Funkytown

"Funkytown" is a song by American disco act Lipps Inc. from their debut album Mouth to Mouth (1979). It was released as the album's second single in 1980. Written by musician, composer, and record producer Steven Greenberg and sung by Cynthia Johnson, the song expresses the singer's pining for a metaphorical place that will "keep me movin', keep me groovin' with some energy". Steven wrote the song while the band was living in Minneapolis with dreams of moving to New York. "Funkytown" entered the US Billboard Hot 100 on March 29, 1980, and spent four weeks at number one, from May 31 to June 21, 1980.

[Intro] [Verse] Gotta make a move to a town that's right for me Town to keep me movin', keep me groovin' with some energy [Pre-Chorus] Well, I talk about it, talk about it Talk about it, talk about it Talk about, talk about Talk about movin' Gotta move on Gotta move on Gotta move on [Drum Solo] [Chorus] A-won't you take me to Funkytown? Won't you take me to Funkytown? Won't you take me to Funkytown? Won't you take me to Funkytown? [Instrumental Bridge 1] [Chorus] Won't you take me to Funkytown? Won't you take me to Funkytown? Won't you take me to Funkytown? Won't you take me to Funkytown? [Instrumental Bridge 2] [Verse] Gotta make a move to a town that's right for me Town to keep me movin', keep me groovin' with some energy [Pre-Chorus] Well, I talk about it, talk about it Talk about it, talk about it Talk about, talk about Talk about movin' Gotta move on Gotta move on Gotta move on [Instrumental Bridge 3] [Chorus] A-won't you take me to Funkytown? Won't you take me to Funkytown? Won't you take me to Funkytown? Won't you take me to Funkytown? [Instrumental Bridge 4] [Chorus] Won't you take me to Funkytown? Won't you take me to Funkytown? Won't you take me to Funkytown? Won't you take me to Funkytown, yeah? Won't you take me down to Funkytown? Won't you take me down to Funkytown? Won't you take me down to Funkytown? Won't you take me down to Funkytown? (Won't you take me to) Funkytown? (Won't you take me to) Funkytown? (Won't you take me to) Funkytown? (Won't you take me to) Funkytown? Take me, won't you take me? Take me, won't you take me? Take me, (won't you take me) won't you take me? Take me, (won't you take me) won't you take me? I wanna go (won't you take me) to Funkytown I wanna go (won't you take me) to Funkytown I wanna go (won't you take me) to Funkytown I wanna go (won't you take me) to Funkytown