12 - 12 - 12

As this year begins I am reminded that I will not see a 12 - 12 - 12 again in my life but the numbers tell this is a special year - "a once in a lifetime" - a year in which we must do good things.

Back in 1975 Teddy Pendergrass, then with Harold Melvin and the Bluenotes, in their album tiltled the same as the title track, gave us the famous hit "Wake Up Everybody". The R&B song was written by John Whitehead, Gene McFadden, and Victor Carstarphen. The lyrics popped into my mind this New Year's weekend.

As we all make our resolutions and plans for 12 - 12 - 12  "Wake Up Everybody" is good inspiration -

"Wake up everybody no more sleepin in bed
No more backward thinkin time for thinkin ahead
The world has changed so very much
From what it used to be so
there is so much hatred war an' poverty

...

The world won't get no better if we just let it be
The world won't get no better we gotta change it yeah, just you and me"



The lyrics in full can be found following the link -  http://www.lyricsdepot.com/harold-melvin-the-blue-notes/wake-up-everybody.html .

For now Happy New Year and good wishes for an auspicious 2012.