# 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:** 2
**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, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-an-insanely-catchy-beat/922526/23 "2020-10-09T23:37:35Z")
[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/yLsqZfZ0ijg/hqdefault.jpg "Dave Brubeck-Unsquare Dance (1961)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLsqZfZ0ijg) ---
**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, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-an-insanely-catchy-beat/922526/24 "2020-10-09T23:38:42Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/_Cd6Kaf0ag0/maxresdefault.jpg "Fanfarra (Cabua-Le-Le)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Cd6Kaf0ag0) ---
**Author:** ![Peanuthead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peanuthead/32/360_2.png) [@Peanuthead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peanuthead)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2020, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-an-insanely-catchy-beat/922526/25 "2020-10-10T02:29:05Z")
The New York Ska Jazz Ensemble. [Moby Dick](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDzDLGj7tRo). ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2020, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-an-insanely-catchy-beat/922526/26 "2020-10-10T03:12:27Z")
Miami Sound Machine, [Conga](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54ItEmCnP80). Dead or Alive, [You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGNiXGX2nLU). Bloodhound Gang, [The Bad Touch](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xat1GVnl8-k). ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2020, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-an-insanely-catchy-beat/922526/27 "2020-10-10T03:28:09Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/PGLx42GQR2Y/maxresdefault.jpg "Coconut Milk (Live At Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel, Providence, RI / 17-19 April 1986)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGLx42GQR2Y) ---
**Author:** ![Pavelb1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/439d5e/32.png) [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2020, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-an-insanely-catchy-beat/922526/28 "2020-10-10T05:56:07Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/njos57IJf-0/hqdefault.jpg "Steve Jobs vs Bill Gates. Epic Rap Battles of History") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njos57IJf-0) ---
**Author:** ![TCMF-2L](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tcmf-2l/32/16553_2.png) [@TCMF-2L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TCMF-2L)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2020, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-an-insanely-catchy-beat/922526/29 "2020-10-10T12:43:06Z")
Can anything really top **My Sharona** by **The Knack**? [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/bbr60I0u2Ng/maxresdefault.jpg "The Knack - My Sharona") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbr60I0u2Ng) Although Mickey by Toni Basil is certainly catchy [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/0aqLwHP4y6Q/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AH-BIAC4AOKAgwIABABGEogTShlMA8=&rs=AOn4CLBvJLArXbc0mCq5c9rEsI7drt_MSw "Toni Basil "Hey Mickey" Music Video") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0aqLwHP4y6Q) TCMF-2L ---
**Author:** ![Paintcharge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/paintcharge/32/7946_2.png) [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2020, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-an-insanely-catchy-beat/922526/30 "2020-10-10T13:42:29Z")
It’s not necessarily a **good** song, but it’s damn catchy. Ting Tings “Not My Name.” [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/v1c2OfAzDTI/maxresdefault.jpg "The Ting Tings - That's Not My Name (Official Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1c2OfAzDTI) ---
**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2020, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-an-insanely-catchy-beat/922526/31 "2020-10-10T13:53:45Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/4gx3nn6LS6g/hqdefault.jpg "Sunday Afternoon") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gx3nn6LS6g) ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2020, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-an-insanely-catchy-beat/922526/32 "2020-10-10T15:14:48Z")
I find the beat of Solsbury Hill quite catchy. Turns out it’s a 7/4 beat, similar to the 7/8 beat of the Dave Brubeck linked earlier. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/_OO2PuGz-H8/maxresdefault.jpg "Peter Gabriel - Solsbury Hill") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OO2PuGz-H8) ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2020, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-an-insanely-catchy-beat/922526/33 "2020-10-10T15:38:02Z")
Why is it a great song? Let Rick Beato explain: [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/SwjNDhSKPk0/hqdefault.jpg "What Makes This Song Great? Ep.22 VAN HALEN") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwjNDhSKPk0) ---
**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2020, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-an-insanely-catchy-beat/922526/34 "2020-10-10T16:29:45Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > I find the beat of Solsbury Hill quite catchy. Turns out it’s a 7/4 beat, similar to the 7/8 beat of the Dave Brubeck linked earlier. > [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=\_OO2PuGz-H8](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OO2PuGz-H8) More 7/4 (I think): [Kid Charlemagne](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJ9Xk-VoGqo) by Steely Dan I _think_ that alternates between 4/4 and 7/4, but I’m far from expert; if someone wants to put me right, feel free. j ---
**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2020, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-an-insanely-catchy-beat/922526/35 "2020-10-10T16:43:40Z")
And better yet, **Reverend Black Grape** by Black Grape: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/on5TLUz-ag4/maxresdefault.jpg "Black Grape - Reverend Black Grape (Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=on5TLUz-ag4) And while we’re on the subject of Black Grape, they are responsible for possibly the only good football anthem ever written, **England’s Irie** : [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/37Ols0J74V4/hqdefault.jpg "Black Grape - England's Irie") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37Ols0J74V4) No, really. Give it a go. j ---
**Author:** ![Mortimus1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@Mortimus1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mortimus1)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2020, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-an-insanely-catchy-beat/922526/36 "2020-10-10T17:07:07Z")
Greatest guitar solo ever. Short sweet and to the point. ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2020, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-an-insanely-catchy-beat/922526/37 "2020-10-10T17:51:13Z")
Black Grape - I stumbled across their _Kelly’s Heroes_ on Spotify, it is quite catchy as well. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/NGTRKy--Iyk/maxresdefault.jpg "Black Grape - Kelly's Heroes (The Bank Job Version)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGTRKy--Iyk) For me the first thing to spring to mind was another British Pop Rock band from the 80’s/90’s, World Party’s _Private Revolution._ I must tap my feet whenever it pops up for me. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/JaYcJQej5Uw/hqdefault.jpg "World Party - Private Revolution") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaYcJQej5Uw) ---
**Author:** ![Deanna\_D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e495f1/32.png) [@Deanna\_D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deanna_D)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2020, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-an-insanely-catchy-beat/922526/38 "2020-10-10T18:32:47Z")
This was one of those rare songs that just grabbed me the first time I heard it, and immediately made me want to know the name of the song, and the band: [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/B99nd2iKGOw/hqdefault.jpg "Lo Fidelity Allstars - Battleflag") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B99nd2iKGOwI) It’s still one of my “must turn up the volume when listening” songs. ---
**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 10, 2020, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-an-insanely-catchy-beat/922526/39 "2020-10-10T18:39:06Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/1l0xpkk0yaQ/maxresdefault.jpg "The Hollies - Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress) [v2] [Lyrics] [1080p] [HD]") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1l0xpkk0yaQ) ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2020, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-an-insanely-catchy-beat/922526/40 "2020-10-10T20:09:37Z")
[![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sv1ao-bS2v8) ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2020, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-an-insanely-catchy-beat/922526/41 "2020-10-10T20:50:38Z")
The beat is as subtle as a sledgehammer, but after the intro it catches on immediately. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/NS3nRcwWktA/hqdefault.jpg "Pete Townshend - Face The Face") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NS3nRcwWktA) ---
**Author:** ![peccavi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peccavi/32/388_2.png) [@peccavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peccavi)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2020, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-an-insanely-catchy-beat/922526/42 "2020-10-10T21:11:46Z")
It’s nearly impossible to avoid speeding when one of these comes on in the car… [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Y1D3a5eDJIs/maxresdefault.jpg "Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers - Runnin' Down A Dream (Official Music Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1D3a5eDJIs) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/CGAD20topuo/maxresdefault.jpg "Already Gone (Live at The Forum, Los Angeles, CA, 10/20-22/1976)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGAD20topuo) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-an-insanely-catchy-beat/922526.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-an-insanely-catchy-beat/922526.md?page=3)