"Big Dance Hit"

This was written during my Ashley Standing phase. At the time, Madonna was the inspiration for much of my writing, and this song is loosely about her. My bible was Encyclopedia Madonnica by Matthew Rettenmund, and my listening was Madonna’s Bedtime Stories CD. I was working as an office temp at DMB&B in Chicago, and during lunch breaks, I would go for long walks and plan my transformation into a male version of Madonna.

At the same time this was going on in my solo world, my band world was split between two projects: The Bitter Pills and Plastic Mikey. I was also playing second keyboard in the pit band for Theater at the Center (TATC) in Munster, Indiana. Maybe I was spreading myself too thin. In any case, I lost the theater gig, both bands broke up, and Ashley Standing never quite reached Madonna’s heights of success.

Next, I teamed up with Rich Kostner and Kathy Pennington to form In Treble, but our little trio never progressed beyond playing for retirement homes.  After several music career disappointments in a row, I thought a total change was due. Hitomi and I, not yet married but living together, moved to the suburbs. That was a mistake from which I’m still smarting.

Big Dance Hit

© 1994 Brian Hutzell

She was never one to fly with the flock

Spent her life preparing for opportunity’s knock

She knew how to dance; she knew how to sing

When it came, she was ready for anything

She wrote a big dance hit that got played in every bar

Then her videos made her a superstar

Soon the whole world was singing her song

But she was never content to rest for long

You always knew they’d be staring at you

It’s a dream come true

What are you gonna do next?

She’s in the public mind and she likes to see

Just how far she can push the boundary

She knows exactly which buttons to press

With her actions and her dress

You always knew they’d be staring at you

It’s a dream come true

What are you gonna do next?

Dance!

Here comes another big dance hit

Dance!

Here comes another big dance hit

Dance!

Here comes another big dance hit

That’s life!  That’s good!

Dance to the big dance hit

Dance to the big dance hit

You always knew they’d be staring at you

It’s a dream come true

What are you gonna do next?