After putting on a series of club nights at Birmingham's Medicine Bar, which consisted of a set by a live "jazz" band with DJs playing Sun Ra and Roy Ayers alongside Madlib and Bugz in the Attic, Chris and Leo put a band together to combine these diverse influences into a single live unit.
3 years of refining and gigging later, and the second album is on the way. Recent highlights include gigs in Edinburgh, London, Oxford and Birmingham playing alongside the likes of Dom Servini, Phil Asher and Dego (4 Hero). The band has also recently been awarded a Musicians Benevolent Fund development award.
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Sugar Beats Lyrics
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A buh-buh buh buh-buh
You went to school to learn, girl
Things you never, never knew before
Like I before E except after C
And why two plus two makes four
Now now now, I'm gonna teach you
Teach you, teach you
All about love, dear
All about love
Sit yourself down, take a seat
All you gotta do is repeat after me.
ABC
Easy as
one, two, three
Or simple as
Do re mi
ABC, one, two, three, baby, you and me girl!
ABC
Easy as
one, two, three
Or simple as
Do re mi
ABC, one, two, three, baby, you and me!
Come on, let me love you just a little bit!
Come on, let me love you just a little bit!
I'm a going to teach how to sing it out!
Michael: Come on, come on, come on
Let me show you what it's all about!
Reading, writing and arithmetic
Are the branches of the learning tree
But without the roots of love every day, girl
Your education ain't complete
T-T-T-Teacher's gonna show you
Show you, show you
How to get an A!
Nyah nyah nyah nyah nyah nyah!
Spell "me" "you"
Add the two!
Listen to me baby, that's all you gotta do!
ABC
Easy as
one, two, three
Or simple as
Do re mi
ABC, one, two, three, baby, you and me girl!
ABC
Easy as
one, two, three
Or simple as
Do re mi
ABC, one, two, three, baby, you and me!
Sit down, girl!
I think I love you!
No!
Get up, girl!
Show me what you can do!
Shake it, shake it, baby, come on now!
Shake it, shake it, baby, ooo oooh!
Shake it shake it, baby, huh!
one, two, three, baby, oo ooo!
ABC, baby, nah nah!
Do re mi, baby, huh!
That's how easy love can be.
ABC
ABC, it's easy
Easy as one, two, three
It's like counting up to three
Or simple as Do re mi
Sing a simple melody
That's how easy love can be!
Easy as one, two, three
It's like counting up to three
Or simple as Do re mi
Sing a simple melody
That's how easy love can be!
The song 'ABC' by Sugar Beats is a catchy and energetic song, which is a remake of the Jackson 5's original song. The song primarily talks about the joy of love and how it is easy as learning the basic ABCs, which make the song relatable to a broad audience. The song opens with the repetitive 'buh-buh buh buh-buh' sound, which creates a fun atmosphere for listeners. The lyrics start on a light note, where the singer encourages the girl child to embrace education and learn new things like the English language rule 'I before E except after C' and the reason why two plus two equals four. However, the song takes a shift from education to focus on love, where the singer offers to teach the girl all about love, its simplicity, and its importance in life. The singer uses the ABCs analogy to illustrate how easy it is to learn and love, just like learning the basic ABCs, which is simple and enjoyable.
In the second verse, the singer highlights further the importance of love in life, stating that it's like the roots of the learning tree where education like reading, writing, and arithmetic is just but a branch of the tree. Without the roots of love, one's education can never be complete, emphasizing the significance of love in individual's lives. The song invites the girl to sit down and learn from the teacher, who promises to show her how to get an A in love, again utilizing the ABCs analogy. The singer then uses several words starting with "Nyah" to challenge the girl to spell "me" and "you" and add them together, which creates the word "us" showing how simple it can be.
Overall, the song 'ABC' combines light-hearted and playful lyrics with energetic and fun beats to create an enjoyable and timeless classic that is both catchy and uplifting.
Line by Line Meaning
A buh-buh buh buh-buh
Introductory ad-lib, meant to excite or hype the listener
You went to school to learn, girl
Things you never, never knew before
Like I before E except after C
And why two plus two makes four
Addressing the educational background and basic mathematical and grammatical concepts commonly taught in school to set up the next lines
Now now now, I'm gonna teach you
Teach you, teach you
All about love, dear
All about love
Sit yourself down, take a seat
All you gotta do is repeat after me.
Transitioning from the educational background to love as the core subject matter of the song, with the singer taking on a role of a teacher or instructor
ABC
Easy as
one, two, three
Or simple as
Do re mi
ABC, one, two, three, baby, you and me girl!
Introducing the concept of love as easy and straightforward as counting or singing a simple melody, using the alphabet and numbers to illustrate the simplicity of love
Come on, let me love you just a little bit!
Come on, let me love you just a little bit!
I'm a going to teach how to sing it out!
Michael: Come on, come on, come on
Let me show you what it's all about!
Encouraging the listener to let the singer show them how easy love is and how to express it, featuring an ad-lib from Michael Jackson
Reading, writing and arithmetic
Are the branches of the learning tree
But without the roots of love every day, girl
Your education ain't complete
T-T-T-Teacher's gonna show you
Show you, show you
How to get an A!
Nyah nyah nyah nyah nyah nyah!
Spell "me" "you"
Add the two!
Listen to me baby, that's all you gotta do!
Using a metaphor of a learning tree, emphasizing the importance of love as a fundamental component to a complete education, with the teacher instructing the student to spell and add the words "me" and "you" to represent the union of two individuals through love
Sit down, girl!
I think I love you!
No!
Get up, girl!
Show me what you can do!
Shake it, shake it, baby, come on now!
Shake it, shake it, baby, ooo oooh!
Shake it shake it, baby, huh!
one, two, three, baby, oo ooo!
ABC, baby, nah nah!
Do re mi, baby, huh!
That's how easy love can be.
Encouraging the listener to express themselves physically and embody the emotions of love through dance, using the lyrics from the song as a prompt
ABC
ABC, it's easy
Easy as one, two, three
It's like counting up to three
Or simple as Do re mi
Sing a simple melody
That's how easy love can be!
Reciting the chorus again to reinforce the message that love is easy and simple to express, using metaphors of counting and singing to illustrate the simplicity
Easy as one, two, three
It's like counting up to three
Or simple as Do re mi
Sing a simple melody
That's how easy love can be!
Repeating the chorus to end the song, driving home the idea that love is fundamentally easy and accessible to everyone
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: QUINCY JEFFERSON, OLIVER KARAN
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