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This song was released under the shortened band name Grand Funk but they reverted to their full name Grand Funk Railroad shortly after.
Single:
The Loco-motion entered the Australian singles chart* on 29 April 1974 and peaked at #7. It was #36 on the Top 100 of 1974.
Album:
The song is on Shinin’ On which entered the Australian albums chart* on 29 April 1974 and peaked at #43.
Songwriters:
Gerry Goffin, Carole King
Producer:
Todd Rundgren
Record label of Australian release:
Capitol
*Kent Music Report / Australian Chart Book. See About.
Live at The Forum, Los Angeles, June 1974:
BONUS VERSIONS BELOW – Little Eva and Kylie Minogue
Songfacts:
The husband and wife team of Gerry Goffin and Carole King wrote this. It was originally recorded by Little Eva in 1962.
Read more: www.songfacts.com/facts/grand-funk/the-loco-motion
Wikipedia:
American rock band Grand Funk Railroad recorded a cover version of The Loco-Motion in 1974, produced by Todd Rundgren. The decision to play the song came about after guitarist Mark Farner was heard whistling the song in the studio.
Read more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Loco-Motion
Lyrics:
Everybody′s doing a brand-new dance, now
Come on, baby, do the loco-motion
I know you’ll get to like it if you give it a chance now
Come on, baby, do the loco-motion
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BONUS
Little Eva (1962)
Kylie Minogue (1987)
The Loco-Motion performed on Kylie’s 2018 Golden Tour and released on the Golden Live In Concert DVD.
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