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Up on the 10th Floor

from Songs for Placement and Licensing by Ira Marlowe

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People lookin' up
from the street
People lookin' up
say "Where's that beat?"
First floor? Nope.
Second Floor? Nope.
You gotta want it cuz the elevator broke
Closer and closer
every step you take
closer and closer
feel the whole jam shake!

Up on the tenth floor
they're turnin' up the juice
Up on the tenth floor
the walls are comin' loose
Fat lady dancin’
She ain’t never gonna sing
We ain't comin' down
until the wreckiin' ball swings

Marvin, Aretha and Earth, Wind and Fire
They never been louder
and they never been higher
We're swayin' and we're groovin'
to Tina and The Reverend Al
Old School is cool and soul is the rule
Cops came a-knockin ‘bout half past 9
Before somebody answered
they were knockin' in time

Up on the tenth floor
We're turnin' up the heat
Up on the tenth floor
we set it on repeat
Fat lady' dancin'
it's a joy to behold
No one's going home until this story gets told
Up on the tenth floor
Up on the tenth floor
Up on the tenth floor

somebody bangin with a broomstick on their ceiling
somebody poundin on their livingroom floor
baby, don't fight it, everyone's invited
it’s loud and it’s proud
all the love behind this door

Up on the tenth floor
they're turnin' up the juice
Up on the tenth floor
the walls are comin' loose
Fat lady dancin’
She ain’t never gonna sing
No, we ain't comin' down
We ain't comin' down

Bottom thumpin and your hips start swingin'
and the floor starts movin' and your ears start ringin'
step right up, the funk'll do you fine
And nothing much doin' on one thru nine…
( nothing much doin' on one thru nine)

Up on the tenth floor
Up on the tenth floor
Up on the tenth floor

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from Songs for Placement and Licensing, released September 15, 2020

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Ira Marlowe

Ira Marlowe's songs have appeared in indy films, been featured on NPR and Dr. Demento, and received a Parent's Choice Award. He's taught songwriting at UC Berkeley and penned the tunes for four shows by a Tony-winning theatre troupe.

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