Can You Feel It
Mr. Fingers feat. Robert Owens - Can You Feel It [alternate mix] Lyrics


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In the beginning there was Jack,
And Jack had a groove,
And from this groove came the groove of all grooves.
And while one day viciously throwing down on his box,
Jack boldly declared,
"Let there be house",
And house music was born.
"I am", you see, "I am the creator,
And this is my house,
And in my house there is only house music.
But I am not so selfish because once you enter my house,
It then becomes our house
And our house music."
"And you see,
No one man owns house,
Because house music is a universal language
Spoken and understood by all.
You see house is a feelin'
That no one can understand really
Unless you deep into the vibe of house.
House is a uncontrollable desire to jack your body,
And as I told you before,
This is our house
And our house music."
And in every house understand that there is a keeper,
And in this house the keeper's name is Jack.
Now some of you might wonder
Who is Jack
And what is it that Jack does.
Jack is the one who gives you the power to jack your body.
Jack is the one who gives you the power to do the snake.
Jack is the one who gives you the key to the wiggly worm.
Jack is the one who learns you how to wop your body.
Jack is the one that can bring nations and nations of all jackers
Together under one house,
You maybe black,
You maybe white,
You maybe jew,
Or gentile,




It don't make a difference in our house
And this is fresh.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of "Can You Feel It" by Mr. Fingers feat. Robert Owens paint a vivid picture of the origins and power of house music. The opening lines refer to Jack, who is seen as the creator of house music, and from his groove came the groove of all grooves. These lines emphasize the importance of the original sound and feel of house music and how it came to be.


The next lines and stanzas delve deeper into the philosophy of house music - it is a universal language, spoken and understood by all. House music is all about the feeling, the uncontrollable desire to move and dance to the beat. It is a feeling that cannot be understood unless one is deeply immersed in the vibe of house.


The song emphasizes the idea of unity, with the house becoming our house once you enter. It brings together people of all races and backgrounds under one roof, and the energy of house music connects everyone. The name Jack represents the keeper of the house, who has the power to bring people together and give them the power to move their bodies and dance to the beat.


Line by Line Meaning

In the beginning there was Jack,
It all started with Jack,


And Jack had a groove,
Jack had a rhythm,


And from this groove came the groove of all grooves.
This rhythm gave birth to all the great rhythms.


And while one day viciously throwing down on his box,
One day, while he was intensely playing his music,


Jack boldly declared,
Jack confidently stated,


"Let there be house",
"Let's create a new type of music, house music."


And house music was born.
And so, house music was created.


"I am", you see, "I am the creator,
"I am the one who came up with this new genre,


And this is my house,
And my music is what fills this house,


And in my house there is only house music.
Only house music is played in this house.


But I am not so selfish because once you enter my house,
But I am not selfish because when you come into my house,


It then becomes our house
It becomes our shared space,


And our house music."
And we listen to house music together."


"And you see,
"And the thing is,


No one man owns house,
No one person claims ownership of house music,


Because house music is a universal language
Because house music is understood by people from all cultures,


Spoken and understood by all.
It is a language that everyone can speak and comprehend.


You see house is a feelin',
House music evokes a feeling,


That no one can understand really
That is hard to fully comprehend,


Unless you deep into the vibe of house.
Unless you immerse yourself in the essence of house music.


House is a uncontrollable desire to jack your body,
House music makes your body want to move uncontrollably,


And as I told you before,
And like I said earlier,


This is our house
This is a shared space for us,


And our house music."
And we groove to house music together."


And in every house understand that there is a keeper,
In every house, there is someone who maintains the vibe,


And in this house the keeper's name is Jack.
In this house, that keeper is named Jack.


Now some of you might wonder
You may be wondering,


Who is Jack
Who exactly is this Jack character,


And what is it that Jack does.
And what is it that he does for house music.


Jack is the one who gives you the power to jack your body.
Jack is the one who makes you want to dance to house music.


Jack is the one who gives you the power to do the snake.
Jack is the one who makes you move like a snake to the music.


Jack is the one who gives you the key to the wiggly worm.
Jack is the one who gives you the moves to do the wiggly worm dance.


Jack is the one who learns you how to wop your body.
Jack is the one who teaches you how to move your body.


Jack is the one that can bring nations and nations of all jackers
Jack is the one who can unite people all over the world through their love of dancing,


Together under one house,
Together in one shared space.


You maybe black,
You may be black,


You maybe white,
Or you may be white,


You maybe jew,
Or you may be Jewish,


Or gentile,
Or you may be a Gentile,


It don't make a difference in our house
It doesn't matter in our shared space,


And this is fresh.
And this is something new and exciting.




Lyrics © Walt Disney Music Company, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: ANTHONY ANDERSON, JOLEEN L. BELLE, STEVEN ANDREW SMITH

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Comments from YouTube:

@joselebeer

Robert Owens. So under rated. For me the deep soul of the music that is HOUSE.

@stevenmckenzie4988

The true fingers inc classic !!!!

@francescosiragusa6706

La mia traccia preferita

@kingpishful

I prefer this to the other version that everyone knows

@SoundofGugu

Going to see him live tomorrow at the Sydney Opera House... I was there in London 88/89 summer of love, the lot... Mr Robert Owens too.. OMG... can’t wait wooohhhoooo

@dsg3053

How was it

@TR-ei1cy

i mixed this back in 1987 for uk release when i worked for jack trax - i also mixed the Martin Luther King Version

@SoundofGugu

T R respect brother

@bobjackson6524

Love to you TR,
THIS IS THE ABSOLUTE BUSINESS
🙏💖

@bobjackson6524

HMANL

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