Bruce Hornsby - The Tango King Lyrics
Parking lot's full, the crowd's here
All to see and hear the food and beverage seer
Bumpin' time, everyone side to side
Left allemand, and do-pah-so time
Been to the bathroom and going back again
Fix the hair - baby, powder that shine
Just to give a good cold shoulder next time
Been around town and we're going again
"Hallelujah" when you get to the end
Summer's come now, don't you feel the sting?
All goin' down, looking for the Tango King
Look at Pete, he's a lounge hand
Spin that girl 'neath the colored ball
Fancy plaid man's the envy of all
Been around town and we're going again
"Hallelujah" when you get to the end
Summer's come now, don't you feel the sting?
All goin' down, looking for the Tango King
All the sounds, and the truth is found
With a drink in hand
Kings of Lounge, and button-downs
Are coming back again, coming back again
Been around town and we're going again
"Hallelujah" when you get to the end
Walk on cut glass, wouldn't feel a thing
All goin' down, looking for the Tango King
Been around town and we're going again
"Hallelujah" when you get to the end
Summer's come now, don't you feel the sting?
All goin' down, looking for the Tango King
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Bruce Hornsby The Tango King Comments
Bruce's ode to "Estimated Prophet" -
" I loved Bob Weir’s song "Estimated Prophet." I love the 7/4 time signature and so I just kind of ripped it for a song called “Tango King.” Weir got a kick out of it. He said, “Shameless, man.” (laughs)"
Had The Way It Is when it came out then didn't think about Bruce for some time. Then I happened to see a copy of Hot House at a record store one day (remember those?) and bought it. I have been a devout Bruce fan since and have a complete collection, including a large number of live show recording :)
Tango King
Bruce Hornsby, Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers
Album: Hot House
Parking lot's full, the crowd's here
All to see and hear the food and beverage seer
Bumpin' time, everyone side to side
Left allemand and do-pah-so time
Here she comes, coming round the bend
Been to the bathroom and she's going back again
Just to give a good cold shoulder next time
Been around town and we're going again
Hallelujah when you get to the end
Summer's come now don't you feel the sting
All going down looking for the tango king
Look at Pete, he's a lounge hand
All want to stand where he stands
Spin that girl neath the colored ball
Fancy plaid man's the envy of all
Been around town and we're going again
Hallelujah when you get to the end
Summer's come now don't you feel the sting
All going down looking for the tango king
All the sounds, and the truth is found with a
drink in hand
Kings of lounge, and button-downs are coming
back again
Coming back again
Been around town and we're going again
Hallelujah when you get to the end
Walk on cut glass wouldn't feel a thing
All going down looking for the tango king
Been around town and we're going again
Hallelujah when you get to the end
Summer's come now don't you feel the sting
All going down looking for the tango king
Songwriters: Bruce Hornsby
Tango King lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc
Released on: 1995-07-14
This fucking song ROCKS ! ! ! !
Any time you find that you need someone to play drums, pay my travel cost and I play free. I would love to drive the big machine during Tango King, and spider fingers!! My favorite songs of all times. Dennis Stone
This has some really tight and crisp drums !
1600 views... my fellow young idiots wouldnt know good music if u force fed it to them....
Nathan, have mercy upon them. They know not what is good.
Been listening to Hornsby since I was 13, I'm 24 now.
@revkrull AMEN to that!!! Just a fan of Bruce😀
I hope you don't mind I did a cover of this song Dennis Stone drumming I think you are a genius love all the songs get beet up
I love this song but then again the whole CD is timeless
Agreed, Michele. Not a bad track on the whole CD!
i always wanted to see bruce hornsby.
i won 2 tickets to the "further festival" in eugene, Oregon - radio contest.
he did not play a lot of tings - but he played "tango king"