
I WANNA RIDE
1983 NYC Boogie Funk meets Late 80s New Jack Swing, Sophisticated, High-Energy, Produced by Charlie Wilson. Sample by Pebbles “Mercedes Boy” Tempo: 115 BPM Vocals: Vocals Group Style, Thick layered Smooth soulful Male Lead with powerful Range; Multi-layered Male Group Harmonies for Chorus and Bridges. Instrumentation: Deep slap bass (Music Man style), rhythmic Stratocaster scratches, steady LinnDrum percussion with heavy 2/4 claps, Minimoog synth bass lines, warm analog poly-synths, and melodic Jazzy piano stabs

I WANNA RIDE
1983 NYC Boogie Funk meets Late 80s New Jack Swing, Sophisticated, High-Energy, Produced by Charlie Wilson. Sample by Pebbles “Mercedes Boy” Tempo: 115 BPM Vocals: Vocals Group Style, Thick layered Smooth soulful Male Lead with powerful Range; Multi-layered Male Group Harmonies for Chorus and Bridges. Instrumentation: Deep slap bass (Music Man style), rhythmic Stratocaster scratches, steady LinnDrum percussion with heavy 2/4 claps, Minimoog synth bass lines, warm analog poly-synths, and melodic Jazzy piano stabs
Lyrics
(Extended Section: 8 bars of heavy drum hits, deep Minimoog bass slides, rhythmic Stratocaster scratches, and double synchronized handclaps on every 2 and 4 beat. Brassy synth stabs enter in the last 4 bars.)
[Verse 1: Male Solo]
See you all around
Driving your fancy car
I’ve been trying to find
Just who you are
[Verse 2: Male Solo]
Girl you got it going on
I wish that you were mine
Driving your Mercedes
I just want to get inside
[Pre-Chorus: Building Harmony]
Do you have a lover?
Are you all alone?
Even when you’re driving
Girl, you’re on the phone
[Chorus: Full Group Harmony]
I wanna ride in your love, chocolate fellas
Let’s get together, oh yes
I wanna ride in your love, chocolate fellas
Let’s get together, oh yes (I want to ride!)
[Verse 3: Male Solo]
The city lights are glowing
In your eyes so bright
I’m watching every move
Underneath the neon light
[Verse 4: Male Solo]
You’re moving through the traffic
Like a spirit in the dark
Leaving every heartbeat
With a burning little spark
[Long Instrumental Bridge 1: Funk Breakdown]
(Extended Section: Heavy Slap Bass Solo syncopated with loud, crisp handclaps. Tight Stratocaster "chika-chika" rhythmic scratches. Melodic brass stabs punctuating the groove.)
[Verse 5: Male Solo]
I want to own you
I just want to take a ride
And if the feeling's right
I'll show you that I'm down
[Verse 6: Male Solo]
There’s a rhythm in the engine
A soul within the chrome
I’m waiting for the moment
To take the long way home
[Pre-Chorus: Building Harmony]
Do you have a lover?
Are you all alone?
Even when you’re driving
Girl, you’re on the phone
[Chorus: Full Group Harmony]
I wanna ride in your love, chocolate fellas
Let’s get together, oh yes
I wanna ride in your love, chocolate fellas
Let’s get together, oh yes
[Long Instrumental Bridge 2: Jazzy Jam]
(Extended Section: Complex, melodic Jazzy Synthesizer and Grand Piano solo. Melodic Jazz-Funk chords over a driving Boogie groove. Minimoog lead lines weaving through the percussion and heavy claps.)
[Verse 7: Male Solo]
The mirror shows a vision
Of a life we haven’t known
A seat right there beside you
So you’re never on your own
[Verse 8: Male Solo]
So let the gears keep turning
Until the break of day
I’ve got so much to tell you
Before you drive away
[Bridge 2: High Energy Harmony]
I wanna ride! (Let’s get together)
Oh, I need to ride! (Give it to me, girl)
Just you and me, in the heat of the night!
[Final Chorus: Full Group Harmony]
I wanna ride in your love, chocolate fellas
Let’s get together, oh yes (Maximum Handclaps)
I wanna ride in your love, chocolate fellas
Let’s get together, oh yes
[Outro: Full Group Harmony]
I wanna ride... (Keep it smooth)
In your love... (Yeah, yeah)
(Fading with steady handclaps, rhythmic guitar scratches, melodic Jazzy piano flourishes, and an abrupt funky bass stop)
