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yaramaz · Posted: Tue May 08, 2007 3:50 pm Post subject:

Artist: Martha & The Vandellas Lyrics
Song: Dancing In The Street 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 streets
They're dancin' in Chicago
Down in New Orleans
Up in New York City

All we need is music, sweet music
There'll be music everywhere
There'll be swingin', 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 dancin'
They're dancin' in the street

This is an invitation
Across the nation
A chance for the folks to meet
There'll be laughin' and singin' and music swingin'
And dancin' in the streets

Philadelphia, P.A. (Philadelphia, P.A.)
Baltimore and DC now (Baltimore and DC now)
Yeah don't forget the Motor City (can't forget the Motor City)

All we need is music, sweet music
There'll be music everywhere
There'll be swingin', 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'
They're dancin' in the streets

Philadelphia, P.A. (Philadelphia, P.A.)
Baltimore and DC now (Baltimore and DC now)
Yeah don't forget the Motor City (can't forget the Motor City)
All the way down in L.A. California
Not to mention Halifax Nova Scotia
Manchester
Alexandria, Virginia, Virginia

Lewis Collins' tortoise · Posted: Tue May 08, 2007 7:58 pm Post subject:

What does the 'dancing' mean....anyone know?

yaramaz · Posted: Tue May 08, 2007 8:02 pm Post subject:

Mmmmmm, maybe it refers to dancing? Possibly in the streets? Am not sure because it's not very specific. I believe it is possibly global.

runeman · Joined: 28 Nov 2006 Posts: 124

Dancing might mean - balancing on a dragonfly...?

yaramaz · Posted: Wed May 09, 2007 2:50 am Post subject:

Well, yes, that's one way to look at it.

Lewis Collins' tortoise · Posted: Wed May 09, 2007 6:29 am Post subject:

Mickey Stevenson and Marvin Gaye wrote it in the summer of 1964..
Although probably only initially intended to mean simply "dancing" it soon took on a more important meaning.

One month after the release of the song on the 28 Aug, 1964 a riot erupted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania over police brutality sparking the Columbia Avenue race riots.
The following year in the summer of 1965 in Watts a riot erupted on much the same basis.

the list goes on

every summer...

Hough Riots July 1966, Cleveland, Ohio.

North Omaha riot 5 Jul, 1966, North Omaha, Nebraska.

Newark riots 12 Jul, 1967, Newark, New Jersey.

Plainfield riots 14 Jul, 1967, Plainfield, New Jersey.

12th Street riot 23 Jul, 1967, Detroit, Michigan.

It may not have meant anything other than "dancing" upon release but it soon became a rallying call for the growing civil rights movement....

Now listen to the song again.......is it still about dancing?

Summer's here and the time is right
for dancing in the streets

Dancing in the street
Philadelphia, PA
Baltimore in DC now
Don't forget the motor city

yaramaz · Posted: Wed May 09, 2007 6:33 am Post subject:

Yip, dancin. Tis all about the boogie.

Baba Alex · Joined: 17 Aug 2004 Posts: 2411

http://www.iksv.org/caz/english/

Blonde Readhead, and Antony and the Johnsons * get the feck in * have confirmed + others inc. The Dears, Robert Plant and Brian Ferry.

Baba Alex · Joined: 17 Aug 2004 Posts: 2411

Radar Festival have confirmed The Long Blondes, Kelis and The Magic Numbers

Baba Alex · Joined: 17 Aug 2004 Posts: 2411

STOP THE MOTHERFECKING PRESS

June 6th - Roxy - The Dirty Three

FGT · Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 762 Location: Turkey

And Izmir can offer the following:

Date Performance Venue Ticket (YTL)
June 10,
Sunday
FESTIVAL GALA CONCERT
�AROUND THE WORLD�
GERMAN BRASS
Moderator: Werner HECKMANN
İKSEV Music Museum
* Please call İKSEV for very limited top seats.

June 18, Monday
SOPHOKLES: �ELECTRA�
İZMİR STATE THEATRE
Director: Işıl KASAPOĞLU
Celsus Library
30 YTL.

June 20, Wednesday
B�JART BALLET LAUSANNE
BEST OF B�JART & RUMİ
Choreographer: Maurice B�JART
Culturepark Open-air Theatre
1st section: 100,
2nd section: 60,
3rd section: 30 YTL
* Restricted view seats: 10 YTL.

June 21, Thursday
FESTIVAL @ PLAZA
�HELIOS II - THE SAGA OF THE THOUSAND SUNS�
THE COMPAGNIE MALABAR

�Contemporary Circus and Street Theater� G�ndoğdu Square
Admission free

June 22,
Friday �TRIBUTE TO A. ADNAN SAYGUN�S 100th BIRTH ANNIVERSARY�
ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
Conductor: Gennadi ROZHDESTVENSKY
Programme:
Saygun �Ayin Raksı Op.57�
Beethoven �Symphony No. 4�
*
Brahms �Symphony No. 1�

The Great Theatre, Ephesus
1st section: 100,
2nd section: 40,
3rd section: 20 YTL

June 27, Wednesday
800th BIRTHDAY OF JALAL AL-DIN AL-RUMI
�MEVLANA ULUSES�İ�
İZMİR STATE CLASSICALTURKISH MUSIC CHORUS
Conductor: Dr. Teoman �NALDI
Ala�atı Open-air Theatre, �eşme
1st section: 30,
2nd section: 20 YTL.

9 July,
Monday
ROBIN GIBB of the BEE GEES
With PHILHARMONIA İSTANBUL
�eşme Open-air Theater
1st section: 100,
2nd section: 60,
3rd section: 40,
4th section: 20 YTL.

12 July,
Thursday
�MIKIS THEODORAKIS� POPULAR MUSIC�
POPULAR ORCHESTRA �MIKIS THEODORAKIS�
TRIFONO Voice Ensemble
The Great Theatre, Ephesus
1st section: 100,
2nd section: 60,
3rd section: 30 YTL

14 July, Saturday
SYMPHOJAZZ: THE EVERGREENS OF 20th CENTURY
PHONOGRAPH BIG BAND & STRINGS of ACADEMIC CHAMBER ORCHESTRA MUSICA VIVA
Vocal: Alla SIDOROVA
Conductor: Sergey ZHILIN
Ala�atı Open-air Theatre, �eşme
1st section: 40,
2nd section: 20 YTL.

All performances begin at 9.30 pm.

Baba Alex · Joined: 17 Aug 2004 Posts: 2411

Plus you also have Istanbul's Finest - Proudpiot playing at Bios in Izmir on the 8 June. I shall be there myself.

dmb · Joined: 12 Feb 2003 Posts: 8397

tararu · Joined: 07 May 2006 Posts: 494

Hey Baba, are the tickets on sale yet for the dirty three? I saw them years ago....I think it was at the Big Day Out in Melbourne in '95.

Baba Alex · Joined: 17 Aug 2004 Posts: 2411