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Dancing in the Moonlight - King Harvest (Original Post) Figarosmom Feb 1 OP
I never tire of this song amerikat Feb 1 #1
Me too Figarosmom Feb 1 #2
Love it. Turn it up all the way when it comes on chicoescuela Feb 1 #3
Ha Figarosmom Feb 1 #5
Also a fascinating backstory to the song Hassler Feb 1 #4
Such an upbeat song to come from the healing. Frasier Balzov Feb 1 #6
I like the song more now than when I was in highschool Hassler Feb 1 #8
Yeah beaten pretty Figarosmom Feb 1 #9
Can't dance and stay uptight questionseverything Feb 1 #7
Its true Figarosmom Feb 1 #10
Super natural delight chicoescuela Feb 1 #11

Hassler

(4,235 posts)
4. Also a fascinating backstory to the song
Sat Feb 1, 2025, 01:06 AM
Feb 1

Written by Sherman Kelly after he and his girlfriend were attacked on vacation in US Virgin Islands

Hassler

(4,235 posts)
8. I like the song more now than when I was in highschool
Sat Feb 1, 2025, 01:15 AM
Feb 1

For that reason. To be able to heal and not go dark is inspiring.

Figarosmom

(5,237 posts)
9. Yeah beaten pretty
Sat Feb 1, 2025, 01:19 AM
Feb 1

Badly and his girlfriend raped by a gang that became known for attacking tourists. His face was pretty broken. When he got back to New York the doctors rebroke and reset his several face bones. So he wrote this song to replace that night in his mind to one of celebration and joy.

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