Thinking of songs that might be fun to play at the RAC that get people even more jazzed about finally going to the Dance. Here are my top 3 with "dance" in the title and lyrics, plus some others I rejected for my own reasons which many might (will) disagree with, since music is so subjective.
- Let's Dance, by Bowie. Seems obvious, but it is a great upbeat song and it's instantly recognizable by most fans.
- Dance to the Music by Sly and the Family Stone. Same comments as for the Bowie song.
- Dance, Dance by Fall Out Boy. Newer song (2005), upbeat, also well known.
- I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Whitney Houston). Huge hit, although not in my top 3, but could live with it (she was a Jersey girl).
- Shut Up and Dance with Me (Walk the Moon). Another huge hit and the newest song in my list - like Whitney, I could live with it, but not my choice.
- And no to "Dance Hall Days" (Wang Chung), "Dance with Me" (Orleans), "Safety Dance" (Men Without Hats), "Last Dance" (Donna Summer), and "All She Wants to Do is Dance" (Don Henley). All are too slow or too romantic or too whatever for me.
- Total darkhorse candidate that I would love, but probably not many others: "Dance This Mess Around" by the B-52s. Another would be the Ramones version of "Do You Wanna Dance."
- Dancing in the Dark, by Springsteen. Also seems obvious, given the NJ-Springsteen angle, but it's not as upbeat as the ones above and I like more upbeat to get the crowd going.
- Dancing in the Street, by Martha and the Vandellas (not the Jagger/Bowie version). Another great, upbeat song.
- Dancing With Myself, by Billy Idol. A personal favorite from my youth - very upbeat.
- Dancing in the Moonlight, by King Harvest. One hit wonder, but could be just retro/kitschy enough to work - very well known.
- And no to "Dacing Queen" (Abba) and "Dancing on the Ceiling" (Lionel Richie).
