When Columbia signed singer-songwriter Kenny Loggins, former Buffalo Springfield and Poco member Jim Messina was brought in to produce. In no time, producer Messina became partner Messina, as he and Loggins became an official duo. “Your Mama Don’t Dance” was a bit on the raucous side for the two, but it fell right into a curious moment on the pop continuum. 1972 was a full-tilt nostalgia boom: Elvis, Chuck Berry and Rick Nelson all returned to the Top 10 that summer, so it was a perfect time for this boppin’ number, which made it there as well. The song was later covered in 1988 by hair-band, Poison.
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February 25th, 2007 at 1:17 pm
“Your Mama Don’t Dance” is one of the first songs I ever learned to play on the guitar. I heard the Poison version before I ever knew it was originally recorded by Loggins and Messina. (Yeah, I know – some folks probably have an issue with that.) To this day, I like hearing them both.