Today has been a strange one. First, I came downstairs this morning to brew my first critical cup of coffee, turned the pot on, popped in a pod, hit the button, then fed the furry babes, went into the living room to open the blinds, returned to the kitchen to see coffee spreading all over the counter. Oops. I forgot to put a cup in the ol’ Keurig. Cleaned that mess up, then filled the watering can to go out and water the flowers, since the weather forecasts have been off base all week and we haven’t received a drop of rain since Saturday. Out in the tiny front yard, I start pouring water over the growing sunflowers, but … I don’t see water hitting the flowers. And then, I begin to feel an odd sensation of dampness. I look down, the nozzle is turned the wrong way and I am watering … myself!!! I seem to be a bit dim-witted these days, for I watered myself for a good 15 seconds or so before I understood the problem and righted the watering can. Fortunately, those two incidents did not set the tone for the day and the rest was alright … not great, but not terrible either. However, tonight I am tired … exhausted, or as my UK friends say, knackered … and as such, I am in the mood for a peaceful tune, something soothing, something I can close … my eyes … and drift … zzzzzz … zzzzzzzz
An albatross is a bird that sailors believed brought bad luck, hence the expression “An albatross around your neck.” The albatross appears in the poem The Rhyme Of The Ancient Mariner by Samuel Coleridge. Fleetwood Mac guitarist Peter Green read the poem as a child, which gave him the idea for the song.
Albatross” is a guitar-based instrumental by Fleetwood Mac, released as a single in November 1968. This song is the biggest-selling selling rock instrumental of all time in the UK, and it was the inspiration for the Beatles song “Sun King” on their 1969 Abbey Road album. In Canada, it reached #45 … hear that, John? I didn’t leave out Canada this time!!!
Lyrics? It’s an instrumental, silly! Now hush and listen … zzzzz…zzzzzzzzzz….zzzzzzzzzzzzz…
Yesterday, I re-blogged David Prosser’s post about a philosophy of humanity called Ubuntu. A short time later, a fellow-blogger asked me to look at her post, and this video was on it. The connection between this song and David’s post struck me almost like a lightening bolt, and I knew I had my music post for tonight.
The original goal of this song was to combine the love of all nations displaying the possibility of hope and peace as a common denominator in the world. This was played at Party at the Palace, a British music concert and celebration held in London in 2002. Artists, including Paul McCartney, Joe Cocker, Rod Stewart, Tony Bennett, Ozzy Osbourne, Queen, and many more contributed to this extravaganza. The song is originally a Beatles’ classic that in and of itself is quite meaningful …
The Beatles played this for the first time on the “Our World” project, the first worldwide TV special. Broadcast in 24 countries on June 25, 1967, the show was six hours long and featured music from 6 continents, with The Beatles representing Britain.
The concept of the song was born out of a request to bring a song that was going to be understood by people of all nations. The writing began in late May of 1967, with John and Paul working on separate songs. It was decided that John’s “All You Need Is Love” was the better choice because of its easy to understand message of love and peace. The song was easy to play, the words easy to remember and it encompassed the feeling of the world’s youth during that period.
Joining in 2002 at the Buckingham Palace Garden, the stars of the generation gather to spread the message of hope, peace and unity to London, England.
Ubuntu … the philosophy that we are all connected, the idea of humanity, and this song about love … put it together, and then ask yourself what is keeping us from living in this world?
All You Need Is Love The Beatles, et al
Love, love, love
Love, love, love
Love, love, love
There’s nothing you can do that can’t be done
Nothing you can sing that can’t be sung
Nothing you can say, but you can learn how to play the game
It’s easy
Nothing you can make that can’t be made
No one you can save that can’t be saved
Nothing you can do, but you can learn how to be you in time
It’s easy
All you need is love
All you need is love
All you need is love, love
Love is all you need
All you need is love
All you need is love
All you need is love, love
Love is all you need
There’s nothing you can know that isn’t known
Nothing you can see that isn’t shown
There’s nowhere you can be that isn’t where you’re meant to be
It’s easy
All you need is love
All you need is love
All you need is love, love
Love is all you need
All you need is love (all together now)
All you need is love (everybody)
All you need is love, love
Love is all you need
Love is all you need
(Love is all you need)
Love is all you need
(Love is all you need)
Love is all you need
(Love is all you need)
Love is all you need
(Love is all you need)
Love is all you need
(Love is all you need)
Love is all you need
(Love is all you need)
Love is all you need
(Love is all you need)
Love is all you need
(Love is all you need)
Love is all you need
(Love is all you need)
Love is all you need
(Love is all you need)
Love is all you need
(Love is all you need)
(Love is all you need)
(Love is all you need)
(Love is all you need)
Yesterday
(Love is all you need)
Oh
Love is all you need
Love is all you need
Oh yeah
Love is all you need
(She love you, yeah, yeah, yeah)
(She love you, yeah, yeah, yeah)
(Love is all you need)
(Love is all you need)
Some nights, ya just want some Lionel, y’know? This is one of those nights. I’ve got worries on my mind tonight, and I want Lionel to take them away for just a few minutes.
Released in 1982, this was Lionel’s first solo single after leaving the Commodores earlier in the year. Richie’s co-producer on this track was James Anthony Carmichael, who worked on most of the Commodores material. Richie wrote the song and co-produced it with James Anthony Carmichael.
After 18 nominations (mostly for songs with the Commodores), Richie finally won his first Grammy when this took the award for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male in 1983. Richie almost skipped the ceremony, as he was nominated each of the previous five years and had come up empty handed each time.
Truly Lionel Richie
Girl, tell me only this
That I’ll have your heart for always
And you want me by your side
Whispering the words “I’ll always love you”
And forever
I will be your lover
And I know if you really care
I will always be there
I need to tell you this
There’s no other love like your love
And I, as long as I live
I’ll give you all the joy
My heart and soul can give
Let me hold you
I need to have you near me
And I feel with you in my arms
This love will last forever
Because I’m truly
Truly in love with you, girl
I’m truly head over heels with your love
I need you, and with your love I’m free
And truly, you know you’re all right
I thought perhaps something a bit silly, a bit fun, might fit the bill tonight, and I was trying to put myself into silly mode. A Day in the Life of a Fool? Um, hardly. Sad Eyes? Nope. The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine Anymore? Oh, come on, Filosofa … you can do better than that! And then I hit on this. Maybe not so much silly as just … fun, upbeat. And so …
This song, released in 1964, was written by the songwriting team of Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich, already known for the gibberish lyrics of The Crystals hit Da Doo Ron Ron. Originally released by girl band The Exciters, it got the attention of the British group Manfred Mann, who started performing it at their shows. Wait … “their” shows? I always thought Manfred Mann was a “he”, not a “they”. Sigh … culturally illiterate is what I am. Oddly, The Exciters version of the song tanked, but Manfred Mann’s hit the #1 spot in both the UK and the U.S.
Now that I’ve discovered Manfred Mann is a group, and not an individual, I must learn a bit about them. They began their career as an R&B and jazz-inflected group. It was this very song that sent them to the top of the charts in the UK and U.S. Turns out the group was named after their keyboardist, Manfred Mann. Who knew?
It isn’t my favourite song in the world, but it’s got a cool rhythm to it and, like I said, I was looking to play something fun and lighthearted tonight.
Do Wah Diddy Diddy Manfred Mann
There she was just a-walkin’ down the street, singin’ “Do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do”
Snappin’ her fingers and shufflin’ her feet, singin’ “Do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do”
She looked good (looked good), she looked fine (looked fine)
She looked good, she looked fine and I nearly lost my mind
Before I knew it she was walkin’ next to me, singin’ “Do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do”
Holdin’ my hand just as natural as can be, singin’ “Do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do”
We walked on (walked on) to my door (my door)
We walked on to my door, then we kissed a little more
Whoa-oh, I knew we was falling in love
Yes I did, and so I told her all the things I’d been dreamin’ of
Now we’re together nearly every single day, singin’ “Do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do”
A-we’re so happy and that’s how we’re gonna stay, singin’ “Do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do”
Well, I’m hers (I’m hers), she’s mine (she’s mine)
I’m hers, she’s mine, wedding bells are gonna chime
Whoa-oh, I knew we was falling in love
Yes I did, and so I told her all the things I’d been dreamin’ of
Now we’re together nearly every single day, singin’ “Do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do”
A-we’re so happy and that’s how we’re gonna stay, singin’ “Do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do”
Well, I’m hers (I’m hers), she’s mine (she’s mine)
I’m hers, she’s mine, wedding bells are gonna chime
Whoa-oh-oh-oh, oh yeah
Do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do, we’ll sing it
Do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do, oh yeah, oh, oh yeah
Do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do
I have the sounds of booming fireworks reverberating through my head and chest … hours and hours they boomed here in da hood. What is wrong with people? 1:00 a.m., and still they are booming. Silence. All I ask for is a bit of silence. And then it hits me … Echo, the sounds of silence … where have I heard that before??? Ahhhh … the 💡 comes on … Simon & Garfunkel, circa 1965. I first played this song almost exactly a year ago, July 18, 2018. Perhaps this should be my forever July 4th song, yes? Apologies that I have no trivia to accompany tonights selection, but … it is late, I am exhausted, and my bed is calling.
The Sound of Silence Simon & Garfunkel Produced by Tom Wilson
Hello darkness, my old friend
I’ve come to talk with you again
Because a vision softly creeping
Left its seeds while I was sleeping
And the vision that was planted in my brain
Still remains
Within the sound of silence
In restless dreams I walked alone
Narrow streets of cobblestone
‘Neath the halo of a street lamp
I turned my collar to the cold and damp
When my eyes were stabbed by
The flash of a neon light
That split the night
And touched the sound of silence
And in the naked light I saw
Ten thousand people, maybe more
People talking without speaking
People hearing without listening
People writing songs that voices never share
And no one dared
Disturb the sound of silence
“Fools”, said I, “You do not know
Silence like a cancer grows
Hear my words that I might teach you
Take my arms that I might reach you”
But my words, like silent raindrops fell
And echoed in the wells of silence
And the people bowed and prayed
To the neon god they made
And the sign flashed out its warning
In the words that it was forming
And the sign said:
“The words of the prophets are
Written on the subway walls
And tenement halls
And whispered in the sound of silence.”
This song periodically visits inside my head and sometimes sticks around for several days. I don’t know why, but I awoke this morning with it wafting through the corners of my mind, and it’s still there this evening. So, you know what that means …
I did not remember George Benson doing this song in 1977, which is odd, for it charted at #2 in Rhythm & Blues, but I was only familiar with Whitney Houston’s fabulous version of this song (I think that when the mind gets old, it runs out of places to store information and just ends up tossing some out through either the nose-holes or ears). Benson’s version was released in 1977, and Whitney’s not until 1985. Both are excellent … Benson’s a little softer, a bit more mellow than Houston’s, but I like them both.
This was written by songwriters Michael Masser and Linda Creed. Linda Creed was recovering from breast cancer when they wrote the song in 1977. Creed’s cancer claimed her life on April 10, 1986. She was later inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame on the strength of this song and the many hits she co-wrote for The Spinners, The Stylistics, and other acts on the Philadelphia International label.
Masser and Creed wrote this for the 1977 film biography of Muhammad Ali, The Greatest, and the song first appeared on the film’s soundtrack recorded by George Benson. Ali played himself in the movie, essentially recreating his defining moments intercut with clips of his actual fights. Ali was the heavyweight champ at the time of the film’s release.
Since I like both, I offer you your choice …
Greatest Love of All George Benson/Whitney Houston
I believe the children are our are future
Teach them well and let them lead the way
Show them all the beauty they possess inside
Give them a sense of pride to make it easier
Let the children’s laughter remind us how we used to be
Everybody searching for a hero
People need someone to look up to
I never found anyone who fulfill my needs
A lonely place to be
And so I learned to depend on me
I decided long ago
Never to walk in anyone’s shadows
If I fail, if I succeed
At least I’ll live as I believe
No matter what they take from me
They can’t take away my dignity
Because the greatest
Love of all is happening to me
I found the greatest
Love of all inside of me
The greatest love of all
Is easy to achieve
Learning to love yourself
It is the greatest love of all
I believe the children are our future
Teach them well and let them lead the way
Show them all the beauty they possess inside
Give them a sense of pride to make it easier
Let the children’s laughter remind us how we used to be
I decided long ago
Never to walk in anyone’s shadows
If I fail, if I succeed
At least I’ll live as I believe
No matter what they take from me
They can’t take away my dignity
Because the greatest
Love of all is happening to me
I found the greatest
Love of all inside of me
The greatest love of all
Is easy to achieve
Learning to love yourself
It is the greatest love of all
And if, by chance, that special place
That you’ve been dreaming of
Leads you to a lonely place
Find your strength in love
I just hopped out of the shower … yeah, yeah, I know that not everybody showers at 1:30 in the morning, but I am, um, unique and my schedule doesn’t mesh well with the bulk of society. Anyway, if you’ll allow me to finish … where was I … oh yeah, the shower. I had just finished writing my ‘good people’ post and was trying to think of what song I wanted to play tonight, and two songs came to mind: Midnight Train to Georgia, and Lady in Red. I checked, and found I had played Midnight Train in late October, so that left me with Lady in Red. About that time, Me and Bobby McGee by Janis Joplin popped into my head. You can see why my mind is sometimes rather messy and goes bouncing off on its own. Anyway, if you looked at the title of this post, you can see that I settled on Lady in Red.
Quite honestly, I could not remember who sang this song, only that I liked it. Turns out, it is both written and sung by British-Irish singer-songwriter Chris de Burgh. Released in June 1986, the song was responsible for introducing de Burgh’s music to a mainstream audience worldwide.
According to de Burgh, he started writing this song about his wife Diane, after an argument, but he was having a hard time finishing it. Part of the problem was that he needed a title: he didn’t want to use The Way You Look Tonight, because there there was already a song with that name. As de Burgh tells it, five months later he saw Diane, wearing red, across a crowded nightclub, which gave him the idea for the title. On the British TV series This Is Your Life, de Burgh said that the song was inspired by the memory of when he first saw Diane, and how men so often cannot even remember what their wives were wearing when they first met. On his website, he said the song was not specifically about Diane, but about appreciating the most important people in our lives, who we often take for granted; how we often fail to notice what attracted us to another person in the first place. In this account, he was already married to Diane but didn’t realize it was her when he spotted her across the room.
Chris de Burgh was born in Buenos Aires but moved with his family to Ireland when his diplomat father retired. He and Diane had two sons and a daughter named Rosanna Davison (Chris uses his mother’s maiden name for showbiz – his real name is Chris Davison) who was chosen Miss Ireland, 2003 and went on to win the Miss World pageant.
Just out of curiosity … have any of you heard of a group called Korn? Keith? I’ll ‘splain in the next music post.
The Lady in Red Chris de Burgh
I’ve never seen you looking so lovely as you did tonight
I’ve never seen you shine so bright
I’ve never seen so many men ask you if you wanted to dance
They’re looking for a little romance, given half a chance
And I have never seen that dress you’re wearing
Or the highlights in your hair that catch your eyes
I have been blind
The lady in red is dancing with me, cheek to cheek
There’s nobody here, it’s just you and me
It’s where I want to be
But I hardly know this beauty by my side
I’ll never forget the way you look tonight
I’ve never seen you looking so gorgeous as you did tonight
I’ve never seen you shine so bright, you were amazing
I’ve never seen so many people want to be there by your side
And when you turned to me and smiled, it took my breath away
And I have never had such a feeling
Such a feeling of complete and utter love, as I do tonight
The lady in red is dancing with me, cheek to cheek
There’s nobody here, it’s just you and me
It’s where I want to be
But I hardly know this beauty by my side
I’ll never forget the way you look tonight
I never will forget the way you look tonight
The lady in red, the lady in red
The lady in red, my lady in red
I was chatting with a dear friend from across the pond this evening, and we were talking about music, about how some songs traveled across the pond and became hits in both the UK and the U.S., while others that we never heard of here in the U.S., were big hits all across Europe. What makes the difference? Marketing surely plays a role, but what else? Anyway, he tossed out a few titles to see if I knew them. Turned out I did know 3 of the 5 he mentioned, and had, in fact, already played 2 of those 3 here on ye olde blog. That left one that I knew and loved, and so tonight, we indulge in a bit of Simply Red!
Now, you guys already know that I am way outclassed when I’m talking music with any one of you, right? Keith, Cheryl, David … Scott and rawgod for sure … most of you know a lot more than I do about bands, artists, and songs … I just know what I like, what stirs one emotion or another in me. Thus, though this song takes me way back and I have always liked what I consider the slow, sensuous tone of it, and even though Simply Red has another that I like even more(I’m not telling which, for you’re gonna see it here in a day or two, but you’re welcome to take a guess) … I had no idea that Simply Red was a person, and not a group. As my daughter used to say a lot … “Duh, Grannie”.
So, it turns out that Simply Red is Mick Hucknall, and Simply Red came about because of his red hair. If I were to decide to become a singer at this late stage of the game, I guess I would be “Weirdly Grey”! Hmmmm … 🤔 … 🤔 … OH WAIT!!! People run for the exits when I start to sing! The girls don their headphones. The moggies run for cover! I cannot sing! How could I forget?
I did not find much background on this song, other than that Hucknall wrote it in his bedroom in his father’s house while still a teenager. The song charted at #2 in Mick’s homeland, the UK, and #1 in the U.S.
Holding Back the Years Simply Red
Holding back the years
Thinking of the fear I’ve had so long
When somebody hears
Listen to the fear that’s gone
Strangled by the wishes of pater
Hoping for the arms of mater
Get to me the sooner or later
Holding back the tears
Chance for me to escape from all I know
Holding back the tears
‘Cause nothing here has grown
I’ve wasted all my tears
Wasted all those years
Nothing had the chance to be good
Nothing ever could, yeah
I’ll keep holding on
I’ll keep holding on
I’ll keep holding on
I’ll keep holding on, so tight
Well I’ve wasted all my tears
Wasted all of those years
And nothing had the chance to be good
‘Cause nothing ever could
I’ll keep holding on
I’ll keep holding on
I’ll keep holding on
I’ll keep holding on
As a few of you are aware, it’s been a difficult couple of weeks, and tonight I was seeking music that … oh, I don’t know … that would bring happy thoughts and memories, perhaps, or just music that I see much as comfort food (I also indulged in some hummus and crackers for my 1:00 a.m. snack — whoopee, huh?). I seized upon Louis Armstrong, and thought … Wonderful World! I know, I know … I already played it. Sigh. But then … Mack … Mack the Knife popped into my head and simply would not leave through the other ear, but stayed bouncing around the hollow spaces of what passes for a mind inside my head.
Now, turns out this song has an origin that I was completely unaware of. It was originally written in 1928 by German composers Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht for a play The Threepenny Opera.
My favourite version is Louis Armstrong’s that was released in 1956, perhaps only because I became a fan of Louis’ around the time I learned to walk, or perhaps because I am old and set in my ways … once somebody does a song, does it well, then why does every other Tom, Dick and Harry need to try to do it better? However, for many, the Bobby Darin version is the only one worth hearing, so … I offer both here … take one, take both … just enjoy the music, ‘k? (And yes, rawgod, I know you won’t like the lyrics … just listen to the rhythm, okay?)
Mack the Knife Louis Armstrong … Bobby Darin
Oh, the shark, babe, has such teeth, dear
And it shows them pearly white
Just a jackknife has old MacHeath, babe
And he keeps it, ah, out of sight
Ya know when that shark bites with his teeth, babe
Scarlet billows start to spread
Fancy gloves, oh, wears old MacHeath, babe
So there’s never, never a trace of red
Now on the sidewalk, huh, huh, whoo sunny morning, un huh
Lies a body just oozin’ life, eek
And someone’s sneakin’ ’round the corner
Could that someone be Mack the Knife?
There’s a tugboat, huh, huh, down by the river don’tcha know
Where a cement bag’s just a’drooppin’ on down
Oh, that cement is for, just for the weight, dear
Five’ll get ya ten old Macky’s back in town
Now d’ja hear ’bout Louie Miller? He disappeared, babe
After drawin’ out all his hard-earned cash
And now MacHeath spends just like a sailor
Could it be our boy’s done somethin’ rash?
Now Jenny Diver, ho, ho, yeah, Sukey Tawdry
Ooh, Miss Lotte Lenya and old Lucy Brown
Oh, that line forms on the right, babe
Now that Macky’s back in town
I said Jenny Diver, whoa, Sukey Tawdry
Look out to Miss Lotte Lenya and old Lucy Brown
Yes, that line forms on the right, babe
Now that Macky’s back in town
Look out, old Macky’s back
Yesterday afternoon, I wrote a post about the atrocities the United States government is committing against innocent migrants on the southern border, particularly children. This morning’s post was about one of the ways in which the United States government is accelerating the ravages of carbon emissions on our environment. These are only two of the many ways in which our government has sidestepped responsibility and accountability for the survival of the human species, or human race, if you will. With all this fresh in my mind, is it any wonder that tonight’s song is one of social conscience?
Say what you will about Michael Jackson … love him or hate him … he had a voice and he often used it to try to open our eyes to the social injustices he saw around him.
Released in January 1988, this song is about making a change and realizing that it has to start with you. The song was written by Siedah Garrett and Glen Ballard; Garrett also sang backup on the track. According to Garrett …
“The song was deeper than just the visual of a man looking at himself in the mirror. It was that, juxtaposed with the idea of a man going deeper inside himself to change from within. To make a difference on the outside, you have to first start from within. So I think that Michael just got it… he got the meaning of the song right away.”
The single sleeve for Man in the Mirror contains a dedication to Yoshiaki Ogiwara, a five-year-old boy from Takasaki, Gunma, Japan who was kidnapped and murdered in September 1987. Jackson was touring Japan at the time and dedicated concerts in Osaka and Yokohama to Yoshiaki’s memory.
Pay attention to the lyrics … think about what they say. WE are the winds of change, but only if we choose to be. I want to be that ‘man in the mirror’ … well, okay, perhaps that ‘woman in the mirror’. Music should entertain … most often I think it should take us away from our troubles. But sometimes, maybe music should prick our consciences, remind us of our duty to humanity, to ourselves. Sometimes maybe it should open our eyes … our ears … our hearts.
Man in the Mirror Michael Jackson
I’m gonna make a change,
For once I’m my life
It’s gonna feel real good,
Gonna make a difference
Gonna make it right
As I, turn up the collar on
My favorite winter coat
This wind is blowing my mind
I see the kids in the streets,
With not enough to eat
Who am I to be blind?
Pretending not to see their needs
A summer disregard, a broken bottle top
And a one man soul
They follow each other on the wind ya’ know
‘Cause they got nowhere to go
That’s why I want you to know
I’m starting with the man in the mirror
I’m asking him to change his ways
And no message could have been any clearer
If you want to make the world a better place
(If you want to make the world a better place)
Take a look at yourself, and then make a change
(Take a look at yourself, and then make a change)
(Na na na, na na na, na na, na nah)
I’ve been a victim of a selfish kind of love
It’s time that I realize
That there are some with no home, not a nickel to loan
Could it be really me, pretending that they’re not alone?
A willow deeply scarred, somebody’s broken heart
And a washed-out dream
(Washed-out dream)
They follow the pattern of the wind ya’ see
‘Cause they got no place to be
That’s why I’m starting with me
(Starting with me!)
I’m starting with the man in the mirror
(Ooh!)
I’m asking him to change his ways
(Ooh!)
And no message could have been any clearer
If you want to make the world a better place
(If you want to make the world a better place)
Take a look at yourself, and then make a change
(Take a look at yourself, and then make a change)
I’m starting with the man in the mirror
(Ooh!)
I’m asking him to change his ways
(Change his ways, ooh!)
And no message could have been any clearer
If you want to make the world a better place
Take a look at yourself and then make that
(Take a look at yourself and then make that)
Change!
I’m starting with the man in the mirror
(Man in the mirror, oh yeah!)
I’m asking him to change his ways
(Better change!)
No message could have been any clearer
(If you want to make the world a better place)
You can’t close your, your mind!
(Then you close your, mind!)
That man, that man, that man, that man
With the man in the mirror
(Man in the mirror, oh yeah!)
That man, that man, that man,
I’m asking him to change his ways
(Better change!)
You know, that man
No message could have been any clearer
If you want to make the world a better place
(If you want to make the world a better place)
Take a look at yourself and then make the change
(Take a look at yourself and then make the change)
Hoo! Hoo! Hoo! Hoo! Hoo!
Na na na, na na na, na na, na nah
(Ooh)
Oh no, no no
I’m gonna make a change
It’s gonna feel real good!
Come on!
(Change)
Just lift yourself
You know
You’ve got to stop it,
Yourself!
(Yeah! Make that change!)
I’ve got to make that change, today!
Hoo!
(Man in the mirror)
You got to
You got to not let yourself
Brother
Hoo!
(Yeah! Make that change!)
You know I’ve got to get
That man, that man
You’ve got to
You’ve got to move! Come on!
Come on!
You got to
Stand up! Stand up! Stand up!
(Yeah! Make that change)
Stand up and lift yourself, now!
(Man in the mirror)
Hoo! Hoo! Hoo!
Aw!
(Yeah! Make that change!)
Gonna make that change
Come on!
You know it!
You know it!
You know it!
You know it
(Change)
Make that change.
