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Written by Randy Newman for Frank Sinatra Jr., but became a #4 song in the UK for Alan Price in 1968. | Written by Randy Newman for Frank Sinatra Jr., but became a #4 song in the UK for [[Alan Price]] in 1968. | ||
Played at the beginning of the concert at The Orpheum Theater, Boston, MA. on October 30, 2007. | Played at the beginning of the concert at The Orpheum Theater, Boston, MA. on October 30, 2007. | ||
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The "I may go out tomorrow if I can borrow a coat to wear" section is cited to have been an influence on the lyrics of [[This_Charming_Man_(single)]]. | The "I may go out tomorrow if I can borrow a coat to wear" section is cited to have been an influence on the lyrics of [[This_Charming_Man_(single)]]. | ||
Morrissey mentions this song in [[Autobiography]]: | Morrissey mentions this song in [[Mention::Autobiography]]: | ||
"1967’s major investments are Simon Smith and his amazing dancing bear by Alan Price (who sings ‘well excepted everywhere’, which surely ought to be ‘well accepted everywhere’), Peek-a-boo by the New Vaudeville Band, Bernadette by the Four Tops." | "1967’s major investments are Simon Smith and his amazing dancing bear by Alan Price (who sings ‘well excepted everywhere’, which surely ought to be ‘well accepted everywhere’), Peek-a-boo by the New Vaudeville Band, Bernadette by the Four Tops." | ||
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== Lyrics == | == Lyrics == | ||
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I may go out tomorrow if I can borrow a coat to wear | I may go out tomorrow if I can borrow a coat to wear | ||
Oh I'd step out in style with my sincere smile and my dancing bear | Oh I'd step out in style with my sincere smile and my dancing bear | ||
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Will be Simon Smith and his dancing bear | Will be Simon Smith and his dancing bear | ||
It's Simon Smith and the amazing dancing bear | It's Simon Smith and the amazing dancing bear | ||
</poem> | |||
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