Listen to Detroit Breakdown by The J. Geils Band

Detroit Breakdown

The J. Geils Band

Rock

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Peter Wolf

Vocals

Seth Justman

Keyboards

Danny Klein

Bass Guitar

Stephen Jo Bladd

Stephen Jo Bladd

Vocals

J Geils

Guitar

Magic Dick

Harmonica

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Peter Wolf

Songwriter

Seth Justman

Songwriter

The J. Geils Band

The J. Geils Band

Arranger

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Seth Justman

Producer

Allan Blazek

Engineer

Bill Szymczyk

Producer

Kevin Herron

Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Music is blastin'

We're havin' a ball

Everybody doin' it

Right in the hall

[Verse 2]

Pastor is fallin'

Right on the floor

Tearin' it up

And that's for sure

[Verse 3]

Doin' the Detroit breakdown

Oh, Motor City shakedown

Ah, doin' the Detroit breakdown

I said, the Motor City shakedown

[Verse 4]

Jumpin' toes, and everythin' goes

Hot night, sweatin' right in your clothes

My bittersweet for dancin' feet

Everybody did it, found her right in the street

[Verse 5]

Doin' the Detroit breakdown

I said, the Motor City shakedown

Oh, Detroit breakdown

Hey, the Motor City shakedown

[Verse 6]

I'm losin' touch, I'm feelin' no pain

Everything is headed right down the drain

I'm gettin' crazy

This eye swell

I passed my limit, honey, I don't care

[Verse 7]

Detroit breakdown

Oh, Motor City shakedown

Ah! Detroit breakdown

Oh, Motor City shakedown

Breakdown

[Verse 8]

Yeah!

Come on

Oh, ow!

[Verse 9]

If you're goin' out

Do work and

Don't get caught, baby

By my band

[Verse 10]

Station to station

What you got

I'm gettin' ready, man, to blow my top

And yeah-ah-ah

[Verse 11]

Ah, hat's on my head, and I'm holdin' my cane

Jumpin' up the crazy, I go insane

I got somethin' mean

Stickin' out my pocket

Until you tried it, you better not knock it

[Verse 12]

Doin' the Detroit breakdown

Oh, Motor City shakedown

Yeah! Detroit breakdown

Doin' the Motor City shakedown

Let me hear you, Jerome

[Verse 13]

Detroit breakdown

Yeah-yeah-yeah

I said, the Motor City shakedown

Yeah-yeah-yeah

Oh, Detroit breakdown

Yeah-yeah-yeah

Oh, the Motor City shakedown

[Verse 14]

Come on, baby, now do the Detroit breakdown

Hear it? You're doin' the Motor City shakedown

Lemme see you, baby

And do the Detroit breakdown

Yeah-yeah-yeah

Oh, Motor City shakedown

Yeah-yeah-yeah

[Verse 15]

Shake it, shake it, baby

Yeah!

Oh!

Oh, you're doin' the Detroit breakdown

Yeah-yeah-yeah

Yeah! Motor City shakedown

[Verse 16]

Do the Detroit breakdown

Yeah-yeah-yeah, yeah

Motor City shakedown

Yeah-yeah-yeah

Yeah

[Verse 17]

Doin' it

Ah! You're doin' it

Do it

Ah! Do it

[Verse 18]

Detroit breakdown

Ha, Motor City shakedown

[Verse 19]

Oh, Detroit breakdown

Do it, do it, Motor City

Shake it down

Written by: Peter Wolf, Seth Justman

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