The Gus Funk

"The Gus Funk" is a song in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. It was composed and arranged by Yoshinori Nakamura. The lyrics were written by Motomu Toriyama, Nakamura and Jamy Gooster, and were translated into English by Matt Furda and Ben Sabin.
The backing vocals were performed by Tetsuya Takahashi, SAK., Yuho Yoshioka, and Kayo.https://twitter.com/39diva/status/1778023179702968751https://twitter.com/39diva/status/1778024676922733002 The chorus arrangement was done by Takahashi.https://twitter.com/t2_takahashi/status/1778027281870688337https://twitter.com/bowcanshakayooo/status/1778134565179236556 The saxophone was performed by Tommy Pratomo.
The song is the theme of Solemn Gus.
==Lyrics==
The official lyrics for the Japanese version were released on the Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Original Soundtrack.
===Japanese version===
;English/Japanese
:Get down tonight ロンリーゲス
:Don't stop the music ロンリーゲス
:Glorious
:Let Gus elevate you—take you sky high
:Don't just cut a rug—burn that mother up!
:Let's bust outta this joint by breakin' it down
:Lay down some funky beats,
:Get crunk on that
:(Gus funk!)
:One nation under Gus's groove
:Get funked up!
:If you're feelin' chilly, Gus'll warm you up!
:Get down tonight ロンリーゲス
:Don't stop the music ロンリーゲス
:Ah! Show them your moves ロンリーゲス
:Don't stop the music ロンリーゲス
:Glorious
:Get down tonight ロンリーゲス
:Don't stop the music ロンリーゲス
:Ah! Show them your moves ロンリーゲス
:Don't stop the music ロンリーゲス
:Glorious
;Rōmaji
:Get down tonight Ronrī Gesu
:Don't stop the music Ronrī Gesu
:Glorious
:Let Gus elevate you—take you sky high
:Don't just cut a rug—burn that mother up!
:Let's bust outta this joint by breakin' it down
:Lay down some funky beats,
:Get crunk on that
:(Gus funk!)
:One nation under Gus's groove
:Get funked up!
:If you're feelin' chilly, Gus'll warm you up!
:Get down tonight Ronrī Gesu
:Don't stop the music Ronrī Gesu
:Ah! Show them your moves Ronrī Gesu
:Don't stop the music Ronrī Gesu
:Glorious
:Get down tonight Ronrī Gesu
:Don't stop the music Ronrī Gesu
:Ah! Show them your moves Ronrī Gesu
:Don't stop the music Ronrī Gesu
:Glorious
==Game appearances==
===Final Fantasy VII Rebirth===
"The Gus Funk" plays during the introduction of Gus in Corel Prison. The Japanese version is track 6 of disc 4 on the Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Original Soundtrack.
Two other arrangements play in the Beast Battleground.
==Citations==
Category:Event themes from Final Fantasy VII Rebirth