Thought that they were a 1980's (Breakdancng) sort of thing but just listened to "There's Gonna Be A Showdown" by Archie Bell & The Drells from 1970(?) and surely they're on about one!!

Thought that they were a 1980's (Breakdancng) sort of thing but just listened to "There's Gonna Be A Showdown" by Archie Bell & The Drells from 1970(?) and surely they're on about one!!

Ever thought about the North of England Webby?

One from Blackpool that's 50 years earlier than your example Blackpol Dance Competition 1920

There was a young lad called Joe from Stoke you know the one, had a divvy mate who would do the dying fly , and a tall lad who used to go to the wheel they had a bit of a dance off in 74 . Last I heard of Joe is he went to Nottingham with his arty girlfreind .

Thought that they were a 1980's (Breakdancng) sort of thing but just listened to "There's Gonna Be A Showdown" by Archie Bell & The Drells from 1970(?) and surely they're on about one!!

You are right Phil : " TGBAS " is about a " dance off " ........ and stop calling me Shirley .

" There's Gonna Be A Showdown " - Archie Bell & The Drells

Say man, they tell me you think you're pretty good

Don't you know you're in my neighborhood

They tell me you're pretty fast on your feet

So I want you to meet me at the dance hall

On Market Street, you hear

There's gonna be a showdown

There's gonna be a showdownj, showdown, oh yeah

I've got ten notches on my shoes

When it comes to dancin

I just can't lose

They call me the top cat in this man's town

So I want you to meet me before the sun goes down

There's gonna be a showdown

There's gonna be a showdown, showdown, oh yeah

All the girls are losin faith in me

Don't seem like top cat's great

As he used to be

I know I'm good

So you better be better

When you get out on the floor

You better have your steps together

There's gonna be a showdown

There's gonna be a showdown, showdown, oh yeah

Now my reputation has been one of the fastest men alive

So I'm gonna see how good you are when I count to five

(One) oh man, you better stop

(Two) You can do better than that

(Three) Man will you move aside

(Four-Five) And let me get out here and do my jive

There's gonna be a showdown

There's gonna be a showdown, showdown, oh yeah

Malc

There was a young lad called Joe from Stoke you know the one, had a divvy mate who would do the dying fly , and a tall lad who used to go to the wheel they had a bit of a dance off in 74 . Last I heard of Joe is he went to Nottingham with his arty girlfreind .

You are right Phil : " TGBAS " is about a " dance off " ........ and stop calling me Shirley .

" There's Gonna Be A Showdown " - Archie Bell & The Drells

Say man, they tell me you think you're pretty good

Don't you know you're in my neighborhood

They tell me you're pretty fast on your feet

So I want you to meet me at the dance hall

On Market Street, you hear

There's gonna be a showdown

There's gonna be a showdownj, showdown, oh yeah

I've got ten notches on my shoes

When it comes to dancin

I just can't lose

They call me the top cat in this man's town

So I want you to meet me before the sun goes down

There's gonna be a showdown

There's gonna be a showdown, showdown, oh yeah

All the girls are losin faith in me

Don't seem like top cat's great

As he used to be

I know I'm good

So you better be better

When you get out on the floor

You better have your steps together

There's gonna be a showdown

There's gonna be a showdown, showdown, oh yeah

Now my reputation has been one of the fastest men alive

So I'm gonna see how good you are when I count to five

(One) oh man, you better stop

(Two) You can do better than that

(Three) Man will you move aside

(Four-Five) And let me get out here and do my jive

There's gonna be a showdown

There's gonna be a showdown, showdown, oh yeah

Malc

Malc, have you never thought of going on Mastermind?

Remembering all the words to the song after all these years, very impressive!

There was a young lad called Joe from Stoke you know the one, had a divvy mate who would do the dying fly , and a tall lad who used to go to the wheel they had a bit of a dance off in 74 . Last I heard of Joe is he went to Nottingham with his arty girlfreind .

Malc, have you never thought of going on Mastermind?

Remembering all the words to the song after all these years, very impressive!

Sorry to disappoint , but I had to look them up ...... for the sake of Webby of course

Malc

He's Wikied it Dave...Haven't you Malc?

No , they are from Lyrics007.com

Malc

That was gonna be my next guess

Either that or metrolyrics.com

Malc

Sorry to disappoint , but I had to look them up ...... for the sake of Webby of course

Malc

I AM SHOCKED!

l'm not!!

Bollocks

I have stored a lot of crap over the years in these little grey cells of mine , and as a result , I am a font of knowledge in a wide spectrum of subjects , but there are times when even I have to do research ....... especially with the lyrics of an Archie Bell record

Malc

Edited January 23, 201114 yr by Malc Burton

There was a young lad called Joe from Stoke you know the one, had a divvy mate who would do the dying fly , and a tall lad who used to go to the wheel they had a bit of a dance off in 74 . Last I heard of Joe is he went to Nottingham with his arty girlfreind .

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