From a very music oriented family, his older brother Jim Seals sang with a 1950s musical group called The Champs who had a 1958 hit single with the song "Tequila", and who then teamed up with Dash Crofts in the mid-1960's to perform as Seals & Crofts. Dan's other brother is country musician Eddie Seals. He is a cousin of singers Johnny Duncan, Troy Seals, Chuck Seals and Brady Seals (of Little Texas and Hot Apple Pie fame).
Taught by his father to play the upright bass, in high school, Dan joined with piano-playing friend John Ford Coley to perform first as part of Dallas pop/psych group "Southwest F.O.B." (Freight On Board) whose material has been re-released on CD by the Sundazed label. When the group disbanded, he continued performing with Coley as England Dan & John Ford Coley. The two would eventually have several hits performing singing pop rock harmonies such as I'd Really Love To See You Tonight. After 7 albums, they disbanded in 1980 and since then Dan has been performing as a solo artist.
Between 1985 and 1990, Seals scored 10 #1 hits, 7 of them consecutively, on the country charts. His first #1 was "Meet Me in Montana", a 1985 duet with Marie Osmond. His first #1 as a solo artist, "Bop", won the Country Music Association Award for best single in 1986 and had some crossover success as well; the song reached #10 on the adult contemporary charts and #42 in the Billboard Hot 100. Seals and Osmond also won a CMA award as Vocal Duo of the Year in 1986.
Dan, his brother Jim, and Dash Crofts are members of the Bahá'í Faith and say that they derive a lot of their inspiration from the faith's teachings.
Although Dan was a touring artist for the rest of the 1990s, he did release a few more albums on smaller labels throughout the decade, such as Fired Up in 1994, his final album for Warner Bros. He signed to Intersound and released In a Quiet Room, comprising acoustic versions of his earlier hits in 1995. He then switched to TDC and released In a Quiet Room II in 1998, followed by Make It Home in 2002.[7]
In 2008, Seals completed radiation treatments for mantle cell lymphoma at Vanderbilt in Nashville and M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston and received a stem cell transplant in December of that year at NIH in Maryland. Seals died at the age of 61, on March 25, 2009, at his daughter's home following those treatments.[8]
Good Times
Dan Seals Lyrics
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We're gonna stay here 'till we soothe our soul
If it takes all night long
Yeah, c'mon and let the good times roll
We're gonna stay here 'till we soothe our soul
If it takes all night long
I could tell ya....
The evening sun is sinkin' low
The clock on the wall says it's time to go
I've got my plans, I don't know about you
I tell you exactly what I'm gonna do
Get in the groove and let the good times roll
I'm gonna stay here 'till I soothe my soul
If it takes all night long
Yeah, everybody let the good times roll
We're gonna stay here 'till we soothe our soul
If it takes all night long
Yeah, it might be one o'clock, it might be three
Time don't mean that much to me
I ain't felt this good since I don't know when
I might not feel this good again
So everybody let the good times roll
We're gonna stay here 'till we soothe our soul
If it takes all night long
All night, all night
And all night, and all night long
Somebody said it might take all night long
And all night, all night long
So c'mon and let the good times roll
We're gonna stay here 'till we soothe our souls
If it takes all night long, yeah.
So everybody let the good times roll
We're gonna stay here 'till we soothe our souls
If it takes all night long.
And all night, and all night
And all night, all night long
Somebody said it might take all night long
And all night, all night long
The song "Good Times" by Dan Seals celebrates the power of music to heal and rejuvenate the soul. The singer urges listeners to join in and let loose, promising that they will feel better for it. The lyrics set the scene for a night out with friends, where the clock doesn't matter and there is nothing to do but relax and enjoy each other's company. The emphasis on staying until the soul is soothed is important - the healing power of music is not something that can be rushed.
The song's chorus, which repeats the phrase "let the good times roll," is a nod to the tradition of New Orleans jazz, where the same phrase is used as a call to action. This nod to jazz traditions is echoed in the song's instrumental arrangement, which features horns and a lively rhythm section.
Overall, "Good Times" is a joyous celebration of the simple pleasures in life - good music, good friends, and a night to remember.
Line by Line Meaning
C'mon and let the good times roll
Let's have a great time and enjoy ourselves
We're gonna stay here 'till we soothe our soul
We'll be here as long as it takes until we feel better
If it takes all night long
Even if it takes until morning, we'll stay and have fun
The evening sun is sinkin' low
The day is coming to an end
The clock on the wall says it's time to go
The clock reminds us that it's time to leave
I've got my plans, I don't know about you
I have things I want to do, not sure about everyone else's plans
Get in the groove and let the good times roll
Join in and have fun!
Yeah, everybody let the good times roll
Come on, everyone, let's have a good time
Yeah, it might be one o'clock, it might be three
Time doesn't matter, we'll keep going until we're done
Time don't mean that much to me
I'm not worried about the time, I'm focused on the good time
I ain't felt this good since I don't know when
I haven't had this much fun in a long time
I might not feel this good again
This is such a great experience, it might not happen again
And all night, all night
We'll be here all night long
Somebody said it might take all night long
Someone mentioned that this could go on until morning
And all night, all night long
We'll keep having fun until the sun comes up
So everybody let the good times roll
Let's all have a great time together
If it takes all night long, yeah.
We're willing to stay until the morning if needed
Contributed by Aaliyah O. Suggest a correction in the comments below.