Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes – Wake Up Everybody
Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes performing Wake Up Everybody.
“Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes – Wake Up Everybody” is a socially conscious and soulful song by the American R&B group Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes. Released in 1975, the track features the distinctive lead vocals of Teddy Pendergrass and addresses pressing social issues of its time. The lyrics call for awareness and action, urging listeners to “wake up” to the challenges facing society, including education, poverty, and inequality. With its powerful message and soul-stirring melody, “Wake Up Everybody” became an anthem for social change, resonating with audiences who appreciated its call to address pressing societal issues.
Musically, the song is characterized by its smooth and soulful arrangement, combining lush orchestration with Teddy Pendergrass’s emotive vocals. The track’s popularity and enduring relevance have solidified its place as one of Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes’ signature songs. “Wake Up Everybody” remains a timeless piece within the R&B and soul genres, celebrated not only for its musical excellence but also for its impactful message advocating for positive social change.
Lyrics:
Wake up everybody no more sleepin in bed
No more backward thinkin time for thinkin ahead
The world has changed so very much
From what it used to be so
There is so much hatred war an’ poverty
Wake up all the teachers time to teach a new way
Maybe then they’ll listen to whatcha have to say
Cause they’re the ones who’s coming up and the world is in their hands
When you teach the children teach em the very best you can
The world won’t get no better if we just let it be
The world won’t get no better we gotta change it yeah, just you and me
Wake up all the doctors make the ol’ people well
They’re the ones who suffer an’ who catch all the hell
But they don’t have so very long before the Judgement Day
So won’tcha make them happy before they pass away
Wake up all the builders time to build a new land
I know we can do it if we all lend a hand
The only thing we have to do is put it in our mind
Surely things will work out they do it every time
The world won’t get no better if we just let it be
The world won’t get no better
We gotta change it yeah, just you and me (yeah, yeah)
Change it, yeah (change it, yeah) just you and me
Change it, yeah (change it, yeah) can’t do it alone
Need some help, y’all (y’all)
Can’t do it alone (can’t do it alone)
Yeah (yeah)
Wake up, everybody
Wake up, everybody
Need a little help, y’all (yes I do)
Need a little help (say it, boy)
Need some help, y’all (uh-huh)
To change the world
From what it used to be
Can’t do it alone
Can’t do it alone
Need some help, yeah
Need some help, yeah
Wake up, everybody
Get up, get up
Get up, get up
Wake up, come on, come on
Wake up, everybody
Teach a new way
Maybe then they’ll listen
To what you have to say
Wake up, everybody
No more sleepin’ in bed
No more backward thinkin’
Time for thinkin’ ahead
Come on
Wake up, everybody
I’m talking about the dope pusher
Stop pushin’ that dope
Dope users
Stop usin’ the dope
Wake up, yeah
False lyin’
False preachin’
False teachin’
Wake up, y’all
Come on
You preachers
Start preachin’ what you teach
Teach the truth
Wake up, preachers
All liars (all liars)
Politicians
Stop lyin’ (stop lyin’)
Why don’t somebody
Help the poor people
Help the babies
You businessmen
Start treatin’ (start treatin’)
Start treatin’ (start treatin’)
Start treatin’ (start treatin’)
Wake up, yeah
Wake up, yeah
Wake up, yeah
Wake up, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Ain’t don’t matter
What race, creed or color
Everybody we need each other
Wake up, everybody
Well, you see
We need
Wake up, everybody
We need
No more sleepin’ in bed
No more backward thinkin’
Time for thinkin’ ahead
Wake up, all you teachers
Time to teach a new way
They’re the ones that suffer
Each and everyday
Teach the children
Teach the babies
Teach the children
Teach the babies
Teach the children
They are the ones who’s coming out
2023 .. this should be played EVERY day. Maybe it’ll sink in one day. Imagine this was composed in the ‘70s and people have still not “gotten” the message!
Baba Teddy Pendergrass what a voice. Wake up Everybody is my favourite self-conscious hit from the Bluenotes. Baba Teddy singing as well as spreading his message. Ase o Ase Baba Teddy Pendergrass and Baba Harold Melvin.
People have forgotten about what the country was like after the Vietnam War finally ended. Our national nightmare had finally ended when this song came out. The country had changed, for better and for worse, after ten years of war. We were shell shocked and it seemed like we had lost our way. The song seemed to be urging us to regroup and refocus once again on what was important and to look ahead to the future with hope. A song with a timeless message.
One of the greatest songs in my generation. Helping to change hatred for others for no other reason but the color of their skin. We did our best to change that. Prejudice is pure evil
Wake up everybody no more sleepin in bed No more backward thinkin time for thinkin ahead The world has changed so very much From what it used to be so There is so much hatred war an' poverty
Wake up all the teachers time to teach a new way Maybe then they'll listen to whatcha have to say Cause they're the ones who's coming up and the world is in their hands When you teach the children teach em the very best you can
The world won't get no better if we just let it be The world won't get no better we gotta change it yeah, just you and me
Wake up all the doctors make the ol' people well They're the ones who suffer an' who catch all the hell But they don't have so very long before the Judgement Day So won'tcha make them happy before they pass away
Wake up all the builders time to build a new land I know we can do it if we all lend a hand The only thing we have to do is put it in our mind Surely things will work out they do it every time
The world won't get no better if we just let it be The world won't get no better We gotta change it yeah, just you and me (yeah, yeah)
Change it, yeah (change it, yeah) just you and me Change it, yeah (change it, yeah) can't do it alone Need some help, y'all (y'all) Can't do it alone (can't do it alone) Yeah (yeah)
Wake up, everybody Wake up, everybody Need a little help, y'all (yes I do) Need a little help (say it, boy) Need some help, y'all (uh-huh) To change the world From what it used to be
Can't do it alone Can't do it alone Need some help, yeah Need some help, yeah
Wake up, everybody Get up, get up Get up, get up Wake up, come on, come on
Wake up, everybody Teach a new way Maybe then they'll listen To what you have to say
Wake up, everybody No more sleepin' in bed No more backward thinkin' Time for thinkin' ahead Come on
Wake up, everybody I'm talking about the dope pusher Stop pushin' that dope Dope users Stop usin' the dope
Wake up, yeah
False lyin' False preachin' False teachin' Wake up, y'all Come on
You preachers Start preachin' what you teach Teach the truth Wake up, preachers
All liars (all liars) Politicians Stop lyin' (stop lyin')
Why don't somebody Help the poor people Help the babies
I think it was Quincy Jones who said; A SONG THAT DOES NOT HAVE A MESSAGE,SHOULD NOT BE CALLED A SONG.THIS SONG WAS RELEASED BY HAROLD MELVIN AND THE BLUE NOTES NOVEMBER 1975,AND THE MESSAGE IS THE SAME TODAY. WAKE UP EVERYBODY.
2023 .. this should be played EVERY day. Maybe it’ll sink in one day. Imagine this was composed in the ‘70s and people have still not “gotten” the message!
Still a great song!
Same feeling I get every time I listen to this song f**** awesome the world needs the love of Jesus right now it is going in the toilet
Sam Nelson brought me here
Glad Harold Melvin fucked over teddy otherwise we would have known who teddy penderas teddy made all the ladies cry thanks Harold
Baba Teddy Pendergrass what a voice.
Wake up Everybody is my favourite self-conscious hit from the Bluenotes.
Baba Teddy singing as well as spreading his message.
Ase o Ase Baba Teddy Pendergrass and Baba Harold Melvin.
People have forgotten about what the country was like after the Vietnam War finally ended. Our national nightmare had finally ended when this song came out. The country had changed, for better and for worse, after ten years of war. We were shell shocked and it seemed like we had lost our way. The song seemed to be urging us to regroup and refocus once again on what was important and to look ahead to the future with hope. A song with a timeless message.
I love this song!
❤❤❤
Every bit as true today as it was 50 years ago. WAKE UP, EVERYBODY.
Never more relevant
This song sends me to a happy relaxed place. Just the best singing ever.
Música e interpretação impecáveis.
Sou super fã desse grupo. Maravilhosos
One of my all-time favorite songs.
Listening in October 2022
I love this song to start my day! Allô merci beaucoup!
Does he say Stop Cheating, stop cheating, stop cheating???
The lyrics page say start treating.
Has this been changed?
Is this newspeak?
Anyone have official lyrics of lp?
One of the greatest songs in my generation. Helping to change hatred for others for no other reason but the color of their skin. We did our best to change that. Prejudice is pure evil
Wake up everybody no more sleepin in bed
No more backward thinkin time for thinkin ahead
The world has changed so very much
From what it used to be so
There is so much hatred war an' poverty
Wake up all the teachers time to teach a new way
Maybe then they'll listen to whatcha have to say
Cause they're the ones who's coming up and the world is in their hands
When you teach the children teach em the very best you can
The world won't get no better if we just let it be
The world won't get no better we gotta change it yeah, just you and me
Wake up all the doctors make the ol' people well
They're the ones who suffer an' who catch all the hell
But they don't have so very long before the Judgement Day
So won'tcha make them happy before they pass away
Wake up all the builders time to build a new land
I know we can do it if we all lend a hand
The only thing we have to do is put it in our mind
Surely things will work out they do it every time
The world won't get no better if we just let it be
The world won't get no better
We gotta change it yeah, just you and me (yeah, yeah)
Change it, yeah (change it, yeah) just you and me
Change it, yeah (change it, yeah) can't do it alone
Need some help, y'all (y'all)
Can't do it alone (can't do it alone)
Yeah (yeah)
Wake up, everybody
Wake up, everybody
Need a little help, y'all (yes I do)
Need a little help (say it, boy)
Need some help, y'all (uh-huh)
To change the world
From what it used to be
Can't do it alone
Can't do it alone
Need some help, yeah
Need some help, yeah
Wake up, everybody
Get up, get up
Get up, get up
Wake up, come on, come on
Wake up, everybody
Teach a new way
Maybe then they'll listen
To what you have to say
Wake up, everybody
No more sleepin' in bed
No more backward thinkin'
Time for thinkin' ahead
Come on
Wake up, everybody
I'm talking about the dope pusher
Stop pushin' that dope
Dope users
Stop usin' the dope
Wake up, yeah
False lyin'
False preachin'
False teachin'
Wake up, y'all
Come on
You preachers
Start preachin' what you teach
Teach the truth
Wake up, preachers
All liars (all liars)
Politicians
Stop lyin' (stop lyin')
Why don't somebody
Help the poor people
Help the babies
You businessmen
Start treatin' (start treatin')
Start treatin' (start treatin')
Start treatin' (start treatin')
Wake up, yeah
Wake up, yeah
Wake up, yeah
Wake up, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Ain't don't matter
What race, creed or color
Everybody we need each other
Wake up, everybody
Well, you see
We need
Wake up, everybody
We need
No more sleepin' in bed
No more backward thinkin'
Time for thinkin' ahead
Wake up, all you teachers
Time to teach a new way
They're the ones that suffer
Each and everyday
Teach the children
Teach the babies
Teach the children
Teach the babies
Teach the children
They are the ones who's coming out
Source: Musixmatch
Songwriters: Carstarphen Victor / Mc Fadden Gene
One of THE BEST prolific songs ever recorded!!! Because the message in the lyrics STILL hold the truth today!! We have gotta WAKE UP!!!
Shame the world doesn't listen
Classic artist don’t make music like this anymore a true gem
Song is ageless fits todays environment awesome song listen too words
Good Way To Start Your Day Listening To This
2021 the song still does it !!! Timeless
Foresaw 2020 with the George Floyd incident, the worsening apostasy in the church and the COVID XIX Pandemic.
I saw them in concert they are my favorite I wish they were coming to Arizona again
David, add 2021!
YOU ARE LOVED…REMEMBER THIS
Stand up. Black people we make it
Classic song
Oh man! This song speaks volumes. Thank you Teddy P., Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff and TSOP.
this mssage still isnt be gettin across today with all this hate
So good
I think it was Quincy Jones who said; A SONG THAT DOES NOT HAVE A MESSAGE,SHOULD NOT BE CALLED A SONG.THIS SONG WAS RELEASED BY HAROLD MELVIN AND THE BLUE NOTES NOVEMBER 1975,AND THE MESSAGE IS THE SAME TODAY.
WAKE UP EVERYBODY.
Play this every morning on the way to my son school 2021
Sooo nice!! Relevant!!