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Funky Nassau
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Wikipedia article
"'Funky Nassau'" is a song written by Ray Munnings and Tyrone Fitzgerald and performed by the Beginning of the End. It reached #7 on the US R&B chart, #15 on the 'Billboard' Hot 100, and #31 on the UK Singles Chart in 1974.[http://musicvf.com/song.php?title=Funky+Nassau+%28Part+1%29+by+The+Beginning+of+the+End&id=41558 The Beginning of the End, "Funky Nassau" chart positions] Retrieved August 17, 2016. The song was featured on their 1971 album, 'Funky Nassau'.[https://www.discogs.com/Beginning-Of-The-End-Funky-Nassau/release/3802083 The Beginning of the End, 'Funky Nassau'] Retrieved August 17, 2016.
The song was recorded at Criteria Studios in Miami, engineered by Chuck Kirkpatrick, produced by Marlin Productions and arranged by the Beginning of the End.[http://www.45cat.com/record/a4595 The Beginning of the End, "Funky Nassau" single release] Retrieved August 17, 2016.
The single ranked #75 on 'Billboard's' Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1971.
Other versions
*Herbie Mann recorded a version of the song subsequently released as a bonus track on the CD version of his 1971 studio album 'Push Push'.[https://www.allmusic.com/album/r143162 Herbie Mann, 'Push Push'] Retrieved November 4, 2017.
*Orgone released a version of the song on their 2007 album 'The Killion Floor'.[http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-killion-floor-mw0000750097 Orgone, 'The Killion Floor'] Retrieved August 17, 2016.
Song sampling
*The song was sampled in the Prodigy's song "No Good (Start the Dance)" on their 1994 album 'Music for the Jilted Generation'.[http://www.allmusic.com/album/music-for-the-jilted-generation-mw0000622674 The Prodigy, 'Music for the Jilted Generation'] Retrieved August 17, 2016. A mixed version was also included as part of "Section 8" on their 1999 album 'The Dirtchamber Sessions Volume One'.[http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-dirtchamber-sessions-vol-1-mw0000237780 The Prodigy, 'The Dirtchamber Sessions Volume One'] Retrieved August 17, 2016.
In popular culture
*The Blues Brothers performed it in the 1998 film 'Blues Brothers 2000'.
*The Beginning of the End's version was featured in the 2005 film 'Elizabethtown'.
* Swedish artist Skert! refers to the song in her song which also shares the name "Funky Nassau".
References
Category:1971 songs
Category:1971 singles
Category:The Blues Brothers songs
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