"You might recognise the headline of this week’s column as a slogan used by a certain fizzy drinks maker in the ‘90s.

For me, it also conjures up memories of family members dancing around the front room to a band by the same name – (I fondly recall my own twinkled toed skills* from these memories.)

Yes, The Real Thing, an afro-haired, stack-heeled quartet who released “Can You Feel the Force” in 1978 – just one year after “the force” became a household phrase in Star Wars – coincidence?"

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