Dancing in the Street
Martha and the Vandellas (known from 1967 to 1972 as Martha Reeves & The Vandellas) were an American vocal girl group formed in Detroit in 1957. The group achieved fame in the 1960s with Motown.
An act founded by friends Annette Beard, Rosalind Ashford and Gloria Williams, the group eventually included Martha Reeves, who moved up in ranks as lead vocalist of the group after Williams’ departure in 1962. The group signed with and eventually recorded all of their singles for Motown’s Gordy imprint.
The group’s string of hits included “Come and Get These Memories“, “Heat Wave“, “Quicksand“, “Nowhere to Run“, “Jimmy Mack“, “I’m Ready for Love“, “Bless You” and “Dancing in the Street“, the latter song becoming their signature single.
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Classic,like to VH version better
Great song. When it first came out it was interpreted as a happy song about people getting together to dance (have fun) in the street. Later it was used by some of the civil rights activists as a call to protest in the street.
In 1968, the Rolling Stones put out Street Fighting Man and changed the Vandellas line from
Summer’s here and the time is right
For dancing in the street
to
‘Cause summer’s here and the time is right
For fighting in the street