What Songs Get You Shakin' it on the Dance Floor?

[EnchantingAria]

Hello Fine Ladies & Gents,

In addition to being Vancouver's newest independent VIP escort, I am also the lead singer for a local rock 'n roll band and am putting together a set list designed to get people up out of their seats, dancin' & shakin' their booty! As clear examples of folks who like to have a good time, I ask the distinguished party peeps on this board to please share with me the tunes that get you up & groovin' when you are at a pub/club here in Vancouver.

I have 3 guitars, a keyboard, bass, drum kit, and our genre is rock/blues/dance.

So tell me... what songs get you shakin' it on the dance floor?

 

[HubbaHubba]

This song always gets me shaking my money maker........

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[davidmw]

It may sound old fashioned (and it is - like many other good things) but Donna Summers had us on the dance floor back in the 80's. "Love to Love you Baby" is still great!

 

[LJG]

Darling Aria,

3 guitars, a keyboard, bass and a drum kit backing a female lead in a room made for dancing sounds to me like this:

Breeders, “Cannonball” http://www.wikio.com/video/55609

Metric, “Sick Muse” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEz8N8AT-yo&feature=related and/or “Monster Hospital” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlW-r5BF-Oo

Yeah Yeah Yeahs, “Zero” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmGNo8RL5kM and/or “Heads Will Roll” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auzfTPp4moA&feature=channel

Pretenders, “Stop Your Sobbing” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGcn15ODltA&feature=related and/or “Back on the Chain Gang” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYZh5cY2Gsk and while you’re at it check out their cover of Richard Berry’s “Louie Louie” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJqmAbrEhIY

Patti Smith, “Because the Night” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0brHGJ6xqbk&feature=fvw

Stars, “Ageless Beauty” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66yUYlOx5KM&feature=channel

Blondie, “Hangin’ on the Telephone” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTVANp6Psd4&feature=related and/or “One Way or Another” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-P9FjArlxs&feature=related and/or “X Offender” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZ6fpSdQQKc

Maybe it’s not too obvious to cover a Runaways song like “Neon Angels on the Road to Ruin” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25hmT8phNsw&feature=related

If you’re feeling really daring, how about starting “Satisfaction” the way Cat Power does -- http://vodpod.com/watch/2920994-youtube-cat-power-satisfaction -- before ripping into it in the usual way -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulVDM0a49Lw&feature=related

Then there are some songs which are not usually covered by gals but should be:

Love, “My Little Red Book” http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xs6o2_love-my-little-red-book_music

Undertones, “Teenage Kicks” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oskM5XD_Yc4

Clash, “Should I Stay or Should I Go?” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ag8J2NMYmc and/or “Rock the Casbah” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjIfwwQOEXU&feature=related

Repacements, “Kiss Me on the Bus” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWwJNm7q2cs

And, finally, a slow-dance, in memorium , Alex Chilton, “September Gurls” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNKSs1J38EA&feature=related

Well, that’s all that comes immediately to mind -- I’ll send more suggestions after sleeping on the idea.

 

[HubbaHubba]

Darling Aria,

3 guitars, a keyboard, bass and a drum kit backing a female lead in a room made for dancing sounds to me like this:

Breeders, “Cannonball” http://www.wikio.com/video/55609

Metric, “Sick Muse” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEz8N8AT-yo&feature=related and/or “Monster Hospital” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlW-r5BF-Oo

Yeah Yeah Yeahs, “Zero” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmGNo8RL5kM and/or “Heads Will Roll” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auzfTPp4moA&feature=channel

Pretenders, “Stop Your Sobbing” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGcn15ODltA&feature=related and/or “Back on the Chain Gang” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYZh5cY2Gsk and while you’re at it check out their cover of Richard Berry’s “Louie Louie” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJqmAbrEhIY

Patti Smith, “Because the Night” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0brHGJ6xqbk&feature=fvw

Stars, “Ageless Beauty” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66yUYlOx5KM&feature=channel

Blondie, “Hangin’ on the Telephone” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTVANp6Psd4&feature=related and/or “One Way or Another” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-P9FjArlxs&feature=related and/or “X Offender” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZ6fpSdQQKc

Maybe it’s not too obvious to cover a Runaways song like “Neon Angels on the Road to Ruin” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25hmT8phNsw&feature=related

If you’re feeling really daring, how about starting “Satisfaction” the way Cat Power does -- http://vodpod.com/watch/2920994-youtube-cat-power-satisfaction -- before ripping into it in the usual way -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulVDM0a49Lw&feature=related

Then there are some songs which are not usually covered by gals but should be:

Love, “My Little Red Book” http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xs6o2_love-my-little-red-book_music

Undertones, “Teenage Kicks” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oskM5XD_Yc4

Clash, “Should I Stay or Should I Go?” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ag8J2NMYmc and/or “Rock the Casbah” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjIfwwQOEXU&feature=related

Repacements, “Kiss Me on the Bus” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWwJNm7q2cs

And, finally, a slow-dance, in memorium , Alex Chilton, “September Gurls” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNKSs1J38EA&feature=related

Well, that’s all that comes immediately to mind -- I’ll send more suggestions after sleeping on the idea.

I'm guessing you've never been in charge of getting a place rocking. Being a DJ is clearly not in your future.

 

[Kevin101]

Black Eyed Peas - I've Got A Feeling.
Keesha - Tik Tok

plenty of more can't think off the top of my head .

 

[HB40]

These songs always get me on the dance floor.

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[EnchantingAria]

This is awesome... especially because some of the suggestions you amazing people have provided are already in my set list! LOL I won't spoil it by telling ya which ones; if you wanna find out you'll just have to come & check us out live this summer!

I hope you all got outside to enjoy some of the absolutely gorgeous weather we had in Vancouver today!

Thanks again!