Let’s Take A Ride…..LIVE!!!

[Full band slams in, crowd erupts instantly, lead crying and whining through the groove, backgrounds answering every line, horns screaming, drums snapping, everyone in sync, high-energy call-and-response chorus explosion.]

[ENTIRE BAND DROPS IN, LEAD WHINING]

[Crowd: SCREAMING, CLAPPING, BOUNCING ON 2 & 4]

[Lead runs to the edge of the stage, eyes closed, mic gripping, already whining before the words land]

[Lead crying, sliding into the note:]

[Backgrounds soaring, stacked harmony:]

[Backgrounds call back, swelling:]

[Drummer adds crashes, crowd screams louder]

[Lead: higher register, desperate whine:]

[Lead: melting into the pocket:]

[Backgrounds rolling the syllables:]

[Bass walks up, horns answer, crowd losing it]

[Lead breathy, intimate, crying:]

[Lead: stretching the phrase, milking it]

[Backgrounds warm, wrapping:]

[Band hits a stop, then SLAMS back in harder]

[Lead full chest, gospel whine, roof-raiser:]

[Lead: resolving, emotional, straight to the soul:]

[Crowd singing it now, hands up, lights swaying, band riding the groove like a runaway train.]