One of my favorite oldies ever (because you just can't help but feel incredibly good and want to dance!) is "The Twist" by Chubby Checker (it practically goes without saying, but you never know.) According to Rolling Stone magazine the song hit the charts twice (first in 1960, then again in '62.) It had been a B side for Hank Ballard and the Midnighters in 1958 and it was only at Dick Clark's urging that Checker (a former chicken plucker?) covered it.
"Going crazy is what I was looking for--where the music is so good you lose control," Chubby once said and he certainly makes those of us who adore the song feel that way...
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