PART SEVEN
#140-131
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.
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THE
CAFFE` LATTE`
200 MOST
ESSENTIAL
DANCE
SONGS
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140
LOLA'S THEME
The Shapeshifters
British house duo The Shapeshifters reached #1 in the UK in 2004 before the single proved popular around the world. It features a sample of the Johnnie Taylor 1982 soul track "What About My Love".
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139
SEPTEMBER
Earth, Wind & Fire
Time has only made "September"more apt. The EW&F single is drenched in nostalgia and instantly transports us back to the discos of 1978.
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138
PETER GUNN THEME
The Art Of Noise ftg. Duane Eddy
Henry Mancini's legendary TV show theme was transformed by British group Art Of Noise with Eddy on guitar in 1986.
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137
YOU SEXY THING
Hot Chocolate
British group Hot Chocolate unleashed perennial favourite "You Sexy Thing" in 1975. By the following year, the disco / funk track had reached the Top 5 in the UK, America, Australia and New Zealand.
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136
ADAGIO FOR STRINGS
Tiesto
Samuel Barber's beautiful "Adagio For Strings" is climactic in the hands of DJ Tiesto. The Dutch DJ heightens the potency of the original work in his 2005 trance remake.
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135
3 A.M. ETERNAL
The KLF
Acid house act The KLF originally dropped "3 a.m. Eternal" in 1989 and by 1991, a hip hop/ house remix was #1 in the UK and Top 5 in America.
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134
DADDY COOL
Boney M
German disco group Boney M broke through with "Daddy Cool" in 1976, followed by a succession of hits including "Ma Baker", "Rivers Of Babylon" and "Rasputin".
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133
GET LUCKY
Daft Punk ftg. Pharrell Williams
French house duo Daft Punk scored global #1 success with "Get Lucky" in 2013. Pharrell Williams handled lead vocals. Nile Rodgers joined in on guitar for the irresistible disc-funk nostalgia trip.
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132
YOUNG HEARTS RUN FREE
Candi Staton
In 1976, US singer Staton issued "Young Hearts Run Free". It ran up to #1 on the American chart in 1976. In Britain, the disco song peaked at #2.
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131
FANTASY
Black Box
Earth, Wind & Fire's gorgeous R&B/ disco classic "Fantasy" was given a house makeover when Black Box covered the song in 1990 and reached Top 5 in Britain and Australia.
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Thursday, February 9, 2017
200 MOST ESSENTIAL DANCE SONGS: #140-131. Continues tomorrow.
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