blissblogger
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when the scene pays respect to itself
or an artist doffs the cap to inspirational elders
or an artist doffs the cap to inspirational elders
tribute songs
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Buster, he sold the heat with a rock-steady beat
An earthquake is erupting, but not in Orange street
A ghost-dance is preparing, You got to help us with your feet
If you're not in the mood to dance, step back, grab yourself a seat
This may not be uptown Jamaica, but we promise you a treat
Buster, bowl me over with your bogus dance, shuffle me off my feet
Even if I keep on runnin', I'll never get to Orange street
So I'll say there's nothin' left to say, for the man who set the beat
So I'll leave it up to you out there, to get him back on his feet
Buster, bowl me over with your bogus dance, shuffle me off my feet
Even if I'll keep on runnin', I'll never get to Orange Street
Bring back the
Who is the
We want the
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Back in '68 in a sweaty club
(Oh, Geno)
Before Jimmy's Machine and The Rocksteady Rub
(Oh, Geno)
On a night when flowers didn't suit my shoes
After a week of flunkin' and bunkin' school
The lowest head in the crowd that night
Just practicin' steps and keepin' outta the fights
Academic inspiration, you gave me none
But you were Michael the lover
The fighter that won
But now just look at me as I'm looking down at you
No, I'm not bein' flash, It's what I'm built to do
That man took the stage, his towel was swingin' high
(Oh Geno)
This man was my bombers, my Dexy's, my high
(Oh, Geno)
How the crowd, they all hailed you, and chanted your name
But they never knew like we knew
Me and you were the same
And now you're all over, your song is so tame, brrr
You fed me, you bred me, I'll remember your name
Academic inspiration, you gave me none
But you were Michael the lover
The fighter that won
But now just look at me as I'm looking down at you
No, I'm not bein' flash, It's what I'm built to do
Oh, Geno
(Oh, Geno)
Oh, Geno
(Oh, Geno)
blissblogger
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"We love you madly!" is apparently what Duke Ellington used to say to the audience at the end of a show
oh and it's a title of a tribute album to Ellington that came out in 1973 with Ella Fitzgerald Dizzie Gillespie et al on it
Various - A Tribute To Duke Ellington "We Love You Madly"
View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1973 Vinyl release of "A Tribute To Duke Ellington "We Love You Madly"" on Discogs.
www.discogs.com
i think there was a film or documentary of the same title as well
Benny Bunter
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and this of course
Music is a world within itself
With a language we all understand
With an equal opportunity
For all to sing, dance and clap their hands
Just because a record has a groove
Don't make it hit the groove
But you can tell by the dance that let's you in
When the people start to move
They can feel it all over
They can feel it all over, people
Music knows it is and always will
Be one of the things that life just won't quit
But here are some of music's pioneers
That time will not allow us to forget, no
For there's Basie, Miller, Satchmo
And the king of all, Sir Duke
And with a voice like Ella's ringing out
There's no way the band can lose
You can feel it all over
etc
Music is a world within itself
With a language we all understand
With an equal opportunity
For all to sing, dance and clap their hands
Just because a record has a groove
Don't make it hit the groove
But you can tell by the dance that let's you in
When the people start to move
They can feel it all over
They can feel it all over, people
Music knows it is and always will
Be one of the things that life just won't quit
But here are some of music's pioneers
That time will not allow us to forget, no
For there's Basie, Miller, Satchmo
And the king of all, Sir Duke
And with a voice like Ella's ringing out
There's no way the band can lose
You can feel it all over
etc