The rockafeller skank
Slim Fatboy Lyrics

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Right about now
The funk soul brother
Check it out now
The funk soul brother

Right about now
The funk soul brother
Check it out now

The funk soul brother

Right about now
The funk soul brother
Check it out now
The funk soul brother

Right about now
The funk soul brother
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The funk soul brother

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The funk soul brother
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The funk soul brother

Right about now
The funk soul brother

Right about now, 'bout now
'Bout now, 'bout now

Right about now
The funk soul brother
Check it out now
The funk soul brother

Right about now
The funk soul brother
Check it out now
The funk soul brother

Right about now
The funk soul brother
Check it out now
The funk soul brother

Right about now
The funk soul brother
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The funk soul brother

Right about now
The funk soul brother
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The funk soul brother

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The funk soul brother

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The funk soul brother
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The funk soul brother

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The funk soul brother
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The fun- bro-

Right about now
The funk soul brother
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The funk soul brother

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The funk soul brother
Check it out now
The funk soul brother

Right about now, 'bout now
'Bout now, 'bout now, 'bout now, 'bout now

'Bout, 'bout, 'bout, 'bout, 'bout, 'bout, 'bout, 'bout
Funk, funk, funk, funk, funk, funk, bro, bro, bro, bro, bro

Right about now
The funk soul brother
Check it out now
The funk soul brother

Right about now
The funk soul bro, bro, bro, bro

Right about now
Funk soul brother

Right about now
The funk soul brother
Check it out now
The funk soul brother

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The funk soul brother
Check it out now
The funk soul brother

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The funk soul brother
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The funk soul brother
Check it out now
The funk soul brother

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The funk soul brother
Check it out now
The funk soul brother

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The funk soul brother
Check it out now
The funk soul brother

Right about now
The funk soul brother
Check it out now
The funk soul brother

Right about now, 'bout now
'Bout now, 'bout now, 'bout now, 'bout now

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'Bout now, 'bout now, 'bout now, 'bout now

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'Bout now, 'bout now, 'bout now, 'bout now

Right about
Funk
Right, right

Right about now
The funk soul brother
Check it out now
The funk soul brother

Right about now
The funk soul brother
Check it out now
The funk soul brother

Right about now
The funk soul brother
Check it out now
The funk soul brother

Right about now
The funk soul brother

Check it out now
The funk soul brother

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Slim Fatboy's song The Rockafeller Skank are repetitive but catchy. The song opens with the phrase "Right about now, the funk soul brother" which he repeats several times over an upbeat instrumental track. The lyrics are simple, and the artist's objective seems to be to get people moving to the music. He repeats the phrase several times to encourage the listener to dance and let the music move them.

The repetition of the phrase adds to the song's upbeat and funky vibe, and the rhythm and melody make it impossible to resist the urge to dance. "The Rockafeller Skank" is a great example of how simple and repetitive lyrics can be effective when coupled with a catchy melody and a funky beat. The artist captures the essence of funk and soul music with these lyrics, making it impossible not to move to the music.

Line by Line Meaning

Right about now
At this very moment

The funk soul brother
A person with an attitude and style that exudes funk and soul

Check it out now
Pay attention to what's happening

Right about now, 'bout now
At this very moment

'Bout now, 'bout now
At this very moment

'Bout, 'bout, 'bout, 'bout, 'bout, 'bout, 'bout, 'bout
Repeatedly emphasizing the current moment

Funk, funk, funk, funk, funk, funk, bro, bro, bro, bro, bro
Emphasizing the funk and soul style of the current moment

Right about now, funk soul brother
Emphasizing the current moment and the individual's funky soulful style

Right about now, funk soul bro, bro, bro, bro
Emphasizing the current moment and the individual's funky soulful style

Right about now, funk soul brother
Emphasizing the current moment and the individual's funky soulful style

Right about now, 'bout now
Emphasizing the current moment

Right about
Emphasizing the current moment

Funk
Emphasizing the funk and soul style of the current moment

Right, right
Affirmation of the current moment and funky soulful style

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: JOHN BARRY, NORMAN COOK, JOHN TERRY

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Comments from YouTube:

@LilyLambda

2y↑179

Such deep lyrics, brings a tear to my eye every time I hear them

@brokenwingbird2552

2y↑5

Do you wanna play minecraft

@luvkaitlynn

2y↑3

@Colton Constantine yes

@brokenwingbird2552

2y↑1

@kats subs what server you play on??

@tommyboy8616

2y↑1

@Colton Constantine You scare me a lot.

@jebus2382

2y↑2

@Colton Constantine Constantine? lol

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@Twocoolman115

4y↑1.3K

This song is about to blow up in popularity again. And I gotta say.....

It’s About Time.

@reuellucas7187

4y↑14

Wow just wow.

@battlion507

4y↑12

WOAH!

@jacobcrotty1777

4y↑9

I really appreciate what you did there 10 out of 10 also pits a great song ( plus nostalgia) can't wait for the new game CRASH 4 HYPE

@YeetBomb

4y↑20

right about now

@camiloiribarren1450

4y↑12

It's about Wumpin' Time

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@AndrewJSzabo

9y↑671

As an exercise, I memorized all the lyrics.

@cmac1100

6y↑9

Lol

@MarcusBingo

4y↑5

I thought I was the only one, lol.

@MrLooseCheeks

4y↑2

This was on a school p.e exercise tape when I was in school!

@liljayv1

What about the Just Dance dance?

@BillAnt

2y↑1

It's definitely brain filler. :D

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@shadedskys

2y↑38

Nothing beats the greatest djs of the 90s… Fatboy slim, Crystal Method, Moby… they all were doing something insanely special. Modern artists can’t hold a candle…

@DoraRobertson

8y↑1.8K

When I was a kid I thought that dance clubs were full of cool/interesting people like this. When I became an adult old enough to get into dance clubs I was sorely disappointed to find out everyone looked like super douchey rich kid clones of each other. Thanks for creating unrealistic expectations, Fatboy Slim.

@gasaholic47

8y↑45

That's your own fault, not his...

@DoraRobertson

8y↑159

This is meant as a joke, dude.

@gasaholic47

8y↑26

Dora Robertson Next time, use an emoticon to convey that, dudette.

@jennthompaon9229

Dora Robertson

@AzazuraAzura

7y↑46

you never saw night of the roxbury? that should been a warning :3

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@dwarvenmoray7019

6y↑248

This guy knows how to make only a couple of lines into a great song.

@lemonbreadsf3828

4y↑14

Big Beat Daft Punk

@lucyinchat

2y↑2

Weapon of Choice

@LRDigitalDesigns

2y↑1

Simple sells

@williamschaeffer409

7y↑2.3K

my favorite part is when he says funk soul brother

@neilmod19

5y↑69

Hugely underrated comment

@davidusmkelittle210

5y↑19

William Schaeffer Greatest comment of all time

@TiernanWilkinson

5y↑83

Really? Mine is when he says "Right about now."

@TiernanWilkinson

5y↑10

Neil Modzelewski This should be far and away the top comment.

@Jordan-ly8lz

4y↑27

You just murdered the internet with brute force. I laughed for approximately 2 minutes straight upon reading this comment lol... granted I've been smoking weed. Still hilarious

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@Fhantom99

5y↑60

2:50 - Back in 1998 I was mesmerized by the choreography. I played this over and over to learn the dance moves... to become a Funk Soul Brother.

@semisemicoloncolon

36w↑1

It’s… unique

@urbanr0cker

10y↑231

One of the top 5 songs to perfectly summarize the 90s.

@tconlon251

5y↑4

3 sentences that don’t really make sense without context?

@bobjones1783

4y↑16

@tconlon251 there's more to a song than lyrics. It's about a feeling

@noelb7775

3y↑1

Another one would definitely be Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana

@Mothball_

2y↑3

There is no 90’s without this song, Return To Innocence by Enigma, Fade Into You by Mazzy Star, & 6 Underground by Sneaker Pimps.

@ashliefreeland4057

@Noel B and “I get knocked down, but I get up again” 😂

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@flippyhairFTW2407

3y↑59

I remember hearing this song in The Digimon Movie when I was around 8 and loving it back then. Safe to say I had good taste in music then cause Fatboy Slim still slaps.

@jamesbenson2090

3y↑6

Glad to know i am not the only one to remember this from Digimon. Now Digimon passed that torch to Crash Bandicoot

@Thecomeup999

Same

@Thecomeup999

Here I am years later

@emilymixay6923

10y↑127

I love this song in "She's all That" such a great movie and this song worked great in the Prom scene. Miss the 90s

@Matterz25

4y↑6

Matthew lillard too good

@mikethedike2

2y↑1

Yeeessss

@brendafarrow8434

52w↑2

These lyrics really speak to my heart and soul

@jewelhaines8842

3y↑11

This song is epic!❤

@bradleysmith9431

37w↑2

This song is on the CD, Now thats what i call music 3. I got it for Christmas when i was a child 😂

@bigguys45s29

6y↑18

Brilliant and timeless 90’s dance song.

@user-vu8pr5mf4c

20w

All these years, and this still hot shit❤

@SamsungAlexander

9y↑34

One of the greatest music videos ever made!

@T..C..M

2y↑1

Nah, it's not even the best vid by Fatboy Slim, "Praise You" is better, literally was the first flash mob ever filmed, and with real people around to boot.

@plocky401

1y↑1

@Thomas C. McCartney subjectivity thomas, subjectivity.

@InternetNapalm

7y↑140

I want this played at my funeral

@yungdreamer9748

7y↑8

when you dyin tho bro? I'll be there blaring that song on a boombox lmao

@jazzisforpainting4928

6y↑2

Internet Napalm my mom said that about many, many songs. We joked her funeral would be 4 hours long cause of all the songs she wanted played...

@harryz5847

4y↑90

This song definitely takes me back to my high school days back in the mid 90's-god I wish those times come back and soon. And yes, the Crash Bandicoot trailer brought me here like many of you.

@casualtyarmy87

3y↑1

this song came out in ‘98 lol

@mrs.hatfield1451

Remember when we used to gripe about those times too? Cause we did. Good times.

@mauricioramirez9744

Late 90's. 1999.

@lyhuean2322

4y↑3

Damn brings tears to my eyes. Beautiful, simply beautiful
This guy knows how to make only a couple of lines into a great song.

@thepolarphantasm2319

"Fatboy Slim is fucking in heaven"

@MichaelHanleyRFSN

4y↑5

Loved this song while growing up. It just oozes 90's.

@nataliharling9680

2y↑2

As a mother of a fabulous musician I've always told him you need to be unique have your own sound you have done this thank you for your unique talent and amazing sound!!!

@keesh9886

4y↑2

This was one of my favorites songs in the 90s. It's been a long time since I heard this song. Brings back great memories

@Kiefsti

22w

Oh goodness, I'm suddenly a teenager trying to get enough quarters for gas and this is on the radio. Thanks for the memories!

@roccoborghetti4693

4y↑11

This song, mixed with Fusion Frenzy on the Xbox original, all the models' looks in Zoolander, and Seth Green's look in Can't Hardly Wait was the epitome of late 90s/early 00s culture.

@johnsonjj117

9y↑30

Damn brings tears to my eyes. Beautiful, simply beautiful

@lucasmakesvids7217

4y↑1

Explain I need answers I've been waiting for 4 years.

@Vitamin3

2y↑1

@ALYoung-wj8td

6y↑5

I LOVE THIS JAM!! ITS GREAT TO PLAY AT WORK WHILE IM DETAILING RV... I PLAY IT EVERYWHERE, IN MY CAR, IN THE HOUSE....

@chadboutchyard2339

2y↑1

I like yelling too

@lisafedele7932

45w

Funky way to yell. NOW

@vickykrogmann8904

6y↑15

Still love this song. The first time i heard this song was on the movie "shes all that".

@mrsdth1943

9y↑1

I heard a snippet of this song a few month ago and took me this long to find this song. This song has a killer riff that slams your ass to a wall and you get off on it.

@dyssynchrony

6y↑2

Damn this just never gets old! I love it!

@Bill_Jones.

2y↑3

Just possibly the greatest musical experience in human evolution.

@eexot

14y↑1

If they did a greatest song of all time list, this should win. It's so fun and agreeable. 8 or 80, nothing makes people generally move so hard at a party.

@Roshea

3y↑2

I used to call in and request this song sooooooooooo many times at my local radio stations when I was 8, they started to recognize my voice and just play it lol

@blueblousedesigns

2y↑2

I always think about this song when I have a busy day running errands, because of the fast pace of the song.

@geehfeister1

4y↑6

Damn brings tears to my eyes. Beautiful, simply beautiful
Having a mental image of Ross Gellar sitting in his living room alone
As an exercise, I memorized all the lyrics.

@caesarsneezer6992

I'm still working on memorizing the lyrics, very complex

@TiernanWilkinson

5y↑1

Damn this song came to me out of nowhere. What a blast from the past.

@ibeamy

4y↑29

The 90’s Party Rock Anthem.

@T..C..M

2y↑2

No, Party Rock Anthem is the 2000's Rockefeller Skank.

@PsychoDude4rm818

15y↑1

this song is one of the best songs in my list... love the rythym:)

@UnitedDiscord

14y↑1

This song's like the definition of the late 90's. Makes me miss them days.

@srvfan454

Bought this cd at a mom and pop music and record store in 98. It's still awesome!

@brianglade848

Many years ago, I took my dad's 85 Buick LeSabre and played this song, and took every turn at 45 mph lol

@luciusjamalgreye

5y↑1

Don't they have,like,the greatest music videos of all time?

@mason9589

3y↑3

This songs better blow up

Right About Now!

@georgiagriffin9240

Never get tired of this.

@sgtmerker2401

45w

2023 and this shit STILL hits hard 🔥

@cklaw8013

One of the greatest music videos ever made!
I miss the 90s. So carefree
That is a bad ass American muscle car!

@urbanstyle1987

14y

Fantastic... This is part of music history!

@realblackmilky

TOO GOOD!!

@churro357

14y↑3

aquellos buenos tiempos que no volverán!!! por lo menos puedo decir que los disfruté al máximo.

@mauricioramirez9744

Pura vida. Si todavia estais vivo.

@eltravo2112

I bought Fat Boy Slims CD “You’ve Come A Long Way Baby” back in 1999
In my late 20’s and still think it’s excellent in 2018!

@Dynamic_heart

19w

I could only be in a good mood when listening to this song. 😊 I never even knew this artist. It is the Song of the Day on Song Pop 3. ❤❤❤❤

@nadyliepatten6712

Such a throwback... played at my senior prom

@danmad4football

14y

brings back the good old days! this song carries so many memories

@lonelymale3213

I miss the 90s. So carefree
Pools closed due to aids and stingrays
One of the greatest music videos ever made!

@Kreeslack

6y↑4

My go-to song in any establishment that still has a jukebox.

@smashin

14y↑1

Still one of the coolest songs to me

@brobbus0

14y

This is so damn catchy I can't stop listening to it... 3:24 to end especially...

@josiespringfield4808

I forgot all about this song. I first heard it in the 90's and fell in love with it. Never knew who sang it until recently when I heard it on Music Choice.

@doncolin763

This guy knows how to make only a couple of lines into a great song.
I thought for a long time that he said "The funk's all rubber"
I miss the 90s. So carefree

@guitargodthor2

I love the mixing in this song!

@yottabyte28

4y↑77

The last time people seen this song was in just dance 2, now, they finally did something....

It’s About Time.

@cartooncentral263

4y↑3

Actually it was in Just Dance 2. Not Just Dance 3.

@yottabyte28

Throwback Channel a sorry

@yottabyte28

Roach Dogg JR a sorry

@Multi1628

13y

Great freak dance track! Gave vinyl copies of the 12" as Christmas presents that year to everyone - thank you for posting! DAVEDJ

@smasher66660

14y

PURE EPIC ,,,love this song when come out

@naomigrace3147

❤️ THIS SONG !!

@TheStellarDesign

13y

I love being a '90s kid

@jaynukem1929

This video is hilarious. Looks like they had a blast making it.

@MrTpeppers

8y↑377

I miss the 90s. So carefree

@GripAttack777

8y↑6

Right?

@MasamuneStreams

7y↑8

Carefree is a bit subjective, but I'm with you :)

@savagekiller1789

6y↑9

That's how I was born... careless enough not to use a condom...

@grambo4436

6y↑20

The 80's to the early 2000's were the blessed of times.

@freakyfornash

6y↑5

And the 93 World Trade Center bombing, which was "supposed" to have been the real 9/11 (and far worse than that, if the plan had succeeded), but thankfully didn't do the job.

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@waterwenie25

14y

this song was on at the gym, and i was doing bench press and i could not stop cracking up

@eelexa

14y↑1

This is so nostalgic for me. I was 8 years old when this came out and I haven't seen it since. My fondest memory of it was when the afro guys first appear. XD

@PANYHK

I love getting this song stuck in peoples heads…

AND THERES NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT 😈😈😈

@Any482

14y

The 90's rules! I was sixteen...I still love this song

@musicman76enator

The 90's in a nutshell. Brilliant. 😁👏👏👏

@antoinec822

4y↑79

If somebody puts a gun to my head, and say that the only way I can live is to sing a song that I know all the words to, I’m gonna sing this song right here 😂😂😂

@justarandomhandlewithnomeaning

3y↑8

I would sing Around the world by daft punk

@akm2743

3y↑3

Not "Tequila"?! Heheheh.

@gonk3551

@Gabriel M. plot twist, you gotta memories how many time they said "around the world"

@justarandomhandlewithnomeaning

@Gonk yeah tho

@geowar42

14y↑1

song of my childhood! luv it!

@unearthy82

14y

High school memories often revolved around this song.

@MTdaBlacking

37w

The lesson of this song: we are all united in a brotherhood of funk across all races, genders, and creeds.

@capath

14y

This video is hilarious, plus the music's awesome.

@YahshuamySovereign

Right about now! 🔥🔥🔥🏆🔥🔥🔥🌟🌟🌟🏆🌟🌟🌟

Play that funky music White Boy!!!

@antonnym214

4y↑5

The sound of this thing is awesome. It reminds me of times I had made use of Nitrous Oxide.

@claudiacel

14y

so many rythms... i always loved this song. Damn! THANX

@Var1ety

14y

This brings back great memories as a kid haha

@TigerSham

I loved Rock'n out to this in '99! Great memories!

@Infrareddx

14y

i loved this song as a kid.

@thedeepdarkwebb

What a classic!

@StudSupreme

2y↑3

80's and 90's were a heaven to contrast against today's social, cultural, economic and political HELL.

@smiller2323

14y

This was my favorite song when I was 6. It blew my mind, especially at 2:10

@peteygbklyn

The best transitions from scene to scene in this video - awesome!

@Drediggy

2y↑1

If you don't know who's voice that is you shouldn't be listening. Legendary

@rmcgowan33

10y

Great song . Great video. Sounds better now than when it came out.

@mattdavis4701

This song is awesome.

@PieTheDon

13y↑105

I always thought this song was called Funk Soul Brother. My heart is shattered.

@krissy7342

3y↑6

Me too. Or something about rubbers. (I was a kid then)

@scottshingleton7659

3y↑1

I thought so too.

@jmeramos

3y↑3

I figured it out 9 years after you. Lol

@billwine590

3y↑2

I thought they were saying " The Funk's So Rubber "

@T..C..M

2y↑1

@Krissy"let's rock now, flex yo rubbers". Or "funk's yo brother"

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@chazhegstrom

13y

How can someone say the same thing over and over again and have it be this awesome? xD

@anasiuq

i just got this stuck in my head out of absolutely NOWHERE

@augustkobs

Love this song, great video !!

@hiddensun1

14y

I love this song!!!

@joshuahoover6841

3y↑1

When my now 22 year old daughter was two years old, this was the song we used to dance to in our living room💙💙

@T..C..M

2y↑1

Is she single?

@joshuahoover6841

@Thomas C. McCartney lol, actually yes she recently is.

@spencer1280

3y↑3

At my old job in summer of 2015 in a department store they'd play this everyday. I'd always crack up because a coworker who was an elderly woman would constantly complain and practically yell when it came on saying "I can't believe they play this so loud!!!"

@TheInfinityMirrors

12y

Its awesome to have this song in your head... "Check it out now... The funk soul brothah" "Bro bro bro bro bro bro bro bro" singing these lines out loud makes you look real intelligent...