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Old 97’s — Dance With Me
Album: Blame It On Gravity
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Released: 2008
Length: 2:36
Plays (last 30 days): 3
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Underneath the foreign stars
In a foreign place
Where they don't love you
I do turn
In the pale moonlight
Your eyes are wide
And the band plays
Everybody wants you

And he takes your hand, tenderly
And he whispers sweet surrender
Nothing, is how he feels about girls like you
With your flip flop smiles
And your big blue eyes on vacation

Dance with me into the ocean
Roll with me into the sea
Don't tell me the world is in trouble
Do you want to dance with me

Love changes hands
As the big waves crash
And the dream don't die but, I do
Where were you when I needed you
Right now, the telephone just rings
I'm cannot find you

Dance with me into the ocean
Roll with me into the sea
Don't tell me the world is in trouble
Do you want to dance with me, oh
Do you want to dance with me

Underneath the foreign sun
With a foreign man who's gone
And almost forgotten
Drink everything you see
And remember us and wonder
If you will be forgiven

Dance with me into the ocean
Roll with me into the sea
Don't tell me the world is in trouble
Don't tell me the world is in trouble

Dance with me into the ocean
Roll with me into the sea
Don't tell me the world is in trouble
Do you want to dance with me
Do you want to dance with me, oh
Do you want to dance with me
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Saw them live - they threw the setlist into the audience at the end of the show and I caught it.  Then they threw another setlist into the audience and I caught that one too for some reason, so I gave it to somebody else. 
Posted 8 months ago by Phlegmaticman    [ Reply ]
Thought this was Cake. Definitely like it.
Posted 2 years ago by jukes1    [ Reply ]
 Azrica wrote:

I like it !




Me too!
Posted 3 years ago by eileenomurphy    [ Reply ]
I had the same thought-not Cake!
Posted 3 years ago by Ralf    [ Reply ]
Not cake ?
Posted 3 years ago by surfrider4life    [ Reply ]
  Thankyou Radio Paradise for introducing me to the Old 97's.  Now a little part of my missing life has been found.
Posted 3 years ago by kenslvr    [ Reply ]
I always thought this song was about Natalee Holloway. Anyone else?
Posted 4 years ago by NWNative    [ Reply ]
Thot it was Cake
Posted 5 years ago by obankenobi    [ Reply ]
I like it !
Posted 5 years ago by Azrica    [ Reply ]
 Typesbad wrote:

I grew up in Palatine!  If they have a venue that attracts acts like this, the place has changed.  Good for them!  What is the name of the place just in case I get a chance to visit?


Old 97's bring their alt-country hits Saturday, Oct. 21, to Palatine's Durty Nellie's.
 
Old 97's bring their alt-country hits Saturday, Oct. 21, to Palatine's Durty Nellie's.
Posted 6 years ago by treatment_bound    [ Reply ]
 treatment_bound wrote:
Just saw them live a couple of months ago in bar in Palatine, IL.  They still bring the fun.
This isn't the exact setlist of the show I saw (it's from a show from a few night's earlier on the same tour).  But they played many of these same songs, including the show opener (the fabulous "Melt Show"), "Doreen" before the set break, and these same 3 encore cuts. 
They've ended their shows with "Timebomb" for years.  You know it's coming.  And yet, when it does...EUPHORIA!!
 
I grew up in Palatine!  If they have a venue that attracts acts like this, the place has changed.  Good for them!  What is the name of the place just in case I get a chance to visit?
Posted 6 years ago by Typesbad    [ Reply ]
Just saw them live a couple of months ago in bar in Palatine, IL.  They still bring the fun.
This isn't the exact setlist of the show I saw (it's from a show from a few night's earlier on the same tour).  But they played many of these same songs, including the show opener (the fabulous "Melt Show"), "Doreen" before the set break, and these same 3 encore cuts. 
They've ended their shows with "Timebomb" for years.  You know it's coming.  And yet, when it does...EUPHORIA!!

Melt Show
 
Dance With Me
 
I Don't Wanna Die in This Town
 
Wasted
 
Lonely Holiday
 
My Sweet Blue-Eyed Darlin'
(Bill Monroe cover)

She Hates Everybody
 
Bird in a Cage
 
Big Brown Eyes
 
Good with God
(with Lilly Hiatt)

Wish the Worst
 
Crash on the Barrelhead
 
Jesus Loves You
 
Rollerskate Skinny
 
Victoria
 
Nobody
 
Barrier Reef
 
Won't Be Home
 
Longer Than You've Been Alive
 
Doreen 
 
Encore:
Question
 
Let's Get Drunk & Get It On
 
Timebomb

Posted 6 years ago by treatment_bound    [ Reply ]
 Aud wrote:
If I were on drugs, this would give me a bad trip...
 
Proclivities wrote:

If I were an astronaut, this would be seeing aliens outside the window.

 
If I were an astronaut on drugs, these comments might make sense.
Posted 7 years ago by h8rhater    [ Reply ]
 Aud wrote:
If I were on drugs, this would give me a bad trip...
 
If I were an astronaut, this would be like seeing aliens outside the window.
Posted 7 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
the one of many Rhett Miller

my Great Nephew is Rhett Miller - he's 5 and a 1/2 
I love you Rhett 
Posted 7 years ago by jmsmy    [ Reply ]
 gjeeg wrote:
Love a literary song!

 
Rhett Miller definitely has a way with words.
Posted 7 years ago by dig    [ Reply ]
Ok - this seems overplayed now on RP....or is it b/c I can't stand it?!
Posted 7 years ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
Saw them last night in Dallas. Unfortunately they didn't play this. Otherwise a great show!
Posted 7 years ago by spotcheckbilly    [ Reply ]
Marc Ribot-like guitar work
Posted 7 years ago by ThePoose    [ Reply ]
I think they're right up there with all the party-starters, for sure! They take some crazy turns and really run wild with them!  A FUN song!
Posted 7 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
 d48m02h wrote:
These guys have made MUCH better-sounding material than this crap. {#Beat}

 
I just can't stand it when a band has such a vast range of material that different folks can choose their faves.
Posted 8 years ago by h8rhater    [ Reply ]
 NeuroGeek wrote:

{#Stupid}

Hm, don't hear it.  And I banged my head to Squire through high school. (which could explain some of the brain damage...)


 
"And The Band Plays, Everybody Wants You"

either the band is playing a cover of Billy Squier's "Everybody Wants You"

or

As the band is playing - everybody wants the girls in the song.

That's the great thing about Lyrics - there can have multiple meanings to different people.


Posted 8 years ago by jmsmy    [ Reply ]
Elvis Costello?
Posted 8 years ago by Skydog    [ Reply ]
{#No}
Posted 9 years ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
{#Bananapiano}
Posted 9 years ago by xnavy    [ Reply ]
Love a literary song!
Posted 9 years ago by gjeeg    [ Reply ]
Really like this! Love the sort of sardonic lyrics, and the singing style matches it. The minor key makes it a bit sexy. Overall fun
Posted 9 years ago by Rotterdam    [ Reply ]
 ch83575 wrote:
I don't even want to listen to you... let alone dance!

 
Have you SEEN Rhett Miller? You might want to add him to your dance card after all.
Posted 9 years ago by leafmold    [ Reply ]
Makes me want to visit Mexico....Puerta Vallarta
Posted 9 years ago by GeminiGirl    [ Reply ]
Dreadful
Posted 10 years ago by dimboy    [ Reply ]
If I were on drugs, this would give me a bad trip...
Posted 10 years ago by Aud    [ Reply ]
Dear Cousin Jesus- PLEEEEEZE strike me deaf just for about 4 minutes while this song plays. I'd be much obliged- Bear.
Posted 10 years ago by misterbearbaby    [ Reply ]
 Poacher wrote:

Off you go then. Come back when you are.

 
haha....that is funny RP
Posted 10 years ago by Jannne    [ Reply ]
               a smooth sound .......and lyrics demonstrate life's priorities are nicely in order  {#Cheers} 
Posted 10 years ago by Jannne    [ Reply ]

OLD 97 clashing...


Posted 10 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
I don't even want to listen to you... let alone dance!
Posted 10 years ago by ch83575    [ Reply ]
Top tune, as we used to say in some circles. 
Posted 10 years ago by afrixluvguy    [ Reply ]
These guys have made MUCH better-sounding material than this crap. {#Beat}
Posted 10 years ago by d48m02h    [ Reply ]
 gosvimmink wrote:
i love this band, but this song is like old 97s meets green day meets flogging molly meets the gilligans island theme song 

 
That's not necessarily something bad. 
Posted 10 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
Sounds as delicious as Cake
Posted 10 years ago by RandomousJam    [ Reply ]
I like it
Posted 10 years ago by PopKombo    [ Reply ]
Jeez, this is tired and tuneless.  Get a singer, dudes, 'til thenm 1
Posted 10 years ago by misterbearbaby    [ Reply ]
Sounds like a Ricky Martin song. 
Posted 10 years ago by Gazraman    [ Reply ]
I forget who directed me to it, but nice bizarre video for this one... "Battlestar Fans"... lol
Posted 11 years ago by 3Dave    [ Reply ]
Segue excelente!

{#Dance}
Posted 11 years ago by ferwoman    [ Reply ]
Great concert tonight at the Vogue.
Posted 11 years ago by MojoJojo    [ Reply ]
We're ripping through a set of rocking beats and raging guitars, love it!
Posted 11 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
 Boy_Wonder wrote:
 
 

I disagree.
Posted 11 years ago by TerryS    [ Reply ]
 rdo wrote:
Arctic Monkeys
 
Exactly what I was thinking!!
Posted 12 years ago by Boy_Wonder    [ Reply ]
 Vinco wrote:
Not worthy of Radio Paradise!
 
Off you go then. Come back when you are.
Posted 12 years ago by SquiddlyDiddly    [ Reply ]
{#Bananajumprope}
Posted 12 years ago by dragonlady    [ Reply ]
Was just feeling a bit surprised that this was indeed Old 97s. I was about to mute this baby thinking it was Cake.
Posted 12 years ago by ziakut    [ Reply ]
i love this band, but this song is like old 97s meets green day meets flogging molly meets the gilligans island theme song 
Posted 12 years ago by gosvimmink    [ Reply ]
 NeuroGeek wrote:

{#Stupid}

Hm, don't hear it.  And I banged my head to Squire through high school. (which could explain some of the brain damage...)
 
Rhett mentions "Everybody Wants You" at the beginning of the song.
Posted 12 years ago by deepwoodskev    [ Reply ]
 Sloggydog wrote:
A slight Cake like feeling which I for one am enjoying.  Sorry hadn't read on - seems some others are also enjoying its cakiness.
 
Yes ..... Cakeness indeed.... Nice!
Posted 12 years ago by mrdak    [ Reply ]
I really am amused by the number of very negative comments about this song. This is the kind of song I expect to hear on...eCLECtic radio. It's not like this was thrown in on the usual drive time 'loop' you are used to listening to. I liked it. My two cents, yadayada..
Posted 12 years ago by ExpatLarry    [ Reply ]
A slight Cake like feeling which I for one am enjoying.  Sorry hadn't read on - seems some others are also enjoying its cakiness.
Posted 12 years ago by Sloggydog    [ Reply ]
 jmsmy wrote:
shout out to Billy Squier
 
{#Stupid}

Hm, don't hear it.  And I banged my head to Squire through high school. (which could explain some of the brain damage...)

Posted 12 years ago by NeuroGeek    [ Reply ]
Arctic Monkeys
Posted 12 years ago by rdo    [ Reply ]
shout out to Billy Squier
Posted 12 years ago by jmsmy    [ Reply ]
 DaveInVA wrote:
I keep thinking this is Cake when I first hear it - sounds so much like something they'd do.
 

Except the guy is actually singing..  Not that I don't like the Cake vocalist.
Posted 12 years ago by lemmoth    [ Reply ]
 DaveInVA wrote:
I keep thinking this is Cake when I first hear it - sounds so much like something they'd do.
 
With a dash of Spoon thrown in for good measure...

Posted 12 years ago by Foot    [ Reply ]
Not worthy of Radio Paradise!
Posted 12 years ago by Vinco    [ Reply ]
No thanks.
Posted 12 years ago by haresfur    [ Reply ]
These guys are so cheesy they have reached the point of being really cool.  Awesome!
Posted 13 years ago by terrapin52    [ Reply ]
I keep thinking this is Cake when I first hear it - sounds so much like something they'd do.
Posted 13 years ago by DaveInSaoMiguel    [ Reply ]
 Cynaera wrote:
... I went to the link and was immediately swamped with too much information...
 I just have the hots for Grey DeLisle! Also a big animation geek. Murry Hammond is a lucky guy. Enjoy!

Posted 13 years ago by Businessgypsy    [ Reply ]
 Businessgypsy wrote:
Only because you have not executed a dangerous tango with Major Dr. Ghastly while it plays. Neither have I, but I like the idea. Do the research, that makes more sense than it should.

  Wow. More than I could ever hope to know about Old 97... I went to the link and was immediately swamped with too much information for my current space. I shall go back, because there are a lot of intriguing things I want to read. Thanks, as always, Businessgypsy. You're very good at stirring people out of apathy and into interest. :-D

Posted 13 years ago by Cynaera    [ Reply ]
Love the Old 97's... but this,... not so much.
Posted 13 years ago by DownHomeGirl    [ Reply ]
 zipper wrote:
Following it up with Paint It Black, which it clearly mimics musically, doesn't help. It still sucks.
 

No, sorry, I just can't see it. There may well have been a couple of musical measures that sounded like Paint it Black. But that is all, and I really like Dance with Me. It gets a firm 7 from me.
Posted 14 years ago by Rotterdam    [ Reply ]
What The HELL!
Posted 14 years ago by cohifi    [ Reply ]
Following it up with Paint It Black, which it clearly mimics musically, doesn't help. It still sucks.
Posted 14 years ago by zipper    [ Reply ]
Not so bad! Dont know why i gave this a 3!
Posted 14 years ago by helgigermany    [ Reply ]
Good Stuff! {#Music}
The Old 97 was a famous train wreck that happened here in my town of Damnville in 1903. I wonder if any of the band is from this area or why they picked that name?

Posted 14 years ago by DaveInSaoMiguel    [ Reply ]
I've listened to this album 10thousand times.  And I love it each time.
Posted 14 years ago by lysisphere    [ Reply ]
The Olds rule, and not just because they're a local band.
Posted 14 years ago by Art_Carnage    [ Reply ]
jameyp wrote:
...Sorta boring and formulaic...
Only because you have not executed a dangerous tango with Major Dr. Ghastly while it plays. Neither have I, but I like the idea. Do the research, that makes more sense than it should.

Posted 14 years ago by Businessgypsy    [ Reply ]
i agree with several of the comments below.  I absolutely LOVE the Old 97's, but this song just isn't their best.  Sorta boring and formulaic— in my meager opinion  But please play more Old 97's in general— yay!
Posted 14 years ago by jameyp    [ Reply ]
still a 1
Posted 14 years ago by zipper    [ Reply ]
...nearly segued into leonard cohen for a moment there...
Posted 14 years ago by mandolin    [ Reply ]
Fleet Foxes - Blue Ridge Mountains
Iron & Wine - Passing Afternoon
Jenny Lewis & The Watson Twins - You Are What
David Byrne - Girls On My Mind

All before this.

Great set, Bill!

Love the 97's!!  The video to this song is rather funny too.
Posted 14 years ago by Jack_Jefferson    [ Reply ]
 lmic wrote:
Seems as if they've been influenced by Cake on this album. Really different sound than what I'm accustomed to from the 97s.
 
Interesting. Now that you mentioned that, there are some similarities, especially on this track.
Posted 15 years ago by deepwoodskev    [ Reply ]
Seems as if they've been influenced by Cake on this album. Really different sound than what I'm accustomed to from the 97s.
Posted 15 years ago by lmic    [ Reply ]
 TJS wrote:
Not their strongest track, but I still love this band.
 
I'd like to hear a 'strong' track then, this is great.

Posted 15 years ago by a_genuine_find    [ Reply ]
One of my favorite bands, but I think this is a stinker. Sorry, guys.
Posted 15 years ago by deepwoodskev    [ Reply ]
{#Cool}
Posted 15 years ago by ogomez77    [ Reply ]
The Old 97s - kicking it old school. Good tune!
Posted 15 years ago by peter_james_bond    [ Reply ]
Not their strongest track, but I still love this band.
Posted 15 years ago by TJS    [ Reply ]
...i keep expecting this song to break into leonard cohen lyrics...
Posted 15 years ago by mandolin    [ Reply ]
I like it!
Posted 15 years ago by mjensen1969    [ Reply ]