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50+ Music<p>"All She Wants to Do Is Dance" is a song written by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DannyKortchmar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DannyKortchmar</span></a> and performed by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DonHenley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonHenley</span></a>, co-lead vocalist and drummer for <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Eagles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Eagles</span></a>. It was released as the second single from Henley's second studio solo album, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BuildingThePerfectBeast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BuildingThePerfectBeast</span></a> (1984), and was Henley's sixth solo single overall. It was one of Henley's most commercially successful singles, peaking at No. 9 on <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Billboard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Billboard</span></a> Hot 100 and also became his third song to top the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/TopRockTracks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TopRockTracks</span></a> chart. <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0m5jp6kRG4" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=f0m5jp6kRG4</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
fc<p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/FortnightFridayMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FortnightFridayMusic</span></a><br>Jan 10 2025<br>The prompt is Zoo</p><p>James Taylor,“Knocking 'Round The Zoo”</p><p>Before <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/JamesTaylor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JamesTaylor</span></a> became THAT guy we all know, he formed a band with now well known studio musician <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/DannyKortchmar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DannyKortchmar</span></a> and two other fellas. In 1966 the band recorded some demo tracks.</p><p>Knocking 'Round The Zoo paints a sardonic picture of his stay as a psychiatric patient at McLean Hospital, complete with a Nurse Ratched-like figure.</p><p>After The Flying Machine fell apart,<br>Taylor went off to England and got signed to <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/TheBeatles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheBeatles</span></a>’ new <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/AppleRecords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AppleRecords</span></a> label, issuing his debut eponymous LP featuring re-recorded versions of Knocking ‘Round the Zoo and several other tracks from those early demos.</p><p>After subsequent hit LPs Sweet Baby James (Fire and Rain) and Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon (You've Got a Friend) the Flying Machine’s recordings were issued as an album credited to James Taylor &amp; The Original Flying Machine.</p><p>I give you both Zoo versions.</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/pc5zg7H0TXo?si=AEU9JL7mopVp18EC&amp;t=116" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/pc5zg7H0TXo?si=AEU9JL</span><span class="invisible">7mopVp18EC&amp;t=116</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGmhNoolIIE" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=lGmhNoolII</span><span class="invisible">E</span></a></p>
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