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1981 Lyrics
I can feel it coming in the air tonight
(Can you feel it?) Oh, Lord
(Can you feel it?)
And I've been waiting for this moment for all my life
(Can you feel it?) Oh, Lord
(Can you feel it?) Oh, Lord
But I can't go for that, no
No can do
I can't go for that (Can't go for that, Can't go for that)
(Ooh, ooh, ooh)
I can't go for that, no
No can do
I can't go for that (Can't go for that, Can't go for that, yeah)
(Ooh, ooh, ooh)
Hee!
Get down on it
Get down on it
Get down on it
Get down on it
Get down on it (Now everybody)
Get down on it (if you really want it)
Get down on it (if you're in the game)
Get down on it (Get down on it)
(Can you feel it?) Oh, Lord
(Can you feel it?)
And I've been waiting for this moment for all my life
(Can you feel it?) Oh, Lord
(Can you feel it?) Oh, Lord
But I can't go for that, no
No can do
I can't go for that (Can't go for that, Can't go for that)
(Ooh, ooh, ooh)
I can't go for that, no
No can do
I can't go for that (Can't go for that, Can't go for that, yeah)
(Ooh, ooh, ooh)
Hee!
Get down on it
Get down on it
Get down on it
Get down on it
Get down on it (Now everybody)
Get down on it (if you really want it)
Get down on it (if you're in the game)
Get down on it (Get down on it)
Woo!
Huh! Hah! Woo! Woo!
["In the Air Tonight" drum solo]
It's the joint!
Aha, aha, aha
Hush, my darling
Don't you cry
(Aha, aha, aha)
Guardian angel
Forget their lies
You know I wish that I had Jessie's girl
(She's a very kinky girl)
I wish that I had Jessie's girl
(She's a super freak)
I want Jessie's girl
(She's a super freak)
I want- I want Jessie's girl
(Super freak, she's alright)
I wish that I had Jessie's girl
(Super freak, she's alright)
I want- I want Jessie's girl
(She's alright with me)
Huh! Hah! Woo! Woo!
["In the Air Tonight" drum solo]
It's the joint!
Aha, aha, aha
Hush, my darling
Don't you cry
(Aha, aha, aha)
Guardian angel
Forget their lies
You know I wish that I had Jessie's girl
(She's a very kinky girl)
I wish that I had Jessie's girl
(She's a super freak)
I want Jessie's girl
(She's a super freak)
I want- I want Jessie's girl
(Super freak, she's alright)
I wish that I had Jessie's girl
(Super freak, she's alright)
I want- I want Jessie's girl
(She's alright with me)
Bom, bom, bow
Bom, bom, bow
Bom, bom, bow
Bom, bom, bow
Don't stop believin' (But don't let go)
Hold on to the feeling
Don't stop believin' (But don't let go)
Bom, bom, bow
Bom, bom, bow
Bom, bom, bow
Don't stop believin' (But don't let go)
Hold on to the feeling
Don't stop believin' (But don't let go)
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Genius Annotation
“1981” is the third song (seventh in the current tracklist) in The Hood Internet’s yearly mashup series, featuring around 50 songs from the year 1981 mixed into three minutes.
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- 1.1975
- 2.1976
- 3.1977
- 4.1978
- 5.1979
- 6.1980
- 7.1981
- 8.1982
- 9.1983
- 10.1984
- 11.1985
- 12.1986
- 13.1987
- 14.1988
- 15.1989
- 16.1990
- 17.1991 (Missing Lyrics)
- 18.1992
- 19.1993 (Missing Lyrics)
- 20.1994 (Missing Lyrics)
- 21.1995 (Missing Lyrics)
- 22.1996 (Missing Lyrics)
- 23.1997 (Missing Lyrics)
- 24.1998 (Missing Lyrics)
- 25.1999 (Missing Lyrics)
- 26.2000
- 27.2001
- 31.2005 (Missing Lyrics)
- 32.2006 (Missing Lyrics)
- 33.2007 (Missing Lyrics)
- 34.2008 (Missing Lyrics)
- 35.2009 (Missing Lyrics)
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October 17, 2019
1981 Samples
Who Can It Be Now? by Men at Work, Mony Mony by Billy Idol, Don't Stop Believin' by Journey, Don't You Want Me by The Human League, Private Eyes by Daryl Hall & John Oates, America by Neil Diamond, Slow Hand by The Pointer Sisters, Hold On Loosely by 38 Special, Just Can't Get Enough by Depeche Mode, Young Turks by Rod Stewart, Pretty in Pink by The Psychedelic Furs, Ceremony by New Order, Spirits in the Material World by The Police, Super Freak by Rick James, Girls on Film by Duran Duran, Jessie's Girl by Rick Springfield, Kids in America by Kim Wilde, Chariots of Fire by Vangelis, Tom Sawyer by Rush, Tainted Love by Soft Cell, Angel of the Morning by Juice Newton (Ft. Merrilee Rush), Heartbeat by Taana Gardner, Our Lips Are Sealed by The Go-Go's, Burnin’ for You by Blue Öyster Cult, Working for the Weekend by Loverboy, O Superman (For Massenet) by Laurie Anderson, For Those About to Rock (We Salute You) by AC/DC, Da Da Da ich lieb dich nicht du liebst mich nicht Aha Aha Aha by Trio, The Waiting by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, That's The Joint by Funky 4 + 1, The Stroke by Billy Squier, Urgent by Foreigner, Genius of Love by Tom Tom Club, Physical by Olivia Newton-John, Get Down On It by Kool & the Gang, Down Under by Men at Work, Square Biz by Teena Marie, I Love Rock ’n Roll by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Give It to Me Baby by Rick James, Say Hello, Wave Goodbye by Soft Cell, Waiting for a Girl Like You by Foreigner, I Can't Go for That (No Can Do) by Daryl Hall & John Oates, Under Pressure by Queen & David Bowie, Tempted by Squeeze, Jazzy Sensation (Bronx Version) by Afrika Bambaataa & The Jazzy 5, In the Air Tonight by Phil Collins, Walking on Thin Ice by Yoko Ono & Edge of Seventeen by Stevie Nicks
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