Added: Jul 20, 2008
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The mamas and pappasFrom the beginning the song took on a life of its own, with cover versions from Dusty Springfield, The Mamas & The Papas, The Who, The Grateful Dead, The Kinks, Cilla Black, Myra, Atomic Kitten, Kids Incorporated, Girl Authority, Human Nature, Tim Curry and so on.It is also alluded to directly or indirectly in other songs, most notably by The Rolling Stones' "Street Fighting Man" and Bruce Springsteen's "Racing in the Street".The Carpenters played the song in 1968 on their first ever TV appearance on Your All American College Show, under the name Dick Carpenter Trio, which also featured Bill Sissyoev on bass. This show was a musical competition, which the trio won. The Carpenters later recorded the song in 1978 for their TV Special "Space Encounters", which aired that same year on the ABC-TV Network. The song was later released on the CD As Time Goes By released in 2001.In literature, it is also mentioned in the graphic novel V for Vendetta.On 14 October 2006 on the ITV programme The X Factor, Louis Walsh's group The Unconventionals sang a cover version of "Dancing in the Street"; they were eliminated that night.Rockapella also performs an a cappella cover of the song.Teen singer Myra covered the song for the 2001 movie Recess: School's Out.This song is playable in the North American release of Donkey Konga.In 2005, to celebrate the Nationwide launch of Macy's, they launched a commercial featuring a pop-version of the songThe ABC network used the tune for the song for the 2nd version of their Something's Happening on ABC campaign.O0O
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