2015 – Generation X – Dancing with myself (1980)

 

 

Escrita por Billy Idol e Tony James, foi gravada em setembro de 1980 no Olympic Studios, em Londres e lançada em outubro de 1980, no compacto que tinha Ugly rash como Lado B. Sairia também no disco Kiss me deadly, o terceiro da banda. em 23 de janeiro de 1981. Foi produzida por Keith Forsey. Seria lançada também em disco solo de Billy Idol, em março de 1981, com a mesma gravação, apenas remixada. Chegou ao número 62 no Reino Unido. A inspiração da canção veio quando a banda foi em turnê pelo Japão e o líder da banda Billy Idol e seu baixista Tony Jmes puderam ver os jovens japoneses em uma boate dançando com suas próprias imagens refletidas em espelhos, em vez de dançarem com outras pessoas. Foi regravada pelo Blink 182.

A letra:

On the floors of Tokyo
Or down in London town to go, go
With a record selection and a mirror's reflection
I'm dancing with myself

When there's no one else in sight
In the crowded lonely night
Well, I wait so long for my love vibration
And I'm dancing with myself

Dancing with myself (ah, oh, oh-oh)
Dancing with myself (ah, oh, oh-oh)
When there's nothing to lose and there's nothing to prove (ah, oh, oh-oh)
Well, I'm dancing with myself, ah, oh, oh-oh

If I looked all over the world
And there's every type of girl
But your empty eyes seem to pass me by
Leave me dancing with myself

So let's sink another drink
And it'll give me time to think
If I had the chance, I'd ask the world to dance
And I'd be dancing with myself, oh-oh

Dancing with myself, ah, oh (oh-oh)
Dancing with myself (ah, oh, oh-oh)
If I had the chance, I'd ask the world to dance (ah, oh, oh-oh)
And I'd be dancing with myself, ah, oh, oh-oh, yeah

Ah, oh, oh-oh, oh
Ah, oh, oh-oh
Ah, oh, oh-oh, wow
Dance
Dance

Well, I looked all over the world
And there's every type of girl
But your empty eyes seem to pass me by
Leave me dancing with myself

So let's sink another drink
And it'll give me time to think
If I had the chance, I'd ask the world to dance
And I'd be dancing with myself, oh-oh

Dancing with myself, oh-oh
Dancing with myself
If I had the chance, I'd ask the world to dance
If I had the chance, I'd ask the world to dance
If I had the chance, I'd ask the world to dance

Ah, oh, oh-oh, ow!
Ah, oh, oh-oh, woo
Ah, oh, oh-oh, yeah
Ah, oh, oh-oh

Ah, oh, oh-oh
Ah, oh, oh-oh
Ah, oh, oh-oh
Yeah!

Well, I looked all over the world
And there's every type of girl
But your empty eyes seem to pass me by
Leave me dancing with myself

So let's sink another drink
And it'll give me time to think
If I had the chance, I'd ask the world to dance
And I'd be dancing with myself

Dancing with myself, ah, oh, oh-oh
Dancing with myself
If I had the chance, I'd ask the world to dance
If I had the chance, I'd ask the world to dance
If I had the chance, I'd ask the world to dance, ow!

Ah, oh, oh-oh, yeah
Ah, oh, oh-oh, yeah
Ah, oh, oh-oh, yeah
Ah, oh, oh-oh

Oh, my ladies all wet, yeah, sweat, sweat
I wanna sweat, sweat, sweat, sweat, sweat, sweat
Sweat, sweat, sweat, sweat, sweat, sweat
Sweat, sweat, sweat, sweat, sweat, sweat
Sweat, sweat, sweat, ow!
Sweating with myself
I'm dancing with myself, myself
I'm all right

A versão do Gen-X:

A versão do Blink 182:

A versão das Donnas: