|
|
Manhattan Transfer lyrics
Birdland lyrics
BIRDLAND
5,000 light years from Birdland
But I'm still preachin' the rhythm
Long-gone, uptight years from Birdland
An' I'm still teachin' it with 'em
Years from the land of the Bird
An' I am still feelin' the spirit
5,000 light years from Birdland
But I know people can hear it
Bird named it, Bird made it, Bird heard it, then played it
Well-stated! Birdland--
it happened down in Birdland
Oh!
In the middle of that hub
I remember one jazz club
Where we went to pat feet
Down on fifty-secon' street
Everybody heard that word
That they named it after Bird
Where the rhythm swooped and swirled
The jazz corner of the world
An' the cats they gigged in there
Were beyond compare
Birdland - I'm singin' Birdland
Birdland - Ol' swingin' Birdland
Hey, man, the music really turns you on!
Y' turn me on,
Really, y' turn me aroun'
'N turn me on
Down them stairs, lose them cares - where?
Down in Birdland
Total swing, bop was king - there
Down in Birdland
Bird would cook, Max would look - where?
Down in Birdland
Miles came through, 'Trane came too - there
Down in Birdland
Basie blew, Blakey too - where?
Down in Birdland
Cannonball played that hall - there
Down in Birdland
Yeah---
There may never be nothin' such as that
No Mo' - No Mo'
Down in Birdland, that's where it was at
I know - I know
Back in them days bop was ridin' high
Hello! 'n goodbye!
How well those cats remember
Their first Birdland gig
To play in Birdland is an honor we still dig
Yeah---that club was like--
In another world, sure enough--
Yeah, baby
All o' the cats had the cookin' on
People just sat an' they was steady lookin' on
Then Bird--he came 'n spread the word--
Birdland
Yes, indeed, he did
Yes, indeed, he did
Yes, indeed, he did
Yes, he did, Parker played at Birdland
Yes, he really did
Yes, indeed, he really did
Yes, he really did
Told the truth down in Birdland
Yes, indeed he did, Yardbird Parker played in
Birdland
Yes, indeed, he really did
Charlie Parker played in Birdland
Bird named it, Bird made it, Bird heard it,
Then played it
Well-stated! Birdland
It happened down in Birdland
Everybody dug that beat
Everybody stomped their feet
Everybody digs be-bop
An' they'll never stop
Down them stairs, lose them cares - yeah!
Down in Birdland
Total swing! bop was king - yeah!
Down in Birdland
Bird would cook, Max would look - yeah,
Down in Birdland
Miles came through, 'Trane came too - yeah!
Down in Birdland
Basie blew, Blakey too - yeah!
Down in Birdland
Cannonball played that hall - yeah
Down in Birdland
Down them stairs, lose them cares - yeah
Down in Birdland
Total swing! bop was king - yeah
Down in Birdland
Bird would cook, Max would look - yeah,
Down in Birdland
Miles came through, 'Trane came too - yeah!
Down in Birdland
Basie blew, Blakey too - yeah!
Down in Birdland
Cannonball played that hall - yeah
Down in Birdland
Down them stairs, lose y' cares -yeah
Down in Birdland
Total swing! bop was king - yeah
Down in Birdland
Bird would cook, Max would look - yeah,
Down in Birdland
Background Solo:
Come in pairs down them stairs, lose y' cares
Them that dares gits it!
Pay the gate, don't be late
It's a date! - whattay' know
If y' dig, then you'll dig, it's a groove
Quite a groove, 'cause y' t' move
Come in twos, pay your dues
What can you lose?
Just your blues!
So lose them!
The band swingin' one and all and what a ball!
Yeah!
Music is good, music is better than good
Pretty good
Very nice
Really very good - things are bein' like they should
Very good -- very good -- very good
All y' gotta do is lend an ear
An' listen to it
Then y' dig a little sooner than soon
You'll be diggin' everything diggin' all the music
What a ball!
How y' gonna figure out
A way t' bring it all about amid a
Lot o' other music on the set'n on
The scene know what I mean?
How y' gonna separate the music from the scene
'Gonna have t' keep the memory clean
Y' gonna hear a lotta' sound -- a lotta soun'
Other Manhattan Transfer lyrics:
Chicken Bone Bone lyrics
I Need A Man lyrics
You'se A Viper lyrics
Fair And Tender Ladies lyrics
Rosianna lyrics
Sunny Disposish lyrics
One More Time Around Rosie lyrics
Guided Missiles lyrics
Roll Daddy, Roll lyrics
Sweet Talkin' Guy lyrics
Gloria lyrics
Clap Your Hands lyrics
You Can Depend On Me lyrics
Occapella lyrics
POINCIANA (The Song Of The Tree) lyrics
S.O.S. lyrics
Don't Let Go lyrics
Zindy Lou lyrics
Helpless lyrics
Scotch And Soda lyrics
Popsicle Toes lyrics
It Wouldn't Have Made Any Difference lyrics
The Thought Of Loving You lyrics
A Gal In Calico lyrics
Love For Sale lyrics
In A Mellow Tone lyrics
Who, What, When, Where, Why lyrics
It's Not The Spotlight lyrics
Pieces Of Dreams lyrics
Where Did Our Love Go? lyrics
15 Minute Intermission lyrics
Bacon Fat lyrics
Candy lyrics
Chanson D' Amour lyrics
Freddy Morris Monologue lyrics
In The Dark lyrics
Je Voulais (Te Dire Que Je T'Attends) lyrics
On A Little Street In Singapore lyrics
Snootie Little Cutie lyrics
Sunday lyrics
That Cat Is High lyrics
The Speak Up Mambo (Cuentame) lyrics
Turn Me Loose lyrics
Walk In Love lyrics
Well, Well, Well lyrics
Wacky Dust lyrics
Nothin' You Can Do About It lyrics
Coo Coo U lyrics
Shaker Song lyrics
UNTIL I MET YOU (Corner Pocket) lyrics
On The Boulevard lyrics
(Wanted) Dead Or Alive lyrics
Spies In The Night lyrics
Smile Again lyrics
(The Word Of) Confirmation lyrics
A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square lyrics
Mystery lyrics
American Pop lyrics
Soldier Of Fortune lyrics
Code Of Ethics lyrics
Why Not! (Manhattan Carnival) lyrics
Goodbye Love lyrics
The Night That Monk Returned To Heaven lyrics
BABY COME BACK TO ME (The Morse Code Of Love) lyrics
Heart's Desire lyrics
My Cat Fell In The Well (Well! Well! Well!) lyrics
Safronia B lyrics
That's The Way It Goes lyrics
The Duke Of Dubuque lyrics
Unchained Melody lyrics
Blue Champagne lyrics
Body And Soul lyrics
Boy From New York City lyrics
Foreign Affair lyrics
Four Brothers lyrics
How High The Moon lyrics
Jeannine lyrics
Malaise En Malaisie lyrics
Operator lyrics
Route 66 lyrics
Spice Of Life lyrics
This Independence lyrics
Trickle Trickle lyrics
Tuxedo Junction lyrics
Twilight Tone lyrics
That's Killer Joe lyrics
Rambo lyrics
Airegin lyrics
To You lyrics
Meet Benny Bailey lyrics
Another Night In Tunisia lyrics
Ray's Rockhouse lyrics
Blee Blop Blues lyrics
Oh Yes, I Remember Clifford lyrics
Sing Joy Spring lyrics
Move lyrics
Soul Food To Go (Sina) lyrics
The Zoo Blues (Asa) lyrics
So You Say (Esquinas) lyrics
Capim (Capim) lyrics
Metropolis (Arlequim Deconhecido) lyrics
Hear The Voices (Bahia De Todas As Contas) lyrics
Agua (Agua) lyrics
THE JUNGLE PIONEER (Viola Violar) lyrics
Notes From The Underground (Antes Que Seja Tarde) lyrics
THE QUIETUDE (Encuentro de Animales) lyrics
The Offbeat Of Avenues lyrics
Sassy lyrics
10 Minutes Till The Savages Come lyrics
What Goes Around Comes Around lyrics
Blue Serenade lyrics
Gentleman With A Family lyrics
Women In Love lyrics
A World Apart lyrics
Confide In Me lyrics
Blues For Pablo lyrics
Snowfall lyrics
Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow lyrics
Santa Claus Is Coming To Town\Santa Man (Medley) lyrics
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire) lyrics
Silent Night, Holy Night lyrics
Caroling, Caroling lyrics
Happy Holiday\The Holiday Season (Medley) lyrics
A Christmas Love Song lyrics
It Came Upon The Midnight Clear lyrics
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas lyrics
Goodnight lyrics
Tubby The Tuba lyrics
Tubby The Tuba At The Circus lyrics
Tubby The Tuba Meets A Jazz Band lyrics
Let's Hang On lyrics
Groovin' lyrics
It's Gonna Take A Miracle lyrics
I Second That Emotion lyrics
La-La Means I Love You lyrics
Too Busy Thinking About My Baby lyrics
The Thrill Is Gone lyrics
Hot Fun In The Summertime lyrics
Along Comes Mary lyrics
Dream Lover lyrics
Save The Last Dance For Me lyrics
God Only Knows lyrics
I KNOW WHY (And So Do You) lyrics
IT'S GOOD ENOUGH TO KEEP (Air Mail Special) lyrics
Stomp Of King Porter lyrics
Sing A Study In Brown lyrics
Sing Moten's Swing lyrics
A-Tisket, A-Tasket lyrics
Sing You Sinners lyrics
Topsy lyrics
CLOUDS (Adapted from "Nuages") lyrics
Skyliner lyrics
Choo Choo Ch' Boogie lyrics
Down South Camp Meetin' lyrics
Java Jive lyrics
|
|
