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Background and writing. The title came from the happy hour menu at Clyde's restaurant in Georgetown, Washington, D.C., [4] where Bill Danoff was eating with fellow bandmember Margot Chapman, while his then-wife Taffy Danoff was undergoing surgery for cervical cancer. [5]
Jan 16, 2024 · Clyde’s of Georgetown opened for business in 1963 in the Northwest section of Washington, D.C. The legendary saloon offered a happy hour menu called “Afternoon Delight.” Bill Danoff started...
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The song "Afternoon Delight" was taken from the name of a menu, at a then popular restaurant, in Georgetown. Just can't recall the name of the restaurant now. see more comments. Afternoon Delight by Starland Vocal Band song meaning, lyric interpretation, video and chart position.
Starland Vocal Band was an American pop band, known for "Afternoon Delight", one of the biggest-selling singles of 1976. Career. The group began as Fat City, a husband/wife duo of Bill Danoff and Taffy Nivert. [2]
Apr 24, 2024 · The title of the song originated from the happy hour menu at Clyde’s restaurant in Georgetown, Washington, D.C. Bill Danoff, one of the band members, conceived the idea while dining with fellow bandmate Margot Chapman.
Oct 14, 2021 · Rob Tannenbaum has a thoroughly good time writing about the history of the Starland Vocal Band's 1976 soft rock ballad "Afternoon Delight" in his GQ essay, " Skyrockets In Flight: The Strange...
Jul 10, 2018 · “Afternoon Delight” was written by Starland’s Bill Danoff after he’d made a teatime trip to Clyde’s of Georgetown, where he sometimes sang with his wife, Taffy Nivert.
