Flash Cadillac and the Continental Kids although launched with "American Graffiti" really filled a void in popular music. Playing songs that they knew as kids, more important than the music and the songs was the show!
Flash Cadillac not only looked and sounded musically like a rock 'n' roll fifties band, they had a show that was mind-stopping. Playing at Washington State University twice in the early 1970's, Keith Sorem remembers seeing frontman Flash riding piggy back on bass player Butch's hips, while playing his Stratocaster, with someone holding the mic on a straight stand, following him around the stage. It was hilarious!
In 1972 Flash was the headliner at Pullstock, Washington State University's answer to Woodstock. Their show had been refined then; it was fast paced, and laced with off-color humor that only teens can understand. They did an excellent job stringing songs together in medlies, creating not only a smooth flow of music, but a never-ending string of one-liners and great sound bites. Like at the end of Splishin' and Splashin' mimicking a stuck record needle with: "Well, I was" (Thump), "Well, I was" (Thump),"Well, I was" (Whooooooooooo...as the needle is re-set on the record) "Splishin' and a splashin', rollin' and a strollin'.
And the keyboard that looked like the front of a '58 Chevy! These guys never stopped for three hours, inspiring many others to imitate their style, including the Lipps, a northwestern rock 'n' roll band that created their own Flash Cadillac with "Johnny Love" playing a guitar made from a toilet seat!
Flash Cadillac's appearance on the Dick Cavett Show in the early 1970's featured an introduction by Rob Reiner, fresh from "All In the Family" and no one knew that Rob was a closet fifties deejay. It was a great sample of fifties "radio-eze", followed by Flash and the Kids performing "I've Had It", later covered by the northwest rock band "PAX", and featured on their debut cassette, then the memorable "Blue Moon". According to Flash, "I was lookin' up at the stars last night and all I could see was Uranus (typical Flash humor!). They scored a hit in the U.S. singles chart with their cover version of the Lynsey de Paul/Barry Blue song "Dancin' (on a Saturday Night)" and it was this version that also made the Swedish top 10. ,
Did You Boogie
Flash Cadillac & The Continental Kids Lyrics
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And the places you had to go just to be alone with your number one?
Well, I hope this song brings back a whole lot of beautiful memories
For you.
Did you boogie with your baby in the back row of the movie show
And did you boogie there cause you had nowhere else that you could go
And when the lights went way down low
Yes, did you boogie with your baby in the back row of the movie show
Hey, little girl was it so long ago
We'd take a walk just to be alone
And hey little girl if it should rain or snow
Remember where we would go
Did you boogie with your baby in the back row of the movie show
And did you boogie there cause you had nowhere else that you could go
And when the lights went way down low
Did you forget about the picture show
Yes, did you boogie with your baby in the back row of the movie show
Sometimes I get to thinkin' there's not enough love and
Romance left in our lives today. And that's why I'd like to
Reminisce and to relive that first feeling of love and do it all over
Again.
Hey little girl why not come over here
And set beside me and make believe
And say, little girl, why not stay over here
We'll have a party for two
Did you boogie with your baby in the back row of the movie show
And did you boogie there cause you had nowhere else that you could go
And when the lights went way down low
Did you forget about the picture show
Yes, did you boogie with your baby in the back row of the movie show
The Flash Cadillac & The Continental Kids song "Did The Boogie" takes the listeners back to their high school days when they first started dating. The lyrics depict the excitement and joy of finding love for the first time and the lengths they went to be alone with their significant other. The chorus repeats the phrase "did you boogie with your baby in the back row of the movie show?" asking the listener if they remember those special moments when they would sneak into the theater to enjoy each other's company. The song encourages listeners to look back on those romantic memories and relive the feelings of young love.
The verse about walking in the rain or snow with someone special highlights the song's message about love and the memories that come with it. The lyrics aim to remind listeners to cherish those moments and not forget about the passion that brought them together. The final verse invites the listener to relive those moments and recapture the excitement and joy they felt during that first taste of love.
Line by Line Meaning
Ah, do you remember the first time you started to date
Remember your first date, and how you had to sneak around to be alone with your significant other.
And the places you had to go just to be alone with your number one?
Remember how you had to get creative to find privacy, like going to a movie and sitting in the back row.
Well, I hope this song brings back a whole lot of beautiful memories / For you.
This song is meant to invoke nostalgia and remind you of the good old days.
Did you boogie with your baby in the back row of the movie show / And did you boogie there cause you had nowhere else that you could go / And when the lights went way down low / Did you forget about the picture show / Yes, did you boogie with your baby in the back row of the movie show
Did you dance with your partner in the back row of the movie theater? Was that the only place you could go to be alone? And when the lights went down, did you forget about the movie and just focus on each other?
Hey, little girl was it so long ago / We'd take a walk just to be alone / And hey little girl if it should rain or snow / Remember where we would go
Addressing his special lady, the singer reminisces about a romantic walk they took and remembers the special place they would go to escape the rain or snow and be together.
Sometimes I get to thinkin' there's not enough love and / Romance left in our lives today. And that's why I'd like to / Reminisce and to relive that first feeling of love and do it all over / Again.
The singer is worried that love and romance are disappearing from modern life and wants to recapture that feeling of excitement and passion from the beginning of a relationship.
Hey little girl why not come over here / And set beside me and make believe / And say, little girl, why not stay over here / We'll have a party for two
He invites his lady to come and sit beside him, pretend they're in a different place, and enjoy a private party for just the two of them.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: DAVID WILLIAM BALFE
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