Are you askin'?

[scarlett]

Where does "Are you dancing?" "Are you asking?" "I'm asking" "Then I'm dancing" come from? Is it a movie quote?

[ChocClare]

It comes from a seventies sitcom called The Liver Birds.  It was a voice-over at the end of the theme tune.

[ukpuffy]

It was also quoted by Jade from Big Brother on an advert for her dance instructing DVD.

[Astrobelt]

Although "The Young Ones" did a slightly different (and better) version.

[Skellen]

was in a scouse film called dancing thru the dark

[jills]

Francie and Josie ( characters created by a Scottish comedy double act, Rikki Fulton and other guy whose name I can't remember) did a wee routine that used these lines which I think might pre date the Liver Birds.

[beglington]

I believe it is a sample from a song sung by Scaffold (mid-sixties)

[cruthinboy]

Jack Milroy was the other member of Francie and Josie.

[RogK]

I'll go with The Scaffold idea. It is so Scouse, I can't see it coming from anywhere else.

[scarlett]

Thanks everyone! Unfortunately it was Jade's dvd that prompted me to ask the question!