I wonder if #MichaelJackson or #LeoSayer ever considered asking the other to write a song for them? Songs like How Much Love or You Make Me Feel Like Dancing would’ve been right at home during Michael’s Off The Wall / Thriller era; their voices are even a bit similar.
"You Make Me Feel Like Dancing" is a song by the English singer #LeoSayer, taken from his 1976 album #EndlessFlight. It reached number one on the US #Billboard #Hot100 chart, making it his first top single in the United States, and reached number two on the #UKSinglesChart. Billboard ranked it the #number13SongOf1977. Credited songwriters Sayer and #ViniPoncia won a #GrammyAward for the song #in1978 for #BestRAndBSong.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDlvPD9qCao
Leo Sayer - You Make Me Feel Like Dancing (Official HD Music Video)

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#LeoSayer’s story is much more pleasant than most from that time in the #musicbiz. Most artists were swindled, became addicted to drugs and other vices and ended up broke, destitute and mere shells of their former selves. The 60’s - 70’s - 80’s music extravaganza enriched only a handful, while thousands were cast by the wayside. It was built into the #businessmodel from the very beginning. #GriftersGonnaGrift. https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/mar/12/unbelievable-life-leo-sayer-interview-songs-sex-swindled-spooky-phone-call-elvis?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
The unbelievable life of Leo Sayer! The songs, the sex, being swindled – and a spooky phone call from Elvis

He lit up the 1970s with a string of hits, before falling out of the public eye. But was any man ever more connected? He discusses extraordinary encounters with Muhammad Ali and Keith Moon – and why he stormed out of Celebrity Big Brother

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"Long Tall Glasses (I Can Dance)" is a 1974 #song by #LeoSayer, #cowritten with #DavidCourtney. It was released in the #UnitedKingdom in late 1974, becoming Sayer's third #hitRecord on both the British and Irish singles charts and reaching number four in both nations. It was included on Sayer's album #JustABoy. The song also became a Top 10 hit internationally in early 1975, reaching number 7 in Australia and number 9 in the United States.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCiFm31O7AY
Leo Sayer - Long Tall Glasses (I Can Dance) [Official HD Music Video]

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Long Tall Glasses (I Can Dance) 🕶
#LeoSayer
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Leo Sayer - Long Tall Glasses (I Can Dance) [Official HD Music Video]

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Leo Sayer - 1980 - More Than I Can Say

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You Make Me Feel Like Dancing 💌
#LeoSayer
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Leo Sayer - You Make Me Feel Like Dancing

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No.31 on The Top 50 Official U.K. Singles Chart on my 2nd Birthday - The Archive of My Life

We have a new chap here with his first chart hit; even though it wasn't his first single... #UKCharts #1970sMusic #LeoSayer #TheShowMustGoOn #UKSinglesChart #1974 #RetroMusic #ClassicPop #70sMusic #MusicHistory #VintageCharts #OldSchoolMusic #PopHistory #BritishCharts #Throwback

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"When I Need You" is a song written by #AlbertHammond and #CaroleBayerSager. Its first appearance was as the title track of Hammond's 1976 album When I Need You. #LeoSayer's version, produced by #RichardPerry, was a massive hit worldwide, reaching number 1 on the #UKSinglesChart for three weeks in February 1977 after three of his earlier singles had stalled at number 2. It also reached number 1 on both the US #Billboard Hot 100 for a single week in May 1977;.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obC0MFHWJ0A
Leo Sayer - When I Need You (Official HD Music Video)

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