One of the most roughly emotional tunes by the B-52’s. Cindy Wilson’s singing, apart from the “party atmosphere”, really sounds like a broken-hearted girl, who desperately chases the man who left her by asking (in an endearing, sad and childish way) why on earth he does not want to dance with her! T...
Remember when you held my hand?
Say, remember when you were my man?
Walk, talk in the name of love
Before you break my heart
Think it over, roll it over in your mind
Why don't you dance with me?
I'm not no Limburger
Why don't you dance with me?
I'm not no Limburger
Oh say, why don't you dance with me?
I'm not no Limburger
Just a limber girl, just a limber girl
Just a limber girl, just a limber girl
Dance this mess around
Dance this mess around
'Round, 'round, 'round, 'round
Oh, everybody goes to parties
They dance this mess around
They do all sixteen dances
They do the Shu ga loo, do the Shy Tuna
Do the Camel Walk, do the Hip O Crit
Ah, hippy, hippy forward hippy, hippy
Hippy, hippy, hippy shake
Oh, it's time to do 'em right
Hey, so don't that make you feel a whole lot better, huh?
I say, don't that make you feel a whole lot better?
What you say?
Well, I'm just askin'
Come on, shake
Ooh, Oye shake
Ooh, Oye shake
Ooh
Everybody goes to parties
They dance this mess around
They do all sixteen dances
Do the Coo ca choo, do the Aqua Velva
Do the Dirty Dog, do the Escalator
Ah, hippy, hippy forward hippy, hippy
Hippy, hippy, hippy shake
Oh, it's time to do 'em right
Hey, so Fred, don't that make you feel a whole lot better, huh?
I say, don't that make you feel a whole lot better?
What you say? Well, I'm just askin'
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Stop, dance on over
Yeah, yeah
Dance, dance, dance this mess around
Dance this mess around
Shake, shake a bake, shake
Shake, shake, shake, shake
Shake, shake, shake, shake
Dance this mess around
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Dance This Mess Around was written by Keith Strickland & Kate Pierson & Fred Schneider & Ricky Wilson (B-52's) & Cindy Wilson.
Dance This Mess Around was produced by Chris Blackwell.
The B-52's released Dance This Mess Around on Fri Jul 06 1979.