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"Grow Some Funk of Your Own"
"Grow Some Funk of Your Own"
Single by Elton John
from the album Rock of the Westies
A-side	" I Feel Like a Bullet (In the Gun of Robert Ford) (double A-side)"
Released	12 January 1976
Recorded	June–July 1975
Genre	Hard rock; glam rock;
Length	4:45
Label	MCA (US); DJM (UK)
Songwriter(s)	Elton John; Bernie Taupin; Davey Johnstone;
Producer(s)	Gus Dudgeon
Elton John singles chronology

"Grow Some Funk of Your Own" is a song by English musician Elton John. It was released as a single in 1976 from the album Rock of the Westies. It shared its A-side status with " I Feel Like a Bullet (In the Gun of Robert Ford)". The song went to No. 14 on the Billboard Hot 100, but in Britain broke a five-year run of successful singles by failing to reach the top 50 despite extensive radio play. Guitarist Davey Johnstone is credited as a co-writer.

Synopsis

The song centers on a man who wakes up after a bad dream entailing an episode set in Mexico, where the protagonist (presumably either John or Taupin) falls for a young lady in a small town but is dismissed by her boyfriend, telling him to return to where he came from (hence the lyric, "Take my advice/take the next flight/and grow your funk/grow your funk at home").

Reception

Cash Box called it "a hard-driving rocker which has a part audiences will sing along to and maybe provide another encore to his live show" with "an absolutely frantic ending with the vibraphones receiving the beating of their lives."^[1] Record World said that "Elton shows why he's on top with his 'English charm' and an enthusiastic no holds barred rock 'n' roll sound."^[2]

Personnel

Ray Cooper – castanets, tambourine, bell tree, vibraphone
Kiki Dee – backing vocals
Davey Johnstone – electric guitars, backing vocals
Elton John – piano, vocals
Kenny Passarelli – bass, backing vocals
Roger Pope – drums
Caleb Quaye – electric guitars, backing vocals

Chart performance

Chart (1976)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100^[3]	14

References

^ "CashBox Singles Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. 24 January 1976. p. 19. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
^ "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. 24 January 1976. p. 1. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955–2012. Record Research. p. 436.

[cb-1] "CashBox Singles Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. 24 January 1976. p. 19. Retrieved 11 December 2021.

[rw-2] "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. 24 January 1976. p. 1. Retrieved 8 March 2023.

[3] Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955–2012. Record Research. p. 436.

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1960s	" I've Been Loving You" (1968) " Skyline Pigeon" (1968) " Lady Samantha" (1969) " It's Me That You Need" (1969)
1970s	" Border Song" (1970) " Rock and Roll Madonna" (1970) " From Denver to L.A." (1970) " Take Me to the Pilot" (1970) " Your Song" (1970) " Come Down in Time" (1970) " Friends" (1971) " Levon" (1971) " Indian Sunset" (1971) " Tiny Dancer" (1972) " Rocket Man" (1972) " Honky Cat" (1972) " I Think I'm Going to Kill Myself" (1972) " Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters" (1972) " Crocodile Rock" (1972) " Elderberry Wine" (1972) " Daniel" (1972) " Have Mercy on the Criminal" (1972) " Teacher I Need You" (1973) " Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding" (1973) " Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting" (1973) " Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" (1973) " Step into Christmas" (1973) " Candle in the Wind" (1974) " Bennie and the Jets" (1974) " Harmony" (1974) " Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (1974) " The Bitch Is Back" (1974) " Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" (1974) " Philadelphia Freedom" (1975) " I Saw Her Standing There" (1975) " Someone Saved My Life Tonight" (1975) " We All Fall in Love Sometimes" (1975) " Island Girl" (1975) " Grow Some Funk of Your Own" (1976) " I Feel Like a Bullet (In the Gun of Robert Ford)" (1976) " Pinball Wizard" (1976) " Don't Go Breaking My Heart" (1976) " Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" (1976) " Bite Your Lip (Get Up and Dance!)" (1977) " Crazy Water" (1977) " The Goaldiggers Song" (1977) " Ego" (1978) " Part-Time Love" (1978) " Song for Guy" (1978) " Are You Ready for Love" (1979) " Mama Can't Buy You Love" (1979) " Johnny B. Goode" (1979)
1980s	" Little Jeannie" (1980) " Sartorial Eloquence (Don't Ya Wanna Play This Game No More?)" (1980) " Dear God" (1980) " Whatever Gets You thru the Night" (1981) " Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever" (1981) " Blue Eyes" (1982) " Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)" (1982) " Ball and Chain" (1982) " All Quiet on the Western Front" (1982) " I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues" (1983) " I'm Still Standing" (1983) " Kiss the Bride" (1983) " Sad Songs (Say So Much)" (1984) " Passengers" (1984) " Nikita" (1985) " That's What Friends Are For" (1985) " Wrap Her Up" (1985) " Heartache All Over the World" (1986) " Slow Rivers" (1986) " Take Me to the Pilot" (1988) " I Don't Wanna Go On with You Like That" (1988) " Town of Plenty" (1988) " Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters (Part Two)" (1988) " Healing Hands" (1989) " Sacrifice" (1989)
1990s	" Club at the End of the Street" (1990) " You Gotta Love Someone" (1990) " Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (1991) " The One" (1992) " Runaway Train" (1992) " The Last Song" (1992) " Simple Life" (1993) " True Love" (1993) " Shakey Ground" (1994) " Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" (1994) " Can You Feel the Love Tonight" (1994) " Circle of Life" (1994) " Believe" (1995) " Made in England" (1995) " When the Money's Gone" (1995) " You Can Make History (Young Again)" (1996) " Live Like Horses" (1996) " The Madness of King Scar" (1997) " Something About the Way You Look Tonight" (1997) " Candle in the Wind 1997" (1997) " Written in the Stars" (1999)
2000s	" Someday Out of the Blue" (2000) " I Want Love" (2001) " This Train Don't Stop There Anymore" (2002) " Original Sin" (2002) " Are You Ready for Love" (2003) " Ghetto Gospel" (2005) " Electricity" (2005) " The Bridge" (2006) " Joseph, Better You than Me" (2008) " Tiny Dancer (Hold Me Closer)" (2009)
2010s	" All of the Lights" (2010) " Good Morning to the Night" (2012) " Sad" (2012) " Looking Up" (2015) " (I'm Gonna) Love Me Again" (2019)
2020s	" Ordinary Man" (2020) " Sine from Above" (2020) " The Pink Phantom" (2020) " It's a Sin" (2021) " Cold Heart (Pnau remix)" (2021) " Merry Christmas" (2021) " Sausage Rolls for Everyone" (2021) " Hold Me Closer" (2022)
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