Songs About Dancing, Vol. 1

When you've done as many music posts as I have over the past several years, it becomes increasingly more difficult each time to find something you haven't explored before. Songs about dancing (or more precisely, with the word "dance" or one of its many derivatives in the titles) seems an obvious choice – but as it turns out, I've never done it before! When I recently got the notion to post "Dancing" songs, I didn't realize (though I probably should have) how many good ones there were. Here are but a few of the ones I found. There will be future volumes of these as well. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Daft Punk ft. Pharrell Williams  ~  "Lose Yourself To Dance"

2)  Selena Gomez  ~  "Stars Dance"

3)  David Bowie  ~  "Let's Dance"

4)  MØ  ~  "Don't Wanna Dance"

5)  Walk The Moon  ~  "Shut Up And Dance"

6)  Men Without Hats  ~  "Safety Dance"

7)  Milky Chance  ~  "Stolen Dance"

8)  Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga  ~  "I Won't Dance"

9)  Garth Brooks  ~  "The Dance"  (It's almost impossible to find music videos of Garth on YouTube – by his design, I believe. Live performances are scant also and are usually of dubious quality. But this video of one of his best songs, defies the norm. Great song, great quality!)

10)  Delta Rae  ~  "Dance In The Graveyards"

11)  Van Halen  ~  "Dance The Night Away"

12)  The Bird And The Bee  ~  "Will You Dance?"

13)  Luther Vandross  ~  "Dance With My Father"

14)  Duffy  ~  "Too Hurt To Dance"

15)  Sting  ~  "They Dance Alone (Cueca Solo)"

16)  Caro Emerald  ~  "Just One Dance"

17)  Genesis  ~  "Dance On A Volcano"

18)  Pam Tillis  ~  "In Between Dances"

19)  Mumford & Sons  ~  "Dust Bowl Dance"

20)  Olivia Newton-John & The Tubes  ~  "Dancin'"

21)  Michael Jackson  ~  "Blood On The Dance Floor"

22)  Beach House  ~  "Holy Dances"

23)  Sting  ~  "When We Dance"

24)  Deana Carter  ~  "We Danced Anyway"

25)  Wilson Pickett  ~  "Land Of 1,000 Dances"

"Noise" Songs

As promised, here's the follow-up to my previous post ("Silence" Songs). This lot features a wide variety of songs with one thing in common: the word "Noise" in their titles. Why ask why? Just enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Neil Diamond  ~  "Beautiful Noise"

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2)  Rival Sons  ~  "White Noise"

3)  Peter Gabriel  ~  "Signal To Noise"

4)  The Runaways  ~  "Queens Of Noise"

5)  Beady Eye  ~  "Standing On The Edge Of The Noise"

6)  David Bowie  ~  "Black Tie, White Noise"

7)  Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers  ~  "Makin' Some Noise"

8)  Suzanne Vega  ~  "Blood Makes Noise"

9)  Katie Herzig  ~  "Make A Noise"

10)  Anthrax & Public Enemy  ~  "Bring The Noise"

11)  Flame ft. Lecrae & John Reilly  ~  "Joyful Noise"

12)  Derek Trucks Band  ~  "Joyful Noise"

13)  David Crowder*Band  ~  "Make A Joyful Noise / I Will Not Be Silent"

14)  Buzzcocks  ~  "Noise Annoys"

15)  Cutting Crew  ~  "Big Noise"

16)  Quiet Riot  ~  "Cum On Feel The Noize"

17)  The Verve  ~  "Love Is Noise"

18)  The Bobcats  ~  "Big Noise From Winnetka"

19)  Tegan and Sara  ~  "I Hear Noises"

20)  Murder By Death  ~  "White Noise"

21)  James Vincent McMorrow  ~  "Hear The Noise That Moves So Soft And Low"

22)  Ben Hazlewood  ~  "Noises"

23)  Salvador  ~  "Make Some Noise"

24)  PVRIS  ~  "White Noise"

25)  Ex Cops  ~  "White Noise"

"Silence" Songs

Back by unpopular demand, here's another "Opposites" music post. This one features songs with the word "Silence" in their titles, while its follow-up will feature a collection of "Noise" songs. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Depeche Mode  ~  "Enjoy The Silence"

2)  Lucia  ~  "Silence"

3)  Simon & Garfunkel  ~  "The Sound Of Silence"

4)  The Ting Tings  ~  "Silence"

5)  Mayday Parade  ~  "The Silence"

6)  PJ Harvey  ~  "Silence"

7)  Queensryche  ~  "Breaking The Silence"

8)  Dixie Chicks  ~  "Easy Silence"

9)  Chris Cornell  ~  "Silence The Voices"

10)  Delerium ft. Sarah McLachlan  ~  "Silence"

11)  Goo Goo Dolls  ~  "Feel The Silence"

12)  Olivia Broadfield  ~  "Silence"

13)  Bastille  ~  "The Silence"

14)  Matisyahu  ~  "Silence"

15)  Portishead  ~  "Silence"

16)  Damn Yankees  ~  "Silence Is Broken"

17)  Tarja  ~  "Until Silence"

18)  Counting Crows  ~  "Angels Of The Silences"

19)  Chris LeDoux  ~  "Silence On The Line"

20)  Natasha St-Pier ft. Frédéric Château  ~  "Ce Silence"

21)  Keane  ~  "Silenced By The Night"

22)  Chamber Of Echoes  ~  "World Of Silence"

23)  Richard Ashcroft  ~  "Science Of Silence"

24)  Firewind  ~  "Breaking The Silence"

25)  Depeche Mode  ~  "Leave In Silence"

Songs With Years In Their Titles, Vol. 2: 1980-2000

Here's the second and final installment in a two-part miniseries featuring songs with historical years in their titles. You may wonder why I stopped at the year 2000, not continuing till the present. That's because there were virtually no songs with post-2000 years in their titles that were worth including. Quality over quantity, folks. You're welcome!  ~  JH

1)  Darren Hayes  ~  "Crush (1980 Me)"

2)  Ash  ~  "True Love 1980"

3)  Estelle  ~  "1980"

4)  Joanna Newsom  ~  "'81"

5)  Randy Travis  ~  "1982"

6)  John Mayer  ~  "'83"

7)  Jimi Hendrix  ~  "1983… (A Merman I Should Turn To Be)"

8)  Neon Trees  ~  "1983"

9)  Eurythmics  ~  "Sexcrime (Nineteen Eighty-Four)"

10)  Passion Pit  ~  "Lifted Up (1985)"

11)  Bowling For Soup  ~  "1985"

12)  Paul McCartney  ~  "Nineteen Hundred And Eighty-Five"

13)  Owl City  ~  "January 28, 1986 / Galaxies"

14)  Death Cab For Cutie  ~  "Expo '86"

15)  Portugal. The Man  ~  "1989"

16)  R.E.M.  ~  "Pop Song '89"

17)  Travis  ~  "Tied To The '90s"

18)  Kimbra  ~  "'90s Music"

19)  Lucy Spraggan  ~  "'91"

20)  The Wombats  ~  "1996"

21)  Saint Motel  ~  "1997"

22)  Shout Out Louds  ~  "1999"

23)  Silverchair  ~  "Anthem For The Year 2000"

24)  Gorillaz  ~  "19-2000"

25)  Erykah Badu  ~  "A.D. 2000"