HIGHER GROUND

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

Lyrics Stevie Wonder Music Stevie Wonder, Gerard John & Philip John as TWICE JOHN
Producer Gerard John & Philip John as TWICE JOHN Publisher Gerard John and Philip John as TWICE JOHN
Performance Vox: Robert Tully, Gerard John, Dora Kuluris and Chennai Rhythm Section, Gerard John: Drums, Keys, Percussion, Philip John: Keys and Programming

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