I'm going to tell you something about this great song, the only #1 hit for Kool & the Gang, and one of the biggest hits of 1981 and every roller rink since.
This song is a religious song.
That's right. The celebration they speak of was inspired by a Quranic sura.... but a story Christians know well, and that is the one of the creation of Adam. A mild irony here - when the hostages held in Iran returned home in February`1981, this song was the one chosen to be played for them.
I think they made a great choice. It's a happy and celebratory song, even if you miss the religious overtones.
I think they made a great choice. It's a happy and celebratory song, even if you miss the religious overtones.
