Dancing In The Street - I

Dancing In The Street

Dando prosseguimento as minhas postagens sobre músicas dos anos 60, vou mostrar aquela que é, em minha opinião, a melhor de todas as interpretações já feitas da canção “Dancing In The Street”. No próximo post falo mais da história da canção e seus interpretes.

Agora com vocês: O grupo vocal The Mamas And The Papas!

Tentei encontrar algum vídeo do conjunto The Mamas And The Papas tocando ao vivo. Achei uma apresentação ao vivo no Festival de Monterey, que irei postar em breve, e uma apresentação muito ruim na TV americana (o playback foi mal feito, cortaram a apresentação da banda, etc). O vídeo acima saiu do endereço: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bt7YnNgktU

Callin' out around the world

Are you ready for a brand new beat?

Summer's here and the time is right

For dancin' in the streets

They're dancin' in Chicago

Down in New Orleans

Up in New York City

All we need is music (sweet music)

Sweet music (sweet music)

There'll be music everywhere (everywhere)

There'll be swingin' and swayin' and records playin'

And dancin' in the streets

Oh, it doesn't matter what you wear

Just as long as you are there

So come on, every guy grab a girl

Everywhere around the world

There'll be dancing

They're dancing in the street

This is an invitation

Across the nation

A chance for the folks to meet

There'll be laughin', singin', and music swingin'

And dancin' in the streets

Philadelphia, P.A. (Philadelphia, P.A.)

Baltimore and D.C. now (Baltimore and D.C. now)

Yeah, don't forget the Motor City (Can't forget the Motor City)

All we need is music (sweet music)

Sweet music (sweet music)

There'll be music everywhere (everywhere)

There'll be swingin' and swayin' and records playin'

And dancin' in the street, yeah

Oh, it doesn't matter what you wear

Just as long as you are there

So come on, every guy grasp a girl

Everywhere around the world...

There'll be dancin'

Be dancin' in the streets

Philadelphia, P.A. (Philadelphia, P.A.)

Baltimore and D.C. now (Baltimore and D.C. now)

Can't forget that Motor City (Can't forget the Motor City)

Way down in L.A., California (Way down in L.A., California)

Not to mention Halifax, Nova Scotia (Not to mention, indeed)

And [?] they do that [?] you know (Yes, I know)

Manchester? (And, oh, Amherst, Amherst)

Alexandria? (Virginia, Virginia)

Falls Church (Where's that?)

Ooh, Boyle Heights! (Boyle Heights, never heard of it)