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Murk | |
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Origin | Miami, Florida |
Genres | House music |
Years active | 1991–present |
Labels | Murk Records TRIBAL America/IRS/EMI Records TWISTED America/MCA Records Tommy Boy Entertainment |
Associated acts | Funky Green Dogs Mission Control Interlude Interceptor Liberty City Deep South Coral Way Chief |
Members | |
Ralph Falcón Oscar Gaetan Tamara Wallace |
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Past members | |
Pamela Williams |
Murk (also known by several other names, including Funky Green Dogs)[1] is a house music production team composed of Ralph Falcón and Oscar Gaetan). They formed in Miami in 1991.[2] They had 7 consecutive singles reach #1 on Billboard's Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart.[3]
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Murk has a vast back catalog of compositions dating from the early 1990s, including "Some Lovin’" and "Every Now and Then," and many newer tracks such as "Fired up!" (#80 on the Billboard Hot 100), "The Way," "Dark Beat," "Doesn't Really Matter," and "Believe." Murk has also performed as Funky Green Dogs. Besides Murk’s two members, the group included vocalist Pamela Williams, who left the group after the release of the Get Fired Up! album. She was replaced by Tamara Wallace, who has been the lead singer for the duo ever since.
Gaetan and Falcón have also released songs under the names Liberty City and Oscar G & Ralph Falcon. Falcon has recorded solo as the The Fog and Gaetan as Oscar G and Dynamo Electrix. Murk is also credited for a remix of "Fever" by Madonna on the 12-inch single of the same name.
Murk scored a major hit in 2003 called "Some Lovin" with American singer Kristine W. Murk is currently signed to the label Tommy Boy Entertainment.
In addition, Ralph and Oscar have established themselves as skilled DJs, being in demand around the world at clubs such as Space, the various Crobar nightclubs, the various Pacha venues, and many others. Both of them continue to create hits both together and as solo artists.
Year | Song | U.S. Pop | U.S. Club/Dance | U.S. Dance Airplay | U.S. Dance Singles Sales |
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1996 | "Fired Up!" | 80 | 2 | - | 1 |
1997 | "The Way" | - | 1 | - | 6 |
1997 | "Some Kind of Love" | - | - | - | 28 |
1998 | "Changes" | - | 1 | - | 35 |
1998 | "Until the Day" | - | 1 | - | 7 |
1999 | "Body" | - | 1 | - | 12 |
2000 | "Can't Help It" | - | 33 | - | 22 |
2002 | "You Got Me (Burnin' Up)" | - | 1 | - | 21 |
2002 | "Rise Up" | - | 1 | - | - |
2003 | "Some Lovin'" feat. Kristine W | - | 1 | 20 | 5 |
2003 | "Alright" | - | 1 | - | - |
2003 | "Dark Beat" | - | 1 | 5 | - |
2004 | "Believe" | - | 1 | - | 18 |
2004 | "Time" | - | 1 | - | 21 |
2005 | "Doesn't Really Matter" | - | 6 | 30 | 12 |
Once because we always were there.
I'm impressed you've never seemed so scared,
And you still don't know.
But I found comfort in this bottle and you out of site,
Out of mind and nowhere close to being,
Sober straight I've seen that look in me.
Don't ever let me see those words on your lips,
It's just me,it's just me.
So yeah yeah well now it's peace in the form of a dove.
And yeah yeah it's peace and love or just whatever goes down,
Easily, consuming our bodies; it's your fight this night.
What the hell's it to me, you still are what I think.
Keep those pictures around just to stay awake.
And we wait for winter, but no we wait forever.
It was desire represented by a ring with an angel,
I stayed until you fell asleep, but yeah you fell for me.
And lost the ring so I hope there's still
A piece of me upon your bedroom floor.
Where you curl up at night,
This nicotine is your air.
Stay to the face but feelings go over your head.
Once the sleep comes it's over.
So both of us saw what it was,
Everything you were every time.
A favorite of my dreams,
You've seen all that is me.
So sure you should take that,
It's one more mile, just the same.
Some say that, kings fall from grace.
So now we sit like kings amongst this,
Crowd, is gone so speak to me.
Some nights she still charms her way out