Biography:
Jonathan Michael Richman (Natick, Massachusetts, May 16, 1951) is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. In 1970 he founded The Modern Lovers, an influential proto-punk band. Since the mid-1970s, Richman has worked either solo or with low-key, generally acoustic, backing. He is known for his wide-eyed, unaffected and childlike outlook, and music that, while rooted in rock and roll, often draws on influences from around the world.
Jonathan Richman began playing music and writing his own songs in the mid-1960s.
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- Back In Your Life
- Buzz Buzz Buzz
- I'm A Little Airplaine
- I'm A Little Dinosaur
- I'm Nature's Mosquito
- Ice Cream Man
- Kookenhaken
- Lydia
- My Love Is A Flower (just Beginning To Bloom)
- Party In The Woods Tonight
- Rockin' Shopping Center
- The Morning Of Our Lives
- There's Something About Mary
- A Higher Power
- City Vs Country
- Corner Store
- Give Paris One More Chance
- Hello From Cupid
- Hospital
- I Have Come Out To Play
- I Was Dancing In The Lesbian Bar
- Im So Confused
- New England
- Parties In The Usa
- Roadrunner
- Rock
- Since She Started To Ride
- That Summer Feeling
- The Beach
- Theres Something About Mary
- This Love Of Mine
- True Love Is Not Nice
- Vampiresa Mujer
- When Harpo Played His Harp
- When She Kisses Me
- You Cant Talk To The Dude
- Youre The One For Me
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Jonathan Richman
I was dancing in a lesbian bar
Album: I, Jonathan
I recently discovered the music of Jonathan and I liked a lot. This song is one of
the ones I like, I recommend you see the live video. It is very good.
Regards...myspace.com/javierkar
Dm
Well I was dancing at a night club one Friday night
Gm Dm
And that night club bar was a little uptight
Am
Yeah, I was dancing all alone a little self conscious
Gm Dm
When some kids came up and said, "for dancing come with us."
And soon...
Dm C Dm
I was dancing in a lesbian bar oh.
Dm C Dm C Dm Am G Am G
I was dancing in a lesbian bar oh.
Am G
Well I was dancing in the lesbian bar
Am
In the industrial zone.
Am G
I was dancing with my friends
Am
And dancing alone.
Dm
Well the first bar things were alright
Am
But in this bar, things were Friday night.
Em
In the first bar things were just alright.
Dm
This bar things were Friday night.
Am G Am
I was dancing in a lesbian bar oh.
Am G Am G Am
I was dancing in a lesbian bar oh oh oh.
Well I was dancing in the lesbian bar
Way downtown
I was there to check the scene
And hang around
Well the first bar things were stop and stare
But in this bar things were laissez faire
In the first bar things were stop and stare
In this bar things were lassez faire.
I was dancing in a lesbian bar.
I was dancing in a lesbian bar.
Dm
In the first bar folks were drinking sips
Am
But in this bar they could shake their hips,
Em
In the first bar they were drinking sips
Dm
In this bar they could shake their hips.
I was dancing in a lesbian bar.
I was dancing in a lesbian bar.
(Guitar)
I was dancing in a lesbian bar.
I was dancing in a lesbian bar.
Well in the first bar, things were okay
But in this bar things were more my way
In the first bar things were just okay
But in this bar things were done my way.
I was dancing in a lesbian bar.
I was dancing in a lesbian bar.
Well in the first bar things were controlled
But in this bar things were Rock and Roll
In the first bar things were so controlled
In this bar things were way way bold.
I was dancing in a lesbian bar.
I was dancing in a lesbian bar.
I was dancing in a lesbian bar
Album: I, Jonathan
I recently discovered the music of Jonathan and I liked a lot. This song is one of
the ones I like, I recommend you see the live video. It is very good.
Regards...myspace.com/javierkar
Dm
Well I was dancing at a night club one Friday night
Gm Dm
And that night club bar was a little uptight
Am
Yeah, I was dancing all alone a little self conscious
Gm Dm
When some kids came up and said, "for dancing come with us."
And soon...
Dm C Dm
I was dancing in a lesbian bar oh.
Dm C Dm C Dm Am G Am G
I was dancing in a lesbian bar oh.
Am G
Well I was dancing in the lesbian bar
Am
In the industrial zone.
Am G
I was dancing with my friends
Am
And dancing alone.
Dm
Well the first bar things were alright
Am
But in this bar, things were Friday night.
Em
In the first bar things were just alright.
Dm
This bar things were Friday night.
Am G Am
I was dancing in a lesbian bar oh.
Am G Am G Am
I was dancing in a lesbian bar oh oh oh.
Well I was dancing in the lesbian bar
Way downtown
I was there to check the scene
And hang around
Well the first bar things were stop and stare
But in this bar things were laissez faire
In the first bar things were stop and stare
In this bar things were lassez faire.
I was dancing in a lesbian bar.
I was dancing in a lesbian bar.
Dm
In the first bar folks were drinking sips
Am
But in this bar they could shake their hips,
Em
In the first bar they were drinking sips
Dm
In this bar they could shake their hips.
I was dancing in a lesbian bar.
I was dancing in a lesbian bar.
(Guitar)
I was dancing in a lesbian bar.
I was dancing in a lesbian bar.
Well in the first bar, things were okay
But in this bar things were more my way
In the first bar things were just okay
But in this bar things were done my way.
I was dancing in a lesbian bar.
I was dancing in a lesbian bar.
Well in the first bar things were controlled
But in this bar things were Rock and Roll
In the first bar things were so controlled
In this bar things were way way bold.
I was dancing in a lesbian bar.
I was dancing in a lesbian bar.
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