What we're gonna do right here is go back
Way back, back into time
Yeah, yeah-yeah
(Donny Hathaway, Leena Horne)
(Miss Aretha, (The Real Thing) James Brown, Billie Holiday)
(Stevie Wonder, Gladys Knight, Louis Armstrong)
(Minnie Riperton, Otis Redding, Etta James)
Back in the day, they used to say
Play that song, get it going, and the band played
And still today, you hear us say
Play that song all night long, Mr. DJ
Though times have changed,
It's still the same
We all need a minute to get away
So let it go and feel the flow
If you've got soul, let the world know
We're gonna set the mood (set the mood off right)
Gonna go back to an old school groove (go back to an old school groove)
Gonna rewind to another time
When the originators, innovators were alive, yeah
Here we say now
So break out the Marvin Gaye and Etta James
Your Lady Day, and Coltrane
Turn up your 45's, bring back to life
The sound and vibe of yesterday
Open your mind, enjoy the ride,
Live out tonight and grab that Soul Train
Take it back, take it
Back in the day, back in the day
Oh baby
Back in the day, back in the day
Won't you take me back?
Back in the day, back in the day
I'll do it
Back in the day, back in the day
Ohh yeah
Y'all remember back in the day, you dig
Ray Charles, Nat King Cole, Miles Davis, Ella Fitzgerald
Yeah
Now "Chain Of Fools" and "Respect"
Was the anthem of a woman, Aretha said
"What's Going On", "Let's Get It On"
Such classic songs, don't forget them
Though times have changed
They still remain my inspiration everyday
So give it up for the ones
Who came before, opened up that door
We're gonna set the mood
(we're gonna) (set the mood)
Gonna go back to an old school groove
(go back) (to an old school groove)
Gonna rewind to another time
(rewind) (another time)
When the originators, innovators were alive
So break out the Marvin Gaye and Etta James
Your Lady Day, and Coltrane
Turn up your 45's, bring back to life
The sound and vibe of yesterday
(the sound and vibe of yesterday)
Open your mind, enjoy the ride,
Live out tonight and grab that Soul Train
Take it back, take it
Back in the day, back in the day
Oh baby
Back in the day, back in the day
Won't you take me back?
Back in the day, back in the day
I'll do it
Back in the day, back in the day
So get up, re-live it
Gotta let yourself flow
Give up your praise
Come celebrate
Just get up, get on it
Get yourself on the floor
Don't back away (don't back away)
Come celebrate (gonna celebrate, yeah)
So break out the Marvin Gaye and Etta James
Your Lady Day, and Coltrane
Turn up your 45's, bring back to life
The sound and vibe of yesterday
(the sound and vibe, alright yeah)
Open your mind, enjoy the ride,
Live out tonight and grab that Soul Train
Takin' back in the day, day
Back in the day, back in the day
Back in the day, back in the day
Back in the day, back in the day
Back in the day, back in the day
Oh baby, I'll do it
Oh baby, ohh yeah yeah woah woah yeah
Christina María Aguilera (New York, 18 dicembre 1980) è una cantautrice, produttrice discografica e attrice statunitense. È considerata una delle cantanti più popolari e di maggior successo del nuovo millennio, grazie al suo stile e soprattutto alla sua potente voce capace di emettere note in melisma, dall'esordio fino ad oggi ha venduto circa 50 milioni di album. È stata inserita al 58° posto nella lista dei 100 migliori cantanti secondo Rolling Stone, ed è anche la cantante più giovane menzionata in tale lista. È stata anche nominata da Billboard la 20° artista migliore del decennio 2000-2010. Figlia della pianista e violinista di origine irlandese Shelly Lorraine Fidler e del militare ecuadoriano Fausto Wagner Javier Aguilera. A sei anni, per sfuggire ai maltrattamenti da parte del padre, si è trasferita insieme alla madre a Pittsburgh, presso la residenza della nonna materna[7]. Dotata di un naturale talento vocale, già all'età di otto anni partecipava a diversi concorsi locali e persino a vari show, tra cui "Star Search". Nel 1993, all'età di dodici anni, ha partecipato al Mickey Mouse Club, insieme alle future star Britney Spears e Justin Timberlake. All'inizio del 1998 Christina ha partecipato con successo all'audizione per registrare il brano Reflection, colonna sonora del film d'animazione Mulan, per il quale la Disney cercava una cantante con una grande estensione vocale, mandando una reinterpretazione di Run to You di Whitney Houston.
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One
Fergie
Son Volt
A Perfect Circle
Telekinesis
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