it.

Back when the music industry had real talent

Wild cherry, play that funky music, hits of all time forever, rock n roll never die, funk and groove, love and peace ❤❤

This was a massive hit until the band appeared on Soul Train and the black people realized the band was white. It came as no surprise if you actually listened to the lyrics.

2023 . . . .This song is still jamming... . All the people from the 70s 80s had a good music taste

Good music is good music no matter skin color.

'70s Gold.

'I decided quickly to disco down & check out the show '. How we rolled in the late 70s.

Brings back some great memories! We used to dance to this song at our high school dances lol!

Play that funky music white boy old but absolute gold ❤

We call this, "Blue-Eyed Soul", baby!!

Why the heck was I born in 95? I'd love to enjoy this music on it's time

The old sound quality makes this video ten times better

these boys know their funk :) Great 70 s song , cant beat that

Was born in 2004 and this will forever be my favorite song of all time. Listened to it almost everyday when I was a kid on my dad’s old boombox. Will always jam out to this shit, especially 1:38 lol

One of the greatest funk Master pieces even in 2023❤❤❤

One of the fun songs ever recorded 45's anyone?

Awesome song. I think I was 12 when it came out and it still gives me goose bumps.

Rob Parissi’s afro, voice, and funk guitar are an American treasure!

Bruno Mars knows the sound of real music.

Those were the days when black and white artists were super talented.

Great 70 s song , cant beat that

Not only was this one of the most popular songs of the 1970s, but of all time. Wild Cherry was busy throughout the 1970s, but this was the group's only single that cracked the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 -- topping the chart. But, obviously, it was certainly one of the better funk/soul mainstream numbers that were also easy to dance along with. The funky bass work and above-average guitar offerings earned the band some well-deserved acclaim.

Play that funky music baby! 🎵💃❤️

grooving to this even at 71

Keep keeping it funky, thanks for the wonderful music, have a great Christmas and New year. PEACE AND LOVE TO EVERYONE ❤❤.

I remember riding with my stepbrother Skippy in his white mark IV .he was deff so we played very laud. He died of aids.i always think of him when I hear this song.

💃💃💃; back on the disco dance floor in the late 70’sss We flat out GOt DOWn,,, 😘

Que época maravilhosa!

I love how in every music video back in the day the camera instantly decides what the rest of the band is doing is important the second the guitar solo hits

When that song came on the radio.. YOU SANG ALONG AND GROOVED! 😊

This song packed the floor whether white or black club 71 year old black woman and still listening in 2024 ❤

Wow, I understand the lyrics now after all these years!! 🤣🤣

2023, still listening to this. They could really play, and this song never gets old. :)

Play that funky music whiteboy!

Thrilling!

who is listening to this in quarantine (2020)

The guitar performance is so beautiful.

Time has a way of reminding us of what passed really was precious. But the music, our music, will survive. What a legacy.

70s Music is just different love it

Do u know how hard it was to find the official video for this? Me Now: At the skating rink in 1979

Reported this video for containing obscene amounts of funk.

I'm green, and didn't know the blues could play like this. Just a thought

Esta es la pieza pura y verdadera crema imnata de la pomada musical de nosotros los 70 Rock. Viva el buen Rock x siempre y para siempre.

This song brings back many wonderful, happy memories. Thank you for posting the video. It looks good for being from 1976.

One of the best songs ever

When I drive my 7 year old grandson to/from school, I always put on the 70’s channel. I guess little Henry listens closely, bc he was running around the house singing this today!

I was at a nightclub recently and the deejay played this song, but every time they said "white boy," the deejay would bleep it out.