Welcome once again to Flashback Track Friday. Each week, either KK or Mister Bump will present a song to you, and out of that song, will prompt you with a question.

If you choose to respond, your response can be anything – a poem, a short, some music, an image, anything you like. Be creative.

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“Cosmic Dancer” is a hit track off of T. Rex’s 1971 album, Electric Warrior, often cited to be the first glam rock album of all time. My two sisters and I enjoyed dancing to this track in the evenings while washing the dishes.

I enjoyed the song’s crescendo into a long guitar solo long before I knew it was a song about reincarnation (this according to the singer/songwriter Marc Bolan). To me, the song is about recognizing your innate talents and pursuing your passions. In an interview, Bolan shares that he intended the song…