# high school dance songs **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 18, 2000, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-school-dance-songs/22773 "2000-06-18T11:47:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Milossarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Milossarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Milossarian)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2000, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-school-dance-songs/22773/1 "2000-06-18T11:47:50Z")
What songs elicit those fond memories of pressing bodies with fellow high-schoolers of the opposite gender? You can probably can date my high school years pretty quickly with my list: The Best of Times - Styx Total Eclipse of the Heart - Bonnie Tyler True - Spandau Ballet Cool Change - Little River Band Makin’ Love Out of Nothing At All - Air Supply (Hey, I didn’t say they had to be _good_ songs …) Oh, and let’s not forget the one that endured through many generations of as-much-petting-as-the-chaperones-would-allow: Stairway to Heaven - Led Zepplin (A good long one; you’d need to smoke a cigarette afterward if you had the right dance partner.) ---
**Author:** ![Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/50afbb/32.png) [@Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duck_Duck_Goose)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2000, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-school-dance-songs/22773/2 "2000-06-18T15:01:51Z")
Eh, sorry, Milo, we didn’t have dance songs back in the Pleistocene Era, mostly we just grunted. But sometimes our grunting sort of meshed together, and THAT was when, if you had the right grunting partner, you needed a cigarette afterwards. P.S. It may interest you to know that the artist-formerly-known-as-Prince-and-once-again-known-as-Prince was, back then, actually known as Urk. But people kept referring to him as Urk the Jerk, because of the way he jerked around while he was grunting, so he changed it to Prince. ---
**Author:** ![HomeSlice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/9d8465/32.png) [@HomeSlice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HomeSlice)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2000, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-school-dance-songs/22773/3 "2000-06-18T16:04:49Z")
The Thong Song. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![purrplebear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/90ced4/32.png) [@purrplebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purrplebear)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2000, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-school-dance-songs/22773/4 "2000-06-18T16:11:29Z")
Ahhhh…the memories… Thanks Milo. #1 for me: “Colour My World” by Chicago, it’s still ‘Our Song’. By your list, I can tell we must have graduated around the same time, Milo. 🙂 “Best of my Love” I forget by who at the moment More I can’t name right now. ---
**Author:** ![Nutty\_Bunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d07c76/32.png) [@Nutty\_Bunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nutty_Bunny)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2000, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-school-dance-songs/22773/5 "2000-06-18T22:42:39Z")
“Stairway to Heaven” was the first song I ever slow danced to (9th grade–1984). That song seems even longer when you’re dancing with someone you don’t even really like. It was always the last song played at the dances. I think they stopped playing it around 1987 or 88. And, of course, Styx “Best of Times” was big in Jr. High. **purplebear** : I know the song you’re talking about, but for some reason the one that’s going through my head right now is the disco song by the Emotions. That’s going to bug me all night now. ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2000, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-school-dance-songs/22773/6 "2000-06-19T00:49:09Z")
When we left elementary school for high school, a big party was held in the garage and backyard of one of the richer girls. This meant that our class, that had been together from age 6 untill now (age 12), would be split up and go its seperate ways. It was a very emotional night, since this was a very tight class. I can hardly recall any fights whatsoever in those 6 years. Yeah, sure, we were young kids, but still. Don’t laugh, it REALLY was emotional, and it feels like yesterday when I write about it. It was 15 years ago, in 1985. At the height of the evening, a slow song was played and all the boys did their best to get all the good girls for the dance. I got to dance with Irma, one of the pretty (and sweet, too!) girls, much to the envy of all of my mates. But hey, we were 12. They didn’t spoil my moment of fame, and respected it. They danced with some of the lesser girls (don’t you LOVE the simplicity of the world at 12?). The song? **Art Garfunkel - _Bright Eyes_** I can’t hear it to this day without getting a lump in my throat. [Steven King] I never did have any friends that were as close as the ones I had when I was 12. Hell, does anyone? [/Steven King] ---
**Author:** ![Nacho4Sara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Nacho4Sara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nacho4Sara)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2000, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-school-dance-songs/22773/7 "2000-06-19T02:46:16Z")
Three songs still get me emotional when I hear them, since they remind me of high school dances… **"I Will Always Love You,"** Whitney-style, 8th grade graduation dance. Still gets me all teared up. \*\*“God Must Have Spent A Little More Time On You,” \*\* by \*NSYNC. Danced with my senior year sweetheart to this one, and let’s not forget… **"Time Of Your Life,"** by Green Day. Senior year Homecoming game, this was blasting over the speakers as me and my friends of four years left the stadium victorious. Wow. Also, **“The Sign”** by Ace of Base…that was HUGE in seventh grade, my first-ever dance we all sang along with this one. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![HomeSlice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/9d8465/32.png) [@HomeSlice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HomeSlice)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2000, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-school-dance-songs/22773/8 "2000-06-19T03:23:16Z")
I remember dancing with the girl i love for the first time to “how do i live” by leane rymes(sp?)…and some more times to jimmy buffet 😃 ---
**Author:** ![orestes543](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/b5e925/32.png) [@orestes543](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/orestes543)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2000, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-school-dance-songs/22773/9 "2000-06-19T04:09:58Z")
I hate to say this, but, at all the high school dances I went to(which was three by the way), the music just plain sucked. And there must be a God after all, because I finally got out of that hell-hole on June 3rd! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![nashiitashii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7c8e57/32.png) [@nashiitashii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nashiitashii)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2000, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-school-dance-songs/22773/10 "2000-06-19T04:16:55Z")
> [@](#): > > \*\* > **"Time Of Your Life,"** by Green Day. Senior year Homecoming game, this was blasting over the speakers as me and my friends of four years left the stadium victorious. Wow. > \*\* **Time of Your Life(Good Riddance)** was the song that was playing the last time I was with the first guy i fell in love with. At least I don’t cry anymore when I hear it. ---
**Author:** ![Motorgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e36b37/32.png) [@Motorgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Motorgirl)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2000, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-school-dance-songs/22773/11 "2000-06-20T17:19:32Z")
“If You Leave” -OMD “With or Without You” - U2 ---
**Author:** ![xizor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xizor/32/102_2.png) [@xizor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xizor)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2000, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-school-dance-songs/22773/12 "2000-06-21T18:33:13Z")
The only song I can remember was “Keep on Lovin’ You” by REO. I think that was it for my school, they just played that one song over & over for 2 hours then turned the lights on. ---
**Author:** ![SwimmingRiddles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@SwimmingRiddles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SwimmingRiddles)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2000, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-school-dance-songs/22773/13 "2000-06-21T19:23:48Z")
- I Will Survive \* the Gloria Gaynor version. I requested it, and my best friend and I broke it down disco style. People made a circle. Literally. I did the entire routine from Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. Other than that, the music sucked. (can you tell the only man in my life in high school was gay?) ---
**Author:** ![SuaSponte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/67e7ee/32.png) [@SuaSponte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuaSponte)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2000, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-school-dance-songs/22773/14 "2000-06-21T19:39:47Z")
I really can’t remember the high school dance songs - we usually had different DJ’s for each one, and occasionally live bands, so nothing stuck out (Except “Never gonna dance again” - forget by whom). Now elementary school is a different story … same DJ all the time, and he never bought a new 45 (already starting to date myself) The ones that stick in my mind “Angel is a Centerfold” - J. Geils Band “Apache” - who did this? “September Morn” - Neil Diamond (sure he sucked, but this was a slow song, and therefore ruled) “We got tonight” - Kenny Rogers (see “September Morn”, above) ---
**Author:** ![Delta-9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3be4f8/32.png) [@Delta-9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Delta-9)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2000, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-school-dance-songs/22773/15 "2000-06-21T19:40:26Z")
> [@](#): > > \*\* > “Best of my Love” I forget by who at the moment > \*\* The Eagles, of course. I too, am of the “Colour My World” generation, BTW. ---
**Author:** ![bovary](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e68b1a/32.png) [@bovary](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bovary)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2000, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-school-dance-songs/22773/16 "2000-06-21T19:46:16Z")
What about “Wonderful Tonight” Eric Clapton ---
**Author:** ![frolix8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f04885/32.png) [@frolix8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/frolix8)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2000, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-school-dance-songs/22773/17 "2000-06-21T20:26:19Z")
Nights in White Satin, the Moody Blues. ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2000, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-school-dance-songs/22773/18 "2000-06-21T20:36:56Z")
> [@](#): > > it feels like yesterday when I write about it. It was 15 years ago, in 1985. Coldy … (can I call you Coldy??) you’ve just made me feel old. Someone as caustic (and I mean that in a complimentary way) must be my age at least. I don’t want you to be tellin’ me you were 12 the year I graduated from college ☹ > [@](#): > > [Stephen King] I never did have any friends that were as close as the ones I had when I was 12. Hell, does anyone? [/Stephen King] :: lump in throat :: I read “The Body” long before “Stand By Me” came out. I cried at both of them. OK as for self-confessed old fogie me, I’m more in Milossarian’s age group. The number one slow dance song of my entire high school career was “Keep on Loving You” by REO Speedwagon. I think it played every minute of one entire year of high school. Pretty hard on someone who listened to a lot of Neil Young. ---
**Author:** ![Falcon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/49beb7/32.png) [@Falcon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Falcon)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2000, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-school-dance-songs/22773/19 "2000-06-21T20:54:46Z")
I’ve gotta go with bovary on Wonderful Tonight. Additional ones: Careless Whispers - Wham (my first ever slow dance. _sigh_) Take It To The Limit - Eagles (Our prom theme) And for the life of me, I can’t remember the theme for my sophmore year homecoming, which rocked. Kind of a shame. ---
**Author:** ![chief](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df788c/32.png) [@chief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chief)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2000, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-school-dance-songs/22773/20 "2000-06-21T22:46:46Z")
i dont know if it was ever played but what about: Every Breath You Take - the Police [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-school-dance-songs/22773.md?page=2)