Rise Up - Parachute Club

80's pop song by the Canadian band Parachute Club. Filmed entirely on the streets of Toronto.
The band consisted of Lorraine Segato on vocals and guitar, Lauri Conger on keyboards and vocals, Billy Bryans on drums, Margo Davidson on saxophone and vocals, Julie Masi on percussion and vocals, Steve Webster on bass and Dave Gray on guitar. Their first album was produced by Daniel Lanois. The song "Rise Up" from that album won a Canadian Juno Award for Single of the Year.

Lyrics:

(Rise up rise up)
Oh rise and show your power
(Rise up rise up)
Were dancing into the sun
(Rise up rise up)
It s time for celebration
(Rise up rise up)
Spirits time has come

We want lovin we want laughter again
We want heartbeat
We want madness to end
We want dancin
We wanna run in the streets
We want freedom to live in this peace
We want power
We want to make it ok
Want to be singin at the end of the day
Children to breathe a new life
We want freedom to love who we please

*Chorus
(Rise up rise up)
Oh rise and show your power
(Rise up rise up)
Everybody dance into the sun
(Rise up rise up)
It s time for celebration
(Rise up rise up)
The spirits time has come

Talkin bout the right time to be workin for peace
Wantin all the tension in the world to ease
This tightrope s gotta learn how to bend
We re makin new plans
Gonna start it again

(Repeat chorus)
Rise up now

It s time, it s time, it s time

(Rise up rise up)
Oh rise and show your power
(Rise up rise up)
But dance into the sun
(Rise up rise up)
It s time for a celebration
(Rise up rise up)
Everbody s time has come
Spirits time has come
Spirits time has come

(Rise up rise up)
Oh rise and show your power
(Rise up rise up)
All dance into the sun
(Rise up rise up)
It s time for a celebration
(Rise up rise up)
Everbody s time has come
Spirits time has come
Spirits time has come
(Rise up rise up)
Oh rise and show your power...

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[mommycat25]

This song was sung at his wedding to Oliva and so it is fitting that it was chosen for his funeral....for the beginning of their lives together and the end of it. And the band's video was recorded outside of the Roy Thomson back then. Seems it has come full circle. God bless you Jack Layton and hope you can see all this. Wish I could have met you.

[jwredgirl]

R.I.P. Billy Bryans, Canada has lost another wonderful music man

[ContextEffects]

I didn't recognize the melody when watching the Jack Layton movie, but when looking the song up afterwards I couldn't help but notice the music video looked familiar. I think I recognize it from watching it on TV sometime last summer, a hospital waiting room TV if I recall correctly. (That would explain why I didn't hear it clearly enough to learn the melody!)

[buck tooth]

Jack never died, this character was just killed off

[cher g]

Yup, this song really blows. I wonder why they don't display the rating...?

[mommycat25]

My sincere apologies for the typing error. You must get easily upset judging by your comment - asshole!

[raakone]

Did Michael Jackson cover this? A clip of this song was in "Moonwalker"

[Ronald Maya]

Nice song... this was played in the end of the documentary "Ring of Power II: The Zion King"

[pwiley1]

you've got it all wrong! this is Michael Ignatieffs anthem! long live iggy!

[NBRS01]

Jack Layton lived the spirit of this song. A great Canadian. No one will sing the praises of Emperor Harper. If Jack had been with us, think of the possibilities. Think of what a great nation we could have been. Support the NDP, people. If such beliefs could inspire Jack, it's only going to happen again here.

[Rosanne Gervais]

power (with) to make it ok...Thanks for the Jack Layton quote <3

[lonstar70]

Lexx!