Biography:
The Drifters are a long-lived American doo wop Pop R&B band, originally formed by Clyde McPhatter (of Billy Ward & the Dominoes) in 1953 from New York City, NY, USA. There have been over 60 members since 1953. www.theofficialdrifters.com shows the current lineup and tour dates.
The original Drifters
Ahmet Ertegün of Atlantic Records approached Clyde McPhatter after he left The Dominoes and signed him. McPhatter first recruited several members of his former group
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Other songs:
- Dance With Me
- Saturday Night At The Movies
- Save The Last Dance For Me
- Under The Boardwalk
- This Magic Moment
- A Room Full Of Tears
- Adorable
- Can I Take You Home Little Girl
- Come On Over To My Place
- Dont Go Please Stay
- Drip Drop
- Fools Fall In Love
- Harlem Child
- Honey Love
- I Count The Tears
- If You Cry True Love True Love
- Ill Take You Home
- Ive Got Sand In My Shoes
- Kissin In The Back Row Of The Movies
- Moonlight Bay
- On Broadway
- One Way Love
- Please Stay
- Ruby Baby
- Some Kind Of Wonderful
- Spanish Lace
- Stranger On The Shore
- Sweets For My Sweet
- There Goes My Baby
- There Goes My First Love
- True Love True Love
- Up On The Roof
- When My Little Girl Is Smiling
- Youre More Than A Number In My Little Red Book
Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
Dance With Me:The Drifters.
#2 R&B and #15 on BB Hot 100 on
DEL-FI Records in 1959.
INTRO:
F Dm Bb
Dance with me..dance with me..dance with me..
C
dance with me..
#1.
F Dm
Dance with me, oh, hold me closer, closer and
Bb C
closer, much closer, while the music plays.
C F
Mmmmmm..my little darling, won't you dance with
Dm
me, oh, hold me tighter, tighter, and tighter,
(dit-dit-dit-dit-dah-dit)
Bb C
much tighter, while the rhythm sways.
(dit-dit-dit-dit-dah-dit)
BRIDGE:
G Gm7 Bbm Bb F
Mmmmmmmmm..put your lips to mine, while the music
plays.
Bb G
We're no longer strangers, now, we're more than
C
friends.
#2.
F Dm
Dance with me, dance with me, closer, closer and
(dit-dit-dit-dit-dah-dit)
Bb C
closer, and maybe we'll be lovers, when the music
(dit-dit-dit-dit-dah-dit) (dit-dit-dit-dit-dah-dit)
F Dm Bb
ends..whoaaa-ohhh..whoa-ohhh..whoa-ohhhh..uh-hmmm-
C
hmmm-whoa-ohhh-mmmm-mmmmmmm..
(Dit-dit-dance with me) (Dit-dit-dance with me)
INTERLUDE: F Dm Bb C
#3.
F Dm
Dance with me, dance with me, closer, closer and
(dit-dit-dit-dit-dah-dit)
Bb C
closer, and maybe we'll be lovers, when the music
(dit-dit-dit-dit-dah-dit) (dit-dit-dit-dit-dah-dit)
F
ends.
OUTRO:
Dm
Darling, won't you please..whoa-ohhh..darling,
(Dit-dit-dance with me) (Dit-dit-dance with me)
Bb
won't you please..whoaaa-ohhh..darling, won't you
(Dit-dit-dance with me) (Dit-dit-dance with me)
C F
please..mmmmmmm-mmmmmmmm..whoa-yeah..whoa-ohhh-
(Dit-dit-dance with me) (Dit-dit-dance with me)
Dm Bb
Whoaaaa-oh-oh-oh-oh..whoaaaaa-ohhhhh-ohhhhh..
(Dit-dit-dance with me) (Dit-dit-dance with me)(Fade.)
A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.
#2 R&B and #15 on BB Hot 100 on
DEL-FI Records in 1959.
INTRO:
F Dm Bb
Dance with me..dance with me..dance with me..
C
dance with me..
#1.
F Dm
Dance with me, oh, hold me closer, closer and
Bb C
closer, much closer, while the music plays.
C F
Mmmmmm..my little darling, won't you dance with
Dm
me, oh, hold me tighter, tighter, and tighter,
(dit-dit-dit-dit-dah-dit)
Bb C
much tighter, while the rhythm sways.
(dit-dit-dit-dit-dah-dit)
BRIDGE:
G Gm7 Bbm Bb F
Mmmmmmmmm..put your lips to mine, while the music
plays.
Bb G
We're no longer strangers, now, we're more than
C
friends.
#2.
F Dm
Dance with me, dance with me, closer, closer and
(dit-dit-dit-dit-dah-dit)
Bb C
closer, and maybe we'll be lovers, when the music
(dit-dit-dit-dit-dah-dit) (dit-dit-dit-dit-dah-dit)
F Dm Bb
ends..whoaaa-ohhh..whoa-ohhh..whoa-ohhhh..uh-hmmm-
C
hmmm-whoa-ohhh-mmmm-mmmmmmm..
(Dit-dit-dance with me) (Dit-dit-dance with me)
INTERLUDE: F Dm Bb C
#3.
F Dm
Dance with me, dance with me, closer, closer and
(dit-dit-dit-dit-dah-dit)
Bb C
closer, and maybe we'll be lovers, when the music
(dit-dit-dit-dit-dah-dit) (dit-dit-dit-dit-dah-dit)
F
ends.
OUTRO:
Dm
Darling, won't you please..whoa-ohhh..darling,
(Dit-dit-dance with me) (Dit-dit-dance with me)
Bb
won't you please..whoaaa-ohhh..darling, won't you
(Dit-dit-dance with me) (Dit-dit-dance with me)
C F
please..mmmmmmm-mmmmmmmm..whoa-yeah..whoa-ohhh-
(Dit-dit-dance with me) (Dit-dit-dance with me)
Dm Bb
Whoaaaa-oh-oh-oh-oh..whoaaaaa-ohhhhh-ohhhhh..
(Dit-dit-dance with me) (Dit-dit-dance with me)(Fade.)
A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.
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