Songs
Dance Anthem of the 80's
Description
"Dance Anthem of the 80's" is a song originally composed, performed, recorded, and released by Regina Spektor. The song was first performed at Maxwell's in Hoboken, NJ on 2003-02-09. The song would go onto be performed periodically between 2003 and 2006. In 2008, the song was revived for a duet with Reggie Watts at McCarren Park Pool in Brooklyn, NY. A music video for the official recording of "Dance Anthem of the 80's" was posted to MySpace on 2009-05-21 shortly before the song's official release on the LP Far on 2009-06-09. A live performance of the song was recorded and released in 2010 as part of the live LP Live in London.
"Dance Anthem of the 80's" would go onto be performed throughout 2009 and 2010 in support of Far, becoming a regularly featured song until its final performance at the Ra'ananna Amphitheatre on 2017-08-19 in Ra'anana, Israel.
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Lyrics
You are so sweet
Dancing to the beat
There's a meat market down the street
The boys and the girls watch each other eat
You are so sweet, so sweet
Dancing and moving to that beat, that beat
There's a meat market down the street
The boys and girls watch each other eat
The boys and the girls watch each other eat
When they really just wanna watch each other
Sleep
They want to watch, to watch each other
Sleep, sleep sleep
Sleep
They want to watch, to watch each other
Sleep, sleep, sleep
You are so sweet
You are so sweet
I'm walking through the city
Like a drunk, but not
With my slip showing a little
Like a drunk, but not
And I am one of your people
But the cars don't stop
And I am one of your people
But the cars don't stop
And it's been a long time since before I've been touched
Now I'm getting touched all the time
And it's only a matter of whom
And it's only a matter of when
An addiction to hands and feet
There's a meat market down the street
The boys and girls watch each other eat
When they really just wanna watch each other sleep
An addiction to hands and feet
There's a meat market down the street
The boys and girls watch each other eat
When they really just wanna watch each other sleep
Sleep
They want to watch, to watch each other
Sleep, sleep, sleep
They want to watch, to watch each other
Sleep, sleep, sleep
They want to watch, to watch each other
Sleep, sleep, sleep
You are so sweet
You are so sweet
You are so sweet
You are so sweet
Song Facts
Release Status:
Released
Originally By:
Original
Collaborators:
Solo
Alternate Titles:
N/A
Written:
Unknown
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Song Stats
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Last Known Date:
Time Between First Known Date and Last Known Date:
Time Between First and Last Performance:
about 14 years and 6 months
# of Appearances on Official Releases:
2
# of Times Performed Live:
151
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