[INTRO — IMMEDIATE DEEP BASS AND DRY DRUM POCKET] [MUTED FUNK GUITAR PLAYS A DISTINCTIVE TWO-BAR RIFF] [HAMMOND ORGAN ANSWERS] [TENOR SAX AND TROMBONE PLAY A SHORT SYNCOPATED HOOK] [WARM, CLEAN STUDIO RECORDING] [MALE LEAD — LOW-KEY, NATURAL] Hold up... Dare it is. [SHORT BASS ANSWER] Yes sir…. [VERSE 1 — RHYTHMIC SOUL DELIVERY] [ONE DISTINCTIVE MALE VOICE] [RELAXED BEHIND-THE-BEAT PHRASING] [SUBTLE BLUES-INFLECTED MELODIC TURNS] Bass player hit dat lil lick runnin looked up from my drank You caught it at da same time Didn't even have to thank You got dat shoulder goin… mmmhmmm Lil smile on yo face I said, "You know dis cut?" You said, "I know dat bass"… greasey n ….FUNKÍ … ..FOE SHO Okay, now... I see what kind of night this gon be Band ain't playin nothin fancy But they got ererybody in it Ol boy there sittin by da window Finally got up in out his chair He been nursing dat same drank Since he done walked in oooo yea, nah look at em. [BRIEF GUITAR AND ORGAN RESPONSE] [PRE-CHORUS — MALE, MELODIC TRANSITION] [VOICE MOVES NATURALLY FROM RHYTHMIC SPEECH INTO SINGING] [WARM CHEST RESONANCE, GENTLE UPPER MIX] [INSTRUMENTS CREATE SPACE] Ain't gotta say a word When the feelin sittin right Somebody turn Dat record up Let it ride a lil [CHORUS — FULLY SUNG BY SAME MALE VOICE] [MEMORABLE, RELAXED SOUL MELODY] [EXPRESSIVE SUSTAINED VOWELS] [NATURAL BLUE NOTES, NO EXCESSIVE RUNS] Dat part right there Play dat part again When the bass goes walking And the horns come in dat part right there Don't let dat one get away I could stay right here all night If the band keeps playin it that way Mmmmm jus like that, make you wanna do sumptin [POST-CHORUS — VOICE AND INSTRUMENTAL EXCHANGE] [MALE SINGS A SHORT MELODIC PHRASE] Dat part... [BASS ANSWERS] Uuuiiii Right there... [TENOR SAX ANSWERS THE VOCAL CONTOUR] [MUTED GUITAR RETURNS TO THE MAIN RIFF] [VERSE 2 — TIGHTER RHYTHMIC POCKET] [CONVERSATIONAL MALE LEAD WITH MELODIC INFLECTION] [HUMAN TIMING AND DRY HUMOR] You said the drummer's rushing I said, "Nah, he's feelin gud" Then he laid back on the next one Like I knew that he would You givin me dat look I had to give you that Ain't nothin wrong wit being wrong When the pocket's sittin like that Now you dancin Got me movin out my seat wasn't plannin on staying But ain't mad at dis beat You said, "Cum on, Den" I said, "I'm ready n right here" You said, "You're still talkin" Aight... That part's fair. [SHORT DRUM AND BASS BREAK] [HAMMOND PLAYS A WARM BLUESY TURN] [PRE-CHORUS — SOFTLY SUNG] [RELAXED MELODIC RISE] Ain't gotta say nuttin When the feelin sittin right Somebody turn dat record up Let it ride a lil [CHORUS — SAME MALE VOICE] [WARM OPEN MELODY] [CONTROLLED CHEST-TO-MIX TRANSITION] [TASTEFUL LATE VIBRATO] Dat part right dere Play that part again When the bass goes walkin uuuwee nd the horns cum in Dat part right there Don't let dat one get away I could stay here all night If the band keeps playin that way [INSTRUMENTAL — DEEP FUNK POCKET] [DRY DRUMS AND BASS ESTABLISH A NEW RHYTHMIC FIGURE] [HAMMOND B3 ADDS WARM HARMONIC MOVEMENT] [MUTED GUITAR ANSWERS WITH SHORT STACCATO PHRASES] [CONGAS AND PIANO ADD SUBTLE LATIN BOOGALOO COLOR] [TENOR SAX AND TROMBONE EXCHANGE SHORT MELODIC PHRASES] [NO CROWD, NO BACKGROUND VOICES] [MALE — BRIEF WORDLESS MELODIC PHRASE] [LIGHT UPPER MIX, NATURAL BLUES INFLECTION] Mmm... mm-mm... [TENOR SAX ANSWERS THE MALE MELODY] [BASS ECHOES THE LAST TWO NOTES] [VOICE DROPS OUT] [INSTRUMENTS CONTINUE THE MELODIC CONVERSATION] [BRIDGE — EXPOSED MALE VOICE] [NEARLY DRY VOCAL, BASS AND LIGHT DRUMS ONLY] [NATURAL SPEAKING REGISTER] Somebody tell dat drumma Don't change nothin yet Let that bass come round One mo time [BRIEF SILENCE] [BASS RETURNS WITH THE SIGNATURE RUN] [MALE — QUIET, AMUSED] Yeah... Mmm... mm-mm... That's the one. [DRUM PICKUP] [FULL GROOVE RETURNS] [FINAL CHORUS — FULL MELODIC RELEASE] [SAME RECOGNIZABLE MALE VOICE] [ONE NATURAL UPPER-REGISTER LIFT] [WARM RESONANCE, CONTROLLED BLUE NOTES] [EXPRESSIVE WITHOUT THEATRICAL BELTING] Dat part right there Play dat part again When the bass goes walkin nd da horns cum in Dat part right there Don't let dat one get away I could stay right here Mmm... mm-mm... all night If the band keeps playin dat way [FINAL VOCAL AND BAND EXCHANGE] [MALE — WARM MELODIC SUSTAIN] Dat part right theeeere... [TROMBONE ANSWERS WITH A FALLING PHRASE] [TENOR SAX PLAYS THE MAIN HOOK] [BASS RETURNS TO THE OPENING FINGERPRINT] [MALE — DRY, NATURAL] See? Told you. [FINAL GUITAR AND BASS HIT] [TIGHT STUDIO BAND END] [END]
