[Intro: The Acoustic Dancefloor] [0:00 - 0:20] [Tempo: 116 BPM, Key: F# Minor, Acoustic Funk Pop] [Mike starts with a crisp, driving 4/4 dance beat on the wooden cajon and tambourine] [Acoustic bass lays down a heavy, bouncing funk line] [Twin acoustic guitars lock into tight, rhythmic 16th-note funk chops] [Lead vocal enters with sharp, rhythmic pop energy] (Vocal ad-libs, tight and percussive): "Da-da! Da-da! Oww!" "Hee-hee!" [Verse 1: The Fedora & The Glove] [0:20 - 0:45] [Guitars play muted, percussive stabs; piano bounces lightly on the off-beats] Stepping on the floorboards, lighting up the street, Wearing white socks on his dancing feet. Tipping down the fedora, striking up a pose, A smooth little criminal up on his toes! He slides across the kitchen like he’s walking on the moon, Singing out the melody and bending every tune. Got one silver glove catching all of the light, Getting ready for the talent show tonight! (Vocal ad-lib: "Shamone!") [Pre-Chorus: The Build] [0:45 - 0:58] [Bassline walks up with urgency; cajon hits a driving build] [Vocal shifts to a soaring, passionate pre-belt] Don't stop the feeling when the rhythm gets enough, He’s showing everybody what is made of the right stuff! Watch him spin right now! [Chorus: The Tribute Anthem] [0:58 - 1:26] [ALL CAPS - EXPLOSIVE ACOUSTIC FUNK, LOUD TAMBOURINE, LUSH BACKING VOCALS] OH, HE'S DANCING WITH THE MAN IN THE MIRROR TONIGHT! BRINGING THAT THRILLER BACK INTO THE LIGHT! JUST BEAT THE RHYTHM TILL THE SHADOWS ARE GONE, HE’S GOT THE MAGIC AND HE’S PASSING IT ON! HEAL UP THE WORLD WITH A HEAVY LITTLE GROOVE, WATCHING HOW A LITTLE BOY CAN MAKE THE ROOM MOVE! YEAH! (HEE-HEE!) YEAH! (OWW!) HE’S GOT THE MUSIC IN HIS SOUL! LET THE MOONWALK TAKE CONTROL! [Verse 2: The Heart of the Boy] [1:26 - 1:52] [Groove tightens back down to bass, cajon, and finger snaps] Some people get lost in the noise and the gray, But the rhythm in his heart is gonna show him the way. It’s black and it’s white and it’s everything between, The sharpest little dancer that the town has ever seen! When he kicks up his heel and he freezes in place, You can see the pure joy written right on his face. [Pre-Chorus: The Build] [1:52 - 2:05] [Piano glissando down the keys; acoustic guitars strum hard] Don't stop the feeling when the rhythm gets enough, He’s showing everybody what is made of the right stuff! Watch him spin right now! [Chorus: The Tribute Anthem] [2:05 - 2:33] [MAXIMUM ACOUSTIC DANCE ENERGY, SOARING HARMONIES, DRIVING BASS] OH, HE'S DANCING WITH THE MAN IN THE MIRROR TONIGHT! BRINGING THAT THRILLER BACK INTO THE LIGHT! JUST BEAT THE RHYTHM TILL THE SHADOWS ARE GONE, HE’S GOT THE MAGIC AND HE’S PASSING IT ON! HEAL UP THE WORLD WITH A HEAVY LITTLE GROOVE, WATCHING HOW A LITTLE BOY CAN MAKE THE ROOM MOVE! YEAH! (HEE-HEE!) YEAH! (OWW!) HE’S GOT THE MUSIC IN HIS SOUL! LET THE MOONWALK TAKE CONTROL! [Bridge: The A Cappella Breakdown] [2:33 - 3:00] [All instruments drop out except for heavy foot stomps and handclaps!] [Lead vocal sings with rhythmic, staccato funk phrasing] Can you feel it? (Yeah!) Can you feel it? (Yeah!) Just a little boy showing us the way! Don't stop! (Don't stop!) Get enough! (Get enough!) Dancing all the heavy clouds away! (High falsetto scream): "OWWWWW!" [Chorus: Grand Finale] [3:00 - 3:35] [FULL BAND DROPS BACK IN AT PEAK VOLUME, EXPLOSIVE JOY] OH, HE'S DANCING WITH THE MAN IN THE MIRROR TONIGHT! BRINGING THAT THRILLER BACK INTO THE LIGHT! JUST BEAT THE RHYTHM TILL THE SHADOWS ARE GONE, HE’S GOT THE MAGIC AND HE’S PASSING IT ON! HEAL UP THE WORLD WITH A HEAVY LITTLE GROOVE, WATCHING HOW A LITTLE BOY CAN MAKE THE ROOM MOVE! [Outro: The Freeze] [3:35 - 4:00] [Acoustic guitars play a fast, syncopated James Brown-style ending lick] [Cajon hits a rapid sequence of tight slaps] (Lead vocal, fast and rhythmic): "Dah-dah-dah! Hee-hee!" [The entire band stops dead on a single, sharp hit] (Spoken quietly in the silence): "Nailed it." [Clean Abrupt Stop] [End]
