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From the album Houses of the Holy, Dancing Days was a big hit for Led Zeppelin in 1973.

Songwriter:
Robert Plant & Jimmy Page


J's Journal:
We've all seen sitcoms that show husbands doing things that cause their wives great embarrassment. Well, it wasn't a sitcom, but David's first wife, Michal, was appalled at her husband's behavior in 2 Samuel 6: "As the ark of the LORD was entering the City of David, Michal daughter of Saul watched from a window. And when she saw King David leaping and dancing before the LORD, she despised him in her heart." (2 Samuel 6:16) When he came home, she really let him have it, exclaiming "How the king of Israel has distinguished himself today, disrobing in the sight of the slave girls of his servants as any vulgar fellow would!" (2 Samuel 6:20b) But David would be vindicated in the long run. This song tells the story from Michal's perspective.
Stats:
Genre: Classic Rock
Length: 3:20

Dancing Dave
Parody of "Dancing Days" by Led Zeppelin
(2 Samuel 6:12-23)

Dancing Dave is here again
And he somehow leaves me cold
And from my tower, my love grows sour
‘cause I'm his woman, you know?
He's in the spotlight, I said it's not right
To dance with all of your heart
The Lord is holy -- not rock and rolly
Least that's the way I was taught
Davey where's your etiquette?
Well, you're barely wearing your clothes
If you use a circus tent
You could even start up a show.
You know it's not right, not very polite
You know you're fallin' apart.
You're bein' ornery but more importantly
Get out of the way of the ark!
I saw you jumpin' and gettin' down
But I'm here to tell you I'll have no part.
I'm not the kind of queen that dances around
Like a bad girl in a bar.
You know it's not right, it isn't godlike
To dance with all of your heart
You need my loyalty, might lose your royalty
Unless you make a new start"
Dancing Dave was innocent
And as some of you may know
His wife Michal was to wind up childless
Because she wounded him so
I said it's all right; he had some more wives
But there's a point to this part
So read the manual in Second Samuel
In chapter six you should start!


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