Post any song that upon hearing, it makes you want to dance (or, it just makes you dance).  Any type of dance.  From any decade.

The preference is to embed the song via Youtube.  Please, just one or two per post.  Context comments, if you have them, are welcome.

When I used to go clubbing in the 80's, I always hoped they'd play this, as I loved dancing to it (my "context comment")

Romantics - What I Like About You
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHR5x8Rpp2U

Occasionally, DJs would mash it with Mellencamp's R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A. - that worked OK

Great thread topic!

I will probably think of several, but one that readily comes to mind right now is “Exs And Ohs” by Elle King (2015). I find it rather catchy.

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I'll post this on behalf of our 8-yo granddaughter -

On a recent visit, we were discussing songs of the past with our teen grandson who's been learning the guitar.  During our discussion I suggested to him to pull up the following song on his phone, upon which our 8-yo granddaughter who was also there launched into an exuberant happy dance  :D

The Beatles - All Together Now
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73lj5qJbrms

I'll post this on behalf of our 8-yo granddaughter -

On a recent visit, we were discussing songs of the past with our teen grandson who's been learning the guitar.  During our discussion I suggested to him to pull up the following song on his phone, upon which our 8-yo granddaughter who was also there launched into an exuberant happy dance  :D

The Beatles - All Together Now


Good one!! I just clicked the play button on the vid and it definitely made me wanna get up and dance to it! :D

Great topic. I will probably fill it up.  ;) :D ;D ;D


But, I will start with THIS one.

I'm So Excited-The Pointer Sisters


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iwBM_YB1sE


Cat

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqxVMLVe62U

Great topic. I will probably fill it up.  ;) :D ;D ;D


But, I will start with THIS one.

I'm So Excited-The Pointer Sisters



Cat


Good choice with that one! O0

I have another contribution...

Sara Bareilles
"Gonna Get Over You"
2011

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A 1986 single titled I Need You by a German duo called The Twins.  This did not chart in the US or Canada, but I know it was released (at least here in Canada) as I have a Canadian pressing of the 12" single on vinyl.  This song perfectly defines the synth-pop/dance era of the mid-80s and I could honestly listen to it on loop for hours!

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The first solo hit by German singer Sandra titled (I'll Never Be) Maria Magdalena.  Released in 1985, it was a #1 single in several parts of Europe, and while it never charted in the US or Canada, I know it was released because like the song I previously mentioned, I have a Canadian pressing of the 12" single.  I dance to this one all the time, and it's also super fun to sing along with the backup singer lol

If I'd known about this singer back in the day, you better believe I'd of had a poster or pin-up on my bedroom wall ;)

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One more to round out a hat trick...

Shaka Shaka by Walter "Zwol" Zwolinski.  Toronto born singer who had 2 minor hits on the US and Canadian charts in 1978/1979.  He had a 3rd hit in Canada with this one that peaked at #96 in 1979.  I love to dance to this, and if that catchy beat doesn't draw you in, the synth solo at 1:02 should. 

In a list of "songs I cannot live without", this one would certainly be in there!

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This took me a couple listens to really get into, but now it makes me wanna dance -

Michael Jackson - Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XMvPTFzgVU

I have another contribution to this thread:

Maxi Priest
“Close To You”
1990

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Heard this smash during NYE television coverage yesterday - it makes me wanna dance -

Outkast - Hey Ya!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzqYDWBkX_Q

The 2003 hit Pretty Green Eyes by Ultrabeat.  I was absolutely obsessed with this song when it first came out and just last year (2022), I found the 12" of it on vinyl at a local thrift store

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Let The Music Play-Shannon


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-0sUuGufmw


Cat

I love that Shannon song so much.  The follow up Give Me Tonight was also great, if not a little better! 

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I love that Shannon song so much.  The follow up Give Me Tonight was also great, if not a little better!

I enjoy this song too.  :)

This one makes me want to dance -

Earth, Wind & Fire w/Emotions - Boogie Wonderland
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbpIyn70t8c

Remembering the recently departed Fred White of EW&F.

Only Fools (Never Fall In Love) by Sonia (1991).  I really wish this one had charted in the US/Canada.  I could dance to it all day!

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Makes me want to do ballet.

How Can I Be Sure-Young Rascals


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuKeSUUK-A4


I have always wanted to choreograph a dance to this but never have-YET!


Cat

Makes me want to do ballet.

How Can I Be Sure-Young Rascals

I have always wanted to choreograph a dance to this but never have-YET!

Cat


O0 That could be fabulous - I'd love to see it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_F06umiWDDw

Michael Jackson - Burn This Disco Out

O0 That could be fabulous - I'd love to see it



I would love to see it, too but...well, I'm totally out of shape these days. But, I do use the song on my exercise CD (WHEN I use my exercise CD.  :-[ )


Cat

"Right On Track" by Breakfast Club (1987)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLQQ9PhB7Ow

Sometimes I even exercise to this one!


I tried to embed it, but when I saw the results of the post, it gave me an error so I had to settle for using the URL instead.

This was another song that I wanted to choreograph a dance to but never did.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXJ5IHwBLrA


Cat

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=coZYG4uXVFo
Donna Summer - Love Is In Control

Conga line, anyone?  This smash was huge during my mid-to-late 80s clubbing days -

Miami Sound Machine - Conga (1986)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54ItEmCnP80

Conga line, anyone?  This smash was huge during my mid-to-late 80s clubbing days -

Miami Sound Machine - Conga (1986)


Great song!!! Of course that song would make me feel like dancing (not necessarily a conga line). :D It's also great for exercising.

"I won't dance, don't ask me."

Great song!!! Of course that song would make me feel like dancing (not necessarily a conga line). :D It's also great for exercising.

I also hear that song at weddings.

I also hear that song at weddings.


Indeed, so do I.  It's not so strange to see a Conga line break out at a wedding, too.  ;D

Indeed, so do I.  It's not so strange to see a Conga line break out at a wedding, too.  ;D



This was the Conga line we did at our wedding:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYITD8TMvcM

The song came on and my sister turned to me and said, "We gotta do a Conga line and YOU have to lead it." I was like, "Really?" I didn't know I had to. So, I did.  ;D ;D


Cat

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKZFE-5_eto

This Motown gem nudges me to dance, but - big disclaimer - I cannot dance like this!  :o  Pretty amazing -

The Miracles - I Gotta Dance To Keep From Crying (1963)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGe-kaqty8E

Dancing courtesy of Gene Kelly and Donald O'Connor...

I also hear that song at weddings.

Indeed, so do I.  It's not so strange to see a Conga line break out at a wedding, too.  ;D



Come to think of it, I also hear it at wedding receptions. Great way for the attendees to come together. O0

I know this sounds weird but  the song "Low" by foo fighters

A song from 1986 called Baila Bolero by an Italian female duo called Fun Fun

Back in the 90s, I found an import 80s CD at a Sam the Record Man store and it was full of songs that were big in parts of Europe, but unknown for us in North America and this was one of them.  From the moment I heard it, I was hooked.  This song is a must for anyone who likes 80s dance music! 

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A song from 1986 called Baila Bolero by an Italian female duo called Fun Fun

Back in the 90s, I found an import 80s CD at a Sam the Record Man store and it was full of songs that were big in parts of Europe, but unknown for us in North America and this was one of them.  From the moment I heard it, I was hooked.  This song is a must for anyone who likes 80s dance music!


O0 I don't remember this but it sounds pretty club-friendly and danceable.

O0 I don't remember this but it sounds pretty club-friendly and danceable.




If you went clubbing in the mid 80s, you might remember their 1984 hit Colour My Love.  It peaked at #9 on the US Dance Chart

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If you went clubbing in the mid 80s, you might remember their 1984 hit Colour My Love.  It peaked at #9 on the US Dance Chart


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The 1982 hit Just An Illusion by the British R&B trio Imagination

My introduction to this song was it's use during the end credits of the 1986 film F/X and ever since, I've been a super fan.  I love this one so much that it would be in my Top 10 favourite songs of the 80s!  I dance to this one every time I hear it!

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Back to The Jacksons one more time - a beloved and most danceable tune -

The Jacksons - Walk Right Now (1980)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y56VLiQMnGk

Back to The Jacksons one more time - a beloved and most danceable tune -

The Jacksons - Walk Right Now (1980)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y56VLiQMnGk

I like "Blame It On The Boogie".

I like "Blame It On The Boogie".


O0 Indeed, that's a good dance tune.  (I saw you posted it here a couple weeks ago.)  Incidentally, the album it lives on (Destiny) is an overall terrific album.  If you haven't heard the whole Destiny album, I recommend giving it a listen.

Just for clarification, "Walk Right Now" is on Triumph, not Destiny.  I highly recommend listening to all of Triumph as well.

More early 80's Disco - this was my first introduction to a new, dynamic and influential vocalist -

Change (feat. Luther Vandross) - The Glow Of Love
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMrDJLPlq20

O0 Indeed, that's a good dance tune.  (I saw you posted it here a couple weeks ago.)  Incidentally, the album it lives on (Destiny) is an overall terrific album.  If you haven't heard the whole Destiny album, I recommend giving it a listen.

Just for clarification, "Walk Right Now" is on Triumph, not Destiny.  I highly recommend listening to all of Triumph as well.

I believe I have The Triumph and Destiny CDs.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24cMqhCpN98

Here's a song I was unable to identify for over 30 years (after hearing it in a dance club in '89):

Lime - Babe, We're Gonna Love Tonight
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PggKxIAL1bg

Another tune I'd hear at times while clubbing in the 80's -

Sheila E. - A Love Bizarre (late 1985)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbsgjsooX9k

M.C. Hammer: "U Can't Touch This" or "Too Legit To Quit".

I'm posting the latter...
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M.C. Hammer: "U Can't Touch This" or "Too Legit To Quit".

I'm posting the latter...


"U Can't Touch This" owes its groove to this tune, which tends to make me dance:

Rick James - Super Freak (1981)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddVVJLO9_Wk

"U Can't Touch This" owes its groove to this tune, which tends to make me dance:

Rick James - Super Freak (1981)

That I knew. O0

And every time I hear "Super Freak" come on the radio, I can't help but think of "U Can't Touch This"!

Here's a song I was unable to identify for over 30 years (after hearing it in a dance club in '89):

Lime - Babe, We're Gonna Love Tonight


I love that group.  They are from Montreal and they had the best album covers.  In the 80s, Quebec churned out so much great dance music!
That song was co-written by Lime member Denis LePage, who also wrote the 1981 single Dancin' The Night Away for a Montreal-based female duo called Voggue that peaked at #1 on the US Dance Chart and #39 in the UK.  This is another great one to dance to!

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Just to keep with this theme, here is a famous track that is quite possibly the most well-known dance track to emerge from Quebec in the 80s.  Originally released in 1983, and a bigger hit when re-mixed in 1985, this is Living On Video by Trans-X.  The 1985 version (as heard in the video) peaked at US #61 and UK #9

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Here's a couple more great dance tracks from Quebec...

Goldie Alexander - Knocking Down Love (1983)

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Nancy Martinez - For Tonight (1986).  This one peaked at #41 in Canada, #32 in the US and #2 on the US Dance Chart

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One more post to round out a Quebec themed hat trick LOL

Here is Dancer by Gino Soccio from 1979.  This peaked at #6 in Canada, #46 in the UK, #48 in the US and #1 on the US Dance Chart

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From 1979-1982, Gino charted 9 singles in the US Dance chart, all which peaked in the Top 5.  His only pop hit outside of Canada was the aforementioned Dancer, and was also his only pop hit in Canada until 1988 when he re-emerged and peaked at #79 in Canada with a fantastic cover of the Stephen Stills hit Love The One You're With.  I love to dance to this one!  The sound quality in this video however is terrible.  The song normally has much better bass

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ne6J3MmTlBs
KC And The Sunshine Band-  Shotgun Shuffle

KC And The Sunshine Band-  Shotgun Shuffle


O0 Not many remember this instrumental, but I do!  I have a 45 of it.  The label on the 45 calls the band name "The Sunshine Band".  It doesn't appear on my "Greatest Hits" vinyl album.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRmUCqr5KDs
Rockers Revenge - Walkin' On Sunshine

Delving back into the Motown catalog, this smash quickly became a dance club classic - despite its age!

The Contours - Do You Love Me?  (1962)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRsoWlYMO-4

I'd occasionally hear this at the weekend dance parties at University -

B-52s - Rock Lobster  (late 1979)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oh5J33KAaqw

I'd occasionally hear this at the weekend dance parties at University -

B-52s - Rock Lobster  (late 1979)


Great selection! O0 However, I noticed you posted the edited (shorter) version; here's the full one:

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I'd occasionally hear this at the weekend dance parties at University -

B-52s - Rock Lobster  (late 1979)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oh5J33KAaqw


In high school, I was trying to convince a friend of mine that there was an actual song called "Rock Lobster."


Cat

Here is Tears Are Not Enough, the 1981 debut single by the British group ABC.  This peaked at UK #19.  While it was not released as a single in the US or Canada, it did appear as the B-Side to Poison Arrow.  Love to dance to this one!

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Here is a 1985 single titled Take Me To The Girl by British group The Associates.  I first learned of this song back in 1996 through it's appearance on a TV Advertised CD compilation of 80s hits called Retro Night.  I rushed out and bought the cassette and I still have it to this day! 

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Shockingly, this song only peaked at #95 in the UK, which by UK standards is technically not a hit as even though there was a Top 100 chart, the magazine Music Week (which is basically the UK's version of Billboard Magazine) listed the weekly hit singles in a Top 75.  Anything after that was considered Bubbling Under

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