Annotation
"I'm Dancing in the Show Tonight" was not written by Ween; Dean Ween has stated that it is a cover of a now-lost song from a "ballet-practice record" that his sister had. The exact identity of the record Dean refers to is unknown, but it seems it was probably a dancing-themed rewrite of "Are My Ears On Straight?", the B-side to the 1953 novelty single "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas" by Gayla Peevey. The melody to "I'm Dancing in the Show Tonight" is identical to "Are My Ears On Straight?", with lyrics that are partially similar but also have key differences.
From https://www.ween.wiki/wiki/I%27m_Dancing_in_the_Show_Tonight
Annotation last modified on 2024-11-24 11:13 UTC.
Relationships
| lyricist: | [unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) |
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| arranger: | Ween (US alternative rock band) |
| publisher: | Browndog Music Glenwood Music Corp. Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) |
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| arrangement of: | Are My Ears On Straight? |
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Recordings
| Date | Title | Attributes | Artist | Length |
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| recordings | ||||
| 1997-11-27 | I'm Dancing in the Show Tonight (live, 1997‐11‐27: Palais X-TRA, Zurich, Switzerland) | live | Ween | 2:55 |
| 1998-01-30 | Dancing in the Show Tonight (live, 1998‐01‐30: Trocadero Theatre, Philadelphia, PA, USA) | live | Ween | ?:?? |
| 2003-10-03 | I'm Dancing in the Show Tonight (live, 2003‐10‐03: The Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver, BC, Canada) | live | Ween | 2:14 |
| 2024-08-02 | I'm Dancing in the Show Tonight (live, 2024‐08‐02: KettleHouse Amphitheater, Missoula, MT, USA) | live | Ween | 2:20 |
| Dancing in the Show Tonight | Ween | ?:?? | ||
| I'm Dancing in the Show Tonight | live | Ween | 2:55 | |
| I’m Dancing in the Show Tonight | Ween | 1:56 | ||
| She Wanted to Leave (reprise) | instrumental and partial | Ween | 4:26 | |