Tesla - Stir It Up Lyrics






Ev'rybody wants somethin' for nothin'.
Yeah, they all want it fo free.
These days, now nothin' cost ya somethin'.
No tellin' what it could be.

Never happen if ya never try.
All the nights awake and the tears we've cried
Could fill the seven seas.
So, c'mon, ev'rybody, c'mon, ev'rybody,
We got to give ourselves, got to give ourselves a hand.

And if we feel it's all a mess, yeah, yeah,
Why don't we try a little, try a little lve 'n' tenderness.
If we got more than comes around, yeah, yeah,
Why don't we care a little, share a little.
Sure to come back around. Guitar!

Lately everybody's thinkin'
Me, my, only I thinkin' for me.
Here lately, everbody's talkin', baby.
But we all know that talk is cheap.
We can make it happen if we make a try.

All the nights awake and the tears we've cried
Could fill the seven seas.
So, c'mon, ev'rybody, c'mon, ev'rybody,
We gotta give ourselves, gotta give ourselves a hand, yeah.

And before it falls apart, yeah, yeah,
Why don't we live a little, give a little, straight from the heart.
And if this old world gets ya down, yeah, yeah,
You gotta pick it up and toss it in the air, kick it all around. Kick it!

I don't even know how I wanna say, but I know what I wanna say.
Do you know where I'm comin' from?
As the bass plays on, and still the guitars strum,
While the Colonel beats the drum, so the whole band plays along,
And the whole world sings a song, yeah,
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

And before it falls apart, yeah, yeah,
Live a little, give a little, straight from the heart.
If this whole world gets ya down, yeah, yeah,
You gotta pick it up and toss it in the air. Kick it all around.
And if you don't like the way the music plays, the way it sounds,
Hop back in the kitchen, change it all around.

Stir it up, baby. Stir it up, baby, stir it up,
Stir it up, stir it up, stir it up,
Stir it up now, stir it up, baby.

Stir it up, baby, stir it up, baby, stir it up,
Stir it up, stir it up, stir it up, stir it up,
Stir it up now, stir it up, baby. And you know:

Nobody gets somethin' for nothin'.
Nobody's gettin' it for free. [Spoken:] But you know
These days now nothin' costs ya somethin', baby.
And-a there ain't no tellin what it could be.

So stir it up, baby, stir it up, baby.
Stir it up, baby, stir it up, baby.
Stir, stir it up, baby, stir it up, baby.
Oh, U B U and I'll be me, and the world will be free.





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  1. J.... B....

    Better than music being offered in 2019!

  2. M.... C....

    Que gran cancion!!!! Tommy Sckeoch era un gran guitarra.

  3. C.... F....

    My fav song by this awesome band. Nice to see it getting far more exposure than it did in era. Psychotic Supper was masterful.

  4. G.... J....

    I learned how to play guitar listening to Tesla records!

  5. N.... S....

    Great Band! \m/

  6. M.... M....

    that's how it is done...

  7. P.... S....

    The song is great and they sound like Aerosmith.

  8. J.... r....

    Sois fabulosos, componiendo y tocando las canciones. Gracias.

  9. G.... F....

    One of the best bands ever!

  10. C.... C....

    TESLA stands the test of time

  11. r.... s....

    My friends in denial ? Can't accept the mitachondriac factor?

    r.... s....

    Wise wabbits wisten too Bad Company

    r.... s....

    after this i gotta play ? there's a light from rocky horror ? They are after me tooooooooooooo

  12. e.... h....

    No Machines No Apologies Best ever Don't De Rock Me!###

  13. T.... W....

    💝💖💝👏👏👏👍👍👍😘😘😘

  14. B.... S....

    Stir it up! Just adds ice, some smoke.🤘

  15. R.... B....

    I think this is one of their more powerful songs. I love this band, always and forever. It gives me chills.

    R.... B....

    Ratacatavious Brown too me myself fabulous

  16. b.... ....

    Still kicking ass!! Today can't wait to hear all the new album!!! See ya all out there!!!

    b.... ....

    Kick it!!!

  17. E.... V....

    🎸 🎶 🎵🎼🎤🎧🏆💞

  18. M.... B....

    TESLAKANA AR

  19. R.... T....

    esta cancio deberia tener mas vistas y muchos mas likes :/

  20. Z.... M....

    Sweet...

  21. t.... v....

    I'll never understand why this band is so underrated. Probably one of the best solid rock bands around. Bar none.

  22. T.... F....

    Awesome killer memories this song brings back

  23. R.... F....

    Simply Tesla...and it's good!!!

  24. j.... h....

    Like a lot ¡¡

  25. B.... G....

    116 sorry ass people dont know what good music is

  26. r.... s....

    Some of us know we are headed for a centifuge? Good vs. evil??You have to belive in some-thing..and it ain't me ?I'm just a pro-tagonistic >..seer??????????????????

  27. A.... B....

    I love, love, love Tesla. They bring so much joy to my life.

  28. r.... s....

    I'm a sorry bitch for sayin it but ?Why should men let women like CARRIE HATTCHET NATION ? let us tell us what we can do or not???FUCK CARRIE HARRIOT NATION?

  29. F.... T....

    Billy Shehan TOcando bateria? XD

  30. S.... M....

    I am very fortunate to have met Tesla in Austin Texas after a show at LaZona Rosa. The show was awesome. The guys were awesome. I saw in 2016 and we just got a little older but still rocked the house. Tesla is one of my all time favorites. Keep rocken

  31. A.... S....

    Oct. 5th Irving Tx... Cant wait... ✌

  32. S.... H....

    these s
    days Nuthin cost u sumpthin

  33. M.... D....

    tesla 4l life 4 ever

  34. M.... D....

    Tesla 4life

  35. H.... D....

    Tesla my favorite

  36. G.... F....

    Psychotic Supper, what a great album!!!

  37. P.... M....

    just beautiful rock n roll, when bands used to play instruments 😉😎

  38. J.... M....

    Saw Tesla numerous times loved this show the best

  39. D.... F....

    THANK GOD FOR TESLA.....enough said!!

  40. F.... E....

    Katherine Stronge, how is it possible that Tesla and The Black Crowes were in competition with each other? Tesla formed in 1981 and Tommy Skeoch joined in 1984. The Black Crowes formed in 1989. People were confusing The Black Crowes with Counting Crows so TBC kind of rode CountingCrow's, Mr. Jones, shirt tails, into the public eye.

    F.... E....

    The Black Crowes didn't ride Counting Crows' shirt tails! Not even sure how you think that... I like Counting Crows, but they do NOT even possess 1% of the talent and soul that The Black Crowes do! TBC released "Hard to Handle" and "She Talks to Angels" in 1990 and started to be a success at that point! Counting Crows didn't really come into the public eye until 1994 when they released "Mr. Jones" as a single. Those bands are in completely different ball parks!

  41. T.... S....

    Watching a video You Tube is still free but the internet is not only at the library

  42. P.... D....

    spread my word.

  43. P.... D....

    5 buck charity ride,  1 buck chopper raffle, free concert, ride bikes with jeff keith, free concert, god what can b better. free food , beer? , Please I need someone to take me in my car. u have to drive. scared , have reasons. anyways oct 15th.  plus its very close to jeffs birthday. xoxo.

  44. J.... D....

    Tesla is Definitely the pride of Sac Town and a class act. I have been a fan since the very first album in 1986. 30 years and still rockin strong. Thanks for the great music guys.

    J.... D....

    Jeffrey Dooley Sac town proud. Been a fan from the very beginning. Oasis Ballroom City Kid days

    J.... D....

    I grew up in Sactown! 37 years ! I no longer live there but I love these guys.

  45. P.... C....

    With The Black Crowes the Best bands coming in the early 90's. Always thought Tesla was far superior than many alternative bands from that time. Nowadays I hear their albums (especially Psychotic S and Bust a Nut) and they sound more fresh, aggresive and melodic than Foo Fighters.

    P.... C....

    Paco Chuquiure far better musicians than the foo fighters and far more soulful and genuine

    P.... C....

    Rocknroll jimi To me that is like comparing "apples and shrimp" it just dont work...

    P.... C....

    Paco Chuquiure Foo Fighters are as simple as it gets technically. 3 guitarists all playing the exact same chord or 2 for 3 to 5 minutes. Maybe 3 chords.

    P.... C....

    adam brown dont get me wrong. My observation is not based around technicality or virtuosity (i also like punk, hardcore, etc) but related to musical gravitas and resonance beyond the years. I dont know maybe we should wait 25 years to see the relevance of the Foo's material.

    P.... C....

    Tesla is superior to foo fighters in every way

  46. N.... M....

    Psychotic Supper is one of those few albums i can entirely listen to without skipping a song

  47. T.... P....

    The shows were small so they were intimate with the audience ....such great shows and good times with great friends.... You can use. Your imagination for the rest of those details lol...I am sworn to secrecy.....All I will say is anytime they are near I will be there with the best people I know❣❣❣❣

  48. J.... J....

    I have always loved you, I lost my Brother last December 15-2015 He went to All your concerts with my sister's🙋💜🍀💋😄🌷✌Good Luck guys lot's of luck and love😃

  49. T.... P....

    These guys rock!! Seen them 3 times, get a chance again oh yeah I be there. Gor some great stories with these boys!!

    T.... P....

    do tell!

  50. C.... S....

    awesome group and their still together....can't wait to see them this week in Texas

  51. l.... p....

    love this song

  52. J.... A....

    Awesome Song This REBIRTH ✊ ✊ ✌ 😈

  53. K.... S....

    tesla are awesome they just came along at the wrong time the only hit rock songs that charted were ballads at that time and they were competing with back crowes for sound and there monster album but go see them every summer and spring they tour usually opening for def leppard and stx or another band sometime I get ucky and its just tesla and def leppard and they play together ill see them 2 times this summer

  54. a.... ....

    BUCKET LIST MUST : SEE THESE GUYS LIVE !! Been there...done that twice !!

  55. A.... ....

    Love Tesla!! 😀

  56. P.... A....

    one of my fave band !

  57. C.... ....

    Loved these guys since Mechanical Resonance was introduced to these young Australian ears way back in the day.
    Just loved Troy Lucketta as a drummer, one of the greatest groovemen that ever rode a drum riser.

    C.... ....

    Underated drummer for sure!

    C.... ....

    He's the best 😊

  58. R.... P....

    just love all there songs... One of the best bands ever...

    R.... P....

    Yes they are cant wait their new one

    R.... P....

    Truly. Jeff Keith has a beautiful soul. So hard to find people like him.

  59. B.... M....

    City Kid still kicking ass!!!

    NO MACHINES!!!!!!!!!

    B.... M....

    Brian Mull you know they nicked that from Queen right? Still a great band though! 32 years later and still a fan

  60. T.... G....

    I saw TESLA at Piere's in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Night club venue....OMG!!!!! Loved it!!!! One of my favorite, all-time bands!!!!

  61. A.... B....

    Just a small example of why Tesla has been my fave band for 25+ years. Truly a special band beyond comparison 💕

  62. M.... C....

    SO consistent over so many years. An American classic band of the first order.

  63. M.... ....

    great way to start my day

  64. �.... ....

    Rock on to Tesla people. Get some Sacramento spirit. Cheers from Justin. Cheers from Sacramento, California baby.

  65. b.... r....

    I'm one of the fortunate that Seen them live I'm from Kansas in Wichita the Kansas Coliseum yay.... I know I know don't judge me even though I'm from Kansas they rocked the Kansas Coliseum man AWESOME
    show!!!! I love them always have always will..

    b.... r....

    A memory of a lifetime!😎

    b.... r....

    HELL YEAH!! I do have some mixed emotions about Tesla. my cousin whom was actually my BESTIE😊 & more like a sis, her & I went to a concert together. .he'll we were best friends basically did everything together. Unfortunately I lost her this March 😢 so now when I listen to Tesla I think of her and makes me sad but I still love them and I will continue to listen to them in memory of her for the rest of my life!!!

    b.... r....

    Sorry for your loss. Time will heal but I know nothing much helps at times. Me and my best friend David discovered Tesla together when we were teenagers. Love them just as much now. They are the kind of band that can really stir you emotionally at times🎼🎶🎸

    b.... r....

    Yeap!! That's funny you say you guys discover as teens, well so did her & I😁. I like your lol music notes, that's cool. As a matter of fact I'm listening to TESLA as we speak!! I started when I got Ur 1st reply. YouTube mix! Brings back some memories! GOOD TIMES MAN

    b.... r....

    Lil not lol sorry

  66. R.... E....

    Such a great band! Seen them in '95 in Colorado Springs, Co. at the Springs Civic Center. What an awesome show!

  67. R.... M....

    Tesla, always and forever a favorite band. Seen them twice House Of Blues Orlando. OUTSTANDING band. period

  68. L.... K....

    I love this song.

  69. J.... A....

    new world 9

  70. r.... ....

    I've been to Sacramento a few times. They have got a good Ikea there and the state fair goes off once a year and then there is Tesla.

  71. d.... h....

    These guys are so amazing. They're just gettin better as they age.

  72. S.... B....

    From PSYCHOTIC SUPPER 1991 ...I believe this was Custer's last stand . . .everybody was pretty much disappearing by then..RIP Good old TESLA 1986 - 1992 . . .RIP STEVE CLARK!!! THis album was dedicated to Steve. .  . .RIP all you crazy metal heads 80s!!!!

  73. G.... H....

    Dallas & Memphis were fantastic years ago! Can't wait to see Tesla on homeground in Hot Springs!

  74. j.... ....

    One of the best sounding live shows I ever heard!

    j.... ....

    Seen them three times this was my favorite tour Firehouse opened up

  75. l.... g....

    Mvy bueno

  76. L.... R....

    Wow, laying here listening to tesla. Nice voice, music :-)))

  77. L.... v....

    Stir it up!!!!!

    L.... v....

    probably my favorite song from this album

  78. J.... S....

    T____________T <3

    J.... S....

    rock d f n cats balls offfffffffff !!!!!!!!!!

  79. J.... k....

    Tesla, such a powerful,emotive band, that always had a message.
    They put a lot of today's alleged bands to shame.

    J.... k....

    I get chills listening to them, especially this song. I love Arkansas men, they have a way about them and Jeff Keith is no exception.

  80. J.... R....

    I have seen Tesla 9 times live... I have seen many of other bands... but straight up no BS, Jeff Keith's vocal's were spot on, every time... And let me tell you... If you haven't heard Jell Keith's vocal's at 10k watts... you have yet to live... I saw Aerosmith twice... both times Steve Tyler was so drunk he couldn't finish... I even saw them a third time... and Kenny Wayne Shepherd blew them away... and he opened. Tesla or Sofa King ... or whatever you can see Jeff Keith singing with... Do it... A PBR drinking son of gun that will bring you to ya knees like it should be... Rock on!!!

  81. L.... G....

    Jeff Keith is so fucking hot it doesn't matter what he sings! He still sounds very sexy & the song is sweet too.

    L.... G....

    te he he he...isn't he though? I feel the same way....I hope his wife doesn't mind...no harm meant but he really is hot!! It must make her feel proud to be with him which I am sure she is.

    L.... G....

    So in love with Jeff more from the 80s omg yum and 90s . even now still sweet on him .

    L.... G....

    I don't know what it is but I have known several Arkansas men and all of them have something sexy about them. I met a guy from there once and I know there was nothing handsome physically about him but I was extremely attracted to him as a person. He was such a calm, intelligent person you could talk all night too. Religious and superstitious, deep. Truly a old soul.

  82. T.... B....

    Am
    azing voice great sound

  83. B.... L....

    This band is amazing. Jeff Keith is fucking incredible

  84. L.... D....

    @1700austin Dude, check out Aerosmith early Albums (Rocks/Get Your Wing/Toys In The Attic) then songs like "Love In An Elevator/Pink" will make U sick

  85. D.... D....

    In response to 1700austin:Im not trying to step on any toes because you are on the mark in your comment with one exception.And I am surprised, you seem to know rock history fairly well but you missed one important fact,so (for the uninformed,) We all know that OZZY is a Rock Icon, However, Ozzy Osbourns music career dates back to the early 1960s. Before he was just OZZY. He was the lead singer for (I know everyone knows) Black Sabbath. I believe their first album was cut in 1968 as "Black Sabbath". But prior to the Black Sabbath BLACK SABBATH album there was a blues band by the name of "EARTH" which consisted of all the original members of the Famed "Black Sabbath," Lead vocalist: None other than the one and only "OZZY OSBOURN" Teslas success was and still is ongoing.and consisted of eleven albums of which most if not all produced top hits.(1) 1986 Mechanical Resonance (2) 1989 The Great Radio Controversy. (3) 1990 Five Man Acoustical Jam. (4) 1991 Psychotic Supper. (5) 1995 Times Making Changes (6) 2001 The Best Of Tesla. (7) 2004 Into The Now. (8) 2007 Reel To Reel. (9) 2007 Reel To Reel II. (10) 2008 Forever More. (11) 2011 Twisted Wires. To date these are all that I know of.But keep your eyes and ears tuned to the world of ROCK! Because I am positive there is more to come from TESLA! I dont think they will quit any time soon! These guys truly love what they do! And unlike the other "Hair Metal" bands from the 1980s they are still together and still making music! And even though Tommy was replaced with Dave Rude,I believe he still plays a role in TESLAS music!

    D.... D....

    I hope you are correct and they keep going!!

  86. m.... ....

    LOVE ROCKERS ♥ ♥ ♥ Better than the Poofs today, that look in the Mirror More than Me ♥♥♥ REAL MUSIC with meaning ♥♥♥

  87. i.... m....

    la mejor banda de los 80"S

  88. p.... ....

    Um...the hair! Grin.

  89. 1.... ....

    yeh, only a few bands got carried into this decade because they were highly rated and hit mainstream like aerosmith, guns n roses, acdc, ozzy, bon jovi, etc... I guess it's whoever puts out the most songs that become anthems.

  90. M.... K....

    for relaxing,listen to this song ;)

  91. B.... V....

    shit ads mandatory vevo sux

  92. R.... S....

    they were one of the bands of the first live concert I ever went to best time of my life

  93. m.... ....

    Teslas' great; they're definitely one of the best bands from the 80's and one of the few bands from that time that the modern rock radio stations play where I live.

  94. R.... G....

    Yes, definitely agree!

  95. k.... ....

    Wow their great! Glad I got here :)

  96. S.... B....

    im now 44 and still love my walkman and cassete tape with the double A battery!!! RIP Good olde MTV 80s

  97. B.... D....

    YES DEFINITELY

  98. y.... ....

    very nice great

  99. R.... T....

    This song makes me cry. But in positive way. Thank you, Tesla.