"September" is a song by the band Earth, Wind & Fire released as a single i… Read Full Bio ↴"September" is a song by the band Earth, Wind & Fire released as a single in 1978 on ARC/Columbia Records. The song was written by Allee Willis together with Maurice White and Al McKay from Earth, Wind & Fire. Willis said in an interview with Songfacts that the "21st night of September" in the opening lyrics of September, isn't a significant date, "it's just something that sang really well."

September
Earth Wind And Fire 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

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

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

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 that we shared in September.
Only blue talk and love,
Remember the true love we share today

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

Ba de ya, say do you remember
Ba de ya, dancing in September
Ba de ya, golden dreams were shinny days

Love bells was ringing
Our souls were singing
Do you remember, never a cloudy day

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

Ba de ya, say do you remember
Ba de ya, dancing in September
Ba de ya, golden dreams were shinny 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 de ya de ya

Overall Meaning

"September" by Earth Wind & Fire feat. The Emotions is a classic song with a catchy tune and easy to remember lyrics. Firstly, it reminisces about a specific date, the 21st night of September, which is now remembered for love changing the minds of pretenders and chasing the clouds away. It talks about how love was in the air and everyone was feeling the same thing. The lyrics further describe how the heart was ringing in the key that the soul was singing while everyone danced together in the night. Moreover, the lyrics bring our attention towards the stars stealing the night away and how that night would never be forgotten.

The next verses of the song take us on a journey back to December, where the love that was shared in September is still present. The lyrics talk about how only blue talk and love was a part of that moment and how the true love we share today should be remembered. The song concludes with the repetition of the chorus where the lyrics refer to the golden dreams and shiny days we all experienced together. The song truly makes us believe that love can make everything better.

Line by Line Meaning

Do you remember the 21st night of September?
Do you recall the fond memories of the evening of September 21st?

Love was changing the minds of pretenders
People who were previously indifferent to love were now embracing it.

While chasing the clouds away
The happiness of love was overwhelming, making all worries disappear.

Our hearts were ringing
Our hearts were filled with joy and love.

In the key that our souls were singing.
We were in harmony with our innermost selves and desires.

As we danced in the night,
As we celebrated our love by dancing in the night,

Remember how the stars stole the night away
We couldn't help but lose ourselves in the beauty of the night and the stars.

Ba de ya, say do you remember
Let me remind you, do you remember?

Ba de ya, dancing in September
The feeling of love and joy we had while dancing in September.

Ba de ya, never was a cloudy day
We were free of negative emotions and worries, and every day felt sunny.

My thoughts are with you
I keep thinking about you and the love we shared.

Holding hands with your heart to see you
I held your hand to show you my love and to see your love reflected back to me.

Only blue talk and love,
We spoke only of love and happiness, free from all negativity.

Remember how we knew love was here to stay
We were confident that our love was forever.

Now December found the love that we shared in September.
Our love has endured the test of time, from September to December.

Golden dreams were shiny days
We were living in a beautiful, bright world filled with love, joy and happiness.

Love bells was ringing
The sound of the bells announcing our love for each other was sweet music to our ears.

Our souls were singing
Our souls were joined in harmony with each other.

Do you remember, never a cloudy day
Do you recall how we never had to deal with negative emotions like sadness or worry?

Ba de ya, golden dreams were shiny days
Let me remind you how our golden dreams came true and our days were full of sunshine.

Ba de ya de ya de ya
This phrase does not have a specific meaning.

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, PACIFIC ELECTRIC MUSIC
Written by: AL MC KAY, ALLEE WILLIS, MAURICE WHITE

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