Expert: Bong Santos - 11/2/2006

Question
i got this song stuck in my head.i heard it about 8 months ago.i think it is sung by the j geils band.i been looking 4 it all over the Internet no luck so far. so here is the lyrics stuck in my head. (dancing in the dark.to the radio of love.lights outs). by the way great site. thanks your friend ray.

Answer
Dear Ray,

Well, you thought it was J. GEILS BAND singing. Let's just say you are half-correct. But no matter where you search it, you will never find it as it was performed by the former lead singer of J. GEILS BAND, PETER WOLF. The song is LIGHTS OUT and it was from his first solo album after leaving the band in 1983 due to conflict with co-leader SETH JUSTMAN. JUSTMAN turned down songs written by WOLF with DON CONVAY & MICHAEL JONZUN, so he released it and the result was his solo album LIGHTS OUT. LIGHTS OUT, the song, peaked at #12 on the Hot 100 Chart on September 8, 1984.
Here's how it goes:

LIGHTS OUT / PETER WOLF

Lights out
A-ha
Blast, blast, blast

Lights out
A-ha
Blast, blast, blast
Lights out

Dancing in the dark
To the radio of love
Dancing in the dark
To the radio of love

I know that it's wrong
To be dancing with no lights on
And I know that it's wrong
To be holding you for so long

And for the rest of the night
I'll be holding you tight
So tight

Dancing in the dark
To the radio of love
(Lights out, a-ha)
Dancing in the dark
To the radio of love
(Lights out, a-ha)

Oh, what can I do
All I need is to dance with you
And turn the lights down some more
We're the only ones left on the floor

Let the music play
I want to hold you this way
Girl, stay

Dancing in the dark
To the radio of love
(Lights out, a-ha)
Dancing in the dark
To the radio of love
(Lights out, a-ha)

Sha-la-la-la-la
Ooooooh, holding you girl
Sha-la-la-la-la
Oh, baby, please

Lights out
A-ha
Blast, blast, blast

Lights out
A-ha
Blast, blast, blast
Lights out

[Instrumental Interlude]

(A-ha)
(Blast, blast, blast)
(Lights out)

Dancing in the dark
To the radio of love
(Lights out, a-ha)
Dancing in the dark
To the radio of love
(Lights out, a-ha)

Dance, dance, dance
Radio of loooove
(Oooooooh-hooooo, girl)
(In the dark)
Shine on, loooove
(Oooooooh-hooooo, girl)
(In the dark)...

Maraming salamat po!

BONG M. SANTOS
Manila, Philippines