The Curse of Funkytown?

The original is still the best.

In early 1980, a fellow name Steve Greenberg put together a synthesizer-filled, but undeniably funky, song called "Funkytown".  Vocalist Cynthia Johnson was recruited to lend her voice to the tune, and by the end of May "Funkytown" was the #1 song in the US.  The song was credited to 'Lipps, Inc.' (pronounced 'lip-synch'), and would spend 4 weeks at the top spot.  Aside from a minor hit called "Rock It" later that summer, Lipps, Inc. would not be heard from again on the US pop charts.

So good it split the song title right half in two...

Not so with the catchy "Funkytown", however.  In 1987, Australian band Pseudo Echo squeezed the last life out of the tune, riding it all the way to #6 on the US charts (although it was the same song, Pseudo Echo opted for the 2-word title 'Funky Town').  The Pseudo Echo version, while somewhat catchy, did not match the novelty or funky-ness of the original.  Like Lipps, Inc. before them, Pseudo Echo would not be heard from again on the US pop charts.