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 “Record/Jukebox/DJ/Radio.”
Jukeboxes shrunk and took on a new look in the 70s and 80s. Everyone carried their music with them using cassette players, Walkmans, and beat boxes (aka ghetto blasters not the engineering device!)
Turn on (The Beat Box) was written by Maurice White, Rhett Lawrence and Martin Page and appeared on the soundtrack of the feature film Caddyshack II. The song also can be found on EWF’s 1988 compilation album The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 2.
The single rose to No. 26 on the Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart and is still an Earth, Wind & Fire concert standard.
I didn’t want to sacrifice sound quality (or time) so I went with a still video, but turn your speakers waaaay UP! It’s time to dance! 😀
Enjoy!
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Turn on (the Beat box)
Turn on
Have you been thinking nothing ever changes
And you could be making a difference tonight
Why are you waiting – anticipating
Can’t find the feeling when you know it’s right
Oh I just want to see you smile
Forget about yesterday
Nothing can stop you now
So what are you waiting for
Turn on, turn on the beat box baby
We’re walking on the party line
Crank it up and let the music
Turn every night into a Saturday night
Whenever you’re ready – we’ll be rocking each day
You’re gonna get lucky – leaving it all behind
Time’s ticking away – it’s another Saturday
So it’s time to bring out on the party line
Oh I just want to see you smile
Forget about yesterday
Nothing can stop you now
So what are you waiting for
Turn on, turn on the beat box baby
We’re walking on the party line
Crank it up and let the music
Turn every night into a Saturday night
It’s so bright
I know your beat box baby
Are you ready for a good time
So come on move with the feeling
And every night is a Saturday night
Turn on
Turn on, turn on the beat box baby
We’re walking on the party line
Crank it up and let the music
Turn every night into a Saturday night
It’s so bright
I know your beat box baby
Are you ready for a good time
So come on move with the feeling
And every night is a Saturday night
Turn on
Turn on, turn on the beat box baby
We’re walking on the party line
Crank it up and let the music
Turn every night into a Saturday night
It’s so bright
I know your beat box baby
Are you ready for a good time
So come on move with the feeling
And every night is a Saturday night
Beat box – beat box baby
Felicia Denise, Author 
It is such a shame that Maurice White died in his sleep in 2016 when he was 74. He was battling Parkinson’s disease.
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It’s sad that the last few years of his life were not good ones after he helped create so much great music. 😔
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Oh I love it! 🙂
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Always a party with EWF! 😊
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Thats for sure 🙂💕
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99% of EWF music is joyful and lifts my mood. This song definitely does! Wonderful listening for Sunday morning.
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Always liked these guys. They were hometown boys (from Chicago). Verdine White (RIP) was an incredible bass player.
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I don’t recall this song, but these guys had some really great music!
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