# Recommend some Dance Music for my wife! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music\ **Created:** [August 6, 2020, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-dance-music-for-my-wife/917444 "2020-08-06T21:14:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2020, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-dance-music-for-my-wife/917444/41 "2020-09-01T04:37:28Z")
Forgot one. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Tn0-6n_dng4/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AGKBYAC4AOKAgwIABABGH8gGSgTMA8=&rs=AOn4CLA1FYrpk0rcQVSdTfRydNe5Y26Vbw "Labelle - Lady Marmalade (Voulez-Vous Coucher Avec Moi Ce Soir ) 1974 • TopPop") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tn0-6n_dng4) ---
**Author:** ![Zyada](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zyada/32/3028_2.png) [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2020, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-dance-music-for-my-wife/917444/42 "2020-09-01T19:44:10Z")
Another one to try - Squirrel Nut Zippers: Hell [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/yS2IBMQIjDo/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AGMBYAC4AOKAgwIABABGH8gHCghMA8=&rs=AOn4CLCqc_GULK8Vu1uDG6l6dIoxAmnSMg "Squirrel Nut Zippers "Hell" - Music Video directed by Norwood Cheek and Grady Cooper") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yS2IBMQIjDo) ---
**Author:** ![Zyada](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zyada/32/3028_2.png) [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2020, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-dance-music-for-my-wife/917444/43 "2020-09-01T19:46:39Z")
How did I miss Footloose? [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kK2hpeqkYjA) ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2020, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-dance-music-for-my-wife/917444/44 "2020-09-02T04:18:01Z")
Jughead - Prince & the New Power Generation [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/ZgN4vt6_EVE/maxresdefault.jpg "Jughead") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgN4vt6_EVE) ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2020, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-dance-music-for-my-wife/917444/45 "2020-09-02T14:43:43Z")
Another three of my recent favorites. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Um7pMggPnug/maxresdefault.jpg "Katy Perry - Chained To The Rhythm (Official) ft. Skip Marley") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Um7pMggPnug) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/GWtfOHBF1_w/maxresdefault.jpg "Taylor Swift - You Need To Calm Down (Lyric Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWtfOHBF1_w) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/987xHnVfRI4/maxresdefault.jpg "P!nk - What About Us (Lyric Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=987xHnVfRI4) ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2020, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-dance-music-for-my-wife/917444/46 "2020-09-03T01:00:43Z")
Normally I’d pick songs based on type of dancing desired leaning towards songs popular when the listener was 20-25. Here, I’ll just list some dance songs I like. First, you could actually dance to them. I don’t know the latest songs, except occasionally when the group has been around for yonks. In no order, Beastie Boys - Fight For Your Right (To Party) Elvis Presley - Now and Then (There’s a Fool) Ariana Grande - Havana The Clash - Should I Stay or Should I Go Aha - Take On Me Tom Waits - Anywhere I Lay My Head Frank Sinatra - As Time Goes By Avicci - Wake Me Up The Sweet - Ballroom Blitz Green Day - Basket Case Santana - Black Magic Woman Violent Femmes - Blister In The Sun Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody Doors - Love Me Two Times Blue Cantrell - Breathe Anthrax - Bring Tha Noise Zoot Suit Riot - Brown Derby Jump Offspring - Come Out And Play Pulp - Common People Elastica - Connection Quiet Riot - Cum Feel The Noise Pixies - Debaser Journey - Don’t Stop Believin’ Faithless - Drifting Away Cake - Frank Sinatra Black Crowes - Hard To Handle Outcast - Hey Ya Spirit of the West - Home For A Rest Proclaimers - 500 Miles Billy Joel - It’s Still Rock And Roll The Cars - Just What I Needed Rage… - Killing In The Name James - Laid Madonna - Like A Prayer Ricky Martin - Vida Loca Juliette Alize - Mademoiselle Sergio Mendes - Mas Que Nada Men At Work - Down Under Weezer - My Name Is Jonas Bob Seger - Old Time Rock n Roll CCR - Proud Mary Adele - Rollin In The Deep Pogues - Sally McLenanne Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit Blur - Song 2 Spice Girls - Spice Up Your Life Thalia - Sube, sube Rodolfo - Tabaco y Ron Toto - Africa Should be enough to start… ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2020, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-dance-music-for-my-wife/917444/47 "2020-09-03T18:57:46Z")
“Come Dancing” - The Kinks [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/xRUE0aAI5o8/maxresdefault.jpg "The Kinks - Come Dancing") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRUE0aAI5o8) ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2020, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-dance-music-for-my-wife/917444/48 "2020-09-04T00:06:54Z")
The lyrics are easy to remember! 😉 [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/iAzagp0PXSk/maxresdefault.jpg "Neal Hefti & his Orchestra and Chorus - Batman Theme (Audio)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAzagp0PXSk) ---
**Author:** ![Dahnlor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dahnlor/32/533_2.png) [@Dahnlor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dahnlor)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2020, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-dance-music-for-my-wife/917444/49 "2020-09-30T01:36:25Z")
Thanks again, everyone. So at this point it looks like the going will be a bit slower here on out, which I’ll explain after sharing these new additions to the playlist: Tone Loc - Funky Cold Medina Lou Bega - Mambo No. 5 Sir Mix-a-Lot - Baby Got Back Pink Floyd - Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2) Backstreet Boys - Larger Than Life And these, which did not make the playlist: B-52s - Love Shack Ice Cube - It Was A Good Day Kenny Loggins - Footloose Labelle - Lady Marmalade Michael Sembello - Maniac Murray Head - One Night In Bangkok Re-Flex - The Politics of Dancing Shanguy - King of the Jungle Taylor Dayne - Tell It To My Heart Tone Loc - Wild Thing Walk The Moon - Shut Up And Dance Звонкий - Голоса (Denis First & Reznikov Remix) As you can see, not a lot of new additions, nor all that many new tracks attempted overall. After my last update, I decided to play through the existing playlist once or twice before trying anything new, and when I did I put all of the above songs in the queue. While this was pretty much the same thing I had done previously when introducing new candidates for the playlist, this time didn’t go as well as before. It started out well enough, with Funky Cold Medina and Mambo No. 5 both being immediate hits, the latter of which she said reminded her of her 18th birthday party. But then, after several consecutive skips, she started to be noticeably bothered and exclaimed “Dahnyshka! What happened to all of the good music?” After that, there were at least two more skips, but when “Another Brick In The Wall” came on she said she liked that (to which I had a minor celebration - Hooray! She likes Pink Floyd!) and then the run of new songs finished with Backstreet Boys, which also met her approval, before returning to the regular program. The next day, she made a point of asking me to play the good songs, and when I protested, she just said “You know what I like.” So while I still plan on adding more, the days of 17-song runs of untested material appear to be over. Overall it’s been a good time and I’ve greatly appreciated all of the suggestions, but it will probably be a while before I make any more updates. ---
**Author:** ![Die\_Capacitrix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/die_capacitrix/32/9_2.png) [@Die\_Capacitrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Die_Capacitrix)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2020, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-dance-music-for-my-wife/917444/50 "2020-09-30T06:01:10Z")
> [@Dahnlor](#): > > So while I still plan on adding more, the days of 17-song runs of untested material appear to be over. Overall it’s been a good time and I’ve greatly appreciated all of the suggestions, but it will probably be a while before I make any more updates. I am reading (paused for some months) The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg and he mentions the music hit “Hey Ya”. You might want to try this method, by adding one song at a time to the approved list and see if it passes muster. This is closer to how radio stations introduce new songs. Even with my favorite bands, I find it difficult to listen to a new album all at once. Too many differences, especially as some of the bands are continually trying something new. For example, when I first listened to them, I hated “Chemicals” by Halestorm, and also “Don’t Stop” by Nothing More. They have both grown on me and I certainly don’t skip them if I listen to the albums. > _Thus, they needed to get people used to its difference by sandwiching it between two sticky songs such as ‘Breathe’ by Blu Cantrell (a ‘sticky’ song is one where there is no station change during its playing). That way, people were ‘softened up’ to the song, allowing it to grow on them._ > **[Book summary of THE POWER OF HABIT Why we do what we do and how to change –...](https://slooowdown.wordpress.com/2017/12/29/book-summary-of-the-power-of-habit-why-we-do-what-we-do-and-how-to-change-by-charles-duhigg/)** > > SUMMARISED BY PAUL ARNOLD: STRATEGIC PLANNER, FACILITATOR, TRAINER (paul\_arnold@me.com) THE BOOK IN A NUTSHELL We live in unconscious habits. These most of the time are beneficial and help us short… ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2020, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-dance-music-for-my-wife/917444/51 "2020-09-30T17:01:09Z")
Looks like nobody’s mentioned Harry Belafonte. “Jump in the Line”: [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/rD7Ls6GM6_Y/hqdefault.jpg "Jump In Line (Shake Shake, Senora) - Beetlejuice Soundtrack - Danny Elfman") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rD7Ls6GM6_Y) ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2020, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-dance-music-for-my-wife/917444/52 "2020-09-30T20:32:10Z")
> [@Dahnlor](#): > > Lou Bega - Mambo No. 5 How about the original version as covered by Xavier Cugat? [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/2o64AAQ6DV4/maxresdefault.jpg "Xavier Cugat ザビア・クガート - Mambo No 5, Mambo Negro (78rpm)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2o64AAQ6DV4) ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2020, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-dance-music-for-my-wife/917444/53 "2020-10-01T15:19:09Z")
Blondie: “Rapture” [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/pHCdS7O248g/maxresdefault.jpg "Blondie - Rapture (Official Music Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHCdS7O248g) “Heart of Glass” [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/WGU_4-5RaxU/maxresdefault.jpg "Blondie - Heart Of Glass") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGU_4-5RaxU) “Call Me” [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/StKVS0eI85I/maxresdefault.jpg "Blondie - Call me") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StKVS0eI85I) ---
**Author:** ![Dahnlor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dahnlor/32/533_2.png) [@Dahnlor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dahnlor)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2020, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-dance-music-for-my-wife/917444/54 "2020-10-02T00:06:45Z")
> [@](#): > > I am reading (paused for some months) The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg and he mentions the music hit “Hey Ya”. You might want to try this method, by adding one song at a time to the approved list and see if it passes muster. This is closer to how radio stations introduce new songs. Yes, that is pretty much what I have in mind going forward, sprinkling a new track or three throughout the entire playlist rather than dumping an entire double-album’s worth all at once. As a matter of fact, the last couple of songs I’ve attempted to add were presented this way, and while they were both turned down, it was done without any complaint. ---
**Author:** ![Gray\_Ghost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c0e974/32.png) [@Gray\_Ghost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gray_Ghost)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2020, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-dance-music-for-my-wife/917444/55 "2020-10-02T00:42:11Z")
You had Poker Face and Just Dance (which I’m amazed she didn’t like.). Did you try Bad Romance? I can’t quite tell if she likes funk-inspired bands. Have you tried any of the Red Hot Chili Peppers? Aeroplane, Go Robot, are two that immediately come to mind. This might be strange, but the same guys who did the Sopranos theme, Alabama 3, did a whole lot of other music that might work. Think gospel and country/western mixed with house music. Ignore the laughably sexist videos, but Alex Gaudino’s Destination Calabria, and Benny Benassi’s cover of Satisfaction, are very danceable, and from the period near where I think you’re finding many of your successes. @Snowboarder_Bo in his deepest stupor, has forgotten more about music than I’ll learn in a dozen lifetimes. Give him a touch more to work with, and I think he could really expand your playlist. It is taking quite a bit to not make, “Now iz time for hard baaas,” jokes. ---
**Author:** ![Gray\_Ghost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c0e974/32.png) [@Gray\_Ghost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gray_Ghost)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2020, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-dance-music-for-my-wife/917444/56 "2020-10-02T00:54:02Z")
Anyone mention the KLF yet? What Time Is Love, Justified and Ancient, 3AM Eternal: all might work. Do watch those videos. Not a lot in 1990-1991 looked like what those two got up to. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-dance-music-for-my-wife/917444.md?page=2)