I put the mental stream on shuffle and then sorted through the tunes. Two ended up as potential for today’s theme music.
One was The Blues Brothers singing ‘Rawhide’ in their movie. I’m not certain how the stream came to that.
The other was ‘Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)’, released in 1991 by C+C Music Factory. I’d just returned from a tour in Germany and was settling into the SF Bay Area when I first heard it. This song was ubiquitous. I found its sound intriguing but more, enjoyed going to a club and seeing everyone’s reaction when the song was played. The floor could be empty, with people milling around, chatting and sipping. Then, “Everybody dance now,” blared out. People reacted like they’d be ordered, moving and rushing the floor. Amazing.
Of course, I also adapted this song to my cats, ‘singing’ “Everybody eat now,” when I fed them. They reacted just like the dancers at the clubs, eating like they’d been given an order that must be obeyed.
It’s a good, energetic Friday song. You heard Martha. Everybody dance now.
Michael Seidel, writer 
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