Chic - Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah) Atlantic Records 1977

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"Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)" is a 1977 disco single recorded by Chic. It was the group's first hit, reaching #6 on both the pop and R&B charts. In addition, along with the tracks, "You Can Get By" and "Everybody Dance", the single reached #1 on the dance play charts. Luther Vandross provided backup vocals. He was working as a session vocalist at the time.

The "yowsah, yowsah, yowsah" of the title, which appears as a spoken interjection in the middle of the song, originated with the American jazz violinist and radio personality Ben Bernie, who popularized it in the 1920s. The phrase was revived in 1969 by They Shoot Horses, Don't They?, a film about a Depression-era dance marathon.

Chic is an American band that was organized during 1976 by guitarist Nile Rodgers and bassist Bernard Edwards. It is known best for its commercially successful disco songs, including "Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)" (1977), "Everybody Dance" (1977), "Le Freak" (1978), "I Want Your Love" (1978), "Good Times" (1979), and "My Forbidden Lover" (1979). The group regarded themselves as a rock band for the disco movement "that made good on hippie peace, love and freedom". In October 2014, Chic was nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for the tenth time.

Dance, dance, dance, dance
Keep on dancin'
Dance, dance, dance, dance

We're just dancin' to the beat, feel the heat
I'm movin' my feet
Headed towards the floor, gonna get down
A get down some more

Rumba and tango
Latin hustle, too
Yowsah, yowsah, yowsah
I wanna boogie with you

Bop bop bop bop bow
Bop bop bop bop bow
Bop bop bop bop bow
Bop bop bop bop bow

Ooh, what a treat, feels so sweet
Ahh, that body heat
When I'm dancin' with my baby, drives me crazy
Makes me hazy

Rumba and tango
Latin hustle, too
Yowsah, yowsah, yowsah
I wanna boogie with you

Bop bop bop bop bow
Bop bop bop bop bow
Bop bop bop bop bow
Bop bop bop bop bow

Dance, dance, dance, dance
Dance, dance, dance, dance
Dance, dance, dance, dance
Dance, dance, dance, dance

Dance, dance, dance, dance
Keep on, keep on
Dance, dance, dance, dance
Keep on dancing

Dance, dance, dance, dance
Keep on, keep on
Dance, dance, dance, dance

Dance, dance, dance, dance
Keep on, keep on
Dance, dance, dance, dance
Keep on dancing

Dance, dance, dance, dance
Keep on, keep on
Dance, dance, dance, dance

Dance, dance, dance, dance
Keep on, keep on
Dance, dance, dance, dance
Keep on dancing

Dance, dance, dance, dance
Keep on, keep on
Dance, dance, dance, dance

Ooh, what a treat, feels so sweet
Ahh, that body heat
When I'm dancin' with my baby, drives me crazy
Makes me hazy

Rumba and tango
Latin hustle, too
Yowsah, yowsah, yowsah
I wanna boogie with you

Bop bop bop bop bow
Bop bop bop bop bow
Bop bop bop bop bow
Bop bop bop bop bow

Dance, dance, dance, dance
Keep on, keep on
Dance, dance, dance, dance
Keep on dancing

Dance, dance, dance, dance
Keep on, keep on
Dance, dance, dance, dance

Dance, dance, dance, dance
Dance, dance, dance, dance
Dance, dance, dance, dance
Dance, dance, dance, dance