# What are your favorite dance songs? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 14, 2006, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-dance-songs/360720 "2006-06-14T18:30:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![corkboard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@corkboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corkboard)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2006, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-dance-songs/360720/1 "2006-06-14T18:30:35Z")
I’m planning a party w/a DJ, and I’m putting together a list of great dance tunes. What do you like to dance to? Looking for both fast and slow songs. I’ll start off with a few of my favorites: Rob Base & DJ Easy Rock- It Takes Two Elvis- A Little Less Conversation Gap Band- You Dropped A Bomb On Me Spinners- Rubberband Man Will Smith- Gettin Jiggy Wit It Brian Setzer Orchestra- Jump, Jive & Wail I tend to like the old school stuff, but I’m openminded. Lay it on me. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2006, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-dance-songs/360720/2 "2006-06-14T19:31:52Z")
#1, without a doubt, is Insomnia by Faithless. The only song I know that has the hardcore beats AND lyrics with meaning (as in not totally nonsense, not necessarily world-altering.) Probably in the Top 5 are some of the songs from the back half of “Movements in Still Life” by BT. The first half are too “Big Beat”, repetitive, and hip-hop to be in my top 10 dance songs. But the latter songs are in my ideal zone of predictability in beats, nice buildups, female alterna-diva singing, and inventive sounds. Now, no one has ever made my _ideal_ dance song. It would feature all of these plus: – Lyrics that say something – Slight pop-dance influence. Hardly anyone who does the inventive sampling of sounds also uses the poppy, slightly hispanic-influenced vibe of the straight up dance hits of the mid to late 90s (as opposed to sample-heavy crap of Big Beat or nice-sounding but unpredictable and yet repetitive boredom of trance.) – Not only the classic drum build-up break but also the classic “run two beats at once” break. I know this is mostly done in clubs where the DJ transitions from one song to another but it works in songs as well for a short interlude. ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2006, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-dance-songs/360720/3 "2006-06-14T20:08:47Z")
Smooth by Santana ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2006, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-dance-songs/360720/4 "2006-06-14T20:20:16Z")
Gotta have The Electric Slide unless you’re trying to be real cool Everybody Everybody - Black Box Cha Cha Slide - Casper Lady Marmalade - The LaBelle and/or Christina Aguilera & friends version Hot in Here - Nelly Can’t Get You Out of my Head - Kylie Minogue Baby I Got Your Money - ODB Days Go By - Dirty Vegas Magic Carpet Ride - Crystal Method ---
**Author:** ![Demo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/demo/32/8472_2.png) [@Demo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Demo)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2006, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-dance-songs/360720/5 "2006-06-14T20:27:24Z")
Relax - Frankie Goes to Hollywood Groove is in the Heart - Dee-Lite (DUH) ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2006, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-dance-songs/360720/6 "2006-06-14T20:41:43Z")
I’ll consider myself an expert on dance music as I’ve been listening to it for 20 plus years. You might poke around on [this](http://www.di.fm/edmguide/edmguide.html) which explains every variety of dance music and provides samples. ---
**Author:** ![Anastasaeon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/73ab20/32.png) [@Anastasaeon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anastasaeon)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2006, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-dance-songs/360720/7 "2006-06-14T20:53:07Z")
\*Girls and Boys \* (PSB Remix) - Blur _Always On My Mind_ - Pet Shop Boys _Lovely Day_ - Bill Withers _I Feel For You_ - Chaka Khan _Only This Moment_ - Royksopp And I have to sneak this one in here, my favourite: _Dare_ by Gorillaz is pretty damn danceable. It makes me dance, and I _can’t_. Or, you could go all early 90s on everybody and haul out anything by 2 Unlimited (_Twilight Zone_, anyone?), KLF (_3am Eternal_), Real McCoy (_Another Night_ - my personal old favourite), along those lines. Heh. Memories of high school dances… ---
**Author:** ![volvelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/e0b2c6/32.png) [@volvelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/volvelle)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2006, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-dance-songs/360720/8 "2006-06-15T01:02:20Z")
From a couple of recent mixtapes: 1. The Halo Benders - _Don’t Touch My Bikini_ 2. The BLOW - _Hock It_ 3. Le Tigre - _Hot Topic_ 4. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - _Pin_ 5. KaitO - _Should I_ 6. The Go! Team - _Panther Dash_ 7. The Rapture - _Sister Savior_ 8. LCD Soundsystem - _Yeah (Crass Version)_ 9. Of Montreal - _How Lester Lost His Wife_ 10. Fred Schneider - _Bulldozer_ 11. Le Tigre - _Deceptacon_ 12. Chicks On Speed - _Turn of the Century_ 13. KaitO - _Driving Manual Auto_ 14. Madonna Over Yorkshire - _Gore In Rut_ 15. The Seahorse Liberation Army - _Last Situationist (Beck’s Crit)_ 16. O.U.T. H.U.D. - _Dad, There’s a Little Phrase Called Too Much Information_ 17. The Go! Team - _The Power Is On_ 18. Liquid Liquid - _Bellhead_ ---
**Author:** ![Yookeroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yookeroo/32/323_2.png) [@Yookeroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yookeroo)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2006, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-dance-songs/360720/9 "2006-06-15T04:22:09Z")
“Seven Cities” - Solarstone “As The Rush Comes” - Motorcycle “Without You” - Dogzilla “Sail” - Armin van Buuren “Silence (DJ Tiësto remix)” - Delerium featuring Sarah McLachlan “Sublime” - Ferry Corsten “Mr. Blue (The Thrillseekers Remix)” - Usual Aspect ---
**Author:** ![Snickers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Snickers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snickers)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2006, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-dance-songs/360720/10 "2006-06-15T13:33:03Z")
If you can find it, _Addicted to Base_ by Josh G Abrahams/ Amiel Daemion. It was popular in Australia in 1999, that’s where I got it. Excellent tune. Of course, _Play that Funky Music_ should be in your mix somewhere. ---
**Author:** ![scott62](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@scott62](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scott62)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2006, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-dance-songs/360720/11 "2006-06-15T15:53:25Z")
> [@Ludovic](#): > > #1, without a doubt, is Insomnia by Faithless. The only song I know that has the hardcore beats AND lyrics with meaning (as in not totally nonsense, not necessarily world-altering.) Beat me to it. I still get shivers when I hear it and turn it up loud as I can while driving ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2006, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-dance-songs/360720/12 "2006-06-15T16:05:36Z")
“Lazy” by Express2, vocals by David Byrne. “Galvanize” by Chemical Brothers “Starry Eyed Suprise” by Paul Oakenfold “Canned Heat” by Jamaroqui The “Night at the Roxbury” soundtrack has the “Insomnia” song on it as well as “Da ya think i’m sexy” by N-Trance, and the classic “What is Love”. A really good album. ---
**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:** [June 16, 2006, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-dance-songs/360720/13 "2006-06-16T00:23:00Z")
Crazy - Gnarls Barkley Seven Nation Army – The White Stripes What You Waiting For? - Gwen Stefani Hey Ya! - Outkast She Wants To Move - N_E_R\*D Take Me Out - Franz Ferdinand Debaser – The Pixies Song 2 – Blur Last Night – The Strokes Bohemian Like You – The Dandy Warhols Dare - Gorillaz Filthy/Gorgeous - Scissor Sisters Two More Years - Bloc Party Private Idaho – The B-52’s Underworld – Born Slippery Hey Girl, Hey Boy – Chemical Brothers Atomic – Blondie Cannonball – The Breeders The Skin Of My Yellow Country Teeth - Clap Your Hands Say Yeah Might be all a bit more indie-rock than you’re looking for, but that’s the kind of playlist I set up for a party at mine. ---
**Author:** ![Revenant\_Threshold](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f1d935/32.png) [@Revenant\_Threshold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revenant_Threshold)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2006, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-dance-songs/360720/14 "2006-06-16T00:42:28Z")
> [@scott62](#): > > Beat me to it. I still get shivers when I hear it and turn it up loud as I can while driving Beat me too. Damn fine song. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2006, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-dance-songs/360720/15 "2006-06-16T01:06:13Z")
> [@McNew](#): > > I tend to like the old school stuff Pfffffft. So _you_ say. “No Sex” – Alex Chilton “Victoria” – the Kinks “China Cat Sunflower” – the Grateful Dead “Codine” – the Charlatans “Pink Thunderbird” – Gene Vincent and the Blue Caps “Lester Leaps In” – the Count Basie Orchestra “Emperor Waltz, opus 43” – Johann Strauss, Jr. ---
**Author:** ![Cluricaun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2006, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-dance-songs/360720/16 "2006-06-16T02:40:32Z")
> [@Demo](#): > > Groove is in the Heart - Dee-Lite This song has the ability to make statues get up and then get down. ---
**Author:** ![SlickRoenick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e68b1a/32.png) [@SlickRoenick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlickRoenick)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2006, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-dance-songs/360720/17 "2006-06-16T02:59:04Z")
the Macarena? d&r