Ripple - The Beat Goes On And On (Salsoul Records 1977)
"The Beat Goes On And On" is a song written by Barry Lee, Brian Sherrer, Floyd Smith, Simon Kenneth Carter, Victor Burks, and Walter Carter. It ranked #13 on the US Dance charts in 1977.
Ripple was an American funk band from Michigan. The group was signed to GRC Records and Salsoul Records in the 1970s, and scored several hit singles, the biggest of which were "I Don't Know What It Is, but It Sure Is Funky" and "The Beat Goes On and On," the latter on Salsoul Records, joined by the Salsoul Orchestra. After moving to Atlanta, Georgia, Wally, Kenny, and Brian restructured the group, adding Victor Burks (keyboards) and Barry Lee (guitar). The group toured extensively around the Southeast, the highlight of which was opening for George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic on their "Mothership Connection" tour. Wally, Kenny, Brian, Victor, and Barry went on to record their seminal album, Sons of the Gods. "The Beat Goes On and On", from that album, became a disco/hustle classic that still receives airplay today.
The signature "oh-la oh-la ay" line from "I Don't Know What It Is, but It Sure Is Funky" was later incorporated into Marcia Griffiths' smash hit, "Electric Boogie (Electric Slide)," along with Kid 'n Play's 1988 hit "Rollin' with Kid 'n Play."
The beat goes on
The beat goes on and on
The beat goes on
The beat goes on and on
Listen to the beat
Get up off your seat
Enhance, enhance
Sweet music
Sweet music
Funky funky music
Funky funky music
The beat goes on
The beat goes on and on
The beat goes on
The beat goes on and on
Listen to the beat
Get up off your seat
Enhance, enhance
Sweet music
Sweet music
Funky funky music
Funky funky music
The beat goes on
The beat goes on and on
The beat goes on
The beat goes on and on