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Pandemonium​The Time

Released: July 10, 1990

Songwriter: Jesse Johnson Prince Terry Lewis Jimmy Jam

Producer: Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis

Now ain't that more like it? Oh, that is so nice
I think I'm about at the peak of my erotic
Drawers shakin', bodies flowin'. I know that's right

All of the women, it's a pandemonium
Lots of burnin' drawers in here, gotta get me some
Let me make up my mind, I gotta pick me one
Here's another comin' now, it's a mass hysteria

(chorus)
Wild chaotic, peak of my erotic. There's a riot goin' on
People manic, dancin' in a panic. We call it pandemonium
We call it pandemonium

We call it pandemonium

This place is out of control from all the excitement
.... Hey Morris?
Yes?
.... Cool us down
Naw, I don't like Eskimos

I like'em hot with firecracker shakes, a body build that flows
So gigolos like me can work the dance floor
Oh, shake it now
.... Go, Morris!
That's right. You wouldn't happen to have some liniment, would you?
Turn around. - Shake
Lemme look at you. - Shake
Shake it. - Shake

(repeat chorus)
Shake, shake, shake
We call it pandemonium
Shake, shake, shake

Oh, hey, pandemonium. You sing. - Oh, hey, pandemonium!
Oh, drawers shake, pandemonium. Huh? - Drawers shake, pandemonium!
Drawers, they burnin'. - They burnin', they burnin'!
Drawers, they on fire. - Them hot!
Drawers, they burnin'. - They burnin', they burnin'!
Drawers, they on fire. - Oh, is them yo' drawers Morris?
Oh, hey, pandemonium. Y'all sing. - Oh, hey, pandemonium!
Yeah, drawers shake, pandemonium. Yeah. - Drawers shake, pandemonium!

Fellas? - Yeah!
I'm back. - Back!
The aristocratic black. - Black!
My whip ain't got no crack. - Crack!
But we got a hell of a bang. - Got a hell of a bang!

America, I'm back. - Back!
The aristocratic black. - Black!
My whip ain't got no crack. - Crack!
But it got a hell of a bang. - Got a hell of a bang!

Drawers? - Yeah!
I'm back. - Back!
The aristocratic black. - Black!
My whip ain't got no crack. - Crack!
But we got a hell of a bang. - Got a hell of a bang, whoo!

​The Time

The Time grew from the seeds of the Minneapolis music scene in the early 1980’s, galvanized by the creative drive and commercial success of rock-soul juggernaut Prince. The band began as the fruit of a wager Prince made with band leader Morris Day over the song “Partyup” (originally by a band called Enterprise). After the song’s success, Prince agreed to help Morris put together a band.

The nucleus of The Time consisted of drummer Jellybean Johnson, keyboardists Jimmy Jam and Monte Moir, and bassist Terry Lewis, pulled from their local band Flyte Tyme. Guitar demigod Jesse Johnson endeavored to join Prince’s band, but that band didn’t need a guitarist, so he shuffled into The Time’s lineup. Jerome Benton was a promoter from the aforementioned band Enterprise, and was eventually brought on as a comic foil to Morris Day for their stage act.

The band’s debut self-titled album featured two Top 10 R&B hits with “Get It Up” and “Cool.” Their follow-up What Time Is It? delivered an even higher chart peak with “777-9311”. But the band truly hit their stride once featured in Prince’s blockbuster music film Purple Rain. Their songs “Jungle Love” and “The Bird” from the film would become huge R&B and dance hits and propel their third album Ice Cream Castle to #3 on the R&B charts.

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