Sam Cooke, the King Of Soul, only lived a short life but produced some classic soul records that have stood the test of time. With his mainstream success only lasting for three years before his death in 1964, he still managed to release a series of great songs such as 'Chain Gang', 'A Change Is Gonna Come', 'Wonderful World', 'You Send Me' and this week's song 'Twistin' The Night Away'.
'Twistin' The Night Away' is such a fun track reflecting the popular dance craze of the time, The Twist. Even today you can't help but dance to the song as it's so catchy that it's hard to stay still. This catchiness is probably what made it such a big hit on both sides of the Atlantic.
To this day his music is still covered by musicians, the most recent examply being Colin Meloy from The Decemberists who released a solo EP of Sam Cooke covers.
I believe everyone should have a little Sam Cooke in their lives. I hope you all enjoy the song and I'll catch you all next week!!
Sam Cooke - Twistin' The Night Away
Let me tell you 'bout a place
Somewhere up a New York way
Where the people are so gay
Twistin' the night away...
Here they have a lot of fun
Puttin' trouble on the run
Man, you find the old and young
Twistin' the night away
They're twistin', twistin'
Everybody's feelin' great
They're twistin', twistin'
They're twistin' the night away
Here's a man in evenin' clothes
How he got here, I don't know, but
Man, you oughta see him go
Twistin' the night away...
He's dancin' with the chick in slacks
She's a movin' up and back
Oh man, there ain't nothin' like
Twistin' the night away
They're twistin', twistin'
Everybody's feelin' great
They're twistin', twistin'
They're twistin' the night away
Let's twist a while!
Lean up, lean back
Lean up, lean back
Watusi, now Fly, now Twist
They're twistin' the night away
Here's a fella in blue jeans
Dancin' with a older queen
Who's dolled up in a diamond rings and
Twistin' the night away...
Man, you oughta see her go
Twistin' to the rock and roll
Here you find the young and old
Twistin' the night away
They're twistin', twistin'
Man, everybody's feelin' great
They're twistin', twistin'
They're twistin' the night away
One more time
Lean up, lean back
Lean up, lean back
Watusi, now Fly, now Twist
They're twistin' the night away
No comments:
Post a Comment