Brown played a variety of instruments in his school's marching band and managed to score a break when DeVante Swing of Jodeci heard one of Brown's demos. Brown earned spots doing backup for Christopher Williams and did some writing. He finally scored a break when he managed to get a contract with Uptown after Andre Harrell saw him in a recording session.
In 1994, while on Uptown Records, Brown spurred controversy his single "Taste Your Love" was released. The single was an ode to oral sex and was banned in parts of the south. Despite the press around the single, it failed to perform well on the charts and caused Brown's album to be put on the shelves for the remainder of the time he was at Uptown.
When Andre Harrell of Uptown moved to Motown, he brought Brown with him. Motown promoted the album by releasing two more singles and in 1996, released his self-titled debut album. The album featured Sean "Puffy" Combs and Faith Evans. Brown has continued his music career on an independent label. Visit http://www.myspace.com/horacebrownmusic his MySpace.
Shake It Up
Horace Brown Lyrics
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It ain't Rockin? In Me, Let Me Bust A Freestyle Then, Aight Then
{Shake It Up} [Shake It Up In The Club, Do It Girl Like you're Making Love]
{Get Love} [Hands Up In The Air, Wave ?Em Like You Just don't Care]
{Spread Love} [It?s The Brooklyn Way, Pass The Moet And The Aliz?
{Tear It Up} [It?s What I want to Do When I'm Loving You]
You Look So Hot, you're Making My Temperature Rise
Your Sexy Body?s Got Me Wishing
For Your Loving, Something?s Kissing
Yeah Boo, I Could Say I Want To Play
But here's What I want to Do
{I want to Drive You Crazy} want to Drive You Crazy
{We?ll Be Ridin? On The Scene} Ride Ride
{Won?t You Be My Lady} won't You Be My Lady
{Kill That Attitude} Kill That Attitude, Baby
{Shake It Up} [Shake It Up In The Club, Do It Girl Like you're Making Love] Shake It, Mama
{Get Love} [Hands Up In The Air, Wave ?em Like You Just don't Care] Up In The Air, don't Care, don't Care
{Spread Love} [It?s The Brooklyn Way, Pass The Moet And The Aliz?Pass The Moet And The Aliz?{Tear It Up} [It?s What I want to Do When I'm Loving You] It?s What I want to Do When I'm Loving You
I Can Tell you're Too Afraid To Fight Me
Simple Because You Lost The Crowd
And They Had To Invite Me Because Your Sweat Is A Puddle
But there's A Puddles Of Sweat, I'm A Threat
So Get A Cold, Wrecker Wipe Your Neck
And Clean The Dirt Off Your Face That Cause Acne
It?s Ridiculous Thinking A Chick Attacked Me
This Is The Round Where They Punch To A Goal
And To Your AGAD Is As Low As A Flow
The Perfect Size, I Love Your Roomy Thighs
Your Lightened Top, You Got Me Hypnotised,
I Want To Run Debut At The Eiffel Tower
And I?ll See You In About An Hour
To Make That A Bet You won't Regret
Coz here's What I'm Gonna Do
{I want to Drive You Crazy} Sugar Sugar
{We?ll Be Ridin? On The Scene} Lady Ride Ride
{To Be My Lady} To Be My Lady
{Kill That Attitude} Kill That Attitude, Baby
{Shake It Up} [Shake It Up In The Club, Do It Girl Like you're Making Love] Shake It Up In The Club, Making Love
{Get Love} [Hands Up In The Air, Wave ?em Like You Just don't Care] Hands Up In The Air, don't Care, don't Care, Yeah
{Spread Love} [It?s The Brooklyn Way, Pass The Moet And The Aliz?Moet And The Aliz?{Tear it up} [It?s What I want to Do When I'm Loving You] Gonna Do, Loving You, Yooouuu
Yeah Yeah
Gonna Do, I'm Gonna Do
Man, What Chu Gonna Do Now?
{I want to Drive You Crazy}
{We?ll Be Ridin? On The Scene}
{To Be My Lady} To Be Miiine
{Kill That Attitude} Kill That Attitude, Baby
{Shake It Up} [Shake It Up In The Club, Do It Girl Like you're Making Love] Shake It Up In The Club, Making Love
{Get Love} [Hands Up In The Air, Wave ?em Like You Just don't Care] Hands Up In The Air, Yeah Yeah
{Spread Love} [It?s The Brooklyn Way, Pass The Moet And The Aliz?Brooklyn Way, Alize
{Tear It Up} [It?s What I'm Gonna Do When I'm Loving You] Gonna Do, Loving You, Yeah
{Shake It Up} [Shake It Up In The Club, Do It Girl Like you're Making Love] Shake It Up In The Club, Making Love, Ooh
{Get Love} [Hands Up In The Air, Wave ?em Like You Just don't Care] Just, Just don't
{Spread Love} [It?s The Brooklyn Way, Pass The Moet And The Aliz?Brooklyn Way, Yeah
{Tear It Up} [It?s What I want to Do When I'm Loving You] Yeah
{Shake It Up} [Shake It Up In The Club, Do It Girl Like you're Making Love]
{Get Love} [Hands Up In The Air, Wave ?em Like You Just don't Care]
{Spread Love} [It?s The Brooklyn Way, Pass The Moet And The Aliz?Yeah Yeah Love You
{Tear It Up} [It?s What I want to Do When I'm Loving You] Gonna Do, Loving You, You, Yooouuu
The lyrics of Horace Brown's song Shake It Up convey the artist's desire to hit the dance floor and enjoy his night with a romantic interest. In the chorus, he illustrates his intentions to "Shake it up in the club" and "get love" by raising his hands in the air and passing around a bottle of Moet and Alize, respectively. Brown goes on to express how the person he is interested in has his temperature rising, and he is physically attracted to her. Besides his physical desires, Brown also wants to connect with his subject mentally and emotionally by wanting a lady to ride with him, requesting that his crush "kill that attitude," and asking her to be "his lady." The second verse involves Brown's dissatisfaction with an unnamed opponent's boxing skills and how they lost the crowd, leading to Brown being invited to the match. The lyrics of the song emphasize Brown's penchant for the dance floor, willingness to love, and desire for physical attraction.
Line by Line Meaning
It ain't Rockin? In Me, Patient Black he's Busted Attack,
I don't feel like dancing, but if you insist, I'll try to freestyle a bit
{Shake It Up} [Shake It Up In The Club, Do It Girl Like you're Making Love]
Let's dance and move our bodies sensually
{Get Love} [Hands Up In The Air, Wave ?Em Like You Just don't Care]
Let's express ourselves freely and energetically without caring what anyone else thinks
{Spread Love} [It?s The Brooklyn Way, Pass The Moet And The Aliz?]
In Brooklyn, we show love by sharing drinks like Moet and Alize
{Tear It Up} [It?s What I Want To Do When I'm Loving You]
When I'm with you, all I want to do is make love and show you how much I care
Mmm, To My Surprise, I Can't Believe My Eyes
Wow, I never expected to see someone as attractive as you
You Look So Hot, You're Making My Temperature Rise
Your sexy appearance is making me feel aroused and excited
Your Sexy Body?s Got Me Wishing
For Your Loving, Something?s Kissing
Yeah Boo, I Could Say I Want To Play
But Here's What I Want To Do
Your body is making me crave your love, but what I really want is to show you how much you mean to me
{I want to Drive You Crazy} Want To Drive You Crazy
I want to make you feel intense pleasure and desire
{We'll Be Ridin? On The Scene} Ride Ride
We'll have a great time and enjoy the moment together
{Won?t You Be My Lady} Won't You Be My Lady
I hope you will consider being my special someone
{Kill That Attitude} Kill That Attitude, Baby
Let's let go of our negativity and just enjoy ourselves
{Shake It Up} [Shake It Up In The Club, Do It Girl Like You're Making Love] Shake It, Mama
Let's dance together and move like we're making love
{Get Love} [Hands Up In The Air, Wave ?Em Like You Just don't Care] Up In The Air, Don't Care, Don't Care
Let's express ourselves freely and energetically without caring what anyone else thinks
{Spread Love} [It?s The Brooklyn Way, Pass The Moet And The Aliz?Pass The Moet And The Aliz?{Tear It Up} [It?s What I Want To Do When I'm Loving You]
In Brooklyn, we show love by sharing drinks like Moet and Alize, and when I'm with you, all I want to do is show you how much I care
I Can Tell You're Too Afraid To Fight Me
Simple Because You Lost The Crowd
And They Had To Invite Me Because Your Sweat Is A Puddle
But There's A Puddles Of Sweat, I'm A Threat
So Get A Cold, Wrecker Wipe Your Neck
And Clean The Dirt Off Your Face That Cause Acne
It?s Ridiculous Thinking A Chick Attacked Me
This Is The Round Where They Punch To A Goal
And To Your AGAD Is As Low As A Flow
I can tell you're intimidated by me because you lost the crowd and they had to invite me to perform. You're sweating profusely and it's making you look weak, but don't worry, I'm confident and ready to show you up. You should clean up your dirt and sweat and stop being ridiculous by thinking a girl could've beaten you. This is the moment where we fight to win, and your chances don't look good
The Perfect Size, I Love Your Roomy Thighs
Your Lightened Top, You Got Me Hypnotised,
I Want To Run Debut At The Eiffel Tower
And I?ll See You In About An Hour
To Make That A Bet You Won't Regret
Coz Here's What I'm Gonna Do
I love your body and find you incredibly attractive. I want to take you on a romantic date to the Eiffel Tower and spend quality time with you. I know you won't regret it because I'll show you how much you mean to me
{I want to Drive You Crazy} Sugar Sugar
I want to make you feel intense pleasure and desire
{We'll Be Ridin? On The Scene} Lady Ride Ride
We'll have a great time and enjoy the moment together
{To Be My Lady} To Be Mine
I hope you will consider being my special someone
{Shake It Up} [Shake It Up In The Club, Do It Girl Like You're Making Love] Shake It Up In The Club, Making Love, Ooh
Let's dance together and move like we're making love
{Get Love} [Hands Up In The Air, Wave ?Em Like You Just Don't Care] Just, Just Don't
Let's express ourselves freely and energetically without caring what anyone else thinks
{Spread Love} [It?s The Brooklyn Way, Pass The Moet And The Aliz?Brooklyn Way, Yeah
In Brooklyn, we show love by sharing drinks like Moet and Alize
{Tear It Up} [It?s What I Want To Do When I'm Loving You] Gonna Do, Loving You, You, Yooouuu
When I'm with you, all I want to do is make love and show you how much I care
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: ALI MOORE, FREDERIC POULET, KATHLEEN EMPARATRIZ DELUNA
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