Turn The Beat Around

In 1994, the song was recorded by Gloria Estefan for the soundtrack to the film The Specialist. Released as a single, it became a hit reaching #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 and is also featured on Estefan's fourth solo album Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me. She also sang the song as her opening performance in VH1's first ever Divas Live. She also took the song to the top spot on Billboard's Hot Dance Club Play chart, making it her first number-one song on that chart in English in the Autumn of 1994. In 1997, the song was featured the Philippine Basketball Association, Asia first and oldest professional basketball league featured Benjie Paras, Nelson Asaytono, Bal David and others. It was aired on IBC 13 produced by Vintage Sports, a sports-oriented media company in the Philippines.

[Intro] Turn it up, turn it up, turn it upside down Turn it up, turn it up, turn it upside down Turn it up, turn it up, turn it upside down Turn it up, turn it up, turn it upside down [Chorus] Turn the beat around Love to hear the percussion Turn it upside down Love to hear the percussion Love to hear it [Verse 1] Blow horns you sure sound pretty Your violins keep movin' to the nitty gritty When you hear the scratch of the guitars scratchin' Then you'll know that rhythm carries all the action, so Woah yeah [Chorus] Turn the beat around Love to hear the percussion Turn it upside down Love to hear the percussion Love to hear it Turn the beat around Love to hear the percussion Turn it upside down Love to hear the percussion Love to hear it [Verse 2] Flute player play your flute 'cause I know that you want to get your thing off But you see I've made up my mind about it It's got to be the rhythm, no doubt about it, woah woah 'Cause when the guitar player start playing With the syncopated rhythm, with the scratch, scratch, scratch Makes me wanna move my body yeah, yeah, yeah And when the drummer starts beating that beat He nails that beat with the syncopated rhythm With the rat, tat, tat, tat, tat, tat on the drums, hey [Chorus] Turn the beat around Love to hear the percussion Turn it upside down Love to hear the percussion Love to hear it Love to hear it Love to hear it Love to hear it [Interlude] Turn it up, turn it up, turn it upside down Turn it up, turn it up, turn it upside down Turn it up, turn it up, turn it upside down Turn it up, turn it up, turn it upside down [Chorus] Turn the beat around Love to hear the percussion Turn it upside down Love to hear the percussion Love to hear it