{"id":1187,"date":"2021-05-10T06:26:50","date_gmt":"2021-05-10T06:26:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/?p=1187"},"modified":"2025-11-21T06:12:41","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T06:12:41","slug":"your-mama-dont-dance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertandrews.net\/songs\/your-mama-dont-dance\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Mama Don&#8217;t Dance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">by Loggins and Messina &#8211; Key of C<\/span><br \/>\n<input type='hidden' bg_collapse_expand='69ea636f2f47e5030808825' value='69ea636f2f47e5030808825'><input type='hidden' id='bg-show-more-text-69ea636f2f47e5030808825' value='Show More'><input type='hidden' id='bg-show-less-text-69ea636f2f47e5030808825' value='Show Less'><button id='bg-showmore-action-69ea636f2f47e5030808825' class='bg-showmore-plg-button bg-orange-button  '   style=\" color:#4a4949;\">Show More<\/button><div id='bg-showmore-hidden-69ea636f2f47e5030808825' ><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">This was influenced by a 1963 song by The Rooftop Singers called Mama Don&#8217;t Allow which is about a kid whose mama won&#8217;t tolerate guitar playing. It reached #55 in the US that year.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Kenny Loggins and Jim Messina wrote this song early on in their partnership, writing it in the studio one day while they were waiting for their band to arrive. They didn&#8217;t think much of it, but when they recorded it about eight months later, it became a huge hit in America, climbing to #4.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Much to their dismay, it endured as their best-known song, which was frustrating because it was sort of a throwaway and didn&#8217;t represent their sound. Loggins and Messina were both accomplished songwriters and musicians, who along with their top-notch band, made music that was far more complex in both music and lyrics. Tracks like Angry Eyes and Till The Ends Meet are what they considered far more substantial, but for many listeners, Loggins and Messina are most associated with Your Mama Don&#8217;t Dance.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/div><\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%; background-color: #ddddeb;\">\n<pre><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>Your [C] mama don't dance and your [F] daddy don't Rock and [C] Roll.<\/strong><\/span>\r\n<span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>Your [F] mama don't dance and your daddy don't Rock and [C] Roll.<\/strong><\/span>\r\n<span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>When [G] evening comes around and it's [F] time to hit the town.<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>\r\nWhere do you [C] go, to Rock and roll<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/pre>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%; background-color: #f2d5d5;\">\n<pre><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>The [C] old folks say that ya [F] gotta end your date by [C] ten.<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>\r\nIf you're [F] out on a date and you ring her home late it's a [C] sin.\r\n<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>You [G] know there's no excuse. \r\nYou [F] know you're gonna lose you never [C] win.   I'll say it again.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/pre>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%; background-color: #ddddeb;\">\n<pre><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>And it's all because<\/strong><\/span>\r\n<span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms, geneva, sans-serif;\">\r\n<strong>Your [C] mama don't dance and your [F] daddy don't Rock and [C] Roll.<\/strong> \r\n<strong>Your [F] mama don't dance and your daddy don't Rock and [C] Roll.<\/strong> <strong>\r\nWhen [G] evening comes around and it's [F] time to hit the town.<\/strong><strong> \r\nWhere do you [C] go, to Rock and roll<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/pre>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%; background-color: #f2d5d5;\">\n<pre><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>You [ F ] pull into a drive-in and find a place to park<\/strong><\/span> \r\n<span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>You [ F ] hop into the backseat where you know its nice and dark<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>\r\nYou're [ F ] just about to groovin, thinking it's a breeze<\/strong><\/span> \r\n<span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>Then there's a [ F ] light in your eyes and a guy says<\/strong><\/span> \r\n<span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>[NC] Out of the car long hair<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>\r\n[G] Louie, you're coming with [F] me, said the local [C] police<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/pre>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%; background-color: #ddddeb;\">\n<pre><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>And it's all because<\/strong><\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-family: trebuchet ms, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>Your [C] mama don't dance and your [F] daddy don't Rock and [C] Roll.<\/strong> \r\n<strong>Your [F] mama don't dance and your daddy don't Rock and [C] Roll.<\/strong> <strong>\r\nWhen [G] evening comes around and it's [F] time to hit the town.<\/strong><strong> \r\nWhere do you [C] go, to Rock and roll<\/strong>\r\n<strong>Where do you go, to rock and roll<\/strong>\r\n<strong>Where do you go, to rock and roll [C]  [G-C]<\/strong>\r\n<\/span><\/span><\/pre>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Loggins and Messina &#8211; Key of C Your [C] mama don&#8217;t dance and your [F] daddy don&#8217;t Rock and [C] Roll. Your [F] mama don&#8217;t dance and your daddy don&#8217;t Rock and [C] Roll. When [G] evening comes around and it&#8217;s [F] time to hit the town. 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