Corgan artfully covers the classic hit single of the same title by Thin Lizzy. Although the same chords and vocal melodies are used, the overall effect of the record is much different.
The original is very upbeat and fueled by those energized electric guitar riffs we’ve come to associate with ‘70’...
When I passed you in the doorway
You took me with a glance
Should have took that last bus home
But I asked you for a dance
Now we were steady to the pictures
I always get chocolate stains on my pants
Father says "he's going crazy"
Says I'm living in a trance
Dancing in the moonlight
It's caught me in it's spotlight
It's alright, it's alright, the moonlight
This long, hot summer night
It's three o'clock in the morning, I'm on the streets again
Disobeyed another warning, Shoulda been home by ten
Now I stay out 'till Sunday, I have to say I stayed with friends
It's a habit worth forming, It's a means to justify the end
Dancing in the moonlight
It's caught me in it's spotlight
It's alright, it's alright, the moonlight
This long, hot summer night
I'm walking home
Last bus is long gone
Dancing in the Moonlight was written by Phil Lynott.
Dancing in the Moonlight was produced by Billy Corgan.
The Smashing Pumpkins released Dancing in the Moonlight on Tue Mar 22 1994.