Hideki Naganuma is a Japanese music composer who primarily does work for vi… Read Full Bio ↴Hideki Naganuma is a Japanese music composer who primarily does work for video game soundtracks. His music is usually defined as 'Composed in the J-Pop genre' and this implicitly requires mixing Japanese techno, funk, soul, and hip-hop elements to create a very unique and vivid sound. He is most famous for his work on the soundtrack of the Sega Dreamcast's Jet Set Radio and its Xbox sequel, Jet Set Radio Future. Hideki Naganuma uses not only samples from the genres listed above - in the song "Grace And Glory" from the Jet Set Radio games he uses an opera sample. The official Jet Set Radio soundtrack, as well as the official Jet Set Radio Future soundtrack, includes all of his songs and several others. Working alongside the same companies that created Jet Set Radio Future he contributed the entire soundtrack to SEGA's arcade skateboarding game, Ollie King. After a few years with his work absent from SEGA games, he finally returned in the SEGA production Sonic Rush for the Nintendo DS. A year later, he made a remix of Captain Straydum's "Fuusen Gum" for the anime Gintama. That same year, he composed the music for Air Gear under the alias of skankfunk. He would compose under this alias for most of his later works.

Funky Dealer
長沼英樹 Lyrics

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High and a winner, pay the front line, take the don'ts.
He's Coming out again for a new point,
Get your bets now ladies and gentlemen.

Four four the point's marked four,
Ace Duce craps wants the four,
Ace Duce craps wants four,
Ace Duce craps wants four,

Ace Duce craps wants four,
Ace Duce Ace Ace Duce.
Crap crap want four crap want four,
Who wants, who wants the hard four?
Five want four!

High and a winner got a hot hand,
Place your bets ladies and gentlemen.
High and a winner got a hot hand,
Place your bets ladies and gentlemen.

Four and he made it the hard way,
Pay the front line take the hard.
We got a shooter and a good'en.
Coming out again for a new point,
Get your bets now ladies and gentlemen.
He's a rolling, point is nine.
PLACE NINE!
PLACE NINE!
Eight Shooting for nine,
Five Shooting for nine.
He's a rolling, point is nine,
PLACE NINE!
Eight Shooting for nine,
Five Shooting for nine.
Who wants to come?
Six to point.

High and a winner got a hot hand,
Place your bets ladies and gentlemen.
High and a winner got a hot hand,
Place your bets, place your bets.

Who wants to come?
Six to point.
Who wants to come?
Six to point.
Place your bets ladies and gentlemen.

Eight shooting for nine,
Five shooting for nine.
He's a rolling, point is nine,
PLACE NINE!
Eight shooting for nine,
Five Shooting for nine.
Who wants to come?

Place six...

Coming out again for a new point,
Bets now ladies and gentlemen.
Who wants, who wants the hard four?
Five want four!
Four four the point's marked four.
Ace Duce craps wants four.
Ace Duce Ace Duce Duce.
Craps want, craps want want.
High and a winawinner got a hot hand!
Got a hot hand!
Hot hand!
High and a winner got a hot hand,
Place your bets ladies and gentlemen.
High and a winawinner got a hot hand!
Got a hot hand!
Hot hand!
High and a winner got a hot hand!
Who wants to come?

High and a winner got a hot hand,
Place your bets ladies and gentlemen.
High and a winner got a hot hand,
Place your bets, place your bets.

High and a winner, pay the front line, take the don'ts.
He's coming out again for a new point,
Get your bets now ladies and gentlemen.

Four fours, the point's marked four,
Ace Duce Ace Ace Duce.
Who wants to come?
Six to point.
Who wants to come?
Six to point.
Who wants to come?
Six to point.

Place Six.

Overall Meaning

The song "Funky Dealer" by 長沼英樹 is vividly descriptive of a dice game at a casino. The lyrics suggest a sense of gambling, excitement, and anticipation. The "high and a winner" mentioned in the first line of the song is a phrase often used to describe someone on a lucky winning streak, and they are encouraged to continue by paying the front line and taking the don'ts, referring to betting against the shooter. The singer is announcing the start of the game and encouraging people to place their bets quickly.

The next verse is about the point system of a dice game where the shooter tries to get a certain number on the dice to win. The phrases "Ace Duce craps wants four" and "Four and he made it the hard way" describe how the shooter is trying to get the number four in different ways. The chorus repeats the phrase "High and a winner got a hot hand" several times, emphasizing the excitement of the game and the potential for winning. The song ends with the singer inviting players to place their bets on the number six.

Overall, the song creates a vivid picture of a dice game, transporting the listener to the casino and immersing them in the atmosphere of the game. The repetitive phrases and rhythms add to the sense of urgency and anticipation.

Line by Line Meaning

High and a winner, pay the front line, take the don'ts.
Declare yourself as the high and winning player by placing bets, in order to take the winnings from those who bet against you.

He's Coming out again for a new point, Get your bets now ladies and gentlemen.
The shooter is rolling the dice again to begin a new round of the game. Players can place bets now.

Four four the point's marked four, Ace Duce craps wants the four, Ace Duce craps wants four, Ace Duce craps wants four, Ace Duce craps wants four, Ace Duce Ace Ace Duce. Crap crap want four crap want four, Who wants, who wants the hard four? Five want four!
The dice roll a total of four, which is marked as the point. The player with a hand totaling three and one, or an Ace and two, wants to win by getting the total four. Players are deciding who wants to bet on the more difficult four, composed of two twos (a hard four), with five people deciding to place bets on it.

High and a winner got a hot hand, Place your bets ladies and gentlemen.
The high and winning player has a lucky streak, so players are encouraged to place their bets.

Four and he made it the hard way, Pay the front line take the hard. We got a shooter and a good'en.
The player with a total of four achieved it with a 2 and 2 (the hard way). Bettors on this outcome get paid by the high and winning player. The shooter is skilled at the game.

Point is nine. PLACE NINE! PLACE NINE! Eight Shooting for nine, Five Shooting for nine. He's a rolling, point is nine, PLACE NINE! Eight Shooting for nine, Five Shooting for nine. Who wants to come? Six to point.
The point is now nine, and players are encouraged to place their bets on this outcome. The shooter is trying to achieve a total of nine through rolls of eight and five. Players can choose to take part in this round by placing bets on six.

Who wants to come? Six to point.
The round with a point of nine is over, and the shooter is asking if any players want to participate in the next round, with a point of six.

Eight shooting for nine, Five shooting for nine. He's a rolling, point is nine, PLACE NINE! Eight shooting for nine, Five Shooting for nine. Who wants to come?
The shooter is trying to get a total of nine with rolls of eight and five. Players can place bets on the outcome and choose to participate in the round.

Place six...
Players are encouraged to place bets on the shooter achieving a total of six through the roll of the dice.

Four fours, the point's marked four, Ace Duce Ace Ace Duce. Who wants to come? Six to point.
The point of the current round is four, and players with totals of three and one or Ace and two are betting on achieving a total of four. Players can bet on or participate in the next round with a point of six.

High and a winawinner got a hot hand! Got a hot hand! Hot hand! High and a winner got a hot hand, Place your bets ladies and gentlemen.
The high and winning player is still on a lucky streak, so players are encouraged to place their bets.

Who wants to come?
The shooter is asking if any players want to place bets on the outcome of the next round.

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