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An infobox for the Vanilla Ice version of "Play That Funky Music" was requested at Wikipedia:WikiProject_Missing_encyclopedic_articles/List_of_notable_songs/10. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by InnocuousPseudonym (talk • contribs). Done

Fair use rationale for Image:Wild Cherry album cover.jpg[edit]

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James Brown Attribution[edit]

Does anyone know why this song is sometimes attributed to James Brown - other than its similarity to his music? K.C & The Sunshine Band I can understand, because they covered it, but how did the attribution to Brown get started? Ileanadu 15:29, 1 September 2007 (UTC)Ileanadu[reply]

James Brown did perform the song. Perhaps his version was just a cover of the Wild Cherry version. If James Brown version is the original, and he wrote it, the article on the song has to be rewritten.Gobledeegooke (talk) 16:05, 25 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

How lame is the city of Boston to make the band change the lyrics to "right, boy"? Kolef88 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.225.77.138 (talk) 23:24, 18 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The supposed (and altogether incorrect) James Brown connection has been removed. The only linked "references" it included were connected to home-made online YouTube videos that improperly label the Wild Cherry track as James Brown. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.252.178.200 (talk) 03:39, 13 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Lief Garrett anyone???[edit]

I could have sworn the best cover was by Lief Garrett...but I can't find any mention. Not here and not on the page for Lief Garrett. Did I stumble into an alternate reality Wikipedia? DrHenley (talk) 19:11, 10 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Reference on TBBT[edit]

I disagree with the reversion. In TBBT, Sheldon says "Play that funky music" when Leonard turns on the car radio. When Leonard expresses surprise that Sheldon is familiar with that cultural reference, it becomes clear that Sheldon has never heard of the song. Leonard then plays it for him. Sheldon analyzes the song in a dialogue between them, concluding that it is an example of Russell's Paradox. This scene was widely commented upon at the time (though mostly in online sites that may or may not qualify as RS) and then in the referenced "Morning Edition" NPR broadcast.

I don't think this is merely incidental, and belongs in the article. Banks Irk (talk) 14:03, 31 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

IGN is regarded as a reliable source per Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Perennial_sources#IGN, and they devote a full paragraph to it. [1]. Similar, slightly shorter reference in Entertainment Weekly [[2]]. More in Fox News as well. [3]. That's four reliable sources each commenting, at various levels of detail on this particular reference. I think that's more than enough independent third party reliable coverage to say that this use of the song in the episode is notable. Banks Irk (talk) 15:39, 31 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The original singular reference was a passing mention, hence removed. The recently added references are just fine to show notability. Doctorhawkes (talk) 00:44, 2 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]