daNciNg iN the street - martha reeves aNd vaNdellas

Dancing In The Street
Written by: Ivy Jo Hunter, Marvin Gaye, William Stevenson


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Lyrics:
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 street.
Dancin' in Chicago (dancin' in the street)
Down in New Orleans (dancin' in the street)
In New York City

All we need is music, sweet music,
There'll be music everywhere
There'll be swingin' swayin', and records playin,
Dancin' in the street

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 dancin', they're dancin' in the street.
This is an invitation, across the nation,
A chance for folks to meet.
There'll be laughin' singin', and music swingin'
Dancin' in the street

Philadelphia P.A., Baltimore and D.C now,
Can't forget the motor city

They're dancin', dancin' in the street
Way down in L.A., every day they're dancin' in the street
Lets form a big strong line, and get in time,
We're dancin' in the street.
Across the ocean blue, me and you
We're dancin' in the street

Singers:
1. Martha & The Vandellas (billboard hot 100) July 31, 1964 2. Cilla Black January 25, 1965 3. Brenda Lee February 15, 1965 4. The Kinks March 5, 1965 5. The Walker Brothers December 1965 6. The Wild Ones 1965 7. Petula Clark 1965 8. The Everly Brothers 1965 9. The Rokes 1965 10. Tages July 1966 11. The Mamas and The Papas August 1966 12. The Pleazers November 1966 13. Jackie Lee [3] 1966 14. The JackPots 1966 15. Billy Thorpe & The Aztecs 1966 16. Red Squares 1966 17. Grateful Dead 1970 18. Laura Nyro and LaBelle November 17, 1971 19. Little Richard 1971 20. Love Generation 1973 21. Michael Bolotin 1976 22. Royals [2] 1976 23. Teri DeSario with K.C. October 22, 1979 24. Neil Diamond December 1979 25. Tim Curry 1981 26. Van Halen 1982 27. Black Lace 1984 28. David Bowie & Mick Jagger September 1985 29. Animotion 1985 30. Kingfish 1985 31. Leningrad Cowboys and The Alexandrov Red Army Ensemble 1993 32. Günther Neefs 1996 33. Party Animals 1996 34. Kim Weston 1997 35. The BB Band 1999 36. Jimmy Barnes 2000 37. Atomic Kitten 2001 38. The Power Station 2002 39. Nikki Webster September 29, 2003 40. Dynamo's Rhythm Aces 2003 41. The Charades 2004 42. Sugar Beats 2004 43. René Froger & Maud January 27, 2005 44. Doping Panda February 23, 2005 45. Human Nature October 14, 2006 46. Soul Incision 2006 47. The Condors feat. Miu Sakamoto March 21, 2007 47. Asian Sensation 2009 48. Sandrine December 2, 2010

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