Netphotography Journal

Swing Dancing to Bill Haley and the Comets (1956)

I can’t believe I am doing this. When I was a kid we use to live in UK where my parents were just married and both university students. My dad just got his first stereo and record player, and that’s when I got introduced to ABBA. My dad still loves ABBA, it makes him feel like a young university student even after 29 years.

I confess I like ABBA music too, their songs still make my hair stand. These videos are pretty cheesy, but they are original. Thank goodness for youtube!

Would you like to swing on a star
Carry moonbeams home in a jar
And be better off than you are
Or would you rather be a mule

A mule is an animal with long funny ears
Kicks up at anything he hears
His back is brawny but his brain is weak
He’s just plain stupid with a stubborn streak
And by the way, if you hate to go to school
You may grow up to be a mule

Or would you like to swing on a star
Carry moonbeams home in a jar
And be better off than you are
Or would you rather be a pig

A pig is an animal with dirt on his face
His shoes are a terrible disgrace
He has no manners when he eats his food
He’s fat and lazy and extremely rude
But if you don’t care a feather or a fig
You may grow up to be a pig

Or would you like to swing on a star
Carry moonbeams home in a jar
And be better off than you are
Or would you rather be a fish

A fish won’t do anything, but swim in a brook
He can’t write his name or read a book
To fool the people is his only thought
And though he’s slippery, he still gets caught
But then if that sort of life is what you wish
You may grow up to be a fish
A new kind of jumped-up slippery fish

And all the monkeys aren’t in the zoo
Every day you meet quite a few
So you see it’s all up to you
You can be better than you are
You could be swingin’ on a star

NOTE: Don’t ask me why I picked those lyrics for this pic. The song just came up on my iPod while I was posting this picture.

I didn’t go to the Showboat Swing at Kitsilano yesterday. I don’t think if it ever happened because of the bad weather. Now I am getting the withdrawal symptoms! Damn it! I need to watch some follows swivel, jump and jive.

Aren’t you sick of this song yet? good! here is another version. As a kid I’ve always liked cartoons specially this one. Heaven knows I still do! I must say the way she sways around and treats all the men like puppies is kinda cute!

As we dance to a beat that seems out of time,
to the one you feel in the metronome of your mind

Does it offend you that our rhythm looks strange?
or causes your thinking to be rearranged?

Could it be that you would understand those beat to which we dance
more clearly had you been given a chance

So as you struggle to find the feel with your feet
Ask yourself! Can you dance to my beat?