It seems like it’s been a while since I shared some ‘toons! My stash didn’t start overflowing after just 3-4 days like it usually does, so I didn’t notice. But I think it’s time for some political ‘humour’ … don’t you? Note that a couple of them are done in tribute to Ann Telnaes …
Okay, I’m on a roll this week … this is the 2nd night I’ve played one that wasn’t a redux! I was in the mood for some Sam Cooke, and found an old favourite that I haven’t ever played before here on Filosofa’s Word! So, get the dance shoes out and get ready to … twist the night away!!!
From our friends over at SongFacts …
The Twist was a huge dance craze in the late ’50s and early ’60s, and Sam Cooke can’t get enough of it on his Twistin’ The Night Away album. The 1962 release finds him “Twistin’ In The Kitchen With Dinah,” “Twistin’ In The Old Town Tonight,” and doing Hank Ballard’s “The Twist,” but it’s the title track that had the soul singer twisting up the Billboard charts. In the US, it peaked at #9 on the Hot 100 and went to #1 on the R&B chart. It was also his highest-charting single in the UK, where it peaked at #6.
He sings about a place in New York where the move brings some unlikely pairings together on the dance floor, like the man in evening clothes twisting with a chick in slacks, and a fella in blue jeans grooving with an older queen who’s dolled up in her diamond rings.
With artists like Chubby Checker and Joey Dee And The Starliters landing huge hits with their Twist-inspired songs – Checker with “The Twist” and “Let’s Twist Again,” The Starliters with “Peppermint Twist” – it made sense for Cooke to try his hand at the theme. Joey Dee And The Starliters were the house band at The Peppermint Lounge in New York City, where celebrities and socialites converged to do the dance and inspired them to write their hit single.
According to the biography Dream Boogie: The Triumph Of Sam Cooke by Peter Guralnick, Cooke wrote the lyrics to his song after seeing TV footage of wealthy old women getting their twist on at the club. “Look at those old ladies dressed in diamonds, twisting away,” he told his business partner, J.W. Alexander.
Cooke started out as a gospel singer, fronting the group the Soul Stirrers, before enjoying crossover success in 1957 with the hit “You Send Me.” In 1960, he signed a deal with RCA Victor and began working with the songwriting/production duo Hugo & Luigi, who helmed all of Cooke’s albums at the label. Twistin’ The Night Away was his fifth RCA release and came to fruition during the team’s move from New York City to Hollywood, which led to the stellar West Coast talent rounding out the album credits.
Cooke’s conductor, Sammy Lowe, invited rock-and-roll guitarist/arranger Rene Hall to bring his skills to the recording, and Hall brought members of the famed group of session musicians the Wrecking Crew along with him. The lineup on the title track: Rene Hall (guitar, arrangement, conducting), Tommy Tedesco and Clifton White (guitars), Ed Beal (piano), Red Callendar (bass guitar), Earl Palmer (drums), Stuart Williamson (trumpet), John Ewing (trombone), John Kelson aka Jackie Kelso (tenor saxophone), and Jewell Grant (baritone saxophone).
This charted at #6 in the UK and #9 in the U.S., and as far as I can tell, did not chart in Canada.
Twistin’ The Night Away
Sam Cooke
Let me tell you ’bout a place
Somewhere up-a New York way
Where the people are so gay
Twistin’ the night away
Here they have a lot of fun
Puttin’ trouble on the run
Man, you find the old and young
Twistin’ the night away
They’re twistin’, twistin’
Everybody’s feelin’ great
They’re twistin’, twistin’
They’re twistin’ the night away
Here’s a man in evening clothes
How he got here, I don’t know, but
Man, you oughta see him go
Twistin’ the night away
He’s dancin’ with a chick in slacks
She’s movin’ up and back
Oh, man, there ain’t nothin’ like
Twistin’ the night away
They’re twistin’, twistin’
Everybody’s feelin’ great
They’re twistin’, twistin’
They’re twistin’ the night
Let’s twist a while
Lean up
Lean back
Lean up
Lean back
Watusi
Now fly
Now twist
They’re twistin’ the night away
Here’s a fella in blue jeans
Dancin’ with an older queen
Who’s dolled up in her diamond rings and
Twistin’ the night away
Man, you oughta see her go
Twistin’ to the rock and roll
Here you find the young and old
Twistin’ the night away
They’re twistin’, twistin’, man
Everybody’s feelin’ great
They’re twistin’, twistin’
They’re twistin’ the night
One more time
Lean up
Lean back
Lean up
Lean back
Watusi
Now fly
Now twist
Source: Musixmatch
Songwriters: Sam Cooke
Okay, put your safety helmets on and strap in, for da snark is overflowing tonight and needs a vent.
I’ll start with something fun …
Felon Trump has, in addition to his other wet dreams such as taking control of Greenland and making Canada the 51st state, opined that he would change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to “Gulf of America”. Now, you’ll remember that Mexico proved itself to be far above the United States back in October of last year when they overcame fear of women in leadership positions and elected Claudia Sheinbaum as the nation’s president. Well, Ms. Sheinbaum had something to say to Trump’s ridiculous suggestion …
President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico used her Wednesday morning news conference to show a world map dating from 1607. The map labeled North America as Mexican America and already identified the Gulf of Mexico as such, 169 years before the United States was founded.
“Why don’t we call it Mexican America? It sounds pretty, no?” Ms. Sheinbaum said while pointing to the map and smiling. I like this lady already!!!
Score one for Mexico and its president!!! Take that, Felon Trump!!!
The people, and I use that term loosely, who violently attacked the Capitol on January 6th, 2021, who attempted to overthrow a free and fair election, who attempted to smother We the People of the United States, are now likely to be “pardoned” by the incoming Felon Trump. But that isn’t enough for them!!! Noooooo … now they are claiming that they also want “reparations”!!!!!!
From an article in Slate …
On Monday, the four-year anniversary of the Jan. 6 riot, members of the self-proclaimed “J6 community” gathered at a Washington hotel ballroom to lionize those who had stormed the Capitol and to rail about the “civil rights abuses” Jan. 6 defendants faced as “political hostages.” Pardons were not sufficient, speakers at the event argued. Those who had committed criminal acts at the Capitol deserved restitution.
At the event advertised as “The Official January 6 Pardon Press Conference,” the crowd swarmed with QAnon radio hosts, boxers, social media influencers, conspiracy theorist journalists, Overstock’s CEO Patrick Byrne, and prominent figures associated with the “Stop the Steal” movement, including Mike Lindell. Actual Jan. 6 defendants spoke of the hardship they said they faced in the criminal justice system. A number of people choked up during their speeches.
I urge you to read the entire article but be forewarned — it will make your blood boil!
Republican member of the House, Dusty Johnson from South Dakota, is planning to introduce a bill that would authorize the president to purchase the Panama Canal and put it under U.S. control. Well, not actually the president, but the Felon-elect, soon-to-be occupant of the Oval Office. At any rate … he is expected to introduce his bill today. Meanwhile, Panama’s Foreign Minister Javier Martinez-Acha sees it a bit differently according to his recent statement
“The sovereignty of our canal is not negotiable …”
The Panama Canal Authority leader Ricuarte Vasquez Morales told the Wall Street Journal that granting Trump’s demand for US ships passing through the Panama Canal to get preferential treatment would “lead to chaos.”
“Rules are rules and there are no exceptions. We cannot discriminate for the Chinese, or the Americans, or anyone else. This will violate the neutrality treaty, international law.”
As I said in my post yesterday, Trump’s plans seem designed to open the floodgates to WWIII.
But that doesn’t stop the fools ‘n idiots like Senator Rick Scott who said that says he backs potential moves to bring Greenland and the Panama Canal under American control that have been floated recently by Felon Trump …
“Well, it would be pretty exciting. If you think about it, we’ve got a President that’s going to focus on our national security. It would be a great strategic asset, Greenland would be, for our defense. No. 2: The Panama Canal, if they’re not treating us fairly, I mean that’s not fair. We built it, we paid for it. And so they need to treat us fairly. I’m excited that he cares about American commerce. I’m excited that he cares about national security.”
Oh Ricky … just go bury your head somewhere, would you? Who the hell elected you to the Senate, anyway???
Peter Yarrow, one-third of the folk group Peter, Paul and Mary, died yesterday at the age of 86. According to the New York Times …
On many of the trio’s recordings they split the vocal parts equally, braiding Mr. Yarrow’s precise tenor around Noel Paul Stookey’s gentle baritone and Mary Travers’s warm contralto. But Mr. Yarrow also had some prominent lead vocals as well, fronting such well-known group recordings as “Puff the Magic Dragon,” “Day Is Done” and “The Great Mandala,” all of which he either wrote or co-wrote. “Puff” became a No. 2 Billboard hit, while “Day Is Done” grazed the Top 20.
Mr. Yarrow wrote many other songs recorded by the group, often in collaboration with Mr. Stookey, the last surviving member of the group (Ms. Travers died in 2009 at 72).
In their peak years, Peter, Paul and Mary reached the Billboard Top 40 12 times; six of those songs made it onto the Top 10, including one, their cover of John Denver’s “Leavin’ on a Jet Plane,” that reached No. 1. They racked up five Billboard Top 10 albums and twice topped the magazine’s album chart.
Like many folk groups of the day, Peter, Paul and Mary were as well known for their progressive politics as for their music. In August 1963, they took part in the March on Washington, the site of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. “I Have a Dream” speech. Performing on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, they sang Bob Dylan’s “Blowin’ in the Wind,” which they had turned into a Top Five Billboard hit that month; their Washington performance helped establish it as a civil rights anthem.
Today’s ‘good people’ post isn’t about one person doing something big and heroic, but about many average people doing something simple to help someone else … it cements that old saying that “Little things mean a lot.”
This first one is from Spokane, Washington, where a mom was struggling to manage her two young children in a restaurant. Enter good people, server Amber Bryant …
Ashley Pollastrini, a local mom, had taken her young children to the restaurant but quickly found herself overwhelmed. Her kids were restless, and she was having a hard time managing them while trying to enjoy a meal. Amber, the waitress, noticed Pollastrini’s stress.
“She was so kind to us, brought my kids snacks, helped me box my food, and even told me I was doing a great job,” Pollastrini later shared in a heartfelt Facebook post. “I really needed that kindness.”
But the story doesn’t end there …
Her post caught the attention of Rick Clark, a local resident known for his community work. Inspired by Amber’s patience and empathy, Clark rallied his Facebook followers to show their appreciation.
The response was overwhelming.
Local moms and community members who resonated with the story chipped in to raise an incredible $800 in cash and $700 in gift cards. Clark personally delivered the surprise to Amber, who was moved to tears by the outpouring of generosity.
“It’s just making me realize that sometimes your village isn’t family or people you have supporting you, sometimes it’s strangers in a restaurant,” Pollastrini shared while in tears.
And in Bakersfield, California …
For Morgan Larsen, a single mother with an autistic son, the holidays seemed bleak this year. While traveling out of town, Larsen lost her bank card — a discovery that left her worried she wouldn’t be able to buy the Christmas gifts she had planned for her child.
But just when all hope seemed lost, a miracle arrived at her doorstep.
An unexpected stranger rang her doorbell and returned the lost card. The simple yet profound gesture brought Larsen immense relief. She described the moment as a turning point in her holiday season and her outlook on people.
“It felt good,” she told the local news station. “I felt like there are actually good people who genuinely do nice things.”
Now, Larsen is turning to the Nextdoor app in search of the Good Samaritan, eager to express her gratitude directly. She wants him to know how his kindness has transformed her holiday and brought joy back to her family during a challenging time.
This heartwarming story is a reminder of how small acts of kindness can make a big difference — especially during the season of giving.
Meanwhile, in Yuma, Arizona, a little boy with a heart of gold …
During a visit to a local park with his mother, Rhiannon Berry, Zayin witnessed a group of children abusing a kitten by tossing it around like a football.
Determined to protect the tiny animal, Zayin acted quickly and selflessly. He ran up to the group and offered his prized skateboard in exchange for the kitten. The children agreed, and Zayin rushed the kitten, later named Peaches, home to safety.
The Berry family decided to adopt Peaches and took him to the Humane Society of Yuma for medical care. Unfortunately, Peaches had suffered from an upper respiratory infection that required one of his eyes to be surgically removed. Despite this, Zayin’s love for the kitten never wavered.
“We explained to him that Peaches was going to lose his eye,” Rhiannon shared, “but he said that was ‘fine as long as he can live because that’s my best friend.’”
Peaches is now recovering well in his new forever home, where he is surrounded by love and care.
Zayin’s selflessness didn’t go unnoticed. The Humane Society of Yuma, along with the skateboard retailer Zumiez, surprised him with a gift card to replace the skateboard he gave away to save Peaches.
Meanwhile, in Lexington, Kentucky …
Clara Bodager, a 102-year-old woman, has experienced many Christmases throughout her long life, but this year brought unique challenges. After suffering a fall that resulted in a broken hip, Clara has been under the care of Bluegrass Care Navigators for the past three weeks.
Since her injury, Clara has faced difficult days. However, a simple knock at the door recently turned her spirits around.
“I had never gotten anything like that before,” Clara shared, reflecting on the unexpected visit. The Bluegrass Care Navigators team surprised her with a hand-knit stocking, thoughtfully filled with unique and heartfelt stocking stuffers.
The gesture deeply touched Clara and her family.
“They totally surprised us when they delivered that little stocking,” said Ron Bodager, Clara’s son. “It meant so much to my mother.”
For the Bodager family, giving back has always been a way of life. Ron serves as the director of Hope Love Christian Mission and dedicates much of his free time to sitting with men diagnosed with Alzheimer’s.
“That’s how God works out, too,” Ron said. “Right now, I don’t have a person. Now, that person is my mother. It’s a 24-hour job.”
As Clara prepares to celebrate her 103rd birthday on January 16, her family and caregivers remain committed to making her days brighter, proving that even the smallest acts of kindness can have the greatest impact.
And last, but not least, in Roaring River, North Carolina …
When Tabitha Jones had her car stolen the week before Christmas, it wasn’t just a vehicle she lost—it was her children’s Christmas.
Inside the car were all the gifts she had carefully chosen for her kids, now gone.
The devastating news reached the local community through a TV broadcast, catching the attention of Charles Mitchell, a man she had never met.
Mitchell, who had just undergone dialysis the day before, was struck by the injustice of the situation.
“I was sitting there thinking how good things are for me,” he recalled. “And I saw the story, and it broke my heart that someone would steal — especially this time of year. And it flashed in my head: what can we do to help?”
Refusing to stand by and simply lament the situation, Mitchell decided to take action. He contacted Tabitha to learn more about the stolen gifts and enlisted the help of his friends.
Together, they set out to replace everything that had been taken.
“Instead of sitting here saying how terrible it is, let’s do something about it,” Mitchell said, emphasizing the power of turning compassion into action.
Their efforts didn’t just restore Tabitha’s stolen Christmas—they restored her hope.
Mitchell said he hopes people see this story, and that it inspires them to go do something for others.
See, my friends? You don’t have to jump off a cliff to save a drowning victim, or run into a burning house, or donate a million dollars to be a good people. All you have to do is care.
As I was trolling through my archives for a song to play today, I came across one, Baby Come Back by the group Player. Hmmmm … maybe. But then, as I read the comments from the one time I had played that one in June 2021, I saw these comments between Clive and me …
Clive: I’ve never heard this one before, so I looked it up and was surprised to see it got to #32 here. To be honest, when I saw your title I thought it was going to be the song by the Equals, which was #1 here in 1968 and by a neat piece of symmetry got to #32 over there. Sorry, but for me the Equals win this one by a huge margin!
Me: I am surprised you hadn’t heard this one before, but … I’ve got a real shocker for you! I listened to the one by the Equals and I DO remember it and … drumroll … I LIKE it better than this one by Player!!!
And so, since 2021 was a few years ago, naturally I had forgotten about it and I decided to go listen again. And the end result is that I decided I like it well enough to make it today’s music post! (I kind of owe Clive after playing Streisand yesterday, anyway)
According to SongFacts …
This was written by band member Eddie Grant, who went on to have a hit with “Electric Avenue” as a solo artist.
Originally, this was the B-side of The Equals’ “Hold Me Closer” single. That record did not capture much attention, but in early 1968 this was released as a single in Germany, where it rose to #1. After it subsequently topped the charts in Belgium and Holland the song was finally reissued in the UK, where it soared to #1.
The Equals were a pop group formed in England in 1965 by Derv Gordan (vocals), his twin brother Lincoln (guitar), Grant (guitar), John Hall (drums) and Pat Lloyd (guitar). They went on to have 12 more hits in Germany and two other UK Top 10 hits (“Viva Bobby Joe” and “Black Skin Blue Eyed Boys”) before legal problems with the record company made it impossible to release any more records.
The song charted at #1 in the UK, #9 in Canada, and #32 in the U.S.
Baby Come Back
The Equals
Come back
Baby, come back
Baby, come back
Baby, come back
This is the first time until today
That you have run away
I’m asking you for the first time
Love me enough now to stay (all right)
Hey (all right)
Hey (all right!)
Hey, yeah
Come back
Baby, come back
Baby, come back
Baby, come back
There ain’t no use in you crying
‘Cause I’m more hurt than you
I shoulda not been out flirting
But now my love is true
Ooh (all right)
Ooh (OK!)
Ooh, yeah
Come back
Baby, come back
Baby, come back
Baby, come back
Come back, baby, don’t you leave me
Baby, baby, please don’t go
Oh, won’t you give me a second chance?
Baby, I love you so (all right)
Oh (oh, yeah)
Oh
Oh, yeah
Come back
I said baby, come back
I said baby, come back
Oh won’t you please come back
Oh won’t you please come back
With apologies to Clive, I’m reduxing this one today because I’m trying to bring some cheer to a special friend who could use some cheering up right about now. I last played this in 2022, and in a comment, Keith mentioned that Neil Diamond and Barbra Streisand had done a duet of this one at the 1980 Grammy Awards ceremony, so I thought I’d include that version here this time ’round. Thanks, Keith!
The song was written by Neil Diamond with Alan and Marilyn Bergman for the ill-fated daily TV sitcom All That Glitters. The song was intended to be the theme song, but Norman Lear, the show’s creator, changed the concept of the show and the song was no longer appropriate. Diamond then expanded the track from 45 seconds to 3:17, adding instrumental sections and an additional verse. The Bergmans contributed to the song’s lyrics.
In 1977, Diamond released the album I’m Glad You’re Here with Me Tonight, which included the track You Don’t Bring Me Flowers as a solo performance. Early in 1978, Barbra Streisand covered the song on her album Songbird.
These solo recordings were famously spliced together by Gary Guthrie, a producer at the radio station WAKY-AM in Louisville, Kentucky, who did it as a going away present to his wife, whom he had just divorced. Guthrie’s spliced-together duet version first aired on WAKY on May 24, 1978. It was such a hit, that other stations began doing their own mix of the song.
Guthrie sent CBS his version of the duet on July 27, and by August 3, both Striesand and Diamond had agreed to the release of a duet version. However, rather than issue any of the spliced-together versions, Columbia Records had Streisand and Diamond record a brand-new “official” studio version, which was released on October 17, 1978.
The song reached number one on the Hot 100 chart for two non-consecutive weeks in December 1978, producing the third number-one hit for both singers. The single sold over one million copies, and eventually went Platinum.
In 1979, Guthrie sued CBS for $5 million, claiming that he was improperly compensated for his role in making the song a hit. The suit was unsuccessful, but acknowledgment and gratitude for Guthrie came from CBS with a Gold record plaque, flowers from Diamond and a telegram from Streisand.
You Don’t Bring Me Flowers
Neil Diamond/Barbra Streisand
You don’t bring me flowers
You don’t sing me love songs
You hardly talk to me anymore
When I come through the door at the end of the day
I remember when
You couldn’t wait to love me
Used to hate to leave me
Now after lovin’ me late at night
When it’s good for you, babe
And you’re feeling alright
Well, you just roll over
And you turn out the light
And you don’t bring me flowers anymore
It used to be so natural (Used to be)
To talk about forever
But used-to-be’s don’t count anymore
They just lay on the floor ’til we sweep them away
And baby, I remember
All the things you taught me
I learned how to laugh
And I learned how to cry
Well I learned how to love
And I learned how to lie
So you’d think I could learn
How to tell you goodbye
You don’t bring me flowers anymore
Well, you’d think I could learn
How to tell you goodbye
You don’t sing to me
And you don’t sing me love songs
You don’t bring me flowers anymore
Songwriters: Alan Bergman / Marilyn Bergman / Neil Diamond
You Don’t Bring Me Flowers lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Spirit Music Group
G-g-good Monday morning, friends! I hope it’s warmer where you are than it is here! It’s been snowing since yesterday morning, temperatures are near zero, and we’re supposed to get some sleet to top off all the snow. They say by the time all is said and done, we should have around 9 inches of snow with some ice on top! But just because the weather outside is crappy doesn’t mean we can’t have some Jolly Monday fun here inside! Joyful and I cooked up some nice hot soups to warm you today, so help yourself to a snack and then let’s go in search of some humour to start this cold week off with a smile!
I think we should start with a few animal memes …
And how ’bout a few puns …
And now … on to the ‘TOONS!!!
Are you ready for a cute critter video? Jolly picked this one out last week … I think he secretly wants to adopt a squirrel now!
Well, dear friends, that ’bout wraps up another Jolly Monday! I do love seeing those smiles on your faces! Keep safe and warm as you go through this week, and remember to share those gorgeous smiles … we can all use one these days! Love ‘n hugs from Filosofa, Jolly ‘n Joyful!!!
It’s been an … interesting day from the rock-throwing incident to a surprise visit from a very dear old friend, Rob, whom I hadn’t seen for about 10 years! We’re also expecting a serious winter storm tonight and into Monday that will likely close the roads ’til about Thursday if the predictions are correct. Anyway, my mind is bouncy and my mood is strange tonight, so I thought I’d like to hear ol’ Jim Croce croon a bit to me …
Jim Croce wrote this song the night that he found out his wife, Ingrid, was pregnant. The couple had been married for five years, and Ingrid found out she was pregnant when she went to a fertility specialist. She recalls a mix of terror and delight in Jim’s reaction when she told him the news. The child was a boy named Adrian, who grew up to become the singer-songwriter A.J. Croce.
Croce wrote the lyrics after his wife Ingrid told him she was pregnant, in December 1970. It appeared on his 1972 ABC debut album You Don’t Mess Around with Jim. ABC originally did not intend to release the song as a single; but when Croce was killed in a plane crash in September 1973, the song’s lyrics, dealing with mortality and the wish to have more time, had additional resonance.
On September 30, 1973 a plane carrying Croce and five other people crashed upon takeoff as he was leaving one college venue to another 70 miles away. No one survived the accident, and among those killed was Maury Muehleisen, who played guitar on Croce’s albums.
The song, released as a single in December 1973, hit the #1 spot just 14 weeks after Croce’s death.
Time in a Bottle
Jim Croce
If I could save time in a bottle
The first thing that I’d like to do
Is to save every day
‘Til eternity passes away
Just to spend them with you
If I could make days last forever
If words could make wishes come true
I’d save every day like a treasure and then,
Again, I would spend them with you
But there never seems to be enough time
To do the things you want to do
Once you find them
I’ve looked around enough to know
That you’re the one I want to go
Through time with
If I had a box just for wishes
And dreams that had never come true
The box would be empty
Except for the memory
Of how they were answered by you
But there never seems to be enough time
To do the things you want to do
Once you find them
I’ve looked around enough to know
That you’re the one I want to go
Through time with
Songwriters: Jim Croce
Time in a Bottle lyrics © BMG Rights Management
I hope you’re in the mood for some Motown today! I’ve promised for a week now to find a song I hadn’t played before, as I know some of you are tired of reduxes, and I just happened to think of this one tonight by the one and only Marvin Gaye! It’s one I haven’t heard in ages, but a good one. According to SongFacts …
Originally written by 1950s one-hit-wonder Ed Townsend (“For Your Love” in 1958), the first version of “Let’s Get It On” addressed Townsend’s desire to get on with life after beating alcoholism. Townsend brought the song to Marvin Gaye when the two were working together on Marvin’s Let’s Get It On album. Gaye completely changed the lyrics (and meaning) to the song after meeting Janis Hunter, the woman who would become his second wife. The song helped cement Gaye’s reputation as one of the greatest singers of baby-making music. Songwriting credits went to both Gaye and Townsend.
“Let’s Get It On” is the title track of Marvin Gaye’s 1973 album. The song topped the Billboard Pop Singles chart for two weeks and the Billboard Soul Singles chart for eight weeks. It also made history as Motown’s most successful release in the United States to that date, and the second most successful song of 1973 behind Tony Orlando & Dawn’s “Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree.”
This song’s co-writer Ed Townsend also produced the album with Marvin and co-wrote the three other songs on the first side of the disc, including “Keep Gettin’ It On.” He wrote with Gaye again on songs for Marvin’s 1978 album Here, My Dear.
This song has appeared in a variety of TV shows, movies and commercials, often for comic effect to imply an imminent romantic encounter. Some of the media uses include the TV shows The Simpsons, The Sopranos, Scrubs, House, Ugly Betty, Charmed, Spin City and The King of Queens.
Movie uses include Into the Night (1985), Queens Logic (1991), The Inkwell (1994), Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999), High Fidelity (2000), Crossroads (2002), Something’s Gotta Give (2003), Mr. 3000 (2004), Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004), The Change-Up (2011), and The Dictator (2012).
This charted at #1 in the U.S., #11 in Canada, and #31 in the UK.
Let’s Get It On
Marvin Gaye
I’ve been really tryin’, baby
Tryin’ to hold back this feeling for so long
And if you feel, like I feel baby
Then come on, oh come on, ooh
Let’s get it on, oh baby
Let’s get it on, let’s love baby
Let’s get it on, sugar
Let’s get it on, whoa
We’re all sensitive people
With so much to give, understand me sugar
Since we got to be here
Let’s live, I love you
There’s nothin’ wrong with me
Lovin’ you, baby love, love
And givin’ yourself to me can never be wrong
If the love is true, oh baby
(Let me love you)
Don’t you know how sweet and wonderful life can be? Oh, oh
(Let me love you)
I’m askin’ you baby to get it on with me, oh oh
(Let me love you)
(Let me love you)
I ain’t gonna worry, I ain’t gonna push
(Let me love you)
I won’t push you baby
(Let me love you)
So come on, come on, come on, come on baby
Stop beatin’ ’round the bush, hey
Let’s get it on, let’s get it on
You know what I’m talkin’ ’bout
Come on baby, hey, hey
Let your love come out
If you believe in love
Let’s get it on, ooh, let’s get it on baby
This minute, oh yeah let’s get it on
Please, let’s get it on
I know you know what I been dreamin’ of, don’t you baby?
(My body wants some)
My whole body makes that feelin’ of love, I’m happy
(My body wants some)
I ain’t gonna worry, no I ain’t gonna push
I won’t push you baby, woo
Come on, come on, come on, come on darling
Stop beatin’ ’round the bush
Oh, gonna get it on, threatenin’ you, baby
I wanna get it on
You don’t have to worry that it’s wrong
If the spirit moves you
Let me groove you good
Let your love come down
Oh, get it on, come on baby
Do you know the meaning?
I’ve been sanctified, hey hey
Girl, you give me good feeling
So good somethin’ like sanctified
Oh do right baby
Nothing wrong with love
If you want to love me just let yourself go
Oh baby, let’s get it on
Writer(s): Gaye Marvin P, Townsend Edward B
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