- Land of a Thousand Dances
Infobox Single
Name = Land of a Thousand Dances
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Artist =Wilson Pickett
Album =The Exciting Wilson Pickett
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Released = Start date|1966
Format = Vinyl
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Genre =Rhythm and blues
Length = 2:28
Label = Atlantic
Writer =Chris Kenner
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Certification =
Last single = "Ninety Nine and a Half (Won't Do)"
(1966)
This single = "Land
of a Thousand Dances"
(1966)
Next single = "Mustang Sally"
(1966)
Misc ="Land of a Thousand Dances" is a song written and first recorded by
Chris Kenner in 1962. Famous for its "na na na na na" hook, which was added byCannibal & the Headhunters in 1965, the song's best-known version wasWilson Pickett 1966 recording on "The Exciting Wilson Pickett ", which became his third R&B #1 and his biggest ever pop hit, peaking at #6. In 1989, this version was ranked number 152 onDave Marsh 's list of "The 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made". [cite web |url=http://www.acclaimedmusic.net/Current/S1434.htm |title=Land of 1000 Dances |accessdate=2008-08-06]In the original recording by Chris Kenner sixteen
dance s are specifically mentioned: the Pony, the Chicken, theMashed Potato , the Alligator,the Watusi , the Twist, the Fly, the Jerk, the Tango, the Yo-Yo, the Sweet Pea, theHand jive , the Slop, the Bop, the Fish and the Popeye.Covers
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Thee Midniters (1965)
*Bill Haley & His Comets (1966)
*Patti Smith – "Horses" (1975)
*Ted Nugent – "Intensities in 10 Cities " (1981)
*The J. Geils Band (1983)
*World Wrestling Federation – "The Wrestling Album " (1985)
*Tina Turner – "Tina Live in Europe " (1988)
*Vinnie Jones – "Respect" (2002)
*Barón Rojo – "Desde Barón a Bilbao" (2007)
*The Action andGeorge Martin
*Broken Social Scene
*Claus Ogerman
* Guy
*The Mummies
*The Residents
*The Rezillos
*Little Richard
*Sam & Dave
*The Walker Brothers
*Chants R&B -Stage Door Witchdoctors In the media
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Wilson Pickett 's version was played in movies "The Great Outdoors", "Forrest Gump " and as well as in a memorable audition sequence in "The Full Monty ".
* Philippines variety show "Eat Bulaga! " had a song called "Kagat Labi", and it used the tune of this song.
* Guy's version appears in the 1992 movie "" and its soundtrack.
* The continuing "na" sequence was incorporated into the 1995 dancehall song "Here Comes the Hotstepper " byIni Kamoze .
*Chris Kenner 's version was played in the 2003 movie "Radio".
*Broken Social Scene 's version of the song was played in the 2007 movie "The Tracey Fragments".Charts
Wilson Pickett
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External links
* [http://www.mtv.com/lyrics/kenner_chris/land_of_a_1_000_dances/19673138/lyrics.jhtml Lyrics]
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