Just listening for the 784,654th time....and it's just perfect in every way. Just incredible. The only reason it was remade was to scoop up a boatload of money from a more modern and accepting audience. But it is a completely different song than the other one that sounds slapped together in a few takes without a thought for the meaning.
This song captivates me still, after 50+ years. Takes me to the deep South and the poverty of some who lived thru truly hard times. And the powerful spirit of a poor young girl being abandoned to her future with only a red dress and her wits to keep her alive.
She not only stayed alive, she turned her hard beginnings around, became self sufficient, successful and someone with respect for herself. She didn't let the naysayers and judgers stop her. She's the one sitting in the drivers seat at the end.
So, not a song about a poor girl, but a song of hope and how you can rise up no matter how far down you started.
There is a huge difference between a singer who simply belts out a song that is on a page in front of them, and someone who can convey an entire experience with their voice. Telling not just a story with words, but taking you inside it and making you feel like you are there, with their interpretation.
Well, here we go
Here we go
Here we go again
We're putting on a show
And you wanna get in
Do you got the right look
Do you got the right style
And on your face
We want a big old smile
Nah, we ain't particular
About your dress
'Cause tonight
You're gonna be out guest
We wanna put
A little fun in your day
We're a bunch of believers
We got something to say
(chorus)
It's a ska, ska, ska, ska world
I gotta dance when I hear that beat
It's a ska, ska, ska, ska world
With a joyful heart and happy feet
Some people think
You gotta be depressed to be cool
I don't buy that
I'd rather dance like a fool
God works for me
Why don't you give it a twirl
He changed my heart
And He can change the world
Africa, Russia, Australia, London, Peru, and American
Japan, Germany and Czeckoslovak
All around the world
They want the ska rock
(chorus)
It's a ska, ska, ska ska world
I gotta dance when I hear that beat
It's a ska, ska, ska, ska world
With a joyful heart and happy feet
It's a ska, ska, ska ska world
Put that guitar on the upbeat
It's a ska, ska, ska ska world
Where rock and punk and reggae meet
(chorus)
It's a ska, ska, ska ska world
I gotta dance when I hear that beat
It's a ska, ska, ska, ska world
With a joyful heart and happy feet
It's a ska, ska, ska ska world
Put that guitar on the upbeat
It's a ska, ska, ska ska world
Where rock and punk and reggae meet
It's a ska, ska, ska, ska world
Totally skankin' with The Supertones
It's a ska, ska, ska, ska world
Five Iron Frenzy can't leave it alone
It's a ska, ska, ska, ska world
Put on The Insyderz
Now you're talkin'
It's a ska, ska, ska, ska world
Bunch of Believers ska rockin'
Here we go
Here we go again
We're putting on a show
And you wanna get in
Do you got the right look
Do you got the right style
And on your face
We want a big old smile
Nah, we ain't particular
About your dress
'Cause tonight
You're gonna be out guest
We wanna put
A little fun in your day
We're a bunch of believers
We got something to say
(chorus)
It's a ska, ska, ska, ska world
I gotta dance when I hear that beat
It's a ska, ska, ska, ska world
With a joyful heart and happy feet
Some people think
You gotta be depressed to be cool
I don't buy that
I'd rather dance like a fool
God works for me
Why don't you give it a twirl
He changed my heart
And He can change the world
Africa, Russia, Australia, London, Peru, and American
Japan, Germany and Czeckoslovak
All around the world
They want the ska rock
(chorus)
It's a ska, ska, ska ska world
I gotta dance when I hear that beat
It's a ska, ska, ska, ska world
With a joyful heart and happy feet
It's a ska, ska, ska ska world
Put that guitar on the upbeat
It's a ska, ska, ska ska world
Where rock and punk and reggae meet
(chorus)
It's a ska, ska, ska ska world
I gotta dance when I hear that beat
It's a ska, ska, ska, ska world
With a joyful heart and happy feet
It's a ska, ska, ska ska world
Put that guitar on the upbeat
It's a ska, ska, ska ska world
Where rock and punk and reggae meet
It's a ska, ska, ska, ska world
Totally skankin' with The Supertones
It's a ska, ska, ska, ska world
Five Iron Frenzy can't leave it alone
It's a ska, ska, ska, ska world
Put on The Insyderz
Now you're talkin'
It's a ska, ska, ska, ska world
Bunch of Believers ska rockin'
Lyrics submitted by krynge
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