The singing duo of Yarbrough & Peoples burst on to the music scene with the… Read Full Bio ↴The singing duo of Yarbrough & Peoples burst on to the music scene with the million-selling single "Don't Stop the Music," a sinewy slab of synth-based R&B/funk that was ahead of its time and had a far-reaching influence in the years following. The sizzling track held down the number one R&B spot for five weeks and hit number 19 pop on Billboard's charts in the spring of 1981. Calvin Yarbrough and Alisa Peoples first met when they were small children, growing up in Dallas, TX; he was six-years-old and she was four. They were both taking lessons from the same music teacher and attended the same neighborhood church, where both sang solos in the church choir. After their college years, Peoples worked a regular job while Yarbrough played keyboards and sang in a band called Grand Theft. Tulsa, OK, musicians Robert, Ronnie, and Charlie Wilson were in the audience for one of the band's shows and offered the keyboardist/singer a background vocals job on the Leon Russell tour that they were a part of. Once the tour was over, Yarbrough returned to Dallas, playing local gigs with Grand Theft. Around 1977, Peoples sang a song with the band during one of their club dates. Everyone there knew it was the beginning of musical magic. The Wilson brothers, then known as the Gap Band, were having hit after hit ("Shake," number four R&B, spring 1979, "Steppin' (Out)," number ten R&B, late 1979, "I Don't Believe You Want to Get up and Dance (Oops, Up Side Your Head)," number four R&B, early 1980). When the group came to Dallas to perform, Yarbrough had them listen to an audio tape he and Peoples had recorded. Impressed, Charlie Wilson enthusiastically woke up their manager/producer Lonnie Simmons in his hotel room. Wilson, followed by the singing duo, entered the room and stayed while Simmons listened to the tape. Simmons was taken by the couple's humble, genteel manner and good attitudes. Exchanging phone numbers, he bid them all a good night. One day while in the lobby of his Los Angeles-based label Total Experience Records, Simmons was surprised to see Yarbrough & Peoples. He suggested that the duo make a record demo and teamed them with staff producer Jonah Ellis. They recorded seven songs, the last of which was "When the Music Stops." Ellis felt the song was a filler; if they had enough studio time left, they would record it on the demo, if not it was no big deal. Yarbrough liked the song, so Ellis recorded a track with both a drum machine and drummer Jonathan Moffett. Retitled "Don't Stop the Music" and co-written by Peoples (producers Jonah Ellis and Lonnie Simmons, issued on Mercury), the song inherited the number one R&B spot from the Gap Band's "Burn Rubber (Why You Wanna Hurt Me)" during February 1981. Their debut album The Two of Us went gold, peaking at number 16 on Billboard's album charts. The follow-up, The Third Degree, peaked at number 74 R&B, summer 1981. The next LP, Heartbeats, was issued on Total Experience as part of a distribution deal producer Simmons had with Polygram in spring 1982. Two singles were released with strong "Don't Stop the Music" leanings: "Heartbeats" (number ten R&B, late 1982) and "Feels So Good" (number 20 R&B, spring 1983). Their next album, Be a Winner, produced by Yarbrough, Ellis, and Oliver Scott, and released spring 1984, yielded another number one R&B single. Mixed by Nick Martinelli and David Todd (who co-mixed Evelyn Champagne King's "Shame" with Al Garrison), "Don't Waste Your Time" clocked in at number one R&B, spring 1984. The LP's title track climbed to number 20 R&B in summer 1984. Guilty was the name of Yarbrough & Peoples' best album, issued in late 1985. The title track "Guilty" — not to be confused with the Alexander O'Neal hit — went to number two R&B around the time of the LP's release. The track was written and produced by Jimmy Hamilton and Maurice Hayes of the band Prime Time, who had a hit on Total Experience with "I Owe It to Myself," number 21 R&B, fall 1984. The Hamilton/Hayes follow-up, the percolating "I Wouldn't Lie" went to number six R&B in spring 1986. The gentle ballad "Wrapped Around Your Finger" peaked at number 46 R&B, summer 1986. Although they're known for their up-tempo hits, "Guilty" proved that Yarbrough & Peoples could handle ballads. Listen to the airy, ethereal ballad "I'll Give Anything to Have You Back." Another standout track is the Oliver Scott-produced "Anytime," with its rumbling, tumbling, comin'-to-get-ya funk groove. The duo worked with the other acts signed to Total Experience including the Gap Band and Penny Ford. On the singer's Pennye LP, the singing duo co-wrote and produced the heart-tugging ballad "Never Let Go." Ford was featured on the Gap Band's "I Found My Baby," number eight R&B, spring 1985 (available on Smooth Grooves: Vol. 1-New Jack Ballads, Rhino, 1998), and was the lead vocalist on Snap's 1990 multi-platinum worldwide hit "The Power" and its gold follow-up "Ooops Up." Yarbrough & Peoples sang "Christmas Dreams" on the 1984 multi-artist LP A Total Experience Christmas on Total Experience/RCA. Sometime during the '80s, Yarbrough & Peoples became a married couple. Total Experience folded in the late '80s and the couple returned to Texas. PGD/Polygram Pop/Jazz issued Best of Yarbrough & Peoples (which includes the 12" version of "Heartbeats") in May 1997, and "Don't Stop the Music" is on the label's compilation Dance Funk, released November 1997.

Don't Stop The Music
Yarbrough & Peoples Lyrics

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Don't you stop it, don't you stop
Don't stop the music
Don't you stop it, don't you stop
Don't stop the music

Don't you know you've got me mesmerized
With the beat I always fantasize
Don't stop the music 'cause it tends to soothe

I can tell you want to groove

Don't you stop it, don't you stop
Don't stop the music (the beat keep goin' 'round and 'round)
Don't you stop it, don't you stop (turns me upside down)
Don't stop the music

I just wanna rock (all, all night long)
All night long to my love song (yeah, yeah, yeah)
I just wanna rock (just wanna rock you)
All night long (yeah) I got a love song (oh, oh, oh, oh, oh)

Everything we do is right on time
The beat's so smooth it blows my mind
Don't stop the music, it's so satisfying
It feels so good to me, there is no denying

Just because it's two o'clock
Don't stop the music
Don't you feel like dancing and prancing?
Don't stop the music

Don't you stop it, don't you stop
Don't stop the music

(You don't really wanna stop, no)
(You don't really wanna stop, uh-uh)
(You don't really wanna stop, no)
(You don't really wanna stop)

Don't stop
Don't stop
Don't stop
Don't stop
Don't stop
Don't stop
Don't stop
Don't stop

You've got me moving, you've got me grooving
Don't stop the music

Don't you feel like dancing?
I can tell you wanna dance
Don't you feel like dancing?

You've got me grooving, you've got me moving
Don't stop the music, yeah

Don't you stop it, don't you stop (don't stop the music)
Don't stop the music

(I just wanna rock you) I just wanna rock you (all night long)
All night long (to my love song) oh oh oh oh oh
(I just wanna rock you) I just wanna rock you (all night long)
All night long, hey (to my love song, love song, love song, love song, love song)

I can tell you wanna boogie
I can tell you wanna boogie
I can tell you wanna boogie
I can tell you wanna boogie

Don't you stop it (you don't really wanna stop) don't you stop (no)
Don't stop the music (you don't really wanna stop, uh-uh)
Don't you stop it (you don't really wanna stop) don't you stop (no)
Don't stop the music (you don't really wanna stop, uh-uh)

Don't stop
Don't stop
Don't stop
Don't stop
Don't stop

Just because it's two o'clock (don't stop)
It don't mean that we have to stop (don't stop)
Just because it's two o'clock (don't stop)
Don't mean that we have to stop (don't stop)
Just because it's two o'clock (don't stop)
It don't mean that we have to stop (don't stop)
Just because it's two o'clock (don't stop)
Don't mean that we have to stop (don't stop)
Just because it's two o'clock (don't stop)
It don't mean that we have to stop, boogie with me, all night long

Don't you stop it, don't you stop
Don't stop the music

Don't you stop it (you don't really wanna stop) don't you stop (no)
Don't stop the music (you don't really wanna stop, uh-uh)
Don't you stop it (you don't really wanna stop) don't you stop (no)
Don't stop the music (you don't really wanna stop)

Don't you stop it, don't you stop
Don't stop the music

Don't you stop it, don't you stop
Don't stop the music

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to "Don't Stop The Music" by Yarbrough & Peoples are an invitation to keep dancing and enjoying the beat of the music. The song starts with a command to keep the music going and not to stop it. The singer feels completely absorbed by the rhythm and knows that others must feel the same way, anxious to dance and groove along. The lyrics express a love for the music that prompts people to move and to keep going even if it gets late, refusing to let the night and the rhythm stop. The song is an ode to joy and to the power of music to keep us going and make us happy.

The verses use the metaphor of being "mesmerized" by the rhythm, giving a feeling of enchantment, almost as if the music has magical powers. The line "Don't stop the music, 'cause it tends to soothe" suggests that the music has a calming effect on the singer, who is able to let everything go and surrender to the beat. This is emphasized when the lyrics say "Everything we do is right on time, the beat's so smooth it blows my mind." There is a sense of being in sync with the music, and that everything is perfect as long as the rhythm lasts.

Line by Line Meaning

Don't you stop it, don't you stop
Please don't stop the music

Don't stop the music
Let the music keep playing

Don't you know you've got me mesmerized
You have me enchanted

With the beat I always fantasize
I often imagine dancing to this rhythm

Don't stop the music 'cause it tends to soothe
The music is comforting and calming, don't turn it off

I can tell you want to groove
I can see that you feel like dancing

The beat keep goin' 'round and 'round
The rhythm continues without interruption

Turns me upside down
The music has a transformative effect on me

I just wanna rock (all, all night long)
I want to dance all night long

All night long to my love song (yeah, yeah, yeah)
I want to dance until morning to this song

I just wanna rock (just wanna rock you)
I just want to dance with you

All night long (yeah) I got a love song (oh, oh, oh, oh, oh)
I have a song that expresses my love, and I want to dance to it all night

Everything we do is right on time
Our moves and actions are perfectly harmonized with the music

The beat's so smooth it blows my mind
The rhythm is so seamless and effortless that it's mind-blowing

It feels so good to me, there is no denying
The music feels amazing, and it's impossible to deny its impact

Just because it's two o'clock
The time of day shouldn't dictate when we stop dancing

Don't you feel like dancing and prancing?
I can tell that you also want to dance

You've got me moving, you've got me grooving
You're making me dance and move to the rhythm

Don't you feel like dancing?
Don't you also want to dance?

Don't you stop it (you don't really wanna stop) don't you stop (no)
Please don't stop the music (I can tell you don't actually want to stop)

Just because it's two o'clock (don't stop)
We don't have to stop dancing just because it's late

Don't mean that we have to stop (don't stop)
The time of day shouldn't determine when we stop enjoying ourselves

You've got me grooving, you've got me moving
You're making me dance and move

Boogie with me, all night long
Let's dance together until morning

Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Jonah Ellis, Lonnie Lee Simmons, Alisa Peoples Yarbrough

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Comments from YouTube:

@Samson-cb1kx

2y↑167

I remember working construction in San Francisco and a truck drove by blasting this song, that’s when I knew I needed this song.🔥

@lolitamorris4164

1y↑9

Now ur on the way 2 the funky town!!! Sounds like u need a 1 way ticket 2 the fantastic voyage!!!

@lolitamorris4164

1y↑6

I'm already there laughing at all these comments...well, I'll be damned!

@flavionatercio22

36w↑1

@@lolitamorris4164Fantastic voyage! That's right!

@lynnlynn9124

24w↑2

That's how I learned of many great songs, from cars passing by. I lived in a section 8 project that had the BEST music. I heard Ring My Bell from a passing car, and raced into the apartment to play the radio before the song ended.

@joezava8257

21w↑2

1980 es el inicio del característico sonido Electro Funk el cual provenía del mismo Electro Funk Clavinet de primera línea que entró en síntesis (a partir de 1977) con la electrónica EDM (HI-NRG, Synthpop, Electro) de Giorgio Moroder.

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@deborahsutton7203

13w↑7

Wow!!
They sing gospel now.. They still have the Sound.. the message!!
I happened to go to a church on yesterday to hear a friend speak and discovered that they were the ministers of music 🎶 at the church .. Carter AME Church in DeSoto Texas.. outside Dallas!!

@DEEDEEEason

13w↑2

Thank you for this information. May they both be continually blessed.

@Agave310

3y↑246

That opening is just nasty funky. Legendary.

@ResistingSix

34w↑4

Shit is crazy 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

@baileysincere5539

30w↑2

Super dope they were jamming her voice hit the music so beautifully

@brianbell1918

26w↑2

Masterpiece

@dcshortwave

24w↑4

Everything they do is right on time.

@ResistingSix

24w

@@dcshortwave 😂

@tombstoneharrystudios584

2y↑5

Jonathan Moffett on drums...that beat has been sampled more times than most of us have had hot meals!

@baileysincere5539

30w↑2

The music is absolutely incredible they left earth creatively when they wrote this joint

@samayo9746

10w↑1

That him? Wow

@crysubzero3874

2y↑58

I'm from Germany and I'm an old white man but my favorite music is still Funk, Electro Funk, Breakdance, Freestyle. What I'm getting at, I love "Yarbrough & Peoples - Don't Stop The Music" this song still gives me goosebumps today, for me the best bassline I've heard

@crispincaro1685

1y↑4

👍👍👍👍👍👌👌👌👌👌
I 'from south. América
I. Love. This. Music 🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶

@YouCorny

40w↑2

You sir are a bona-fide badass!!

@ayndowney9401

11w↑2

Yes baby let the Groove take you into a Beautiful place of Rhythm and Relaxation 😊😅🎉🎉❤

@darrenduncan1674

2y↑52

What a voice she has. They were really pros and enjoyed jamming this video performance to perfection. I rate it ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

@DannoAviation

2y↑45

I’m 26 and I’ve known of this song for most of my life, but I’ve never known the name! WHAT A TUNE!

@ajs41

1y↑6

One of the best songs of 1981.

@blainehylton3296

1y↑2

Don't stop the music

@blainehylton3296

1y↑2

I love the video especially with the puppets

@blainehylton3296

1y↑1

I was 7 years old when that song came out

@vanessaracca9773

3y↑3

They just don’t make Music this good anymore. 😩

@bryanflores4691

frrr

@Gildedbutterfly1976

5y↑476

This is one of the best songs ever. A classic never gets old. The puppets are the best! 🤗

@martymcfly5434

4y↑6

I agree Sheels1976!!😀😁❤👍

@steveb1032

4y↑2

I thought the exact same thing

@ACM-sp1gh

4y↑7

Its an absolute tune 👌

@mollyyouindangergirl2470

4y↑11

OMG!!! You know about the puppets... that's my favorite part. People sleep on the puppet background vocals.

@madkittyjoey70

4y↑8

"You don't really wanna stop...Noooo!"
"You don't really wanna stop...uh-uh!"

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@choppacitydread590

5y↑229

That bass player killin it

@kevinmartin2676

4y↑18

ChoppaCity Dread That’s the legendary George Johnson of the Brothers Johnson.

@Mookaron

3y↑6

I thought it was just me. He was milking it. 🤣💀

@TheOnni1

3y↑10

It’s the synth that gives you that dope loop, regardless all these musicians are great!

@rootsofluv

2y↑5

@@kevinmartin2676 Louis Johnson is the bassist for brothers Johnson.

@krasteff

2y↑1

@Deak Ferance I think there is bass in the refrain.

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@lamekwilliam9389

2y↑31

Wow, they jamming. You can hear the equipment just jamming. The soul in this music is electrifying. I love the end, when she kills the vocals. "I just want to rock you, all-night long." Masterful and beautiful all in the same time.

@Nurbone

7y↑144

When I was 4 and this would come on the radio my mom would turn it up really loud and I would go crazy. I loved this!

@dustinkfc6633

4y↑2

Awesome mom.

@FuneralPotatoes35

5y↑171

I would use my time traveling to go club hopping. From the 70’s to the 80’s, and just dance with the first person I see. This is real music! 😭

@Largepro21

2y↑7

You still can! Come out to Califorina! they plenty of retro clubs lol
🍻🎈✨🌆🌴

@lolitamorris4164

1y↑3

Sign me the H up!!!

@lolitamorris4164

1y↑4

On a 1 way ticket 2 funky town!!

@nl2531

1y↑3

Funeral Potatoes - we got stuff in common - set the ETA, let's go! Spuds be ready ✨👍🏻🔥🥔🥔

@btrbl87d38

1y↑1

- : L : L : L : -

@hungphanlac

3y↑9

Thank you, Google. i had this melody in my head for years without knowing exactly the name. With the help of music récognition of Google assistant , i finaly found the real name by singing the melody. I'm so happy.

@darrenduncan5589

3y↑81

Never saw a band/ group have so much fun doing a song on stage before. They were genuinely having a blast with every word and note of the song.

@justgrim7

40w

Guess you've never seen Linkin Park 😂

@Mrthor3535

4y↑55

This cut was a smash hit that year. You couldn't turn on the radio without hearing this every hour on the hour. pure 🔥🔥🔥

@clevelandcali5974

2y↑50

This will never get old! ❤️ 💯🎵🎶

@cliftonnagan7813

2y↑56

A Banging track even in 2022. They just don't make them like they used to.

@wayne9077

32w↑1

Summer 2023!
Song still bangs!

@raoulcorriea3197

3y↑31

This is my favourite song of all time!

@jonathanhensley9384

2y↑1

Mine is Upside Down from the same time period.

@dogballs7319

2y↑1

Yep I'm a f unk star

@dogballs7319

2y↑1

Would you like to hear some more

@michaeldunn5292

2y↑47

This song still hits different 👌👌

@lolitamorris4164

1y↑1

Fantastic voyage...congrats!!

@darenjones2519

1y↑3

The Look on Cavin Leon Yarbrough's Face when he sings the chorus " Don't you stop it" is Priceless lol🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@tinahobbs5217

2y↑32

Ms Peoples voice is so powerful!!!!!!!!

@SunnyIlha

1y↑1

She sings right exactly on the beat. Her word placement.

It's so unreal delicious!!

@beachparty7725

3y↑11

You've either got it or you haven't. Yarbrough and Peoples definitely had it😊❤👍

@frankborger47

2y↑33

One of the best dance classics ever

@paulreising1290

2y↑7

This was one of my Jams I'd hit the roller rink to. Man I miss those days. Todays generation has no clue of what they're missing.

@lolitamorris4164

1y↑2

Right on!

@aundreialeakes2144

3y↑20

I remember dancing to this song as a very young child (age 12) at the VFW in a Soul Train line for the children to dance. I dipped low old school and the people said "get it girl!" 1980s!!!

@Goldjetski

4y↑31

Her vocals 🔥🔥🔥

@jameshoward3136

5y↑54

I'm glad that I'm an 80's Baby... Classic Yarborough & Peoples

@Locktwiste72

5y↑5

Me too!!

@NeoTheOne41

4y↑5

Real music era

@johnmilbourn8876

4y↑4

@@NeoTheOne41 hi everyone

@ericaratliff2230

4y↑2

im 1988 !!

@ericaratliff2230

4y↑3

im 1988 Baby!!!

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@HoboHeaven

2y↑4

Incredible, Timeless.

@mygirlcrushonlinesolaugh

2y↑9

MORE THAN JUST CLASSIC ❤

@lolitamorris4164

1y↑1

History at its finest!!

@patrickmiller1834

2y↑3

Back in high school today. For some reason I had a yearning to hear this song The best of times

@barbarajean6707

3y↑32

Love this song.I never get tied of hearing it.

@coronafamily4892

31w↑2

Love this song it’s old school I listened to this song in the 80’s I was a teen nothing beets old school music hear it today and still is as good as back then.

@RhNSunflower

1y↑10

Musical perfection 🙌🏼

@damienmarshall350

5y↑19

Grew up with my dad playing this music to me and now I’m playing it to my own son! Only 4 but he loves it! 💙

@Asher_Castillo

1y↑3

I will never stop the music!!

@timtaylor9041

3y↑26

I COULD LISTEN TO THIS JAM ALL DAY LONG !

@paulperrin2152

2y↑14

What a fabulous song, sung by a stunning looking lady

@teddy1066

14w↑1

Just blew the dust off my bass guitar and starting banging out this bass line. That’s the power of music!

@misty07032

2y↑21

2022 - love listening to this song. So many memories.. Great throwback 💖🎵🎤🎧🎶🎶🎶💃🕺

@chrisallen2954

3y↑3

7 year-old me had my mom take me to Peaches to get this record. It was a banger.

@johngloady618

4y↑9

The lady has a beautiful voice , bravo 👏

@BlackharttheRebel

2y↑3

Take me back to the 1980s!

@paulmason2375

3y↑3

Takes me back to some very happy days, fond memories, wish i could go back in time. .....

@josecarlosondei9283

1y↑29

Em 1981 eu tinha 17 anos, dancei muito esse som, e gosto até hoje, época fantástica, saudades! Hoje em 2023, tenho 58 anos, passa muito rápido.

@dinhaarraes1918

47w↑1

Estou com sua idade adoro essa musica

@leestockton9367

26w

Same age, same thoughts

@vintagesoul73911

3y↑8

That bassline is fucking amazing.

@lolitamorris4164

1y↑2

Gotta boogie cuz it's 2 oclock!! Lol

@robinsnestradio

48w↑2

I remember I was working in a bar on the weekends and this song had the whole place hot and sexy. Such good memories! 🔥

@stevenaylor8642

3y↑21

She has a great voice

@thomastiner8800

3y↑20

So cool. The days when everyone played an instrument and was part of the band. Awesome vocals.

@soundsgreatentertainment4203

6y↑51

Such a great jam, the bass playing is awesome!!!!

@hesonfire3074

4y↑6

The beat at the beginning of this song always gets me!!

@stephensaxby2984

3y↑2

I’d forgotten about this song brilliant could play this everyday forever this is 80s at its best plz let me go back and stay I’d be happy 😃

@jmars309

3y↑4

I'd used to fall asleep hearing this lovely song in the 80s.

@qubit0002

4y↑35

Timeless classic

@Mrbrbusby

1y↑2

This is one of the best tunes recorded in the history of mankind.

@lakiahaughton3613

3y↑8

This is when music was Soooo GOOOOOD ijs u KNOW it's good feelin music whn ur WHOLE band bobbing their heads str8 JAMMIN cos this kinda funk soul music NEVER DIES, Absolutelyyy NOT💪🏽😍Gotsa LOVVVVE IT FORREAL!!!💯🎶🎸🎹🥁🎶🤎🤍🖤🤎🤍🖤🤘🏽🤩

@PandaA-cv3mm

4y↑11

Love this tune. Such a slamming beat! Funkadelic deliciousness. Boogie on! Need this type of music in these times. Keeps the spirits up! ✌️

@yossarian6799

4y↑1

My hapless children have been force-fed a steady diet of 60s 70s and 80s pop-rock-R&B since infancy. Much of it they don't get, or outright hate, but there's so much they love, including this gem. "Daddy, play the song with the Smurfs singing at the end!"

@dbg191

🙏🏿

@madkittyjoey70

4y↑8

This brings back childhood memories!
"You don't really wanna stop...Noooo! You don't really wanna stop...uh-uh!"
Love those puppets!!!

@andyj639

1y↑3

They exude sheer unadulterated fun and joy. Brilliant track and that bassline...wow!

@troymcdonald

1y↑3

THIS is A JAM!!!

@lolitamorris4164

Do u have peanut butter 2 go with the JAM?

@djramirez8635

3y↑13

Man this track is amazing..

@shonlove40

4y↑15

Grew up on this...mom had this on the 12 inch record....good ole days...

@lolitamorris4164

Ha ha ha ha .. lil fm radio too!

@egmjag

7y↑196

This was indeed funk, not disco. One of the most popular songs all the way up until 1981 but it was released in late 1980. I remember hearing this one getting airplay almost daily in spring of 1981. Never heard this song on headphones until now. No wonder this was innovative! Synthesizers weren't rare during this time when it was released but they also weren't common, especially all the different sounds being played in perfect harmony and syncopation in this song. Burn Rubber was also popular around this time when this song was popular. That was another innovative and modern song for that time.

@billslocum9819

6y↑13

Yes, this is funk. Roger Troutman and Zapp were creating this niche called techno-funk, right around the time Gary Numan was building up techno-pop in England. Cavin Yarbrough & Alisa Peoples were early adopters of crossing these streams.

@miles46100

5y↑8

Actually it was post-disco.

@terranceweems8343

5y↑9

This is a classic for sure.And the beat is so smooth it blows my mind.

@KadeSutherland

5y↑7

This is the early years of "post-disco", - Synth-Pop

@johnmilbourn8876

4y↑3

@@miles46100 all night long

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@lou2408

1y↑6

I remember buying a bootleg funk mixtape at the flea market back in the early 90s and this was the first song. I can honestly say the first 20 seconds had me hypnotized..........love this song

@jillsimmons5089

1y↑9

Always when I listen to this ,goosebumps stay the entire time all over my body, the bass is incredible.

@Rayneman215

3y↑5

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥timeless definative classic

@mikbt2000

4y↑8

That baseline !!

@alexanderleonovych1882

1y↑5

This is one of those songs that sounds different. The best of old school.

@sat39b

2y↑2

Remember back when this was released, still refreshing today

@user-vd6bx8ni9v

17w↑1

Just heard this jam , can't stop moving to it .dancing while cooking dinner.

@twaindriver

11w

This is what the Mothership is playing while it's beaming you up. Seriously though, so much creativity packed in this tight jam.

@desmoore6010

1y↑1

There will never be another sound like when this come on 🕺🏾🕺🏾🕺🏾🕺🏾

@dbg191

1y↑1

AGREED 💯

@michaellamorie5084

4y↑2

Dopest old school song ever

@ronniedelk732

2y↑5

Damn y’all !!! 32 years later and this shit is still a banger !!! Her vocals are everything !!!!! Everything just works !! I wish I was old enough to hear this when it came out ,I would have loved to have danced to this at a club !!! Much respect for everyone in this band … Some nasty MFKN funk and I’m living for it !!! I can tell you want to boogie !!!!🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩💙💙💙💙💙✌🏻✌🏻✌🏻✌🏻✌🏻

@DS-br1wn

2y↑1

32 years? Try 42

@robertmorris9133

3y↑2

WOW this lady has a great voice , DONT STOP THE MUSIC , she is so beautiful 😊🙃🤪😇❤💃 karen morris

@ig88285

3y↑4

This is a legendary memory for me.
I heard this song in the cinema.
At the very first performance of SW Return of the Jedi
This is where my life activity was born.
I was a Star Wars freak.

@petervoogt39

Lekker nummertje om ff t luisteren in deze coronatijd

@vikingfortiesfaeroes

What, did they dub it over the performance on Jabba's sail barge?

@paulacampbell3921

3y↑2

I was only 9 years old in 1981 my favorite song

@dbg191

SAME HERE SISTER.... EVERY WORD IN THIS COMMENT ❤️

@steveb1032

4y↑2

I love this song. It's not recognized anymore. But I love it

@lolitamorris4164

1y↑3

It is still recognized...that's why we are commenting. Luv ya

@187onasimp

3y↑1

God I wish music was like this again where people could actually play and sing and make original music.... and if they can't be all of those at least be one of them.

@stevenaylor8642

3y↑2

Never stop playing this

@lisanokes1446

3y↑5

I like this. Always liked them their voices blend together.

@lisanokes1446

3y↑1

I just wanna rock you

@carlburch4450

My favorite part

@mrdeveraux5891

4y↑60

It’s so great to be a black man 🇯🇲

@replicacity92

3y↑10

Music is for all humans

@jaygo71

3y↑4

#wlm

@wallywest6851

3y↑2

I agree brother, I know what you meant. While everybody else are being naive.

@michaelchapman1302

3y↑8

I'm a white man but black people have better and great heavenly voices I could listen to all day music about music not colour for me we are all made the same and are gods children keep on making great music

@john8606

Yeah, very musical race. But to be fair, you guys also have more time to practice

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@traceylatham6055

2y↑2

Taking me back to my youth 😊

@papanoel3999

3y↑1

Alisa and Calvin smashed it out the park with this song.

@TRPost

1y↑1

I bought the 45 after hearing this on "American Top 40." When my dad heard the song playing on our stereo, he thought it was Steve Wonder.

@TonysDetailedTouch89

4y↑13

Soooo many artists sampled this music. A timeless classic. Nostalgic to the 5th°

@gailgarza8033

4y↑6

Spirit elevation. That's what this song does to so many.

@darrensmith4951

3y↑2

Beautiful 👌😍😊

@DJBFAD

4y↑7

Was, is & always will be my jam!! #1 roller skating song of all time right here...

@lasinkachapman2304

Yes,the skating rink!

@hugohugo2832

5y↑30

Great (from a heavy metal fan). Memories!

@Agave310

3y↑4

I find heavy metal fans and gangster rap fans, more than most genre fans, appreciate the widest array of music.

@hugohugo2832

3y↑1

@@Agave310 I simply love all 70s music. But heavy rock is my favourite

@juliocaesaralcaraz9891

@@hugohugo2832-Soft rock got me the first time I heard it and have been a huge fan ever since

@skywolf2012

Same Slayer Megadeth fan,luvin this🤟

@michaelp_42

3y↑1

This Classic Jam brings me right back to my local Roller Skating Rink Circa early 1981.
Boy do I wish I can go back in time 🙏

@Kbrotha12

3y↑8

Anyone still listening in 2021

@jasminemonroe5784

3y↑1

Hell yeah 😍

@queens2nd2none

2y↑5

This song is life! I can only imagine the conversation that was had before they sat down together and wrote this and came up with the beat. It must have been so lit in that studio and somebody was like " Let's just make a song about having a great time in the club and we're having so much fun and then the DJ and management tries to shut it down. But we're not done partying, let's do a song about that" And the room gets really quiet and everybody's looking around at each other and Elisa says breaking the silence " Everything We do is right on time, the beats so smooth it blows my mind, don't stop the music, It's so satisfying, it feels so good to me, Just because it's 2:00 don't stop the music 😏" and the rest is music history

@darinjones09

Just the thought of making this masterpiece kills me....I love it!

@Detoutcoeur

3y↑6

never forget these smiles, this song...

@baldeepgill7916

1y↑2

What a track, never heard it until yesterday listening to the radio.

@shemekacash6927

11w

This is is good before my aunt passed away this was her favorite song and I'll always love and miss her and play this song in remember ing her ❤🙏🏿

@MarioGarcia-vn7kk

1y↑3

When I was a child I'd listen to this song with my cousins and watch them breakdance; they would teach me a few moves.

@stevieperez9992

2y↑4

One of my mom’s tunes 🎶

@25lighters83

21w

YARBROUGH AND PEOPLES REPRESENTING DALLAS TX TRIPLE DDD BABY!!! THEY LEGENDS OUT OUR CITY 💯💯💯💯🔥🔥🔥🔥

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