Uh, sleep all day, out all night,
I know where you’re going.

Before Joe Walsh became a lead guitarist of The Eagles he was the lead singer for James Gang. James Gang was quite different than The Eagles. James Gang can best be defined by this, their best song: Funk. They had multiple lead guitars, heavy percussion and their songs were jam heavy, lyric lite.  And there was lots of partying. This song sounds like it was recorded in the middle of a party that didn’t stop during the recording. There are people howling in the background—and that seems to add the texture of the song.

“Funk #49” is a classic “chicks suck” song. Walsh is great at those. He writes about how girls are trouble, only bring you heart-ache and are up to no-good. And he doesn’t think that’s right! I’d be amiss if I didn’t mention Walsh’s unique voice. It is up there with Dylan with most unlikely voices to be lead singer, but it works and lots of people (me included) love it.

Funk #49 Lyrics

Uh, sleep all day, out all night,
I know where you’re going.
I don’t that’s a-acting right,
You don’t think it’s showing.
A-jumpin’ up, fallin’ down,
Don’t misunderstand me.
You don’t think that I know your plan,
What you try’n to hand me?

Out all night, sleep all day,
I know what you’re doing.
If you’re gonna a-act that way,
Think there’s trouble brewing.

Songwriters: Dale Peters / James K. Fox / Joseph Fidler Walsh