Lyric discussion by spunkychick 

Cover art for Dancing In The Street lyrics by Martha and the Vandellas

great and catchy song about the black civil rights!!!

Song Meaning

@spunkychick Not the original meaning behind the song ... it just turned into a song that activists took ownership of.

@spunkychick I don't think it's a coincidence that all the cities called out in the song were destinations in the Great Migration and still have a sizable and vibrant black community.