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Border Crossings: KC and The Sunshine Band
Harry Wayne Casey – “KC” of KC and the Sunshine Band – comes to VOA’s Studio 4 to talk with Border Crossings host Larry London and perform songs from his new...
Thank you my friend SGT (Join to see) for sharing the music video of Harry Wayne Casey AKA KC & The Sunshine Band performing (Shake Shake Shake), Shake Your Booty' in honor of the fact that on September 11, 1976, KC and the Sunshine Band went to No.1 on the US singles chart with '(Shake Shake Shake), Shake Your Booty'.
[By the way you post didn't hit my inbox until Wednesday afternoon]
To be honest I was never a fan of disco music. I am pleased to learn that Harry Wayne Casey is a Christian. He shares his faith in the musical video I shared
'(Shake Shake Shake), Shake Your Booty' written by their bass player/producer Rick Finch and their lead singer/keyboard player Harry Wayne Casey (KC).
Lyrics
"Everybody, get on the floor, let's dance
Don't fight the feeling, give yourself a chance
Shake shake shake, shake shake shake
Shake your booty, shake your booty
Oh, shake shake shake, shake shake shake
Shake your booty, shake your booty
Oh, you can, you can do it very well
You're the best in the world, I can tell
Oh, shake shake shake, shake shake shake
Shake your booty, shake your booty
Oh, shake shake shake, shake shake shake
Shake your booty, shake your booty, oh yeah
Shake shake, shake shake
Oh, shake shake, shake shake
Oh, shake shake shake, shake shake shake
Shake your booty, shake your booty
Oh, shake shake shake, shake shake shake
Shake your booty, shake your booty
Oh, shake shake, shake shake
Shake your booty, oh, son't fight the feeling
Shake shake,…"
Background on the song from songfacts.com/detail.php?id=17605
"This was the third of five US #1 hits for KC & The Sunshine Band. All their hits were written by their bass player/producer Rick Finch and their lead singer/keyboard player Harry Wayne Casey (KC). Finch told us that this song was directly inspired by dance moves they witnessed in clubs. He tells Songfacts: "The Bump was big back then, and then every once in a while you'd see someone break loose and shake their booty like Jell-O. We figured, okay, how do you write about this? You know, say it like it is. We also were collecting phrases, trying to find a buzz word and write about it, or a catch phrase, and try and expound on that. Just trying to keep it fun."
Finch goes on to explain this method of tailoring songs to Disco culture: "As we started performing, we'd pay attention to what the people were doing, either body moves or body language, and try to transfer that back into the next production. As soon as we got back off the road we'd go right into the studio with that freshly captured energy, start recording, and not try to think too much."
Television shows and films to use this song include: That 70's Show, Tatie Danielle (a french film), Ella Enchanted, Austin Powers in Goldmember, Carlito's Way, and The Simpsons.
The title of this song was parodied by Frank Zappa's 1979 album Sheik Yerbouti, featuring cover art of Zappa in Arabian garb. As the lyrics to "Shake Your Booty" were suggestive, the content of Sheik Yerbouti was well beyond suggestive - just considering the lyrics to Zappa's "Jewish Princess" alone!"
Border Crossings: KC and The Sunshine Band
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWFu6VBdabA
FYI COL Mikel J. Burroughs LTC Stephen C. LTC (Join to see) Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Lt Col Charlie Brown Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. Maj William W. "Bill" Price Maj Marty Hogan SCPO Morris Ramsey SSG John Ross SGT Mark Halmrast Sgt Randy Wilber Sgt John H. SGT Gregory Lawritson CPL Dave Hoover SPC Margaret Higgins SSgt Brian Brakke 1stSgt Eugene Harless CPT Scott Sharon
[By the way you post didn't hit my inbox until Wednesday afternoon]
To be honest I was never a fan of disco music. I am pleased to learn that Harry Wayne Casey is a Christian. He shares his faith in the musical video I shared
'(Shake Shake Shake), Shake Your Booty' written by their bass player/producer Rick Finch and their lead singer/keyboard player Harry Wayne Casey (KC).
Lyrics
"Everybody, get on the floor, let's dance
Don't fight the feeling, give yourself a chance
Shake shake shake, shake shake shake
Shake your booty, shake your booty
Oh, shake shake shake, shake shake shake
Shake your booty, shake your booty
Oh, you can, you can do it very well
You're the best in the world, I can tell
Oh, shake shake shake, shake shake shake
Shake your booty, shake your booty
Oh, shake shake shake, shake shake shake
Shake your booty, shake your booty, oh yeah
Shake shake, shake shake
Oh, shake shake, shake shake
Oh, shake shake shake, shake shake shake
Shake your booty, shake your booty
Oh, shake shake shake, shake shake shake
Shake your booty, shake your booty
Oh, shake shake, shake shake
Shake your booty, oh, son't fight the feeling
Shake shake,…"
Background on the song from songfacts.com/detail.php?id=17605
"This was the third of five US #1 hits for KC & The Sunshine Band. All their hits were written by their bass player/producer Rick Finch and their lead singer/keyboard player Harry Wayne Casey (KC). Finch told us that this song was directly inspired by dance moves they witnessed in clubs. He tells Songfacts: "The Bump was big back then, and then every once in a while you'd see someone break loose and shake their booty like Jell-O. We figured, okay, how do you write about this? You know, say it like it is. We also were collecting phrases, trying to find a buzz word and write about it, or a catch phrase, and try and expound on that. Just trying to keep it fun."
Finch goes on to explain this method of tailoring songs to Disco culture: "As we started performing, we'd pay attention to what the people were doing, either body moves or body language, and try to transfer that back into the next production. As soon as we got back off the road we'd go right into the studio with that freshly captured energy, start recording, and not try to think too much."
Television shows and films to use this song include: That 70's Show, Tatie Danielle (a french film), Ella Enchanted, Austin Powers in Goldmember, Carlito's Way, and The Simpsons.
The title of this song was parodied by Frank Zappa's 1979 album Sheik Yerbouti, featuring cover art of Zappa in Arabian garb. As the lyrics to "Shake Your Booty" were suggestive, the content of Sheik Yerbouti was well beyond suggestive - just considering the lyrics to Zappa's "Jewish Princess" alone!"
Border Crossings: KC and The Sunshine Band
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWFu6VBdabA
FYI COL Mikel J. Burroughs LTC Stephen C. LTC (Join to see) Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Lt Col Charlie Brown Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. Maj William W. "Bill" Price Maj Marty Hogan SCPO Morris Ramsey SSG John Ross SGT Mark Halmrast Sgt Randy Wilber Sgt John H. SGT Gregory Lawritson CPL Dave Hoover SPC Margaret Higgins SSgt Brian Brakke 1stSgt Eugene Harless CPT Scott Sharon
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