# Songs with an insanely catchy beat **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music\ **Created:** [October 8, 2020, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-an-insanely-catchy-beat/922526 "2020-10-08T22:28:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Chad\_Sudan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chad_sudan/32/4509_2.png) [@Chad\_Sudan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chad_Sudan)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2020, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-an-insanely-catchy-beat/922526/1 "2020-10-08T22:28:46Z")
Sometimes what gets you hooked on a song is a beat you’ve never heard the likes of before. Which songs fit that description for you? ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2020, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-an-insanely-catchy-beat/922526/2 "2020-10-08T22:38:12Z")
Always gets my feet tapping: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/UsEE5usGodQ/maxresdefault.jpg "Joe Walsh - Rocky Mountain Way") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsEE5usGodQ) ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2020, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-an-insanely-catchy-beat/922526/3 "2020-10-08T23:33:10Z")
I’ve been calling this my battle song. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/jM8dCGIm6yc/maxresdefault.jpg "The HU - Wolf Totem (Official Music Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jM8dCGIm6yc) It starts a little slow, but just give it a minute. Man I love this song. ---
**Author:** ![mandala](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mandala/32/95_2.png) [@mandala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mandala)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2020, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-an-insanely-catchy-beat/922526/5 "2020-10-08T23:53:21Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/cwmzlqipq7Y/maxresdefault.jpg "Freakshow") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwmzlqipq7Y) ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2020, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-an-insanely-catchy-beat/922526/6 "2020-10-09T00:11:23Z")
[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Qllf43RZhJA/hqdefault.jpg "Squeeze - Take Me I'm Yours - Top Of The Pops - 1978") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qllf43RZhJA) ---
**Author:** ![journeyman\_southpaw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5e9695/32.png) [@journeyman\_southpaw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/journeyman_southpaw)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2020, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-an-insanely-catchy-beat/922526/7 "2020-10-09T00:19:52Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Naf5uJYGoiU/maxresdefault.jpg "Beastie Boys - Hey Ladies") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Naf5uJYGoiU) ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2020, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-an-insanely-catchy-beat/922526/8 "2020-10-09T01:42:44Z")
“Lust for Life” - Iggy Pop ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2020, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-an-insanely-catchy-beat/922526/9 "2020-10-09T04:46:06Z")
I heard this on _The Good Wife_, and had to track it down and listen to it. # Tally Hall - Mucka Blucka [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTP4hZRFsUo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTP4hZRFsUo) ---
**Author:** ![Aspidistra](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspidistra/32/3894_2.png) [@Aspidistra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspidistra)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2020, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-an-insanely-catchy-beat/922526/10 "2020-10-09T07:39:47Z")
…and also great video… [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/nGBLlFMn9Xc/maxresdefault.jpg "Fitz And The Tantrums - The Walker [Official Music Video]") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGBLlFMn9Xc) ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2020, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-an-insanely-catchy-beat/922526/11 "2020-10-09T08:02:51Z")
What do you mean by “the beat”? 4 on the floor? I know a shit ton of songs I love and hate with that same beat. ---
**Author:** ![TRC4941](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trc4941/32/6792_2.png) [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2020, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-an-insanely-catchy-beat/922526/12 "2020-10-09T13:57:38Z")
[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/W77Kwh6f0TE/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AH-BIAC4AOKAgwIABABGHIgUCg7MA8=&rs=AOn4CLAmPD3_xRK_T3V76wCGsPKUl7leaw "Eric Burdon and War - Spill the Wine (1970 )") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W77Kwh6f0TE) Spill the Wine - Eric Burdon & War I was walking the dogs in the woods this morning and it was still a little dark, so I listened to my playlist on my phone (without earbuds) to hopefully scare away any animals that may be lurking! This song came on - I immediately want to dance…so I did! Love it. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2020, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-an-insanely-catchy-beat/922526/13 "2020-10-09T14:07:16Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/kC4LqiRoIE8/hqdefault.jpg "The Cramps - Tear it Up - Urgh! A Music War") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kC4LqiRoIE8) ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2020, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-an-insanely-catchy-beat/922526/14 "2020-10-09T14:21:05Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/9EcjWd-O4jI/maxresdefault.jpg "Technotronic - Pump Up The Jam (Official Music Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EcjWd-O4jI) ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2020, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-an-insanely-catchy-beat/922526/15 "2020-10-09T14:22:49Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/OPf0YbXqDm0/maxresdefault.jpg "Mark Ronson - Uptown Funk (Official Video) ft. Bruno Mars") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPf0YbXqDm0) ---
**Author:** ![GreenWyvern](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/greenwyvern/32/2834_2.png) [@GreenWyvern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenWyvern)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2020, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-an-insanely-catchy-beat/922526/16 "2020-10-09T14:51:35Z")
Perhaps too well known, but a good old classic… [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/-tJYN-eG1zk/hqdefault.jpg "Queen - We Will Rock You (Official Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tJYN-eG1zk) ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2020, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-an-insanely-catchy-beat/922526/18 "2020-10-09T15:04:48Z")
When my son was in diapers, a reliable way to get him to shake his booty was to play The Romantics _Talking In Your Sleep_. I laugh every time I hear it, remembering my little baby holding on to the couch and “dancing”. ---
**Author:** ![PlaceboTarget](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/placebotarget/32/1073_2.png) [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2020, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-an-insanely-catchy-beat/922526/19 "2020-10-09T15:30:53Z")
I’m not a Justin Timberlake fan but “Can’t Stop the Feeling” makes me dance. (Not that I don’t like other songs in this thread also…) ---
**Author:** ![Rangerdanger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/67e7ee/32.png) [@Rangerdanger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rangerdanger)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2020, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-an-insanely-catchy-beat/922526/20 "2020-10-09T20:17:55Z")
Richard Thompson: I Feel So Good. The Richard Thompson song that discovered me in the sage and pronghorns of Wyoming. ---
**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2020, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-an-insanely-catchy-beat/922526/21 "2020-10-09T20:35:32Z")
“Running with the Devil”. That beat is like the pulsing of blood in your temples when you have a hangover. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2020, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-an-insanely-catchy-beat/922526/22 "2020-10-09T21:38:34Z")
I’m a mellow woke folkie, but I love “Hot for Teacher”… can NOT sit still during the first few seconds, that percussion! [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/6M4_Ommfvv0/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AH-BIAC4AOKAgwIABABGGUgZShlMA8=&rs=AOn4CLBsB_P0sF_DdTK5KgW1xVh0_OuRSA "Van Halen - Hot For Teacher (Official Music Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6M4_Ommfvv0) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-an-insanely-catchy-beat/922526.md?page=2)