"On Our Own" performed by Bobby Brown
[ Lyrics | Music Video | Live Performances ]
Lyrics
(written by L.A. Reid, Babyface, Darryl Simmons)
If you want something done, you gotta do it yourself
Yeah, I think this is gonna be another one of those funky ones
Heart, soul, hit, hit, dance
If I was you
And you were me
You'd wanna be winning
If you want something better
You're gonna wanna give your all
Cause I believe
So much as we
You know I'm not kidding
If you feel the same as me y'all
You're gonna wanna take the ball
chorus:
Now I found out that nothing is given
Don't know where the cards may fall
All I know is that we've gotta get it
We've gotta make it on our own
Well I guess we're gonna have to take control
Oh! Oh! Whoa! Oh!
If it's up to us, we've got to take it home
Oh! Oh! Whoa! Oh!
Now can't you see
That all you need
To be a go-getter
Gotta make your own decisions
Gotta go for what you know
There comes a time
In our lives
You wanna be bigger
You gotta keep, keep on pushing
You gotta learn to take control
chorus
Well I guess we're gonna have to take control
Oh! Oh! Whoa! Oh!
If it's up to us, we've got to take it home
Gotta, gotta take it home
Gotta, gotta, gotta take it home
Heart, soul, hit, hit, dance
Too hot to handle
Too cold to hold
They call the Ghostbusters
And they're in control
Had them throwing a party for a bunch of children
When all the while, the slime was under the building
So they packed up, regrouped, got a grip, camera quick
Grabbed their proton packs on their backs and they split
Found out about Vigo
The master of evil
Try to battle my boys
That's not legal
Oh! Oh! Whoa! Oh!
They're in control
Oh! Oh! Whoa! Oh!
Hit, hit, ya know it
Oh! Oh! Whoa! Oh!
I said they're in control
Oh! Oh! Whoa! Oh!
Hit, hit, ya know it
Oh! Oh! Whoa! Oh!
Hit, hit, ya know it
Oh! Oh! Whoa! Oh!
Well I guess we're gonna have to take control
We got, we got, we got
We got, we got, we got
If it's up to us, we've got to take it home
Too hot to handle
Too cold to hold
They are the Ghostbusters
And they're in control
Well I guess we're gonna have to take control
Gotta, gotta take it home
Gotta, gotta take it home
If it's up to us, we've got to take it home
Gotta, gotta take it home
Gotta, gotta, gotta take it home
Oh! Oh! Whoa! Oh!
Owww!
Oh! Oh! Whoa! Oh!
Hit, hit, ya know it
Oh! Oh! Whoa! Oh!
Oh! Oh! Whoa! Oh!
Owww!
Oh! Oh! Whoa! Oh!
Hit, hit, ya know it
Oh! Oh! Whoa! Oh!
Too hot to handle
Too cold to hold
They call the Ghostbusters
And they're in control
Had them throwing a party for a bunch of children
When all the while, the slime was under the building
So they packed up, regrouped, got a grip, camera quick
Grabbed their proton packs on their backs and they split
Found out about Vigo
The master of evil
Try to battle my boys
That's not legal
Well I guess we're gonna have to take control
They're in control
Hit, hit, ya know it
Oh! Oh! Whoa! Oh!
I said they're in control
If it's up to us, we've got to take it home
[fade out]
(Lyrics transcribed entirely by hand and ear by Paul Rudoff)
Music Video
Undoubtedly you've seen this video before, but I'll give you a brief description anyway. This video features footage of Bobby Brown and his dancers plastered all over New York City, on billboards, skyscrapers, newspapers, you name it. Bobby is joined in this footage by other rap and R&B artists in brief sing-along cameos, but I could not tell who they are because the footage is displayed rather small and the shots are quick (Doug E. Fresh might be one of them). All throughout the city we get cameo appearances by many celebrities, such as Rick Moranis, Donald Trump, Christopher Reeve (?), Twiggy (?), Sally Kirkland, Sophie Mutter (?), Iman, The Ramones (?) and New Edition (plus a few that I couldn't identify). Information at the Music Video Database.
[SCREEN SHOTS WILL EVENTUALLY BE PLACED HERE]
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Bobby Brown - On Our Own (Master Tape)
This copy was taken from the master tape given to the tv stations to play on the air. It is completely unaltered, with no credit text or graphic overlays, and has the original MCA & Columbia Pictures copyright notices afterwards. The original video file was provided by YouTube user "DragonsWrath112" (his account is no longer active).
ORIGINAL HIGH QUALITY COPY:
* AVI (Ghostbusters International) - Download (67.5Mb, 4:30, 640x480. Video: DivX 5, 29.97fps. Audio: MPEG Audio Layer 3, 48000Hz, stereo, 224Kbps.)
NOTE: On my 6 year old computer the video played in slow motion and (thus) not in sync at all with the audio. I don't think this is a fault with the video file, but with my computer. Richard from GB International, whi is currently hosting the original file, said "As far as I can tell the audio is in synch with the video. I played it on my iBook G4 which is a little over a year and a half old." (August 7, 2006). So your mileage may vary.
LOWER QUALITY COPIES:
All have since been taken of the net.
Taped from VH1 Classics (from KobraVideos.com)
* Flash (Daily Motion) - Streaming / Download
PLEASE READ: If someone can find the original copy of this file (named "Bobby Brown - On Our Own [Kobra].mpg" as listed here), please upload it to a free file hosting service (such as MegaUpload or QuickSharing) and send me the link so that it can be shared with other Ghostbusters fans. This file would be the second best copy of the video available on the net, and the best one for those people using old computers.
Bobby Brown - Every Little Hit (Megamix)
"On Our Own" is played from 1:32 to 3:25, and two shots at 5:41.
* Windows Media (MySpaceVideoCode) - Streaming / Download (14Mb, 6:12, 320x240)
Live Performances
Ghostbusters copyright © 1984 Columbia Pictures Industries Inc. All rights reserved.