Dancing in the Moonlight

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"Dancing in the Moonlight"
Cover song by The Smashing Pumpkins
Original by Thin Lizzy
ReleasedMarch 22, 1994
Studio sessionsJune 30, 1993 – VPRO Radio
Length4:21
Songwriter(s)Phil Lynott

"Dancing in the Moonlight" is a cover song by The Smashing Pumpkins of the 1977 single by Thin Lizzy. A studio recording appeared on the UK release of the "Disarm" single. It was later included on Rarities and B-Sides and the 2012 reissue bonus DVD of Pisces Iscariot.

Lyrics[edit | edit source]

When I passed you in the doorway
You took me with a glance
Should have took that last bus home
But I asked you for a dance
Now we were steady to the pictures
I always get chocolate stains on my pants
Father says "he's going crazy"
Says I'm livin' in a trance,

Dancing in the moonlight
It's caught me in it's spotlight,
It's alright, it's alright, the moonlight
This long, hot summer night

It's three o'clock in the morning, I'm on the streets again
Disobeyed another warning, Shoulda been home by ten
Now I stay out 'till Sunday, I have to say I stayed with friends
It's a habit worth forming, It's a means to justify the end

Dancing in the moonlight
It's caught me in it's spotlight,
It's alright, it's alright, the moonlight
This long, hot summer night

I'm walking home
Last bus is long gone

Availability

TitleNotesType
Unplugged: 100% Pure Acoustic PerformancesBootleg
Acoustic SeriesBootleg
The Cutting EdgeJune 30, 1993 – Hilversum, NL (studio / acoustic)Bootleg
Mayonaise DreamBootleg • Live
DisarmUK CD single 2 ("Heart" cover)Single
Pisces Iscariot2012 deluxe reissue bonus DVDCompilation
PluggelectricJune 30, 1993 – Hilversum, NL (studio / acoustic)Bootleg
Rarities and B-SidesCompilation

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