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Jonathan Michael Richman (born 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, is influenced by music from around the world.
Born in Natick, Massachusetts, into a Jewish family, Richman began playing music and writing his own songs in the mid-1960s. He became infatuated with the Velvet Underground, and in 1969 he moved to New York City, lived on the couch of their manager, Steve Sesnick, worked odd jobs and tried to break in as a professional musician. Failing at this, he returned to Boston.
While in Boston, Richman formed the Modern Lovers, a proto-punk garage rock band. Other notable members of the group were keyboard player Jerry Harrison and drummer David Robinson, who later joined Talking Heads and the Cars, respectively.
My "Best Of... Jonathan Richman" Compilation
Jonathan Richman - I Was Dancing In The Lesbian Bar Live
Jonathan Richman - It's You
Jonathan Richman - That Summer Feeling
Jonathan Richman - Her Mystery Not of High Heels and Eye Shadow (full album)
Jonathan Richman - Everyday Clothes Live
Jonathan Richman - You're Crazy For Taking The Bus
The Modern Lovers - The Modern Lovers 1976 (full album)
Ice Cream Man - Jonathan Richman and The Modern Lovers
Egyptian Reggae - Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers
Things were slow, a little slow
And I was at the kind of party
Where I said I wouldn't go
But in the mood, I stay
And then I didn't blush at all
At the scene I made.
Well, they're [Gm] all in my trance
When I dance
The way I move myself around
And they're all in my [Fm] trance
When I dance.
I'm not a pro, I'm not a pro
In fact I barely move at all
Compared to certain guys you know
But if you look and see
You'll see they won't watch them
The same way they watch me
And they're all in my trance
When I dance
The way I move myself around
And they're all in my trance
When I dance.
Well, when I dance that's passion
And when I dance that's love
And there's times I cause that attraction
Well then I don't try to start
I just don't try to stop
And I don't blush cause I like it like that
Things were slow, a little slow
And when they put on a record I didn't want to know
But soon I stood against my will
I heard an old time song and I could not sit still
And they're all in my trance
When I dance
The way I move myself around
And they're all in my trance