Makin'it
David Naughton Lyrics

Khalid Muhammed

Wow ,that choked me up 💜🙏🏽

shiznicks74

An epic tribute to your grandpappy.

Old Bat

Welp, that's quite the memory!

feelnrite

some things like that you just never forget especially when a song is involved. It just triggers memories.

Leonardo brandao do prado

David Naughton is a werewolf.
Always loved the chords and the bass line.
I will forever love David Naughton and Makin it will always be His signature song!

Sandra Napier

He was also the Dr. Pepper guy!

Ken Rutherford

I love the solo in this song. In fact, I love it so much I used it as my ringtone

Mc Ribs

Too bad Amazon switched it over the weekend and actually has a re-recorded version. It’s Cringeworthy.

Ken Rutherford

I love the chords too! I love the C and Bb/C chords. After the bridge, the key increases by a whole step to D and C/D

Michael Connor

@Mc Ribswas his girlfriend Jenny Agutter from Eagle Has Landed

Robyn Young

I first heard this song as a child watching the movie Meatballs. Bill Murray dancing. Hormone driving teenagers. Romance. Summer fun. Listening to the lyrics now puts such a smile on my face. Grateful to do a search on a memory and make this find.

coffee ph

Yea. I liked the tricks they put on Maury the camp director. Also do you remember David N. was on a TV show with the same name called Makin It. It was like a TV show of Saturday night fever. They were disco dancing.

I actually remember it from the TV series of the same name that was cancelled pretty quickly in 1979, when I was 9. But for some reason, I remeber the show clearly. It could’ve been becuz I liked the song lol

stev al

I did not know it was in Meatballs. Awesome awesome song. I was about 16 when it came out - disco was the thing then and I still love it!!

Thomas Kemer

Wendy......oooh!

Olga Smith

It was perfect in that movie.

Old Yeller

This song began to play in my mind while I was in the process of buying my first house. I was so proud of myself

kawasaki whip two

Nice.

Christopher Moon

Noice

Spooky Night: The Legend of Clardeth

This song has good energy. It's so uplifting!!

Josh Begandy

Met David Naughton last week at a Convention, nicest guy! For those who don't know, David was also the "American Werewolf in London"

Jose Contreras

I remembed him in wonder woman series.

Marc K

Wow! I had not made the connection until reading your post. I love the movie AWiL but can not stand this song. Lol 😆

Robert Mitchell

Wow!! I had no idea. I remember his as the guy from the Dr. Pepper commercials.

Stephen Gibson

Also witchboard.

David Hunsperger

Hes nice, provided there isn't a full moon 😉😄❤️❤️👍🌕

Melissa Sharkey

Always requested this song at the roller rink. It was the best and still is:)))

Syntally

It's such a good song to rollerskate to, impeccable vibes.

Becky Walls

Had to look it up , reading, " Landing It", Scott Hamilton. He said it was his 'go-to' song in ice skating practice at one point.
Also, " Insane, Insane again " J.Geils.☺️
Is a good book.
Hope you're having a great day!

Anibal Babilonia

👋😂👍yep is one of those songs!! It’s a Roller rink jam!

Patricia Grisoni

This is what I call a real feel good song! Totally loving this! David your the boss of this wonderful and upbeat song! I could listen to this song all night long and dance too! 💕💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻💕

Dave Wollenberg

David hit #5 in Billboard, 7-21-79. Hearin' David sing, makes me wanna be a Pepper, too! God bless ya, for postin' it. Thanx!

lil_ Chris

👏👏👏 Thats an Amazing Story To Hear This Makes It 10xs Better To Celebrate His Success !

Gregory Young

He'll always be the Dr. Pepper guy to me.

Ninjamohawk

I was born in 1982, but I feel like I should have been born in 1962 to enjoy this era. Love it

Natalie Gillmore

Awesome, I was born in 1972 and I remember the year this song came out.

Eric Schmuecker

1969 here. Now you kids go to bed!

Stacey

@Eric Schmuecker -- 🤣🤣

Pamela Harrell

I was born in 1962. I love disco.

Eric Schmuecker

@Pamela Harrell I'm sorry. 😬

fmagloire1

Never has COWBELL and a VIOLIN sounded so good together in song! Awesome lyrics too!

TayInTheWay

I've never understood how loving one genre means hating another. I love rock - and I love disco too. For what it's worth, too, the Makin' It scene is my favorite in Detroit Rock City.

edwin santos

+TayInTheWay HUH?? This was from the film "MEATBALLS", NOT "Detroit Rock City".

Derpamine in the Herpathalamus

+edwin santos This song's been in a number of movies including both Meatballs and Detroit Rock City. And I'm so glad you reminded me Meatballs was a thing.

edwin santos

+Derpamine in the Herpathalamus Really? I never knew that. Guess I'm going to have to watch my DVD of "Detroit Rock City" again when i have the time to see in what scene the song was played. If you don't mind my asking, in what particular scene was the song played anyway? I remember that movie vividly, and I really could not recall the song coming out anywhere in the movie.

NerdGirlCool

+edwin santos It's a very quick excerpt from the song and I've only owned the original DVD burn so it might not be in more recent burns of DRC.


When the guys are going down the highway and throw the pizza slice out the window there's a cut to the stellas and their boyfriends in their car. They're singing Makin It for a few seconds until the pizza thuds in to the window.

Elizabeth Ley

Me too love disco and rock good tunes is good tunes Detroit rock city

AB

I'm grateful that David created this wonderful song, which has helped me more than once. How great an artist can be for humanity, even if he doesn't know it. Thank you for making it available here on YouTube.

Harold DeJesus

This song inspired me to continue looking for a job after a year of getting rejected....and I made it!

Tanya Petersen

Good for you, Sweetie. God bless.yoj. I know what it is to be rejected. Keep believing.in God and yourself. You've made it.

Jon Sword

Right on

tibblesandbits

YESSIR

Rico Lewis

It’s because you’re solid gold. And they stand when you walk thru the neighborhoods

Paula Cunningham

Amen!!!!!

Denise Santoro@bleuone63

This is one of the most uplifting songs.

lil_ Chris

Seriously. You Said 🤝

Ashley Laguna

I want to request this song when I walk the stage to grab my nursing diploma. Woo! I absolutely love this song as it motivates me to push harder! Thanks David Naughton!

Reverend Brown

Ed Doug she’s in rehab

lil_ Chris

Awesome Idea! Hows It Going !! How Did It Go Better Than Expected I Hope ?

Suz Pro

Did you become a nurse???? Don' t leave us hanging!:)

SallieGeee

When this song came out I was 20 and just starting to work towards my life goals. It was an exciting time.

lil_ Chris

Hell Yeah It Sounds Exciting Hows It Going ! Hows 2023 Treating You Better Than You Expect I Hope Remember This Song Is Always Here To Uplift You 🙌

Lina Paniccia

I LOVE THIS SONG!!! COULD LISTEN TO IT OVER AND OVER!!

Adela J Perez

I will forever love David Naughton and Makin it will always be His signature song!

AnthonysDen

And 1981's 'An American Werewolf In London' will no doubt always be his signature movie to boot! ;)

coolsweetgroovy

David is actually still acting look him up on the imdb website

JB Jacobs

He's a Dr. Pepper. Won't you be a Dr. Pepper too?

Melissa Hawn

JB Jacobs Yes

Babr MaLiK

This song always gives me goosebumps 💟

Tracie Martin

I've loved this song since I was a kid! It's so inspirational & encouraging! 😄

lil_ Chris

It Really Is Its Amazing They Don’t Make Em Like They Used To Before Sadly If Only Society Could Bring It Back

Hector Rene Hernandez Medellin

I really love this song. I first listened to this song when I was in elementary school. I didn't speak English back then, but the song proyects such a positive vibe that just struck in my mind for years. Eventually i learned english and realized how positive the liricks were. Years went by and I wanted to buy the record again since I lost it. Couldn't find it on CD but I found the song for download on Google music a few years ago, not the original from 1978 but a re recorded version which is quite close to the original. So now I have it in my phone. I would've preferred the original though, but I think is no longer available due to record company's legal issues or something, I guess. Cheers

Terri S

I love this song...a blast from the past!!!

lil_ Chris

YEAH YUHH 🎉🚀🎊

Luis Leal

Hermozo tema lo baile y disfrute mucho.
Tiempos que no volveran....😞

Jennifer Lester

This song and Heaven on the 7th Floor reminds me of summers in NYC with my cousin in the basement playing records on the hi-fi. He died last year, way too soon. Amazing how the right song can bring back memories and emotions like it was yesterday. Good music lasts forever.

Sandra Napier

I used to dance around singing this song in 87. I'd bought a fledgling business in 86, and discovered I'd been blessed with a inherent sense for marketing. So I was able to turn it into the largest of its kind in the DFW area. I was 28. In fact, I always get this song playing in my head when I think about those days. good times. Great song.

Lefty van Gogh

I could listen to this song all day...so positive and uplifting!

MUSIQUE 8

Always loved the chords and the bass line.
I will forever love David Naughton and Makin it will always be His signature song!

Dr Brenda Stubblefield

This song helped me get through my Associates Degree & the Tulsa Police Academy all in the same year!
💙⭐️💙🇺🇸💙

Mod60s

Believe or not, this one was like major big at local Disco's. This particular sound on this YTube bit doesn't justify how great it sounded on a large dance floor with state of the art sound/bass, etc. Dance contests always included this one at events. Fun days!

Jorge Luiz Mello Corrêa

Também curti bastante este hit que no Brasil o mesmo fez sucesso na reta final de 1979, apesar de a mídia divulgar que o ano de lançamento desta música é de 1978.

MrTrashcan1

Always loved the chords and the bass line.

Dave Wollenberg

1 hit wonder. Hit #5 pop, #48 AC in Billboard. Theme from his ill-fated TV show. RIP, Freddie Perren. God bless!

JEWELYN SANDERS

Also love him for being the star of one of the best horror movies ever "An American Werewolf in London" with the award winning man-to- wolf transformation that changed the way horror FX was done from then on.

Joe B

One of the greatest songs growing up. Nothing but fantastic memories

Manuel de Jesus de León Martinez

Rolona jamas pasara de moda

Chuck

Always loved this song 🎵

Rachel Layton

This Song always gets me going in the morning and it up lifts me when I feel down and depress
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Enrique Opazo

Siempre lo diré la música disco , fue y será lo mejor de los 70

Walt Gekko

Song actually came out in late 1978 as the title track of the short-lived TV series of the same name David Naughton also starred in. The them song made the Top 5 in early 1979 and was a Top 15 song for the entire year of 1979.

Billy Brown

Yep, really liked the show as well as the song.

Sean

This song is inspiring love it ❤️

maleficentdiva

this is a great song singable melody and good lyrics! its better than anything you will here on the radio nowadays, THAT'S FOR DAMN SURE!

La Tapada de Ojo Limeña.

Esta canción tuvo gran éxito en Lima-Perú, en 1979. Tenía un video clip muy alegre, donde él salía cantando en la calle rodeado de mucha gente. Sonaba tanto como la canción de Patrick Hernández "Born to be alive"...Es una hermosa canción que me hace recordar esos tiempos, cuando tenía 12 años. Con esa hermosa voz ¿porqué no siguió cantando?...hubiera tenido muchos más éxitos....

Rosa María Sedano Cáceres

Hola, tengo tantas canciones en mi cabeza de la época del disco, yo era niña y las escuchaba en las fiestas de mi casa. Ésta la encontré tarareandola y si en Lima pegó mucho 🎉🎉❤️❤️

Andrew Volinsky

I listen to this song every time I go close a deal never gets old !

Victor Manuel

Just crossed the bridge where that last steps just clicks and everything falls into place! This happened to me last night when I was practicing French, I have been on this journey of learning a 3rd language, so I went full force at lockdown during the pandemic. And last night just like that! I am still studying but it was so much fun! I was actually writing as I would hear the sentences played out in English and I would just know how to write them. Pronunciation, spelling etc it all just came together! And as I finished the lesson for the night, I got so emotional I teared up and this magical song, just popped in my head! Thank you.

jpeligroso

Makin' it, oo makin' it
I'm solid gold
I've got the goods
They stand when I walk
Through the neighborhoods
I'm makin' it
I've got the chance, I'm takin' it
No more, no more, Fakin' it
This time in life, I'm makin' it (ooo)
Makin' it
Hello uptown, goodbye poverty
The top of the ladder is waiting for me
I'm makin' it,
I've got the chance, I'm takin' it
No more, no more fakin' it
This time in life, I'm makin' it (ooo)
Makin' it, makin' it
Listen everyone here
This coming year's gonna be my year
I'm as bad as they come
Number two to no one
I've got looks, I've got brains
And I'm breakin' these chains
Make some room now
Dig what you see
Success is mine
'Cause I've got the key
I'm makin' it
(repeat chorus)

Camilo Jose Acevedo

Thanks..for the lyrics..excellent job..!

Marcos Manon

Thanks for the lyrics man.

Ab Hargrove

Inspires my day!   Thanks David for "Makin' It"  That dance you do should inspire those of us who need to loose weight.   
 

francisco mendoza

Pase años buscando esta cancion exelentisima una de mis faboritas

Clara Jaramillo

Absolutely love this song!!!

Silvia Rodriguez

After all these years, I still love this song

Jenise Bridges

I love this song and listen to it so often...helps me to keep pushing forward..... for years..with my job 30 years and still love it

John Gubatan

Omg! I get into my mix of freestyle and disco unforgettable memories of wedding parties back in to 70's and summer get together with friends just such a fun and memorable times! Thankyou David Naughton!

Francine Washington

ONE OF THE BEST SONGS EVER!!!

Luvinthe70s

Not only did this fella sing this 70's disco hit, but he also was the main character and werewolf in the movie classic "An American Werewolf in London". Also had guest spots in Seinfeld, Love Boat, etc. Talented guy there. ~Thanks and God Bless~.

Jon Steingass

This song was released during my senior year in high school. At the time, I never would have guessed-in all my angst- that they would become the good old days. I wish I could go back for a day.

Lena’s Life Changing Books

Jon Steingass Me too!! I was in the fifth grade when this song came out, and there was this guy in my class who kept singing it to all the girls.

gabstanace2

I love this song so much! I listen to it at least once every week <3

mba7898

LOVE THIS SONG!!!

Claudia Carrillo

I used to dance this song with my parents, relatives....beautiful memories!

Gisse

Great tune!!! makes me so happy!!! wish i could ever dance this in a club at 70´s!!

TheDarthEddie

This is one of THE best disco songs ever. And it doesn't hurt that it's sung by a freaking werewolf.

dog Groomer

This has been my mantra song since 79! 💞💪💖

Angel Dolphin

Somehow,I can't get enough of this song!

Esmie87

Gosh I feel so old hearing this song. I remember this song as a kid. I still like it. :)

Raymond Dowd

Just shows you can have a great song be good looking and still be a one hit wonder

Michelle Alexander

One of the last great songs of the 70s this song and the movie reminds me so much of my childhood fantastic memories that I will always cherish

Eva O'Hara

Love this song!!

Dave Wollenberg

Billboard's#14 song of '79. David hit #5 pop, #48 AC, in Billboard. God bless!

MrAvon5000

This is a good song he got a good voice I love it.

Camille

great disco song in the 70's... i love this extended version.. it brings back wonderful memries of the past.. thanks for posting YO!

Ken Rutherford

I love the solo in this song. I used it as my ringtone

kosmoboi

I want to go roller skating every time I hear this song 🎶🎶🎶

Valdo Vazquez

lol

Dez

Classic lol

Jeanette Febres

Those were the days....bababyyyyyy

Reverend Brown

Couples only skate now, couples only

Pierre Pinson

🚴‍♂️🎈🎁♥️Me too, 1979 my childhood, innocense, my loving parent with their 60 ies old musics, my sisters and brother dancing DISCO, we were happy. People were slim, colorful furnitures, cars, CLOTHES, phant's, plateform Shoes, VW BEETLES EVERYWHERE in the WORLD! Skates-boards, STARSKY & HUTCH, CHARLIE 'S ANGEL, LOVE BOAT, CHIP'S, Super JAIMIE, 60 Millions dollars man, SOAP, Wacky race, SCOOBYDOU, Globe-trotters carton, Waldo-kitty, pink panthers, The persuaders, Wonder woman, HULK ect... I'm HAPPY Tto be a child on the 70 ies..........I want a time machine to go back to 1979😊😊😊.

fmagloire1

What a wonderful combination of cowbells and violins!

Matthew Hoss

This song is mad genius.

Lafferty Dora R.

I will forever love David Naughton and Makin it will always be His signature song!
David Naughton is a werewolf.
Nice good clean music. Something you don't hear anymore.

Shaw Gu

It’s 2020 and I’m still loving it!

JOHN FERLAZZO

What an Inspirational Song!🎶🎶🎶I’m Makin’ It Happen in “2024”🎉Thanx David 🙌

Tombo Vitale

this was a great song reminds me of summer of 1979 when I was a counselor at a day camp loved it. David Naughton was a great dancer ,singer best looks girls loved him. I wish they had music like this today

Fromanotherplanet1938

I danced this song a lot in the disco clubs! Good memories!

Paul C. Gentile

The oddest thing about this tune is that it actually spent a longer time on the charts than the tv show it was the theme for.

Gerardo Rodolfo Cáceres Espinoza

Buenísimo tema de la música disco.

John Mildner

Totally underrated song from the 1970’s... So popular, they made a tv show

Magda Hadley

Great song in it's era. I hustle to this song allot. 😊

jorge luis Padron

Timeless song.

Mustafa Jackson

My theme song for 2020.

Charles Warlick

Now it is 2021.

Music 328

My theme 4 1979! Thats when this song & tv show existed.

Rommel Gonzales

One of my favorite song❤️

libby

A classic!!

Felicia Williams

This song came out when I was 14. Still luv it!

Martha Gonzalez

love this song ! the best of disco music !! =)

Avis Mcford

This was my 6 grade graduation song bring back so many happy memories 😊

RetroFreak35

Who in here remembers David Naughton being the spokesperson for Dr.Pepper?

Hank Austin

Thousands of us, for sure!

SubVet 8286

More for main character in American Werewolf in London..

Tammy L

Remember the short lived show "Makin it" ? This was the theme.

jeffery morris

That's what brought me here!!

P Wieland

I'm a Pepper too

Santos Luzardo

Love the integrity and structure of this type of music....lots of layering...I remember the show..

Smallie Bigg's

This song inspired me to get my driver's license once I got it I knew I was on top of the world making it.

elliot72467

I LOVE THIS SONG !!!

Lori Walsh

Great song for manifesting success!!!! 😊🎉

Alex Fernandez

I will forever love David Naughton and Makin it will always be His signature song!
David Kessler pre-lycanthropy.
Nice good clean music. Something you don't hear anymore.

Louis Tenore

theres no rule that says you cant like both ,and this is one of the best disco songs ever

Hua Nams

Exellent song ...años maravillosos

William Batista

Los años 70 fueron la mejor década de la música, ojalá se pudiera retroceder en el tiempo y volver a bailar este hit con los amigos de esa época!

Troy Bukovey

SUCH A GOOD SONG!!!!😃😄😃😄

Lori Deulen

let's go back in time to the 70s. ..awesome music.