Alright Lyrics – JC Brooks

Song Facts:

• Genre: Funk/Soul
Soundtrack: Featured in the "Shifting Gears:

Artist Info:

The JC Brooks Band are known for their infectious, powerhouse stage presence and performances that often draw from funk, soul, and rock. The lyrical wit and playful use of metaphor in their music stand as a testament to the importance of entertaining. They are a celebrated band known to invoke a feel that is both nostalgically fresh and innovatively new. Usually, the main sound consists of strong vocals, bass lines that are groovy, and rhythm sections that aspire to get the audience really up on their toes, dancing around and feeling the music close to home.

Annotations and Meaning:

"You'll find a sticky paper butterfly net underneath your seat." The lyrics of the song start with this line, which gives a clue to the audience. It sets a light, playful mood through the use of imagination and perhaps clues them to catch the beats like they would butterflies. "We're shooting some bass butter on the dance floor to help you move your hips." Here, the created imagery implies a slimy, groovy bassline on which one would unavoidably move, therefore adding drama to the sensation of the music. "Is there a sexual undertone? I don't know what you mean" - repeated ad infinitum, this line comes out coquettish, almost with the listener, laying down a smirking refusal to the obviously sensuous and ebullient cues that run rife through the lyrics. "Big girls, go and saddle up that funky old swerve, alright." At this point of the song, the empowerment definitely goes out to females of all sizes. There is encouragement for positive body imagery and for them to live and stay in the moment without shame of whomever they are. "This ain't your mama's house baby, don't you know you got to pay to play?" and "Drinking that soylent merlot in the back seat of my Cabriolet, all day"—the first line combines contemporary references with an insouciant, fearless attitude that pits all established order against the resurging lines of this song. The song "Alright" emanates from a joyous celebration that takes the form of lyrics, dance, and unapologetically, the embracing power of the body from the music. It calls for all to release what they have inside their hearts and have fun, thus giving an ambiance of much-welcomed positivity and inclusiveness. To probe again, under any of these underlying tones—be they sexual, body conscious, or otherwise—serves at once to acknowledge and dismiss any of the societal judgments but, instead, focus on the communal and uplifting experience of music and dance.