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Don Henley — All She Wants To Do is Dance
Album: Building the Perfect Beast
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Released: 1984
Length: 4:23
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They're pickin' up the prisoners and puttin' 'em in a 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

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
All she wants to do is dance and make romance
She can't feel the heat comin' off the street
She wants to party
She wants to get down
All she wants to do is
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 heat comin' off the street
She wants to party
She wants to get down
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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the movement of the horns from left to right is fantastic… love the production of this one
Posted 1 year ago by tm    [ Reply ]
Not necessarily a great song by him, but DH is so much more interesting as a solo artist than with the Eagles. I much prefer solo Don!
Posted 1 year ago by SchoepTone    [ Reply ]
 h8rhater wrote:

There's a definite time and place depicted in this song. The early/mid 80's in Central America.  The US was simultaneously supporting a counter insurgency in El Salvador and a guerilla (guer not gor, HUGE difference) insurgency in Nicaragua while running cocaine into America (in the middle of the "war on drugs") to illegally fund the whole smorgasbord of imperialist madness.  Meanwhile, Panama was being run by a thoroughly corrupt American stooge that we would soon turn on and invade ourselves.  Militarism, violence, and rebellion were everywhere across the region. 

Henley was one of the first artists to pick up on it in song.  Good on him.



Well put. So Henley's an asshole (reportedly) and the song was omnipresent back then. What difference? It's a great song and relevant at the time.
Posted 1 year ago by bimmerfan739    [ Reply ]
This thing was burned to a crisp on the radio---but it's not the song's fault. I was so sick of it, but after all these years, it still stands up.  Too bad Henley's such an asshole. 
Posted 1 year ago by roadie    [ Reply ]
There's a definite time and place depicted in this song. The early/mid 80's in Central America.  The US was simultaneously supporting a counter insurgency in El Salvador and a guerilla (guer not gor, HUGE difference) insurgency in Nicaragua while running cocaine into America (in the middle of the "war on drugs") to illegally fund the whole smorgasbord of imperialist madness.  Meanwhile, Panama was being run by a thoroughly corrupt American stooge that we would soon turn on and invade ourselves.  Militarism, violence, and rebellion were everywhere across the region. 

Henley was one of the first artists to pick up on it in song.  Good on him.
Posted 2 years ago by h8rhater    [ Reply ]
This song and its comments made me appreciate different music more and learn to shove my opinion better next time I dislike something :)
Not a bad song, btw
Posted 2 years ago by Meolla_Reio    [ Reply ]
Dreadful. 
Posted 2 years ago by Grammarcop    [ Reply ]
Ok; I’ll raise your “not bad, considering” to “I love it”! Lol
Posted 2 years ago by Tjerome    [ Reply ]
Wow! There is a lot of hate for this song here. It is horribly dated but it isn't all that bad IMHO. 
Posted 4 years ago by cavemanleong    [ Reply ]
I’m impressed that this site has been able to maintain its database of comments for 18 years!
Posted 4 years ago by theirongiant    [ Reply ]
ahhh, the Miami Vice era.
Posted 4 years ago by sunybuny    [ Reply ]
Wow! Not too many fans of this here. Not a typical RP song but it's nice to hear the odd "much played during the day" song. It certainly is commercial but what the hell, so was most main stream music in the 80's.  The year I joined the military...for a three decade career. Maybe that's why I like this. On the air at the time.
Posted 4 years ago by BCarn    [ Reply ]
Hey was that Bill Bruford on drums? Ha! More like Bill Casio
Posted 4 years ago by bluematrix    [ Reply ]
Interesting how ALL of the comments are from 18 years ago and all of them very negative to Henley and the Eagles.

Has it really been 18 years since this has played and commented on?
Posted 4 years ago by GawgaBoy    [ Reply ]
Boo!
Posted 22 years ago by pilgrim    [ Reply ]
Originally Posted by CoolbeaN: I think you had to grow up in a certin time frame to REALLY like this one, I unfortunatly didn't. Not bad though.
Well....I guess I did :O) ...this song rocks
Posted 22 years ago by rkr    [ Reply ]
All these truly insightful comments preceeding my post.... Who\'s buying Eagles and ex-Eagles product that allowed the Hell Freezes Over tour to do so well?? Please, no more, no more. :(
Posted 22 years ago by Greenman    [ Reply ]
Please please please, never play the Eagles or Don Henley again. Can\'t even describe how tired I am of hearing this guy sing. Years of airwave abuse by local stations has brought me to the brink! One more Eagles song on Radio Paradise, and I\'ll be forced to give in and grow a mullet.
Posted 22 years ago by geotrash    [ Reply ]
Hope this one dissappears from the playlist soon. It was pretty moronic the first time I heard it and my impression of it has gone down since.
Posted 22 years ago by pkeys    [ Reply ]
I don\'t know why this song makes me so ill, but quite frankly, it does!!!
Posted 22 years ago by kaw2271    [ Reply ]
What the...? Why?
Posted 22 years ago by zaknafein    [ Reply ]
All I want to do is turn down the volume. No good.
Posted 22 years ago by gypsy222    [ Reply ]
I think you had to grow up in a certin time frame to REALLY like this one, I unfortunatly didn\'t. Not bad though.
Posted 22 years ago by CoolbeaN    [ Reply ]