"Get up ya'll the funk out!" or

"Get up ya'll the fuck up!" or

"Get the fuck up!" or

"Get up ya'll. Funk out!"

what do you think? The last one seems to fit.

If you listen closely, you can hear him saying: "Don't buy the Batman album, I'm sorry!"

funkomatic said:

If you listen closely, you can hear him saying: "Don't buy the Batman album, I'm sorry!"

come on man, for real. what are they saying?

I always thought he was saying "Get the funk up"

IBSTROLLIN said:

I always thought he was saying "Get the funk up"

Me too.

Efan said:

IBSTROLLIN said:

I always thought he was saying "Get the funk up"

Me too.

Isn't that too few syllables?

"Get the funk up!" is what it says in the songbook, but it sure sounds like "Get y'all the funk up!"

It definitely says "Get the funk up!"

ufoclub said:

Efan said:

Me too.

Isn't that too few syllables?

Not to my ears. Maybe you're hearing echo or aspiration as an extra syllable?

Get the funk up.

i was listening to that album yesterday and it is much better than I remember. I was rocking all the way to Lemon Crush... then it sort of died, but The Future, Trust, Electric Chair, Partyman (especially Partyman!) all rocked. Vicki Waiting was great. Arms of Orion was better than I remembered (great vocal interplay and it shows off Prince's range better than many songs).

Overall I was very surprise that I had put this CD aside. I think it just got lost in the hype and it was after such an amazing run of great CDs that I forgot about it. Also, since none of it was on the Hits CD, I just put it aside but in retrospect, I really enjoyed it.

madhouseman said:

Get the funk up.

i was listening to that album yesterday and it is much better than I remember. I was rocking all the way to Lemon Crush... then it sort of died, but The Future, Trust, Electric Chair, Partyman (especially Partyman!) all rocked. Vicki Waiting was great. Arms of Orion was better than I remembered (great vocal interplay and it shows off Prince's range better than many songs).

Overall I was very surprise that I had put this CD aside. I think it just got lost in the hype and it was after such an amazing run of great CDs that I forgot about it. Also, since none of it was on the Hits CD, I just put it aside but in retrospect, I really enjoyed it.

I never understood why Lemon Crush never really gets any love. That was actually one of my favs on the entire album. Yeah, the "jobba"/"robba" lines are kinda corny, but other than that, it's kinda funky.

alexnvrmnd777 said:

madhouseman said:

Get the funk up.

i was listening to that album yesterday and it is much better than I remember. I was rocking all the way to Lemon Crush... then it sort of died, but The Future, Trust, Electric Chair, Partyman (especially Partyman!) all rocked. Vicki Waiting was great. Arms of Orion was better than I remembered (great vocal interplay and it shows off Prince's range better than many songs).

Overall I was very surprise that I had put this CD aside. I think it just got lost in the hype and it was after such an amazing run of great CDs that I forgot about it. Also, since none of it was on the Hits CD, I just put it aside but in retrospect, I really enjoyed it.

I never understood why Lemon Crush never really gets any love. That was actually one of my favs on the entire album. Yeah, the "jobba"/"robba" lines are kinda corny, but other than that, it's kinda funky.

It's my favorite track on the album. Often, its the only song from the album I even listen to.

RodeoSchro said:

"Get the funk up!" is what it says in the songbook, but it sure sounds like "Get y'all the funk up!"

the songbooks, even the album lyrics have been wrong with Prince songs in the past.

I'll listen in headphones but it sounds like two things are shouted:

"Get up ya'll - Funk out!"

Get the funk up, defiantely.

ufoclub said:

RodeoSchro said:

"Get the funk up!" is what it says in the songbook, but it sure sounds like "Get y'all the funk up!"

the songbooks, even the album lyrics have been wrong with Prince songs in the past.

I'll listen in headphones but it sounds like two things are shouted:

"Get up ya'll - Funk out!"

lol, What? No...

It's "GET the FUNK. UP!" It's only 4 words, some of you are squeezing more in there.

Shockedelicus said:

Get the funk up, defiantely.

Yeah, I hear it now, I listened to it in good headphones.

"Giiieeettt the funk uuuuup."

Spinlight said:

ufoclub said:

the songbooks, even the album lyrics have been wrong with Prince songs in the past.

I'll listen in headphones but it sounds like two things are shouted:

"Get up ya'll - Funk out!"

lol, What? No...

It's "GET the FUNK. UP!" It's only 4 words, some of you are squeezing more in there.

It's because of the way Get is pronounced... like G-yet.

Spinlight said:

alexnvrmnd777 said:

I never understood why Lemon Crush never really gets any love. That was actually one of my favs on the entire album. Yeah, the "jobba"/"robba" lines are kinda corny, but other than that, it's kinda funky.

It's my favorite track on the album. Often, its the only song from the album I even listen to.

Dude, wish i could chip it off my CD and give it to you. Not a bad song but not my fav on the album, but hey that's what makes his catalog seem fuller. There is something for everyone.

ufoclub said:

Spinlight said:

lol, What? No...

It's "GET the FUNK. UP!" It's only 4 words, some of you are squeezing more in there.

It's because of the way Get is pronounced... like G-yet.

There's definitely exaggeration on each word. But it's definitely only 4 words. You can hear silence between each of the words. There is reverb/echo on the sample. That's what people are mistaking for additional syllabels.

IBSTROLLIN said:

I always thought he was saying "Get the funk up"

I often wonder if the dislike for this album is in respone to what the critics say about this lp.its good songs on this lp.but the response of the fans on here totally mirror the response from critics.which is odd.

grt the funk up for sure

and lemon crush is the best song on this (in my opinion) great album

funkomatic said:

If you listen closely, you can hear him saying: "Don't buy the Batman album, I'm sorry!"

khemseraph said:

I often wonder if the dislike for this album is in respone to what the critics say about this lp.its good songs on this lp.but the response of the fans on here totally mirror the response from critics.which is odd.

It seems cobbled together and not so imaginative for Prince with a few songs like "Trust" or "Vicky Waiting", but I think The Future, Partyman, Batdance, Scandalous, and Lemon Crush are worthy of a Prince album. I like the chorus of Electric Chair but not the verses or melody of those verses at all.

Sounds like he says "Get the fuck up!" on the original version though.

get your funk on

"Get the fun cow". I am pretty sure that is accurate.

madhouseman said:

"Get the fun cow". I am pretty sure that is accurate.

See, this lends credence to what I hear - "Drink Your Milk Up!". It's definitely something bovine in nature... of course Prince famously changed his mind on these matters later with the lyrics of Animal Kingdom. We should write the wiki page!

madhouseman said:

"Get the fun cow". I am pretty sure that is accurate.

You just may be right

The best misheard lyric in this song I ever read about was the part near the end where he shouts "Don't stop dancin'!!!". I read an ACTUAL REVIEW (wish I could remember where...) that thought he was challenging MJ. The said something like "Prince even calls out his rival, shouting 'MICHAEL JACKSON!' at the song's climax."

I about died...but if you listen to it that way you can kinda hear it. Always cracks me up.