Funny Vibe (song)
1988 single by Living Colour
"Funny Vibe" | ||||
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Single by Living Colour | ||||
from the album Vivid | ||||
Released | 1988 | |||
Recorded | 1987–1988 | |||
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Label | Epic | |||
Songwriter(s) | Vernon Reid | |||
Living Colour singles chronology | ||||
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"Funny Vibe" is a single released by Living Colour from their 1988 debut album Vivid.[3][4][5] It features Chuck D and Flavor Flav from Public Enemy.
Rolling Stone magazine wrote about the song in a 1990 Living Colour interview, saying "The words – "No I'm not gonna hurt you/No I'm not gonna harm you/And I try not to hate you/So why you want to give me that/Funny Vibe!" – spelled out with machine-gun eloquence Reid's rage and frustration in communicating his vision to a rigid, unapologetic music industry rife with racial stereotyping and de facto discrimination."[5]
References
- ^ "Hall of Fame Countdown: Living Colour's Vivid". Decibel Magazine. December 1, 2016. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
- ^ "Living Colour - Vivid (album review ) | Sputnikmusic". www.sputnikmusic.com. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
- ^ "Living Colour – Funny Vibe". Discogs. 1989.
- ^ "Funny Vibe LIVING COLOUR". Metal Music Archives.
- ^ a b Fricke, David (November 1, 1990). "Living Colour's Time Is Now". Rolling Stone. No. 590.
External links
- Funny Vibe music video by Living Colour
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