Biography:
Chubby Checker is the stage name of Ernest Evans (born 3 October 1941), an American singer-songwriter best known for popularizing the dance The Twist with his 1960 song "The Twist". In September 2008, "The Twist" topped Billboard's list of the most popular singles to have appeared in the Hot 100 since its debut in 1958.
He was born in Spring Gulley, SC, USA, and raised in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and attended South Philadelphia High School with Frankie Avalon and Fabian.
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Other songs:
- Birdland
- Dance The Mess Around
- Hey, Bobba Needle
- Hooka Tooka
- Let's Twist Again
- Limbo Rock
- Loddy Lo
- Mashed Potato
- Popeye The Hitchhike
- Reelin' And Rockin'
- The Hucklebuck
- The Twist
- Twistin' Usa
- Birdland The Dance
- Dancin Party
- Do The Freddie
- Do The Mess Around
- Good Good Lovin
- Hey Bobba Needle
- Hucklebuck
- Lazy Elsie Molly
- Lets Limbo Some More
- Lets Twist Again
- Lovely Lovely
- Mashed Potato Time
- Peppermint Twist
- Pony Time
- Popeye The Hitchhiker
- Slow Twistin
- Surf Party
- The Fly
- The Weekends Here
- Twenty Miles
- Twist
- Twist It Up
- Twistin Usa
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The Weekend's Here:Chubby Checker.
#70 on PARKWAY Records on BB Hot 100
in 1964.
INTRO: F Bb (x4)
#1.
F
Yeah, school is out and the weekend's here.
F Bb F
(Hey, hey, the weekend's here.)
F
Wait for the bell..never thought it would ring, yeah.
F Bb F
(Hey, hey, the weekend's here.)
Bb
Well, now you're out..out on the street..
C
the sound of the music's gonna ring in your feet.
F Bb F
Come on, everybody, the weekend's here.
F Bb F
(Hey, hey, the weekend's here.)
#2.
F
Put aside your books your pencils, your erasers.
F Bb F
(Hey, hey, the weekend's here.)
F
The music's got a beat..it's gonna send ya.
F Bb F
(Hey, hey, the weekend's here.)
Bb
The singers are hip..the record's a groove..
C
your turn up in the spotlight is gonna make you
wanna move..
F Bb F
Come on everybody..the weekend's here..(hey, hey, the week.)
BRIDGE:
Dm Bb
The week's so long..never thought it would pass.
G C
Exams are all over..couldn't wait to get out of class.
Dm F F7
So, I could dance..so I could dance..yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
#3.
F
It's Friday night and thing's are goin' strong, yeah.
F Bb F
(Hey, hey, the weekend's here.)
F
Sounds like thunder sweepin' cross the floor, yeah.
F Bb F
(Hey, hey, the weekend's here.)
Bb C
Saturday night, another great dance..come on baby let's
take a chance.
F Bb F
Come on everybody, the weekend's here.
F Bb F
(Hey, hey, the weekend's here.)
OUTRO:
F Bb F
Come on everybody..the weekend's here.
F Bb F
(Hey, hey, the weekend's here.)
F Bb F
Come on everybody..the weekend's here.
F Bb F
(Hey, hey, the weekend's here.)
F Bb F
Come on everybody..the weekend's here.
F Bb F
(Hey, hey, the weekend's here.)..hey! hey!
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
#70 on PARKWAY Records on BB Hot 100
in 1964.
INTRO: F Bb (x4)
#1.
F
Yeah, school is out and the weekend's here.
F Bb F
(Hey, hey, the weekend's here.)
F
Wait for the bell..never thought it would ring, yeah.
F Bb F
(Hey, hey, the weekend's here.)
Bb
Well, now you're out..out on the street..
C
the sound of the music's gonna ring in your feet.
F Bb F
Come on, everybody, the weekend's here.
F Bb F
(Hey, hey, the weekend's here.)
#2.
F
Put aside your books your pencils, your erasers.
F Bb F
(Hey, hey, the weekend's here.)
F
The music's got a beat..it's gonna send ya.
F Bb F
(Hey, hey, the weekend's here.)
Bb
The singers are hip..the record's a groove..
C
your turn up in the spotlight is gonna make you
wanna move..
F Bb F
Come on everybody..the weekend's here..(hey, hey, the week.)
BRIDGE:
Dm Bb
The week's so long..never thought it would pass.
G C
Exams are all over..couldn't wait to get out of class.
Dm F F7
So, I could dance..so I could dance..yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
#3.
F
It's Friday night and thing's are goin' strong, yeah.
F Bb F
(Hey, hey, the weekend's here.)
F
Sounds like thunder sweepin' cross the floor, yeah.
F Bb F
(Hey, hey, the weekend's here.)
Bb C
Saturday night, another great dance..come on baby let's
take a chance.
F Bb F
Come on everybody, the weekend's here.
F Bb F
(Hey, hey, the weekend's here.)
OUTRO:
F Bb F
Come on everybody..the weekend's here.
F Bb F
(Hey, hey, the weekend's here.)
F Bb F
Come on everybody..the weekend's here.
F Bb F
(Hey, hey, the weekend's here.)
F Bb F
Come on everybody..the weekend's here.
F Bb F
(Hey, hey, the weekend's here.)..hey! hey!
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
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