Saturday, April 16, 2011

"All the children of the world should be lovin' each other wholeheartedly..."

Can You Feel It, by The Jacksons

"Can You Feel It" was a hit recording by funk and soul group The Jacksons, recorded in March 1980 and released on September 22, 1980 as the first track on their album Triumph.
Written by brothers Michael and Jackie, the song featured solo leads by Randy and Michael. Released as a single in 1981, the song reached #77 on the pop charts and number thirty on the R&B charts in United States, but reached number six in the UK and number two in the Netherlands in 1981.

The accompanying video, directed by Bruce Gowers and Robert Abel, was noted for its remarkable special effects created by Robert Abel and Associates. Michael created the video's concept, and Tito's sons Taj and Taryll appeared as extras. In 2001, it was voted one of the 100 best videos of all time, in a poll to mark the 20th anniversary of MTV. The title was also used for a 2009 greatest hits compilation

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


"Can You Feel It?" Lyrics

Can you feel it, can you feel it, can you feel it!

If you look around
The whole world's coming together now yeah,
Can you feel it, can you feel it, can you feel it!
Feel it in the air
The wind is taking it everywhere yeah,
Can you feel it, can you feel it, can you feel it!

All the brothers of the world should be
Lovin' each other wholeheartedly.
Yes it's alright, take my message to your brother and tell him twice uh huh 
Spread the word who tried to teach the man who is hatin' his brother,
When hate won't do
'cause we're all the same 
Yes the blood inside of me is inside of you c’mon

Now tell me!

Can you feel it, can you feel it, can you feel it!
Can you see what's going down, you can fill it in your bones

Every breath you take,
Is someone's death in another place yeah
Every healthy smile
Is hunger and strife to another child yeah
But the stars do shine
And promising salvation is near this time. Yeah yeah
Can you feel it now,
So brothers and sisters
Shall we know how.

Now tell me!
Can you feel it, tell me can you feel it, can you feel it!
Can you see what's going down, you can fill it in your bones

All the children of the world should be 
Lovin' each other wholeheartedly
Yes it's alright
Take my message to your brother and tell him twice uh huh
Take the news to the marchin' men
Who are killin' their brothers, when death won't do no no
Yes we're all the same
Yes the blood inside my veins is inside of you yeah yeah yeah yeah 

Now tell me!
Can you feel it, can you feel it, can you feel it!
Can you feel it, can you feel it, can you feel it!
Can you feel it, can you feel it, can you feel it!
Can you feel it, can you feel it, can you feel it! 
Can you feel it, can you feel it, can you feel it!
Can you feel it, can you feel it, can you feel it! 

1 comment:

  1. I actually had another song scheduled for this week's "Saturday Sights and Sounds" feature, but I decided to replace it with the Jacksons' "Can You Feel It", after a lovely interlude at work yesterday (yes, I was working yesterday, a Saturday! dang! ^.^); this song happened to play on the radio when I went to the canteen during my lunch break! whoa! IT MADE MY DAY! :) and the thing was, I even proudly turned the radio's volume up, so everyone there could hear the song and also, so they'd all know my love for my Michael ♥ (wished though there were more people around!)... of course, afterwards, when the song's over, I turned down the radio to its usual volume; but the smile on my face lasted for the rest of day through ;)

    ReplyDelete