Yarbrough & Peoples (Calvin Yarbrough and Alisa Peoples) were a synthed-out funky duo from Dallas,Texas. They were initially discovered by Charlie Wilson of The Gap Band. In 1980, Yarbrough & Peoples released the classic floor-filler “Don’t Stop The Music.” This track never gets old. Below are the lyrics, so you can sing along.
Don’t Stop The Music Lyrics
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
Don’t you stop it
(The beat keeps going round and round)
Don’t you stop
(Turns me upside down)
Don’t stop the music
I just wanna rock you (oh, baby)
All night long (to my love song)
Yeah, yeah, yeah
I just wanna rock
(I just wanna rock you)
All night long (yeah)
I’ve got a love song
(Whoa, whoa, whoa…)
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
You’ve got me moving
You’ve got me grooving
Don’t stop the music
Don’t you stop it
Don’t you stop
Don’t stop the music
(I just wanna rock you)
I just wanna rock you
(All night long)
All night long
(I just wanna rock you)
I just wanna rock you
(All night long)
All night long
(Love song, love song)
(Love song, love song)
I can tell you wanna boogie
I can tell you wanna boogie
(Boogie)
Don’t you stop it
(You don’t really wanna stop, no)
Don’t you stop
Don’t stop the music
(You don’t really wanna stop, uh huh)
Just because it’s two o’clock
Don’t mean that we have to stop
(Don’t stop)
Just because it’s two o’clock
Don’t mean that we have to stop
(Don’t stop)
Doug Turner was in desperate need of a tribute track, so I had to cook one up for him. I took samples from MTV’s The State (Michael Showalter’s timeless Doug sketch), classic breaks (”Ashley’s Roachclip,” “Fools Gold” and “Breakthrough”) and added ‘em all the together with a little bit of “Let’s Get it Together” by El Coco. The resulting collision is two-minutes of non-stop Doug.
This next music download isn’t outright funky, but it is hard to find mix that features some sweet, get-down snynth-pop. Yes (the progressive rock band that initially formed way back in 1968) has produced some eclectic sounding tunes over the years. Yes put out 10 diverse-sounding albums from 1969 to 1980. This output was followed by a brief, three-year break-up of the band.
90125 - The Most Successful Yes Album of All Time
In 1983, Yes was back in the mix with a new album, 90125. It was the first album that featured Trevor Rabin. The album marked a shift in the band’s musical approach — the symphonic progressive rock that made Yes famous had now morphed into a more synth-happy early 80s sound. 90125 produced the hits “Owner of a Lonely Heart,” “It Can Happen,” and “Leave It.”
Leave It (Hello, Goodbye Remix)
There were a few remixes made for the song “Leave It,” and the Hello, Goodbye mix seems to be the hardest to find. It was released on the “Leave It” 45-inch Maxi Single, and my Uncle Todd has been trying to get his hands on an mp3 version of the track for some time now.
I’ve been on a serious Fatback binge for like 3 weeks. These guys are great. They always bring it. Just quality, happy, uplifting funky music. Makes you wanna party. Always good stuff.
My First Taste of the Fatback Band — The Tasty Jam Album
Tasty Jam off Spring Records was the first Fatback record I ever owned. It’s loaded with dirty, get-down music that features the sweet electric funkiness that can only be found after the start of the 80s. A lot of people prefer raw 70s funk, but when the funk got electrified, that’s the stuff that really makes my mouth water.
