The Five Stairsteps – O-o-h Child

Great seventies soul song from 1970. The Five Stairsteps were formed in Chicago in 1965 and comprised of Burke family members Clarence Jr., James, Aloha, Kenneth and Dennis.

They got their name when their mom noticed that her kids looked like stair steps when stood next to each other according to age. The song peaked #8 in the Billboard 100 and #3 in Canada.

Since Dear Prudence is the B side of the single I’ve included it at the bottom of the page. Very interesting cover of the Beatles song.

Another Guardian of the Galaxy song…

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O-o-h_Child

 

Ooh Child

Ooh-oo child
Things are gonna get easier
Ooh-oo child
Things’ll get brighter
Ooh-oo child
Things are gonna get easier
Ooh-oo child
Things’ll get brighter
Some day, yeah
We’ll get it together and we’ll get it all done
Some day
When your head is much lighter
Some day, yeah
We’ll walk in the rays of a beautiful sun
Some day
When the world is much brighter
Ooh-oo child
Things are gonna be easier
Ooh-oo child
Things’ll get be brighter
Ooh-oo child
Things are gonna be easier
Ooh-oo child
Things’ll get be brighter

Some day, yeah
We’ll get it together and we’ll get it all done
Some day
When your head is much lighter
Some day, yeah
We’ll walk in the rays of a beautiful sun
Some day
When the world is much brighter
Some day, yeah
We’ll get it together and we’ll get it all done
Some day
When your head is much lighter
Some day, yeah
We’ll walk in the rays of a beautiful sun
Some day
When the world is much brighter
Ooh-oo child
Things are gonna get easier
Ooh-oo child
Things’ll get brighter
Ooh-oo child
Things are gonna get easier
Ooh-oo child
Things’ll get brighter
Right now, right now(You just wait and see how things are gonna be)

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Author: Badfinger (Max)

Power Pop fan, Baseball, Beatles, Alternative music, old movies, and tv show fan. Also anything to do with pop culture in the 60s and 70s... I'm also a songwriter, bass and guitar player. Not the slightest bit interested in politics at all.

4 thoughts on “The Five Stairsteps – O-o-h Child”

  2. really good single & their cover of “Dear Prudence” is quite good also, though I like Siouxsie and the Banshees version better if looking for an alternative to The Beatles original

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