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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Prince
Vocals
Eric Leeds
Saxophone
Susannah Melvoin
Vocals
Greg Brooks
Background Vocals
Jerome Benton
Background Vocals
Lisa Coleman
Keyboards
Wally Safford
Background Vocals
Wendy Melvoin
Electric Guitar
Bobby Z
Electronic Percussion
Dr. Fink
Keyboards
Sheila E.
Percussion
Atlanta Bliss
Trumpet
Jill Jones
Vocals
6,000 wonderful Parisians
Background Vocals
BrownMark
Bass Guitar
Miko Weaver
Lead Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Prince
Arranger
Eric Leeds
Composer
Dr. Fink
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Prince
Producer
COKE JOHNSON
Engineer
Susan Rogers
Engineer
Lyrics
[Intro]
Groove!
Drop out them horns
[Verse 1]
It's going to be a beautiful
It's going to be a beautiful night
You got your world together
Everything's looking alright
Tonight there's no tomorrow
This is going to be the one
(Alright, Paris, we going to see how soulful you are, are you ready?) Tonight we're going to lose our sorrow
Tonight we're going to have some fun (Come on, say it)
[Chorus]
It's going to be a beautiful
It's going to be a beautiful night, oh (Keep singing, y'all)
It's going to be a beautiful
It's going to be a beautiful night, oh (Verse, clap your hands)
[Verse 2]
Little boy got the notion, get some love tonight
Gotta get yo rap in motion, for she out o' sight
Little girl at the party, maybe she'd like to dance
Ring around the rosie (Paris, are you ready?)
Pocket full of chance (Horns, do it)
[Chorus]
It's going to be a beautiful
It's going to be a beautiful night, oh
It's going to be a beautiful
It's going to be a beautiful night, oh (Guitars and drums, groove!)
[Bridge]
They say that there's nothing better
Than sleeping on a rainy day
We could spend the night together
Tell me, baby, what you say?
[Chorus]
It's going to be a beautiful
It's going to be a beautiful night, oh
It's going to be a beautiful
It's going to be a beautiful night, oh
It's going to be a beautiful
It's going to be a beautiful night, oh
It's going to be a beautiful, beautiful night (Sing it)
[Verse 3]
No time for politics, no, we don't want to fight
Everybody get up, it's going to be a beautiful night
No time for sorrow, this is going to be the one
Tonight there's no tomorrow
Tonight we're gonna have some fun
[Chorus]
Say it, y'all
It's going to be a beautiful
It's going to be a beautiful night, oh
It's going to be a beautiful
It's going to be a beautiful night, oh (Two times!)
[Bridge]
We are beautiful, it's going to be a beautiful night
We are beautiful, it's going to be a beautiful night
We are beautiful, it's going to be a beautiful night
We are beautiful, it's going to be a beautiful night
We are beautiful, it's going to be a beautiful night
We are beautiful, it's going to be a beautiful night
We are beautiful, it's going to be a beautiful night
We are beautiful, it's going to be a beautiful night (Paris, say it one more time)
[Chorus]
Say it
It's going to be a beautiful
It's going to be a beautiful night, oh
It's going to be a beautiful (Just the drums)
It's going to be a beautiful night, oh (Just the drums)
[Verse 4]
Everybody get way down, tonight we're going to ball
Tonight we're going to get the bomb, y'all
I'm talking 'bout the Detroit crawl
Everybody in the west, everybody in the east
Paint the man a picture with my chicken grease, get with it
Are you ready, Paris? Soul Clap!
Ah yeah, ah yeah
Give me the bass, give me the bass, one time
[Verse 5]
Said the table to the chair, "You can hardly be aware
How I suffer from the heat and from chilblains on my feet
If we took a little walk, we might have a little talk
Pray let us take the air," said the table to the chair (Can't nobody)
Chair to the table, "Now you know we are not able (Fuck with us)
How foolishly you talk when you know we cannot walk" (Can't nobody)
Said the table with a sigh, "It can do no harm to try (Fuck with us)
I've as many legs as you, why can't we walk on two?" (Said can't nobody)
So they both went slowly down and walked about the town (Fuck with us)
With a cheerful, bumpy sound as they toddled 'round and 'round (Can't nobody)
And everybody cried as they hastened to their side (Fuck with us)
"See the table and the chair have come to take the air!"
(Can't nobody, say it, y'all) But in going down an alley to a castle in the valley
They completely lost their way and wandered all the day
Till to see them safely back, they paid a ducky-quack
And a beetle and a mouse who took them to their house
Then they whispered to each other, "O delightful little brother!
(Can't nobody fuck with us) What a lovely walk we've taken, let us dine on beans and bacon!"
So the ducky and the little brawny mousey and the beetle dined (Say it, y'all)
And danced upon their heads till they toddled to their beds, good God
[Verse 6]
Revolution, baby, way down low
Beautiful night, y'all say it
Beautiful night, y'all say it
Say what a beautiful night, y'all say it
Beautiful night, y'all say it
Come on
Say it
Say it louder, y'all
Say it louder, y'all
Miko, Miko, hit me in the back with funk
[Outro]
Beautiful night, y'all say it
Gon' be a beautiful night, y'all say it
Everybody feeling alright, y'all say it
Going to be a beautiful night, y'all say it
Everybody
Say it
Say it
Get the horns in here
Keep singing y'all
Everybody clap your hands
Everybody clap your hands
Everybody, groove, come on
[Outro]
Confusion
Yeah
Written by: Eric Leeds, Matt Fink, Prince