It is a dance pop, electropop and disco song and a reference to the famous misquotation of Emma Goldman, "If I can't dance, I don't want to be part of your revolution", which nevertheless summarizes what she did say.
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The song appeared in instrumental form (the middle keyboard and guitar solos) as part of the 1992 We Can't Dance tour and 1998 Calling All Stations tour, as well as in 2007's Turn It On Again: The Tour.
Ridgeway was the singing voice of "Darla Dimple", the villain in the 1997 animated film Cats Don't Dance.
The compilation was a follow up/alternate version from the original Poison hits album Poison's Greatest Hits: 1986–1996 which was released in 1996, however still features the bands #1 hit single Every Rose Has Its Thorn and the top ten singles Unskinny Bop and Your Mama Don't Dance.
This allowed modern songs to be added into the play, ranging from Genesis' 'I Can't Dance' to 'In The Navy' (originally by The Village People).
He recruited some of the best musicians available, some from previous tours, particularly the Lou Reed Sally Can't Dance album and tour.