Shalamar

Released: December 15, 1980

Songwriter: Howard Hewett Nidra Beard Jeffrey Daniel

Producer: Leon Sylvers III

They call him the Pop Along Kid
They call him the Pop Along Kid, yeah

Just when you thought you had the latest gifts in fad
No one can handle your stuff, no
This kid broke in the scene
His style was really mean
This kid's got more than enough

To make a name, they challenge him
They come from miles around
It's just that right to chance it, yeah

On the one for good reason, (Uh, uh, uh, uh, uh.)
They call him the Pop Along Kid. (Yeah, yeah.)
Got more moves that he can use. (That he can use.)
They call him the Pop Along Kid, yeah

His body twists and bends, directions never end
They named him after the pop, yeah
He has a backwards slide with such an easy stride
He's really something to watch

People ask him how he does it
There ain't no strings attached
Not everyone can do it, no

Watch him break every way. (Every which way.)
They call him the Pop Along Kid. (They call him Pop Along.)
When he bets shots, you'll know why (And you know why)
They call him the Pop Along Kid, yeah

See his body popping
You know why they call him the Pop Along Kid
Backslide with the smoothest ride
They call him the Pop Along Kid, yeah

Break
You'll see, watch his body break
You might not catch a second take
He works his body so precise, you'll have to see it twice
He's throwing down a popping set that everybody's gonna get
So if you wanna take a chance, let's try this popping dance
Break

Let me see you break
Break
Let me see you break
Break
Let me see you break
Break
Let me see you break
Oooh, pow!

To make a name, they challenge him
They come from miles around
It's just that right to chance it, yeah

On the one (On the one) for good reason, (Good reason)
They call him the Pop Along Kid. (That's what they call him, y'all.)
Got more moves (Got more moves) that he can use
(that he can use.)
They call him the Pop Along Kid
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

They call him the Pop Along Kid
They call him the Pop Along Kid
They call him the Pop Along Kid
They call him the Pop Along Kid
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Shalamar is an American R&B and soul music vocal group, active in the mid-1970s and throughout the 1980s. Their original lineup consisted of Jeffrey Daniel, Jody Watley, and Gary Mumford. The group went through various lineup changes throughout the years, with Mumford replaced by Gerald Brown, and again by Howard Hewett. The lineup of Daniel, Hewett, and Watley was the most successful, selling two Platinum albums (Three For Love, Friends) and one Gold album (Big Fun).

Despite more lineup changes in the ‘80s, the group still churned out hits such as “Dancing in the Sheets” and “Don’t Get Stopped in Beverly Hills”, which won them a Grammy.

Daniel, Hewett, and Watley eventually reunited several times in the ‘90s and as recently as 2015, playing in the UK where they’ve had the most success.

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Three For Love

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Three For Love (1980)

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