What if Yankee Doodle was Funk

A familiar American tune gets a tight funk pocket: dry drums, elastic electric bass, clipped guitar, clavinet pulse, and short brass jabs give the old melody a new stride. The vocal stays clear and close so the traditional wording remains easy to follow.

This release uses the short lyric version printed in Albert Ernest Wier's 1918 The Child's Own Music Book, including the familiar lines about a little pony, a feather in the cap, and macaroni. 1. The song's older variants and historical source trail are documented alongside the traditional versions on Wikisource. 2

Play it when a historical singalong needs a springy dance-floor pulse, a bright brass lift, and a little rhythmic swagger.