Who sings Dancing in the Street?

Answer 1

Grateful Dead also did a version of the song!

Answer 2

Martha Reeves and the Vandellas
also Mick Jagger & David Bowie did a cover in 80's

Answer 3

Mick Jagger and David Bowie
Van Halen
Every other cover band alive.
Some girl band from the 60's

Answer 4

Im sure a lot of people have sung it but if you want to see who sung the original version try searching for Dancing in the Street on Yahoo or Google.

Answer 5

Martha Reeves and the Vandellas
covered by Vah Halen
covered by Mick Jagger and David Bowie

Answer 6

Martha Reeves and the Vandellas

Answer 7

Martha Reeves and the Vandellas

Answer 8

If you start singing something like Natsu Koi Natsu Game I'd like sing along with you... LOL

Answer 9

Dancing in the Street" is a song written by Marvin Gaye, William "Mickey" Stevenson and Ivy Jo Hunter for Motown girl group Martha and the Vandellas' third album, Dance Party. Produced by William "Mickey" Stevenson, the song highlighted the concept of having a good time no matter what city you represented. While it was produced as an innocent dance single (it became the precursor to the disco movement of the 1970s), the song took on a different meaning when riots in inner-city America led to many young angry Blacks naming the song as a civil rights anthem to social change. Gaye, Stevenson and Hunter were consequently named as three of the most important writers for social change.

"Dancing in the Street" peaked at number two on the U.S. Billboard Pop Singles chart when it was originally released as the album's first single in 1964 (see 1964 in music), with "There He Is (at My Door)" included as a B-side. The song also reached the top 5 on the UK pop charts peaking at #4 in a 1969 release after initially peaking at #28 on the chart. It has since taken a life of its own, with covers from Dusty Springfield, The Mamas & The Papas, The Who, The Grateful Dead, The Kinks, Van Halen and Australian singer Nikki Webster.

A second hit version was done by Mick Jagger and David Bowie as a duo in 1985 (see 1985 in music), as part of the Live Aid charity movement. The original plan was to perform a track together live, with Bowie performing at Wembley Stadium and Jagger at the JFK Stadium, until it was realised that the satellite link-up would cause a half-second delay that would make this impossible.

Instead, the pair decided to cover "Dancing in the Street" (having rejected an earlier possibility, "One Love" by Bob Marley). In June 1985, Bowie was recording his contributions to the Absolute Beginners soundtrack at Abbey Road, and so Jagger arranged to fly in to record the track there. A rough mix of the track was completed in just four hours, at which point the pair went straight out to London's docklands to film a video with director David Mallet. Thirteen hours after the start of recording, this also was completed. Jagger arranged for some minor musical overdubs in New York.

The video (featuring both stars mugging furiously, and sending each other up) was shown twice at the Live Aid event, with Jagger also performing it live at the U.S. concert (Tina Turner taking Bowie's vocals). Soon afterwards the track was issued as a single, with all profits going to the charity. "Dancing in the Street" topped the UK charts for four weeks, and reached number seven in the United States. Bowie and Jagger would perform the song once more, at the Princes' Trust Concert on June 20, 1986. It is the last UK number-one single to date for Bowie, and the only number-one success for Jagger in his native country as a solo artist. The song has since featured on several Bowie compilations.

Chong Lim produced Nikki Webster's version of the song for her third album, Let's Dance. It was released as the album's first single in 2003 (see 2003 in music) and peaked at number nineteen on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart in October 2003. Its video was filmed at Movie World. The CD single included two remixes of the song: the "Movin' Drivin' Shakin'" remix and the Karaoke mix.

On April 12, 2006, it was announced that Martha and the Vandellas' version of "Dancing in the Street" would be one of 50 sound recordings preserved by the Library of Congress to the National Recording Registry. Lead singer Martha Reeves said she was thrilled about the song's preservance saying "it's a song that just makes you want to get up and dance".

Answer 10

Mick Jagger and David Bowie