1) GUSH is a hardcore punk band from Springfield, Illinois.
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2) Gush are a French indie rock group from Paris consisting of brothers Xavier and Vincent Polycarpe and cousins Yan Gorozetsky and Mathieu Parnaud. They play an energetic brand of "over-rock" and their songs have a heavy emphasis on vocals and four-part harmony. Their influences range from The Rolling Stones and Neil Young to Michael Jackson and 70s funk bands. Their 4 EPs to date are "Amazing" released in 2005 (under their former name, Guts), "Rocking for My Children" in 2007, "B-Side" in 2008 and "Gush" in 2009. Their first full-length album, Everybody's God, was released in February 2010.
3) Not to be confused with the rock group Gush, this Gush is a Swedish trio that has been playing avant-garde jazz and free jazz since the 1980s. Its compositions have been cerebral and quite abstract, and its recordings have emphasized dissonance and outside improvisation. Gush was formed in 1986, when tenor and soprano saxophonist Mats Gustafsson (whose influences include Albert Ayler and late-period John Coltrane) moved to Stockholm and joined forces with drummer Raymond Strid and the Cecil Taylor-influenced pianist Sten Sandell. Gush's recordings for Dragon have included 1989's Tjo och Tjim och Inget Annat (which united the trio with fellow Swedish improviser Sven-Ake Johansson) 1990's From Things to Sounds... From Sounds to Things and 1996's atonal Live at Fasching.
4) In 2001 Leisha Hailey and Heather Grody changed the name of their duo, The Murmurs, to Gush. The band also included Jon Skibic, Brad Casselden and Dave Doyle. They released a self-titled album available only at shows. The band broke up in 2005.
5) Also there once was another group called GUSH involving Andrew Hulme of seminal ethno-ambient project O YUKI CONJUGATE as well as Mark Sedgewick and Tom Fazzini (who would later form A SMALL, GOOD THING). Their sound can be described as a mix or experimental and ambient textures.
6) Nicholas Lowery also makes music under the name Gush at www.gushsouthaven.bandcamp.com
Dance On
Gush Lyrics
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That I'm gonna reach the limit
I'm young and out to win it
After all life's so exquisite
While you're working in the morning, I'm binding my time
In bed, fantasizing, the world is mine
Tonight I'll be scoping a place to get down
[Refrain:]
Dance On, Dance On
All night long
Until beats gimme visions, all night long
Dance On
Hangin' out with perfect strangers
On the prowl for some pleasure
A couple of drinks and you feel warmer
And my trance has such a flavor
My mates they are family, we're stepping out
Guilty pleasures we're relishing: Dance or Die!
And the mirrorball that flickers, in your eyes
Until beats gimme visions, all night long
[Refrain]
You keep saying: "no Dance On, no Dance On"
And I really need to feel the fat beat all night long
You keep saying: "no Dance On, no Dance On"
Music puts me in a trance so deeply all night long
You keep saying: "no Dance On, no Dance On"
Music puts me in a trance so deeply all night long
All night long
[Refrain]
[Refrain]
In Gush's "Dance On," the singer is defending their desire to dance all night long despite someone telling them it's not worth it and they're going to reach their limit. The singer insists that they're young and out to win it, emphasizing the exquisiteness of life. While the other person is working in the morning, the singer is binding their time and fantasizing about how the world is theirs. And at night, the singer is scoping out a place to dance all night long until the beats give them visions. The singer sees hanging out with perfect strangers and seeking pleasure as a guilty pleasure to relish, and the trance from the music has a flavored taste that they can't resist. The singer and their mates enjoy stepping out, dancing or dying, and losing themselves in the mirrorball's flickers.
The singer has someone telling them not to dance all night long, but they need to feel the beat and music's trance deeply. The refrain repeats the phrase "Dance On" while emphasizing the importance of the beats that give them visions all night long. It seems the singer is trying to capture and emphasize the joy of living and dancing without worry or doubt, even if someone is telling them not to.
Line by Line Meaning
You say it's not worth it
You tell me that this is not important
That I'm gonna reach the limit
That I will eventually have a breaking point
I'm young and out to win it
I am young and determined to succeed
After all life's so exquisite
Because life is so beautiful
While you're working in the morning, I'm binding my time
While you are working, I am waiting for my chance
In bed, fantasizing, the world is mine
I lay in bed and dream about what I can achieve
Tonight I'll be scoping a place to get down
Tonight I will be looking for somewhere to dance
Until beats gimme visions, all night long
Until the beats transport me all night long
Hangin' out with perfect strangers
Spending time with strangers
On the prowl for some pleasure
Looking for enjoyment
A couple of drinks and you feel warmer
Drinking makes you feel more comfortable
And my trance has such a flavor
And the euphoria I feel is enjoyable
My mates they are family, we're stepping out
My friends are like family and we are going out
Guilty pleasures we're relishing: Dance or Die!
We are enjoying our guilty pleasure of dancing
And the mirrorball that flickers, in your eyes
And the disco ball reflects in your eyes
You keep saying: "no Dance On, no Dance On"
You keep telling me not to dance
And I really need to feel the fat beat all night long
But I really want to feel the heavy bass all night long
Music puts me in a trance so deeply all night long
Music takes me to another level all night long
All night long
Throughout the entire night
Contributed by Audrey R. Suggest a correction in the comments below.