PART XIX
#20-11
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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20
JACK YOUR BODY
Steve 'Silk' Hurley
Steve Hurley was a fundamental figure in the introduction of Chicago house to the masses. "Jack Your Body" became the 1st #1 house single in 1987 when it reached the top in Britain.
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19
ONE MORE TIME
Daft Punk
French house duo Daft Punk's sound refuses to stagnate. "One More Time", issued in 2000, encapsulates progressive house. The track topped the European, British and Canadian charts.
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18
HEY BOY HEY GIRL
Chemical Brothers
In 1999, big beat duo The Chemical Brothers dropped the alluring "Hey Boy Hey Girl". With its electronica / house sound, the track made #3 in the UK.
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17
JIVE TALKIN'
Bee Gees
In 1975, "Jive Talkin'" was among disco's earliest hit songs. Barry Gibb had discovered his falsetto and started putting it to effective use on tracks by The Bee Gees. The single reached #1 in America and Canada.
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16
VOGUE
Madonna
Madonna kept her music sounding cutting edge at the dawn of the new millennium. She and Shep Pettibone came up with "Vogue". Doing so, Madonna raised the profile of 'voguing' among the public and scored a 1990 #1 in America, Britain, Europe, Canada, Japan, Australia and New Zealand.
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15
LOVE TO LOVE YOU BABY
Donna Summer
The album version of "Love To Love You Baby" occupied an entire side of the vinyl. It was a landmark recording in mid-1975, helping to usher in the Eurodance version of disco. Donna Summer can be heard groaning throughout the sultry single which made the Top 5 in the USA, UK, Canada, Australia and parts of Europe.
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14
BEAT DIS
Bomb The Bass
Tim Simenon (aka Bomb The Bass), a British producer, created the dance underground track "Beat Dis" in 1988. The single was constructed using samples from songs and TV programs. The disc peaked at #2 in Britain and fused house, techno, acid house and electronica.
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13
GOOD TIMES
Chic
In mid-1979 disco/ funk band Chic delivered an upbeat new groove for "Good Times". The track topped the American chart and spent time in the Top 10s of Britain, Canada and New Zealand. It has been sampled on several recordings, most notably "Rapper's Delight" by The Sugarhill Gang.
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12
SEX MACHINE
James Brown
James Brown's rhythms and beats influenced funk and hip hop. James Brown's incessant groove on "Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine", released in 1970, predated disco.
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11
PUMP UP THE VOLUME
M/A/R/R/S
The sample-based acid house/ hip house classic "Pump Up The Volume" marked a turning point in the direction of dance music. The English outfit threw in modern electronic effects, samples and scratches to take underground dance to a wider audience. In 1987, the track flew to #1 in the UK, Italy, the Netherlands, Canada and New Zealand.
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Monday, February 27, 2017
200 MOST ESSENTIAL DANCE SONGS: #20-11. Continues tomorrow.
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