# Song You Can't Resist Dancing To **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 5, 2001, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-you-cant-resist-dancing-to/64486 "2001-05-05T23:44:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2001, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-you-cant-resist-dancing-to/64486/21 "2001-05-07T14:03:54Z")
**Wooly Bully** by Sam the Sham and the Pharoahs **My Sharona** by the Knack Numerous **B-52s** songs! ---
**Author:** ![Suo\_Na](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/898d66/32.png) [@Suo\_Na](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suo_Na)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2001, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-you-cant-resist-dancing-to/64486/22 "2001-05-08T04:15:58Z")
Hmmm…lots of the above, and **Spirit of the West** ’s “Home for a Rest” and “The Old Sod”, **Veruca Salt** ’s “Seether”, and **Squirrel Nut Zippers** ’ “Good Enough for Granddad” (which is playing right now on CDNow Radio!). There’re lots more, but I’m drawing a blank. ---
**Author:** ![Monkey\_Chews](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/65b543/32.png) [@Monkey\_Chews](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monkey_Chews)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2001, 10:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-you-cant-resist-dancing-to/64486/23 "2001-05-08T10:06:28Z")
I just can’t help getting jiggy with it when I hear: **Debaser** - The Pixies **Song 2** - Blur **Like a Prayer** - Madonna **Up With People!** - Lambchop **Celebrity Skin** - Hole **My Favourite Game** - The Cardigans **Kids in America** - Kim Wilde **Need You Tonight** - INXS **Sweet Dreams** - Eurythmics **Unfinished Sympathy** - Massive Attack **Sweet Child o’ Mine** - Guns 'n Roses **Limp** - Fiona Apple Plus another vote for “numerous B-52’s songs”, the most likely to get my booty shakin’ being **My Own Private Idaho** , **Dance This Mess Around** , **Love Shack** , **Channel Z** and the legendary **Rock Lobster**. ---
**Author:** ![KarlGrenze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dbc845/32.png) [@KarlGrenze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGrenze)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2001, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-you-cant-resist-dancing-to/64486/24 "2001-05-08T10:21:00Z")
Songs that truly make me dance: “Matador” by Fabulosos Cadillacs- For those who dont know it, this is a rock group, from Chile or Argentina(can’t remember where). Mostly any ska song. For slow dancing, some reggae from Bob Marley. ---
**Author:** ![Badtz\_Maru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e36b37/32.png) [@Badtz\_Maru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Badtz_Maru)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2001, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-you-cant-resist-dancing-to/64486/25 "2001-05-08T11:22:24Z")
“Chocolate Salty Balls” ---
**Author:** ![Evnglion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f04885/32.png) [@Evnglion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evnglion)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2001, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-you-cant-resist-dancing-to/64486/26 "2001-05-08T12:05:20Z")
**Fly Me to The Moon** , I think written by Bart Howard, performed by Old Blue Eyes himself 😉 [sup]I hate myself for what I am about to say[/sup] **Cosmic Girl** by Jamiroquai ---
**Author:** ![Gundy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b782af/32.png) [@Gundy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gundy)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2001, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-you-cant-resist-dancing-to/64486/27 "2001-05-08T14:09:54Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Badtz Maru \* > \*\*“Chocolate Salty Balls” \*\* I believe that is “Salty Chocolate Balls”…suck 'em! Man, so many have been named here! Buuuut, a couple more: “Body Movin’”, Beastie Boys “These Thoughts Fall Into My Mind”, Bucketheads “Virtual Insanity”, Jamiroquai “Jump Around”, House of Pain “Brown Sugar”, “Miss You”, “Bitch” Rolling Stones Jeez, I could go on forever. I like to dance. ---
**Author:** ![Tansu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/67e7ee/32.png) [@Tansu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tansu)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2001, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-you-cant-resist-dancing-to/64486/28 "2001-05-08T15:13:27Z")
Yet another vote for **You Spin Me Round (Like a Record Baby)** by Dead or Alive plus: **Stigmata** - Ministry **She Sells Sanctuary** - The Cult (I have a theory that anyone will get up and dance to this) **Track X** - Sheep On Drugs **Head Like a Hole** - NIN **Poison** - The Prodigy **Dominion** - The Sisters Of Mercy **Vision Thing** - The Sisters Of Mercy and other classics from goth/alternative nites at yer local small town club, about 5 years ago. and also **Leave Home** - the Chemical Brothers **Satan** - Orbital lastly any number of huge drum ‘n’ bass tracks from round about 1997 that I don’t know the names of. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2001, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-you-cant-resist-dancing-to/64486/29 "2001-05-08T15:24:30Z")
Stayin’ Alive - BeeGees You’re The One That I Want - From “Grease” soundtrack Cotton-Eyed Joe - ? Paradise By The Dashboard Light - Meatloaf Wild Child - Iggy Pop (?) 100% Pure Love - Crystal Waters Faded - Soul Decision Smooth - Rob Thomas and Santana (we just took Latin dance lessons - I love dancing to anything with a Latin beat now) ---
**Author:** ![Why\_A\_Duck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/13edae/32.png) [@Why\_A\_Duck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Why_A_Duck)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2001, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-you-cant-resist-dancing-to/64486/30 "2001-05-08T15:55:15Z")
[sub] **Hot Stuff** - Donna Summer[/sub] Embarassing but true. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2001, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-you-cant-resist-dancing-to/64486/31 "2001-05-08T21:50:51Z")
Another embarrassing but true: “Footloose” by Kenny Loggins. Not a good song, but Lord it makes me twitch. 'Specially the “Ev’rybody cut, ev’rybody cut, \ ev’rybody cut, ev’rybody cut \” thing as it winds to the climax. Please, shoot me now. ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_Rhosis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d9b06d/32.png) [@Sir\_Rhosis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_Rhosis)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2001, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-you-cant-resist-dancing-to/64486/32 "2001-05-09T05:49:33Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by poohpah chalupa \* > \*\*“Head Over Heels” - the Go-Go’s > \*\* Me too! But only in the privacy of my own home, and sadly, I dance just like Craig Kilborn does whenever Belinda Carlyle is on his show, i. e., tall white guy with no rhythm. Sir ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_Rhosis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d9b06d/32.png) [@Sir\_Rhosis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_Rhosis)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2001, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-you-cant-resist-dancing-to/64486/33 "2001-05-09T05:57:38Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by poohpah chalupa \* > \*\*“Head Over Heels” - the Go-Go’s > \*\* Me too! But only in the privacy of my own home, and sadly, I dance just like Craig Kilborn does whenever Belinda Carlyle is on his show, i. e., tall white guy with no rhythm. Sir In fact, it’s time for a new sig… ---
**Author:** ![wolfstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d6d6ee/32.png) [@wolfstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfstu)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2001, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-you-cant-resist-dancing-to/64486/34 "2001-05-09T16:04:08Z")
Keel Row. ---
**Author:** ![Scotticher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Scotticher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scotticher)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2001, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-you-cant-resist-dancing-to/64486/35 "2001-05-10T04:42:52Z")
**"Pretty Woman"**. I love just about anything by Roy Orbison, but when I hear that song I just HAVE to dance, even if it is down the aisles while grocery shopping. My store plays the BEST music! Scotti ---
**Author:** ![OneChance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/74df32/32.png) [@OneChance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneChance)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2001, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-you-cant-resist-dancing-to/64486/36 "2001-05-10T07:43:14Z")
**Walk of Life** - Dire Straits **Dancing In The Moonlight** - King Harvest **Pop Goes The World** - Men Without Hats **Holiday Road** - Lindsey Buckingham **Stuck In The Middle With You** - Stealers Wheel **Let The Day Begin** - The Call [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-you-cant-resist-dancing-to/64486.md?page=1)