Funkytown
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| Funkytown | |
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| Song | |
| Artist | Lemon Demon |
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| Released | November 7, 2017 (Patreon) |
| Recorded | 2017(?) |
| Written by | Neil Cicierega |
| Appears on | One Weird Tip/Funkytown, Needlejustice |
| Sung by | Neil Cicierega |
| Duration | 3:15 |
| Genre | Rock |
| Language | English |
| Links: | Bandcamp Bandcamp (Remix) |
Funkytown is a song by Lemon Demon. It was first released on Neil's Patreon page on November 1st, 2017, and was described as "A song about a man whose life has been ruined." [1] On June 19th, 2020, it was re-released on Needlejustice, remastered by Jace McLain for his record label Needlejuice Records. [2]
Needlejuice Records would reissue "Funkytown" and "One Weird Tip" as a single for Lemon Demon’s 20th Anniversary on January 21st, 2023. [3] "Funkytown" was notably remixed and remastered for this reissue by Angel Hair Audio.
Lyrics
You're welcome to the jungle You have friends in Kokomo If you hear London calling you then that's where you should go But never go down to Funkytown Never go down to Funkytown Oh no There ain't no mountain high enough so keep running up that hill Or look under the boardwalk, baby In Margarita Hill, that's fine but Never go down to Funkytown The funk ran out and the town burned down So stay the hell out of Funkytown for me You must never go down to Funkytown, you see You see If you want to dance, I don't care You can dance almost anywhere In the summertime, in the air tonight Or in paradise by the dashboard light But never go down to Funkytown I think it's some kind of burial ground So stay the hell out of Funkytown, oh no People keep going to Funkytown and leaving me behind I get the sweats imagining the awful things they find People keep going to Funkytown and never coming back I miss my friends and family and now you're all I have So never go down to Funkytown You'll disappear and you'll never be found So stay the hell out of Funkytown for me For me (for me) Never go down to Funkytown There's something dangerous lurking 'round So stay the fuck out of Funkytown for me (for me) For me You must never go down to Funkytown you see
Personnel
- Neil Cicierega — vocals, instrument programming
Trivia
- The lyrics are primarily made up of references to popular from the 60s to the 80s, notably "Funkytown" by Lipps Inc., with exception of the bridge section.