Songs that can fill the dancefloor in the most contexts

[Cloo]

For me the prize has to go to New Order 'Blue Monday'. Works at retro/80s nights (obviously); indie; pop; goth; techno; house - it'll fill the dancefloor in a lot of different settings.

What other tracks cross the board in that way, if any?

 

[kalmatthew]

I've never not seen YMCA fill the floor but not quite sure that's what you were aiming for...

 

[editor]

Murder on the dancefloor.
Katy Perry- Firework
Any of the big disco bangers
And 100% guaranteed: ABBA

 

[danny la rouge]

In Scotland? Beautiful Sunday by Daniel Boone.

 

[spitfire]

Primal Scream. Loaded.

 

[spitfire]

One step beyond. Madness.

 

[Silas Loom]

Why would anyone want to encourage dancing?

 

[Skinny Ethel]

Rivers of Babylon Boney M

 

[Sasaferrato]

Hi Ho Silver lining.

 

[Saffy]

Mr Brightside
Murder on the dancefloor
Dancing Queen
Shake it off
Single ladies.

 

[Voley]

I helped my mate DJ once when I was a student. He let me put Smells Like Teen Spirit on. If it had got to 9pm and was still a bit dead, that was your secret weapon back then.

Would it translate across now? Dunno. Young people seem to view the 90s like we did the 60s so ... maybe?

 

[weepiper]

The Cult - She Sells Sanctuary probably fits the bill

 

[weepiper]

In Scotland? Beautiful Sunday by Daniel Boone.

Glasgow.

 

[editor]

I should point out that no song is a guaranteed floorfiller if you play it at the wrong time. Timing is everything!

 

[bcuster]

Electric Slide

 

[danny la rouge]

Glasgow.

Yes, obviously. Not English cities like Edinburgh.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Agadoo

 

[weepiper]

Yes, obviously. Not English cities like Edinburgh.

It's literally only Glasgow. Only you all think that everyone knows it because all Scottish telly is based in Glasgow too and they use it as a cultural reference all the time so it's like a big Glaswegian self-fulfilling prophecy that everyone loves the Slosh.

 

[danny la rouge]

It's literally only Glasgow. Only you all think that everyone knows it because all Scottish telly is based in Glasgow too and they use it as a cultural reference all the time so it's like a big Glaswegian self-fulfilling prophecy that everyone loves the Slosh.

I grew up north of the Highland Boundary fault, and everyone there knew the Slosh since the 70s too. Same in Dunblane, where I lived 25 years.

 

[weepiper]

I grew up north of the Highland Boundary fault, and everyone there knew the Slosh since the 70s too. Same in Dunblane, where I lived 25 years.

I wonder where the Slosh boundary is then. All my mum's side are from Fife, I grew up in rural East Lothian and I spent 7 years in the eastern Borders and never heard it played at a wedding once until I started hanging out with Glaswegians.

 

[danny la rouge]

I wonder where the Slosh boundary is then. All my mum's side are from Fife, I grew up in rural East Lothian and I spent 7 years in the eastern Borders and never heard it played at a wedding once until I started hanging out with Glaswegians.

That would be an interesting social anthropology study!

 

[SpookyFrank]

 

[ddraig]

Groove is in the Heart - Dee Lite

 

[ddraig]

Tainted Love - Soft Cell

 

[Pickman's model]

Come on eileen

 

[Plumdaff]

 

[rutabowa]

"let's dance" david Bowie
"rock your baby" george mcrae
"uptown top ranking" althea and Donna
"enjoy yourself" prince buster
"silly games" Janet kay

 

[Skinny Ethel]

Red light spells Danger Billy Ocean get the real northern soulers busting moves.

 

[ska invita]

Why would anyone want to encourage dancing?

To stamp on the imagined bones of our enemies

Donna Summers I Feel Love fits the cross genre bill

 

[chilango]

Walk this way - Run DMC