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In 1968 while overseas in the Viet Nam War, I received 4 albums (Doors, Hendrix, Steppenwolf, and Cream's Disraeli Gears) that this song is on. Maybe not my favorite Cream or Clapton song, but one of significance reflecting those days and my own immersion into that world, that was true then and is still today. Despite the title, the song is not one many would ever be able to dance to in a way that does it justice, but is totally right for my own 3-dimensional style.

This was of course, NOT gender pair dancing but rather ecstatic, dynamic, solo freestyle dancing many hard core rock persons enjoyed in that era. Note in 1970 and 1971 after an HD, I spent about a year living cheaply a few blocks away at the peak of Classic Rock while often going to Filmore West on Market Street at Van Ness in San Francisco where 2 to 4 world class and SF touring bands played 4 or 5 nights each week into the wee hours.

Dance The Night Away 3:34 minutes:


This below 4:04 interview of band members (on Facebook but allowed) about this song at the 1:30 point Cream lyricist Pete Brown explains in this excerpt what it was about in that era as he stopped drinking alcohol and began taking psychedelic drugs.

"...and what kept me anchored in that reality was dancing and sex, and so Dance The Night Away was related to that and I would do mad psychedelic dancing down at psychedelic clubs..."

137K views · 39 reactions | What is your favourite track on Disraeli Gears? Here David Fricke, Senior Editor at Rolling Stone Magazine, together with Pete Brown, Cream lyricist and Jack and Eric, discuss 'Dance The Night Away' See more fun, inspiring Music Of Cream videos and then some, at www. https://www.facebook.com/pg/Musicofcream/videos/ | The Cream Of Clapton Band

Goner build myself a castle
High up in the clouds.
There'll be skies outside my window,
Lose these streets and crowds.

Dance the night away.

Will find myself an ocean,
Sail into the blue.
Live with golden swordfish,
Forget the time of you.

Dance the night away.

Dance myself to nothing,
Vanish from this place.
Gonna turn myself to shadow
So I can't see your face.

Dance the night away.
 
The whole Unplugged album is my favorite of all, but there were many I listened
to more than others and I love his Riding With The King he did with B.B. King.

My favorite video is this one, because how can you not love both their talent on guitar?

Joe Bonamassa 'Introducing Eric Clapton' to 'Further On Up The Road'​

 
David777 said:
I spent about a year living cheaply a few blocks away at the peak of Classic Rock while often going to Filmore West on Market Street at Van Ness in San Francisco where 2 to 4 world class and SF touring bands played 4 or 5 nights each week into the wee hours.
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It must have been interesting living in that area since the Filmore was in a really seedy part of town, from what I've heard. There's a documentary about the Filmore West and Winterland -- also in San Francisco. They said Winterland was in such bad shape, big chunks of the ceiling plaster were falling down during the filming of The Last Waltz!

It would have been worth it, though, to have been able to see all those great bands that were at their peak around that time... Grateful Dead, Santana, The Who, CCR, The Allman Brothers, and many others.
 
IrishEyes said:
The whole Unplugged album is my favorite of all, but there were many I listened
to more than others and I love his Riding With The King he did with B.B. King.

My favorite video is this one, because how can you not love both their talent on guitar?

Joe Bonamassa 'Introducing Eric Clapton' to 'Further On Up The Road'​

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Whoa, those guys play great together! (y)

Here's the Last Waltz version where Clapton's strap comes off...
 
So many great songs he was involved with.
He was always ready to explore music, never settling.

This is one of my favorites, a laid-back album with JJ Cale and Billy Preston on Organ.

 
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