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Fediverse Marks Annual 'Earth, Wind & Fire Day' on September 21

A poster recounts the disputed origin of the song's 'ba-dee-ya' lyric

6 Sep 21 7:16 AM · 2d ago · 8 posts · 1 source · development 6 of 7

One post shared an anecdote about songwriter Allee Willis questioning bandleader Maurice White over the song's famously nonsensical chorus line.

“What the f*** does ‘ba-dee-ya’ mean? We’re going to change ‘ba-dee-ya’ to real words, right?”

Allee Willis (as quoted in post)

Earth, Wind & Fire Band behind the song "September"Maurice White Earth, Wind & Fire co-founder, co-wrote "September"Allee Willis Songwriter who co-wrote "September"Fediverse and social media users Collective participants in the annual tradition

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Peak 7 pieces in two hours at Sep 21, 9 AM; 37 pieces over 6 days (37 posts) Sep 18, 1 AM — 1 piece · 1 post — Mastodon 1Sep 18, 3 AM — quietSep 18, 5 AM — quietSep 18, 7 AM — quietSep 18, 9 AM — quietSep 18, 11 AM — quietSep 18, 1 PM — quietSep 18, 3 PM — quietSep 18, 5 PM — quietSep 18, 7 PM — quietSep 18, 9 PM — quietSep 18, 11 PM — quietSep 19, 1 AM — quietSep 19, 3 AM — quietSep 19, 5 AM — quietSep 19, 7 AM — 1 piece · 1 post — Mastodon 1Sep 19, 9 AM — quietSep 19, 11 AM — quietSep 19, 1 PM — quietSep 19, 3 PM — quietSep 19, 5 PM — quietSep 19, 7 PM — 1 piece · 1 post — Mastodon 1Sep 19, 9 PM — quietSep 19, 11 PM — quietSep 20, 1 AM — quietSep 20, 3 AM — quietSep 20, 5 AM — quietSep 20, 7 AM — quietSep 20, 9 AM — quietSep 20, 11 AM — quietSep 20, 1 PM — quietSep 20, 3 PM — quietSep 20, 5 PM — quietSep 20, 7 PM — quietSep 20, 9 PM — quietSep 20, 11 PM — 1 piece · 1 post — Mastodon 1Sep 21, 1 AM — 4 pieces · 4 posts — Mastodon 2, X 1, Reddit 1Sep 21, 3 AM — 1 piece · 1 post — Mastodon 1Sep 21, 5 AM — 4 pieces · 4 posts — Mastodon 4Sep 21, 7 AM — 6 pieces · 6 posts — Mastodon 6Sep 21, 9 AM — 7 pieces · 7 posts — Mastodon 7Sep 21, 11 AM — 2 pieces · 2 posts — Mastodon 2Sep 21, 1 PM — 1 piece · 1 post — Mastodon 1Sep 21, 3 PM — 2 pieces · 2 posts — Mastodon 2Sep 21, 5 PM — quietSep 21, 7 PM — quietSep 21, 9 PM — 2 pieces · 2 posts — Mastodon 2Sep 21, 11 PM — 1 piece · 1 post — Mastodon 1Sep 22, 1 AM — 1 piece · 1 post — Mastodon 1Sep 22, 3 AM — quietSep 22, 5 AM — quietSep 22, 7 AM — quietSep 22, 9 AM — quietSep 22, 11 AM — 1 piece · 1 post — Bluesky 1Sep 22, 1 PM — quietSep 22, 3 PM — quietSep 22, 5 PM — quietSep 22, 7 PM — quietSep 22, 9 PM — quietSep 22, 11 PM — quietYesterday, 1 AM — quietYesterday, 3 AM — 1 piece · 1 post — Mastodon 1Yesterday, 5 AM — quietYesterday, 7 AM — quietYesterday, 9 AM — quietYesterday, 11 AM — quietYesterday, 1 PM — quietYesterday, 3 PM — quietYesterday, 5 PM — quietYesterday, 7 PM — quietYesterday, 9 PM — quietYesterday, 11 PM — quietToday, 1 AM — quietToday, 3 AM — quietToday, 5 AM — quiet 123–567
1A fediverse user previews "September"…2More users share the song in the run-up…3–5A wave of short "it's time" posts spreads…6A poster recounts the disputed origin of…
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