from Oannes *

Από τα αγαπημένα μου μέλη του March-born musicians club είναι η Aretha Franklin, τρεις απ’ τις, λίγες σχετικά, προσωπικά συνθέσεις της οποίας ακούμε παρακάτω.

✻

One of my favorite members of the March-born musicians club is Aretha Franklin. Three of her, relatively few, self-penned songs we hear below.

◼︎

00:00 Rocksteady 03:13 Spirit In The Dark 07:20 Think

◼︎

❝ Rock steady, baby
That’s what I feel now
Let’s call this song exactly what it is
Just move your hips with a feeling from side to side
Sit yourself down in your car and take a ride
And while you’re moving, rock steady
Rock steady, baby
Let’s call this song exactly what it is
(What it is, what it is, what it is)
It’s a funky and lowdown feeling (what it is)
Move your hips from left to right (what it is)
What it is, is I might be doin’ this funky dance all night, ah (What it is)
(Put your hands up in the air)
(Got a feelin’ you ain’t got a care)
(Wouldn’t you wanna take this burn?)
(That sail us all inside)
Rock steady, rock steady baby
Rock steady, rock steady baby
Jump and move your hips with a feeling from side to side
Sit yourself down in your car and take a ride
While you’re moving, rock steady
Rock steady
Let’s call this song exactly what it is
(What it is, what it is, what it is)
It’s a funky and lowdown feeling (what it is)
Move your hips from left to right (what it is)
What it is, is I might be doin’ this funky dance all night, ah (What it is)
(Put your hands up in the air)
(Got a feelin’ you ain’t got a care)
(Wouldn’t you want to take this burn?)
(That sail us all inside)
Rock steady baby, rock steady, woo
Rock steady
It’s a funky lowdown feeling (what it is)
Move your hips from left to right (what it is)
What it is is I might be doin’ this funky dance all night, ah (What it is)
(Put your hands up in the air)
(Got a feelin’ you ain’t got a care)
(Wouldn’t you wanna take this burn?)
(That sail us all inside)
Rock steady, steady baby, rock-rock steady, baby
Baby (what it is), baby, baby (what it is), baby (what it is) ❞

❝ Are you getting the spirit in the dark
Are you getting the spirit in the dark
People moving, ah, tell me we’re grooving
Just getting the spirit in the dark
Tell me, sisters, how do you feel
Tell me, my brothers, my brothers
How do you feel
Do you feel like dancing
Get up there and let’s start dancing
Get up and let’s start dancing
Start getting in the spirit
Oh, getting in the dark
Spirit in the dark
Just like Sally Walker
Sitting in a saucer
That’s how you do it
Just go on, get on up to it
Ride, Sally, ride
Put your hands on your hips
Cover your eyes, and move
Come on get it
Get in the spirit
Move with the spirit
Come on and move, get in the spirit
Darling, move, move with the spirit
Oh move, get in the spirit
Help me move
Move
With the spirit
Spirit
Are you getting the spirit
Spirit in the dark
I wanna know, are you getting the spirit
Getting the spirit
Getting it in the spirit
Are you getting the spirit
Getting the spirit
Keep moving
Oh hey, we’re rocking and grooving
Just getting in the spirit
Getting the spirit
Oh in the dark
We’re gonna do it one more time
It’s just like Sally Walker
Sitting in that great big flying saucer
Hey, that’s how you do it
Get down and get on up to it
Come on and get it
Ride, Sally, ride
Put your hands on your hips
Cover your eyes, and move
Move, move on
Move with the spirit
I’m telling you to groove
Groove on
Groove with the spirit
On and on
Go on and move
Move
With the spirit
Spirit
Come on and groove
Move it
Groove with the spirit
Move on
On and on
Yeah
Help me, help me, help me
Help me move, move, move, move
Move, move, move, move
Move, move, move, move
Move, move, move, move
Give it up, give it up
Give it up, give it up
Give it up, give it up
Give it up, give it up
You got it, you got it
You got the spirit
Spirit
Feel it
I feel it, baby
You know what I mean, baby?
Yes, I do
Oh baby. You gotta feel the motivation
I feel it, honey, I feel it
Feel the spirit
In the dark
Get ready ❞

❝ You better think (think)
Think about what you’re trying to do to me
Think (think, think)
Let your mind go, let yourself be free
Let’s go back, let’s go back
Let’s go way on, way back when
I didn’t even know you
You couldn’t have been too much more than ten (just a child)
I ain’t no psychiatrist, I ain’t no doctor with degrees
But, it don’t take too much high IQ’s
To see what you’re doing to me
You better think (think)
Think about what you’re trying to do to me
Yeah, think (think, think)
Let your mind go, let yourself be free
Oh, freedom (freedom), freedom (freedom)
Oh, freedom, yeah, freedom
Freedom (freedom), oh, oh freedom (freedom)
Freedom, oh freedom
Hey, think about it, think about it
There ain’t nothing you could ask
I could answer you but I won’t (I won’t)
But I was gonna change, but I’m not
If you keep doing things I don’t
You better think (think)
Think about what you’re trying to do to me
Oh Lord, think (think)
Let your mind go, let yourself be free
People walking around everyday
Playing games, taking scores
Trying to make other people lose their minds
Ah, be careful you don’t lose yours, oh
Think (think)
Think about what you’re trying to do to me, ooh
Think (think)
Let your mind go, let yourself be free
You need me (need me)
And I need you (don’t you know)
Without each other there ain’t nothing people can do, oh
Oh, hey, think about it, baby (What are you trying to do me)
Yeah, oh baby, think about it now, yeah
(Think about forgiveness, dream about forgiveness)
Think about forgiveness
Think about it, baby, baby
Think about forgiveness
Think about forgiveness
Think about forgiveness ❞

❦

Enjoy!

❦

As always, I’m happy to hear your thoughts, however I’d highly recommend a direct dialogue with the …’source’ [why comments are closed here], so please visit Oannes’ page where you can also listen to the songs!

More about these reblogs

* For my friends who didn’t know, or first timers here, Oannes [aka Socratis Papahatzis] is my husband, partner in life and music and the one with my undying admiration. Together we have a band MK-O [the music of Marina Kanavaki & Oannes]. So, it’s my pleasure to share with you his [and sometimes mine] musical selections. • Do visit his site. He has my highest recommendation!