Unofficial studio version #1
Yeah girl, now won't you come on out tonight
Little girl, now where the stars will shine real bright
Yeah I gotta get that feeling
Yeah I wanna get that feeling
Whoa back again
Yeah back again
Tonight, yeah there's something here in the air
Tonight, I ain't got money but I don't care
I gotta get that feeling
Yeah I wanna get that feeling
And before the night is through
You gonna get that feeling too
Hold me in your arms and baby take everything
Let the light shine, and if we dare to be
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
Da da da da da da da
Da da da da da da da
Da da da da da da da
Tonight, well there's something in the air
And tonight, yeah we ain't got money but I don't care
Yeah we gotta get that feeling
Yeah we gotta get that feeling
Whoa back again
Whoaaa
Say say say say
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Do do hum do do do
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
Do do hum do do do
Do do hum do do do
Do do hum do do do
Whoaaa yeah
Do do hum do do do
Do do hum do do do
Do do hum do do do
Whoaaa yeah
Do do hum do do do
Prior to the release of The Promise in 2010, two studio takes of GOTTA GET THAT FEELING had been circulating on bootlegs. One was recoded in August 1977 (probably the 12th) at Atlantic Studios in New York City, and another was recoded in September or October 1977 at The Record Plant in New York City. Bootleggers have used the title GET THAT FEELING for this song.
The above lyrics are for the unofficial take recorded at Atlantic Studios. It can be found on The Lost Masters Vol. 2 (Labour Of Love), The Definitive Darkness Outtakes Collection (E. St. Records), and Darkness Outtakes 1978 Vol. 2: The Way (Scorpio) bootlegs.
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GOTTA GET THAT FEELING [Official studio version]