September
Earth Fire And Wind Lyrics

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Do you remember the 21st night of September?
Love was changing the minds of pretenders
While chasing the clouds away

Our hearts were ringing
In the key that our souls were singing
As we danced in the night
Remember how the stars stole the night away

Hey hey hey
Ba de ya, say do you remember?
Ba de ya, dancing in September
Ba de ya, never was a cloudy day

Ba duda, ba duda, ba duda, badu
Ba duda, badu, ba duda, badu
Ba duda, badu, ba duda

My thoughts are with you
Holding hands with your heart to see you
Only blue talk and love
Remember how we knew love was here to stay
Now December found the love we shared in September
Only blue talk and love
Remember true love we share today

Hey hey hey
Ba de ya, say do you remember?
Ba de ya, dancing in September
Ba de ya, never was a cloudy day

And we say
Ba de ya, say do you remember
Ba de ya, dancing in September
Ba de ya, golden dreams were shiny days

The bell was ringing, oh oh
Our souls were singing
Do you remember? never a cloudy day, yow

And we say
Ba de ya, say do you remember?
Ba de ya, dancing in September
Ba de ya, never was a cloudy day

And we say
Ba de ya, say do you remember?
Ba de ya, dancing in September
Ba de ya, golden dreams were shiny days

Ba de ya de ya de ya
Ba de ya de ya de ya
Ba de ya de ya de ya de ya

Ba de ya de ya de ya

Ba de ya de ya de ya
Ba de ya de ya

Overall Meaning

"September" by Earth, Wind & Fire is a lively and upbeat song that celebrates the joy of dancing and the feeling of being in love. The song opens up with the memorable line "Do you remember the 21st night of September?" which sets the stage for the rest of the song. The first verse describes how love was changing the minds of pretenders, and how the couple was dancing in the night, while the stars stoled the night away. The chorus repeats the phrase "Ba de ya, dancing in September, ba de ya, never was a cloudy day" which emphasizes the happiness and carefree nature of the month of September. The second verse describes how the couple has memories of holding hands and talking of love that lasted. The song ends with a repeat of the chorus and the phrase "golden dreams were shiny days".

The song "September" has been interpreted to mean different things to different people. The songwriter Maurice White wrote the song to commemorate his fond memories of the month of September, which for him was a month that represented change and new beginnings. Some people have interpreted the song to be about a specific romantic relationship, while others have taken it to be about the joy of life and dancing. The song uses references to music, such as "our hearts were ringing in the key that our souls were singing", which indicates the power of music to bring people together and create a joyful atmosphere.

Line by Line Meaning

Do you remember the 21st night of September?
Can you recall the night of September 21st?

Love was changing the minds of pretenders
The power of love caused some people to change their false ways

While chasing the clouds away
As love conquered, the bad thoughts disappeared like clouds against the sky

Our hearts were ringing
Our emotions were highly charged

In the key that our souls were singing
Our feelings were in tune with our spirits

As we danced in the night
We celebrated and enjoyed the night

Remember how the stars stole the night away
We were so absorbed in our fun, we hardly noticed the time pass

Hey hey hey
An enthusiastic greeting

Ba de ya, say do you remember?
Can you recall the sounds from that time?

Ba de ya, dancing in September
The rhythms of September are still in our hearts

Ba de ya, never was a cloudy day
We had a positive outlook then, and nothing brought us down

Ba duda, ba duda, ba duda, badu
A unique chant that celebrates the music

My thoughts are with you
I am still thinking about that time

Holding hands with your heart to see you
I have fond memories of holding hands with you and looking deep into your heart

Only blue talk and love
Our conversations were always about positive things and love

Remember how we knew love was here to stay
We felt that our love would last forever

Now December found the love we shared in September
Even in December, we still cherish the love we shared in September

And we say
We continue to acknowledge and celebrate that moment in time

Ba de ya, golden dreams were shiny days
We maintained a positive outlook and had great hopes and dreams

The bell was ringing, oh oh
We enjoyed the music then and still do now

Our souls were singing
We felt such joy from the music that we sang from the depths of our souls

Do you remember? never a cloudy day, yow
We always had a bright outlook, and the memories of that time still bring joy

Ba de ya de ya de ya
A continuation of the happy sounds

Ba de ya de ya de ya de ya
More of the same joyful noises

Ba de ya de ya de ya
A repetition of the happy sounds

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Al McKay, Maurice White, Allee Willis

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