This song started as a blurt. I had this idea for a rock n’ roll rave-up one night and recorded it as a voice memo as it came to me. Something possessed me to share that, and soon after, I decided to make a full-on band recording of it. All of the other recordings I’ve made in the last year and a half have been either me alone, or me collaborating with cats remotely. Once we were all vaccinated, and it seemed reasonable to do a live session, I was hungry to play in real-time with a band again. So I assembled a “band-for-a-day” of some of my favorite cats for a one-song session. I sent them my blurt-demo and we set a date at East Bay Recorders with my producer/engineer hero Michael Rosen. We practiced it, recorded it, took a little snapshot and bye-bye. I took that home, finished the lyrics, and came back a week later to caterwaul. And caterwaul I did! I am very pleased with the result, and so grateful to these cats for bringing this baby home for me. I wanted a fun, loud, joyous rave-up to close my album, and here it is. The verses express my love for playing live music, in studio or on stage, and my love for dancing to a live band in a club or concert venue – all things we haven’t been able to do much of lately. Funny detail – I organized this production as sort of a birthday present to myself. I can’t have an in-person party this year, but I can share this song as a kind of virtual party, and, everyone is invited! I hope you enjoy. Dancing shoes recommended! And thank you.
Eric Din – Acoustic guitar and vocals
Sean Griffin – Electric guitar
Damon Wood – Electric guitar
Dave Ellis – Tenor sax
Kevin T White – Bass
JT John – Drums
Recorded and mixed by Michael Rosen at East Bay Recorders
Produced by Eric Din for Berkeley Cat Records
Cover design by Paul Jackson
Berkeley Cat Records logo by Shannon Wheeler
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Come on, won’t you dance with me
Come on, won’t you dance with me
Come on, won’t you dance with me
Come on, won’t you dance with me
Come on, oh won’t you dance with me
It’s been so heavy and we made it thru some crazy,
Gonna have a little caterwaul and party,
I like that feeling when they open up the doors,
The band is gettin’ ready and we step on the floor,
I like the way they crash it down on the one together,
And when ya raise your arms even better,
Come on, won’t you dance with me..
Promenade
It’s been so lonely in this social isolation,
Been so crazy what be happenin’ in the world,
So today I’m pressing record with some friends,
On these instruments they made in the before time,
Do it once, ain’t no lookin’ back,
Don’t fix it, it’s broken, we like it like that,
Come on, won’t you dance with me..
It’s been so heavy and we’re livin’ thru some crazy,
Gonna have a little caterwaul and party,
I like that feeling’ when we’re bouncing off the floor
The house is getting sweaty and we call out for more,
And when the last big chord echoes through the hall,
It’s thank you for coming, and we love you all,
Good night
Come on, won’t you dance with me..
Come on, baby won’t you dance with me
© 2021 Eric Roy Dinwiddie
King Roy Music, BMI
Released August 1, 2021
