Tonight’s song goes back 50 years … a half century … wow, how time flies!
The Five Stairsteps were formed in Chicago in 1965 and comprised of Burke family members Clarence Jr., James, Aloha, Kenneth and Dennis. They got their name when “Momma Stairsteps” (as Betty Burke was affectionately called) noticed that her kids looked like stair steps when stood next to each other according to age.
O-o-h Child charted at #8 in the U.S. and #3 in Canada, but it became the Stairsteps’ signature song and has inspired more than twenty covers since its release. It has also been featured in television series, movies and advertisements, and was ranked #402 on the Rolling Stone magazine’s list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
Apologies for the poor video quality.
O-o-h Child
Five Stairsteps
Ooh child
Things are gonna get easier
Ooh child
Things’ll get brighter
Ooh child
Things are gonna get easier
Ooh child
Things’ll get brighter
Some day, yeah
We’ll put it together and we’ll get it undone
Some day
When your head is much lighter
Some day, yeah
We’ll walk in the rays of a beautiful sun
Some day
When the world is much brighter
Ooh child
Things are gonna be easier
Ooh child
Things’ll be brighter
Ooh child
Things are gonna be easier
Ooh child
Things’ll be brighter
Some day, yeah
We’ll put it together and we’ll get it undone
Some day
When your head is much lighter
Some day, yeah
We’ll walk in the rays of a beautiful sun
Some day
When the world is much brighter
Some day, some day, some day, some day yeah
We’ll put it together and we’ll get it undone
Some day
When your head is much lighter
Some day, yeah
We’ll walk in the rays of a beautiful sun
Some day
When the world is much brighter
Ooh child
Things are gonna get easier
Ooh child
Things’ll get brighter
Ooh child
Things are gonna get easier
Ooh child
Things’ll get brighter
Source: LyricFind
Songwriters: Stan Vincent
O-o-h Child lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
love it
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I’m glad!
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used to drive my brother apeshyte singing this song……lol
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Heh heh … that’s what brothers are for, right? Glad you liked the song, though!
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Super song, Jill. Thanks.
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Glad you liked it, John!
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FIFTY YEARS?? OMG!! I thought it was just yesterday!
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I KNOW … me too!!! Does this mean what I think it means?
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Means we’re old geezers. 🤨
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That’s what I was afraid of. How did this happen? I don’t remember getting old! Just one day I passed by a mirror and wondered who that ol’ hag was and who let her in!
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