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Phoenix - Funky Squaredance (Official Video)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Christian Mazzalai
Christian Mazzalai
Guitar
Deck d'Arcy
Deck d'Arcy
Bass Guitar
The Arcysian Vocal Ensemble
The Arcysian Vocal Ensemble
Vocal Ensemble
The Hector Berlioz Choir
The Hector Berlioz Choir
Choir
Jean Claude Soubeyrand
Jean Claude Soubeyrand
Choir Conductor
Laurent Brancowitz
Laurent Brancowitz
Guitar
Noe Efira
Noe Efira
Lead Guitar
Eddie Efira
Eddie Efira
Pedal Steel Guitar
Thomas Mars
Thomas Mars
Vocals
Pedro Winter
Pedro Winter
Synthesizer
The Love Choral Society
The Love Choral Society
Screams
Bryce de la Menardiere
Bryce de la Menardiere
Zither
Marlon
Marlon
Drums
Morgan Nicholls
Morgan Nicholls
Hammond Organ
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Christian Mazzalai
Christian Mazzalai
Songwriter
LAURENT MAZZALAI
LAURENT MAZZALAI
Songwriter
THOMAS CROQUET
THOMAS CROQUET
Songwriter
Deck d'Arcy
Deck d'Arcy
Songwriter
FREDERIC MOULIN
FREDERIC MOULIN
Songwriter
Laurent Brancowitz
Laurent Brancowitz
Songwriter
Thomas Mars
Thomas Mars
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Philippe Zdar
Philippe Zdar
Mixing Engineer
Alex Firla
Alex Firla
Producer
Mike Marsh
Mike Marsh
Mastering Engineer
Phoenix
Phoenix
Producer
Stephane "Alf" Briat
Stephane "Alf" Briat
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Hopeful days and stormy nights
I ain't got much to win, not much to lose
Under the burden of my loneliness
It feels so hard to win, so hard to lose
I won't enjoy my collection of stamps
When I'm six feet under the ground
[Verse 2]
Lonely streets and dusty roads
Lord, it's a long way to go back home
Under the burden of your heart of stone
You shrug your shoulders as I decompose
Please keep an eye on these red-haired boys
Someday they'll play drum with my shinbones
[Verse 3]
Now your chewing gum on my coffin
Take me where I long to be
[Verse 4]
I can't believe that you want me to wear
The evening tails that will fit my corpse
I don't need a tuxedo
There's no bouncer in the after world
I only just left my dying bed
And you're making curtains out of my shroud
[Verse 5]
Don't cha dig my grave with some excavator
Use a blood-stained sword
And the snow white horse
Please
[Verse 6]
A last ride in the city's hearse
Few miles away from heaven above
A few more minutes till they bury me
A few more weeks till worms lick my bones
I won't enjoy my collection of stamps
Now I'm five feet under the ground
[Verse 7]
Stormy days and lonely nights
Lord, it's a long way to go back home
[Verse 8]
All the boys raise your hands up in the air
(Yeah)
Now all the girls raise your hands up in the air
(Yeah)
Everybody one more time
(Yeah)
Let's all have a real good time together
One, two, three, let's go
[Verse 9]
Funky square dance, funky square dance, funky, square dance
[Verse 10]
Tonight's the night girls, yeah
Come on, let's get all antsy
[Verse 11]
Funky square dance, funky square dance, funky, square dance
Funky square dance, funky square dance, funky, square dance
Funky square dance, funky square dance, funky, square dance
Funky square dance, funky square dance, funky, square dance
[Verse 12]
Funky square dance, funky square dance, funky, square dance
Funky square dance, funky square dance, funky, square dance
Funky square dance, funky square dance, funky, square dance
Funky square dance, funky square dance, funky, square dance
[Verse 13]
Funky square dance, funky square dance, funky, square dance
You seem so glad my place is free
You're dancing on my grave
What a cruel way to treat a friend
Live my life in dignity
Well I must confess
Looking for a place
Everybody has to demonstrate
And everybody has to see you wait
Thinking of a real way to see
Matters in love that you give
Remember all the thing that you've seen
Does is not go and never seen
Nothing in my forgotten years
Life got a little serious
Give me real self esteem
It's buried in my P A S T
Give a lot, a whole lot received
Heaven sent TNT
Can go further
Lost and I can't go losing my mind
Remembering how I tried
Buried in a P A S T
We call love late that day
Late at night I dropped in hate
Dropping in a heaven fantasy
Heaven knows what I'm gonna do
Livin' that lonesome avenue
Darling in the P A S T
Go without love I receive
K A R I A E E L E I S O N
Everybody has got to demonstrate
Everybody has a T I U
He has things you'd never do
Thinking in a real avenue
What matters is the love that you give
[Verse 14]
Funky square dance, funky square dance, funky, square dance
Funky square dance, funky square dance, funky, square dance
Funky square dance, funky square dance, funky, square dance
Funky square dance, funky square dance, funky, square dance
Funky square dance, funky square dance, funky, square dance
Funky square dance, funky square dance, funky, square dance
Funky square dance, funky square dance, funky, square dance
Funky square dance, funky square dance, funky, square dance
Funky square dance, funky square dance, funky, square dance
Funky square dance, funky square dance, funky, square dance
Written by: Christian Mazzalai, Frederic Jean Joseph Moulin, LAURENT MAZZALAI, THOMAS CROQUET
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