"That's the Way (I Like It)" is a song that was written by H. W. (KC) Casey and Richard Finch, and recorded and published in 1975 by KC and the Sunshine Band for its second album. This song was considered to be rather risqué at the time because of the obvious meaning behind the title as well as its chorus with multiple "uh-huhs" and its verses.

The song is in natural minor.^[1]

KC and the Sunshine Band version[link]

"That's the Way (I Like It)" became the band's second number-one hit in the Billboard Hot 100, and it is one of the few chart-toppers in history to hit number one on more than one occasion during a one-month period, as it did between November and December 1975. This song topped the American pop chart for one week, and then it was replaced by "Fly, Robin, Fly" by the Silver Convention. "That's the Way (I Like It)" returned to number-one for one more week after "Fly, Robin, Fly" completed three weeks at the top. "That's the Way (I Like It)" also spent one week at number-one in the soul singles chart.^[2]

The song was also an international chart hit, reaching #1 in Canada^[3] and the Netherlands and charting in Australia (#5), Belgium (#2), Germany (#20), Ireland (#17), New Zealand (#12), Norway (#5) and the UK (#21).

Chart performance[link]

KC and the Sunshine Band[link]

Dead or Alive[link]

Other cover versions[link]

• In 1991, That's the Way (I Like It) was covered by post-hardcore band Trenchmouth for the compilation 20 Explosive Dynamic Super Smash Hit Explosions!.
• In 1995, That's the Way (I Like It) was covered by eurodance german project Tears n' Joy for the album Enjoy
• In 1995, That's the Way was covered by Italian eurodance group Double You.
• In 1996, Spin Doctors and Biz Markie covered this song for the soundtrack for the film of the same name.
• In 2004, the band Westlife performed this song live during its Turnaround Tour.
• In 2010, this song was covered by Eytan for the MTV movie Turn the Beat Around.
• In 2011, this song was later sampled by the rapper 50 Cent for his song I Just Wanna (feat. Tony Yayo) for his mixtape The Big 10.

References[link]

• Craig MacInnis, "That's the Way I Like It (The Harry Wayne Casey Story)", Team Power Publishing, 2002, ISBN 2-89568-059-0

External links[link]

• Song lyrics from the band's official website.
• Music Legends Part 1: KC & The Sunshine Band

v t e KC and the Sunshine Band Members Harry Wayne "K.C." Casey Richard Finch Jerome Smith Eugene Timmons Studio albums Do It Good (1974) KC and the Sunshine Band (1975) The Sound of Sunshine (1975) Part 3 (1976) Who Do Ya (Love) (1978) Do You Wanna Go Party (1979) Space Cadet: Solo Flight (1981) The Painter (1981) All in a Night's Work (1982) KC Ten (1984) Oh Yeah! (1993) I'll Be There for You (2001) Yummy (2007) Live albums Get Down Live! (1995) Compilation albums Greatest Hits (1980) The Best of KC and the Sunshine Band (1990) 25th Anniversary Collection (1999) In A Mellow Mood (2005) Singles "Get Down Tonight" "That's the Way (I Like It)" "Rock Your Baby" "(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty" "I'm Your Boogie Man" "Keep It Comin' Love" "Boogie Shoes" "It's the Same Old Song" "Please Don't Go" "Give It Up" Related articles Discography Book · Category

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Sunshine is a disco act whose members include the real-life sisters of singer Donna Summer (her sister Mary Ellen was the lead singer). Their 1978 number one Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play hit "Take It to the Zoo," which was featured on the "Thank God It's Friday" film and soundtrack, was co-written by Summer (with Bruce Sudano and Joe "Bean" Esposito), who also sings background on the track.

Unfortunately the album that was planned, "Sunshine Watching Daddy Dance", was pulled at the last minute. Today, Mary Ellen still sings with her sister Donna when she is on tour. Her other sister, Dara who also toured with Donna, is now living in Atlanta, Georgia.

See also[link]

• List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart
• List of number-one dance hits (United States)

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KC and the Sunshine Band is an American musical group. Founded in 1973 in Miami, Florida, their style has included funk, R&B, and disco. Their most well known songs include the disco hits "That's the Way (I Like It)", "(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty", "I'm Your Boogie Man", "Keep It Comin' Love", "Get Down Tonight", "Give It Up", and "Please Don't Go". They took their name from lead vocalist Harry Wayne Casey's last name ("KC") and the "Sunshine Band" from KC's home state of Florida ('The Sunshine State').

1970s[link]

The group was formed in 1973 by Harry Wayne Casey (KC), a record store employee and part-timer at TK Records in Miami. KC originally called the band KC & The Sunshine Junkanoo Band, as he used studio musicians from TK and a local Junkanoo band called the Miami Junkanoo Band. He was then introduced to Richard Finch, who was doing engineering work on records for TK. This was the beginning of the Casey-Finch musical collaboration. The initial members were just Casey and Finch, but they soon added guitarist Jerome Smith (June 18, 1953 - July 28, 2000^[1]) and drummer Robert Johnson, both TK studio musicians.

The first few songs, "Blow Your Whistle" (September 1973) and "Sound Your Funky Horn" (February 1974), were released as singles, and did well enough on the U.S. R&B chart and overseas that TK wanted a follow up single and album. However, while working on demos for KC & the Sunshine Band the song, "Rock Your Baby" (George McCrae) was created featuring Smith on guitar, and became a number one hit in 51 countries in mid 1974. The band's "Queen of Clubs", which featured uncredited vocals by McCrae, was a hit in the UK, peaking at #7, and they went on tour there in 1975.

With the release of the self titled triple platinum second album KC and the Sunshine Band in 1975 came the group's first major U.S. hit with "Get Down Tonight". It topped the R&B chart in April and the Billboard Hot 100 in August. "That's the Way (I Like It)" also became a number one hit in November 1975 and the group did well at the 1976 Grammy Awards. The 1976 album Part 3 yielded two number one singles: "I'm Your Boogie Man", "(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty" and "Keep It Comin' Love" peaked at number two. Their success lasted until the fifth album; their last chart topping hit was "Please Don't Go" in December 1979, hitting #1 for one week in January 1980, and becoming the first #1 hit of the 1980s. With the explosion of new wave music and the declining popularity of disco, the group explored other styles and changed labels, joining Epic Records in 1980 after TK Records went bankrupt.

1980s[link]

In 1981, the partnership between Finch and Casey came to an acrimonious end. Two years after the release of the previous album, the group released two solo albums with new material, geared toward pop: The Painter and Space Cadet. These albums generated little success, but in 1982, a hit track called "Give It Up" on the album All in a Night's Work (recorded before Casey and Finch split partnership) brought a return to success in the UK, and appeared two years later in the U.S. Top 40. The song was also featured on the band's next album, 1984's KC Ten. Epic Records, however, refused to issue the song as a single due to its prior failure in the U.S. Because of this, a frustrated Casey formed Meca Records, releasing the single himself on this label in a final attempt to garner the song some success in America. It worked, but the album still failed to surpass expectations. This led to the group falling into stasis around 1985 with Casey's retirement.

1990s and beyond[link]

A revival in the interest of disco music in 1991 brought Casey out of retirement. He reformed the group with entirely new members except for the percussionist and began touring once again. Some of the original members of the band are now deceased. The new band has released a large number of compilation albums through Rhino Records, along with some newly recorded material. The album Oh Yeah! was released in 1993 after a ten-year gap between new albums (excluding compilations).

On July 28, 2000, Jerome Smith (rhythm guitar) died accidentally while working as a bulldozer operator.^[2]

In 2001, the band made a brief comeback into the music scene after an eight-year lull with the release of a new album titled I'll Be There For You. The album was praised by critics, but it failed to generate any impact on the charts or in sales. More recently, the group had an appearance in the 2003 remake of the movie The In-Laws.

Several KC/Finch songs have been included in the Dance Dance Revolution series of dance video games. "That's the Way (I Like It)" was included in the original Dance Dance Revolution, "Shake Your Booty" was in Dance Dance Revolution 4thMix and "Get Down Tonight" was in DDRMAX2 Dance Dance Revolution. The song "Keep It Comin' Love" was on the soundtrack of the movie, Blow, about 1970s and 1980s cocaine smuggler George Jung. Additionally, many KC/Finch songs, most frequently "I Get Lifted," have been sampled for hip hop songs. In 2005, "I'm Your Boogie Man", was featured in a rollerskating sequence in the movie, Roll Bounce.

After a lengthy hiatus, Finch re-entered the music industry in 2006, producing numerous Indie artists out of his "Production Kitchen" studios in Ohio, including 2008 "Top 35" contestants from America's Got Talent, The Memphis Rascals who, in addition to original songs, rerecorded the Casey/Finch hit, Boogie Shoes - and Hawthorn, NV band "Nevada" - who, along with Finch were included on the first round submission ballot for the 2010 Grammy Awards. Richard Finch had legal troubles beginning in 2010.

Casey sang "Get Down Tonight" on American Idol on April 22, 2009 and, with his band, performed many of his greatest hits for the IBM Impact Smart SOA Conference on May 6, 2009 at The Venetian, Las Vegas, Nevada.

Discography[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

	Book: KC and the Sunshine Band
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• Official website
• Music Legends Part 1: KC & The Sunshine Band
• Band history at Classicbands.com
• KC and the Sunshine Band at Allmusic

v t e KC and the Sunshine Band Members Harry Wayne "K.C." Casey Richard Finch Jerome Smith Eugene Timmons Studio albums Do It Good (1974) KC and the Sunshine Band (1975) The Sound of Sunshine (1975) Part 3 (1976) Who Do Ya (Love) (1978) Do You Wanna Go Party (1979) Space Cadet: Solo Flight (1981) The Painter (1981) All in a Night's Work (1982) KC Ten (1984) Oh Yeah! (1993) I'll Be There for You (2001) Yummy (2007) Live albums Get Down Live! (1995) Compilation albums Greatest Hits (1980) The Best of KC and the Sunshine Band (1990) 25th Anniversary Collection (1999) In A Mellow Mood (2005) Singles "Get Down Tonight" "That's the Way (I Like It)" "Rock Your Baby" "(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty" "I'm Your Boogie Man" "Keep It Comin' Love" "Boogie Shoes" "It's the Same Old Song" "Please Don't Go" "Give It Up" Related articles Discography Book · Category

"Pon de Floor" is a song by Major Lazer, a collaborative musical project composed of the American DJ Diplo and the British DJ Switch. The single was released in 2009 by Mad Decent and Downtown Records as the second single from Major Lazer's first studio album, Guns Don't Kill People... Lazers Do (2009). The duo wrote the song and produced it with Afrojack, while Vybz Kartel provided its vocals. "Pon de Floor" is a dancehall and funk carioca song and was positively received by music critics. It appeared on the charts in the United Kingdom in 2010, where it reached number 125. Eric Wareheim directed the music video for "Pon de Floor", which shows people dry humping, and incorporates daggering choreography. The song has been sampled in Chiddy Bang's "Shooter" (2009) and Beyoncé Knowles' "Run the World (Girls)" (2011).

Composition[link]

"Pon de Floor" was written and produced by Major Lazer, made up of Diplo and Switch. It features vocals from Vybz Kartel, and Afrojack provided additional production and mixed the song.^[1] "Pon de Floor" is a dancehall^[2] and funk carioca song.^[3] The song uses a rapid marching snare drums beat and synth riffs.^[4][5] Its hook is a chopped-up vocal line,^[6][7] and according to Josh Heller of Drowned in Sound Kartel's input is "laughing and occasionally shouting 'Major Lazer!'".^[8]

Reception[link]

John Bush of Allmusic lauded the production of "Pon de Floor" and named it a tour de force.^[9] NME's Pete Cashmore called the song "shitfacedly loopy",^[3] while Andy Freivogel from Dusted Magazine noted it as one of the best tracks from Guns Don't Kill People... Lazers Do.^[5] "Pon de Floor" is used during the video game DJ Hero 2.^[10] "Pon de Floor" entered the UK Singles Chart of 17 April 2010 at number 187.^[11] It later peaked at number 125.^[12]

Music video and live performance[link]

The music video for "Pon de Floor" was directed by Eric Wareheim, and shows people dry humping against a cartoon background depicting suburbia.^[13] It incorporates daggering choreography.^[14] Ted Maider from Consequence of Sound wrote "This song is already fucking whacked, but the video takes it to a whole other level ... 'Pon de Floor' seems equally as offensive as watching porn on hallucinogenic substances."^[15] Major Lazer performed "Pon de Floor" at the Go! music festival at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore in September 2010.^[16]

Cover versions[link]

"Pon de Floor" was sampled in Chiddy Bang's "Shooter", a song on his mini-mixtape, Air Swell (2010).^[17] In 2011, Beyoncé Knowles released "Run the World (Girls)", which contains a sample of "Pon de Floor".^[18] "Run the World" was produced by Switch and The-Dream, and co-produced by Knowles and Shea Taylor.^[18]

Track listing[link]

Release history[link]

References[link]

Sean "The sexy one " Casey is an American professional wrestler who wrestles on the southeast independent circuit. he is known to prowl around the citys with lots of girls acting like he owns the place. he is very approachable with a little smugness he truly does live his gimmick

Career[link]

Casey began his career in 1995, making appearances in WCW^[1][2] under the names Steve Casey and K.C. Sunshine, but did not become well known till he posed for Playgirl, in 1997. Then in 1998 he wrestled a few matches for WWF, on WWF Shotgun Saturday Night wrestling against the likes of Too Much. Casey then signed a contract with WWF, working in OVW. Then in 2003 he worked a few matches for TNA on TNA Xplosion. In 2005 he regularly worked for Blue Water Championship Wrestling, he also wrestled in Ultimate Championship Wrestling and Ohio Championship Wrestling. He has recently wrestles in Showtime All-Star Wrestling and United states Wrestling Organization in Tennessee.

he had been finishing what may be the tail end of a very successful career doing some ring of honor shows along with ohio valley wrestling also noted to have done playgirl in 2008 for the 2nd time with a full page layout and his name on the cover then dancing with the chippendale for a stint so what most people would call a 20 year good run.

Currently Wrestles for ohio valley wrestling on his 2nd tour and 304 Wrestling based out of Hunington, West Virginia but is seeking to further his association with the promotion and Frontier Elite Wrestling out of Indianapolis, Indiana on a Full Schedule.

In wrestling[link]

• Finishing moves
  • Manblower (Sitout three-quarter facelock jawbreaker)
  • Superdick

• Nicknames
  • "Livewire"
  • "Sexy"

Championships and accomplishments[link]

• 304 Wrestling
  • 304 Championship (2 times)
  • 304 Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Buff Bagwell

• Blue Water Championship Wrestling
  • BWCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[3]

• Frontier Elite Wrestling
  • 2009 Total Elimination Champion(2 time)^[4]
  • FEW Championship (2 time)^[4]

• Heartland Wrestling Association
  • HWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Brian Taylor

• Northern Wrestling Federation
  • NWF Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Chris Harris

• Ohio Championship Wrestling
  • OCW Heavyweight Championship (2 times, first)
  • OCW United States Championship (1 time)

• Ohio Valley Wrestling
  • OVW Light Heavyweight Championship (3 times)^[5]

• Peel's Championship Wrestling
  • PCW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Chris Harris^[6]

• Showtime All-Star Wrestling
  • SAW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Chris Michaels

• Universal Championship Wrestling
  • UCW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

• Vendetta Pro Wrestling
  • Vendetta Pro Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

References[link]

External links[link]

• - Online World of Wrestling Profile
• Sean Casey Bio
• Frontier Elite Wrestling