 Hotter Than July (2000) [ larger cover art ] |
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Everyone's feeling pretty
It's hotter than July
Though the world's full of problems
They couldn't touch us even if they tried
From the park I hear rhythms
Marley's hot on the box
Tonight there will be a party
On the corner at the end of the block
Chorus: Didn't know you would be jammin'
until the break of dawn
I bet you nobody ever told you
That you would be jammin' until the
break of dawn
You would be jammin' and jammin' and
jammin', jam on
They want us to join their fighting
But our answer today
Is to let all our worries
Like the breeze through our fingers slip away
Peace has come to Zimbabwe
Third World's right on the one
Now's the time for celebration
'Cause we've only just begun
Chorus: Didn't know that you would be
jammin' until the break of dawn
Bet you nobody ever told you that you
Would be jammin' until the break of dawn
Bet you nobody ever told you that you
(We're in the middle of the makin's of
the master blaster jammin')
Would be jammin' until the break of dawn
I know nobody told you that you
(We're in the middle of the makin's of
the master blaster jammin')
Would be jammin' until the break of dawn
We're jammin', jammin', jam on
You ask me am I happy
Well as a matter of fact
I can say that I'm ecstatic
'Cause we all just made a pact
We've agreed to get together
Joined as children in Jah
When you're moving in the positive
Your destination is the brightest star
Chorus: You didn't know that you
(We're in the middle of the makin's of
the master blaster jammin')
Would be jammin' until the break of dawn
I bet you nobody ever told you that you
(We're in the middle of the makin's of
the master blaster jammin')
Would be jammin' until the break of dawn
Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, you
(We're in the middle of the makin's of
the master blaster jammin')
Would be jammin' until the break of dawn
Don't you stop the music, oh no,
(We're in the middle of the makin's of
the master blaster jammin')
(repeat background)
Oh, Oh, Oh, You
(We're in the middle of the makin's of
the master blaster jammin')
Would be jammin' until the break of dawn
I bet you if someone approached you
yesterday to tell you that you would be
jammin' you would not believe it
because you never thought that you
would be jammin'
Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh,
(We're in the middle of the makin's of
the master blaster jammin')
Jammin' til the break of dawn
Oh, Oh, Oh, You may as well believe what
you are feeling because you feel your
body jammin'
Oh, Oh, you would be jammin' until the break of dawn
(We're in the middle of the makin's of the
master blaster jammin')
It's hotter than July
Though the world's full of problems
They couldn't touch us even if they tried
From the park I hear rhythms
Marley's hot on the box
Tonight there will be a party
On the corner at the end of the block
Chorus: Didn't know you would be jammin'
until the break of dawn
I bet you nobody ever told you
That you would be jammin' until the
break of dawn
You would be jammin' and jammin' and
jammin', jam on
They want us to join their fighting
But our answer today
Is to let all our worries
Like the breeze through our fingers slip away
Peace has come to Zimbabwe
Third World's right on the one
Now's the time for celebration
'Cause we've only just begun
Chorus: Didn't know that you would be
jammin' until the break of dawn
Bet you nobody ever told you that you
Would be jammin' until the break of dawn
Bet you nobody ever told you that you
(We're in the middle of the makin's of
the master blaster jammin')
Would be jammin' until the break of dawn
I know nobody told you that you
(We're in the middle of the makin's of
the master blaster jammin')
Would be jammin' until the break of dawn
We're jammin', jammin', jam on
You ask me am I happy
Well as a matter of fact
I can say that I'm ecstatic
'Cause we all just made a pact
We've agreed to get together
Joined as children in Jah
When you're moving in the positive
Your destination is the brightest star
Chorus: You didn't know that you
(We're in the middle of the makin's of
the master blaster jammin')
Would be jammin' until the break of dawn
I bet you nobody ever told you that you
(We're in the middle of the makin's of
the master blaster jammin')
Would be jammin' until the break of dawn
Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, you
(We're in the middle of the makin's of
the master blaster jammin')
Would be jammin' until the break of dawn
Don't you stop the music, oh no,
(We're in the middle of the makin's of
the master blaster jammin')
(repeat background)
Oh, Oh, Oh, You
(We're in the middle of the makin's of
the master blaster jammin')
Would be jammin' until the break of dawn
I bet you if someone approached you
yesterday to tell you that you would be
jammin' you would not believe it
because you never thought that you
would be jammin'
Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh,
(We're in the middle of the makin's of
the master blaster jammin')
Jammin' til the break of dawn
Oh, Oh, Oh, You may as well believe what
you are feeling because you feel your
body jammin'
Oh, Oh, you would be jammin' until the break of dawn
(We're in the middle of the makin's of the
master blaster jammin')
| maxmox (Broome, Western Australia) | Posted: Apr 24, 2013 - 04:52 calypsus_1 wrote:  President Barack Obama presents Stevie Wonder with the Gershwin Award for Lifetime Achievement in a celebration in the East Room of the White House.in 25 February 2009. That's the president on the left, right? |
| ozancali (Istanbul) | Posted: Mar 23, 2013 - 17:33 ofanansky wrote: this came out in 1980, not 2000  |
| msturgis | Posted: Mar 23, 2013 - 17:32 One of my very favorite Stevie songs!!! |
| sans (Phoenixville, PA) | Posted: Feb 20, 2013 - 07:11 Our destination is the brightest star! |
| calypsus_1 (East of Eden) | Posted: Aug 11, 2012 - 10:30 President Barack Obama presents Stevie Wonder with the Gershwin Award for Lifetime Achievement in a celebration in the East Room of the White House.in 25 February 2009. |
| Kolohe_Girl (Romania [the land of Vlad Tepes, not Dracula]) | Posted: May 12, 2012 - 23:39 My favorite Stevie Wonder album! I had this one and I knew all the words to all the songs back in the day... Good memories...  |
| Limpopoking (The Parish of St. Alfonzo) | Posted: Jan 07, 2012 - 03:00 Peace has come to Zimbabwe... Nice  Even at the time, shortly after 1980, there were about 10 000 Matabele who would have disagreed had they been allowed to live. |
| Stratocaster (Bermuda) | Posted: Dec 06, 2011 - 07:21 boober wrote: sounds like Watching the Detectives....Elvis Costello just saying Yup, sure does. And since Costello's song was '77 and this is '80....we can see who influenced whom. |
| dwhayslett (Pawleys Island, SC) | Posted: Dec 06, 2011 - 07:18 boober wrote: just saying As opposed to what? |
| Mugro (My body is in Dubai, but my broken heart is in Red Sox Nation) | Posted: Dec 06, 2011 - 07:18 run4more wrote: This is reggae? I had no idea when I bought this album (back around '80 or so). I was familiar with Marley at that time but I sure never made that connection from my listens. Whatever... I guess it's now one of my favorite reggae songs. (Edit: I dug out the vinyl and did the research. I don't care what Wikipedia says... it doesn't sound like reggae to me. I'm gonna call it Stevie.) It was what Americans thought reggae was in 1980. Great Stevie, not great reggae. |
| ofanansky | Posted: Oct 04, 2011 - 02:37 this came out in 1980, not 2000 |
| sandpebble (near Paradise) | Posted: Sep 02, 2011 - 16:40 boober wrote: sounds like Watching the Detectives....Elvis Costello You have it backwardsjust saying |
| Proclivities (Carrboro, NC) | Posted: Aug 02, 2011 - 07:01 Poacher wrote: After reading through some of the comments here, can I just mention this is NOT reggae. I have spent a good deal of my life listening to dub and reggae and this is certainly not what it is (in my humble opinion obviously). Thank you. I guess it could be considered "reggae-influenced" if that's a better term. The instrumentation (dampered guitar, timbale drum fills, Hammond-style organ, etc.) is certainly inspired by a song like "Get Up Stand Up" - which happened to follow it this time. |
| boober (KC,Mo) | Posted: Aug 02, 2011 - 06:56 sounds like Watching the Detectives....Elvis Costello just saying |
| bachbeet | Posted: Jul 01, 2011 - 21:49 A really good take on reggae by Stevie. One of his underrated albums. |
| Rabid_Engineer (Europa!) | Posted: May 31, 2011 - 06:49 richlister wrote:  I am rubber, you are glue?Haha, I felt the same way. You call yourself a pirate? |
| run4more (The cave) | Posted: Apr 29, 2011 - 18:06 This is reggae? I had no idea when I bought this album (back around '80 or so). I was familiar with Marley at that time but I sure never made that connection from my listens. Whatever... I guess it's now one of my favorite reggae songs. (Edit: I dug out the vinyl and did the research. I don't care what Wikipedia says... it doesn't sound like reggae to me. I'm gonna call it Stevie.) |
| richlister | Posted: Mar 29, 2011 - 02:50 I am rubber, you are glue? |
| Johray63 (The Lowlands) | Posted: Feb 17, 2011 - 23:39 Poacher wrote: After reading through some of the comments here, can I just mention this is NOT reggae. I have spent a good deal of my life listening to dub and reggae and this is certainly not what it is (in my humble opinion obviously). Thank you. It's Stevie Wonder doing his version of Reggae and that's indeed something else. |
| Poacher (Brighton, UK) | Posted: Jan 25, 2011 - 09:33 After reading through some of the comments here, can I just mention this is NOT reggae. I have spent a good deal of my life listening to dub and reggae and this is certainly not what it is (in my humble opinion obviously). Thank you. |
| linden (Santa Cruz, CA) | Posted: Jan 25, 2011 - 09:32 keller1 wrote: Listening to this it finally dawned on me that Jamiroquai stole his entire thing from Stevie Wonder. He may as well, since Stevie hasn't been using it lately, and why let it just lie around? |
| nerakdon (Colorado) | Posted: Sep 20, 2010 - 22:46 Cynaera wrote: I sorta love reggae. Long story, and I'm still trying to find it, but when I do, I'll post it. This is just a really fun song. Don't analyze it - relax your shoulders, loosen your legs, and dance to it. If someone catches you at it, just laugh and say it's a new exercise routine.  Jah, man. Reggae's got a good beat. Comes from the chest pounding. But careful... if you do it too hard, they can feel it, too. |
| Cynaera (South of Neanderthal) | Posted: Aug 19, 2010 - 22:05 I sorta love reggae. Long story, and I'm still trying to find it, but when I do, I'll post it. This is just a really fun song. Don't analyze it - relax your shoulders, loosen your legs, and dance to it. If someone catches you at it, just laugh and say it's a new exercise routine. |
| bobalu100 | Posted: Apr 22, 2010 - 14:35 Is Stevie good friends with the Dictator Mugabe of Zimbabwe? What a dumb ass! |
| Albert1967 (Leusden, the Netherlands) | Posted: Apr 14, 2010 - 13:42 keller1 wrote: Listening to this it finally dawned on me that Jamiroquai stole his entire thing from Stevie Wonder. Which isn't a bad thing! |
| sirdroseph (Tokyo) | Posted: Apr 14, 2010 - 13:40 We be jammin!  One of my Stevie favs, just terrific horns in this one! |
| bluedot (Long Beach, CA) | Posted: Mar 13, 2010 - 22:55 rockstarbro wrote: Does anyone else hear the influence on Terence Trent D'Arby here? Yeah, and were's Terence? |
| bluedot (Long Beach, CA) | Posted: Mar 13, 2010 - 22:52 10. Makes me wish that Stevie could have jammed w/Bob Marley. |
| MinMan (Bay Area, CA) | Posted: Dec 09, 2009 - 14:19 A timeless ditty by THE grand master of funk! |
| lophrequa (the very edge of the land) | Posted: Nov 08, 2009 - 04:56 rockstarbro wrote: Does anyone else hear the influence on Terence Trent D'Arby here?  that was supposed to be funny, right? |
| slartibart_O (N29°57'-W97°34') | Posted: Aug 05, 2009 - 15:05  |
| cathenley (Santa Barbara, CA) | Posted: Mar 31, 2009 - 21:41 This is a totally bitchin song.... |
| keller1 (In A Gadda Da Vida, Baby) | Posted: Feb 28, 2009 - 08:54 Listening to this it finally dawned on me that Jamiroquai stole his entire thing from Stevie Wonder. |
| burdell (Atlanta, GA) | Posted: Dec 27, 2008 - 04:20 I don't care about all that other stuff. This song just makes me happy and that's all that matters. |
| Johnny-smooth (On my bicycle) | Posted: Nov 25, 2008 - 14:04 Rather than playing this lame reggie knock-off how about some Jimmy Cliff or Toots and the Maytals or even Tosh (love that guy) |
| justin_thyme (Windward O`ahu, Hawai`i) | Posted: Nov 25, 2008 - 14:03 I'm SOOOO tired of reggae, and disco flourishes usually turn me right off . . . but the superb musicianship and production on this album override both objections for me. Long may you reign, Stevie!  |
| EssexTex (Going Commando on I35) | Posted: Sep 23, 2008 - 09:12 nigelr wrote: Gotta agree, even tho' the man is a genius.........the band is cooking however. Oh don't get me wrong...It's "I just called..." and stuff like that I'm thinking of.  |
| nigelr (Coffs Harbour, Australia) | Posted: Aug 22, 2008 - 20:07 EssexTex wrote: What went wrong Stevie? Gotta agree, even tho' the man is a genius.........the band is cooking however. |
| auburntigerrich (Edge of the 'Verse) | Posted: Apr 18, 2008 - 17:48 I am just not in the mood right now. Groan. |
| drtjdel | Posted: Jan 15, 2008 - 12:18 DoctorHooey wrote: This is ok and all, but how about a little "Part Time Lover", huh?? WHO'S WITH ME?!?!?
Right after Ebony and Ivory. Ooops... that was Michael Jackson. My Bad. How about SRV's cover of Superstition? |
| rockstarbro | Posted: Jan 15, 2008 - 06:54 Does anyone else hear the influence on Terence Trent D'Arby here? |
| DoctorHooey (/etc) | Posted: Nov 13, 2007 - 11:45 This is ok and all, but how about a little "Part Time Lover", huh?? WHO'S WITH ME?!?!? |
| thewiseking (New York, New York) | Posted: Nov 13, 2007 - 11:43 pretty weak Stevie. this one came out at the beginning of his long, steep decline. |
| Bocephus (Boulder, CO) | Posted: Nov 13, 2007 - 11:42 this is great shit, but what the hell happened to Stevie in the 80s after this album? All he can turn out is schmaltzy crap now. |
| str8nochaser (Snottsdale, AZ) | Posted: May 12, 2007 - 03:12 That should have read "25 years is too much"... str8nochaser wrote: You're completely right! I've been wondering why there aren't more complaints about that verse. I always laugh when I hear those lyrics now and I'm a HUGE Stevie fan. I just tend to chalk it up to a kind of "guess what? musicians don't know crap about world politics" kind of thing.
It's too bad more people don't know what atrocities Mugabe has committed. It will be a grand day when he is removed from power! (And it will happen soon! 205 years is too much) |
| str8nochaser (Snottsdale, AZ) | Posted: May 12, 2007 - 03:11 You're completely right! I've been wondering why there aren't more complaints about that verse. I always laugh when I hear those lyrics now and I'm a HUGE Stevie fan. I just tend to chalk it up to a kind of "guess what? musicians don't know crap about world politics" kind of thing. It's too bad more people don't know what atrocities Mugabe has committed. It will be a grand day when he is removed from power! (And it will happen soon! 205 years is too much) sarah_mae wrote: Too bad about the line "peace has come to Zimbabwe." I think I'll go cry now. |
| coloradojohn (Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, Japan -- 15 min. west of Shinjuku, center of the freaking Universe) | Posted: Mar 22, 2007 - 19:20 kazuma wrote: Nope: Dreadlock Holiday is from the 10cc Bloody Tourists LP, 1978. Master Blaster is from Stevie's Hotter Than July LP, 1980. Man, good solid Rock Scholarship is always deeply appreciated! Dig!(I myself had earned a PhD in Pink Floyd before the mid-'80s...) By the way, those awesomely gifted 10cc dudes wrote songs for everybody, even The Hollies! and I believe they still are down for the most successful act of the entire decade of the '70s... |
| sarah_mae (Cambridge, UK) | Posted: Mar 22, 2007 - 19:14 Too bad about the line "peace has come to Zimbabwe." I think I'll go cry now. |
| HombreDeMezcal (In the belly button of the world) | Posted: Feb 19, 2007 - 12:27 
Niiiice! |
| liser (on the green turtle) | Posted: Feb 19, 2007 - 12:25 pushkinjim wrote: PLEASE! NO MORE STEVIE WONDER!
 Speak for yourself - Stevie rocks!  |