DJ Premier - Back In The Day (Remix) lyrics

[Intro] What we're gonna do right here is go back Way back, back into time Yeah, yeah-yeah {Premier scratching} (Donny Hathaway, Leena Horne) (Miss Aretha, (The Real Thing) James Brown, Billie Holiday) (Stevie Wonder, Gladys Knight, Louis Armstrong) (Minnie Riperton, Otis Redding, Etta James) [Verse One: Christina Aguilera] Back in the day, they used to say Play that song, get it going, and the band played And still today, you hear us say Play that song all night long, Mr. DJ Though times have changed It's still the same We all need a minute to get away So let it go and feel the flow If you've got soul, let the world know We're gonna set the mood (set the mood off right) Gonna go back to an old school groove (go back to an old school groove) Gonna rewind to another time When the originators, innovators were alive, yeah [Hook] Here we say now So break out the Marvin Gaye and Etta James Your Lady Day, and Coltrane Turn up your 45's, bring back to life The sound and vibe of yesterday Open your mind, enjoy the ride Live out tonight and grab that Soul Train Take it back, take it Back in the day, back in the day Oh baby Back in the day, back in the day Won't you take me back? Back in the day, back in the day I'll do it Back in the day, back in the day Oh yeah [DJ Premier talking] Y'all remember back in the day, you dig Ray Charles, Nat King Cole, Miles Davis, Ella Fitzgerald [Verse Two: Christina Aguilera] Yeah Now "Chain Of Fools" and "Respect" Was the anthem of a woman, Aretha said "What's Going On", "Let's Get It On" Such cla**ic songs, don't forget them Though times have changed They still remain my inspiration everyday So give it up for the ones Who came before, opened up that door We're gonna set the mood (we're gonna) (set the mood) Gonna go back to an old school groove (go back) (to an old school groove) Gonna rewind to another time (Rewind) (another time) When the originators, innovators were alive [Verse Three: Termanology] Way back when Five Heartbeats were doing a sig Go and see James Brown he was doing the split Mama, my mama ma-made love to Al Greene Everybody puffing lye no need for Visine In a broke Hundai on Soul Sunday They was cruising along to the Nina Simone Had a little Ray Charles and Louis Armstrong Wild as Rick James he was in his own zone It was known, Bob Marley was made for the rastas While most of the mobsters were banging Sinatra Even high cla** people like lawyers and doctors Had they eyes with haze to the Isaac Hayes I bang Jimi Hendrix out of the Jeep While Premier's on the MP banging a beat I've been in love with Christina since the minute that I seen her No one meaner with the vocal baby she a real singer Let's go! [Hook] [Verse Four: Christina Aguilera] So get up, re-live it Gotta let yourself flow Give up your praise Come celebrate Just get up, get on it Get yourself on the floor Don't back away (don't back away) Come celebrate (gonna celebrate, yeah) [Hook] [Outro] Taking' back in the day, day Back in the day, back in the day Back in the day, back in the day Back in the day, back in the day Back in the day, back in the day Oh baby, I'll do it Oh baby, ohh yeah yeah woah woah yeah