I have to pick myself up by my Bootstraps after dancing with somebody...

Another new great band I heard because of "Grey's Anatomy" is Bootstraps.

 Their rendition of the Whitney Houston pop hit "I Wanna Dance With Somebody" is one of my new "always-on-repeat" songs.

 (Sometimes I wonder if my listening to these artists loudly in the shower shares them with my neighbors in the apartment building... probably not.)

 What was once a diva-drenched, power-driven hit becomes a hit of a different kind when performed by Bootstraps. The simple change from female to male singer helps, but I think it is the duo of piano with guitar mixed with the scruffy-sexy voice of the lead vocalist that does it for me.

 If it weren't for the fact that I know the original, I would have no clue it was supposed to be upbeat. It is quickly turned into a soulful plea to any girl who thinks she is the right one for the guy.

 It almost brings me to tears on the last refrain when it basically just goes to vocals and sparse piano chords...

"Oh I wanna dance with somebody, I wanna feel the heat with somebody. Yea, I wanna dance with somebody, with somebody who loves... me..."

I can't really say much more. Here are the lyrics, but you should look up the Bootstraps version. Trust me.

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Clock strikes upon the hour,
And the sun begins to fade.
Still enough time to figure out,
How to chase my blues away.

I've done alright up till now.
It's the light of day that shows me how.
When the night falls...
The loneliness calls.

Oh, I wanna dance with somebody,
Wanna feel the heat with somebody.
Yeah, I wanna dance with somebody,
With somebody who loves me.

I've been in love,
And lost my senses,
Spinning through the town.
Sooner or later the fever ends,
And I wind up feeling down.

I need a woman who will take a chance,
On a love that burns hot enough to last.
When the night falls,
My lonely heart calls.

Oh, I wanna dance with somebody,
I wanna feel the heat with somebody.
Yeah, I wanna dance with somebody,
With somebody who loves me.

Oh, I wanna dance with somebody,
Wanna feel the heat with somebody.
Yeah, I wanna dance with somebody,
With somebody who loves me.

Oh, I wanna dance with somebody,
Wanna feel the heat with somebody.
Yeah, I wanna dance with somebody,
With somebody... who loves... me.