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"September" has a funk groove based on a four-measure pattern that is consistent between verses and choruses, built on a circle of fifths. [7]Written in the key of A major, and using a chord progression written by Earth, Wind & Fire guitarist Al McKay, vocalist Maurice White and songwriter Allee Willis wrote the song over one month.
Before her death, Willis recalled how she told White to change the lyrics “Do you remember/The 21st ‘day’ of September,” asking him to switch the words from “day” to “night ...
In the popular 1978 song "September" by Earth, Wind & Fire, the date is mentioned in the lyric "Do you remember the 21st night of September?" Reference to this date has gained popularity due to the song's spread as an internet meme. [56]
The famous opening line of the popular Earth, Wind & Fire song has inspired social media users to post memes and gifs on Sept. 21 every year. '21st night of September' memes are back: What it ...
The song was covered by the 1960s studio project Marquis of Kensington and released as their third and final single. Australian soft rock group, Dove, issued their version in 1973. [8] Canadian pop duo Gary and Dave had it as a hit in Canada in 1974. [9] Boy band Child covered the song as a B-side for their 1978 single "It's Only Make Believe ...
You can go from a jazzy number that spells out letters (like “L-O-V-E” by Nat King Cole) to a rock hit that breaks down the true meaning of love (like “I Want to Know What Love Is” by ...
The song is used in the 1987 Woody Allen film Radio Days; Allen has stated that the song may be the best American popular song ever written. [11] Milton Berle sang "September Song" when he hosted an infamously bad 1979 episode of Saturday Night Live; producer Lorne Michaels claimed that Berle loaded the audience with friends and family, who ...
The song debuted at No. 55 on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at No. 22 (becoming their highest peaking song since the 2005 hit "Wake Me Up When September Ends", and their second-to-last single to debut on the chart, as after 'Oh Love', all of their subsequent tracks have failed to chart), and No. 81 on the Canadian Hot 100, reaching #15.