save the last dance for me - Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman

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save the last dance for me "Save the Last Dance for Me" is a song by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman, that was first recorded in 1960 by Ben E. King and The Drifters, who took it to #1 on the US pop charts, the group's only #1 record. In the UK, the Drifters' version reached #2 in December 1960. Around this time, an answer record by Damita Jo entitled "I'll Save the Last Dance for You" gained popularity.[citation needed] In the song, the narrator tells his lover she is free to mingle and socialize ...