One Song to Save the World...

[Tirebiter]

867-5309

 

[Funky Phantom]

You’ve never been to a wedding with a DJ?

I’m always too busy talking to the single bridesmaids, “I’m surprised you’re a bridesmaid
usually the bride likes to be the prettiest one”.

 

[Funky Phantom]

Over “Brick House”?

Yeah, it’s more of a ‘dance’ song. Plus, even though Brick House is a great song, it’s
usually the one song called out by people who aren’t real familiar with the Commodores
music. It’s the song that’s on some fake funk compilation from K-tel.

 

[Michedelic]

I’m always too busy talking to the single bridesmaids, “I’m surprised you’re a bridesmaid
usually the bride likes to be the prettiest one”.

That’s smooth.

 

[2tek]

The aliens have landed, want to dance, and they've given you the Ultimate Ultimatum: Play one song to fill the dance floor or they blow up the world!

What song are you gonna play?

(I've done almost nothing but stay at home, go on Facebook and TalkBass, and work from home like a dog since mid-March. No gigs. Two rehearsals. Figured I'd throw this out there for some fun.)

Gotta be “Superfreak”

 

[Malak the Mad]

I’m surprised I’m the first to suggest this hoppin’ lil’ tune!

 

[Vinny_G]

I can't help but think of the Space Channel 5 game, which my girlfriend loved to play on Dreamcast at the time. Ulala to the rescue!

 

[Mark Sellers]

Ready to Go Republica

 

[jdhard]

Footloose. We played that for a gig once and people came running in from the next room to start dancing.

 

[monti2889]

Into action....Tim Armstrong

 

[Malak the Mad]

True story: Every year, I do a big public speaking engagement in Boston's Hynes Convention Center.

(Hall D to be specific)

While the hall is filling and I'm backstage (and anxious as a cat in a rocking chair factory! ), I have a pre-show countdown timer running on the big screen behind the stage accompanied by about fifteen to twenty minutes of music. More often than not, there is a theme to the musical selections.

Back in 2017, the convention's theme was "Retro", so I chose "Time" for musical theme. Specifically, "Time" by Pink Floyd, "Time Stands Still" by RUSH (I always find a way to work in a RUSH song ) and "The Time Warp" from Rocky Horror.

After the show was over, I asked the people working the soundboard if the crowd like the musical selections, since I couldn't see them backstage. One of them said, "Dude, the staffers working the doors and letting the crowd in were stopping to dance the Time Warp with the people coming in!", which was confirmed by said staffers nodding their heads in vigorous agreement.

 

[D Bowden]

I can't believe how many of you guys suck at this. At every show that I've been to, when this song comes on, people get up and dance.

True story

 

[fritzhartman]

Wot! - Captain Sensible

 

[DaveDeVille]

this one ...

 

[Drezy]

Sex machine, Dancing with myself and Let's dance. There, I saved the planet.

 

[ibasso]

Has anyone mentioned We Are Family?

 

[BucketOfFish]

Anything by Klaus Nomi. The aliens will feel right at home.

 

[Funky Phantom]

Has anyone mentioned We Are Family?

The official song of the 1979 ‘We are fam-a-lee’ Pittsburgh Pirates!
Every time I hear it, it’s 1979 all over again. Pops, the Cobra,Mad Dog,Candy,Teke
And of course, the great Chuck Tanner. There will never be another man like him.
It made the Pirate Parrot dance, every 8th inning. Good song, great team.
41 years and counting, Let’s Go Bucs!

 

[NSJB]

How in this thread has one of the most arguably perfect pop dance songs not been mentioned?

 

[WI Short Scaler]

We just learned this one because we liked it and had fond memories of teen years at the roller rink listening to it. We never expected it to be a sure fire dance floor winner but it has been since we added it.....