boogie2nite lyrics

[rachaelersk]

have been racking my brian as to what the woman is actually saying and came to the conclusion that it could only be "cut a rug up tonight", checked the lyrics on the internet and they are correct.....so what my question is, is what does this actually mean????

[andy-hughes]

'Cutting a rug' is an old-fashioned term - 1920's-ish, for dancing.

The idea was that people would push back the rug or carpet and dance to records on the bare wood floor, i guess if they got carried away, they could indeed 'cut a rug', but that's where the expression originates.

The phrase I love is from the 1950's Teddy Boy era, when a Ted would ask a girl to dance with the following soubriet -

"S'cuse me darlin, can I borrow your frame for the next struggle?"

How cool is that!!!

[fiesata]

Hope your Brian is OK best wishes to him

Seriously ditto the above

[rachaelersk]

thank you so much you have solved my querie, and yes brian is fine thanks haha. that did make me chuckle.:0)