Play That Funky Music

In 1977 Summer, Mong Kok Hi Fi shops were my best places to kill the times after my study...At that time Ai Yee, Mong Kok Fi Fi, Bo Sum, Bo Shum, Mak See were the shops that I used to visit.

(after 32 years, we still have Mak See, and Ah Yee) Mong Kok Hi Fi had closed the shop in 2007!

At that time a classmate who work on Mong Kok Hi Fi shop as a summer salesman purposely showed me his top gear in the shop.

Mclntosh C-36 controller pre-amplifier

Mclntosh MC2500 Power amplifier

JBL 16" diamater 3 ways loudspeaker

Technics SP10 MK II turn table

SME 3009 SIII tone arm

Shure V15Typre III mark II MM cartridge

He played the Wild Cherry Music " Play that funky Music.."

It sounded like an earthquake and the music was warm, full body, musical and the bass could wack the shop...

Prices wise, I dare not look at that, as I think the C36 was HKD4,000.00

The MC2500 may be HKD12,000.00 at that time an University graduate earn HKD1,200 a month!

This is Play that Funky Music!

PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSICBy: Wild Cherry

Once I was a boogie singer

Playin' in a Rock 'n Roll band

I never had no problems

Burnin' down the one night stands

And everything around me

Got to start to feelin' so low

And I decided quickly

To disco down and check out the show

Yea they were dancin' and singin' and movin' to the groovin'

And just when it hit me somebody turned around and shouted
Chorus: Play that funky music white boy

Play that funky music right

Play that funky music white boy

Lay down and the boogie and play that funky music '

til you die 'til you die,

oh 'til you die

I tried to understand this,

I thought that they were out of their minds.

How could I be so foolish (how could I),

to not see I was the one behind.

But still I kept on fightin',woah,

loosin every step of the way.

I said I must go back there,

and check and see if things (are) still the same
Repeat Chorus
(Solo)

fever