There are, multiple artists using this name:

1) A pseudonym of frees… Read Full Bio ↴There are, multiple artists using this name:

1) A pseudonym of freestyle artist Brenda Shannon Greene.
2) A French melodic hard rock.
3) A Polish Irish folk band.
4) A Finnish melodic metal band.
5) A Czech Republic Irish folk band.
6) A 60s solo project by Marty Wilde, best known for Abergavenny.
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1) A pseudonym of Brenda Shannon Greene (b. 1958 in Washington, DC, USA), the freestyle artist who released Let the Music Play (Jul 1983), hitting gold with this trend-setting, pulsating dance classic & others similar.

She grew up in Brooklyn & whilst at college, joined the New York Jazz Ensemble as a singer, subsequently meeting drummer Lenny White & sang with Brownstone (a group she started with Russell Taylor), leading to some recording. Her first single, "Let the Music Play" (issued as a 12" on Emergency, New York). Produced by Mark Liggett & Chris Barbosa - the track's upfront heavy, staccato beats & synth bass, marked it as an electro single, The record became a monster club, pop & world hit, pumping its way to #8 pop, on the Billboard chart, selling sold eight million copies. Her début album, Let the Music Play (Feb 1984), went gold, peaking at 32 pop (Mar 1984). She followed that with the Top Ten rnb hit Give Me Tonight & My Heart's Divided.

Do You Wanna Get Away (May 1985), was Shannon's second Mirage album - The title track single hit number 13 R&B in spring 1985. Her third album Love Goes All the Way was released on Atlantic in 1986, with the singles "Dancin'" "Criminal" and "Prove Me Right" Shannon's dominated the dance floor for a decade. Known as the international Dance Queen of the World. A decline in her career because some litigation surrounding "Let the Music Play", the decline of dance-oriented radio stations, the loss of club airtime on mainstream radio stations, and the inevitable "Let the Music Play" sound-alike clones that surfaced. Nevertheless, Shannon appeared on a 1999 segment of VH1's Where Are They Now, vowing to return to the top of the charts; the following spring she released the album The Best Is Yet to Come." (Taken from the biography by Ed Hogan.)

2) ShannoN - Hard Rock band from France
Olivier Del Valle - vocals
Patrice Louis - guitars
Nicolas Fixy - bass
Benjamin Bergerolle - drums
Thierry Dagnicourt - keyboards

Formed in the beginning of 1998 by Patrice LOUIS (Guitar) and Thierry DAGNICOURT (Keyboards), SHANNON plays a melodic hard rock that sticks to the skin. During the spring of 1998, the band enroles ex-JANNYLEE's singer Olivier DEL VALLE behind the mike, then Claude THILL (ex-DER KAISER) playing bass and Maxence PILO (ex-HEAVENLY) at the drum kit join the band to finally complete the line-up. Their debut and eponymous album (Shannon, released in November 2003 on the Anvilcorp. label and distributed by Wagram has been unanimously praised and regarded by the international press as one of the most impressive and brilliant record of the year in the Classic 80's US melodic rock style. With catchy hook lines, infectious choruses and a groovy and powerful rhythm section, SHANNON is the perfect alchemy between classic US melodic hard rock and typical European influenced NWOBHM sound, delivering a music as powerful as melodic. After the release of the album, the band takes the road and shares the stage with renowned artists such as Axxis, PINK CREAM 69 and Jeff Scott SOTO in Paris. In the middle of 2005, SHANNON sees its first line-up changes with the departure of Claude and Maxence, immediately replaced by, respectively, Nicolas FIXY (Bass) and Benjamin BERGEROLLE (Drums), both formerly in French epic-progressive TAÏ PHONG. Strongly encouraged with the success of their self-titled album, not only in France, but widely abroad, the band has taken the way to the studio to record, more motivated than ever. WORLD OF DESIRE, a 5-track demo EP, was released in 2007. SHANNON played several shows to present the new songs and was selected to play before GOTTHARD at the RAISMES FESTIVAL. Some special guests are invited and did some backing vocals (Gianni PONTILLO, Ben SOTTO, Ben VENET, Bruno LEVESQUE, Jens WALKENHORST) and a duet with Renaud HANTSON was recorded. The band signed with ArtistService at the end of 2007 and Angel In Disguise, the brand new album, even more powerful than their debut, is world wide distributed by MusicBuyMail. Never missing an opportunity to play live, the band played eventually at the PARIS METAL FRANCE FESTIVAL. After been part of the September nights open air festival with Axxis and Krokus, the band shall soon be back to the studios to record their 3rd album, Circus Of Lost Souls, released in 2013.

3) A Polish Irish folk band, founded in 1994. They have so far recorded five albums, one soundtrack, and also composed some music for an Irish dance show. Shannon perform in about a hundred concerts every year mainly in Europe. Over the years they have played in many festivals, including
Rainforest World Music Festival (Malaysia, 2005); Celtica 2005 (Italy); Folk Fiesta (Poland). Shannon have also taken part in celebrations of the Interceltique Festival du Lorient in Britany (France) as well as often performing in Denmark and Germany. Shanon on occasion have also played with other well-known musicians, including Polish jazz violinist Michal Urbaniak.

Let The Music Play (Ultimix Re
Shannon Lyrics

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We started dancing and love put us into a groove
As soon as we started to move.
The music played while our bodies displayed through the dance,
Then love picked us out for romance.

I thought it was clear
The plan was we would share,
This feeling just between ourselves.

But when the music changed
The plan was re-arranged
He went to dance with someone else.

We started dancing and love put us into a groove
But now he's with somebody new
What does love want me to do?

Love said:

Let the music play
He won't get away,
Just keep the groove and then he'll come back to you again, let it play.
Let the music play
He won't get away,
This groove he can't ignore, he won't leave you anymore, no, no, no.

He tried pretending a dance is just a dance, but I see
He's dancing his way back to me.
Guess he's discovered we are truly lovers,
Magic from the very start, 'cause love just kept me groovin',

And he felt me movin' even though we danced apart.
So we started dancing and love put us into the groove
As soon as we started to move, as soon as we started to move.

Love said:

Let the music play
He won't get away,
Just keep the groove and then he'll come back to you again, let it play.
Let the music play
He won't get away,
This groove he can't ignore, he won't leave you anymore, no, no, no.

He tried pretending a dance is just a dance, but I see
He's dancing his way back to me
He's dancing his way back to me

Love said:

Let the music play
He won't get away,
Just keep the groove and then he'll come back to you again, let it play.
Let the music play

He won't get away,
This groove he can't ignore, he won't leave you anymore, no, no, no.

Overall Meaning

The song "Let the music play" describes the story of two people who fell in love on the dance floor but were separated by another person. The song speaks about how love and dance can be intertwined, and how music can keep someone's heart and body close to another person despite any obstacles.

The lyrics start by describing how love put them into a groove on the dance floor. They both started to dance and express their love through their movements. The rhythm of the music made them feel like they were meant to be together. However, things took a turn when the music changed, and the person they were dancing with went to dance with someone else. They explained what they thought was a clear understanding between them that they would share their feelings just between themselves. Love wanted the person to believe that if they just kept the music playing, their love interest would return to them eventually.

The chorus of the song is where love takes over and guides the person. Love says that if they want the person back, they must continue to do what they love, which is to dance. Love says to let the music play and that once they keep the groove, they will return. They must believe that the other person would not get away and that this groove is something they can't ignore. Love makes the person believe that if they just hold on and continue to dance, the person will not leave them anymore.

Line by Line Meaning

We started dancing and love put us into a groove
Love made us fall into sync as soon as we began dancing.

As soon as we started to move.
The music made us move unconsciously as if we were following its rhythm.

The music played while our bodies displayed through the dance,
The music played in the background while we expressed our emotions through the movement of our bodies.

Then love picked us out for romance.
Love brought us together and made us feel romantic towards each other.

I thought it was clear
I thought we had an understanding.

The plan was we would share,
The plan was to keep our feelings just to ourselves.

This feeling just between ourselves.
Our feelings were not meant to be shared with anyone else.

But when the music changed
Our plan got derailed when the music changed.

The plan was re-arranged
Our initial plan was altered due to unforeseen circumstances.

He went to dance with someone else.
He started dancing with someone else even though we had a plan to dance with each other.

But now he's with somebody new
Now he's dancing with someone else.

What does love want me to do?
I am confused about what love wants me to do in this situation.

Let the music play
Don't worry, just let the music play.

He won't get away,
He won't leave you, just keep dancing.

Just keep the groove and then he'll come back to you again, let it play.
If you keep dancing, he will come back to you.