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Everybody is a StarThe Jackson 5

Songwriter: Sly Stone

Producer: The Corporation

[Verse 1: The Jackson 5]
Everybody is a star
Who would rain and chase the dust away
Everybody wants to shine
Who'll come out on a cloudy day?
'Til the sun that does you proud
When the system tries to bring you down
Never had to shine at night
You don't need darkness to do what you think is right

[Refrain: The Jackson 5]
Ooh, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa
Ooh, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa
Ooh, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa
Ooh hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo
Ooh, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa
Ooh, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa
Ooh, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa

[Verse 2: The Jackson 5]
Everybody is a star
I can feel it when you shine on me
Oh, I love you for who you are
Not the one you feel you need to be
Ever catch a falling star
Ain't no stopping 'til it's in the ground
Everybody is a star
One big circle going round and round

[Outro: The Jackson 5, Michael, Jermaine, Tito]
Ooh, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa (Wa wa)
Ooh, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa (Wa wa wa)
Ooh, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa
Ooh hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo (Shine, shine, shine, shine)
Ooh, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa (Wa wa)
Ooh, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa (Wa wa wa)
Ooh, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa
Ooh hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo (Shine, shine, shine, shine)
Ooh, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa (Wa wa)
Ooh, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa (Wa wa wa)
Ooh, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa
Ooh hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo (Ow ow ow)
Ooh, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa (Wa wa)
Ooh, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa (Wa wa wa)
Ooh, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa
Ooh hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo (Da dum dum, dum dum dum dum)
Ooh, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa (Wa wa)
Ooh, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa (Wa wa wa)
Ooh, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa
Ooh hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo
Ooh, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa (Wa wa)
Ooh, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa (Wa wa wa)
Ooh, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa
Ooh hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo (On star shine on)
Ooh, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa (Wa wa)
Ooh, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa (Wa wa wa)
Ooh, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa, wa
Ooh hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo

The Jackson 5

The Jackson 5 were originally formed in 1963 under the name, The Jackson Brothers. The founding members were Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, and Marlon. Michael would join the group as the lead singer a year later, a move which pushed Jermaine to sing the backing vocals and play the lead guitar.

After participating in a series of talent shows, they entered the professional music scene in 1967, signing with Steeltown Records and releasing ten singles. In 1969, they left Steeltown Records in order to sign with Motown.

In 1975, most of the Jacksons had opted out of recording any more music for Motown, expressing desires to have creative control over their songs, as well as royalties. Learning that they were earning only 2.8% of royalties from Motown, Joe Jackson, the father and manager of the group, began to negotiate a lucrative contract with Epic records, which offered a royalty rate of 20% per record. The deal was completed in June 1975. As Motown owned the name The Jackson 5, the group simply renamed themselves The Jacksons.

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