# 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:** 14\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2020, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-an-insanely-catchy-beat/922526/83 "2020-11-10T18:14:10Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/ATMR5ettHz8/maxresdefault.jpg "Fleetwood Mac - Tusk (Official Music Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATMR5ettHz8) Which reminds me of this one… [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/tYBNoFcvcWI/hqdefault.jpg "Caveman - Invention of Music") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYBNoFcvcWI) ---
**Author:** ![Mark\_Finn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/34f0e0/32.png) [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2020, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-an-insanely-catchy-beat/922526/84 "2020-11-11T12:48:53Z")
Corey Hart - “Sunglasses at Night”. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/56HSPQHSqEE/hqdefault.jpg "Corey Hart - Sunglasses At Night (Official Music Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56HSPQHSqEE) ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2020, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-an-insanely-catchy-beat/922526/85 "2020-11-11T22:51:14Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > [Dave Brubeck-Unsquare Dance (1961)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLsqZfZ0ijg) I was going to nominate _Blue Rondo Alla Turk_ but your pick is better. ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2020, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-an-insanely-catchy-beat/922526/86 "2020-11-11T23:48:48Z")
My wife absolutely _hates_ when I play Silly Wizard’s “Donald MacGillavry”: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/appBtXoxfb8/hqdefault.jpg "Silly Wizard Live - Donald McGillavry") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=appBtXoxfb8) The tune and beat get stuck in her head, and she can’t help singing it. But because it’s in impenetrable (to her) Scots, literally the only lyric she understands is “Donald MacGillavry”. So firing this up always earns me a dirty look. She hates when I try to sing it, as well, but for completely different reasons. ---
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2020, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-an-insanely-catchy-beat/922526/87 "2020-11-12T04:03:03Z")
Balls out by the Bloodhound Gang [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/qEdB09gGBg0/maxresdefault.jpg "15 - Bloodhound Gang - Balls Out") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEdB09gGBg0) ---
**Author:** ![SmartAleq](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smartaleq/32/163_2.png) [@SmartAleq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmartAleq)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2020, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-an-insanely-catchy-beat/922526/88 "2020-11-12T07:13:00Z")
For an old fart, Henry Mancini had a talent for infectiously booty shakin’ music and one of my all time favorites is the “Peter Gunn Theme.” I have about fourteen different versions of the song by all kinds of different musicians and it’s danceable no matter what. I’m pretty fond of this one though, Jeff Beck AND Trombone Shorty? _\*fans self_\* [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bc4mQj8jhwU) And no matter what you think of it overall, “Walk Like An Egyptian” is extremely catchy: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Cv6tuzHUuuk/maxresdefault.jpg "The Bangles - Walk Like an Egyptian (Official Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cv6tuzHUuuk) ---
**Author:** ![Tibby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tibby/32/17030_2.png) [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2020, 9:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-an-insanely-catchy-beat/922526/89 "2020-11-12T09:23:17Z")
Herbie Hancock – _Rockit_ [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/BDzqrO78V38/hqdefault.jpg "Herbie Hancock - Rockit (Live)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDzqrO78V38) ---
**Author:** ![2\_More\_Bits](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/2_more_bits/32/4148_2.png) [@2\_More\_Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2_More_Bits)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2020, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-an-insanely-catchy-beat/922526/90 "2020-11-12T19:05:36Z")
Top this: [Amadou & Mariam - Senegal Fast-food](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m32HIO63Rpc) (or at least admit it’s awfully good!) ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2020, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-an-insanely-catchy-beat/922526/91 "2020-11-16T04:28:25Z")
Foster The People - Helena Beat [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/ABzh6hTYpb8/maxresdefault.jpg "Foster The People - Helena Beat (Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABzh6hTYpb8) ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2020, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-an-insanely-catchy-beat/922526/92 "2020-11-24T06:14:49Z")
[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/0CFuCYNx-1g/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AH-AoACoAKKAgwIABABGH8gSyguMA8=&rs=AOn4CLA3zFetc6fBGrdMUpQwbwwc1zy2sA "Stevie Wonder Superstition") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CFuCYNx-1g) ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2020, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-an-insanely-catchy-beat/922526/93 "2020-11-24T07:30:40Z")
I always found it catchy: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/OsjTO0yZQjk/maxresdefault.jpg "You Won't See Me (Remastered 2009)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsjTO0yZQjk) ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2020, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-an-insanely-catchy-beat/922526/94 "2020-11-24T07:34:59Z")
A really early Who video: [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/XCvs5pqsMEA/hqdefault.jpg "Call Me Lightning - The Who") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCvs5pqsMEA) ---
**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:** [November 24, 2020, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-an-insanely-catchy-beat/922526/95 "2020-11-24T11:24:58Z")
> [@Tibby](#): > > Herbie Hancock – _Rockit_ Good one. Also, _Cantaloupe Island_ [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/8B1oIXGX0Io/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AH-BIAC4AOKAgwIABABGC0gZShfMA8=&rs=AOn4CLB1Qvcn0s3yuuwuLf0wxcNnnY9Mqg "Herbie Hancock - Cantaloupe Island") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8B1oIXGX0Io) And it’s updated counterpart, _Cantaloop_ [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/JwBjhBL9G6U/maxresdefault.jpg "US3 - Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwBjhBL9G6U) ---
**Author:** ![KarlGauss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karlgauss/32/3713_2.png) [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2020, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-an-insanely-catchy-beat/922526/96 "2020-11-25T03:43:38Z")
Streets of Philadelphia - Bruce Springsteen [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/4z2DtNW79sQ/maxresdefault.jpg "Bruce Springsteen - Streets of Philadelphia (Official Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4z2DtNW79sQ) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-an-insanely-catchy-beat/922526.md?page=4)