# What songs FORCE you to dance to them? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 28, 2003, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-songs-force-you-to-dance-to-them/164715 "2003-03-28T05:02:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Merla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de0a6/32.png) [@Merla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merla)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2003, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-songs-force-you-to-dance-to-them/164715/1 "2003-03-28T05:02:34Z")
Today’s topic is: songs that have some kind of supernatural control on your body! These are songs that make you dance to them. Songs that have such great rhythm and tune that you have to get up and move. Now I’m not talking about just slight toe-tapping, but serious movement. These are the kind of songs that when they come on the radio you crank them up and dance around the room. I usually start jumping on furniture, swinging things around and shrieking the words, all the while bouncing and quivering and looking to all the world like someone with music induced epilepsy. Here are a few of those songs that affect me: “R-O-C-K in the USA” “Twist and Shout” “That’s what I like about you” “Cleveland Rocks” (I think because I live there it has this effect on me) “Boom boom dollar” The safety dance “Come on Eileen” “YMCA” (don’t ask) “Freezeframe!” And, of course, “Footloose”. So, what are anyone else’s? Merla ---
**Author:** ![AntaresJB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c2a13f/32.png) [@AntaresJB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AntaresJB)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2003, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-songs-force-you-to-dance-to-them/164715/2 "2003-03-28T05:11:38Z")
THis is sad, but the ones that have really gotten me lately are Christina Aguilera’s “Dirrty” and Mandy Moore’s “Candy”. I know, I know… ::sigh:: But I’m a bubblegum-pop hip-swiveling dancing machine. ---
**Author:** ![ladyfoxfyre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ad7895/32.png) [@ladyfoxfyre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ladyfoxfyre)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2003, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-songs-force-you-to-dance-to-them/164715/3 "2003-03-28T05:13:14Z")
California Love by Tupac I can **not** resist dancing to that song. Sitting at the computer, in the car, wherever. It infects me. 😉 -foxy ---
**Author:** ![Violet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/ebca7d/32.png) [@Violet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Violet)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2003, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-songs-force-you-to-dance-to-them/164715/4 "2003-03-28T05:23:57Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Merla \* > **So, what are anyone else’s?** Ain’t Nobody, by Chaka Khan. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2003, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-songs-force-you-to-dance-to-them/164715/5 "2003-03-28T05:24:49Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Merla \* > \*\* > “R-O-C-K in the USA” > “Twist and Shout” > “That’s what I like about you” > “Cleveland Rocks” (I think because I live there it has this effect on me) > “Boom boom dollar” > The safety dance > “Come on Eileen” > “YMCA” (don’t ask) > “Freezeframe!” > And, of course, “Footloose”. > > So, what are anyone else’s? > Merla \*\* Outstanding selections and I dare anyone to resist the tempting beat of YMCA, especially on roller skates. My favorite dance-able Cd is from, of all places, Old Navy. It’s a collection of classic rock and roll and for the life of me I cannot recall any one of them except Wooly Bully. Old Navy actually has some pretty awesome compliation cd’s at a reasonable price. ---
**Author:** ![Sqube](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aca169/32.png) [@Sqube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sqube)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2003, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-songs-force-you-to-dance-to-them/164715/6 "2003-03-28T05:31:02Z")
Well, I don’t know what this YMCA fetish is all about, but it has absolutely no effect on me. If there’s any reggae, rap with a good beat, or some techno around (particularly with a strobe light) it’s a done deal. ---
**Author:** ![juji\_mojo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7ea924/32.png) [@juji\_mojo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/juji_mojo)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2003, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-songs-force-you-to-dance-to-them/164715/7 "2003-03-28T06:58:26Z")
Safety Dance! That was my first thought when I saw the thread title. SO GLAD it appeared in the OP. Also Start Me Up by the "Stones . Pass the Dutchie and weirdly enough the theme music to “King of the Hill” There are others, but those are my top three. (Hmmm glad I previewed. I originally typed Saiety Dance" which could be interesting, but Im not sure if it would be dancable.) ---
**Author:** ![Khan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3ab097/32.png) [@Khan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khan)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2003, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-songs-force-you-to-dance-to-them/164715/8 "2003-03-28T07:24:55Z")
“Sandstorm.” I jump around like a madass, 'specially if I’ve had a few beers. ---
**Author:** ![SnugTheJoiner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e8c25b/32.png) [@SnugTheJoiner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SnugTheJoiner)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2003, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-songs-force-you-to-dance-to-them/164715/9 "2003-03-28T07:32:44Z")
Who can resist “Time Warp” from THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW? ---
**Author:** ![WhetherMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8e7dd6/32.png) [@WhetherMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhetherMan)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2003, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-songs-force-you-to-dance-to-them/164715/10 "2003-03-28T07:38:53Z")
I’m with you, **Sqube** , Reggae does it to me every time. But what about Mustang Sally by Wilson Pickett? Whew…love that song and can’t help but move. ---
**Author:** ![WhetherMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8e7dd6/32.png) [@WhetherMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhetherMan)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2003, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-songs-force-you-to-dance-to-them/164715/11 "2003-03-28T07:41:45Z")
And Wild World…but only the Maxi Priest version. ---
**Author:** ![gouda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c77e96/32.png) [@gouda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gouda)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2003, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-songs-force-you-to-dance-to-them/164715/12 "2003-03-28T08:02:18Z")
Kylie Minogue - Can’t Get You Outa My Head I challenge anyone to not tap their feet (at the least) to this song!! Other songs I’m partial to are Summer of ‘69, Sweet Child O’ Mine… ---
**Author:** ![OragamiTsunami](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/d9b06d/32.png) [@OragamiTsunami](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OragamiTsunami)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2003, 8:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-songs-force-you-to-dance-to-them/164715/13 "2003-03-28T08:43:45Z")
sadly, I tend to dance to the undanceable. REM- Crush with Eyeliner Marcy Playground- Sex and Candy ---
**Author:** ![garius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e19b73/32.png) [@garius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garius)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2003, 9:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-songs-force-you-to-dance-to-them/164715/14 "2003-03-28T09:24:49Z")
Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit Pulp - Common People and at _completely_ the other end of the spectrum: Chesney Hawkes - One and Only ---
**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2003, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-songs-force-you-to-dance-to-them/164715/15 "2003-03-28T10:19:54Z")
When I was young, we used to automatically jitterbug to the chaps from the beat combo known as the Rolling Stones playing their jolly fine popular musical number ‘Satisfaction’. P.S. I agree with a previous poster. Whenever I watch that fine film ‘Footloose’, I find my toe tapping to the regular beat… ---
**Author:** ![London\_Calling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@London\_Calling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/London_Calling)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2003, 10:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-songs-force-you-to-dance-to-them/164715/16 "2003-03-28T10:26:33Z")
Almost \*but not quite all \* Central American National Anthems played by a youth orchestra. The South American ones are okay but … ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2003, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-songs-force-you-to-dance-to-them/164715/17 "2003-03-28T11:43:12Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by OragamiTsunami \* > \*\*sadly, I tend to dance to the undanceable. > > REM- Crush with Eyeliner > Marcy Playground- Sex and Candy \*\* Damn, you’re weird. (Which means you’ll fit in well here. Great username, btw.) I absolutely _love_ the song, but how in the world do you dance to “Sex and Candy”? There are exactly two songs that pull me out of my chair and get me dancing around the room, to the inevitable amusement of my wife and the cats. They are the aforementioned “Wooly Bully,” and “My Sharona.” Just can’t resist that quirky beat. ---
**Author:** ![Gazelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Gazelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gazelle)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2003, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-songs-force-you-to-dance-to-them/164715/18 "2003-03-28T13:39:47Z")
Daniel Bettenfield - **I Gotta Get Through This** Snoop Dog w/ Pharrell - **Beautiful** I downloaded both of those bad boys from Kazaa a couple o’ days ago… I’m gonna make me a groovin’ CD. I’ll be jammin’ at work next week! ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2003, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-songs-force-you-to-dance-to-them/164715/19 "2003-03-28T13:49:34Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by SnugTheJoiner \* > \*\*Who can resist “Time Warp” from THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW? \*\* Oh, yes. At Broadway on Broadway 2000 they past out Cat-in-the-Suessical Hats. When Terrace Mann started singing “Time Warp” a bunch of us started doing the Time Warp while wearing the hats. One of those moments you know will only happen once in human history. ---
**Author:** ![Morgainelf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Morgainelf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgainelf)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2003, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-songs-force-you-to-dance-to-them/164715/20 "2003-03-28T13:54:46Z")
_Melt with You_ by Modern English _Just like Heaven_ by the Cure _Get this Party Started_, Pink Hmmm…Pretty much, get me in a room with 80’s alternative new wave, and I’m on my feet. I’m NOT talking about Come on Eileen and Safety Dance (though I’ve been known to dance to them). I’m talking New Order, the Cure, Psych Furs, Joy Division, the Smiths, Ministry (yes, they were around AND New Wave at that point), Elvis Costello, XTC. Oh, how I miss the 80’s. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-songs-force-you-to-dance-to-them/164715.md?page=2)