Save the Last Dance for Me

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For the South Korean drama series, see Save the Last Dance for Me (TV series).

"Save the Last Dance for Me" was a song by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman, that was recorded in 1960 by the band The Drifters, who took it to #1 on the U.S. pop charts. Emmylou Harris and Dolly Parton also each recorded versions of the song (Harris in 1979 and Parton in 1984); both singers' recordings reached the top ten on the U.S. country singles charts. Michael Bublé has also brought his version to #99 on the U.S. charts. In the song, the narrator tells his lover she is free to mingle and socialize throughout the evening, but to make sure to save him one dance at the end of the night. The song is the story of a war veteran who had lost his legs and was telling his spouse (who loved to dance) that she is ok to have fun however she should not forget who she is going home with.

In the UK, the Drifters' version reached #2 in December 1960.

This song was played in the first season finale of Queer as Folk, in which Brian Kinney dances with Justin Taylor at his senior prom.