Lyrics

Calling out around the world

Are you ready for a brand new beat

Summer's here and the time is right

For dancing in the street

They're dancing in Chicago

Down in New Orleans

Up in New York City

All we need is music, sweet music

There'll be music everywhere

There'll be swinging swaying records playing

Dancing in the street

Oh it doesn't matter what you wear

Just as long as you are there

So come on every guy grab a girl

Everywhere around the world

They'll be dancing

They're dancing in the street

It's just an invitation across the nation

A chance for folks to meet

There'll be laughing, singing and music swinging

Dancing in the street

Philadelphia, PA

Baltimore and D.C. now

Can't forget the Motor City

All we need is music, sweet music

There'll be music everywhere

There'll be swinging, swaying and records playing

Way down in L.A

Every day

Dancing in the street

Writer(s): Marvin Gaye, Ivy Hunter, William Stevenson

Album King of Rock & Roll: The Complete Reprise Recordings

date of release

14-12-2004

1 I Saw Her Standing There
2 Why Don't You Love Me
3 Still Miss Liza Jene (Steal Miss Lisa Steal Lisa Jane)
4 I'm so Lonesome I Could Cry
5 Freedom Blues
6 Greenwood, Mississippi
7 Two-Time Loser
8 Dew Drop In
9 Somebody Saw You
10 Spreadin' Natta What's The Matter
11 The "Rill" Thing
12 Lovesick Blues
13 Shake a Hand (If You Can)
14 Money Is
15 Do It-To It
16 King of Rock and Roll
17 Joy to the World
18 Brown Sugar
19 In the Name
20 Dancing in the Street
21 Midnight Special
22 The Way You Do the Things You Do
23 Green Power
24 Settin' the Woods On Fire
25 Born on the Bayou
26 Mockingbird Sally
27 Second Line
28 It Ain't What You Do, It's the Way How You Do It
29 The Saints
30 Nuki Suki
31 Rockin' Rockin' Boogie
32 Prophet of Peace
33 Thomasine
34 Sanctified, Satisfied Toe-Tapper
35 In the Name (Version 2)
36 Settin' the Woods On Fire (Instrumental)
37 Greenwood, Mississippi (Instrumental)
38 Open Up the Red Sea
39 California (I'm Comin')
40 If I Pick Her too Hard (She Comes Out of Tune)
41 Burning up with Love
42 Ain't No Tellin'
43 Last Year's Race Horse (Can't Run This Year's Race)
44 Southern Child
45 In the Name (Version 3)
46 Over Yonder
47 I Git a Little Lonely
48 Puppy Dogs
49 In the Name (Version 4) [Take 1] [False Start]
50 In the Name (Version 4) [Take 2]
51 In the Name (Version 4) [Take 3]
52 Sneak the Freak (Outtake)
53 Radio Spot A (Promo)
54 Radio Spot B (Promo)

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