In a funk?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: <span word="Overseas">Overseas</span> <span word="markets">markets</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="funk">funk</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moment">moment</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="depression">depression</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="consequence">consequence</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prospects">prospects</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="exports">exports</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="grim">grim</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="overseas">overseas</span> <span word="markets">markets</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="you">you</span>.</p><p><span word="Truth">Truth</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="told">told</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="fully">fully</span> <span word="recovered">recovered</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="recession">recession</span> <span word="triggered">triggered</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="housing">housing</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, “<span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="funk">funk</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="let">let</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="how">how</span> “<span word="funk">funk</span>” <span word="has">has</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="with">with</span> “<span word="depression">depression</span>”.</p><p><span word="Funk">Funk</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="style">style</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="popularized">popularized</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Afro">Afro</span>-<span word="American">American</span> <span word="musicians">musicians</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1960<span word="s">s</span>. <span word="Featuring">Featuring</span> <span word="rhythmic">rhythmic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="beats">beats</span>, <span word="funk">funk</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="from">from</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="influenced">influenced</span> <span word="by">by</span>, <span word="among">among</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="genres">genres</span>, <span word="R">R</span>&<span word="B">B</span> <span word="music">music</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="stands">stands</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="rhythm">rhythm</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="blues">blues</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="blues">blues</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="grew">grew</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="genres">genres</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="jazz">jazz</span> <span word="music">music</span>.</p><p><span word="Jazz">Jazz</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="specialty">specialty</span>. <span word="Louis">Louis</span> <span word="Armstrong">Armstrong</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="singing">singing</span>, <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> “<span word="what">what</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="blue">blue</span>?”</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="singing">singing</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, “<span word="Black">Black</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Blue">Blue</span>”, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="jazz">jazz</span> <span word="standard">standard</span> <span word="composed">composed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Fats">Fats</span> <span word="Waller">Waller</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1929, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="apt">apt</span> <span word="one">one</span>. <span word="Being">Being</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="America">America</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pain">pain</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hardship">hardship</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="slave">slave</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="suffice">suffice</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="fair">fair</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="misery">misery</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="Being">Being</span> <span word="black">black</span>, <span word="therefore">therefore</span>, <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="keenly">keenly</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> “<span word="black">black</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="blue">blue</span>”, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="physically">physically</span> <span word="beaten">beaten</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="blue">blue</span>.</p>
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