Thursday, February 16, 2017

200 MOST ESSENTIAL DANCE SONGS: #90-81. Continues tomorrow.
PART XII
#90-81

DANCE MUSIC has encompassed a myriad of genres, including: techno, disco, EDM, funk, trance and house. Here are 200 key dance tracks, spanning the decades since the 1960s to the present day. Among them are floor fillers; dance crazes such as The Twist and The Hustle; and groundbreaking tracks to lift any party.
THE CAFFE` LATTE`
200 MOST ESSENTIAL
DANCE SONGS
90
DESTINATION CALABRIA
Alex Gaudino ftg. Crystal Waters
This 2007 house hit featured Crystal Waters on lead vocals. "Destination Calabria" went Top 10 in Europe, Britain and Australia.
Giorgio Moroder - Chase cover art.jpg
89
CHASE
Giorgio Moroder
Moroder was a pivotal architect in the creation of disco music, giving the genre its electronic and European edge. He was the driving force behind Donna Summer's revolutionary recordings. "Chase" was an instrumental from the 1978 Academy Award winning soundtrack for 'Midnight Express'.
 Avicii Wake Me Up Official Single Cover.png
88
WAKE ME UP
Avicii
Swedish producer Avicii popularized the folktronica sub-genre with this 2013 European, British and Australian #1 hit featuring Aloe Blacc on vocals.
 Silver Convention.jpg
87
FLY ROBIN FLY
Silver Convention
The German trio enjoyed one of disco's 1st #1 successes with this song. Its repetitive lyrics didn't detract from its appeal in 1975. "Fly Robin Fly" topped the US Pop, Disco and R&B charts.
 Male Stripper - Extended Mix - Man 2 Man
86
MALE STRIPPER
Man2Man
American Hi-NRG hit "Male Stripper" was originally released in 1986. Brothers Miki (who penned the song) and Paul Zone co-produced the track with Man Parrish.
 Album cover of Wanted by Yazz.jpg
85
THE ONLY WAY IS UP
Yazz & The Plastic Population
In 1988, Yazz & The Plastic Population delivered a rousing remake of Otis Clay's 1980 R&B song. The cover version injected Brit-funk and acid house to create an energetic anthem that reached #1 in the UK, parts of Europe and New Zealand.
Right Here, Right Now (Fatboy Slim song) front cover.jpg
84
RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW
Fatboy Slim
English DJ/ producer Norman Cook is Fatboy Slim, responsible for this key big beat track which hit dancefloors in 1999. The single peaked at #2 in Britain.
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83
WANNA BE STARTIN' SOMETHIN'
Michael Jackson
The 4th single lifted off the mega-selling 'Thriller' album, this upbeat track features a chant borrowed from pre-disco 1972 song "Soul Makossa" by Manu Dibango. Jackson's song has been sampled many times since its release in 1983.
 Born To Be Alive - Patrick Hernandez
82
BORN TO BE ALIVE
Patrick Hernandez
French 1-hit wonder Hernandez dropped this Euro-disco track in 1979. It topped charts in Europe, Canada and Australia as well as #1 on the US Disco Chart.
 Deee-Lite - World Clique album cover.png
81
GROOVE IS IN THE HEART
Deee-Lite
US dance group Deee-Lite threw together samples and a variety of genres resulting in one of the most refreshing songs of popular culture. In 1990, it went to #1 in Australia and was a hit in the USA, UK and New Zealand.

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