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  2. When the 1980 disco-funk song “Funkytown” was still a 1980s hit, listeners to KKDA/104.5 FM and KKDA/730 AM grew up hearing the station refer to “Funky Town Fort Worth.” The song is catchy.

  3. List of city nicknames in Texas - Wikipedia

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    Lene Town (used in hip-hop culture) [5] Alpine – Gateway to the Big Bend [6] Amarillo- The Big Brown Flat, [citation needed] Bomb City (due to proximity to the Pantex facility), [citation needed] Yellow City [citation needed] Anahuac – Alligator Capital of Texas [7] [8] Anthony – Leap Year Capital of the World (shared with Anthony, New ...

  4. Funkytown - Wikipedia

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    "Funkytown" expresses a simple, repetitive yearning for the pulse of a bigger city, goosed by a killer ten-note synth riff. "Gotta make a move to a town that's right for me", sings Cynthia Johnson in a robotic, vocoderized voice (a precursor to the Auto-Tune sound) before busting out an unmodified, soulful wail, pleading for a trip to the party ...

  5. Lipps Inc. - Wikipedia

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    Lipps, Inc. (/ ˈ l ɪ p s ɪ ŋ k / LIP-sink, a pun on the phrase "lip sync") was an American disco and funk group from Minneapolis, Minnesota.The group is best known for the chart-topping 1980 worldwide hit single "Funkytown", which hit No. 1 in 28 countries and was certified as double platinum in sales.

  6. Wikipedia:Unusual place names - Wikipedia

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    A town in Texas famous for its unusual name after painter Cohn Cohen Hoover was hired to paint two bells, with one saying "Ding", and the other bell saying "Dong". This town is also located in a very "resonant"-sounding area of its U.S. state. Dingle: A town in County Kerry, Ireland, it is the only town on the Dingle Peninsula.

  7. Funk, Boring and Other Oddball American Town Names - AOL

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    Funk, Nebraska. Don't expect to be welcomed by George Clinton, but this village of about 175 people in Phelps County sounds like the place to get your groove on. ... The town had been called Cross ...

  8. Funkytown (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    Funkytown" is a 1979 disco song performed by Lipps Inc. and covered many times. Funkytown or Funky Town may also refer to: Funkytown, a Canadian drama film released in 2010 (festival circuit) and 2011 (wide release) Funky Town (Camp Mulla album), 2012; Funky Town (T-Bone Walker album), 1968

  9. Black Eyes (EP) - Wikipedia

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    A repackaged version of the EP (though called the fifth album), titled Funky Town, was released on January 3, 2012, with the song "Lovey-Dovey" serving as the lead track. "Lovey-Dovey" is a song known for its catchy melody and energetic beats. The song features a mix of electronic and dance-pop elements.