Guest Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 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!! Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Godzilla Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 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 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Mark S Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 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 . Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 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 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Davetay Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 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 . Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Davetay Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 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! Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest miss nancy Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 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 . Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 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 Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 He's Wikied it Dave...Haven't you Malc? No , they are from Lyrics007.com Malc Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 That was gonna be my next guess Either that or metrolyrics.com Malc Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Davetay Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 Sorry to disappoint , but I had to look them up ...... for the sake of Webby of course Malc I AM SHOCKED! Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 (edited) 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, 2011 by Malc Burton Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
bripanther Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 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 . pmsl Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
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