◇ image via WikipediaI Wanna Dance with Somebody
I Wanna Dance with Somebody is a Dance-pop act. Their sound grew out of Cyndi Lauper, Olivia Newton-John, Michael Jackson, Prince and The Isley Brothers. Those roots explain a lot about how I Wanna Dance with Somebody arrange songs and choose their tones. Altogether the chart holds 5 connections around I Wanna Dance with Somebody, reaching back through Cyndi Lauper. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" is a song recorded by American singer Whitney Houston, the lead single from her second album, Whitney (1987). The song was aimed to bring Houston a more accessible pop sound to compete with her contemporaries after enjoying hits with pop ballads on her debut album Whitney Houston. The song was written by George Merrill and Shannon Rubicam, of the band Boy Meets Girl, the songwriters of Houston's previous hit, "How Will I Know", and produced by Narada Michael Walden. The song's lyrics depict a woman seeking a special person to "dance in the life with" forever. Houston contributed uncredited lyrics while also receiving credit for being the song's vocal arranger.
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I Wanna Dance with Somebody grew out of Cyndi Lauper, Olivia Newton-John, Michael Jackson and Prince. 5 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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