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ココスのランチ。配膳ロボが停止する時にカップのソースが溢れてフライがビチャビチャになるから、スタビライザーを付けてほしい。

店内でEarth, Wind & Fireの名曲『September』のインストが流れてるけど、今はOctober・・・

Fantasy: Leonid & Friends [EW&F cover]

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Every man has a place In his heart, there's a space And the world can't erase his fantasies Take a ride in the sky On our ship, fantasize All your dreams will come true right away

And we will live together Until the 12th of never Our voices will ring forever, as one

Every thought is a dream Rushing by in a stream Bringing life to the kingdom of doing Take a ride in the sky On our ship, fantasize All your dreams will come true miles away

Our voices will ring together Until the 12th of never We all will live love forever, as one

Come to see victory In the land called fantasy Loving life, a new degree Bring your mind to everlasting liberty

As one

Come to see victory In a land called fantasy Loving life for you and me To behold, to your soul is ecstasy

You will find (you will find) Other kind (other kind) That has been in search of you Many lives has brought you to Recognize (recognize), it's your life now in review

And as you stay for the play Fantasy has in store for you Glowing light will see you through It's your day, shining day All your dreams come true

Oh-ah-oh-ah-oh-oh As you glide in your stride With the wind as you fly away Give a smile from your lips and say "I am free, yes, I'm free, now I'm on my way"

Come to see victory In a land called fantasy Loving life for you and me To behold to your soul is ecstasy

September has come. Kids are back in school, summer is ending, and on the 21st we will celebrate one of Tumblr's favorite arbitrary dates.

And I love celebrating arbitrary dates, but why should Earth Wind & Fire be known only for that one song? They have seven Grammys and eight platinum albums. Their catalog is huge. Surely there's room in this month for more than one song?

So for today, here's "Let's Groove", a #3 Billboard hit from 1981.

Do you remember?

So, fun fact: "September" was the second single off Earth Wind & Fire's 1978 compilation album, The Best of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 1. Wait, why are they releasing a single off a collection of their old songs?

The first single was "Got to Get You into My Life," which they recorded for the Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band movie, as previously mentioned. The movie was released a few months before, so it made sense to put the single here for people who were more into EW&F than the Bee Gees.

But "September" was just a new song they felt like including, and when you're Earth Wind & Fire, you can just do stuff like put a new song on your greatest hits album and have it become your greatest hit ever[1]. That's confidence.

The date has no special meaning. It just sounded good.

On the eve of the big night, my favorite Earth Wind & Fire song: Boogie Wonderland, from 1979's I Am. It's got so much going on! A good beat! Fantastic outfits! Terrible lyrics! Horns!

Basically everything but pyramids and a kalimba.