Do you wanna dance?

[Hilary]

A revamp of the ole Cliff classic   - vox & piano + 2 harmonies

Do you wanna Dance?

written by Bobby Freeman, performed by Hilary

[alfstone]

Great harmonization work, Hilary...

Alfredo

[Groundy]

Brilliant one Hilary,, Love this version....Better than the originally......well done ...Alex

[dasilvasings]

Interesting. I only knew Del Shannon's version (I thought the song was his), and it is VERY different from yours!
You did a good job (as always) with the harmonies and the piano, but I am heavily biased with Del Shannon's!



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXJiY68A9Hg

[Hilary]

Interesting. I only knew Del Shannon's version (I thought the song was his), and it is VERY different from yours!
You did a good job (as always) with the harmonies and the piano, but I am heavily biased with Del Shannon's!



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXJiY68A9Hg

I've never heard this version but yes it's good. Here's the version I know - I have a confession, I like early Cliff Richard songs  

It was deliberately very different.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWnmn-Nymyc

There's also a reference to The Liver Birds theme tune in there (the speaky bit) from the early 70s . . .

[dasilvasings]

Cool! Until now I only knew 80's Cliff Richard. I have to check his early stuff.
I just discovered 70's Elton John, and I am still amazed! For years I thought Elton John = Nikita 

[Hilary]

Sorry, I just can't stop myself . . .

All songs my mum used to listen to


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmSg8LLkCOY

[64Guitars]

Nice one Hilary.

A revamp of the ole Cliff classic

I only knew Del Shannon's version (I thought the song was his)

It's interesting how the same song can be a hit for different artists in different countries. The version that I'm most familiar with is the original by Bobby Freeman which was a #1 hit in Toronto in 1958 and reached #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 the same year. It's also on the soundtrack for the very popular film "American Graffiti".


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4T6XIBIjKck

Del Shannon's 1964 cover only got to #23 in Toronto. And, surprisingly, it didn't even make the Top 40 on the Billboard charts in his home country. Cliff Richard's cover didn't chart here either.

The Beach Boys covered it in 1965, reaching #14 in Toronto and #12 on Billboard.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSvuRBbIKUs

Finally, Bette Midler's cover was her first Billboard Top 40 hit, peaking at #17 in January 1973, and the first song she ever recorded, according to the intro of this 1997 performance:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1voODFTB_dg

[Burtog]

the link for this one doesnt show up on my ipad? will visit again on the pc and listen!

[64Guitars]

the link for this one doesnt show up on my ipad? will visit again on the pc and listen!

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