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'''Funky''', formerly known as '''Dance For Hours a Day''', is a solved lostwave of the rock band Royal Treatment Plant.
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|Name = Funky
|Image = FunkyAlbumArt.jpg
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|Alt_name = Dance For Hours a Day, Dance Floor Was His Name, DFHAD
|Artist = Royal Treatment Plant
|Album = EP
|Genre = Alt-Rock, Indie Rock, Soft Rock
|Year = 2005
|Status = Solved; Full version available
|OP = presveva
|Search_started = July 8th, 2007
|Search_ended = February 22nd, 2024
|Media = Funky.mp3
}}
'''Funky''' (formerly known as '''"Dance For Hours a Day"'''), is a solved alternative-rock song released in 2005 by the band Royal Treatment Plant.


==Background==
== Background ==
Between July 7th and 8th, 2007, the user '''presveva''' posted an mp3 link to an unknown song in Google Groups. It got around 100 views. Someone suggested that presveva uploads it to WatZatSong.  
On July 7th, 2007, Usenet user presveva posted the song to a group dedicated to Italian music, asking for the song's identification and hosting the full song with the filename "5.mp3" on a Google Site.<ref>http://giannidn.googlepages.com/5.MP3</ref><ref>https://groups.google.com/g/it.arti.musica/c/befHe1BSomo/m/U6mGUxJfnZIJ</ref>


July 8th, 2007, presveva uploaded two snippets to WatZatSong, deleting the first. The post was given barely any attention.
On July 8th, 2007, presveva posted two snippets of the song on WatZatSong, deleting the first snippet ten minutes after he posted it for unknown reasons, but both posts received little attention.<ref>https://www.watzatsong.com/en/name-that-tune/1830.html</ref><ref>https://www.watzatsong.com/en/found/RTP+Royal+Treatment+Plant+-Funky-1831.html</ref> 
 
The song gained notoriety in the lostwave community after it was posted to YouTube by Mike Worst on September 26th, 2022,<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGPakWDQoCQ</ref> and r/lostwave by iwaffle727 on October 20th, 2023.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Lostwave/comments/17c4fw8/help_with_this_banger_song/</ref> 
 
The OP returned to the thread on November 12th, 2023, adding that he may have downloaded the song from a torrent, possibly from Mininova or Demonoid.<ref>https://www.watzatsong.com/en/found/RTP+Royal+Treatment+Plant+-Funky-1831.html?page=6</ref><ref>https://www.watzatsong.com/en/found/RTP+Royal+Treatment+Plant+-Funky-1831.html?page=2</ref> 


==Discovery==
==Discovery==
On January 9, 2024, the user '''sveta''' and the OP, presveva, identified the song as "Funky" by Royal Treatment Plant. On February 22nd, Discord user octavia obtained the full EP from user artstorm who had in his mp3 collection.
On January 2nd, 2024, Discord users discovered the full version of the song's introduction in the OP's old WatZatSong post, which was still stored on their servers.<ref>https://www.watzatsong.com/sample/1830/listen</ref><ref>https://vocaroo.com/1lGGHFyXOFPD</ref>
 
On January 9th, 2024, after another user mentioned the band Royal Treatment Plant, Discord user Sveta began searching through their Discogs page, eventually finding their first demo album from 2005 simply titled "EP" with a song called Funky.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/DanceForHoursADay/comments/192s21q/potential_album_found/</ref><ref>https://www.discogs.com/release/11868437-RTP-EP</ref> The full song was found on the drummer's website, but with a fadeout that cut a minute of the song off.<ref>https://www.katiedrummer.com/audio.php</ref>
 
On February 22nd, 2024, YouTube user Via discovered the complete version of the song by finding the user "artstorm", who was a top listener for the band on last.fm in 2008-2009, contacting him through Discord, and receiving a copy of the full album.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcoq0qtwOi9EmRU_vqwaY0QMUsjBeHAN2</ref>
 
== Lyrics ==
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible" role="presentation"
|'''Official Lyrics'''
|-
|'''(Verse 1)'''
Girl you should be over this
 
No time for playing games with little wicked boys
 
Special like a crooked smile
 
An eyebrow says he’s ready
 
But I just cannot run a mile
 
'''(Chorus)'''
 
Pick your feet up you’re so funky
 
Using words like missy, baby, play me, funky
 
You’re way up high and boy don’t you know it
 
You think the dance floor wears your name?
 
Dance floor wears his name
 
'''(Verse 2)'''
 
If I took a pill and looked at you
 
I wouldn’t stand a chance, I’ll stick to drinking
 
I’m kind of glad you didn’t call
 
You’re not that bright but boy
 
Einstein didn’t look like you
 
'''(Chorus)'''
 
Pick your feet up you’re so funky
 
Using words like missy, baby, play me, funky
 
You’re way up high and boy don’t you know it
 
You think the dance floor wears your name?
 
Dance floor wears his name
 
'''(Bridge 1)'''
 
Well, I've forgotten all the names of those other boys
 
I wrote the sad songs about
 
Well, I can’t quite remember how hard I fell last time
 
You’ve anaesthetized my brain
 
To past and future pain
 
'''(Chorus)'''
 
Cause you’re so funky
 
Using words like missy, baby, play me, funky
 
You’re way up high and boy don’t you know it
 
You think the dance floor wears your name?
 
Dance floor wears his name
 
'''(Bridge 2)'''
 
And so I took that pill
 
And boy you were a thrill
 
Da da da-da, dada...
 
And I didn’t quite believe
 
You said you wouldn’t mess with me
 
But I knew better, oh I knew better, oh I knew better
 
'''(Chorus)'''
 
Cause you’re so funky
 
Using words like missy, baby, play me, funky
 
You’re way up high and boy don’t you know it
 
You think the dance floor wears your name?
 
Dance floor wears his name
 
'''(Bridge 2)'''
 
And so I took that pill
 
And boy you were a thrill
 
Da da da-da, dada...
 
And I didn’t quite believe
 
You said you wouldn’t mess with me
 
Oh I knew better, oh I knew better
 
Oh I knew better, better, better, better, better...
|}
 
== Personnel ==
Paula Steele – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
 
Sam Taylor – guitar
 
DJ Walde – bass
 
Tom Farncombe – keyboards
 
Katie Stephenson – drums


==References==
==References==
*[https://www.watzatsong.com/en/found/RTP+Royal+Treatment+Plant+-Funky-1831.html The original WatZatSong upload.]
*[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-J9h79YxAwcfWlknYWMlvgFFhI_yv8Z3olQq9--UVsU/edit?gid=687616767#gid=687616767 Old Leads Spreadsheet]  
*[https://youtu.be/XXE8Lqm8Ays?si=N7Avw0Iyl12kWtO2 The full song.]
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[[Category:Identified]]
[[Category:Identified]]
[[Category:The Golden Age Of Lostwave]]
[[Category:Alt-Rock]]
[[Category:Indie Rock]]
[[Category:Soft Rock]]

Latest revision as of 21:52, 4 August 2024

ⓘ This lostwave is classified as solved.

Funky
Alternative name(s) Dance For Hours a Day, Dance Floor Was His Name, DFHAD
Artist(s) Royal Treatment Plant
Album EP
Genre Alt-Rock, Indie Rock, Soft Rock
Year 2005
Status Solved; Full version available
Original poster presveva
Search duration July 8th, 2007 - February 22nd, 2024
File:Funky.mp3

Funky (formerly known as "Dance For Hours a Day"), is a solved alternative-rock song released in 2005 by the band Royal Treatment Plant.

Background[edit | edit source]

On July 7th, 2007, Usenet user presveva posted the song to a group dedicated to Italian music, asking for the song's identification and hosting the full song with the filename "5.mp3" on a Google Site.[1][2]

On July 8th, 2007, presveva posted two snippets of the song on WatZatSong, deleting the first snippet ten minutes after he posted it for unknown reasons, but both posts received little attention.[3][4]

The song gained notoriety in the lostwave community after it was posted to YouTube by Mike Worst on September 26th, 2022,[5] and r/lostwave by iwaffle727 on October 20th, 2023.[6]

The OP returned to the thread on November 12th, 2023, adding that he may have downloaded the song from a torrent, possibly from Mininova or Demonoid.[7][8]

Discovery[edit | edit source]

On January 2nd, 2024, Discord users discovered the full version of the song's introduction in the OP's old WatZatSong post, which was still stored on their servers.[9][10]

On January 9th, 2024, after another user mentioned the band Royal Treatment Plant, Discord user Sveta began searching through their Discogs page, eventually finding their first demo album from 2005 simply titled "EP" with a song called Funky.[11][12] The full song was found on the drummer's website, but with a fadeout that cut a minute of the song off.[13]

On February 22nd, 2024, YouTube user Via discovered the complete version of the song by finding the user "artstorm", who was a top listener for the band on last.fm in 2008-2009, contacting him through Discord, and receiving a copy of the full album.[14]

Lyrics[edit | edit source]

Personnel[edit | edit source]

Paula Steele – lead vocals, rhythm guitar

Sam Taylor – guitar

DJ Walde – bass

Tom Farncombe – keyboards

Katie Stephenson – drums

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ http://giannidn.googlepages.com/5.MP3
  2. ↑ https://groups.google.com/g/it.arti.musica/c/befHe1BSomo/m/U6mGUxJfnZIJ
  3. ↑ https://www.watzatsong.com/en/name-that-tune/1830.html
  4. ↑ https://www.watzatsong.com/en/found/RTP+Royal+Treatment+Plant+-Funky-1831.html
  5. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGPakWDQoCQ
  6. ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/Lostwave/comments/17c4fw8/help_with_this_banger_song/
  7. ↑ https://www.watzatsong.com/en/found/RTP+Royal+Treatment+Plant+-Funky-1831.html?page=6
  8. ↑ https://www.watzatsong.com/en/found/RTP+Royal+Treatment+Plant+-Funky-1831.html?page=2
  9. ↑ https://www.watzatsong.com/sample/1830/listen
  10. ↑ https://vocaroo.com/1lGGHFyXOFPD
  11. ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/DanceForHoursADay/comments/192s21q/potential_album_found/
  12. ↑ https://www.discogs.com/release/11868437-RTP-EP
  13. ↑ https://www.katiedrummer.com/audio.php
  14. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcoq0qtwOi9EmRU_vqwaY0QMUsjBeHAN2
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