Kool & The Gang es una de las bandas más icónicas de la música funk, soul y R&B. La historia de esta legendaria agrupación comenzó en 1964 en Jersey City, Nueva Jersey, cuando los hermanos Robert "Kool" Bell y Ronald Bell, junto a sus amigos, decidieron formar un grupo musical. Inicialmente, se hacían llamar "The Jazziacs" y se centraban en el jazz. Sin embargo, pronto actualizaron su nombre a "Kool & The Flames" y finalmente a "Kool & The Gang" para evitar confusiones con el famoso grupo de James Brown, The Famous Flames.
Durante sus primeros años, Kool & The Gang navegó por varios géneros, incluyendo el funk y el jazz. Su álbum debut homónimo, lanzado en 1969, no fue un gran éxito comercial, pero estableció las bases de su estilo único. Durante los primeros años de la década de los 70, su popularidad empezó a aumentar, gracias a su enérgico y distintivo sonido. Canciones como "Jungle Boogie" y "Hollywood Swinging" se convirtieron en grandes éxitos en 1973, consolidando a la banda como un talento emergente en la escena musical.
La siguiente década fue clave para Kool & The Gang. En 1979, con la llegada de James "J.T." Taylor como vocalista principal, la banda comenzó a experimentar un mayor éxito comercial. El álbum "Ladies' Night" (1979) se convirtió en un hito, seguido de trabajos exitosos como "Celebrate!" (1980). La canción "Celebration" de este último Ver BiograFia Completa
What you gonna do? Do You wanna get down, tell me
What you gonna do? you wanna get down? (3 times)
Tell me
Get down on it!
Get down on it!
Get down on it!
Get down on it!
Get down on it!
Get down on it!
Get down on it!
Get down on it!
and how you gonna do it if you really don't wanna dance
by standing on the wall! -
Get your back up off the wall!
and how you gonna do it if you really don't wanna dance
by standing on the wall! -
Get your back up off the wall!
Tell me
'Cause I heard all the people sayin'
Get down on it, come on and!
Get down on it, if you really want it!
Get down on it you've got to feel it!
Get down on it, get down on it!
Get down on it, come on and!
Get down on it, baby, baby
Get down on it, get on it!
Get down on it
I say people -
What?
oh What you gonna do?
you gotta get on the groove
If you want your body to move -
tell me baby
and how you gonna do it if you really don't wanna dance
by standing on the wall! -
get your back up off the wall!
Tell me
and How you gonna do it if you really won't take a chance
by standing on the wall! -
Get your back up aff the wall
Cause I heard all the people sayin'
Get down on it
Get down on it
Get down on it
Get down on it
When you're dancing
Get down on it
Get down on it
Get down on it
Get down on it
What you gonna do? -
do you wanna get down?
What you gonna do?
Get your back up off the wall! - Dance! Come on! (2 volte)
Get down on it, come on it!
Get down on it, if you really want it!
Get down on it you've got feel it!
Get down on it, get down on it!
Get down on it, come on it!
Get down on it, Babe babe
Get down on it, get on it!
How you gonna do it if you really don't wanna dance
by standing on the wall! - Get your back up off tha wall!
Tell me babe
and How you gonna do it if you really don't take a chance
by standing on the wall! - listen babe
You know it, when you're dancin' yeah
you show it, when you move, move, move
You know it, when you're dancing yeah
you show it, as you move across the floor
Get down on it, come on it!
Get down on it, if you really want it!
Get down on it you've got to feel it!
Get down on it, get down on it!
Get down on it, come on it!
get down on it, Babe, babe
get down on it, Get on it! - Get down on it
And what you gonna do - do you wanna get down
What you gonna do
Get your back up off the wall -
dance! Come on! (2 times )
Get down on it, come on it!
Get down on it, if you really want it!
Get down on it you've got to feel it!
Get down on it, get down on it!
Get down on it, come on it!
Get down on it, babe, babe
Get down on it, get on it!
Get down on it
Get down on it, while you're dancing
Get down on it (3 times)
You move me babe, when you move
Get down on it (4 times)
Get your back up off the wall (Ult. frase 2 times)