Funky Worm

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Name = Funky Worm


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Artist = The Ohio Players
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Album = Pleasure
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Released = 1973
track_no = 8
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Genre = Funk
Length = 2:35
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Label = Westbound
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Funky Worm is a funk song by Ohio Players that topped the R&B charts in 1973.

Influence

The song's synthesizer solos have become a staple part in hip hop sampling history, being sampled in songs like Above The Law's "Black Superman", N.W.A's songs "Gangsta Gangsta and Dopeman", DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince's "Boom! Shake the Room" and countless other rap/hip hop artists. [ [http://www.the-breaks.com/search.php?term=funky+worm&type=4 List of artists that sampled "Funky Worm"] ]

The song is heard on the radio station Bounce FM, in the video game .

Chart positions

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