The group was part of the "Brooklyn sound" of the early 1970s, formed from three players of the group King Davis House Rockers. The House Rockers were a local dance band who had released a couple of obscure singles (1967's "We All Make Mistakes Sometimes" on Verve Records, 1972's "Rum Punch") The three players (guitarist Richard Thompson, tenor sax player Bill Risbrook, and alto sax player Carlos Ward) formed Madison Street Express along with bassist Louis Risbrook (later Muslim-monickered Jamal Rasool), percussionist Dennis Rowe, drummer Terrell Wood, and vocalist Barbara Wood. They along with producer Jeff Lane signed with production company Roadshow Records to record writer Billy Nichols "Do It ('Til You're Satisfied)." The record was shopped around to major labels until it was accepted at Scepter Records. Scepter suggested the group change its name from Madison Street Express, hence the Brooklyn Transit Express. The single was released in August 1974, and reached the top 10. Lane took the group back into the studios at that point to record a second single and pitch a full album to the label. Scepter agreed to the LP and to Roadshow Records having its own label within Scepter Records.
The first two singles were hits, both number 1 R&B releases and both Top 5 pop singles in the US. The album hit number 1 on the R&B album chart and number 5 on the Pop album chart of the US. These recordings were also hits in the spreading disco culture, "Do It" peaking on club playlists before Billboard started a separate disco chart, but the follow-up single sat for five weeks at number 1. They were certified gold releases.
BT Express released an album per year through 1978. With the third album, Leslie Ming was brought in as drummer and keyboardist Michael Jones was added as keyboardist. Jamal, who had converted to the Muslim faith, gave Jones the name Kashif Saleem, which he used after departing the group, in 1979, to pursue producing ("Mighty M Productions" with Morrie Brown and Paul Laurence Jones) and solo recording ventures. That year songwriter Billy Nichols and drummer Leslie Ming also departed the group. In 1976 Scepter records was experiencing business difficulties that soon ended the company, and BT Express was given a distribution deal with Columbia Records, which, though it gave them greater exposure, resulted in less attention being paid to their production, since they had so many acts to concentrate on. The group did not achieve the level of radio or sales success on Columbia that they had on the more nurturing but by-then defunct Scepter. They stayed with Columbia for five years, with Lane producing through 1978, then Nichols producing their fifth album before he departed for solo work, and Morrie Brown producing the sixth LP and several follow-up tracks. The group switched labels to Coast To Coast Records for the 1982 LP, to Earthtone Records for a later 1982 single, and to manager King Davis' own label in 1985.
Have Some Fun
B.T. Express Lyrics
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Run it up
I hope that you don't play me
I'm riding on your feelings
I'm playing you I know you won't believe it
I'm not gon lie and say I don't wanna have fun
But baby I'm high, so pull thru and come and get some
Maybe you're right
But you're loving the ride
I'm toxic and I'm gonna hurt you
That's why I'm always pulling up at past 2
In the night is when I'm gonna love you
Always asking me these questions like
Maybe you're right
The boys they just wanna have fun
That's why I'm always pulling up at past 2
In the night is when I'm gonna love you
Always asking me these questions like
Maybe you're right
The boys they just wanna have fun
I give you
Heaven
When we
Kiss
Knowing
You Love
All of this
I might play you
Like a disc
Round and round and
Just like this
I'm not gon lie
I'm falling for you
But I don't compromise
The boys they ain't true
You should know this by now
The boy won't cuff you
But maybe you're right
The boys they just wanna hurt you
That's why I'm always pulling up at past 2
In the night is when I'm gonna love you
Always asking me these questions like
Maybe you're right
The boys they just wanna have fun
The boys they just wanna have fun
The boys they just wanna have fun
The boys they just wanna
Maybe you're right the boys they just wanna have fun
The boys they just wanna have fun
The boys they just wanna have fun
The boys they just wanna
Maybe you're right the boys they just wanna have fun
The lyrics of B.T. Express's song "Have Some Fun" describe a turbulent romance between two people who both want to have fun but have different intentions. The opening lines suggest that the person singing is trying to draw the other person in while acknowledging the possibility of being hurt. The singer admits that they are playing the other person and that this person won't believe it. The chorus repeats the idea that "the boys they just wanna have fun," implying that the singer may not be looking for a serious relationship.
However, the bridge of the song changes the tone as the singer describes giving the other person "heaven" and acknowledges that they are falling for them. But ultimately, the song goes back to the idea that the boys just want to have fun and that the relationship may not be built to last. The singer is aware that they could be bad for the other person's "armour system" and that the boys won't "cuff" them.
The lyrics of "Have Some Fun" paint a picture of a complicated relationship between two people who want different things. While the song has a catchy beat and upbeat melody, the lyrics suggest a sense of uncertainty and tension in the relationship.
Line by Line Meaning
You could call me baby
Addressing the listener in a flirtatious tone
Run it up
Slang for making a lot of money, encouraging the listener to achieve financial success
I hope that you don't play me
Expressing a fear of being misled or deceived by the listener
I'm riding on your feelings
Enjoying the emotional connection between two people
I'm playing you I know you won't believe it
Acknowledging the possibility of deceit and manipulation in the relationship
I'm not gon lie and say I don't wanna have fun
Admitting to wanting a casual or lighthearted relationship
But baby I'm high, so pull thru and come and get some
Suggesting a desire for intimacy and physical pleasure
Maybe you're right
Recognizing the potential validity of the listener's concerns
I'm bad for your armour system
Acknowledging that the relationship may be emotionally damaging
But you're loving the ride
Noting that the listener is enjoying the excitement of the relationship despite its drawbacks
I'm toxic and I'm gonna hurt you
Admitting to being a source of pain or discomfort in the relationship
That's why I'm always pulling up at past 2
Revealing a tendency to seek out intimacy late at night
In the night is when I'm gonna love you
Suggesting a preference for romantic encounters after dark
Always asking me these questions like
Noting the listener's tendency to express doubts or concerns in the relationship
The boys they just wanna have fun
Referring to a stereotype of men as being uninterested in commitment
I give you
Professing affection for the listener
Heaven
Describing the feeling of being with the listener as blissful
When we
Implying that intimacy between the two people is the source of this bliss
Kiss
Suggesting that physical affection is a key component of the relationship
Knowing
Feeling confident about the listener's feelings
You Love
Confirming that the listener cares deeply about the artist
All of this
Referring to the sum total of emotional connection, physical intimacy, and mutual affection
I might play you
Admitting the possibility of manipulating or deceiving the listener
Like a disc
Suggesting that the artist may treat the listener like an object to be used and discarded
Round and round and
Emphasizing the repetitive nature of this behavior
Just like this
Asserting that the singer is not likely to change this pattern of behavior
I'm falling for you
Admitting to developing deeper feelings for the listener
But I don't compromise
Asserting that the artist is not willing to change their behavior for the sake of the relationship
The boys they ain't true
Implying that other men are not trustworthy or genuine
You should know this by now
Chiding the listener for not recognizing the singer's true intentions
The boy won't cuff you
Asserting that the singer is not looking for a committed or long-term relationship
The boys they just wanna hurt you
Referring to a stereotype of men as being emotionally unavailable or manipulative
The boys they just wanna
Emphasizing the recurring behavior of men in romantic relationships
Maybe you're right the boys they just wanna have fun
Confirming the listener's suspicions about the artist's true intentions
The boys they just wanna have fun
Repeating the refrain to further emphasize the recurring behavior of men in romantic relationships
The boys they just wanna have fun
Repeating the refrain to further emphasize the recurring behavior of men in romantic relationships
The boys they just wanna
Repeating the refrain to further emphasize the recurring behavior of men in romantic relationships
Maybe you're right the boys they just wanna have fun
Confirming the listener's suspicions about the singer's true intentions
The boys they just wanna have fun
Repeating the refrain to further emphasize the recurring behavior of men in romantic relationships
The boys they just wanna have fun
Repeating the refrain to further emphasize the recurring behavior of men in romantic relationships
The boys they just wanna
Repeating the refrain to further emphasize the recurring behavior of men in romantic relationships
Maybe you're right the boys they just wanna have fun
Confirming the listener's suspicions about the singer's true intentions
Lyrics © DistroKid
Written by: Lincoln Motshepe
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@paulateixeira1909
Humm hummm hummm
Start jumping people
Good times again
Let everybody,yeah
Join right in
You know I got a feeling
Oh this boogie it ain´t gonna stop
You got me reeling and a rocking yeah yeah yeah
Oh it ain´t never too early
To do your thing
I´ve been waiting all week long
Just to have my fling
I don´t have no more time
No time to waste
I´m giving up my troubles
And I´m living for today
So we´re singing
Everybody have a little fun fun tonight
Oh you ought to have some fun tonight
Come on along and
Everybody have little fun ,fun tonight
You´ve got to got to got to
Have some fun tonight
Ain´t never too early
To do your thing
Ive been waiting all week just to have my fling
Don´t have no more time
No time to waste
I´m giving up my troubles
And I´m living for today
Believe I´ll drop
Under the boogie lights
Believe I´ll drop
Under the boogie lights
Drop under the boogie lights
So we´re singing
Everybody have a little fun,fun tonight
Oh, you ought to have some fun tonight
Come on along and
Everybody have a little fun,fun tonight
You´ve got have some fun tonight
We´ll keep singing
Everybody have a little fun fun tonight
Oh,everybody have a little fun fun fun tonight
Everybody have a little fun fun tonight
You´ve got ,got to ,got to
Have some fun tonight ,yeah
Ooh,life can be serious
Too serious don´t you see
I´ve got to make a little fun for me
This night is mine
Got to make it all I can
just taking time
to have some fun,fun,fun,fun,
Under the boogie lights
Believe I´ll drop
Under the boogie lights
Drop under the boogie lights
Believe I`ll drop
Under the boogie lights
So we´re singing
Everybody have a little fun,fun tonight oh come on people
Everybody have a little fun,fun tonight
You´ve got have
Everybody have a little fun,fun,tonightEverybody have a little fun,fun,tonight
You really got to have some fun tonight yeah yeah
Oh everybody have a little fun fun tonight
Everybody have a little fun fun tonight
@1340able
涙が出る、思い出の曲。
@j_agjgdpj
同じこと思ってる日本人がいて嬉しいね
@ricopin825
同じく🧡
@mika_el_555
LOVEIT👍👍👍👍👍
@shigekisv3489
めっちゃ懐かしいですね！
あの頃ディスコでよく流れてましたね。
同じような感じの曲で、ガット・トゥ・ビー・リアルとか、ドゥ・ユー・ラブ・ミーとかが好きでした❤️
@user-eh4mk6ek7m
40年くらい前かなぁ？
懐かしいですね。
ディスコ全盛期でしたね。
@ZaimoZaragazzo
Danced to this when it came out in a packed dance club where the atmosphere was GREAT. What a JOY back then. BT Express!!!
@user-gh6dh6me5u
懐かしい、あの当時を思い出すね
@kaorua.3933
懐かしすぎて切ない‼️
@nakasonetakawo7437
ちょっと前にFMCocoro DJ memeの放送でかかっていてなんとセンスの良い曲と思いましたよ！
本当にメメさん！