Monday, January 5, 2026

give it to somebody, anyway

 





Dear Day No. 5,

Today, this gem of overlapping percussion- it's all about this little phrase of five: da da da da daa.  The lyrics are to be ignored, because they smell faintly of seventies sexism; but the little five beats, those are worth keeping.  Imagine you are in the studio and making this song- you say:  Hey!  Piano, horn, guitar, drums, cowbell, whatever you got;  Everybody, give it to me!  Give me that little da da da da daa!



PS  I played five other give it songs, and Give it/Gimme is sexist in any decade- I checked so you don't have to!