You Can Make Me Dance – Faces (1974)

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Additional information about this Faces vinyl art.

Faces – The Artist/s

Faces are an English rock band formed in London in 1969. They formed after Small Faces lead singer and guitarist Steve Marriott left to form Humble Pie, and the remaining Small Faces—bassist Ronnie Lane, drummer Kenney Jones, and keyboardist Ian McLagan—recruited lead singer Rod Stewart and guitarist Ronnie Wood, both formerly of the Jeff Beck Group, and shortened the band’s name to Faces.
Their first two albums, First Step (1970) and Long Player (1971), were modest successes, while their third album, A Nod Is As Good As a Wink… to a Blind Horse (1971), bolstered by the success of Stewart’s parallel solo career, became a worldwide hit, peaking at number 2 in the UK and number 6 in the US, and spawning a hit single with “Stay with Me”. After releasing their fourth and final studio album Ooh La La (1973), Lane was replaced by Tetsu Yamauchi on bass. This line-up released two non-album singles—”Pool Hall Richard” (1973) and “You Can Make Me Dance, Sing or Anything” (1974)—and a live album, Coast to Coast: Overture and Beginners (1973), before the band officially split in 1975, with a greatest hits album, Snakes and Ladders / The Best of Faces, appearing the following year.
Stewart continued his successful solo career, while Wood joined the Rolling Stones.

You Can Make Me Dance, Sing or Anything – The Song 

‘You Can Make Me Dance, Sing or Anything’  (Even Take the Dog for a Walk, Mend a Fuse, Fold Away the Ironing Board, or Any Other Domestic Shortcomings)” is the last official single released by British rock group Faces. Released in November 1974, it later appeared on their 1976 greatest hits album Snakes and Ladders / The Best of Faces. As hinted by the title, the song follows a man happy to be with his romantic partner: “And I end up crying, but listen / I can be a millionaire / Honey when you’re standing there / You’re so exciting / You can make me dance.” Released under the group title Rod Stewart and the Faces, the single reached number 12 on the UK Singles Chart over Christmas 1974. The song still holds the record for the longest song title to appear on the UK chart.

The Dancing Bear – The Shape

Modelled into the silhouette of a dancing bear. A tame bear, often called a dancing bear, is a wild bear captured when young or born and bred in captivity. These bears have been used to entertain people in streets or taverns. Dancing bears were commonplace throughout Europe and Asia from the Middle Ages to the 19th century, and can still be found in the 21st century in some countries.

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