Earth, Wind & Fire: 'September'

[sprinkleeninow]

Earth, Wind & Fire~'September'

I was married 6 years already when we grooved to this tune. 👰🤵

[underpants]

1. Sure fire to get people on the dance floor

Using a chord progression written by Earth, Wind & Fire guitarist Al McKay, vocalist Maurice White and songwriter Allee Willis wrote the song over one month. Willis was initially bothered by the gibberish "ba-dee-ya" lyric White used through the song, and begged him to rewrite it: "I just said, 'What the fuck does 'ba-dee-ya' mean?' And he essentially said, 'Who the fuck cares?' I learned my greatest lesson ever in songwriting from him, which was never let the lyric get in the way of the groove."[6]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_(Earth,_Wind_%26_Fire_song)

[dixiechiken1]

2. Love, love, LOOOVE me some Earth, Wind & Fire!

Nice post. Thanks for the groove down memory lane!

[LastDemocratInSC]

3. Here's a fine cover of September

by Leonid and Friends. It's worth viewing.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://m.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DD5XmUnYW5Ks&ved=2ahUKEwizr8aA8ILsAhWFVN8KHbmpDjQQwqsBMAB6BAgFEAQ&usg=AOvVaw0oR1lCmWdVITVLqmmwlc-D

[smirkymonkey]

4. Love them!

I have heard the Obamas are big fans as well!

[ProfessorGAC]

5. Fun Personal Connection To This Song

In the early days of dating my now wife, I mentioned somewhere along the line that I was a singer.
We were going somewhere & this song came on.
I cranked it up and started singing the Phillip Bailey parts.
My new girlfriend says, "Oh, you're a real singer!".
That was 42 years ago. I can see that moment in my mind like it happened an hour ago.
We've been married 40 years & she still thinks I'm a real singer.