#YAindiecarnival: Barefootin' back in time...

When I read this week's title, I immediately thought of that old 60s song, 'Barefootin' by Robert Parker.  I know it's not exactly a YA topic but it kind of is for me. You see, when I was around 11 / 12 years old, my family and I used to go down to a couple of local bars (called The Bulldog and Natterjacks)  in Armação de Pêra (a seaside town in Algarve, Portugal) every weekend. They used to have music quizzes, pool contests, darts, competitions, sexy legs and knobbly knees contests! Even though there was a lot of drinking by many of the adults (there was also the Yard of Ale contest!), there was a real family atmosphere. But my favourite part of the evening was the music. They played lots of Motown and 60s bubble gum pop and I just loved it! Whenever I hear songs like these, it takes me right back to when I was a Young Adult. Maybe one of these days I will write a fictional book based on my experiences.

Here's the song in Youtube and the lyrics are posted, below:

Everybody get on your feet,

You make me nervous when you in your seat 

Take off your shoes and pat your feet, 

We're doin a dance that can't be beat 

We're barefootin', We're barefootin', 

We're barefootin', We're barefootin', 

Went to a party the other night, 

Long Tall Sally was out of sight 

Threw way her wig, and her high sneakers too, 

She was doin a dance without any shoes 

She was barefootin', She was barefootin', 

She was barefootin', She was barefootin', 

Hey little gal with the red dress on, 

I bet you can barefoot all night long 

Take off your shoes and throw them away, 

Come back and get them another day 

We're barefootin', We're barefootin', 

We're barefootin', We're barefootin', 

Musical interlude 

Lil John Henry he said to Sue, 

If I was barefootin' would you barefoot too 

Sue told John, "I'm thirty two, 

I was barefootin ever since I was two 

They was barefootin', they was barefootin'

They was barefootin'', we barefootin'

We barefootin' we barefootin'

We barefootin' we barefootin'

We barefootin' we barefootin'

We don't have no shoes on

For more barefoot excerpts, shorties or anything else related to being barefoot, check out my awesome fellow carnis...
1. Laura A. H. Elliott author of Winnemucca & 13 on Halloween, Book 1 in the Teen Halloween Series

2. Bryna Butler, author Midnight Guardian series
3. Heather Self

4. T. R. Graves, Author of The Warrior Series
5. Suzy Turner, author of The Raven Saga 

6. Cheri Schmidt, author of the Fateful Trilogy
7. Rachel Coles, author of Into The Ruins, geek mom blog 

8. K. C. Blake, author of Vampires Rule and Crushed
9. Patti Larsen, The Hunted series and The Hayle Coven series 

10. Amy Maurer Jones, Author of The Soul Quest Trilogy
11. Fisher Amelie, author of The Understorey

12. Gwenn Wright, author of Filter  

13. Melissa Pearl, Author of The Time Spirit Trilogy
14. Heather M. White, author of The Destiny Saga

15. Courtney Cole Writes
16. Liz Long | Just another writer on the loose.

17. Ella James
18. Maureen Murrish

19. Valerie Sloan
20. YA Sci Fi Author's Ramblings

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