Get down, baby bubba, baby, get down

One of the few musical greats who had massive hits in the Rock'n'Roll era and was almost as successful in the Disco era over a decade later, the marvellous Mr Gene Chandler is 85 years old today!

Although many people will indelibly associate the man with enduring standards such as Duke of Earl it is for this fantabulosa choon that I will always thank him.

I know it's far too early in the week for Disco (that's usually "Thank Disco It's Friday") but this is just too good to wait:

Fine, fine foxy lady
Get down (get on down)

We are, mama, gonna
Snake and boogie
Baby, get on down (get on down)

I know a funky place

We can dance all night
You can be my lady
If you play your cards right

But you gotta get down
Get on down, down, baby
Get on down, down, sugar
Get on down

You're looking real good
In your halter top, yeah, yeah
But get on down (get on down)

You sure got style
Don't you ever stop, no, no
Baby, get on down (get on down)

Girl, you're moving everywhere
You're sure hooked up, girl
You make the people
Stop and stare, ow

Get down, ha, get on down
Get down, baby
Get on down, get down, sugar
Get on down

Get down, baby bubba
Baby, get down
Get down, baby bubba
Baby, get down

Many happy returns, Gene Chandler (born Eugene Drake Dixon, 6th July 1937)

[Ironically Mr Chandler's Duke of Earl never made the UK charts in 1962, but was a Top Ten smash for Darts in 1979 - the very same year Get Down was a hit!]

Get down, baby bubba

We had a fab night catching up with old familiar faces (Rupert Smith, Dom Agius, Stewart Who?, Kenneth Hill et al) at a packed Madame JoJos last night, for the official launch of both Clayton Littlewood's sequel to Dirty White Boy, called Goodbye to Soho, and Maggie (De Monde) and Martin (Watkins) album Union - more on that later, no doubt.

However there are other reasons to feel good about today - the sun has finally peeked out from behind the monsoon and looks like staying around for the weekend, and speaking of which, it's the end of another week!

So to celebrate in an appropriate manner, let's assume our coolest nightclub pose, and Get Down with the smoothest-of-the-smooth of the dance crooners, Mr Gene Chandler!

Thank Disco It's Friday!

Gene Chandler - Get Down

Have a fab fun-filled weekend!

Gene Chandler official website