45 years ago today, Dee Dee Sharp Gamble hit No.1 with Breaking and Entering.
Her only US dance chart hit…
23 weeks on the chart. 4 at No.1.
Not many—but what a moment.
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(5/10)
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"The Loco-Motion" (or "#Locomotion") is a #popSong written by American songwriters #GerryGoffin and #CaroleKing. "The Loco-Motion" was originally written for the R&B singer #DeeDeeSharp, but Sharp turned the song down.
(It's the latest, it's the greatest, Mashed Potato)
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
A Mashed Potato started long time ago (Wah ooh)
With a guy named Sloppy Joe (Wah ooh)
You'll find this dance is so cool to do (Wah ooh)
Come on baby, wanna teach it to you
(Mashed Potato) Get up to the beat now
#NTT
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #TheCraigCharlesFunkAndSoulShow
Dee Dee Sharp:
🎵 Comin' Home Baby
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▶️ Song on #Spotify:
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #KEXP's #AfternoonShow
Dee Dee Sharp:
🎵 I Really Love You
#DeeDeeSharp
▶️ 🪄 Automagic 🔊 show 📻 playlist on Spotify
▶️ Song/Cover on #Bandcamp:
“I Love You Anyway” by Dee Dee Sharp. Happy birthday to Dee Dee Sharp, who today turned 80 years old 🎤🎂🎉 #birthday #deedeesharp #legend #iloveyouanyway #rhythmandblues #soul #soulmusic
#OnThisDay in 1945, #DeeDeeSharp [Dione Larue], American R&B singer ("I Love You Anyway"; "Mashed Potato Time"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
#HappyBirthday #80 🎉🎊🎁🎈🎂
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A great example of skirting the censors back in the day
Great tune
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #TheCraigCharlesFunkAndSoulShow
Dee Dee Sharp:
🎵 Nobody Could Take Your Place
#6music #DeeDeeSharp
▶️ 🪄 Automagic 🔊 show 📻 playlist on Spotify
▶️ Song on #Spotify:
"The Loco-Motion" (or "#Locomotion") is a #popSong written by American songwriters #GerryGoffin and #CaroleKing. "The Loco-Motion" was originally written for R&B singer #DeeDeeSharp, but Sharp turned the song down. The song is especially notable for making three appearances in the American top 3.
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#Musicsky #Cover #KDLang #DeeDeeSharp
Just a last wanting gravy for her mashed potatoes
A cover or Dee Dee Sharp’s 1962 release
