Biz Markie

Released: April 9, 1996

Songwriter: George R. Newall

Producer: Charles Roane Biz Markie

[Intro]
And now, the Energy Blues

[Verse 1]
Energy
Sometimes I think I'm runnin' out of energy
Seems like we use an awful lot for
Heatin' and lightin' and drivin'
Readin' and writin' and jivin'
Energy, you'd think we'd be savin' it up

[Verse 2]
Energy, you can get it by dammin' up a river
Energy, a windmill can make the breeze deliver
But even with millin' and dammin'
Our needs are so much more demanding
Energy, we have to use some kind of fuel

[Verse 3]
Chop, chop, chop, the cavemen used wood to start their fires
Chop, chop, chop, they made all the tools that they required
Chop, chop, chop, inventions got more and more inspired
The fires got higher and higher
And clearings got wider and wider
Energy, they were burnin' 'bout all their wood up

[Verse 4]
Then one day men discovered that coal would do it better
Miners dug, and it looked like it might just last forever
It seemed like the final solution
It started an Industrial Revolution
Energy, we just keep on diggin' it up

[Bridge]
In 1859, way out in western Pennsylvania
A man had built a rig that got some laughs from folks who came there
But then suddenly, a mighty roar came up from the ground
And soon a gusher gushed and soaked all who stood around
Now no-one knew, who that gusher blew
The petroleum years were on us
And that so many cars and trucks would come to cause a crisis
And then!?

[Verse 5]
Energy, we're looking to try and find some new kind of
Energy , exploring to try and make a new find of
Nuclear and thermal and solar
If we miss we'll get colder and colder
Energy, we've gotta stop usin' you up

[Verse 6]
So don't be cross when momma says turn that extra light out
Just turn it off till we find us a fuel that never runs out
If everyone tries a bit harder
Our fuel will go farther and farther
Energy, we're gonna be stretchin' you out

Marcel Theo Hall (born April 8, 1964), better known by his stage name Biz Markie, is an American rapper, beatboxer, DJ, comedian, singer, reality television personality, and commercial spokesperson. He is best known for his hit single “Just a Friend” and has been called “the Clown Prince of Hip Hop.”

Markie found a love of music through his father, a multi-instrumentalist who played in local Long Island clubs when Markie was a child. Later, Markie performed at house parties on Long Island until he felt confident enough to go to Manhattan and pursue a career in music. He began waiting outside on the stoop of producer Marley Marl’s house daily until Marley took notice of him. Marley assembled a group of rappers including Markie with Big Daddy Kane, Kool G Rap, Masta Ace, Roxanne Shante, and others and called them The Juice Crew. Markie was especially known for his beatboxing, something he’d been doing since he was seven years old.

Markie’s first release, a 1986 EP titled “Make The Music With Your Mouth, Biz”, was put out under the name Biz Markie “The Inhuman Orchestra”. Its title track became a minor R&B Chart hit. Two years later, “Vapors”, a single from his debut album Goin' Off, gave him his second appearance on the R&B Chart. Years later, Snoop Dogg’s 1997 cover of the song would take “Vapors” into the top 40 on the UK, Scotland and New Zealand pop charts.

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