This is just a good old fashioned shake your booty get down get back up again get funky with your bad self jam. It’s almost impossible for this song to not elevate your mood. Just listen to it and enjoy.
Here’s a link to a live performance
And of course, the lyrics:
Freddie: Feeling’s gettin stronger
Larry: Music’s gettin longer too
Rose: Music is flashin me
Sly: I want to take you higher
Baby baby baby light my fire
All: Boom shaka-laka-laka Boom shaka-laka-laka
Freddie: Feeling’s nitty-gritty
Larry: Sound is in the city too
Rose: Music’s still flashin’ me
Sly: Don’t ya want to get higher
Baby baby baby light my fire.
All: Boom shaka-laka-laka Boom shaka-laka-laka
Sly: Harmonica solo
All Repeated: Higher!
Sly: C’mon light my fire
Want to take you higher
All: Boom shaka-laka-laka Boom shaka-laka-laka
Freddie: Feeling that should make you move
Larry: Sounds that should help you groove
Rose: Music still flashin’ me
Sly: Take your places
I want to take you higher
Baby baby baby light my fire.
Freddie: Guitar solo
All: Boom shaka-laka-laka Boom shaka-laka-laka
All Repeated: Higher!
Sly: Let’s take you, do you wanna go, etc.
Cynthia: Trumpet solo
All Repeated: Boom shaka-laka-laka Boom shaka-laka-laka, Higher!
Larry: Bass solo
All Repeated: Boom shaka-laka-laka Boom shaka-laka-laka, Higher!
Jerry: Sax solo
All Repeated: Boom shaka-laka-laka Boom shaka-laka-laka
July 26th, 2008 at 11:07 am
Thanks for this post. Definitely a booty shaker and quite possible Sly’s signature song. I write about this and more in my book SLY: THE LIVES OF SYLVESTER STEWART AND SLY STONE. You can check it out at Amazon.com, Barnes and Noble.com, http://www.lulu.com/content/1412956 and other booksellers.
July 26th, 2008 at 11:14 am
Thanks Eddie. Your book sounds interesting too. I may have to check it out.