Songs that make you dance

[RonBoyd]

Tina Turner. She never does nothin' nice and easy...

Yeah. Simply the Best.

YouTube - Tina Turner - Simply The Best

 

[NW-Bound]

I am sure there are people here who would remember this 1960 song.

YouTube - Sims 2- itsy bitsy teenie weenie yellow polka dot bikini

And of course you will not be surprised that I post this French version by Dalida.

YouTube - DALIDA Itsi bitsi petit bikini 2

 

[bbbamI]

I reckon I'm in a bit of a country mood tonight....

YouTube - Patsy Cline-Walkin' After Midnight

 

[Purron]

Just some good ole' boys from Texas...

YouTube - ZZ Top - Sharp Dressed Man (music video)

 

[NW-Bound]

Hmmm... It seems to me if and when one wants to dance, one can dance to any type of music. The music is just incidental, it feels like. Again, I no longer dance and only watch from the sideline now.

 

[bbbamI]

Hmmm... It seems to me if and when one wants to dance, one can dance to any type of music. The music is just incidental, it feels like. Again, I no longer dance and only watch from the sideline now.

Mmmm, hmmmm....this can be true.

However, there are some songs that cause a stir and you feel the need to move.

...and yeah, I know...you watch from the sideline...

 

[Purron]

YouTube - Mary Chapin Carpenter - Down At The Twist And Shout

Yee ha! Wonder if W2R's ever boogied down to this one. All 'bout her neck of the woods

 

[NW-Bound]

Mmmm, hmmmm....this can be true.

However, there are some songs that cause a stir and you feel the need to move.

...and yeah, I know...you watch from the sideline...

You mean something like this?
YouTube - Twist & Shout 1986 Ferry Bueler's DAY OFF
OK, I would tap my feet and nod my head a little when hearing something like that ...

 

[bbbamI]

You mean something like this?

OK, I would tap my feet and nod my head a little when hearing something like that ...

Perfectionner mon cher.

 

[ERD50]

Just can't sit still with this one...


YouTube - Roll With It - Steve Winwood

I reckon I'm in a bit of a country mood tonight....

YouTube - Patsy Cline-Walkin' After Midnight

bbbamI, you are hitting on ALL cylinders with those two picks! Thank You!

Steve Winwood - what an artist! That clip is so awesome, I bet that soulful little pasty-faced boy from England just dreamed about being in an authentic down-South juke-gin like that (well, it looked authentic to me, BTWTHDIK!).

And Patsy Cline - That After Midnight has got to be among the top 100 songs ever recorded. I had to look it up on wiki, yup, blend of country, blues swing, & jazz - perfect!

I don't dance, but I was moving in my chair, if that counts.

-ERD50

 

[bbbamI]

bbbamI, you are hitting on ALL cylinders with those two picks! Thank You!

I don't dance, but I was moving in my chair, if that counts.

-ERD50

Hey...glad you enjoyed them......and yeah, since you don't dance I feel privileged the tunes made you move in your chair.

That's quite the compliment...ummm...to Steve and Patsy....

 

[bbbamI]

I adore this song by Patsy as well. I reckon I could have posted it on the 'love songs' thread, but this one makes me close my eyes and sway...

YouTube - Patsy Cline - Crazy

 

[RonBoyd]

I know I am not a dancer but I sure do like listening to Waltz-time songs:

or by Waylon

 

[Sarah in SC]

Okay, shameless plug for the latest song by our hometown boy, Darius Rucker (of Hootie and the Blowfish) who transitioned successfully from pop to country.

The video is all Charleston scenes--and Nords--there's our new bridge!

Darius Rucker - Come Back Song (Official Music Video) - iViewTube.com

The song isn't available on youtube, so I found it here, may not embed right. I will surely be dancing and hooping to this one!

I'm also working on a new hoop routine and I'm going for a Saturday Night Fever disco flavor, possibly using a piece of Calypso Breakdown for the song. Whatcha think?

YouTube - Ralph MacDonald - Calypso Breakdown

 

[RonBoyd]

I'm also working on a new hoop routine and I'm going for a Saturday Night Fever disco flavor, possibly using a piece of Calypso Breakdown for the song. Whatcha think?

I like it. (The idea)

 

[Purron]

Great song, cool vid.

YouTube - Herbie Hancock - Rockit

 

[Sarah in SC]

Purron, that is a great song--I just recommended it to one of my friends for her hoopdance routine. Cool! Forgot all about Herbie!

 

[bbbamI]

FIRE....

YouTube - Ohio Players - Fire

 

[Sarah in SC]

This is the song I finally picked for my hoop choreography, though the second one was a strong contender.
This is the live version, which has some stage chatter.
YouTube - JJ Grey & Mofro - BSR II - On Fire


YouTube - JJ Grey & Mofro "On Fire" Music Video
This is the "official" music video, which is so bizarre I didn't even watch the whole thing. Strip club with barbie dolls! NSFW.


YouTube - INXS - Mystify
I love this old INXS song, too.

Found out that it is easier to work out the choreography and then play the songs to see what fits the moves best rather than the other way around. It has been interesting to try to learn, to say the least!

 

[Purron]

I need me a reggae beat...

YouTube - Eddy Grant - Electric Avenue

YouTube - Bob Marley. Jamming.

Oh, and this one too

YouTube - Peter Tosh "Legalize It"

(bunnie photo courtesy of Nords)

 

[RonBoyd]

I need me a reggae beat...

YouTube - Desmond Dekker - The Israelites (live)

YouTube - "The Harder They Come" Jimmy Cliff

YouTube - peter tosh african

 

[Sarah in SC]

Oh I love that album The Harder They Come. This is one I love to hoop to at festivals--another of Desmond Dekker's called Shantytown

YouTube - Jamaica 1985 Shanty Town Desmond Dekker

 

[simple girl]

This is the song I finally picked for my hoop choreography, though the second one was a strong contender.

Would love to see a video of your choreo/performance - if you are so inclined to post it! BTW, I found a few hoop classes in my area...now I just have to make time to get to one.

 

[RonBoyd]

Almost forgot about The Melodians:

YouTube - Rivers of Babylon-The Melodians

 

[RonBoyd]

In Post #5, I submitted a "cover" version of this song. Here it is by the guy who wrote it -- Arrow, R.I.P.

YouTube - Arrow & His Band - Hot, Hot, Hot

Arrow, Soca Musician, Dies at 6o

SAN JUAN, P.R. (AP) — Arrow, a soca musician who won global fame with his 1983 hit “Hot Hot Hot,” died on Wednesday at his home on the Caribbean island of Montserrat. He was 60.