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The Gap Band — You Dropped A Bomb On Me
Album: Gap Band IV
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Released: 1982
Length: 3:34
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You were the girl that changed my world
You were the girl for me
You lit the fuse, I stand accused
You were the first for me
But you turned me out, baby

You dropped a bomb on me, baby
You dropped a bomb on me (But you turned me on, baby)
You dropped a bomb on me, baby
You dropped a bomb on me

You were my thrills, you were my pills
You dropped a bomb on me
You turn me out, you turn me on
You turned me loose, then you turned me wrong

You dropped a bomb on me, baby
You dropped a bomb on me (But you turned me out, baby)
You dropped a bomb on me, baby
You dropped a bomb on me

Just like Adam and Eve, said youd set me free
You took me to the sky, Id never been so high
You were my pills, you were my thrills
You were my hope, baby, you were my smoke
You dropped a bomb, hey, babe

You dropped a bomb on me, baby
You dropped a bomb on me (But you turned me out, baby)
You dropped a bomb on me, baby
You dropped a bomb on me (But you turned me on, baby)

You dropped a bomb on me, baby (Mmm)
You dropped a bomb on me (You dropped a bomb on me, baby)
You dropped a bomb on me, baby
You dropped a bomb on me

We were in motion, felt like an ocean
You were the girl for me
You were the first explosion, turned out to be corrosion
You were the first for me
But you turned me out, baby

You dropped a bomb on me, baby
You dropped a bomb on me (Whoa...whoa...oh...oh...baby)
You dropped a bomb on me, baby
You dropped a bomb on me (I wont forget what you done to me, babe)

You dropped a bomb on me, baby
You dropped a bomb on me
You dropped a bomb on me, baby

You dropped a bomb on me

I-I-I
I-I-I wont forget it
I-I-I
I-I-I wont forget it

You dropped a bomb on me, baby
You dropped a bomb on me
You dropped a bomb on me, baby
You dropped a bomb on me

I-I-I
I-I-I wont forget it
I-I-I
I-I-I wont forget it

You turned me out, you turned me on
And then you dropped me to the ground
You dropped a bomb on me.

You turned me out, you turned me on
And then you dropped me to the ground
You dropped a bomb on me
You turned me out, you turned me on
And then you dropped me to the ground
You dropped a bomb on me

You turned me out, then you turned me on
You dropped a bomb on me
You turned me out, then you turned me on
You dropped a bomb on me

You turned me out, then you turned me on
You dropped a bomb on me
You turned me out, then you turned me on
You dropped a bomb on me

You turned me out, then you turned me on
You dropped a bomb on me
You turned me out, then you turned me on
You dropped a bomb on me

You turned me out, then you turned me on
You dropped a bomb on me
You turned me out, then you turned me on
You dropped a bomb on me
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A roller rink staple! 
Posted 7 months ago by tarbinator    [ Reply ]


LOVE hearing this even on RP. thanks!!
Posted 10 months ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
WOA...someone changed the "internet channel"!

Saw these guys just a few years ago...songs were great but live performance was pretty sloppy.  Still fun though.  Can't complain after 40 years.
Posted 5 years ago by rpdevotee    [ Reply ]
I hated disco in the 70s, and I still hate it.
Posted 5 years ago by nelamvr6    [ Reply ]
Not even campy; just nasty.
Posted 9 years ago by MinMan    [ Reply ]
Now THAT'S eclectic! Didn't see this one coming but I'm glad you picked it. 

Clever follow up to Blondie's Atomic too. 
Posted 9 years ago by Ahnyer_Keester    [ Reply ]
Great choice for the start of New Year's Eve{#Bananajam}{#Dancingbanana_2}{#Bananasplit}
Posted 9 years ago by tgallag    [ Reply ]
This is so cheesy. I love it. And I'm with the previous commenter who asked for Rick James - I have happy memories of hanging out at the beach hearing that song.
Posted 10 years ago by cayenne    [ Reply ]
...
Posted 10 years ago by n4ku    [ Reply ]
all I could hear was "you bet the farm on me" lol!
Posted 10 years ago by jocelynsart    [ Reply ]
Is it over yet?
Posted 10 years ago by BobbyCat    [ Reply ]
On the one hand, this is really bad. On the other hand, it is incredibly funny. 
Posted 10 years ago by westslope    [ Reply ]
I can't believe the low ratings for this song! How can it be?! This is iconic!
Posted 10 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
{#Dancingbanana_2}{#Bananasplit}{#Drummer}{#Bananajam}TY RP
Posted 10 years ago by willmcnaught    [ Reply ]
Wooo! Awesome segue from "Atomic". {#Bananajam}
Posted 10 years ago by nevar23    [ Reply ]
Great song! 8
Posted 10 years ago by sirdroseph    [ Reply ]
Bill,

Please don't tell me its time to look for a new station!! 
Posted 10 years ago by ski19570    [ Reply ]
this has the Sennheisers smoking...
Posted 10 years ago by tulfan    [ Reply ]
What's next? Rick James' "Super Freak"?

No, really, can you play "Super Freak" by Rick James?
Posted 10 years ago by dwlangham    [ Reply ]

I can listen to crap on every other radio station, please not this one too!


Posted 10 years ago by el-pezos    [ Reply ]
Wow, this brings back some great memories of very foggy days and nights when it wasn't foggy outside.
Posted 10 years ago by naumni    [ Reply ]
{#Dancingbanana_2}
Posted 10 years ago by junebaby65    [ Reply ]
 KevinM wrote:
I logged in just to rate this P.O.S. a 1 but saw I already did

 
And I logged in to counter your 1 with a 9 since it had my wife boogeying and smiling.  Yeah, it's silly funk but nothing wrong with that!
Posted 10 years ago by midigitguy    [ Reply ]
I logged in just to rate this P.O.S. a 1 but saw I already did
Posted 10 years ago by KevinM    [ Reply ]
Who needs this?{#Moon}{#Skull}
Posted 10 years ago by schobibuddi    [ Reply ]
Jamiroquai dreamt with this all night before releasing a disc... Gotta luv it.{#Bananapiano}
Posted 10 years ago by aristoteles    [ Reply ]
THIS is the BOMB!
Posted 10 years ago by blue-ice    [ Reply ]
A classic - wow have not heard this in a looooong time.  Fun to revisit - the ladies always love this one (in which case of course I do as well!) {#Devil_pimp}
Posted 10 years ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
FLASHBACK! Nice one. {#Dancingbanana}
Posted 10 years ago by rmsilva    [ Reply ]
Fun stuff! Nice change! 
Posted 11 years ago by daniel_rusk    [ Reply ]
Bill's definitely feeling his Post-Ideological Hegemonic Guilt tonight.
Posted 11 years ago by joelbb    [ Reply ]
 gandalfbmg wrote:
This may be the weirdest comment you're going to get for this song, but... This song always reminds me of my mom.

 
IIRC, Lionel Richie said his inspiration for "Dancing on the Ceiling" was his grandmother.  

But yeah, yours is still weirder.   




: ) 
Posted 11 years ago by hencini    [ Reply ]
LOL
Posted 11 years ago by ycb661    [ Reply ]
Bill you dropped a bomb on us. Brilliant segues. :-)
Posted 11 years ago by bseib    [ Reply ]
Look what Bill found in that old shoe box for a pair of velvet platforms.!

{#Eek}
Posted 11 years ago by MassivRuss    [ Reply ]
Haven't heard this since high school (87ish)... still pretty good. thanks for playing it.
Posted 11 years ago by Hogtownmike    [ Reply ]
 Dancing_banana wrote:
I wonder what the name of this song is?

 
Good question.
Posted 11 years ago by Webfoot    [ Reply ]

This brings back good memories of rollerskating (not rollerblading) in the early 80s.  Good times and a fun song!

 
Posted 11 years ago by DaMoGan    [ Reply ]
Now you done it.......now I know for SURE RP is the epitome of cool. Nuff said. {#Notworthy}
Posted 11 years ago by EarthMama    [ Reply ]
My god, Bill is on fire. 

Might Makes Right --> Breakfast in America --> Political Science --> You Dropped a Bomb on Me

It's a tongue in cheek subversion fest!!  
Posted 11 years ago by hencini    [ Reply ]
This may be the weirdest comment you're going to get for this song, but... This song always reminds me of my mom.
Posted 11 years ago by gandalfbmg    [ Reply ]
Ummmm... please no more.....
Posted 11 years ago by ckcotton    [ Reply ]
SWEET!!!!!!!!!
Posted 11 years ago by Darlington    [ Reply ]
Outstanding!
Posted 11 years ago by Propayne    [ Reply ]
Uh-oh... the Funk has arrived! {#Bananajam}
Posted 15 years ago by nevar23    [ Reply ]
Judging by the picture, I would say their fashion sense is questionable at best.The song? Maybe back in the day it sounded good, but it sure hasn't aged well.
Posted 15 years ago by maroubra    [ Reply ]
true that!
Greenwood, Archer and Pine!

 maryte wrote:
Likely the funkiest thing to *ever* come out of Oklahoma!  {#Dancingbanana}
 


Posted 15 years ago by driver8    [ Reply ]
{#Dancingbanana}{#Dancingbanana_2}{#Bananajam}
Posted 15 years ago by sirdroseph    [ Reply ]
That bomb dropping in the background is seriously freaking my cat Dougal out! {#Cheesygrin}
Posted 15 years ago by Bridieboo    [ Reply ]
the Greenwood, Archer and Pine Street Band aka the Gap Band rocks! I was not even born when they formed, yet I still love this band.



Posted 15 years ago by moonsaura    [ Reply ]
I keep thinking about some record exec thinking hey lets dress this guys up like cowboys and do a bomb song. That will be a hit
Posted 15 years ago by martinc    [ Reply ]
i had forgotten the bomb dropping sound.  with good reason.  this one deserves to stay in the vault for a few more decades{#Dance}
Posted 15 years ago by bodhisattva1031    [ Reply ]
This is such a fun song!  Can't help but start grooving to it.
Posted 15 years ago by Bridieboo    [ Reply ]
Man, this brings me back!
Posted 15 years ago by rjwarwick    [ Reply ]
UUgghh! Not my thing.
Posted 15 years ago by choosybeggar    [ Reply ]
I wonder what the name of this song is?
Posted 15 years ago by Dancing_banana    [ Reply ]
Funky!
Posted 15 years ago by Radio_Dweeb    [ Reply ]
 tomis wrote:
"You dropped Obama me, baby, you dropped Obama me"
 
Yeah,  it just hasn't exploded yet!

O.K. - discuss - talk amongst yourselves.


Posted 15 years ago by mamerjamer    [ Reply ]
This stuff was ground breaking.  This song in particular is very well crafted.  I love the barely audible tremolo organ in the background.  That is a staple of the dance funk(?) music from this era and was emulated by Prince, the Time, and a lot of knock-off bands.  The Gap Band actually made a lot of great music and released a lot of albums, but this is the one that they got the attention for.  They had a few songs that made this one sound tame.

Posted 15 years ago by mamerjamer    [ Reply ]
 andrewmi wrote:
This was probably my favorite song to play in Pep Band way back when, but I don't think I've ever heard the actual version before.

...we rocked it way harder than this.
 

Now that's one Pep Band I would have paid good money to see.

Posted 15 years ago by eddief    [ Reply ]
I thought this smelled of disco...peeuoo...
Posted 15 years ago by glassman    [ Reply ]
Funniest damn song when you are 7 years old, thinking about it in a completely literal sense. {#Flamed}
Posted 15 years ago by MrGreg    [ Reply ]
In the past 2 weeks I have heard some of the most unexpected RP selections.  The kind of songs that make me stop what I'm doing, scratch my head, and check to make sure iTunes didn't skip to a different station.

...and I like it.  Way to keep people guessing, Bill!  Comfort zones are meant to be stepped out of.

Posted 15 years ago by window    [ Reply ]
what the funk?!
Posted 15 years ago by dBdwg    [ Reply ]
It's the falling-bomb whistle effect that really sets it off.

Damn, this is fun.

{#Jump}{#Jump}
Posted 15 years ago by Baby_M    [ Reply ]
Likely the funkiest thing to *ever* come out of Oklahoma!  {#Dancingbanana}
Posted 15 years ago by maryte    [ Reply ]
This was probably my favorite song to play in Pep Band way back when, but I don't think I've ever heard the actual version before.

...we rocked it way harder than this.
Posted 15 years ago by andrewmi    [ Reply ]
SWEET!
Posted 15 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
Woot!
Posted 15 years ago by karen    [ Reply ]
"We want the funk, gotta have the funk! " {#Dancingbanana}
Posted 15 years ago by toterola    [ Reply ]
 Geecheeboy wrote:
Next has to be Clarence Carter singing "Strokin"
 
that would kick ass.


Posted 15 years ago by zipper    [ Reply ]
How about "Brick House" now?
Posted 15 years ago by linden    [ Reply ]
"You dropped Obama me, baby, you dropped Obama me"
Posted 15 years ago by tomis    [ Reply ]
LOVE this song!!!  Thanks for playing it!
Posted 15 years ago by socalhol    [ Reply ]
I was just thinking the same thing.

spiritfla wrote:
why do I appreciate this so much more in 2009?{#Motor} 
 


Posted 15 years ago by Bridieboo    [ Reply ]
Next has to be Clarence Carter singing "Strokin"
Posted 15 years ago by Geecheeboy    [ Reply ]
why do I appreciate this so much more in 2009?{#Motor} 
Posted 15 years ago by spiritfla    [ Reply ]
You Dropped a Bomb is 'da bomb...awesome.
Posted 15 years ago by mellery    [ Reply ]

Got it cranked up!  No one in the adjoining offices today, so I can funk out!
 {#Dancingbanana}


Posted 15 years ago by maryte    [ Reply ]


Hell Yeah!


Posted 16 years ago by randomprime    [ Reply ]
 cc_rider wrote:
Funk it up, baby!

c.
 

We can ALWAYS use more funk!!!
Posted 16 years ago by philbertr    [ Reply ]
I LOVE Bill's sense of humor:

Randy Newman - Political Science
The Gap Band - You Dropped a Bomb on Me
Talking Heads - Life During Wartime
Posted 16 years ago by smilestoomuch    [ Reply ]
AliGator wrote:
I love it! And I loved it back in the day.

me too, sister. {#High-five}
Posted 16 years ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
 SantaFeGrace wrote:


We think alike!   {#Dancingbanana_2}
 

  {#Bananajam} (pretending the banana is playing bass guitar)
Posted 16 years ago by maryte    [ Reply ]
Hey Bill, are you playin' this one for Wall Street today?
{#Skull}
Posted 16 years ago by LongGoneDaddy    [ Reply ]
 maryte wrote:
{#Dancingbanana}{#Dancingbanana}{#Dancingbanana}{#Dancingbanana}{#Dancingbanana}{#Dancingbanana}{#Dancingbanana}{#Dancingbanana}{#Dancingbanana}{#Dancingbanana}{#Dancingbanana}{#Dancingbanana}{#Dancingbanana}
 

We think alike!   {#Dancingbanana_2}
Posted 16 years ago by SantaFeGrace    [ Reply ]
the GAP (Greenwood-Archer-Pine) Band!   Memories of my mom in her Disco phase...can't help but love it!

{#Dancingbanana}{#Smile}{#Dancingbanana}{#Cool}{#Dancingbanana}{#Wink}{#Dancingbanana}

Posted 16 years ago by driver8    [ Reply ]
This was one of my mom's favorite songs when I was growing up, but I haven't heard it in ages... thanks!
Posted 16 years ago by gandalfbmg    [ Reply ]
yes, Yes, YES!!!
Posted 16 years ago by Atlantis    [ Reply ]
I love it! And I loved it back in the day.
Posted 16 years ago by AliGator    [ Reply ]
{#Roflol}{#Dancingbanana}{#Roflol}{#Dancingbanana}{#Roflol}{#Dancingbanana}{#Roflol}
Posted 16 years ago by SantaFeGrace    [ Reply ]
{#Dancingbanana}{#Dancingbanana}{#Dancingbanana}{#Dancingbanana}{#Dancingbanana}{#Dancingbanana}{#Dancingbanana}{#Dancingbanana}{#Dancingbanana}{#Dancingbanana}{#Dancingbanana}{#Dancingbanana}{#Dancingbanana}
Posted 16 years ago by maryte    [ Reply ]
Great follow up to Randy Newman, Bill! I had this song on the first cassette I ever owned, "Hits of 1980" or something like that. from Ktel. Thanks for the walk down memory lane.

Posted 16 years ago by NeuroJoe    [ Reply ]
What fun! Welcome to RP!

I was just trying to "explain" this song to my high schooler — last night! — when it came on the radio in the car. He's going to his school's first "disco dance...." this weekend...

Wait! Is the very next song telling me this *ain't* no disco? ;-)

Posted 16 years ago by ursus    [ Reply ]
 jeffcourtney wrote:
After this set I am almost afraid to turn the news on. Is there something going on out there I don't want to hear about?
 
That is JUST what I was thinking. I looked, the only bomb so far is the wall st bailout.
Posted 16 years ago by siandbeth    [ Reply ]
After this set I am almost afraid to turn the news on. Is there something going on out there I don't want to hear about?
Posted 16 years ago by jeffcourtney    [ Reply ]
OMG! Too funny. I'd completely forgotten about this song.  
Posted 16 years ago by Leslie    [ Reply ]
Somebody is in a GOOD mood today!
Posted 16 years ago by rluking    [ Reply ]
Never in a million years would I have expected this from Bill. I love it!

This was big when I was in H.S: in the morning you could hear that whistle all over the parking lot. I don't miss those days one bit, but I sure like this music. Funk it up, baby!

c.
Posted 16 years ago by cc_rider    [ Reply ]
Classic from a time when musicians played instruments instead of computers to make music, and what a great segue!


Posted 16 years ago by RadioDoc    [ Reply ]
{#Dancingbanana}{#Roflol}{#Wink}
Posted 16 years ago by rowgal    [ Reply ]
something on his mind?
Posted 16 years ago by jchambers64    [ Reply ]
This is too rich and too funny!  Thanks for the continuing wry humor here on RP!

Posted 16 years ago by bairdc    [ Reply ]
hilarious to hear this on RP. reminds me of 8th or 9th grade.
Posted 16 years ago by lily34    [ Reply ]

Yet another reason why Bill is the KING, let me write that again, the KING of the playlist.


Posted 16 years ago by mongoose01ca    [ Reply ]
bad, VERY bad college memories. still funny though.
Posted 16 years ago by daveesh    [ Reply ]
bwahahahahahahahahaha  CLASSIC
Posted 16 years ago by DoctorHooey    [ Reply ]
Hell yeah!
Posted 16 years ago by n4ku    [ Reply ]
OMG. Don't know how I feel about the song, but the segue was tremendous.
Posted 16 years ago by rluking    [ Reply ]