Jody Watley

Some people try to have things their way
Try to control you, just want to mold you
But it's my life, I plan to live it my way
Though they try to knock me
I won't let that stop me
Feeling strong negativity
At every turn, what's the lesson learned
Feeling all alone with your dreams
Sometimes you just got to dig deeper

Just keep moving
Just keep moving on
No, 'cause the beat don't stop
You gotta keep a-moving on and on
And on and on and on and on and...

What will you do with a broken heart
And you know that you gave him your all
Feels like that time was in vain
You're all alone to deal with your pain
Are you gonna drown in your sea of tears
And let your life just fade away
Are you gonna be strong
'Cause you know you gotta move on
Sometimes you just have to say

I'll be moving
I'll be moving on
No, 'cause the beat don't stop
You gotta keep a-moving on and on
And on and on and on and on and...

Just keep moving on
Just keep moving on
No, 'cause the beat don't stop
You gotta keep a-moving on and on
And on and on and on and on and...

My mother told me
One monkey don't stop no show

Feeling strong negativity
At every turn, what's the lesson learned
You may be all alone with your dreams
But sometimes you just got to dig deep, yeah

Just keep moving on
Just keep moving on
No, 'cause the beat don't stop
You gotta keep a-moving on and on
And on and on and on and on and...

Just keep moving on
Just keep moving on
No, 'cause the beat don't stop
You gotta keep a-moving on and on
And on and on and on and on and...

Just keep moving
Just keep moving on
No, 'cause the beat don't stop
You gotta keep a-moving on and on
And on and on and on and on and...

Jody Watley is a Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, and producer that first danced her way to fame at 14-years-old as a dancer on Soul Train. That experience led show host Don Cornelius and booking agent Dick Griffey to place her and fellow dancer Jeffrey Daniel in the group Shalamar in 1977, with lead singer Howard Hewett added to the group in 1979. They produced the hits “Second Time Around,” “Make That Move,” “This is for the Lover in You,” and “A Night to Remember” before Watley left the group in 1983 due to conflict within the group and a lack of payment from Dick Griffey’s SOLAR Records label.

She released her self-titled debut album in 1987 featuring the #1 Dance hits “Don’t You Want Me,” “Some Kind of Lover,” and “Looking for a New Love,” which also peaked at #1 on the R&B Singles chart and #2 on the Pop chart. This album went Platinum and led to her winning the Grammy for Best New Artist in 1988. Her follow-up album Larger Than Life was released in 1989 and featured the Top 10 Pop hits “Everything,” “Friends” with Rakim, and the #1 Dance and R&B hit “Real Love.” She worked on these albums with Prince bassist André Cymone, who she would later marry in 1991 before separating in 1995.

She released nine studio albums between 1987 and 2006, and in 2008, she was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Billboard Music Awards. Her last project was the 2014 EP Paradise on her own Avitone label and she made an appearance on DâM-FunK’s Invite the Light album in 2015 on the track “Virtuous Progression.” She also formed “Shalamar Reloaded” with two new members and continues to tour.

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Affection (1995)

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