Scone & The Butterbeans : Stand in Funk

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[Intro - Mid-tempo groove kicks in with slap bass, clavinet, wah guitar, and tight horn stabs. Vocal call and response begins over handclaps.]

[Verse 1 - Male lead vocal with female responses]
I seen a preacher with a velvet grin
(Yeah, he talk real smooth but the truth real thin)
Said the world gon’ end if we don’t behave
(But he got gold shoes and a soul to save)

I seen a dancer with her feet on fire
(She move so free, she lift me higher)
She said: “Change don’t come when you’re sittin’ down”
So I stood right up, made a brand new sound

[Chorus - Full band harmony, horns punch through]
🎶 Standin’ in the funk, can’t sink no more
Got rhythm in my chest and justice in my core
We ain’t runnin’, we ain’t blind
We just got that groove to speak our mind
Standin’ in the funk! (Oh yeah!)
Standin’ in the funk! (Right now!) 🎶

[Funk break - Horn section lays down a dirty riff, clavinet scratches in rhythm, bass takes a short walk while drums ride the pocket]

[Verse 2 - Female lead vocal, male background responses]
You got a badge? You got a suit?
(But do you got soul in them alligator boots?)
You build your fences, draw your lines
But love gon’ leak through every time

My grandma said, “They can’t steal your song”
(So we sing it loud, all night long!)
One mic, one light, ten voices deep
(And a groove so strong, it never sleeps)

[Chorus - Bigger, even more vocal layering]
🎶 Standin’ in the funk, where the truth gets loud
With our fists in the sky and our feet on the ground
We ain’t breakin’, we ain’t tame
We just walkin’ proud in a brand new name
Standin’ in the funk! (Come on!)
Standin’ in the funk! (Say it loud!) 🎶

[Bridge - Spoken chant over low groove and finger snaps]
Don’t need a crown, don’t need a throne
Just need the beat to feel like home
Don’t need permission, don’t need to hide
We got funk, we got pride

[Final Chorus - Band explodes back in, crowd chant energy]
🎶 Standin’ in the funk, it’s our time
With a whole lotta rhythm and a real strong rhyme
We ain’t movin’, we the sound
We the feet that shake the ground
Standin’ in the funk!
Standin’ in the funk! 🎶

[Outro - Horns riff and fade, drums and bass lock in while singers chant “Standin’ in the funk!” over and over]

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[Intro - Mid-tempo groove kicks in with slap bass, clavinet, wah guitar, and tight horn stabs. Vocal call and response begins over handclaps.] [Verse 1 - Male lead vocal with female responses] I seen a preacher with a velvet grin (Yeah, he talk real smooth but the truth real thin) Said the world gon’ end if we don’t behave (But he got gold shoes and a soul to save) I seen a dancer with her feet on fire (She move so free, she lift me higher) She said: “Change don’t come when you’re sittin’ down” So I stood right up, made a brand new sound [Chorus - Full band harmony, horns punch through] 🎶 Standin’ in the funk, can’t sink no more Got rhythm in my chest and justice in my core We ain’t runnin’, we ain’t blind We just got that groove to speak our mind Standin’ in the funk! (Oh yeah!) Standin’ in the funk! (Right now!) 🎶 [Funk break - Horn section lays down a dirty riff, clavinet scratches in rhythm, bass takes a short walk while drums ride the pocket] [Verse 2 - Female lead vocal, male background responses] You got a badge? You got a suit? (But do you got soul in them alligator boots?) You build your fences, draw your lines But love gon’ leak through every time My grandma said, “They can’t steal your song” (So we sing it loud, all night long!) One mic, one light, ten voices deep (And a groove so strong, it never sleeps) [Chorus - Bigger, even more vocal layering] 🎶 Standin’ in the funk, where the truth gets loud With our fists in the sky and our feet on the ground We ain’t breakin’, we ain’t tame We just walkin’ proud in a brand new name Standin’ in the funk! (Come on!) Standin’ in the funk! (Say it loud!) 🎶 [Bridge - Spoken chant over low groove and finger snaps] Don’t need a crown, don’t need a throne Just need the beat to feel like home Don’t need permission, don’t need to hide We got funk, we got pride [Final Chorus - Band explodes back in, crowd chant energy] 🎶 Standin’ in the funk, it’s our time With a whole lotta rhythm and a real strong rhyme We ain’t movin’, we the sound We the feet that shake the ground Standin’ in the funk! Standin’ in the funk! 🎶 [Outro - Horns riff and fade, drums and bass lock in while singers chant “Standin’ in the funk!” over and over]

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