# What songs get you on the dancefloor? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 16, 2002, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-songs-get-you-on-the-dancefloor/137080 "2002-11-16T23:15:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![irishgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@irishgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/irishgirl)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2002, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-songs-get-you-on-the-dancefloor/137080/1 "2002-11-16T23:15:23Z")
I want to be specific here, when i say “you” i mean your family and friends. What gets the whole lotta you on the dancefloor on a night out? Is it related to school/college memories? A local phenomenon? Your age? For example, in Dublin a DJ will play Black street’s “No Diggity” to get them dancing, in Belfast they’ll play something bouncy by Ash. and EVERYBODY gets up for Blur’s Song2. my friends and i ALWAYS get up for a certain cheesy teeny pop song (it’s “Don’t stop movin” by S club 7, if you must know) because it reminds us of dancing around europe when we backpacked. i’m assuming we ALL dance to YMCA, it’s raining men, and hot stuff? or is that just me… ---
**Author:** ![fizgig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f04885/32.png) [@fizgig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fizgig)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2002, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-songs-get-you-on-the-dancefloor/137080/2 "2002-11-17T00:17:03Z")
Margaritas on the rocks get me out on the dance floor… Also, “Dancing Queen,” “1999,” “Come on Eileen” “Safety Dance,” “Hey Mickey,” and anything by Madonna. Actually, it’s not hard to get me out on the dance floor. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Eulogy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7993a0/32.png) [@Eulogy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eulogy)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2002, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-songs-get-you-on-the-dancefloor/137080/3 "2002-11-17T00:22:11Z")
I don’t dance;) ---
**Author:** ![dragongirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b38774/32.png) [@dragongirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dragongirl)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2002, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-songs-get-you-on-the-dancefloor/137080/4 "2002-11-17T00:52:46Z")
YMCA ! ---
**Author:** ![JonScribe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3be4f8/32.png) [@JonScribe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JonScribe)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2002, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-songs-get-you-on-the-dancefloor/137080/5 "2002-11-17T03:44:25Z")
The B52s’ “Love Shack.” After my wife and I danced to Sinatra’s “Fly Me to the Moon,” as our first dance at our wedding, we made sure “Love Shack” was next. ---
**Author:** ![Kimmom2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Kimmom2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimmom2)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2002, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-songs-get-you-on-the-dancefloor/137080/6 "2002-11-17T03:55:00Z")
It doesn’t take much to get me on the dancefloor, but “Knock on Wood” usually sends me into a frenzy! ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2002, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-songs-get-you-on-the-dancefloor/137080/7 "2002-11-17T04:06:15Z")
“Rosalita” by Springsteen (see “songs that rock” thread) Lots of Stones, esp. “Satisfaction” or “Start Me Up.” The live version of Joe Cocker doing “Feelin’ All Right.” Yeah, I _am_ in my 40s – how could you tell? ---
**Author:** ![Poysyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Poysyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poysyn)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2002, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-songs-get-you-on-the-dancefloor/137080/8 "2002-11-17T05:37:01Z")
[ul] [li]Groove Is in The Heart[/li][li]I Touch Myself[/li][li]Kiss or Cream by Prince[/li][li]Living Dead Girl[/li][li]You Shook Me All Night Long[/li][li] You Make Me Sick[/li][li]Oops I did It Again[/li][li] Get The Party Started[/li][li] Various other Metal[/li][li] Various other 80’s, 90’s and present day dance and hip hop[/li][li] A ton of 80’s pop music too[/li][li] Family Affair[/li][/ul] Any others like them…I am apparently completely non-consistent [sheepish smile] I guess I dance a lot. [/sheepish smile] ---
**Author:** ![ninevah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/46a35a/32.png) [@ninevah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ninevah)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2002, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-songs-get-you-on-the-dancefloor/137080/9 "2002-11-17T06:30:19Z")
um, “Nutbush City” and “Bus Stop” cos they’re the only two dances I know! ---
**Author:** ![TwungTister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbce88/32.png) [@TwungTister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwungTister)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2002, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-songs-get-you-on-the-dancefloor/137080/10 "2002-11-19T19:20:26Z")
[ul]Cotton-Eye Joe[/ul] ---
**Author:** ![gouda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c77e96/32.png) [@gouda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gouda)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2002, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-songs-get-you-on-the-dancefloor/137080/11 "2002-11-19T19:28:07Z")
Funnily enough, Summer of '69 by Bryan Adams. My and my buddies have some real fond memories of that song. ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2002, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-songs-get-you-on-the-dancefloor/137080/12 "2002-11-19T19:31:31Z")
“In the Mood” ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2002, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-songs-get-you-on-the-dancefloor/137080/13 "2002-11-19T19:46:48Z")
I keep an ear out for “Stuck In The Middle With You.”