DANCING IN THE MOONLIGHT - KING HARVEST / TOPLOADER instrumental cover

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“Dancing in the Moonlight" - Especially for Tim. This is a song by the French-American rock group King Harvest that was released as a single in 1972 and reached No.13 on the Billboard Hot 100. The band released other singles, but they were never able to match the success of "Dancing in the Moonlight". The track used a Wurlitzer electric piano throughout. The song was written in 1968 by Sherman Kelly, whose brother, Wells Kelly – King Harvest's drummer – introduced the song to the band. It was originally recorded in 1969 by the American band Boffalongo, which included Sherman Kelly (singing lead on the original recording of his own composition) and future King Harvest frontman Doc Robinson. Wells Kelly later became the original drummer for Orleans. Meanwhile, King Harvest recorded and released "Dancing in the Moonlight" as a single with "Lady, Come On Home" on the B-side while the band was based in Paris. Steve Cutler, a jazz drummer from New York City (standing on the base of the pole in the cover picture), played drums on the tracks and toured with the band in France and the UK. The group disbanded after six months and the single languished for a year, until it was bought and released worldwide by Perception Records. The song was also recorded by High Broom and released in 1970 on Island Records. It failed to reach the UK Singles Chart. The song finally charted in the UK in March 2000, after being covered in 1999 by Toploader. It was originally released in February 2000 as the third single from their debut studio album Onka's Big Moka (1999) and peaked at No.19 on the UK Singles Chart. It was re-released in November of the same year and then reached No.7. The song has been certified Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry for sales of over 600,000 copies.
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We get it on most every night When that moon is big and bright
It's a supernatural delight Everybody's dancing in the moonlight FI

Everybody here is out of sight They don't bark and they don't bite
They keep things loose they keep it tight Everybody's dancing in the moonlight

Dancing in the moonlight Everybody's feeling warm and bright
It's such a fine and natural sight Everybody's dancing in the moonlight. FI

We like our fun we never fight You can't dance and stay uptight
It's a supernatural delight Everybody was dancing in the moonlight

Dancing in the moonlight Everybody's feeling warm and bright
It's such a fine and natural sight Everybody's dancing in the moonlight SOLO

We get in almost every night And when that moon is big and bright
It's a supernatural delight Everybody's dancing in the moonlight

Dancing in the moonlight Everybody's feeling warm and bright
It's such a fine and natural sight Everybody's dancing in the moonlight

Dancing in the moonlight Everybody's feeling warm and bright
It's such a fine and natural sight Everybody's dancing in the moonlight

Dancing in the moonlight Everybody's feeling warm and bright
It's such a fine and natural sight Everybody's dancing in the moonlight