And the Beat Goes On
The Whispers
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And the beat goes on Just like my love everlasting And the beat goes on Still moving strong on and on Do you ever wonder That to win, somebody's got to lose I might as well get over the blues Just like fishing in the ocean There'll always be someone new You did me wrong 'cause I've been through stormy weather And the beat goes on Just like my love everlasting And the beat goes on you'd better believe it Still moving strong on and on Don't stop for nobody This time I'll keep my feet on solid ground Now I understand myself when I'm down Like the sweet sound of hip music There'll always be something new To keep the tables turning Hey, this super song There'll never be an ending And the beat goes on Just like my love everlasting And the beat goes on Still moving strong on and on The beat goes on The beat goes on Get down playing that fee, sure the beat is real The beat goes on Do you ever wonder That to win, somebody's got to lose I might as well get over the blues Just like fishing in the ocean There'll always be someone new You did me wrong 'cause I've been through stormy weather And the beat goes on Just like my love everlasting And the beat goes on Still moving strong on and on And the beat goes on Just like my love everlasting And the beat goes on Just like my love, baby Just like my love, my love, baby, on and on And the beat goes on Don't stop the moving Don't stop the moving And the beat goes on Just like my love everlasting And the beat goes on Still moving strong on and on And the beat goes on Just like my love everlasting And the beat goes on Still moving strong on and on And the beat goes on, just like my love, baby Just like my love, baby, everlasting And the beat goes on Still moving strong and I love you The beat goes on The beat goes on The beat goes on The beat goes on And the beat goes on Just like my love everlasting And the beat goes on Still moving strong And the beat goes on Just like my love everlasting And the beat goes on Still moving strong and I love you And the beat goes on Just like my love everlasting And the beat goes on
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Written by: Leon F. Sylvers Iii, Stephen Preston Shockley, William B. Shelby
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Songtrust Ave
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10 facts about this song
Album Release"And the Beat Goes On" was included in "The Whispers" ninth studio album which was released in 1979 and simply called "The Whispers."
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Chart PerformanceThe song peaked at number 1 on the Billboard R&B chart in 1980. It also made it to number 19 on the Billboard Hot 100.
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Genre"And the Beat Goes On" is a classic song in the genre of soul and disco. This gives it a rhythmic and dance-inducing quality.
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Song DurationThe song, being suitable for long disco mixes, has a duration of 7 minutes and 30 seconds on the album, whereas a single version of it lasts around 4 minutes and 15 seconds.
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ArtistsThe Whispers were composed of brothers Walter and Wallace Scott in addition to Nicholas Caldwell, Marcus Hutson, and Gordy Harmon who was later replaced by Leaveil Degree in 1973.
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Inspiration for Other SongsThe song "Miami" by Will Smith sampled "And the Beat Goes On," becoming a hit song in the 1990’s and bringing further attention to the original track.
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Music VideoDespite the song's release in the pre-music video era, a performance of "And the Beat Goes On" by The Whispers on "Soul Train" is often associated with the song.
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AwardsAlthough not awarded directly for this song, the success of "And The Beat Goes On" contributed significantly to The Whispers being inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2003.
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LegacyToday, "And the Beat Goes On" is considered a classic of post-disco and early 80s dance music, and it paved the way for the dance-pop era of the late 80s.
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ProductionThe song was produced by SOLAR (“Sound of Los Angeles Records”), a label that specialized in soul and disco music in the late 70s and early 80s.
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