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They put a parking lot on a piece of land
Where the supermarket used to stand
Before that, they put up a bowling alley
On the site that used to be the local palais
That's where the big bands used to come and play
My sister went there on a Saturday
Come dancing
All her boyfriends used to come and call
Why not come dancing?
It's only natural
Another Saturday, another date
She would be ready, but she'd always make him wait
In the hallway, in anticipation
He didn't know the night would end up in frustration
He'd end up blowing all his wages for the week
All for a cuddle and a peck on the cheek
Come dancing
That's how they did it when I was just a kid
And when they said come dancing
My sister always did
My sister should have come in at midnight
And my mom would always sit up and wait
It always ended up in a big row
When my sister used to get home late
Out of my window I could see them in the moonlight
Two silhouettes saying good nights by the garden gate
''What are you doing out there?
Come on! Are you gonna be out there all night?''
The day they knocked down the palais
My sister stood and cried
The day they knocked down the palais
Part of my childhood died, just died
Now I'm grown up and playing in a band
And there's a car park where the palais used to stand
My sister's married, and she lives on an estate
Her daughters go out, now it's her turn to wait
She knows they get away with things she never could
But if I asked her, I wonder if she would
Come dancing
Come on, sister, have yourself a ball
Don't be afraid to come dancing
It's only natural
Come dancing
Just like the palais on a Saturday
And all her friends would come dancing
While the big bands used to play

ephyra Nov 30, 2012 - 08:55	The first song on radio paradise which caused me to turn it off. [ Reply ]
h8rhater Nov 30, 2012 - 08:53	lawman wrote: Because it's a lovely, happy song, with a great beat, you dork! :-D Well said. [ Reply ]
lawman Sep 28, 2012 - 13:16	Ahnyer_Keester wrote: Right there with you buddy. I never understood why this song was a hit. Because it's a lovely, happy song, with a great beat, you dork! :-D [ Reply ]
rockpommel16 Sep 28, 2012 - 13:16	....nice.... ............not....... [ Reply ]
Bargamon Sep 28, 2012 - 13:14	Like the Kinks, this was not one of their better efforts. MTV back in the day ran the video putting a bad image to it. [ Reply ]
HearsayDave Sep 28, 2012 - 13:13	Ahnyer_Keester wrote: Right there with you buddy. I never understood why this song was a hit. Same reason that Taco's Puttin' On the Ritz was popular. [ Reply ]
sirdroseph May 25, 2012 - 08:16	Not a Kinks fan, but this one is tolerable. Seems they are appropriately not taking themselves too seriously. [ Reply ]
risk Apr 23, 2012 - 14:28	I wish I could give this one a negative rating. [ Reply ]
gschoep Apr 23, 2012 - 14:27	I couldn't find "mute" so I tried the PSD button on the top of the radio paradise home page and the station changed the song! Cool, much better than having to mute this song... Thanks! [ Reply ]
Elroweho Apr 23, 2012 - 14:27	How can such a great band come up with such a lame tune?? [ Reply ]
Ahnyer_Keester Apr 23, 2012 - 14:26	MattB099 wrote: Its very rare that I mute this station but this is the track that I have to mute every time. please stop! Right there with you buddy. I never understood why this song was a hit. [ Reply ]
MattB099 Feb 20, 2012 - 04:08	Its very rare that I mute this station but this is the track that I have to mute every time. please stop! [ Reply ]
namp Jan 19, 2012 - 09:47	Isn't this lame or what? [ Reply ]
ckcotton Jan 19, 2012 - 09:47	My first exposure to the Kinks (thanks MTV) Still awesome [ Reply ]
apd Dec 18, 2011 - 16:59	rachlan wrote: i want to live on an estate. I did when I was kid and naw, you really don't. [ Reply ]
betak Oct 16, 2011 - 10:11	Oh no Bill - You didn't! I did not expect to hear "suppe-steg-is" music on RP..! [ Reply ]
Cynaera Aug 14, 2011 - 12:05	fredriley wrote: Ah, how society changes over time. The idea that a guy could "blow his wages for the week" for "a cuddle and a kiss on the cheek" is so dated these days. With women and men working, it's as likely that a woman could be wining and dining a bloke in expectation of a bit of houghmagandy for her efforts. And rightly so, IMO :o) I've always loved this - it's such a wonderful story-song. The big-band sound only makes me long for simpler times when it really WAS about a guy spending his hard-earned money on a woman, hoping to get more than a hug and kiss. Um, Fred, what's "houghmagandy"? If I take that word in context, it sounds like another word for "romance," without the romance.'' Whatever the case, the song holds a soft spot in my heart. (God, I'm getting sappy these days!) [ Reply ]
michaelgmitchell Aug 14, 2011 - 12:00	crogers wrote: Simply wretched; ugghhh. SO true. How the hell did this ever get released? Even the lyrics are forced, jammed into the song. Sounds so ... boyish. [ Reply ]
fredriley Jul 14, 2011 - 03:10	Ah, how society changes over time. The idea that a guy could "blow his wages for the week" for "a cuddle and a kiss on the cheek" is so dated these days. With women and men working, it's as likely that a woman could be wining and dining a bloke in expectation of a bit of houghmagandy for her efforts. And rightly so, IMO :o) This song reminds me of a filthy old joke about Peter West, who used to compere the old BBC show Come Dancing (forerunner to Strictly Come Dancing): Q: Why does Peter West wear tight leather trousers? A: So that he can come dancing. I'll get me coat... [ Reply ]
kurtster Jun 12, 2011 - 11:24	garycha wrote: Can't stand the naff fairground organ sound production and the poor singing. End of the pier stuff. What have the Kinks (Ray Davies) ever done that bettered Waterloo Sunset? End of the pier stuff is exactly what this song is about and it represents it very well. What have they done since Waterloo Sunset that is worthy ? Try Low Budget , the whole album is a masterpiece and listenable from beginning to end. It may just be their best album in the context of an album of related songs, period. [ Reply ]