The Lakeside Band
This group released a song - "Fantastic Voyage" that is arguably the hottest song to hit the funk scene, carving a niche for the band. Fantastic Voyage topped the R&B charts in 1980. It also made its way on the Billboard Hot 100.
What is undoubtedly the song's signature, is the bass rift played throughout this song. Here the bassist moves from thumb thumping to picking to snatching. What a riff!
Lyrically, the song take the listener/dancer on a musical cruise. Lyrical content- great. Let's take a look.
Hey come on, come along take a ride
There's a party over there, that ain't no jive
It's live, live, it's all the way live
Don't even have to walk, don't even have to drive
Just slide, glide, slippity-slide
Just forget about your troubles and your 9 to 5.
And just sail on(That's what you do), just sail on
Now this groove's so funky, hey, what you think
What is it called, let's call it the Lakeside stank
Come along and ride on this fantastic voyage
I'm the captain of this vessel
We want to take you on a cruise
All around the land, music is at hand (Huh)
We want to play it for you
You see want to be (we want to be)
Your crew of entertainers (Jam to the music)
Jam to the beat(jam yeah)
Don't let nothing restrain you(Uh-huh)
We just want you to feel
Nothing but pleasure (pleasure) musical pleasure (yeah, yeah)
Our music is very real(it's really real)
Truly a treasure(A treasure) musical treasure
Come along pack your bags
Get on up and jam y'all
Come along ride on the funk y'all
Come along and ride on a fantastic voyage
We're the directors of this groove ship
And you're under our command, yeah
What you should do is take a listen, too
So you can understand
You know we like to to see
People having a good time
Everybody happy(Do you want to party)
We create the beat(that foot stomping music)
That keeps people dancing
We just want you to feel
Nothing but pleasure, musical pleasure.....
Wb Music Corp. Boo Daddy Publishing, Sony/atv Portrait Solar.
This group released a song - "Fantastic Voyage" that is arguably the hottest song to hit the funk scene, carving a niche for the band. Fantastic Voyage topped the R&B charts in 1980. It also made its way on the Billboard Hot 100.
What is undoubtedly the song's signature, is the bass rift played throughout this song. Here the bassist moves from thumb thumping to picking to snatching. What a riff!
Lyrically, the song take the listener/dancer on a musical cruise. Lyrical content- great. Let's take a look.
Hey come on, come along take a ride
There's a party over there, that ain't no jive
It's live, live, it's all the way live
Don't even have to walk, don't even have to drive
Just slide, glide, slippity-slide
Just forget about your troubles and your 9 to 5.
And just sail on(That's what you do), just sail on
Now this groove's so funky, hey, what you think
What is it called, let's call it the Lakeside stank
Come along and ride on this fantastic voyage
I'm the captain of this vessel
We want to take you on a cruise
All around the land, music is at hand (Huh)
We want to play it for you
You see want to be (we want to be)
Your crew of entertainers (Jam to the music)
Jam to the beat(jam yeah)
Don't let nothing restrain you(Uh-huh)
We just want you to feel
Nothing but pleasure (pleasure) musical pleasure (yeah, yeah)
Our music is very real(it's really real)
Truly a treasure(A treasure) musical treasure
Come along pack your bags
Get on up and jam y'all
Come along ride on the funk y'all
Come along and ride on a fantastic voyage
We're the directors of this groove ship
And you're under our command, yeah
What you should do is take a listen, too
So you can understand
You know we like to to see
People having a good time
Everybody happy(Do you want to party)
We create the beat(that foot stomping music)
That keeps people dancing
We just want you to feel
Nothing but pleasure, musical pleasure.....
Wb Music Corp. Boo Daddy Publishing, Sony/atv Portrait Solar.