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What is your immediately on the dance floor song?

171 replies

Hghardy · 26/08/2026 21:06

Here's mine
I was born in the 70's and loved a rave back in the day but I love an old dance floor classic. Please share yours.

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Dontlletmedownbruce · 27/08/2026 18:56

AnneElliott · 26/08/2026 21:40

Red Red Wine by UB40. Makes me think of a close friend who’s no longer with us. She was always first up on the dance floor when that came on.

This was always the bridge song between then slow set and the upbeat songs at the teen discos back in the day. If you didn't kiss someone by the opening bars of red red wine you were done for the night. It also was the moment of escape if you had started to kiss someone but weren't enjoying it. It was like everyone was anticipating it in one way or another. I can never hear it and not remember those times!

Abhannmor · 27/08/2026 18:59

Get Ready. .... Temptations
Shout ...Lulu
5469 was my number ...Toots and the Maytals
Lip Up Fatty ... Bad Manners

  • Or whatever his number was ...it's great to dance to
Yiayoula · 27/08/2026 19:30

@Abhannmor - just occurrred to me that the intros on all my choices are recognisable from the first few notes ( to me, at least ! ).
Was going to add Layla for the same reason, but tbh it’s not one I’d rush to dance to.

ChimpanzeeThatMonkeyNews · 27/08/2026 19:45

giddyboo · 26/08/2026 21:19

Kelly Marie Feels like im in love.

That’s my karaoke song!

cjcghana · 27/08/2026 19:46

ChimpanzeeThatMonkeyNews · 27/08/2026 19:45

That’s my karaoke song!

Oh I'd forgotten that one..... off to download. Some great songs on here!

Specialneedsnightmare · 27/08/2026 19:47

Dancing queen by Abba

5682Jhd · 27/08/2026 19:53

Any 80s/90s pop really, I went to a wedding recently and the DJ had everyone dancing.. The Spice Girls, bewitched etc. If I had to pick one though It’d be Proud Mary.

ChimpanzeeThatMonkeyNews · 27/08/2026 19:54

cjcghana · 27/08/2026 19:46

Oh I'd forgotten that one..... off to download. Some great songs on here!

I’m about to have a shower, so, I’m going to give it a spin right now.

My head is in a spin,
My feet don’t touch the ground!

Abhannmor · 27/08/2026 20:04

Yiayoula · 27/08/2026 19:30

@Abhannmor - just occurrred to me that the intros on all my choices are recognisable from the first few notes ( to me, at least ! ).
Was going to add Layla for the same reason, but tbh it’s not one I’d rush to dance to.

Yes maybe the irresistible intro is the key to a good bop?
Some lovely choices here. I'm going to annoy the adult kids with some of them .

NolanChanceJustLikeTheWeatherNSoul · 27/08/2026 20:11

@Abhannmor see you liked a Jr Walker all stars record.
Here's one if you don't know it already.
I ain't going nowhere.

70isaLimitNotaTarget · 27/08/2026 20:22

You Don't Know Me-Armand Van Helden. .
I was in a big M&S and this came on, you could see people dancing ( surreptitiously) or really wanting to 🤣🤣

MagpieCastle · 27/08/2026 20:47

Respect - Erasure
Tainted Love - Soft Cell
Let’s dance - Bowie
Sisters are doing for themselves - Annie & Aretha

MagpieCastle · 27/08/2026 20:52

JuRoo · 27/08/2026 18:32

Since you been gone by Rainbow

Ooh yes - I’d be joining you on the dance floor for this one (though when I last danced to it in my teens I was informed that my enthusiastic head banging looked like a cat being sick)

NormalForHere · 27/08/2026 20:53

Happy - Velvet Hammer.

So joyful!

Blackbird2409 · 27/08/2026 20:59

Ain’t Nobody by Chaka Khan. In fact, I love it so much, I’m currently having a solo boogie to it ❤️

cjcghana · 27/08/2026 21:02

Blackbird2409 · 27/08/2026 20:59

Ain’t Nobody by Chaka Khan. In fact, I love it so much, I’m currently having a solo boogie to it ❤️

That was my third choice.... mind if I join in on the boogie?

Cuppachuchu · 27/08/2026 21:06

September by Earth Wind and Fire.
As soon as I hear that intro I'm there. 💃💃💃💃💃

WeAreOnTheRoadToNowhere · 27/08/2026 21:09

Town called Malice

NolanChanceJustLikeTheWeatherNSoul · 27/08/2026 21:10

NormalForHere · 27/08/2026 20:53

Happy - Velvet Hammer.

So joyful!

Good choice.🙏

Yiayoula · 27/08/2026 21:18

WeAreOnTheRoadToNowhere · 27/08/2026 21:09

Town called Malice

Another irresponsible intro - and I’d be up on the floor for this one !
Great pick.

Yiayoula · 27/08/2026 21:19

Irresponsible ???? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
IRRESISTIBLE !
Damn you, Auto Correct .

dustabsorber · 27/08/2026 21:30

Various from decade to decade. In the70s it would have been Free - Alright Now or Wishing Well. Maybe I would have got up for anything by Wham in the 80s. In the 90s it would have been N-Trance set you free.

Chatterlyssecret · 27/08/2026 21:45

Rock around the clock.

dustabsorber · 27/08/2026 21:47

Chatterlyssecret · 27/08/2026 21:45

Rock around the clock.

Are you 100 years old?

NolanChanceJustLikeTheWeatherNSoul · 27/08/2026 21:49

dustabsorber · 27/08/2026 21:47

Are you 100 years old?

You beat me to it..I was going to ask if they lived in a care home.

I've really no place to talk my genre is taken from mid 60s,70s.

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