Well, alright now! On with the show!

Here's another slang word that shows up in alot of songs: "groove"

The Online Etymology Dictionary gives these origins & meanings for 'groove'

c.1400, from O.N. grod "pit," or M.Du. groeve "furrow, ditch," from P.Gmc. *grobo (cf. O.N. grof "brook, river bed," O.H.G. gruoba "ditch," Goth. groba "pit, cave," O.E. græf "ditch"), related to grave (n.). Sense of "long, narrow channel or furrow" is 1659. Meaning "spiral cut in a phonograph record" is from 1902. Fig. sense of "routine" is from 1842, often depreciatory at first, "a rut." Adj. groovy is 1853 in lit. sense of "of a groove;" 1937 in slang sense of "excellent," from jazz slang phrase in the groove (1932) "performing well (without grandstanding)." As teen slang for "wonderful," it dates from 1944; popularized 1960s, out of currency by 1980.

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Clarence Major's 1994 dictionary on African American slang, "Juba to Jive" basically agrees with the above definition. To quote Majors:

groove [noun, verb} {1940s-1959s} in jazz, one's style or manner of playing; any type of excellent music; generally speaking any good feeling or thought.

groovy-{adj} {1930s-1950s} excellent, enjoyable, smart, stylish, alert, [use was] Rare among black speakers after the fifties but popular among white users of slang during the 1960s and after.

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So "groove" led to "goovy" and then to "Groove me" {put me in the groove, meaning "Make me feel good".

See these lyrics to the 1970 hit song, "Groove Me":

Artist: King Floyd Lyrics
Song: Groove Me Lyrics

Uhh! Awww, sookie sookie now!
Hey! Oww, uhh! Come on, baby!
Hey there, Sugar Darlin',
Let me tell you something
Girl, I've been trying to say, now.
You look so sweet,
And you're so doggone fine.
I just can't get you out of my mind.
You've become a sweet taste in my mouth, now.
And I want you to be my spouse,
So that we can live happily, nah-nah,
In a great big ol' roomy house.
And I know you're gonna groove me, baby.
Ahh, yeah, now.
You make me feel good inside.
Come on, and groove me, baby.
I need you to groove me.
Ahhh, yeah, now, now, darling.
Uhh! Come on, come on!
Hey! Uhh!
Hey there, Sugar Darlin',
Come on, give me something
Girl, I've been needing for days.
Yes, I'm good, good loving,
With plenty, plenty hugging.
Ooh, you cute little thang, you.
Girl, between you and me, nah-nah,
We don't need no company.
No other man, no other girl
Can enter into our world,
Not as long as you groove me, baby.
Ahh, come on.
Make me feel good inside.
Come on and groove me, baby.
Move me, baby.
Ahh, sock it to me, mama.
Uhh! Ahh, I like it like that, baby.
Uhh! Groove me, baby! Hey! Uhh!
Groove me, darling!
Come on, come on.
I need you to sock it to me, mama.
Come on and groove me, baby.
Hey! Uhh! Good, God!
It makes me feel so good inside, mama.
Now, come on, come on, and uhh,
Groove me, baby, groove me, baby.
Ahh, sock it to me,
Sock it to me,
Rock it to me.
Come on, come on!
Come on!
And uhh,
Groove me, mama, I want you to
Groove me!

Source: http://www.stlyrics.com/lyrics/swingers/grooveme.htm

Click HERE
for a biography of New Orleans singer King Floyd.

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Click HERE for an online article that includes the word 'groove'.

A small excerpt follows:

it's a Seacoast groove thing

By Alan Chase      July 28, 2004
Analog Method will celebrate the release of their new CD, Night Rider, at Muddy River on Friday, July 30. They might as well be celebrating the whole groove scene, which, in an era of modest audience turnout, draws local crowds time and again for their specialized mix of funk, blues, jazz and soul...

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Though few people are saying "Groovy!" anymore, the word 'groove' is still being used to describe a good 'place' to be musically.

As the use of google or other search engine will easily demonstrate, there are umpteen songs that talk about people having "A Groove Thing" or "gettin their groove on".

So much respect to the old school word "groove".

Live long and prosper!


Azizi