ðə mænhˈæʔn̩ tɹˈænsfɜː wˈʌn ɐ ɡɹˈæmi ɐwˈɔːɹd wɪð ðɛɹ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti nˈaɪn vˈɜːʒən ʌvðə sˈɔŋ, wˌɪtʃ hæd lˈɪɹɪks baɪ dʒˈɑːn hˈɛndɹɪks.
The Manhattan Transfer won a Grammy Award with their 1979 version of the song, which had lyrics by Jon Hendricks.