Staton sang with the Jewell Gospel Trio and as teenagers, they toured the traditional gospel circuit in the 1950s with The Soul Stirrers, C. L. Franklin, and Mahalia Jackson. They recorded several sides for Nashbro, Apollo[disambiguation needed ], and Savoy Records between 1953 and 1963, before launching a solo career in 1968.
She had 16 R&B hits for Fame Studios and received Grammy nominations for cover versions of country standards. In 1975 she started working with disco producer Dave Crawford and had hits "Young Hearts Run Free" and "Victim". Also, The Mighty Majors ("You Can Never Go Back") was her backup band once on the road.
In 1982 she returned to gospel forming Beracah Ministries with her husband John Sussewell. In 1991 she had a top 10 UK hit as The Source featuring Candi Staton with dance track "You Got The Love".
In 2004 when Sex and the City ended its successful six-year run, the last song played on that show was "You Got the Love" with Sarah Jessica Parker walking down New York City streets and talking about the endless relationship with herself.
Wake Up Everybody
CANDI STATON Lyrics
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I want you to listen to me for a little bit right here
I wanted you to read the newspapers this morning
Or did you see the evening news
As you were having dinner with your families last night?
Well, if you did then you must know that
This world is now in a whole lot of trouble
But I don't want you to get discouraged by that, no
Because I believe that there's a solution to all of this
Deep down within my soul
All we have to do is put are heads and hearts together
You gotta wake up everybody and no more sleeping in bed
And no more backward thinking, it's time for thinking, ahead
The world's changed so very much from what it used to be
There's so much hatred, war and poverty, oh yeah
Wake up all you teachers, you better teach a new way
Maybe then they'll listen to what you have to say
Because they are the ones
Who's coming up and the world is in their hands
When you teach the children
You better teach them the very best you can
The world won't get no better
If you just let it be, no no
The world won't get no better
You gotta change again, you and me
Wake up all you doctors, make the old people well
Because they're the ones who suffer a lot and catch all the hell
They don't hassle very long before their judgment day
Won't you make them happy before they pass away?
Wake up all you builders, it's time to build a new land
I know we can do it if we all lend a hand
Only thing we have to do is put it in our minds
And surely things will work out, they do it every time
The world won't get no better, oh no
If we just let it be
I said the world no no no
We gotta change it, you will and me
(Change)
I want you to sing along with me
(Change)
Come on
(Change, change, change, change)
Hey, hey, hey
(Change, change, change, change)
That's all you gotta do
(Change, change, change, change)
Everybody
(Change, change, change, change)
No more sleeping in bed, come on
(Come on wake up)
We gotta change the world
Change the world, change the world
We gotta teach the children
We gotta teach them well
(We gotta change it, dear)
Yeah we do
(We gotta change it, dear)
'Cause the world won't get no better
(Till we change)
Oh yeah
(Till we change)
Come on now
Change, change, change
Change, change, change
Change, change, change
In "Wake Up Everybody," Candi Staton implores her listeners to pay attention to the world around them and not to become complacent. She encourages people to take action to create a better world for everyone. The song is a plea for people to recognize that the world is in trouble and to start thinking about how to make things better.
Staton calls on various groups within society to step up and make a difference. She calls on teachers to teach a new way and to teach children the very best they can. She calls on doctors to make the old people well and on builders to build a new land. Staton believes that if everyone works together, they can make the world a better place.
Line by Line Meaning
Everybody, everybody
Everyone needs to listen.
I want you to listen to me for a little bit right here
Pay attention to what I'm about to say.
I wanted you to read the newspapers this morning
You should be aware of what's happening in the world.
Or did you see the evening news
Maybe you saw the news last night.
As you were having dinner with your families last night?
While you were eating with your family, did you see the news?
Well, if you did then you must know that
If you saw the news, you know that things aren't good.
This world is now in a whole lot of trouble
The world is in trouble.
But I don't want you to get discouraged by that, no
Don't be discouraged.
Because I believe that there's a solution to all of this
There is a solution.
Deep down within my soul
I believe it strongly.
All we have to do is put are heads and hearts together
We need to work together to solve these problems.
You gotta wake up everybody and no more sleeping in bed
We need to stop being complacent.
And no more backward thinking, it's time for thinking, ahead
We need to think about the future and not the past.
The world's changed so very much from what it used to be
The world has changed a lot.
There's so much hatred, war and poverty, oh yeah
There are a lot of problems with hate, war, and poverty.
Wake up all you teachers, you better teach a new way
Educators need to teach a new way of thinking.
Maybe then they'll listen to what you have to say
If we teach children well, they will listen to us.
Because they are the ones
Children are the future.
Who's coming up and the world is in their hands
They will inherit the world and its problems.
When you teach the children
Teaching children is important.
You better teach them the very best you can
We need to teach them as well as we possibly can.
The world won't get no better
The world will not get better.
If you just let it be, no no
If we do nothing, nothing will change.
You gotta change again, you and me
We need to change.
Wake up all you doctors, make the old people well
Doctors need to help the elderly.
Because they're the ones who suffer a lot and catch all the hell
Elderly people suffer a lot.
They don't hassle very long before their judgment day
Their time is short.
Won't you make them happy before they pass away?
We need to make them happy while they are still alive.
Wake up all you builders, it's time to build a new land
We need to build a better future.
I know we can do it if we all lend a hand
We can accomplish it by working together.
Only thing we have to do is put it in our minds
We need to believe we can succeed.
And surely things will work out, they do it every time
If we work together, we can succeed.
The world won't get no better, oh no
The world will not improve.
I said the world no no no
The world is in trouble.
We gotta change it, you will and me
We have to make changes.
I want you to sing along with me
Sing with me to make a change.
Hey, hey, hey
Hey!
That's all you gotta do
It's easy to do.
Everybody
Everyone needs to take part.
No more sleeping in bed, come on
Don't be complacent, take part.
We gotta change the world
We need to change the world.
We gotta teach the children
Take time to teach the children.
We gotta teach them well
We need to teach them as best we can.
Yeah we do
It's true.
'Cause the world won't get no better
The world will not improve.
Oh yeah
Indeed.
Come on now
Let's get started.
Change, change, change
We need to make changes.
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: VICTOR CARSTARPHEN, JOHN WHITEHEAD, GENE MCFADDEN
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