I was working on this song when I received the phone call to come back to England. It was going to be the next Milk 'n' Cookies song. The song is meant to be ironic. This was before I realized that irony is a tragic mistake in pop music. At the time of this recording, I disliked dance music. I still won't listen to disco but do enjoy some house music.
lyrics
i'm wishing and hoping for a chance to dance on that show..every day i practice to the radio..at the discos at night i'm so out of sight as i boogie down..and the steps that i take all look so great that i can't figure out ..why the bandstand..they won't let me dance on the bandstand..come and give me a chance man..come on come on come on..i can dance...i'm sitting in the kitchen i'm watching some girl on the tube..and i'm so jealous at the way she can move..as the cameras take shots of all that she's got..i hurt inside..as her feet hit the floor my heart says no more cos i'm starting to cry..so i dreamed that i was on the show..i rated records and gave them zeros cos..they got a good beat you can dance to
credits
from Ian's Radio the Island Records demos,
released February 1, 1977
Copyright Ian North 1976. Performed by Martin Gordon, Robert Simon, Paul Simon
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