Swayin' to the Music (Slow Dancin') - Johnny Rivers (cover-live by Bill Sharkey)

Swayin' to the Music (Slow Dancin') (Johnny Rivers, 1977). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2022-06-15. "Keeping the Oldies Alive"

"Swayin' to the Music (Slow Dancin')," written by Funky Kings' member Jack Tempchin, was released by the Funky Kings and Johnny Rivers in 1977 both charting on the Billboard Hot 100 chart landing at the no. 61 and no. 10 positions, respectively (Whitburn, 2013). The song was originally titled "Slow Dancing" as recorded by the Funky Kings (allmusic, 2022) and was also a hit with this title on the Billboard Top Country Singles chart in 1979 by Johnny Duncan landing at the no. 6 position (Whitburn, 1994). Johnny Rivers also had the song released with the title "Slow Dancin'" on the Soul City label promotional copy (eBay, 2022). Tempchin said that he wrote the song in 1972 for his then girlfriend, with whom he is still with (J. Tempchin, Youtube, 2010).

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Lyrics:

It's late at night and we're all alone
Just the music on the radio
No one's comin', no one's gonna telephone
Just me and you and the lights down low

And we're slow dancin', swayin' to the music
Slow dancin', just me and my girl
Slow dancin', swayin' to the music
No one else in the whole wide world just you, girl

And we just flow together when the lights are low
Shadows dancin' all across the wall
Music's playin' so soft and slow
Rest of the world so far away and small

When we're slow dancin', swayin' to the music
Slow dancin', just me and my girl
Slow dancin', swayin' to the music
No one else in the whole wide world

Hold me, oh, oh, oh, hold me
No never let me go

As we dance together in the dark
So much love in this heart of mine
You whisper to me, hold you tight
You're the one I thought I'd never find

Now we're slow dancin', swayin' to the music
Slow dancin', just me and my girl
Slow dancin', swayin' to the music
No one else in the whole wide world

Slow dancin', swayin' to the music
Slow dancin', just me and my girl
Slow dancin', swayin' to the music
No one else in the whole wide world
Whole wide world