Released: June 7, 1990
Songwriter: Gerald Jackson Peter Jackson
Producer: Steve Lindsey Laura Branigan
Blow horns
You sure sound pretty
The violins keep moving to the nitty gritty
When you hear the scratch
Of the guitars scratching
Then you'll know that rhythm carries all the action
Whoa
Turn the beat around
Love to hear the percussion
Turn it upside down
Love to hear the percussion
Love to hear it
Flute player
Play your flute
Cause I know you want to get your thing off
But you see I've made up my mind about it
It's got to be the rhythm
No doubt about it
Whoa
And when the guitar player starts playing
That syncopated rhythm
With the scratch, scratch, scratch
Makes you wanna move your body
Yeah, yeah, yeah
And when the drums starts beating that beat
Beating out that beat
With the syncopated rhythm
And the (rat, tat, tat, tat) of the drum
Hey
Turn the beat around
Turn it upside down
(Love to hear the percussion)
Turn it upside down
Turn it all around
(Love to hear the percussion)
Love to hear it
Love to hear it
Love to hear it
Love to hear it
(Turn the beat around)
Turn the beat around
Turn it around
(Love to hear the percussion)
Let me hear it
(Turn it upside down)
Around and 'round and 'round
(Love to hear the percussion)
(Love to hear it)
(Turn the beat around)
Turn the beat around
Turn it around
(Love to hear the percussion)
(Turn it upside down)
Turn it upside down
Turn it around and 'round and 'round
(Love to hear the percussion)
Love to hear it
Love to hear it
Love to hear it
Talking 'bout the beat
When you move your feet
(Turn the beat around)
When you move your feet
Talking 'bout the beat
When you move your feet
(Turn in upside down)
Turn the beat around
Turn it upside down
Turn the beat around
Turn it upside down
(Turn the beat around)
(Turn in upside down)
(Turn the beat around)
You sure sound pretty
The violins keep moving to the nitty gritty
When you hear the scratch
Of the guitars scratching
Then you'll know that rhythm carries all the action
Whoa
Turn the beat around
Love to hear the percussion
Turn it upside down
Love to hear the percussion
Love to hear it
Flute player
Play your flute
Cause I know you want to get your thing off
But you see I've made up my mind about it
It's got to be the rhythm
No doubt about it
Whoa
And when the guitar player starts playing
That syncopated rhythm
With the scratch, scratch, scratch
Makes you wanna move your body
Yeah, yeah, yeah
And when the drums starts beating that beat
Beating out that beat
With the syncopated rhythm
And the (rat, tat, tat, tat) of the drum
Hey
Turn the beat around
Turn it upside down
(Love to hear the percussion)
Turn it upside down
Turn it all around
(Love to hear the percussion)
Love to hear it
Love to hear it
Love to hear it
Love to hear it
(Turn the beat around)
Turn the beat around
Turn it around
(Love to hear the percussion)
Let me hear it
(Turn it upside down)
Around and 'round and 'round
(Love to hear the percussion)
(Love to hear it)
(Turn the beat around)
Turn the beat around
Turn it around
(Love to hear the percussion)
(Turn it upside down)
Turn it upside down
Turn it around and 'round and 'round
(Love to hear the percussion)
Love to hear it
Love to hear it
Love to hear it
Talking 'bout the beat
When you move your feet
(Turn the beat around)
When you move your feet
Talking 'bout the beat
When you move your feet
(Turn in upside down)
Turn the beat around
Turn it upside down
Turn the beat around
Turn it upside down
(Turn the beat around)
(Turn in upside down)
(Turn the beat around)
more tracks from the album
The Complete Atlantic Albums
- No Promise, No Guarantee
- Close Enough
- Deep in the Dark
- Down Like a Rock
- I Wish We Could Be Alone
- Living a Lie
- Over You
- Statue In The Rain
- I’ll Wait for You
- Mangwane (The Wedding Song)
- Is There Anybody Here But Me?
- Didn’t We Almost Win It All
- Solitaire
- Hold Me
- Mama
- Lucky
- The Lucky One
- Ti Amo
- Turn the Beat Around
- Never in a Million Years
- Bad Attitude
- Cry Wolf
- Name Game
- Spirit of Love
- Whatever I Do
- Shattered Glass
- Power of Love
- Angels Calling
- Shadow of Love
- Over Love
- Sanctuary
- Forever Young
- Take Me
- Mujer Contra Mujer
- Maybe I Love You
- Lovin’ You Baby
- Unison
- Satisfaction
- Reverse Psychology
- Find Me
- Please Stay, Go Away
- How Can I Help You to Say Goodbye
- Maybe Tonight
- When I’m With You
- If You Loved Me
- Smoke Screen
- Touch
- Don’t Show Your Love
- Breaking Out
- Gloria
- Moonlight on Water
- All Night With Me
- The Sweet Hello, the Sad Goodbye
- Only Time Will Tell
- Let Me In
- Meaning Of The Word
- Spanish Eddie
- When the Heat Hits the Streets
- Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow
- Over My Heart
- Foolish Lullaby
- Silent Partners
- Squeeze Box
- Tenderness
- I’m Not the Only One
- With Every Beat of My Heart
- Heart
- Self Control
From the albums
- Laura Branigan (1990)
- The Complete Atlantic Albums (2019)
Laura Branigan popular songs
- Gloria
- Self Control
- Ti Amo
- Name Game
- Tenderness
- Squeeze Box
- Silent Partners
- Foolish Lullaby
- Over My Heart
- Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow
- When the Heat Hits the Streets
- Spanish Eddie
- Meaning Of The Word
- Let Me In
- Fool’s Affair
- Only Time Will Tell
- The Sweet Hello, the Sad Goodbye
- Maybe I Love You
- Mujer Contra Mujer
- How Am I Supposed to Live Without You?
- Lucky
- Mama
- Hold Me
- Solitaire