Which musical features the song Sit Down You’re Rockin’ The Boat?
Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat Finest Hours". The song is generally considered to be "Guys and Dolls"' 11 o'clock number. Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat "Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat" is a song written by Frank Loesser and published in 1950. The song was introduced in the Broadway musical "Guys and Dolls" which opened at the 46th Street Theatre on November 24, 1950. In the context of the show, gambler Nicely-Nicely Johnson invents a dream about being saved from hell in order to bring together the members of the prayer meeting. It was performed on stage by Stubby Kaye who later reprised his
You Can't Sit Down Hound Dog Taylor have recorded it (on albums "Soul Finger" and "Natural Boogie"). In 1964 the Kingsmen released a version on their LP "The Kingsmen In Person". Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band play a version as an encore number, in particular on the 12/08/1978 concert in Houston, TX. The song references "South Street", which is the same good-time area the Orlons sang about in their 1963 song "South Street". The Orlons and the Dovells were both from Philadelphia. You Can't Sit Down "You Can't Sit Down" was originally recorded in 1959 as "Can't Sit Down" by The Bim