THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.

916-Earth, Wind & Fire-September.

1978-Number 3 single.

Best Bit-At 0.12.’Ba duda, ba duda,ba duda, badu.’ The songs writer Maurice White said,’Never let the lyric, get in the way of the groove.

‘Earth, Wind & Fire were formed in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., in 1969, by Maurice White (1941-2016,) from the remains of his previous band, ‘Salty Peppers.’ His first studio work was as a session musician at Chess Records, where he played drums on some of their biggest hits, including, ‘Rescue Me,’ for Fontella Bass, and ‘Higher and Higher,’ for Jackie Wilson.’ In 1966 he joined the Ramsey Lewis Trio, where he notably played the drums on ‘Wade in the Water’ (see also best songs 525.)

White co-wrote ‘September’ with fellow band member Al McKay, and Allee Willis (1947-2019,) who had been recommended to White by his brother Vernon. Allee Willis was a prolific songwriter, working with many different artists, she went on to co-write ‘Boogie Wonderland’ (see also best songs 462,) and ‘I’ll Be There For You,’ which was used as the theme song for the sitcom ‘Friends,’

Even though ‘September’ was a massive hit when initially released, I think it is fair to say it has become more and more popular through the years. In 1999 a remix by Phats and Small, took the song back in to the chart, reaching Number 25. and in 2016 EW&F re-recorded the song, with Anna Kendrick, and Justin Timberlake, for the film ‘Trolls.’

‘Do you remember the 21st night of September, love was changing the minds of pretenders.’