Do Ya Wanna Funk
"Do Ya Wanna Funk" is a 1982 dance song recorded by American recording artists Sylvester and Patrick Cowley. The song was produced by Cowley, who incidentally died the same year. "Do Ya Wanna Funk" was mostly successful in Europe, especially in Switzerland, Netherlands, Norway (where it became a top-10 hit) and in the United Kingdom where it made the top 40. It also made the Top 30 in Australia. The song was inspired by "I'm Your Jeanie", a single by Jeanie Tracy, who was a background vocalist for Sylvester. Appearances in film. The song is  heard throughout the entire scene where Billy Ray Valentine hosts a party in "Trading Places", a comedy movie starring Eddie Murphy as Billy Ray Valentine and Dan Aykroyd as Louis Winthorp III. The song also appears in the 1989 AIDS drama "Longtime Companion", as well as the 2001 TV miniseries "Further Tales of the City", and in both cases its use is an anachronism, being heard in scenes set a year before the song was even released. The song was also featured in the 1984 Oscar-winning documentary "The Times of Harvey Milk". The song is covered by Sandra Bernhard  in the 1990 film version of her stage show, "Without You I'm Nothing". It is also featured in the 2021 Channel 4 TV series “It’s a Sin” during a club scene whilst Richie explains the various theories around the origins of HIV.