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Dancing On The Ceiling Lyrics
Man what in the world is happening down
At the end of the hall?
I don't have a clue?
Let's check this thing out!
What is happening here
Something's going on that's not quite clear
Somebody turn on the lights
We're gonna have a party
It's starting tonight
Chorus:
Oh, what a feeling
When we're dancing on the ceiling
Oh, what a feeling
When we're dancing on the ceiling
The room is hot and that's good
Some of my friends came by from the neighborhood
The people startin' a climb the walls
Ooh it looks like everybody is having a ball
Chorus:
Oh, what a feeling
When we're dancing on the ceiling
Oh, what a feeling
When we're dancing on the ceiling
Oh, what a feeling
When we're dancing on the ceiling
Oh, what a feeling
When we're dancing on the ceiling
Come on!
Everybody start to lose control
When the music is right
If you see somebody hangin' around
Don't get uptight
The only thing we want to do tonight
Is go 'round and 'round
And turn upside down
Come on! Let's get down!
So come on! Let's get loose
Don't hold back
'Cause ain't no use
Hard to keep your feet on the ground
'Cause when we like to party
We only want to get down
Chorus:
Oh, what a feeling
When we're dancing on the ceiling
Oh, what a feeling
When we're dancing on the ceiling
Oh, what a feeling
When we're dancing on the ceiling
Oh, what a feeling
When we're dancing on the ceiling
(Scream, whistles) Say what?
Can't stop now
Just getting started
Everybody clap your hands
Come on
Everybody let's dance
Chorus:
(Oh, oh, oh, oh)
Oh, what a feeling
When we're dancing on the ceiling
Oh, what a feeling
When we're dancing on the ceiling
Oh, what a feeling
When we're dancing on the ceiling
Baby, baby
We gonna dance all night
Till the broad daylight
Keep on movin', keep on groovin'
Oh yeah
Oh, what a feeling
When we're dancing on the ceiling
(Begin fade)
Oh, what a feeling
When we're dancing on the ceiling...
At the end of the hall?
I don't have a clue?
Let's check this thing out!
Something's going on that's not quite clear
Somebody turn on the lights
We're gonna have a party
It's starting tonight
Oh, what a feeling
When we're dancing on the ceiling
Oh, what a feeling
When we're dancing on the ceiling
Some of my friends came by from the neighborhood
The people startin' a climb the walls
Ooh it looks like everybody is having a ball
Oh, what a feeling
When we're dancing on the ceiling
Oh, what a feeling
When we're dancing on the ceiling
Oh, what a feeling
When we're dancing on the ceiling
Oh, what a feeling
When we're dancing on the ceiling
When the music is right
If you see somebody hangin' around
Don't get uptight
The only thing we want to do tonight
Is go 'round and 'round
And turn upside down
Come on! Let's get down!
Don't hold back
'Cause ain't no use
Hard to keep your feet on the ground
'Cause when we like to party
We only want to get down
Oh, what a feeling
When we're dancing on the ceiling
Oh, what a feeling
When we're dancing on the ceiling
Oh, what a feeling
When we're dancing on the ceiling
Oh, what a feeling
When we're dancing on the ceiling
Can't stop now
Just getting started
Everybody clap your hands
Come on
Everybody let's dance
(Oh, oh, oh, oh)
Oh, what a feeling
When we're dancing on the ceiling
Oh, what a feeling
When we're dancing on the ceiling
Oh, what a feeling
When we're dancing on the ceiling
Baby, baby
We gonna dance all night
Till the broad daylight
Keep on movin', keep on groovin'
Oh yeah
Oh, what a feeling
When we're dancing on the ceiling
(Begin fade)
Oh, what a feeling
When we're dancing on the ceiling...
Song Info
Copyright
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Spirit Music Group
Writer
Lionel B. Jr. Richie, Michael Henry Jr. Frenchik, Carlos Manuel Rios
Duration
4:23
Producer
Lionel Richie
Release date
1986-08-25t00:00:00z
Sentiment
Positive
Submitted by
dennis3484 On May 05, 2004
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I always thought it was about doing lines and partying till the nineties. Because doing anything on the ceiling means being HIGH up :p
I love this song. It makes me happy and makes me wanna dance and have fun. Great party song!
This song is a real party song. I have the 45 rpm record, which sounds warm and comfortable (If you know what I meen, records have that sort of feeling).
I'm pretty sure the lyrics were influenced by the famous scene of Fred Astaire's dancing on the ceiling, the walls and the floor.
Funny.People read into other songs that are straight forward and can be taken at face value,while a song like this although from the gasp the '80's! I think it's about being high on life and enjoying the people you love and love to be around.Getting high a natural way-dancing like they stole the moves.
Im preeety sure this song is about being on Ex lol, or just generally bein' high!
Am I the only one who had the interpretation of it being about hanging yourself or a sex mirror on the ceiling?