Story Behind The Song
Original lyrics and Taal Funk influences were the inspiration to the new world beat style
Song Description
A 70's Stevie Wonder classic, reworked and energised with a Southern Indian sound and a vocal technique known as BOL
| Song Length |
4:20 |
Genre |
World - World Beat, Pop - Classic |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Duet Male |
| Mood |
Exultant, Delighted |
Subject |
Excitement, Dance |
| Similar Artists |
Stevie Wonder, Peter Gabriel |
Language |
English |
| Era |
1990 - 1999 |
| |
Lyrics
THIS SONG IS A COVER VERSION OF STEVIE WONDER'S HIGHER GROUND
Additional Lyrics TWICE JOHN (c) 1995
Ah din ah dey, ah din ah dey oh-ho
Ah din ah dey, oh-ho, ah din ah dey oh-ho
Ah din ah dey, oh-ho, ah din ah dey oh-ho
Ah din ah dey, oh-ho, ah din ah dey oh-ho
People keep on learnin?
Soldiers keep on warrin?
World keep on turnin?
Cause it won?t be way too long
Powers keep on lyin?
While your people keep on dyin?
World keep on turnin?
Cause it won?t be way too long
Ah din ah day, ah din ah day oh - ho
I?m so glad he let me try it again
Cause my last time on earth I lived a whole world of sin
I?m so glad that I know more, I knew then
Gonna keep on tryin?
Till I reach the highest ground... alright, till I reach
Higher ground, higher ground, higher ground, higher ground
Ah din ah day, ah din ah day
Ah din ah day, ah din ah day... oh-ho
Teachers keep on teachin?
Preachers keep on preachin?
World keep on turnin?
Cause it won?t be way too long
I?m so glad he let me try it again
Cause my last time on earth I lived a whole world of sin
I?m so glad that I know more than I knew then
Gonna keep on tryin?
Till I reach the highest ground... alright
Till I reach the highest ground...
Till I reach the highest ground...
Till I reach the highest sound...
Till I reach the highest ground... he-he (repeat)
Ah din ah dey, oh-ho, ah din ah dey oh-ho
Ah din ah dey, oh-ho, ah din ah dey oh-ho
Da dinakita dinakita, da dinakita dinakita,
Da dinakita dinakita, da dinakita, dada datikta
Da dinakita dinakita, da dinakita dinakita,
Da dinakita dinakita, da dinakita dinakita, dada datikta dah