Brick House (song)

Brick House (song)

"Brick House" is a funk/disco song from Commodores' 1977 album "Commodores" and is one of their most popular songs. It peaked at #5 in the U.S. and #32 in the U.K. A brick house is slang for a voluptuous woman. The song describes the benefits of being a "brick house" and the narrator's affection for this particular woman. It was later remade by Rob Zombie, Lionel Richie (of Commodores), and Trina, entitled "Brick House 2003" for release on the soundtrack of Zombie's movie, "House of 1000 Corpses", and later, Zombie's "Past, Present & Future" compilation album.

In pop culture

The song was featured as the opening musical number in the films "Muppets from Space". The song was also the wrestlers' Aaron Stevens, Beth Phoenix, and Shelly Martinez entrance theme while in Ohio Valley Wrestling. The song was also featured in an episode of the "George Lopez" show in which The Commodores (excluding Lionel Richie) make a guest appearance. In the episode the main protagonist (George Lopez as himself)'s mother Bennie Lopez's ex-boyfriend puts their relationship in jeopardy when he abandons her for 40 days of solitude after his ex-girlfriend attempts to take him back. He attempts to win back Bennie's affection by inviting The Commodores to play a song, Bennie incorrectly guesses the song will be "Three Times a Lady" commenting "You really think you'll win me back with 'Three Times a Lady'?" but instead they begin to perform "Brick House", which coincidently describes Bennie's personality. It was also utilized on an episode of "Scrubs".

The song was featured in the game Karaoke Revolution Party. Country-Soul singer Clarence Carter also made his own rendition of the song.


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Brick House — may refer to:Properties in the United States* The Brick House, Louisville, Kentucky * Brick House (Cazenovia, New York), listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in Oneida County, New York * Brick House (Clifford, Virginia),… …   Wikipedia

  • Brick House 2003 — Infobox Single Name = Brick House 2003 Artist = Rob Zombie from Album = House of 1000 Corpses Soundtrack Released = 2003 Format = CD single Recorded = 2003 Genre = Alternative rock, Funk Length = 3:48 Label = Geffen Producer = Rob Zombie Scott… …   Wikipedia

  • Brick — For other uses, see Brick (disambiguation). An old brick wall in English bond laid with alternating courses of headers and stretchers …   Wikipedia

  • House of 1000 Corpses — For the song of the same name, see House of 1000 Corpses (song). House of 1000 Corpses Theatrical release poster Directed by …   Wikipedia

  • Song Yingxing — (Traditional Chinese:宋應星; Simplified Chinese:宋应星; Wade Giles: Sung Ying Hsing; 1587 1666 AD) was a Chinese scientist and encyclopedist who lived during the late Ming Dynasty (1368 1644). He was the author of an encyclopedia that covered a wide… …   Wikipedia

  • Song Dynasty — This article is about the Northern and Southern Song Dynasties. For the Southern Dynasty, see Liu Song Dynasty. Song 宋 ← …   Wikipedia

  • Song of the hoe — Stone hoes from America. The first basalt hoes in the Near East would have looked similar to these …   Wikipedia

  • Dragula (song) — Dragula Single by Rob Zombie from the album Hellbilly Deluxe B side …   Wikipedia

  • Two-Lane Blacktop (song) — Infobox Single Name = Two Lane Blacktop Artist = Rob Zombie from Album = Past, Present Future Released = 2003 Format = CD single Recorded = 2003 at The Chop Shop in Hollywood, CA Genre = Alternative rock Length = 3:02 Label = Geffen Producer =… …   Wikipedia

  • Easy (Commodores song) — Infobox Single Name = Easy Cover size = Caption = Artist = Commodores Album = Commodores A side = B side = Released = March 1977 Format = Recorded = 1977 Genre = Length = 4:15 Label = Motown Writer = Lionel Richie Producer = James Carmichael… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”