She Used To Go Dancing - Colin Pritt

Copyright - Colpsongs UK and registered with the ISA (October 1989).

I wrote this song around 1985-6 and recorded it on a 4 track (Fostex X15) sometime in 1986. In recent times, folks have suggested that I wrote it about my mother, but I didn't, as my mum was only 60 years old or so at that time. About 20 years later though, it became very relevant to my mums situation.

It's a song about loneliness and isolation, partly inspired by an old lady I used to see peeking from her window, as I cut through a local council estate making my way into town for a Saturday night out. She would sometimes smile as I passed, then duck back behind her curtain, probably to settle down to watch 'The Price Is Right' or some other Saturday night TV show. I would have been 26/27 or so at the time and used to think as I passed ''I wonder what she did on a weekend evening before she got elderly''

At the time of writing the song, mugging seemed to have become a national pastime and I was forever reading about bogus callers (scum) preying on the elderly, hence the theme of the second verse.

Because it was recorded using analogue tape, there's a couple of audible clicks , but hopefully they don't spoil it for you.

If you like it, please leave a comment. I would love to hear your views.

Thanks

Colin

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Music

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• ballads
• music
• oldies

[MrBlackburnlad]

@TONPAC40 Thank you for your kind comment and thanks for taking the time to have a listen. I appreciate it.

[TONPAC40]

Hi Colin, loving this song & the story behind it. Your sounding great too. Thank you for sharing your talent.

[MrBlackburnlad]

@kazzafar Cheers Kaz.

[kazzafar]

hi colin,great tune,great vocals......!