- Written and originally performed by Lionel Richie and
The Commodores, formed in Tuskegee Alabama
- The original Commodores lineup consisted of Lionel
Richie (born 6/20/49 in Tuskegee, Alabama) on vocals, saxophone, &
piano, Thomas McClary (born 10/6/50 in Eustis, Florida) on lead
guitar, Milan Williams (born 3/28/48 in Okolona, Mississippi, died of
cancer 7/9/2006 in Houston, Texas) on keyboards, William King (born
1/30/49 in Florida) on trumpet, Ronald La Pread (born 9/4/46 in
Alabama) on bass guitar, and Walter (Clyde) Orange (born 12/10/46 in
Florida) on vocals and drums
- One of the best funk / R&B groups of the 70s and
80s, The Commodores racked up a total of 17 Top 40 hits between 1974
and 1985
- Lionel Richie left the group in 1982 to pursue a very
successful solo career
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Brickhouse reached # 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and #4 on the
R&B chart in 1977
- The song is now a classic from the retro 70s, one of
the most recognizable songs from that era
- Brickhouse was the 7th of the band's 17 Top 40 hits
- They have had 25 songs chart in the Billboard Hot
100, and seven songs reach #1 on the Billboard R&B chart
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file will stream to your computer rather quickly assuming you have the
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Song Lyrics - Brickhouse
Ow she's a Brick-house,
She's mighty mighty,
Just lettin' it all hang out
She's a brick-house,
That lady's stacked,
And that's a fact,
Ain't holdin' nothin' back,
Ow she's a brick-house,
Well we're together everybody knows,
This is how the story goes...
She knows she's got everything,
That a woman
needs, to get a man
How can she lose, with such a youth,
Thirty six, twenty four, thirty six,
What a winning hand!
She's a Brick-house,
She's mighty mighty,
Just lettin' it all hang out.
Yea she's a brick-house,
That lady's stacked,
And that's a fact,
Ain't holdin' nothin back,
Oh she's a brick-house,
Yeah she's the one, the only one,
Built like an Amazon
The clothes she wears, her sexy ways,
Makes her, ole man wish,
For younger days yeah yeah
She knows she's built,
And knows how to please.
Sho' nuff can knock a strong man to his knees.
Cause she's a brick-house,
She's mighty
mighty,
Just lettin' it all hang out.
Oh she's a brick-house,
That lady's stacked,
And that's a fact,
Ain't holdin' nothin' back, yeah
Shake it down shake it down
Shake it
down shake it down now
Shake it down, shake it down now,
Shake it down shake it ooo ga ga
Shake it down, shake it down
Shake it down shake it down now
Shake it down, shake it down now,
Shake it down shake it shake it
Brick-House -
Yeah, she's mighty mighty,
Just
letting it all hang out
Ah what a brick-house,
Yeah she's the one, the only one,
Built like an Amazon.
Shake it down, shake it down
Shake it
down shake it down now
Shake it down, shake it down
Shake it down shake it shake it
Shake it down, shake it down
Shake it down shake it down now
Shake it down, shake it down now,
Shake it down shake it shake it
Oh what a Brick-house,
She's mighty mighty,
Just lettin' it all hang out
Yea she's a brick-house,
That lady's stacked, that's the fact,
Ain't holdin' nothin' back,
Owww she's a brick-house
Yea she's the one, the only one,
Built like a Amazon
| Note that the lyrics posted here are those as interpreted
and performed by The Oracle Band, who perform throughout the
Maryland, Virginia, and Washington DC area.
In a few cases we have taken some liberties with the
lyrics to make them more appropriate for tasteful gatherings. Their use
here is intended as an aid for people in selecting music for their wedding
reception or private party, and may not be reproduced for any commercial,
for-profit use. |
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Lionel
Richie/Commodores GOLD
If you're a fan
just getting into the music of Lionel Richie and the Commodores
this is the album for you.
This double CD
has 32 hit songs from the Commodores such as Brickhouse, Easy, and
Too Hot To Trot, to the great work done by Richie as a solo
artist, such as Penny Lover, Dancing on the Ceiling, and All
Night Long
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Motown 1970's
Best Selection
The Commodores,
Thelma Houston, The Temptations, Diana Ross, Smokey
Robinson...these are just some of the artists represented on this
fantastic compilation of Motown hits from the 1970s
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Millennium
Party Funk
Ready for some
great dance music from the 1970s? This is a toe tapping booty
shaking collection of hits that everyone will love to listen and
dance to.
In addition to
Brickhouse, you get Play That Funky Music by Wild Cherry, Atomic
Dog by George Clinton, You Dropped a Bomb on Me by the Gap Band,
and 16 more great funk classics.
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