Charlie Wilson, Valerie Simpson, and Vernon Reid perform Sly Stone’s “Dance to the Music” at the “GRAMMY Salute To Music Legends 2017™.” Sly Stone is one of this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award honorees. In collaboration with the Recording Academy™, GREAT PERFORMANCES presents Grammy Salute To Music Legends 2017™, the second annual all-star concert offering a spotlight for the Academy’s 2017 Special Merit Awards recipients. The celebration, led by Paul Shaffer as musical director, was recorded at New York’s Beacon Theatre. The concert airs Friday, October 13 at 9PM on PBS (check local listings).
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ALL (singing): Dance to the music, dance to the music Dance to the music, dance to the music CHARLIE WILSON (singing): All we need is a drummer For people who only need a beat, yea VERNON REID (singing): I'm gonna add a little guitar To make it easy to move your feet WILL (singing): I'm gonna add some bottom So that the dancers just won't hide CHARLIE WILSON (singing): You might like to hear Paulie's organ I said ride Paulie ride VALERIE SIMPSON: I know you want to hear the horns blow Cynthia's on the throne CHARLIE WILSON (singing): Listen to me All you horns got a message that's sayin' All the squares, go home!
Listen to the voices (Dum dum du du vamp) ALL (singing): Dance to the music, dance to the music Sing it!
Dance to the music, dance to the music
