Funk for the People, by Democrafunk

Funk for the People

by Democrafunk

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Arvind Kher Takes me bak to my college days. Some really nice solos from all kinds of instruments. Also, their version of This Land is quite cool. Favorite track: Backatown.

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1.	Funky Butt 05:21	lyrics	buy track
Hey ladies, do you got the funk butt? Hey fellas, do you got the funk butt now? Hey ladies, hey ladies, do you got the funky butt? Hey fellas, hey hey fellas, do you got the funk butt now?
2.	This Land 04:16	lyrics	buy track
CHORUS This land is your land, This land is my land, From Bonavista, to Vancouver Island From the Arctic Circle to the Great Lakes waters, This land was made for you and me. As I went walking down that ribbon of highway I saw above me that endless skyway Now I saw below me that golden valley And I said: This land was made for you and me. As I was walking, they try to stop me, They put up a sign that said, it said "Private Property." Well, on the back side, you know it said nothing! So, it must be that side was made for you and me. One bright sunny morning, well, in the shadow of a steeple; Down by the relief office, I saw my people. You know, they stood hungry; I stood wondering, I was wondering if this land made was for you and me? CHORUS This land is your land, This land is my land, From Bonavista, to Vancouver Island From the Arctic Circle to the Great Lakes waters, This land was made for you and me. I roamed and I rambled, And I followed my footsteps To the fir-clad forests Of our mighty mountains And all around me A voice was calling, This land was made for you and me. CHORUS This land is your land, This land is my land, From Bonavista, to Vancouver Island From the Arctic Circle to the Great Lakes waters, This land was made for you and me.
3.	Manscape 04:36	lyrics	buy track
Father, Father, Can’t you see What you’ve done is a tragedy Mother, Mother Don’t you fright We’ll get you back Without a fight Brother, Brother We have to change, If we stay the same Now tell me who’s to blame? Mother, Mother Don’t you fright We’ll get you back Without a fight Sister, Sister Think of your child How will she live in a world on fire Mother, Mother Don’t you fright We’ll get you back Without a fight
4.	Backatown 06:44	lyrics	buy track
In May, when sea-winds pierced our solitudes, I found the fresh Rhodora in the woods, Spreading its leafless blooms in a damp nook, T o please the desert and the sluggish brook. The purple petals fallen in the pool Made the black water with their beauty gay; Here might the red-bird come his plumes to cool, And court the flower that cheapens his array. Rhodora! if the sages ask thee why This charm is wasted on the earth and sky, Tell them, dear, that, if eyes were made for seeing, Then beauty is its own excuse for Being; Why thou wert there, O rival of the rose! I never thought to ask; I never knew; But in my simple ignorance suppose The self-same power that brought me there, brought you.
5.	Fishtail 04:14	lyrics	buy track
High speed driving through the mountain pass lead foot riding on the gas As the tires leave the road feel so alive but my blood run cold I lose my grip and slip away get all caught up in the fray no turning back no sympathy Oh what will become of me? When the moment comes and the stakes are set there's no more time for regret What’s done is done and the time is now What will become don’t know nohow And in this moment all that be a world of possibility I take the wheel and come what may Live or die I’m here to stay And in this moment all that be a world of possibility I take the wheel and come what may Live or die I’m here to stay And in this moment all that be a world of possibility I take the wheel and come what may Live or die I’m here to stay

about

Ah yeah!! Dfunk's first album for your listening pleasure. Get out those fat headphones and sink into that sofa chair and feel your heart thump to the deep funk beats. Or blast your hood with your badass bass woofers and the groovin movin scintillating vibrations of the Dfunk sound. This album is Funk for the People, and that means you and we.

At your service,
Democrafunk

credits

released February 14, 2013

THE BAND

Stephani Carter : vocals
Antoine Palmer : vocals and conga
Shane Simpson : trumpet
Nikhil Kembhavi : tenor saxophone
Tyler Pahl : baritone and alto saxophones
Michael van Manen : keyboards
Derek Plunkie : guitar
Aretha Dangerfield : bass
Jay Der : drums

CREDITS

Funky Butt : Written by Cyrus Shaoul, Reuven Sussman, Craig Brososky, & Democrafunk

This Land : OV Written by Woody Guthrie, funk adaption by Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings

Manscape : Written by Art Truscott & Democrafunk, lyrics by Steph Carter

Backatown : OV Written by Trombone Shorty, lyrics adapted from Ralph Waldo Emerson; The Rhodora

Fishtail : Written by Antoine Palmer, lyrics by Antoine Palmer

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Democrafunk Edmonton, Alberta

Democrafunk. 9 peeps with a bunch of instruments. Groovin beats. Deep dark bass. Magic keys. Singsong. The Guitar. & Triple brass. We are the voice for the people get down groovin dancin floor stompin yeehawin get your motherf$#@!n chief on celebratory evenings of jazzy groovy funk funkety FUNK free flow The DFUNK show. Speak your voice. We are the nation. ... more