Long before Mark Whalberg became an internationally known actor, he was a member of a nineties pop-rock group called Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch. This band was part of a pop-rock and rap fusion that also included groups like DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince. The eighties and early nineties witnessed the origins of the cultural connection between rap and pop culture as hip-hop became a dominant music genre.
People who only know about Whalberg from his acting career might be surprised by his connection to another pop-rock group of the eighties. Some might even be surprised that Whalberg almost turned into a lifelong criminal, a product of serious teenage delinquency that almost killed a man. A 45-day jail sentence at 16 turned his life around, and Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch came to be out of those mistakes.
Fun Facts:
- Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch formed in the early nineties with Marky Mark Whalberg as the frontman.
- The Funky Bunch was a DJ and a small group of dancers who performed while Marky Mark strutted around the stage, rapping.
- “Good Vibrations” was released in July 1991. It was the lead single from the band’s debut album, Music for the People.
- Marky Mark loved taking his clothes off during performances.
- His older brother, Donnie Wahlberg, was a founding member of New Kids on the Block.
- Donnie produced the Funky Bunch’s only two albums: Music for the People (1991) and You Gotta Believe (1992).
- Their first album went platinum, but the second bombed.
- The two hit singles – “Good Vibrations” and “Wildlife” – reached numbers 1 and 10 on the Billboard Charts.
- “Good Vibrations” ranked #43 on Buzzfeed’s 101 Greatest Dance Songs of the ‘90s list.
Lyrics
Yeah
Can you feel it baby
I can too
Come on swing it
Come on swing it
Come on swing it
Come on swing it
1 – 2 – 3 – now we come to the pay off
It’s such a good vibration
It’s such a sweet sensation
To bring forth the rhythm and the rhyme
I’m a get mine so get yours
I wanna see sweat comin’ out your pores
On the house tip is how I’m swinging this
Strictly hip hop boy I ain’t singing this
Bringing this to the entire nation
Black, white, red, brown
Feel the vibration
Come on come on
Feel it feel it
Feel the vibration
Many wanna know who done this
Marky Mark and I’m here to move you
Rhymes will groove you
And I’m here to prove to you
That we can party on the positive side
And pump positive vibes
So come along for the ride
Making you feel the rhythm is my occupation
So feel the vibration
Come on come on
Feel it feel it
Feel the vibration
It’s such a good vibration
It’s such a sweet sensation
Donnie D break it down
Donnie D’s on the back up
Drug free so put the crack up
No need for speed
I’m anti d-r-u-g-g-i-e my
Body is healthy
And rhymes makes me wealthy
And the funky bunch helps me
To bring you a show with no intoxication
Come on feel the vibration
Yeah
Can you feel it baby
I can too
It’s such a good vibration
It’s such a sweet sensation
Now the time has come for you to get up
The rest had you fed up but yo I won’t let up
On the rhythm and rhyme thats designed to
Make your behind move to what I’m inclined to
Pure hip hop no sell out
If you ain’t in it to win it
Then get the hell out
I command you to dance
I wanna see motivation
Come on now feel the vibration
It’s such a good vibration
Come on come on come on
Its such a sweet sensation
Feel it feel it
It’s such a good vibration
It’s such a sweet sensation
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