#SongoftheDay Brick House (Lionel Richie)
I love telling you tales of my own stupidity, so here's another one:
I have heard this song many, many times in my life and until last night I always misheard the "shake it down" part. I always thought they were sinking "Chaka Khan, Chaka Khan now." And I often did think to myself, "Wow, The Commodores must have really liked Chaka Khan." In fact, I must have assumed the song was about Chaka Khan. But it wasn't something I gave my attention to. This was all just happening in the back of my brain.
Well, my partner and I went to the Beaches Jazz Festival last night and we listened to the same funk bank I've heard sing this song ten time. Maybe more? But the band had a new vocalist this year, plus I was standing in the front row, so when she started singing "Shake it down," I was like ohhhhh... SHAKE IT DOWN. Not Chaka Khan.
We've already listened to the original version of this song, so today we are listening to Lionel Richie's cover. You will note that he is singing "She can come shake it down now." Maybe those are the actual lyrics. I can't say anything for sure. I just know that Google gives me "Shake it down, shake it down now" as the lyrics.
No mention of Chaka Khan.
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I have heard this song many, many times in my life and until last night I always misheard the "shake it down" part. I always thought they were sinking "Chaka Khan, Chaka Khan now." And I often did think to myself, "Wow, The Commodores must have really liked Chaka Khan." In fact, I must have assumed the song was about Chaka Khan. But it wasn't something I gave my attention to. This was all just happening in the back of my brain.
Well, my partner and I went to the Beaches Jazz Festival last night and we listened to the same funk bank I've heard sing this song ten time. Maybe more? But the band had a new vocalist this year, plus I was standing in the front row, so when she started singing "Shake it down," I was like ohhhhh... SHAKE IT DOWN. Not Chaka Khan.
We've already listened to the original version of this song, so today we are listening to Lionel Richie's cover. You will note that he is singing "She can come shake it down now." Maybe those are the actual lyrics. I can't say anything for sure. I just know that Google gives me "Shake it down, shake it down now" as the lyrics.
No mention of Chaka Khan.
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