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𝐈𝐭'𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫, 𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐜𝐤---𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐜𝐤---𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐨𝐨𝐝, 𝐛𝐚𝐛𝐲!

Amii Stewart in the music video for her hit disco classic Knock on Wood, 1979. A cover of the #1 Eddie Floyd 1966 Stax classic, the song was also recorded by Otis Redding and Carla Thomas in 1967, David Bowie in 1974, and Cher in 1976. Amii's rendition, however, was the only version to hit #1 in the US, Canada, the UK and Italy and the song was quickly enshrined as a gay club anthem. Knock on Wood earned Amii a Grammy Award nomination for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance at the 22nd Grammy Awards in 1980. Amii's glamorous costume in the video was inspired by legendary 1920s-1930s actress and cabaret entertainer Josephine Baker.