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The theme for Song Lyric Sunday this week is “Floor/House/Roof/Walls.”
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Party time! 😀
Back in my clubs days…last century…this was a song that would pack the dance floor. It wasn’t time to look cute or cool when Midnight Star’s No Parking on the Dance Floor was played. It was time to dance!
The title track from the group’s fourth and most successful album of the same name in 1983, the song reached number 43 on the R&B chart, number 44 on the dance chart, and number 81 on the Billboard Hot 100.
FUN FACT:
- The song has been sampled by several artists since its 1983 release, including Sugar Ray’s song from 2003, Mr. Bartender (It’s So Easy). The basic melody was sampled by the Bar-Kays in their 1984 hit Freakshow on the Dance Floor.
It’s a fun video, very 80s with lots of Jheri curls, shoulder pads, and leather!
Enjoy!
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No Parking on the Dance Floor
You’re standing still in a no parking zone
You don’t get a move on that body
I’ll be forced to give you a ticket
So get with it
If you don’t want a ticket you better move on
If you break the law you gotta pay your dues
Ain’t much better if you play it by the rules
It’s so easy to rock it with your body, baby
It’s so easy, it’s so right
It’s so easy if you drive it all night
No parking on the dance floor
No parking, baby
No parking on the dance floor
{Beep-beep, beep-beep, beep-beep} Shake it, baby
{Beep-beep, beep-beep, beep-beep}
{Beep-beep, beep-beep, beep-beep} Rock it, baby
{Beep-beep, beep-beep, beep-beep}
Just tell the deejay to fix it in the mix
Shake it up and shake it on down
Let me feel you movin’, you gotta get down
It’s so easy to rock it with your body, baby
It’s so easy, it’s so right
It’s so easy if you drive it all night
No parking on the dance floor
(I want to say it again)
No parking, baby
No parking on the dance floor {Ah…}
{Beep-beep, beep-beep, beep-beep}
{Beep-beep, beep-beep, beep-beep} Rock it, baby
{Beep-beep, beep-beep, beep-beep}
Work it
Shake it
Don’t drive it
Baby, baby, baby
It’s time to party, it’s time to jam
Don’t park your booty, don’t park your can
It’s time to party, it’s time to jam
It’s time to party, it’s time to jam
Don’t park your booty, don’t park your can
It’s time to party, it’s time to jam
No parking on the dance floor (No, no)
No parking, baby
No parking on the dance floor (Ah…)
No parking on the dance floor
No parking, baby
No parking on the dance floor
No parking on the dance floor
No parking, baby
No parking on the dance floor
No parking on the dance floor
No parking, baby
Felicia Denise, Author 
What a fun song and I bet this is easy to dance to. The video was cool to watch.
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It’s one of those songs that just make you dance! 😄
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That really perked up my morning, Nesie. Great video to go with it, That’s what I call a partay!
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😄😄 LOL! The 80s still rule! 😉👍
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I am a sucker for early 80s R&B. Love the beat and love the vocals!
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A lot of good music came out of that era. 😊
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Was that a cameo or just a Prince look-alike? LOL Love 80’s videos & music! ❤ 😀
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Prince was only that big in his dreams! 😄😄
Luv ya’, Prince! #Prince4ever 😜
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This one makes me smile! Never heard it before, but the song and video are fun! I can see why everyone would want to dance to it. 🙂
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