Dance with Me
The Drifters with Ben E. King Lyrics

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騒げ騒げ (a-o)
さぁクラっとするような party (hey)
行こうぜ行こうぜ (hey)
Just clap your hands (hey, hey)
Let's party! (Let's go!)

曖昧な態度じゃ辿り着けない zone
大胆なステップで刻み込め soul
強引なスタイルでキメろ on your own
魔法をかけて
さぁ come on and dance with me

世界が終わっても止まらない beat
想像以上だろ? 冷めない body heat
本能がすべて踊れ like a beast
Come on now we just dance
Come on now we just dance

全身で感じようぜ最大級な wave
刺激的 oh 刺激的
理屈じゃ語れない night そうじゃない?
完全無敵

Oh, oh, oh
放て衝動 to the music
いつだって bang bang 感情は free
暴け love is magic
Come on and dance me, dance me
Dance with me

まだ終わらない
まだ終わらない
まだ終わらない

Hey 正解も不正解も答えがない game
ありのままの感情にだけ yes
正真正銘でブレない you're the best
時間を止めて
さぁ come on and dance with me

導いてあげる最頂点まで
Come on baby, oh come on baby
理想は揺るがない night そうじゃない?
現状 brake it

Oh, oh, oh
アガれ上昇中な music
どこだって bounce, bounce, set you free
揺らせ love is groovy
Come on and dance me, dance me
Dance with me

騒げ騒げ
さぁ clap your hands everybody
行こうぜ行こうぜ
さぁ clap your hands everybody

騒げ騒げ
さぁ clap your hands everybody
行こうぜ行こうぜ
さぁ clap your hands everybody (now scream!)

果てない soul 響かせろ call
どこまでも just go with the flow
Follow me! Hey!
Let's go! Come on!

放て衝動 to the music
いつだって bang bang 感情は free
暴け love is magic
Come on and dance me, dance me
Dance with me

アガれ上昇中な music
どこだって bounce, bounce, set you free (set you free)
揺らせ love is groovy (love is groovy)
Come on and dance me, dance me
Dance with me
Come on and dance me, dance me
Dance with me

Come on and dance me, dance me
Dance with me

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to "Dance With Me" sung by The Drifters with Ben E. King is an invitation to dance and party. The lyrics are upbeat and lively, urging listeners to let go of their inhibitions and join in the fun. The song emphasizes the importance of being bold and confident in one's dancing style, allowing oneself to be carried away by the rhythm of the music. The lyrics are full of metaphors and imagery, likening the experience of dancing to being under a spell or in a dream-like state.

One of the most interesting things about this song is its history. Originally released in 1959 by The Drifters with lead singer Ben E. King, the song became a hit, reaching #2 on the charts, but was overshadowed by the success of the group's other, more famous songs. In 1973, the song was covered by disco artist Peter Brown, resulting in a more popular and recognizable version of the song. However, both versions of the song have their own unique flavor and are beloved by fans of dance music.

Another interesting aspect of the song is its use of Japanese lyrics. The “a-o” and “hey” used in the song are part of the pronunciation in the Japanese language, added to the song to give it an international flavor. It highlights a fusion of cultures, as the song blends elements of traditional American R&B music with Japanese language and imagery.

Line by Line Meaning

騒げ騒げ (a-o)
Make some noise, get excited

さぁクラっとするような party (hey)
Come on, let's have a party that makes us dizzy and excited

行こうぜ行こうぜ (hey)
Let's go, let's go

Just clap your hands (hey, hey)
Just clap your hands to the beat

Let's party! (Let's go!)
Let's party, let's have a good time!

曖昧な態度じゃ辿り着けない zone
You can't get to the zone if you're unclear

大胆なステップで刻み込め soul
Stamp your soul with bold steps

強引なスタイルでキメろ on your own
Style it out with forceful moves, on your own

魔法をかけて
Cast a magical spell

さぁ come on and dance with me
Come on and dance with me

世界が終わっても止まらない beat
The beat won't stop even if the world ends

想像以上だろ? 冷めない body heat
It's beyond your imagination, heat that won't cool down

本能がすべて踊れ like a beast
Dance with all your instincts, like a beast

Come on now we just dance
Come on, let's just dance

全身で感じようぜ最大級な wave
Feel it all over your body, the highest level wave

刺激的 oh 刺激的
Stimulating, oh stimulating

理屈じゃ語れない night そうじゃない?
It's a night beyond explanation, isn't it?

完全無敵
Completely invincible

Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh

放て衝動 to the music
Let your impulses out to the music

いつだって bang bang 感情は free
Always boom boom, emotions are free

暴け love is magic
Unleash love, it's magic

Come on and dance me, dance me
Come on and dance with me, dance with me

まだ終わらない
It's not over yet

Hey 正解も不正解も答えがない game
Hey, it's a game with no right or wrong answers

ありのままの感情にだけ yes
Say yes only to true emotions

正真正銘でブレない you're the best
You are the true best, never waver

時間を止めて
Stop time

さぁ come on and dance with me
Come on and dance with me

導いてあげる最頂点まで
Lead you to the highest peak

Come on baby, oh come on baby
Come on baby, oh come on baby

理想は揺るがない night そうじゃない?
It's a night where ideals don't waver, isn't it?

現状 brake it
Break the current situation

Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh

アガれ上昇中な music
Get excited with the rising music

どこだって bounce, bounce, set you free
Bounce, bounce, set yourself free anywhere

揺らせ love is groovy
Shake it up, love is groovy

Come on and dance me, dance me
Come on and dance with me, dance with me

Dance with me
Dance with me

騒げ騒げ
Make some noise, get excited

さぁ clap your hands everybody
Come on, everybody clap your hands

行こうぜ行こうぜ
Let's go, let's go

さぁ clap your hands everybody
Come on, everybody clap your hands

騒げ騒げ
Make some noise, get excited

さぁ clap your hands everybody
Come on, everybody clap your hands

行こうぜ行こうぜ
Let's go, let's go

さぁ clap your hands everybody (now scream!)
Come on, everybody clap your hands (now scream!)

果てない soul 響かせろ call
Let your endless soul resonate, call out

どこまでも just go with the flow
Just go with the flow, wherever it may take you

Follow me! Hey!
Follow me! Hey!

Let's go! Come on!
Let's go, come on!

放て衝動 to the music
Let your impulses out to the music

いつだって bang bang 感情は free
Always boom boom, emotions are free

暴け love is magic
Unleash love, it's magic

Come on and dance me, dance me
Come on and dance with me, dance with me

アガれ上昇中な music
Get excited with the rising music

どこだって bounce, bounce, set you free (set you free)
Bounce, bounce, set yourself free anywhere (set you free)

揺らせ love is groovy (love is groovy)
Shake it up, love is groovy (love is groovy)

Come on and dance me, dance me
Come on and dance with me, dance with me

Dance with me
Dance with me

Come on and dance me, dance me
Come on and dance with me, dance with me

Dance with me
Dance with me

Come on and dance me, dance me
Come on and dance with me, dance with me

Dance with me
Dance with me

Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Drew Ryan Scott Scott, Joacim Perrson, Johan Alkenas, Yusuke Yamada

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Comments from YouTube:

@redsea6266

3y↑30

Hasn't he just got one of the best voices ever!Wonderful memories of that era with great music 👏

@heidireynolds9587

5y↑23

This song is so timelessly beautiful...
Made in an era when music meant something.

@raymondthrelkeld3961

2y↑2

Wonderful!!!!

@creolelady4096

2y↑21

This is real music, when it said something to the heart ❤️ and made you want to fall in love. And real singers. Yeeeeeees indeed 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯

@juana.gonzalez7654

9y↑69

Ben E. King, what can I say. One of the lead singers of the Drifters. What a voice. One of my favorite songs back in 1959. R.I.P. Benny...

@thomasmoore7002

7y↑7

There's is no comparison between the music of today and the music of yesterday... FOREVER LIVE DOO WOP.

@stewartfenton7660

46w

@Thomas Moore this is a step away from doowop

@thepurpleufo

4y↑17

Quite possibly the greatest song of all time.

@heidireynolds9587

2y↑5

Timeless musical talent! What I wouldn't give to live during this era!

@SOROmadout2

I did & it was fantastic

@mikecinquen

9y↑25

A top voice of the 50's & 60's. One hit after another

@femmesusan1

6y↑17

What a stunning voice! I sung it when it came out years ago. It's still Beautiful as ever! Thank you. I love this!!!

@Arwar555

3y↑14

What else you can say but. WHAT A VOICE!!!!

@doughoffman3915

2y↑7

The Drifters!! Music brings joy, and memories. It's one of the things that we all can relate to. I remember dancing to this song. Fantastic...what A time it was!

@denisebecker9413

3y↑12

Love it. So romantic. I want to dance to this with someone I really,really like.

@wymell9724

2y↑2

Movies with you please dance with me

@wymell9724

2y↑1

I'm on my Bended Knees dance with me

@tkso.philly3879

3y↑8

Those tunes simply brought people together and then thereby brought such memories of when,TRUE MUSIC was made-

@aparry6592

8y↑3

What a voice, even now 56 later this song is still amazing and holding the test of time.

@franciscooliveirafilho3769

5y↑10

Musica muito bonita.The driftets com Ben E. King é simplismente fenomenal. BEN um cantor grandioso que está entre os grandes da música.

@joeescobedo3815

18w

Ven ami- Jennifer y los jets, latino verson

@ansdguy1

5y↑5

I can’t believe that I don’t have this song on my playlist. It’s off to the iTunes Store to rectify this oversight. I love everything that Ben E. King sings.

@GeorgeCalldickygrononoback

23w

Benny King certainly has a voice

@aliciafrancis6297

2y↑2

Timeless classic

@brucevob

8y↑2

Incredible sound.Love it.Johnny Lee Williams on first tenor.He also sang lead on True Love,True Love.These 5 guys were the Crowns.

@9675775

12y↑36

How can anyone NOT feel like dancing when they hear this!!

@janettbaker5891

18w↑1

I just love this singer, this music will never grow old just bring out the best in me, I love it ,I love it.
O my God couldn’t be any better

@ellenpearljackson5219

2y↑3

The music is so beautiful the group Drifters are so good everything they sing is good they make you feel the music and the song

@catherinesheldon4004

25w

1959 I was only sweet 13 years of age,First time I heard the Drifter's,gave me goosebumps,fell in love with them♥️I am now 76 and am still turned on to them.🥰

@20letha

12y↑12

Love this music can understand what is being said. Old school will last forever.

@claudinetillman6459

MC Top of the evening to you 🌉 Right back at ya 🆗 I agree with you A Trillion Percent 👏👌 Your insight about this song was beautiful incredibly amazing and well said WORD 👍 Yes I feel what you felt about this master piece 🧩 🎵🎶 I ❣️BK and the Drifters 😍😅💯💯💯💯I grew up listening to The Drifters and BK👂👏 I have All of their songs and albums 👏 I really appreciate people like you who listens to these master piece 🧩 Especially old school jams 🤛 Their songs gabs my ❤️ and the romantic feelings I get 🤗 make one 🕐 want to Fall in 😍😁 Excuse me I 🤗 When it comes down 👇 to ❣️ Songs I am a Sentimental 🤷 😁 I really appreciate people like you who listens and ❤️ Music as much as I Do especially oldies but goodies songs. You have a 👂 for unique beautiful songs. Have bless day 🌅 or night 🌉 JAH LIVES ONE LOVE ❤️ GOD bless everyone who's listening to this master piece 🧩🙏🙋

@raymondward5166

1y↑1

Legends never die 👏👊

@mamuanachhakchhuak3663

11y↑11

When i hear this song..the feeling i get is so amazing that i cant hardly understand and cant describes in words..close my eyes and feel the rhythm..and take me to that place where im in Peace and in Love...

@OctavioSarabia-qm1qr

42w

Beautiful song!

@josephineapicella4595

1y↑1

if this type of music was still here we would have love in our lives.

@levanmoore9588

8y↑13

what can you say the drifters made such great music and fantastic lead singers and this is one them

@smith6640

11y↑83

if we could only return to this era, everything was cool and singers could REALLY sing

@tigerlily7246

6y↑6

Music made sense. Made you feel happy!

@bobbyjay75

3y↑4

We can. I have a time machine. See you soon Mr. Smith.

@stephenmarwood2667

3y↑5

Totally agree best era ever on this beautiful Earth of ours😍🇬🇧🇬🇧👍🏻

@ellenpearljackson5219

2y↑5

We do return every time we listen to that beautiful music cuz that's what we know it is beautiful music

@claudinetillman6459

2y↑4

Smith Top of the day to you 🌅 Right back at ya I feel what you felt about this song. I agree with you A Trillion Percent.. Ain't no way no how we will never ever get music 🎵 like this again We are very blessed to have UTUBE so we hear all kinds of music dating from the time I, we were . young kids now we are Recycle teenagers it's magnificent.🤗👏 I really appreciate people like you who listens and ❤️ Music as much as I Do especially oldies but goodies 👏 U have a ear 👂 for unique beautiful songs and music 🎶🎶 U Are kind and especial ⭐ Thanks for letting me share my thoughts with you. Have bless or night 🌉 JAH LIVES ONE LOVE ❤️ GOD bless everyone who's listening to this master piece 🧩🙏🤝💃🙋
PS Your insight about this song was BEAUTIFUl, incredible and well said 👍👏

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@Nathan-oo5cy

Does it get any better? The Drifters behind Ben King's lead vocsl is priceless..and timeless. Hard to believe they passed on Ben E's Stand by me.

@groovinmoose

13y↑6

my favorite Drifters song. great harmonies.

@1940limited

8y↑9

I cannot decide if I like this or Amor better, but Ben E. King sure could sing. Amazing. there's no doubt about that!

@egbertsouce3895

7y↑1

This is a nice, typical Drifters tune, but IMHO, it doesn't compare to "Amor", which is one of his great solo renditions, recorded after he drifted away from The Drifters.

@1940limited

Egbert Souce Ben E King's recording of Amor is fabulous. I love it.

@tigerlily7246

Amor is fabulous. And "Young boy blues"

@Skibum19461

11y↑3

I had the good fortune to see The Drifters when I was 14. What a show!

@toddlear9073

4y↑3

Love this song always

@billjosephson73

2y↑4

What happened to this music? We desperately need it today. Simple romantic respectful influential music heading people in the right relationship direction

@bmoran1795

18w↑1

Have you noticed you can hear and understand the words pure class

@DanFrechette

9y↑17

RIP to the great Ben E King.

@Skibum19461

11y↑15

I was lucky to attend a concert and dance of the "Drifters" in Albuquerque in 1960! Wow those were fun times! I'm glad to see that younger people are enjoying this music!

@qwondoflex

13y↑4

Wonderful memories !

@larrywolfson6898

2y↑1

The Drifters were blessed with fabulous lead singers. My guys were Mr King and the tragic Rudy Lewis. Super group.

@55emax

12y↑7

Wow! My Dad used to dance to this all by himself'; then he taught me to dance. Memories.

@Nostalgiafor65

6y↑5

Who could refuse an invitation to twirl around the dance floor while the Drifters weave their magic words to glide us effortlessly in a dance of sheer, delightful pleasure!

@deloresmoses1528

6y↑1

Finally, Ben E. King made the cover!! Love me some Ben E. King! A voice that makes the song! From NC too! One of the best ever!! So was Clyde McPhatter. Great singers from the past!

@VinDcator

2y↑1

Many great ones, but we remember the great one, BEN.

@SergeantWolfy

5y↑1

Me and my sister used to dance to this song when we were really young..Memories

@tippimail1

11y↑3

I haven't heard this in years.Great tune.We used to hear it when it came out.Does that make me old?

@sauquoit13456

6y↑2

On this day in 1959 {December 3rd} the Drifters performed "Dance With Me" on the Dick Clark ABC-TV weekday-afternoon program, 'American Bandstand'...
At the time "Dance With Me" was at #15 on Billboard's Top 100, that would also be it's peak position on the chart, and it also spent fifteen weeks on the Top 100...
It peaked at #2 {for 2 weeks} on November 9th, 1959 on Billboard's Hot R&B Sides chart, the two records that kept it out of the top spot were "So Many Ways" by Brook Benton and "Don't You Know" by Della Reese...
And on the same 'Bandstand' show they also performed "Dance With Me's" B-side, "(If You Cry)True Love, True Love", it reached #5 on the Hot R&B Sides chart and #33 on the Top 100 chart...
Between 1954 and 1966 the NYC-based group had thirty-six Top 100 records; five made the Top 10 with one reaching #1, "Save the Last Dance for Me", for three weeks in 1960...
Besides "Save the Last Dance for Me", their four other Top 10 records were "There Goes My Baby" {#2* for 1 week in 1959}, "Up On The Roof" {#5 in 1963}, "On Broadway" {#9 in 1963}, and "Under The Boardwalk" {#4 in 1964}...
* The week "There Goes My Baby" peaked at #2, the #1 record for that week was "A Big Hunk O Love" by Elvis...

@cynthia6637

13y↑7

CAN'T GET NO BETTER!

@bulow453

7y↑1

Very pretty song!

@davidclarke10

1y↑1

More beautiful than today's music?

@josephroache3176

6y↑3

MarcieLuzMusic. You said it! A fabulous song , one of The Drifter’s finest efforts without a doubt.

@AnaJilK

13y↑5

Simply beautiful... ♫♪♥♫♪

@jdfcboss9571

37w

Wish I could go back to this kind of music I miss those times so very much

@sandrahanagankindon8630

3y↑1

I danced to this in the day so wonderful to feel a boys arms around you actually dancing

@murrayball7876

27w

Beautiful ❤ Melody

@cynthia6637

13y↑4

Wow I remember dancing to this song in the early 60's!!

@janettefalconer7174

2y↑1

Brilliant song x

@edmorales4553

3y↑2

i wanna go back to those days so bad.

@MarcieLuvzMusic

10y↑16

Fabulous.... I just had to hear this one right now!! A classic for certain*** Thanks!

@mohamed14819

10y↑2

very nice

@MarcieLuvzMusic

10y↑4

mohamed ahmed Thank you so much!

@joesphgallo5534

10y↑19

the best music ever was sung in the 50's

@tearose00

12y↑4

I love Ben E. king and the drifters this music is the best the melody is great combined with his voice and the harmony is sensational. I wish that they still wrote music like this. @chip10289 I love susie q it's one of my favorite disney movies I have'nt seen it in years. whoever dislikes this song does'nt know shit from shinola.

@brucevob

7y↑1

Love this.

@jack48muir39

9y↑1

Best 'Voice' of the '60s!

@vasilissideratos

10y↑3

another one of my fav's (besides all his songs ^.^ ) would be "Stand by me" OMG love these songs :( wish he still had live shows i would love to see him

@rebeccaletton7264

8y↑7

Simply brilliant!!💗The Best.Bar None!!x

@undergroundbasement

14y↑4

They were the first doo wop group to record with a symphony orchestra , I remember Ben E. King saying that in an interview , no other doo wop group sounded like them and their sound really stood out

@tigerlily7246

6y↑1

my favorite group of all times.

@stephenelstone

12y↑16

I knew aboutthe Drifters in my early 20s and really liked them but when I heard this song it brought a whole new meaning to my life. I cannot express what this song does to me. Possibly greatest drifters song ever. Thanks for posting I just love it!

@santinavitalis

3y↑2

I still love it 60 years on.....!

@evesmith7610

7y↑1

I saw the Drifters at Hammersmith Paris, what a fantastic group.

@user-cm1zk8qu6s

48w

Great music

@Nostalgiafor65

13y↑19

Conjure-up the image of that "special someone" from long ago, from another time. Let your memory take you back... and there you are. Entwine your arms around your one-and-only, as you glide through the crowd... you're there again, and the Drifters are singing -- everything that was perfect is just so again!

@genracer8866

2y↑3

I love This Song It's My Favorite😎👍✌️💙💜🧡💖💗

@harptone55

14y↑2

LOVE IT,THANK YOU FOR POSTING

@memom010605

8y↑21

Love this song!!!!!

@maryrawson4324

7y↑3

Me to...love this

@rakanishut

12y↑6

Im going 29, and love to listen to 50-70'ies music, since I grew up with that playing on my parents LP-player!

@donhowson8361

5y↑1

So sad to see another legend as left our planet such a shame the best gone no match to replace ben e king r i p

@franktalerico4157

9y↑6

great music

@diannapenza8854

2y↑1

One of those olden oldies.

@lulajackson7774

9y↑21

Its like losing a friend that I grew up with.RIP

@tigerlily7246

yes.

@johnarcher1693

Lula Jackson r in case union officials

@geraldjohnson848

9y↑6

Ben E. King. 'Nuff said. RIP, Singer. Thanks for the post. Blessings

@EmmaMcNee

11y↑3

Favourite Drifters song

@jerryj920

7y↑1

Sept.28th: Happy birthday Soul singer Benjamin Earl King / Ben E. King (1938-2015) Grammy Hall of Fame, Rhythm & Blues Foundation Pioneer Award, star: Hollywood Walk of Fame. Thank you and God bless. RIP Legend. Thanks for the upload, Carlos Ivan. Blessings

@rosemontero246

5y↑2

Fantastic....

@gregbattles4742

2y↑1

80 years strong black music

@johnsmith-eh3de

11y↑12

The rest of the world, well the UK anyway held the Drifters in high esteem, they appeared in Liverpool clubs during the 70's and 80's on a regular basis, I should imagine other cities were hosts to them too.

@chip10289

14y↑3

Yes it is hard to find, when you search it usually gives you the Save the last Dance tune. There goes my baby was a good movie, I really like the movies that are set back in the 50's with the cars and music. Disney had a film called Susie Q and if you get a chance it has a ton of great Doo wop songs....bad news it was never released to VHS or DVD yet, but you tube has the movie in all its parts :)

@MattHaze02

5y↑2

We’re no longer strangers but now we’re more than friends.

POETRY

@rayonaustin184

2y↑1

from bout 5 her old my dad my this and it is a hits song omg ❤🙏

@urnmywebb

11y↑1

Mamauana chhakchhuak ditto.... It's such a great feeling....brings back wonderful memories.....

@TheWizardofRandR

10y↑4

A Classic , I saw them at a Murray the K Show in NYC in the 60's . It seemed every time they came back for a show they had a new lead singer ???

@oscarsteven948

11y↑3

Where are they now I have never heard good songs like this one before and believe or not this song make me love music from western part

@njacapelladoowopenthusiast8449

9y↑2

May you r.i.p mr king thanks for the music

@mechellemybell7300

3y↑1

What music to dance to. Here it is 2021

@ckay9006

3y↑1

💕👣 love this

@gabyguenter8656

9y↑5

Heute ist Ben E. King verstorben. Ruhe in Frieden. wieder ein toller Musiker, der jetzt im Himmel mit den Chören singt. R.I.P

@theosharp6977

The guy on this song playing the drums is kicking

@thomasmoore7002

7y↑2

RIP THE GREAT......
BEN E KING MISS YOUR MUSIC , CAN I GET A WITNESS ?

@tigerlily7246

6y↑1

AMEN!

@cf1934

7y↑28

I need a Time Machine to go back to the 50's.

@tigerlily7246

6y↑1

take me to 😁

@nack3218

5y↑1

@Tiger Lily : - Me too

@bloke372

5y↑1

Can it seat two please

@Brickcitygirl

4y↑1

@bloke372 i've got the music. make it 3

@colintooley2789

Don't we all

@irenehorta9403

8y↑3

gracias por esta gran reproducción :)

@junebug7363

3y↑2

Today is not real life it’s such pain and sorrow but the 50’s and 60’s that was life plain, simple and honest…not perfect but really close.

@SergeantWolfy

3y↑3

when i was a kid i thought he sang "hold me tiger" lmao

@philnoll

13y↑5

0 dislikes. That's what I like to see.

@girelli81

14y↑2

memories...

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