Rock and roll music
1976 single by Elton John
"Grow Some Funk of Your Own" is a song by English musician Elton John. It was released as a single in 1976 from the album Rock of the Westies. It shared its A-side status with "I Feel Like a Bullet (In the Gun of Robert Ford)". The song went to No. 14 on the Billboard Hot 100, but in Britain broke a five-year run of successful singles by failing to reach the top 50 despite extensive radio play. Guitarist Davey Johnstone is credited as a co-writer.
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Grow Some Funk of Your Own
Elton John
Label: MCA (US)DJM (UK) · · Productor: Gus Dudgeon
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Grow Some Funk of Your Own
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w: John, Johnstone, Taupin •
1976 /01 /12
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I Feel Like a Bullet (In the Gun of Robert Ford)
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w: Elton John and Bernie Taupin •
1976 /01 /12
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Album
Rock of the Westies
Fecha Lanzamiento: 24 October 1975 · Fecha Grabación: July 1975 -Discográfica: MCA (US), DJM (UK) · Estudio de Grabación: Caribou Ranch, Nederland, Colorado; remixed at Trident, London · Productor: Gus Dudgeon
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Medley
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w: Yell Help – Wednesday Night – Ugly) (John, Davey Johnstone, Taupin •
1975 /09 /29 Side one
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6:15 |
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Dan Dare (Pilot of the Future)
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w: Elton John and Bernie Taupin •
1975 /09 /29 Side one
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3:29 |
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Island Girl
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Elton John •
w: Elton John and Bernie Taupin •
1975 /10 /24 Side one
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Grow Some Funk of Your Own
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w: John, Johnstone, Taupin •
1975 /10 /24 Side one
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I Feel Like a Bullet (in the Gun of Robert Ford)
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w: Elton John and Bernie Taupin •
1975 /10 /24 Side one
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Street Kids
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w: Elton John and Bernie Taupin •
1975 /10 /24 Side two
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Hard Luck Story
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w: Ann Orson & Carte Blanche •
1975 /10 /24 Side two
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Feed Me
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w: Elton John and Bernie Taupin •
1975 /10 /24 Side two
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Billy Bones and the White Bird
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w: Elton John and Bernie Taupin •
1975 /10 /24 Side two
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Don`t Go Breaking My Heart
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1975 /10 /24 Bonus tracks (1995 Mercury Rec
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Planes
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w: Elton John and Bernie Taupin •
1975 /10 /24 Bonus tracks (1996 Rocket Reco
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Sugar on the Floor
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1975 /10 /24 Bonus tracks (1996 Rocket Reco
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Album
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| Single by Elton John | ||||
| from the album Rock of the Westies | ||||
| A-side | "I Feel Like a Bullet (In the Gun of Robert Ford) (double A-side)" | |||
| Released | 12 January 1976 | |||
| Recorded | June–July 1975 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 4:45 | |||
| Label | MCA (US) DJM (UK) | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Gus Dudgeon | |||
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Review
1976 single by Elton John
"Grow Some Funk of Your Own" is a song by English musician Elton John. It was released as a single in 1976 from the album Rock of the Westies. It shared its A-side status with "I Feel Like a Bullet (In the Gun of Robert Ford)". The song went to No. 14 on the Billboard Hot 100, but in Britain broke a five-year run of successful singles by failing to reach the top 50 despite extensive radio play. Guitarist Davey Johnstone is credited as a co-writer.
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The song centers on a man who wakes up after a bad dream entailing an episode set in Mexico, where the protagonist (presumably either John or Taupin) falls for a young lady in a small town but is dismissed by her boyfriend, telling him to return to where he came from (hence the lyric, "Take my advice/take the next flight/and grow your funk/grow your funk at home").
Reception
Cash Box called it "a hard-driving rocker which has a part audiences will sing along to and maybe provide another encore to his live show" with "an absolutely frantic ending with the vibraphones receiving the beating of their lives."[1] Record World said that "Elton shows why he`s on top with his `English charm` and an enthusiastic no holds barred rock `n` roll sound."[2]
Personnel
- Ray Cooper – castanets, tambourine, bell tree, vibraphone
- Kiki Dee – backing vocals
- Davey Johnstone – electric guitars, backing vocals
- Elton John – piano, vocals
- Kenny Passarelli – bass, backing vocals
- Roger Pope – drums
- Caleb Quaye – electric guitars, backing vocals
Chart performance
| Chart (1976) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard Hot 100[3] | 14 |
1976 single by Elton John
"Grow Some Funk of Your Own" is a song by English musician Elton John. It was released as a single in 1976 from the album Rock of the Westies. It shared its A-side status with "I Feel Like a Bullet (In the Gun of Robert Ford)". The song went to No. 14 on the Billboard Hot 100, but in Britain broke a five-year run of successful singles by failing to reach the top 50 despite extensive radio play. Guitarist Davey Johnstone is credited as a co-writer.
Synopsis
The song centers on a man who wakes up after a bad dream entailing an episode set in Mexico, where the protagonist (presumably either John or Taupin) falls for a young lady in a small town but is dismissed by her boyfriend, telling him to return to where he came from (hence the lyric, "Take my advice/take the next flight/and grow your funk/grow your funk at home").
Reception
Cash Box called it "a hard-driving rocker which has a part audiences will sing along to and maybe provide another encore to his live show" with "an absolutely frantic ending with the vibraphones receiving the beating of their lives."[1] Record World said that "Elton shows why he`s on top with his `English charm` and an enthusiastic no holds barred rock `n` roll sound."[2]
Personnel
- Ray Cooper – castanets, tambourine, bell tree, vibraphone
- Kiki Dee – backing vocals
- Davey Johnstone – electric guitars, backing vocals
- Elton John – piano, vocals
- Kenny Passarelli – bass, backing vocals
- Roger Pope – drums
- Caleb Quaye – electric guitars, backing vocals
Chart performance
| Chart (1976) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard Hot 100[3] | 14 |