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Septe ber Maurice White November 18, 1978

Earth, Wind & Fire

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Track 7 On
The Best of Earth, Wind & In “September,” Maurice White reminisces over a
Fire, Vol. 1 nostalgic period that took place in the month of
September. As a joyful classic, the song has
View Tracklist   appeared in a variety of… Read More   101 1.3M 100 80

[Verse 1]
Do you remember the 21st night of September?
Love was changin' the minds of pretenders
While chasin' the clouds away
Our hearts were ringin' in the key that our souls were singin'
As we danced in the night, remember
How the stars stole the night away, oh yeah

[Chorus]
Hey, hey, hey!
Ba-dee-ya, say, do you remember?
Ba-dee-ya, dancin' in September
Ba-dee-ya, never was a cloudy day

[Post-Chorus]
Ba-du-da, ba-du-da, ba-du-da, ba-du
Ba-du-da, ba-du, ba-du-da, ba-du
Ba-du-da, ba-du, ba-du-da

[Verse 2]
My thoughts are with you, holdin' hands with your heart to see you
Only blue talk and love, remember
How we knew love was here to stay
Now December, found the love that we shared in September
Only blue talk and love, remember, the true love we share today

[Chorus]
Hey, hey, hey!
Ba-dee-ya, say, do you remember?
Ba-dee-ya, dancin' in September
Ba-dee-ya, never was a cloudy day
There was a…

Ba-dee-ya (Dee-ya, dee-ya), say, do you remember?

Ba-dee-ya (Dee-ya, dee-ya), dancin' in September
Ba-dee-ya (Dee-ya, dee-ya), golden dreams were shiny days

[Bridge]
The bell was ringin', oh, oh
Our souls were singin'
Do you remember never a cloudy day? Yow

[Chorus]
There was a
Ba-dee-ya (Dee-ya, dee-ya), say, do you remember?
Ba-dee-ya (Dee-ya, dee-ya), dancin' in September
Ba-dee-ya (Dee-ya, dee-ya), never was a cloudy day
And we'll say
Ba-dee-ya (Dee-ya, dee-ya), say, do you remember?
Ba-dee-ya (Dee-ya, dee-ya), dancin' in September
Ba-dee-ya (Dee ya, dee-ya), golden dreams were shiny days

[Outro]
Ba-dee-ya, dee-ya, dee-ya
Ba-dee-ya, dee-ya, dee-ya
Ba-dee-ya, dee-ya, dee-ya, dee-ya!
Ba-dee-ya, dee-ya, dee-ya
Ba-dee-ya, dee-ya, dee-ya
Ba-dee-ya, dee-ya, dee-ya, dee-ya!

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In “September,” Maurice White reminisces over a

nostalgic period that took place in the month of
September.

As a joyful classic, the song has appeared in a

variety of commercials and movies, and has even
served as the inspiration for a movie title. Interest
in the song spikes yearly every September 21, and
more recently the subject of celebration on
twitter. The song also inspired the City of Los

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 The Best of Earth, Wind
& Fire, Vol. 1 (1978)
Earth, Wind & Fire

1. Got to Get You into My Life 6. That’s the Way of the World

2. Fantasy 7. September

3. Can’t Hide Love 8. Shining Star

4. Love Music 9. Reasons

5. Getaway 10. Sing a Song

Credits
Written By
Allee Willis, Al McKay & Maurice White

Performance Arranger
Tom Tom 84

Release Date
November 18, 1978

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4 years ago
trillcasimir

It’s the 21st night of September and this song is

still littt

+78

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SenAHtra 4 years ago

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I swear if you play this at any black family reunion,

its gonna get lit.