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A reader wrote me an email and asked whether I wrote The Hunter with Don Henley's song, All She Wanna Do Is Dance, in mind because that song was so like my story. I was, like, Huh? I only remembered the beat to that song from the eighties, with the refrain, "All she wanna do is dance, and make romance." Do you remember it? It was very danceable.
Anyway, I googled the lyrics and for the first time read the whole song. It's pretty interesting:
Don Henley All She Wants To Do Is Dance lyrics Don Henley All She Wants To Do Is Dance lyrics
They're pickin' up the prisoners and puttin'
'em in the pen
And all she wants to do is dance, dance
Rebels been rebels since I don't know when
And all she wants to do is dance
Molotov cocktail-the local drink
And all she wants to do is dance, dance, dance
They mix 'em up right in the kitchen sink
And all she wants to do is dance
Crazy people walkin' round
with blood in their eyes
And all she wants to do is dance, dance
Wild-eyed pistol wavers
who ain't afraid to die
And all she wants to do is-
And all she wants to do is dance
and make romance
She can't feel the heat comin' off the street
She wants to party (oooo)
She wants to get down (oooo)
And all she wants to do is-
And all she wants to do is dance
Well, the government bugged the men's
room in the local disco lounge
And all she wants to do is dance, dance
To keep the boys from sellin'
all the weapons they could scrounge
And all she wants to do is dance
But that don't keep the boys
from makin' a buck or two
And all she wants to do is dance, dance
They still can sell the army
all the drugs that they can do
And all she wants to do is-
All she wants to do is dance
and make romance
Well, we barely made the airport
for the last plane out
As we taxied down the runway
I could hear the people shout
They said, Don't come back here Yankee!
But if I ever do-
I'll bring more money
'Cause all she wants to do is dance
and make romance
Never mind the hear comin' off the street
She wants to party (oooo)
She wants to get down (oooo)
All she wants to do is-
All she wants to do is dance
All she wants to do is dance
and make romance
All she wants to do is dance
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Never knew that about the song but interesting how readers connect things while they read, huh? And uh, also tells me that I should listen to the songs I danced to.
Do you connect songs to the books you read? I know I write my stories with a specific song in my head sometimes to set the mood/character's journey.
Monday, May 11, 2009
It Makes Me Wonder
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2 comments:
Honestly, I almost never connect books and songs. The only connection I can think of is Coldplay's Viva La Vida and how every time I hear it, I think of ... and my mind goes blank. {Sigh} I'm pretty sure I think of Valerius Magnus. Now I'm gonna have to go off and think.
It's such a sad song, and currently my favorite by Coldplay, so evocative, great mood song.
I only think of songs if a song is mentioned. For instance, Sherrilyn Kenyon and Kathy Love mention songs all the time in their books. Only exception I guess is you Jenn; I cannot read about jed's antics without humming Love in an Elevator, I wonder why lol.
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