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	ⓘ This lostwave is classified as solved.
	Funky
	; Image associated with the song
Alternative name(s)	Dance For Hours a Day, Dance Floor Was His Name, DFHAD
Year	2005
Status	Solved
Original poster	presveva
Search duration	July 8th, 2007 - February 22nd, 2024
	File:Funky.mp3

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

Background

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 attention 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

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 unreleased 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

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

Old Leads Spreadsheet

[1] ttp://giannidn.googlepages.com/5.MP3

[2] ttps://groups.google.com/g/it.arti.musica/c/befHe1BSomo/m/U6mGUxJfnZIJ

[3] ttps://www.watzatsong.com/en/name-that-tune/1830.html

[4] ttps://www.watzatsong.com/en/found/RTP+Royal+Treatment+Plant+-Funky-1831.html

[5] ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGPakWDQoCQ

[6] ttps://www.reddit.com/r/Lostwave/comments/17c4fw8/help_with_this_banger_song/

[7] ttps://www.watzatsong.com/en/found/RTP+Royal+Treatment+Plant+-Funky-1831.html?page=6

[8] ttps://www.watzatsong.com/en/found/RTP+Royal+Treatment+Plant+-Funky-1831.html?page=2

[9] ttps://www.watzatsong.com/sample/1830/listen

[10] ttps://vocaroo.com/1lGGHFyXOFPD

[11] ttps://www.reddit.com/r/DanceForHoursADay/comments/192s21q/potential_album_found/

[12] ttps://www.discogs.com/release/11868437-RTP-EP

[13] ttps://www.katiedrummer.com/audio.php

[14] ttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcoq0qtwOi9EmRU_vqwaY0QMUsjBeHAN2

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 |Image = Funky.png
 |Caption = Image associated with the song
-|Alt_name = Dance For Hours a Day, Dancefloor was his name, Wicked Boys, Funny, DFHAD
+|Alt_name = Dance For Hours a Day, Dance Floor Was His Name, DFHAD
-|Status = Solved; Almost full version available
+|Status = Solved
 |Year = 2005
 |OP = presveva
@@ Line 13: / Line 13: @@
 |Media = Funky.mp3
 }}
-'''Funky''', formerly known as '''Dance For Hours a Day''', is a solved lostwave of the rock band Royal Treatment Plant.
+'''Funky''' (formerly known as '''"Dance For Hours a Day"'''), is a solved alternative-rock song released in 2005 by rock 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 attention 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==
-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 unreleased 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==
-*[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.]
+<references />
 [[Category:Identified]]
 [[Category:The Golden Age Of Lostwave]]
 [[Category:Alt-Rock]]