True Funk Soldier

from Deep Field by balveda

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lyrics

Back in the day,
Breakdance was the sound I began to play,
I thought that was cool,
But then came house beats and samples too,
Oh no no, I could not play guitar,
That sort of dream just seemed so far away,
But then I met this boy,
He was all about the funk and he played with joy,
So come on….

I thought I told ya,
He’s a funky man,
He is a true funk soldier,
I thought I told ya,
He’s a funky man uh-huh,
(Repeat)

He gave me mix-tapes full of funk for me,
On ZX is MatchDay II,
You know my sides split from the comedy,
While Earl Grey is on the brew,
Stetsasonic Talkin’ All That Jazz,
And Janet Jackson kinda made me glad,
The Brand New Heavies dreaming on their dreams,
And Prince, Sly and James gonna make you say….

Hey,
I thought I told ya,
He’s a funky man,
He is a true funk soldier,
I thought I told ya,
He’s a funky man uh-huh,
(Repeat)

(Outro)
Hey, he’s a funky man,
Yes he is, yes he is uh-huh,
He’s a true funk soldier,
I thought I told ya,
He’s a true funk soldier,
Yes he is, yes he is uh-huh.

credits

from Deep Field, released October 31, 2019

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balveda Scotland, UK

Me, Myself and I: a classic De La Soul track, and also my approach to making music in recent years. Born of necessity rather than preference since the opportunity to write, record, play, learn, is often fleeting and all too brief; Deep Field is a collection of individually conceived tracks and those (see album notes) that have been re-imagined from past collaborations. ... more