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Peter Jones Full on Redtenbacher's Funkestra funk takes on a range of songs, voiced beautifully by Helena May.

I'd love to have recordings from the 606 when these were performed - I bet the live vibe is magic. Favorite track: Toy Soldiers.
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1.
Toxic 04:43
Baby, can't you see I'm calling A guy like you should wear a warning It's dangerous I'm falling There's no escape I can't wait I need a hit Baby, give me it You're dangerous I'm loving it Too high Can't come down Losin' my head Spinnin' 'round and 'round Do you feel me now? Oh, The taste of your lips I'm on a ride You're toxic I'm slippin' under With a taste of a poison paradise I'm addicted to you Don't you know that you're toxic? And I love what you do Don't you know that you're toxic? It's getting late To give you up I took a sip From my devil's cup Slowly, it's taking over me Too high Can't come down It's in the air and it's all around Can you feel me now? Oh, Taste of your lips I'm on a ride You're toxic I'm slippin' under With the taste of a poison paradise I'm addicted to you Don't you know that you're toxic? And I love what you do Don't you know that you're toxic? Don't you know that you're toxic? Taste of your lips I'm on a ride You're toxic I'm slippin' under With a taste of a poison paradise I'm addicted to you Don't you know that you're toxic? With the taste of your lips I'm on a ride You're toxic I'm slippin' under With a taste of the poison paradise I'm addicted to you Don't you know that you're toxic? Intoxicate me now With your lovin' now I think I'm ready now I think I'm ready now Intoxicate me now With your lovin' now I think I'm ready now
2.
She's got a smile it seems to me Reminds me of childhood memories Where everything Was as fresh as the bright blue sky Now and then when I see her face She takes me away to that special place And if I'd stare too long I'd probably break down and cry Oh, oh, oh Sweet child o' mine Oh, oh, oh, oh Sweet love of mine She's got eyes of the bluest skies As if they thought of rain I hate to look into those eyes And see an ounce of pain Her hair reminds me of a warm safe place Where as a child I'd hide And pray for the thunder And the rain To quietly pass me by Oh, oh, oh Sweet child o' mine Oh, oh, oh, oh Sweet love of mine Oh, oh, oh, oh Sweet child o' mine Oh, oh, oh, oh Sweet love of mine Oh, oh, oh, oh Sweet child o' mine Oh yeah yeah  Oh oh sweet love of mine Where do we go? Where do we go now? Where do we go? Oh, oh Where do we go? (Where do we go now?)  Oh where do we go now? (Where do we go?) Where do we go? (Sweet child) Oh where do we go now? Ay ay ay ay (where do we go now, where do we go)  Oh where do we go now? Where do we go? Oh, where do we go now? Oh, where do we go? Oh where do we go now? Where do we go? Oh, where do we go now? No, no, no, no, no, no Sweet child Sweet child of mine
3.
Shape of You 04:40
The club isn't the best place to find a lover So the bar is where I go Me and my friends at the table doing shots Drinking fast and then we talk slow Come over and start up a conversation with just me And trust me I'll give it a chance now Take my hand, stop, put Van the Man on the jukebox And then we start to dance, and now I'm singing like Girl, you know I want your love Your love was handmade for somebody like me Come on now, follow my lead I may be crazy, don't mind me Say, boy, let's not talk too much Grab on my waist and put that body on me Come on now, follow my lead Come, come on now, follow my lead I'm in love with the shape of you We push and pull like a magnet do Although my heart is falling too I'm in love with your body And last night you were in my room And now my bedsheets smell like you Every day discovering something brand new I'm in love with your body Oh—I—oh—I—oh—I—oh—I I'm in love with your body Oh—I—oh—I—oh—I—oh—I I'm in love with your body Oh—I—oh—I—oh—I—oh—I I'm in love with your body Every day discovering something brand new I'm in love with the shape of you One week in we let the story begin We're going out on our first date You and me are thrifty, so go all you can eat Fill up your bag and I fill up a plate We talk for hours and hours about the sweet and the sour And how your family is doing okay Leave and get in a taxi, then kiss in the backseat Tell the driver make the radio play, and I'm singing like Girl, you know I want your love Your love was handmade for somebody like me Come on now, follow my lead I may be crazy, don't mind me Say, boy, let's not talk too much Grab on my waist and put that body on me Come on now, follow my lead Come, come on now, follow my lead I'm in love with the shape of you We push and pull like a magnet do Although my heart is falling too I'm in love with your body And last night you were in my room And now my bedsheets smell like you Every day discovering something brand new I'm in love with your body Oh—I—oh—I—oh—I—oh—I I'm in love with your body Oh—I—oh—I—oh—I—oh—I I'm in love with your body Oh—I—oh—I—oh—I—oh—I I'm in love with your body Every day discovering something brand new I'm in love with the shape of you Come on, be my baby, come on Come on, be my baby, come on Come on, be my baby, come on Come on, be my baby, come on Come on, be my baby, come on Come on, be my baby, come on Come on, be my baby, come on Come on, be my baby, come on I'm in love with the shape of you We push and pull like a magnet do Although my heart is falling too I'm in love with your body Last night you were in my room And now my bedsheets smell like you Every day discovering something brand new I'm in love with your body Come on, be my baby, come on Come on, be my baby, come on I'm in love with your body Come on, be my baby, come on Come on, be my baby, come on I'm in love with your body Come on, be my baby, come on Come on, be my baby, come on I'm in love with your body Every day discovering something brand new I'm in love with the shape of you
4.
Yea-ey! Oh oh oh, yeaaaah He was a famous trumpet man from out Chicago way He had a boogie sound that no one else could play He was the top man at his craft But then his number came up and he was gone with the draft He's in the army now, a-blowin' reveille He's the boogie woogie bugle boy of Company B A-toot a-toot, a-tootedly a-dee toot A-toot a-toot, a-tootedly a-dee toot They made him blow a bugle for his Uncle Sam It really brought him down because he couldn't jam The captain seemed to understand Because the next day the cap' went out and drafted a band He's in the army now, a-blowin' reveille He's the boogie woogie bugle boy of Company B A-toot a-toot, a-tootedly a-dee toot A-toot a-toot, a-tootedly a-dee toot Ohhhh! A-toot a-toot, a-tootedly a-dee toot A-toot a-toot, a-tootedly a-dee toot Ohhhhh. A-toot a-toot, a-tootedly a-dee too do do do He's in the army now, a-blowin' reveille He's the boogie woogie bugle boy of Company B yeah Dooo-oooh Yeah-yeaaaah-oh, yeaaaah-hey-heey He was a famous trumpet man from out Chicago way He had a boogie sound that no one else could play He was the top man at his craft But then his number came up and he was gone with the draft He's in the army noooow, a-blowin' reveille He's the boogie woogie bugle boy of Company B A-toot a-toot, a-tootedly a-dee toot A-toot a-toot, a-tootedly a-dee toot Ohhhh! A-toot a-toot, a-tootedly a-dee toot A-toot a-toot, a-tootedly a-dee toot Heeeey. A-toot a-toot, a-tootedly a-dee too do do do He's in the army noooow, a-blowin' reveille He's the boogie woogie bugle boy of Company B-Yeah-yeaaaah-oh-oh yeaaaaaah!! Ohhhhhh Company B-B-B-B-B-yeah, ohhhhhhh-yeah Ohhhhhh!!!!! Yeah, scaaaaa-daaaa-daaa-ba-ba-mmmm-yeah-yeah-oh Ohhhh, Company B now baby Ohhhh reveille now, company b now baby, re-whooooo! Reveille now baby, yeah. Reveille now baby, company now B, now baby Ohhhh, revillle-be-be-beee-yeah Company-b-b-b, reveille. Ohhhh, company B!
5.
Royals 04:24
I've never seen a diamond in the flesh I cut my teeth on wedding rings in the movies. And I'm not proud of my address. In the torn up town, no post code envy And every song's like gold teeth, Grey Goose, trippin' in the bathroom Bloodstains, ball gowns, trashin' the hotel room. We don't care, we're d riving Cadillacs in our dreams But everybody's like Cristal, Maybach, diamonds on your timepiece. Jet planes, islands, tigers on a gold leash. We don't care, we not caught up in your love affair And we'll never be royals It don't run in our blood This kind of lux just ain't for us We crave a different kind of buzz Let me be your ruler and you can call me Queen B. And baby I'll rule. Let me live that fantasy Mmmm-mmm Let me live that fantasy My friends and I we've cracked the code We count our dollars on the train to the party. And everyone who knows us knows That we're fine with this. We didn't come from money And every song's like gold teeth, Grey Goose, trippin' in the bathroom. Bloodstains, ball gowns, trashin' the hotel room. We don't care, we're driving Cadillacs in our dreams But everybody's like Cristal, Maybach, diamonds on your timepiece. Jet planes, islands, tigers on a gold leash. We don't care, we not caught up in your love affair And we'll never be royals. It don't run in our blood This kind of lux just ain't for us We crave a, different- kind-of-buzz Let me be your ruler and you can call me Queen B. And baby I'll rule. Mmm- mmm Let me live that fantasy Yeah-eh Uh uh Uh uh! Instrumental And we'll never be royals. It don't run in our blood This kind of lux just ain't for us We crave a different kind of buzz Let me be your ruler and you can call me Queen B. And baby I'll rule. Let me live that fantasy Yeah-eh Oh-oh oh oh Let me live that fantasy Yeah-eh Oh-oh oh oh ohhhh Let me live that fantasyyyyyy! Let me live that fantasy, that fantastic Yeah-eh, let me live that fantasy Uh uh Uh uh!
6.
Toy Soldiers 04:29
It wasn't my intention to mislead you It never should have been this way, What can I say? It's true I did extend the invitation, I never knew how long you'd stay, When you hear temptation call It's your heart that takes, Takes the fall Won't you come out and play with me? Step by step, Heart to heart Left, right, left We all fall down Like toy soldiers Bit by bit torn apart, We never win, But the battle wages on For toy soldiers It's getting hard to wake up in the morning, My head is spinning constantly, How can it be? How could I be so blind to this addiction? If I don't stop The next one's gonna be me Only emptiness remains, It replaces all the pain. Won't you come out and play with me? Step by step, Heart to heart Left, right, left We all fall down Like toy soldiers Bit by bit torn apart, We never win, But the battle wages on For toy soldiers Only emptiness remains (ahh) It replaces all the pain, Won't you come out and play with me? Step by step, Heart to heart Left, right, left We all fall down Like toy soldiers Bit by bit torn apart, We never win, But the battle wages on For toy soldiers
7.
This is the part of me, that you’re never gonna ever take away from me, no! This is the part of me, that you’re never gonna ever take away from me, no! Throw your sticks and your stones, throw your bombs and your blows But you’re not gonna break my soul This is the part of me, that you’re never gonna ever take away from me, no! Days like this I want to drive away Pack my bags and watch your shadow fade You chewed me up, you spit me out like I was poison in your mouth You took my light, you drained me down But that was then and this is now, hey look at me! This is the part of me, that you’re never gonna ever take away from me, no! Throw your sticks and your stones, throw your bombs and your blows But you’re not gonna break my soul This is the part of me, that you’re never gonna ever take away from me, no! I just want to throw my phone away Find out who is really there for me You ripped me off, your love was cheap Was always tearing at the seams I fell deep, you let me down But that was then and this is now, now look at me! This is the part of me, that you’re never gonna ever take away from me, no! This is the part of me, that you’re never gonna ever take away from me, no! Throw your sticks and your stones, throw your bombs and your blows But you’re not gonna break my soul This is the part of me, that you’re never gonna ever take away from me, no! Now look at me I’m sparkling A firework, a dancing flame You won't ever put me out again I’m glowin’, whooa whooa So you can keep the diamond ring It don't mean nothing anyway In fact you can keep everything Yeah, yeah except for me This is the part of me, that you’re never gonna ever take away from me, no! This is the part of me, that you’re never gonna ever take away from me This is the part of me, that you’re never gonna ever take away from me This is the part of me, that you’re never gonna ever…take away from me! This is, this is, this is the part of me This is, this is, this is the part of me This is the part of me, that you’re never gonna ever!
8.
Baby, can't you see I'm calling A guy like you should wear a warning It's dangerous I'm falling There's no escape I can't wait I need a hit Baby, give me it You're dangerous I'm loving it Too high Can't come down Losin' my head Spinnin' 'round and 'round Do you feel me now? Oh, The taste of your lips I'm on a ride You're toxic I'm slippin' under With a taste of a poison paradise I'm addicted to you Don't you know that you're toxic? And I love what you do Don't you know that you're toxic? It's getting late To give you up I took a sip From my devil's cup Slowly, it's taking over me Too high Can't come down It's in the air and it's all around Can you feel me now? Oh, Taste of your lips I'm on a ride You're toxic I'm slippin' under With the taste of a poison paradise I'm addicted to you Don't you know that you're toxic? And I love what you do Don't you know that you're toxic? Don't you know that you're toxic? Taste of your lips I'm on a ride You're toxic I'm slippin' under With a taste of a poison paradise I'm addicted to you Don't you know that you're toxic? With the taste of your lips I'm on a ride You're toxic I'm slippin' under With a taste of the poison paradise I'm addicted to you Don't you know that you're toxic? Intoxicate me now With your lovin' now I think I'm ready now I think I'm ready now Intoxicate me now With your lovin' now I think I'm ready now

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Bushy-tailed and blue-eyed energy bundle and pop soulstress Helena May meets powerhouse groove and instrumental funk outfit Redtenbacher's Funkestra.

In 2016 Helena came to London sitting in with the Funkestra 606 Club regulars since 2006. They were jamming funk versions of much-loved pop songs - putting their own unalloyed, joyful Funk spin on them. The audience reaction was overwhelmingly enthusiastic prompting them to hop in the recording studio to record this album. Since May they’ve released six singles ahead of the 'Part of Me' album release.

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released November 12, 2018

CREDITS:

Performed by Redtenbacher’s Funkestra:

Helena May - vocals
Stefan Redtenbacher - bass
Mike Sturgis - drums
Eran Kendler - guitar
Rob Taggart - keys (1,2,3,8)
Ross Stanley - keys (4,5,6)
Karl Vanden Bossche - percussion
Sid Gauld - trumpet
Simon Allen - saxophone (tenor, baritone)
Nichol Thomson - trombone
Rich Milner - additional keys (7)
Andy Little - additional guitar (3,7)

Produced by Stefan Redtenbacher
Horn arrangements by Stefan Redtenbacher, except (6) - arranged by Sid Gauld & Stefan Redtenbacher
Band recording by James Welch at Masterlink Studios. Overdubs by Stefan Redtenbacher at the ‘Funkhaus’.
Mixed & mastered by Rupert Christie
Cover photo by Rob Blackham (Blackham Images)
Cover design by Neil Hart


01 ‘Toxic’ written by Henrik Jonback, Pontus Winnberg, Christian Karlsson, Cathy Dennis; published by BMG Gold Songs obo Murlyn Songs AB, EMI Blackwood Music Inc obo EMI Music Publishing Ltd

02 ‘Sweet Child of Mine’ written by Saul Hudson, Duff Rose Mckagan, Steven Adler, Izzy Stradlin, W. Axl Rose; published by Guns N Roses Music c/o Sussman & Associates, Universal-Polygram Int'l obo Black Frog Music

03 ‘Shape of You’ written by Ed Sheeran, Johnny Mcdaid, Steve Mac, Tameka Cottle, Kandi Burruss, Kevin Briggs, Edward Christopher Sheeran, Steven Mccutcheon, Kevin Jerome Briggs; published by Sony/ATV Songs LLC obo Samp-UK Ltd, Spirit B-Unique Polar Patrol Songs, Universal Polygram Int'l obo Rokstone Music Ltd, Songs Of Windswept Pacific obo Hitco Music, Songs Of Windswept Pacific obo Shak'Em Down Music Inc, EMI April Music Inc, EMI April Music Inc obo Air Control Music, EMI April Music Inc obo Kandacy Music, EMI April Music Inc obo Tiny Tam Music, WB Music Corp obo Tony Mercedes, Warner-Tamerlane Pub obo Pepper Drive Music

04 ‘Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy’ written by Don Raye, Hughie Prince; published by Universal-Mac Music Publishing Div of Universal Music Corp, Songwriters Guild ofAmerica obo A4V Digital Inc

05 ‘Toy Soldiers’ written by Marta Marrero, Michael Jay Margules; published by Sony/ATV Melody, Sony/ATV Harmony obo Tika Tunes, Sony/ATV Harmony

06 ‘Royals’ written by Joel Little, Ella Marija Lani Yelich O'Connor; published by Songs of SMP Subscriptions Services Only, EMI April Music Inc

07 ‘Part of Me’ written by Max Martin, Lukasz Gottwald, Katy Perry, Bonnie Leigh Mckee; published by Kobalt Music Pub America obo Kasz Money Publishing, Kobalt Music Pub America obo Mxm Music Ab, Kobalt Music Pub America, obo Bonnie McKee Music, WB Music Corp, Kobalt Music Pub America obo Prescription songs, WB Music Corp obo When Im Rich Youll be My Bitch, Kobalt Music Pub America obo Where Da Kasz At?, Songs of Pulse Recording

08 ‘Toxic (radio edit)’ written by Henrik Jonback, Pontus Winnberg, Christian Karlsson, Cathy Dennis; published by BMG Gold Songs obo Murlyn Songs AB, EMI Blackwood Music Inc obo EMI Music Publishing Ltd

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Bushy-tailed & blue-eyed energy bundle and pop soulstress meets the Funk!
In the footsteps of Jay Kay conjuring her own stew of Acid Jazz in the now.

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