Song Lyric Sunday was created by Helen Vahdati from This Thing Called Life One Word at a Time and author Jim Adams from A Unique Title For Me is our current guest host. For complete rules or to join in the fun, click here.
This week’s theme is “Harmony/Melody/Music.”
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From 1981, Don’t Stop the Music was a hit dance song by Yarbrough & Peoples. The song could be heard several times a night in dance clubs and was a much-requested last song before closing.
The song reached number 19 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 7 in the UK and fared even better on the US R&B chart, where it hit number one, helping to earn a gold record for the duo.
FUN FACTS:
- Calvin Yarbrough and Alisa Peoples met as children in piano class.
- The duo married six years after Don’t Stop the Music dominated the charts.
- Calvin and Alisa reside in Dallas where they run their own music company and mentor to gifted newcomers, as well as perform on Broadway.
Enjoy!
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Don’t Stop the Music
by Yarbrough & Peoples
Songwriter: Calvin Yarbrough, Jonah Ellis, Alisa Peoples
Don’t you stop it, don’t you stop
Don’t stop the music
Don’t you stop it, don’t you stop
Don’t stop the music
Don’t stop the music
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
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 (the beat keep goin’ ’round and ’round)
Don’t you stop it, don’t you stop (turns me upside down)
Don’t stop the music
Don’t stop the music (the beat keep goin’ ’round and ’round)
Don’t you stop it, don’t you stop (turns me upside down)
Don’t stop the music
I just wanna rock (all, all night long)
All night long (to my love song, yeah, yeah, yeah)
I just wanna rock (just wanna rock you)
All night long (yeah), I got a love song (oh, oh, oh, oh, oh)
All night long (to my love song, yeah, yeah, yeah)
I just wanna rock (just wanna rock you)
All night long (yeah), I got a love song (oh, oh, oh, oh, oh)
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
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 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
Don’t stop the music
Don’t stop
Don’t stop
Don’t stop
Don’t stop
Don’t stop
Don’t stop
Don’t stop
Don’t stop
Don’t stop
Don’t stop
Don’t stop
Don’t stop
Don’t stop
Don’t stop
Don’t stop
You’ve got me moving, you’ve got me grooving
Don’t stop the music
Don’t stop the music
Don’t you stop it, don’t you stop (don’t stop the music)
Don’t stop the music (don’t you feel like dancing?)
Don’t stop the music (don’t you feel like dancing?)
I can tell you wanna dance
Don’t you feel like dancing?
Don’t you feel like dancing?
Don’t you stop it, don’t you stop (don’t stop)
Don’t stop the music
Don’t stop the music
All night long (to my love song), oh oh oh oh oh
(I just wanna rock you) I just wanna rock you (all night long)
All night long, hey (to my love song, love song, love song, love song, love song)
(I just wanna rock you) I just wanna rock you (all night long)
All night long, hey (to my love song, love song, love song, love song, love song)
I can tell you wanna boogie
I can tell you wanna boogie (boogie)
I can tell you wanna boogie
I can tell you wanna boogie (yes I can)
I can tell you wanna boogie (boogie)
I can tell you wanna boogie
I can tell you wanna boogie (yes I can)
Don’t you stop it (you don’t really wanna stop), don’t you stop (no)
Don’t stop the music (you don’t really wanna stop, uh-uh)
Don’t stop the music (you don’t really wanna stop, uh-uh)
Just because it’s two o’clock (don’t stop)
It don’t mean that we have to stop (don’t stop)
Just because it’s two o’clock (don’t stop)
Don’t mean that we have to stop (don’t stop)
Just because it’s two o’clock (don’t stop)
It don’t mean that we have to stop (don’t stop)
Just because it’s two o’clock (don’t stop)
Don’t mean that we have to stop (don’t stop)
Just because it’s two o’clock (don’t stop)
It don’t mean that we have to stop, boogie with me, oh my god (don’t stop)
It don’t mean that we have to stop (don’t stop)
Just because it’s two o’clock (don’t stop)
Don’t mean that we have to stop (don’t stop)
Just because it’s two o’clock (don’t stop)
It don’t mean that we have to stop (don’t stop)
Just because it’s two o’clock (don’t stop)
Don’t mean that we have to stop (don’t stop)
Just because it’s two o’clock (don’t stop)
It don’t mean that we have to stop, boogie with me, oh my god (don’t stop)
Compiled from SongFacts.com, Genius Lyrics, YouTube, Wikipedia, and Google
Felicia Denise, Author 
🙂 I was JUST listening to this a few days ago (preparing my thoughts for the A to Z Challenge). We do have the same music taste. 🙂
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I see why people enjoy dancing to this, it has a real nice beat.
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That had ’80’s written all over it from the start. I loved it!
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Loving that funky bass and how much they love the music in the lyrics. Great choice!
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I was going to say that it has a definite 80s vibe, but I see John beat me to it! Doesn’t change the fact that it’s good music.
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This is a new one for me, but I really do like it a lot! Interesting fun facts about the way they met. 🙂
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