FUNKYTOWN
Funkytown
"Funkytown" is a 1980 disco hit song written by Steven Greenberg and performed by the band Lipps Inc. with Cynthia Johnson as the lead singer. The song expresses the singer's pining for a metaphorical place that will "keep me movin', keeps me groovin' with some energy". It is said that the song was written while the band lived in Minneapolis, MN with dreams of moving to New York. It reached number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and Dance charts in 1980, also reaching number 1 in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Norway, Australia and The Netherlands. It reached number 2 in the UK, Sweden and on the US R&B chart. "Funkytown" is ...The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Funkytown
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