You Can't Sit Down
| "You Can't Sit Down" | |
|---|---|
| Single by The Dovells | |
| from the album You Can't Sit Down[1] | |
| Recorded | 1963 |
| Label | Parkway |
| Writer(s) | Dee Clark, Kal Mann, Cornell Muldrow[1] |
"You Can't Sit Down" is the name of a song performed by The Dovells and released as a single in 1963. The song reached number three on the Billboard Pop Singles chart. It is a vocal cover version of the 1961 Phil Upchurch Combo original instrumental.
The song was set to 2 Disney cartoons in DTV - The Hockey Champ and Hockey Homicide. The Philadelphia 76ers used a modified version of the song with team-specific lyrics for the franchise's marketing campaign during the 1991-92 season.
In 1962 it appeared as a cover on Booker T. and the MG's first album, Green Onions. Allmusic chart history</ref>
The song references "South Street", which is the same good-time area The Orlons sang about in their 1963 song South Street. Both groups were from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
