This song was originally written by a guy called Peter Gutteridge. He was one of the founders of the "Dunedin Sound" a musical scene in the south of New Zealand in the early 80s. From there it was covered by "The Clean" one of the early bands of that scene (he had originally been a member of in it's early days, writing a couple of their best early songs). The Dunedin sound, and the Clean became popular on american college radio in the mid to late 80s. I guess Yo La Tengo heard that version.
Great version of a great song,
Ah, get on the floor and dance
Ah, on the floor and dance
So get on the floor
And dance with me (dance with me)
I love the way you shake your thing
Especially (especially)
There's a chance for dancin'
All night long
There's a chance for groovin'
And it will be soothin'
With a song
Then why don't you just dance across the floor?
'Cause there's a chance for chances
And the chance is choosin'
And I sure would like just to groove with you
So get on the floor, woo (get on the floor and)
And dance with me
I love the way you shake your thing (on the floor and)
Especially (woo)
So get on the floor, woo (get on the floor and)
And dance with me
I love the way you shake that thing, girl (on the floor and)
Especially
No need for rejection
Determined to be
Gonna groove, gonna move ya
Gonna say things to you
Just wait and see
Then why don't you just dance across the floor?
'Cause there's a chance for choices
And it's you I'm choosin'
And I sure would like just to groove with you
So get on the floor, woo (get on the floor and)
And dance with me
I love the way you shake your thing (on the floor and)
Especially
So get on the floor (get on the floor and)
And dance with me
I love the way you shake that thing, girl (on the floor and)
Especially
Get up, won't you go'n get down
Shake your body, won't you go'n get down
Get up, won't you go'n get down
Shake your body, won't you go'n get down
Get up, won't you go'n get down
Shake your body, won't you go'n get down
Won't you go'n get down, won't you go'n get down
Won't you go'n get down, oww
Won't you go'n get down
Shake your body, won't you go'n get down
Get up, won't you go'n get down
Shake your body, won't you go'n get down
Get up, won't you go'n get down
Shake your body, won't you go'n get down
Won't you go'n get down, won't you go'n get down
Won't you go'n get (woo)
So get on the floor, haha, woo
And dance with me
I love the way you shake that thing, girl
Especially (hold up)
So get on the floor
And dance with me
I love the way you shake that thing, girl
Especially (woo)
Get up, won't you go'n get down
Shake your body, won't you go'n get down
Get up, won't you go'n get down (dance with me)
Shake your body, won't you go'n get down
Get up, won't you go'n get down
Shake your body, won't you go'n get down (especially)
Ah, on the floor and dance
So get on the floor
And dance with me (dance with me)
I love the way you shake your thing
Especially (especially)
There's a chance for dancin'
All night long
There's a chance for groovin'
And it will be soothin'
With a song
Then why don't you just dance across the floor?
'Cause there's a chance for chances
And the chance is choosin'
And I sure would like just to groove with you
So get on the floor, woo (get on the floor and)
And dance with me
I love the way you shake your thing (on the floor and)
Especially (woo)
So get on the floor, woo (get on the floor and)
And dance with me
I love the way you shake that thing, girl (on the floor and)
Especially
No need for rejection
Determined to be
Gonna groove, gonna move ya
Gonna say things to you
Just wait and see
Then why don't you just dance across the floor?
'Cause there's a chance for choices
And it's you I'm choosin'
And I sure would like just to groove with you
So get on the floor, woo (get on the floor and)
And dance with me
I love the way you shake your thing (on the floor and)
Especially
So get on the floor (get on the floor and)
And dance with me
I love the way you shake that thing, girl (on the floor and)
Especially
Get up, won't you go'n get down
Shake your body, won't you go'n get down
Get up, won't you go'n get down
Shake your body, won't you go'n get down
Get up, won't you go'n get down
Shake your body, won't you go'n get down
Won't you go'n get down, won't you go'n get down
Won't you go'n get down, oww
Won't you go'n get down
Shake your body, won't you go'n get down
Get up, won't you go'n get down
Shake your body, won't you go'n get down
Get up, won't you go'n get down
Shake your body, won't you go'n get down
Won't you go'n get down, won't you go'n get down
Won't you go'n get (woo)
So get on the floor, haha, woo
And dance with me
I love the way you shake that thing, girl
Especially (hold up)
So get on the floor
And dance with me
I love the way you shake that thing, girl
Especially (woo)
Get up, won't you go'n get down
Shake your body, won't you go'n get down
Get up, won't you go'n get down (dance with me)
Shake your body, won't you go'n get down
Get up, won't you go'n get down
Shake your body, won't you go'n get down (especially)
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i will buys the song