She recorded her first album at the age of twelve, and has scored 22 R&B chart hits with several songsβ "Let Me Be Your Angel", "Jump to the Beat", "Love on a Two-Way Street", and "Miracles"βcrossing over to the Pop mainstream. Her first album, produced, arranged, and conducted by Van McCoy, featured the highly-orchestrated disco tune When You're Young And In Love.
In 1980, she went to #1 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart with "Dynamite!" / "Jump To the Beat." However it was not until she affiliated with Narada Michael Walden, a former drummer with the Mahavishnu Orchestra who was just beginning a career as a producer, that she became a star. Under Walden's direction, she had five hit albums between 1981 and 1986. She also opened for the Jacksons Triumph Tour in 1981. From Lattisaw's 1982 album "Sneakin' Out", Mariah Carey used a sample of the song "Attack Of The Name Game" (R&B #14) for her 1999 number 1 hit "Heartbreaker". Her other big Dance chart hits include "Nail It To the Wall" (#2 in 1986) and "Jump Into My Life" (#3 in 1987). Stacy also scored hits with her childhood friend, the singer, Johnny Gill.
Lattisaw continued recording into the late 1980s, signing to Motown in 1986. She scored her only #1 R&B hit with frequent duet partner Johnny Gill entitled "Where Do We Go from Here" in 1989. While the success was great, she grew increasingly disenchanted with the record industry. By the early 1990s, she decided to retire from the music industry and concentrate on raising her family. In addition, her official website states that she is now working on a gospel CD. In 2010, Lattisaw's music career was chronicled on the TV One (US TV network) docu-series "Unsung (TV series)", in which she also appeared.
Dynamite!
Stacy Lattisaw Lyrics
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It's dynamite
The way you use and you groove it
It's dynamite
Don't you know that
I love you madly
Like dynamite
Won't cha keep on dancin' beside me
I've got this feelin'
To ask you to dance
Not even thinking
To lead to romance
The lights are flashin'
We're out on the floor
My heart is thumpin'
Like crashin' thunder
'Cause when you move so sweet
When you're dancin'
Got the beat
Got the heat
Like dynamite
It's dynamite
The way you feel funky music
It's dynamite
The way you use and you groove it
It's dynamite
Don't you know that
I love you madly
Like dynamite
Won't cha keep on dancin' beside me
It's dynamite
Oh, baby, baby
You've got the rhythm
You drive me crazy
With what you're doing
'Cause when you move so sweet
When you're dancin'
Got the beat
Got the heat
Like dynamite
It's dynamite
Oh, dynamite!
Oh, dynamite!
Can you dig it checkin' it out, baby
Checkin' it out can you dig it, baby
Can you dig it checkin' it out, baby
Checkin' it out can you dig it, baby
Can you dig it checkin' it out, baby
Checkin' it out can you dig it, baby
Can you dig it checkin' it out, baby
Checkin' it out can you dig it, baby
'Cause when you move so sweet
When you're dancin'
Got the beat
Got the heat
Like dynamite
It's dynamite
"Dynamite!" by Stacy Lattisaw is a song about the power of music and the way it brings people together. The lyrics describe the way the funky music makes the singer feel and how she is drawn to dance beside the person she loves. The song is full of energy and enthusiasm, reflecting the excitement of the dance floor.
The song begins with the singer describing the way her partner moves to the music. She is drawn to his groove and the way he uses the beat. The lyrics make it clear that this is a passionate relationship, with the singer declaring her love "like dynamite." As the song progresses, the beat becomes more intense, with the singer's heart pounding "like crashing thunder."
Throughout the song, the singer emphasizes the power of music to bring people together. She encourages her partner to keep on dancing beside her, and the chorus repeats over and over that the music is "dynamite." The song celebrates the way music can create a sense of connection and joy, making it a classic party song that is sure to get people up and dancing.
Line by Line Meaning
The way you feel funky music
It's dynamite
Your passion for funky music is explosive and exhilarating
The way you use and you groove it
It's dynamite
Your unique and skillful movements to the music are explosive and exciting
Don't you know that
I love you madly
Like dynamite
My love for you is intense and unstoppable, like a powerful explosion
Won't cha keep on dancin' beside me
It's dynamite
Let's keep dancing together, it's electrifying and explosive
I've got this feelin'
To ask you to dance
Not even thinking
To lead to romance
I have an irresistible urge to ask you to dance, not necessarily with the intention of starting a romance
The lights are flashin'
We're out on the floor
My heart is thumpin'
Like crashin' thunder
The club lights are flashing, we're dancing on the floor, and my heart is racing like a powerful storm
'Cause when you move so sweet
When you're dancin'
Got the beat
Got the heat
Like dynamite
It's dynamite
Your graceful movements to the beat of the music are explosive and fiery, like dynamite
Oh, baby, baby
You've got the rhythm
You drive me crazy
With what you're doing
You have an amazing sense of rhythm and it's making me crazy with desire
'Cause when you move so sweet
When you're dancin'
Got the beat
Got the heat
Like dynamite
It's dynamite
Your dance moves are so smooth and captivating, with an energy and fire that is explosive like dynamite
Can you dig it checkin' it out, baby
Checkin' it out can you dig it, baby
Can you dig it checkin' it out, baby
Checkin' it out can you dig it, baby
Can you dig it checkin' it out, baby
Checkin' it out can you dig it, baby
Can you dig it checkin' it out, baby
Checkin' it out can you dig it, baby
Are you feeling it, observing the scene? Can you connect and appreciate the music with me?
'Cause when you move so sweet
When you're dancin'
Got the beat
Got the heat
Like dynamite
It's dynamite
Your amazing dance skills and energy are explosive, fiery, and electrifying like dynamite
Oh, dynamite!
Oh, dynamite!
You are explosive, exciting, and dynamic like a powerful explosion
Contributed by Ian S. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@paulateixeira1909
Album: Let Me Be Your Angel
The way you feel funky music
Is dynamite
The way you use and you groove it
Is dynamite
Don't you know that I love you madly
Like dynamite
Would you keep on dancin? beside me, yeah
It's dynamite
I've got this feeling to ask you to dance
Not even thinkin? to lead to romance
The lights are flashin?, we're out on the floor
My heart is thumpin? like crashin? thunder
'Cause you move so sweet
When you're dancin?, yeah
Got the beat, got the heat
Like dynamite
It's dynamite
Oh, oh, oh, it's dynamite
Ah, ah, oh, it's dynamite
The way you feel funky music
Is dynamite
The way you use and you groove it
Is dynamite
Don't you know that I love you madly
Like dynamite
Would you keep on dancin? beside me, yeah
It's dynamite
Ooh, baby, baby, you got the rhythm
You drive me crazy with what you're doing
'Cause you move so sweet
When you're dancin?, yeah
Got the beat, got the heat
Like dynamite
Oh...dynamite
Oh...dynamite
Don't you dig it, checkin? it out, baby
Checkin? you out, don't you dig, it, baby
Don't you dig it, checkin? it out, baby
Checkin? you out, don't you dig, it, baby
Don't you dig it, checkin? it out, baby
Checkin? you out, don't you dig, it, baby
Don't you dig it, checkin? it out, baby
Checkin? you out, don't you dig, it, baby
'Cause you move so sweet
When you're dancin?, yeah
Got the beat, got the heat
Like dynamite
It's dynamite
Oh, oh, oh, it's dynamite
Ah, ah, oh, it's dynamite
It's, it's dynamite
Don't you dig it, checkin? it out, baby (Ah, ah, oh, it's dynamite)
Checkin? you out, don't you dig, it, baby (Ooh, it's dynamite
Don't you dig it, checkin? it out, baby (Ah, ah, oh, like dynamite)
Checkin? you out, don't you dig, it, baby (It's like dynamite)
Don't you dig it, checkin? it out, baby (Ah, ah, oh, like dynamite)
Checkin? you out, don't you dig, it, baby (Like dynamite
Don't you dig it, checkin? it out, baby (It's like dynamite)
Checkin? you out, don't you dig, it, baby (Ah, ah, oh, like dynamite)
Don't you dig it, checkin? it out, baby
Checkin? you out, don't you dig, it, baby
Don't you dig it, checkin? it out, baby
Checkin? you out, don't you dig, it, baby
@heartstrings7814
Young folks just don't understand how HUGE this young girl was back in the day. No young female artist could match her Marketing, and Singing Power. Stacy Lattisaw was celebrated among radio and her fans world wide. Its too bad the Industry shone her because she REFUSED to allow them to Pimp and Prostitute her Image. Love her music forever.
@deeperfunkmcma1932
Heart Strings Thanks For Your Comment !!!
@heartstrings7814
@DeeperFunk McMa You are very welcome. And thank you for posting Awesome music and Talent. I love Stacy so much and I'm so proud of her for standing on her principles. The industry tried to do the same to me in the 80's and I too, was not having it. These female artist today that allow themselves to be sexualized, exploited and pimped will only suffer in the long run if they do not take care of their wellness now. The music business is no place for those with a strong moral compass who won't compromise it for fame and fortune. Blessings.
@charlesjonessr3684
@Heart Strings It was different back back then. There weren't record execs who were trying to do that like we do now.
@nathanielhaynes555
Much respect to her
@user-pd5et7rv9o
Narada was a great one what ryhthm he has and Stacy heavenly voice incredible!π«ΆπΎ
@deeperfunkmcma1932
Thanks For Your Comment !!!
Marcelo Mendes Amado.-
@TheEdg77
My favorite song from the early'80s. Stacy Lattisaw brought down the house!
@deeperfunkmcma1932
+TheEdg77 Thanks For Your Comment !!!
@paulateixeira1909
Album: Let Me Be Your Angel
The way you feel funky music
Is dynamite
The way you use and you groove it
Is dynamite
Don't you know that I love you madly
Like dynamite
Would you keep on dancin? beside me, yeah
It's dynamite
I've got this feeling to ask you to dance
Not even thinkin? to lead to romance
The lights are flashin?, we're out on the floor
My heart is thumpin? like crashin? thunder
'Cause you move so sweet
When you're dancin?, yeah
Got the beat, got the heat
Like dynamite
It's dynamite
Oh, oh, oh, it's dynamite
Ah, ah, oh, it's dynamite
The way you feel funky music
Is dynamite
The way you use and you groove it
Is dynamite
Don't you know that I love you madly
Like dynamite
Would you keep on dancin? beside me, yeah
It's dynamite
Ooh, baby, baby, you got the rhythm
You drive me crazy with what you're doing
'Cause you move so sweet
When you're dancin?, yeah
Got the beat, got the heat
Like dynamite
Oh...dynamite
Oh...dynamite
Don't you dig it, checkin? it out, baby
Checkin? you out, don't you dig, it, baby
Don't you dig it, checkin? it out, baby
Checkin? you out, don't you dig, it, baby
Don't you dig it, checkin? it out, baby
Checkin? you out, don't you dig, it, baby
Don't you dig it, checkin? it out, baby
Checkin? you out, don't you dig, it, baby
'Cause you move so sweet
When you're dancin?, yeah
Got the beat, got the heat
Like dynamite
It's dynamite
Oh, oh, oh, it's dynamite
Ah, ah, oh, it's dynamite
It's, it's dynamite
Don't you dig it, checkin? it out, baby (Ah, ah, oh, it's dynamite)
Checkin? you out, don't you dig, it, baby (Ooh, it's dynamite
Don't you dig it, checkin? it out, baby (Ah, ah, oh, like dynamite)
Checkin? you out, don't you dig, it, baby (It's like dynamite)
Don't you dig it, checkin? it out, baby (Ah, ah, oh, like dynamite)
Checkin? you out, don't you dig, it, baby (Like dynamite
Don't you dig it, checkin? it out, baby (It's like dynamite)
Checkin? you out, don't you dig, it, baby (Ah, ah, oh, like dynamite)
Don't you dig it, checkin? it out, baby
Checkin? you out, don't you dig, it, baby
Don't you dig it, checkin? it out, baby
Checkin? you out, don't you dig, it, baby