List of songs inspired by dance moves

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This is a list of songs that inspire or are inspired by or talk about a certain dance or dance move:

This is an incomplete list of songs, which can or may never satisfy any objective standard for completeness. Revisions and additions are welcome.

• "Apache" by The Shadows, Jorgen Ingmann, Incredible Bongo Band, Sugarhill Gang, Fatboy Slim (see also: SMAL's Jump on It below)
• "Begin the Beguine" by Cole Porter
• "The Bird" by The Time
• "Boogaloo Down Broadway" by The Fantastic Johnny C.
• "Cha Cha Slide" (AKA "Casper Slide") by DJ Casper
• "Charleston" by James P. Johnson
• Chicken Dance
  • The Chicken Dance" by Brave Combo
• "Dance This Mess Around" by The B-52's (citation of many late 70s dance steps)
• "Dancing Queen" by ABBA, 1976.
• "Dansa i neon" by Lena Philipsson, 1987. ("Dansa" is Swedish for "dancing")
• "The Dap Dip" by Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings
• "Do the Bop" by Gene Vincent and his Blue Caps
• "Do the Freddy" by Freddy & the Dreamers (see The Freddy)
• Electric Boogie by Marcia Griffiths (see Electric Slide)
• "Everybody Loves To Cha-Cha-Cha" by Sam Cooke
• "The Frug" by Rilo Kiley
• "Willie and the Hand Jive" by Johnny Otis and Eric Clapton (see Hand Jive)
• Harlem Shuffle" by Bob and Earl, and The Rolling Stones
• "Hokey Pokey"
• "Humpty Dance" by Digital Underground
• "The Hunch" by Hasil Adkins
• "The Hustle" by Van McCoy
• "Jump on It" by Sir Mix A Lot (inspired by the Apache song above)
• "Keep On Dancing" by The Gentrys
• "La Bamba" by Ritchie Valens
• "Lambada" by Kaoma
• "Let's Dance On" by The Monkees
• "The Loco-Motion" by Little Eva
• "Macarena" by Los Del Rio
• "Mashed Potato Time" Dee Dee Sharp (see Mashed Potato)
• "Ooby Dooby" by Roy Orbison
• "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" by James Brown
• "Pon de River, Pon de Bank" by Elephant Man
• "Sadie Hawkins Dance" by Relient K
• "The Safety Dance" by Men Without Hats
• "Shake a Tail Feather" by James and Bobby Purify. Ray Charles, Hanson and more
• "Skank By Numbers" by Mustard Plug
• "She Hangs Out" by The Monkees
• "Signal de Plane" by Elephant Man
• "Stomp" by Brothers Johnson
• Schottische:
  • Schottis på Valhall by Ulf Peder Olrog, 1945 ("Schottis" is Swedish for "Schottische"). Also covered by Ultima Thule in 1992.
  • Succéschottis by Lotta Engberg on her 1987 album Fyra Bugg & en Coca Cola. ("Schottis" is Swedish for "Schottische")
• "Sesame Street" by Elephant Man
• "So Do the Zonk" by Donna Loren
• "Stop Stop Stop" by The Hollies (belly dance)
• Suzie Q:
  • Doin' the Suzie-Q by Lil Hardin Armstrong, 1936.
  • Suzie Q, a song of the Rolling Stones, 1964.
  • Suzie Q, a song by Creedence Clearwater Revival, Fantasy Records, 1968
  • Suzi Q by Suzi Q from the Oh, Suzi Q album, 1990.
  • Suzi Q by Dale Hawkins
• "The Stroll" by The Diamonds
• "Tighten Up" by Archie Bell and the Drells
• "Tootsee Roll" by 69 Boyz
• The Twist:
• "The Twist" by Chubby Checker, notably covered by Chubby Checker and the Fat Boys
• "Twist and Shout" by Chubby Checker, The Beatles and The Isley Brothers
• Vogue by Madonna
• Waltz:
  • The Tennessee Waltz by Patti Page/Les Paul/Mary Ford, 1950.
  • "Waltzing Me All The Way Home" by The 6ths

[edit] List of Albums inspired by dance movies

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[edit] See also

• List of dances
• List of dances with dedicated songs