Story Behind The Song
This song started coming to me after playing a gig with a band where we decided (on the spot) to give a popular song a reggae feel. Thinking back on the fun and the vibe it created, I began chanting and partying on the New york subway.
Song Description
Harking back to the style of Cab Calloway, this song creates a party atmosphere with a midtempo groove and a jovial call-and-response chorus.
Speaking of a process most young people have been through, the singer-caller relates how he plans to learn a dance even if it "takes all night". A modern day telling of a classic tale.
| Song Length |
3:21 |
Genre |
World - Reggae/Caribbean, Electronic - Dance |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
In High Spirits, Engaging |
Subject |
Sensation, Joy |
| Similar Artists |
Bob Marley And The Wailers, The Fugees |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
(chorus)
Say Hey Hey, Hey Now Hey Now, Say Hey Hey , Hey eh Hey eh(call and response)
(verse 1)
Going out to the club Evite
Learn that dance, if it takes all night
All the shorties will be out of sight
And I...move my body body, shake my body body
Out on the floor and it's Hot, delight
All the people makin what a wonderful sight
Grab me a donna, show me do it right
And I...shake my body body, move my body body
(chorus)
(verse 2)
Work your hips from left to right (then)
Wind it down like you got all night (now)
Tread your feet and you doin it right (just)
Move your body body, shake your body body (repeat whole verse)
(chorus)(talk)(repeat verse 2)
(bridge)
Work your hips
Wind it down
Tread your feet
T'row yo handz up
Move your body body, shake your body body
(chorus)