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Larry Beck Member From: Pierre, SD	posted 19 December 2003 08:45 AM profile There are certain songs that never fail to bring dancers on the run. Perhaps they varie from venu to venu, but around here 2 that always do the job are: Louie Louie Pretty Woman What songs do you find will fill a dance floor fastest?
Mike Kowalik Member From: San Antonio,Tx.,USA	posted 19 December 2003 08:56 AM profile Down here in Texas surefire winners to kick off a dance would be anything by Darrel McCall,Ray Price,or Bob Wills....kick off the song and then watch'em flock to the dance floor....
ROBERT MYERS Member From: HEDGESVILLE, W.VA. USA	posted 19 December 2003 08:56 AM profile Larry, I seem to notice the most dancers on the floor for: Farewell Party Last Date Rock around the clock ------------------ Bob Myers Derby SD10 3&4 S10 Emmons p/p Nashville 400
DJ Sillito Member From: Lethbrige, Alberta, Canada	posted 19 December 2003 08:56 AM profile A crowd pleaser for us usually is "OLD TIME ROCK AND ROLL" And on the country side a few songs might be "Workin Man Blues" "Chatahoochee" "Fishin in the dark" Depends on the crowd I guess but when a slow song like "The dance" or "Amazed" is played it usually pulls a few people up from the crowd.
Ben Slaughter Member From: Madera, California	posted 19 December 2003 09:31 AM profile Around here, it's the R'n'R. "Keep Your Hands to Yourself" usually works. ------------------ Ben Zum D10, NV400, POD, G&L Guitars, etc, etc.
Fred Shannon Member From: Rocking "S" Ranch, Comancheria, Texas	posted 19 December 2003 09:51 AM profile [This message was edited by Fred Shannon on 06 December 2004 at 01:24 AM.]
David Cobb Member From: Chanute, Kansas, USA	posted 19 December 2003 10:19 AM profile Silver Wings Any Geo. Strait song.
Joe Miraglia Member From: Panama, New York USA	posted 19 December 2003 11:12 AM profile Sleep Walk-- Even when I play it! Our band Willow Creek plays it almost every gig. We play alot of new country,and for a number of younger people(younger than me ) and they like and dance to it. Joe
Jeremy Steele Member From: Princeton, NJ USA	posted 19 December 2003 11:45 AM profile Not Country, but when my function band plays any of the following they fill the floor: Domino (Van Morrison) Soul Man, Hold on I'm Coming (Sam & Dave) Ain't too proud to beg, My Girl (Tempts) Free Ride (Edgar Winter) The Letter (Joe Cocker version) Brown Eyed Girl (Van again) AND..... ANYTHING by Delbert McClinton
Drew Howard Member From: Mason, MI, U.S.A.	posted 19 December 2003 02:26 PM profile Amen to Sleepwalk. ------------------ www.newslinkassociates.com www.drewhoward.com
Kevin Hatton Member From: Amherst, N.Y.	posted 19 December 2003 02:28 PM profile Sweet Home Alabama! I have to do it most every weekend and despise it. People love it.
boppa unregistered	posted 19 December 2003 02:55 PM The song,s that fill our dance floor here in South-west Ok. is South,Fayed Love,Love letters in the sand,Roly Poly and all of Ray Price stuff. God Bless==Jim-Peg Harper
Joseph V. Sapp Member From: Fayetteville, Pa.	posted 19 December 2003 04:01 PM profile I guess I just live too darn close to these mountains, but around here,,,,"Rocky Top" sure gets them on their feet. Couples, Singles, all alone, it dont matter,,,I've seen some elderly folks, just go bonkers. never fails--- kick it off, and sit back for the show. God Bless.
Andy Greatrix Member From: Edmonton Alberta	posted 19 December 2003 05:29 PM profile "Unchained Melody" works for me.
Bobby Snell Member From: Austin, Texas	posted 19 December 2003 06:29 PM profile "Fraulein" has always functioned to fill the floor.
Donna Dodd Moderator From: Kennesaw, Georgia, USA	posted 19 December 2003 09:04 PM profile quote: "Unchained Melody" works for me me toooooooooooooooooooooooo!
Kenny Dail Member From: Kinston, N.C. 28504	posted 19 December 2003 09:59 PM profile There are 2 songs that fill floor always, and the "Close Order Drill" (line dancers)practitioners can't run 'em off the floor with these either. They are Together Again and Sleepwalk. ------------------ kd...and the beat goes on...
Gary Carriger Member From: Corpus Christi, Texas, USA	posted 19 December 2003 10:59 PM profile Here in South Texas if the crowd is slow to fill up the dance floor - we can always count on "Waltz Across Texas". Never fails. I cringe to say this, but let's don't forget "Cotten Eyed Joe" and the schottisch. Gary
Red Kilby Member From: Pueblo, CO, USA	posted 20 December 2003 04:12 AM profile "Amarillo By Morning" hands down the one song that will fill a dancefloor the quickest.
C Dixon Member From: Duluth, GA USA	posted 20 December 2003 06:21 AM profile I would like to digress and give you a different "take" on dancing. Many years ago when the ISGC was held at the old Chase Park Plaza in StLouis, Scotty arranged to have a dance floor setup and the audience sat in tables around it. As I recall, he did this because of previous complaints about not having a place to "dance". But what a fiasco it turned out to be. Obviously the hoards of us that came to see the players wanted NO part of this; and Scotty was between a rock and a hard place. He soon announced that he would NEVER again capitulate to the "dance" mentality. And he has never gone back on his word. Which I applaud him for. Thank you Scotty!! I said that to ask some questions that I have pondered forever in the world of steel guitar: 1. Why is it that about the ONLY gig one can get assumes that the attendees HAVE to dance? 2. WHO made the rules? 3. What about those that come JUST to listen to the pretty music that simply do not care to dance? 4. Why does the owner of the club and/or the band leader get so uptight when they exclaim, "we better do a dance number, no one is dancing"? 5. Why are there NO clubs where people can simply come to LISTEN to the pretty music? And enjoy it JUST as much as dancing? 6. Is it true that most will leave if few or no one is dancing? 7. Has ANY one EVER really tested item #6 to prove that they will all leave if many are not dancing? 8. Are there no groups of people that would love to come to a gig where there was NO dancing so they could simply enjoy and relish the pretty music? Finally one last question. IF one substituted the word "drinking" instead of "dancing" above, WOULD the answers be the same? May God richly bless each of you in this highest of all holiday days, carl
Jim Smith Member From: Plano, TX, USA	posted 20 December 2003 06:32 AM profile I've played gigs where the owner asked us to take longer breaks! He claimed that the people were dancing too much and not drinking enough! Once in a while I'll play a gig where it seems that everyone is waiting for someone else to be the first on the dance floor. When that happens, "Silver Wings" always gets them out on the floor. After that, they'll dance to anything.
Joe Miraglia Member From: Panama, New York USA	posted 20 December 2003 07:27 AM profile Carl ,try to listen to a fast steel guitar number and not tap your feet.People like to dance, fast and slow.I maybe wrong but there are some people that think danceing is sinfull. The only thing I don't like about playing a dance is that I'm playing and can't dance at the same time. Our bass player can,but it's not to easy playing steel guitar. Joe
Ron Whitworth Member From: Yuma,Ariz. USA	posted 20 December 2003 08:18 AM profile A song that always works for us is: "Blue Eyes Cryin' in the Rain" Guaranteed to pack the floor!!!! Also most any shuffle you can play...Ron
Gene Jones Member From: Oklahoma City, OK USA	posted 20 December 2003 08:48 AM profile "Goodnight Little Sweetheart, Goodnight." For those who might not know...it's a Bob Wills "standard"....played as the final song of the night! Guaranteed to entice to the dance floor even those who may not have danced all night. www.genejones.com [This message was edited by Gene Jones on 20 December 2003 at 08:55 AM.]
Donna Dodd Moderator From: Kennesaw, Georgia, USA	posted 20 December 2003 10:07 AM profile Regarding dancing: I’d bet at I’m probably the ONLY non-musician on the Forum. By that, I mean – No voice, no natural, instinctive musical talent. Yes, I’ve taken guitar; yes, I even played drums in the marching band “Bossier Flashettes” when I was 11. But NO, No, No – nothing in me can release the love I have for music as musicians do. And what I would give to be able to create and express myself in the gifted way you all do. So what does one do? Imagine just sitting there enjoying the music. I call it “becoming ONE with the music.” An example of that is when I recently saw Dwight Yoakum at Cowboys. Of course, Dwight and I were ONE with each other. Well, ok . . . I was one with Dwight. He was one with his guitar. The people between Dwight and me were only ONE with each other. They wouldn’t have cared it someone was vacuuming the floor with a 747. They were not there for the music. Big difference – and huge distraction. However, it’s impossible for me to listen to music without moving my body. As long as I’m on the front row – no dancers within my viewing range and sitting right in front of my husband playing his steel . . . well, I’m pretty happy. But DO NOT ask me not to tap my toe and groove a little!
Donny Hinson Member From: Balto., Md. U.S.A.	posted 20 December 2003 10:38 AM profile quote: "we better do a dance number, no one is dancing" People that wanna "dance" can do that at home! When I go to see music, I go to see and hear the music, and not to see a bunch of "pseudo-exhibitionist cum entertainers" try to impress me with their fancy shirts, hats, and beltbuckles. Whatever happened to people who like to just see and hear good live music? I guess, as Jimmy Durante used to say... "Everybody wants to get into the act!"
Pat Burns Member From: Branchville, N.J. USA	posted 21 December 2003 10:47 AM profile quote: When I go to see music, I go to see and hear the music, and not to see a bunch of "pseudo-exhibitionist cum entertainers"... ...I hope that's Latin, Donny...
John Kavanagh Member From: Kentville, Nova Scotia, Canada	posted 21 December 2003 11:51 AM profile I'm surprised no-one's mentioned Van Morrison's "Brown-Eyed Girl". I've been in three groups where it was the never-fail for getting them on their feet. Maybe it's a regional thing.
Wayne Morgan Member From: Rutledge, TN, USA	posted 21 December 2003 11:57 AM profile Hey Donna, who wouldn't tap their toe when Tommy plays ??? Happy Holidays Wayne [This message was edited by Wayne Morgan on 21 December 2003 at 12:02 PM.]
Bob Hoffnar Member From: Brooklyn, NY	posted 21 December 2003 02:50 PM profile Dancing is fun. Music and dancing go together. I'm happy to play my part. The country shuffle never clicked for me untill I played a couple dances in Texas. The Texas guys that play dances end up with such a great rythmic feel. When I was playing for the people Darwin never met in the north east country line dance scene the Electric Slide was a big hit. The Chicken Dance is a big one at weddings also. When those songs are playing and I'm watching the crowd I always wonder how our species ever dominated this planet. Bob
Dan Hatfield Member From: Columbia, Mo USA	posted 22 December 2003 02:29 PM profile Here is my two cents worth and it is probably over priced at that. But I believe that MOST people who show up at a dance have very little interest in the musicians per se. They are more interested in whether or not they can move their feet in a way that is comfortable with the rhythm pattern of any given song. I believe that this theory applies to women more than men, and I don't mean that in any negative way. I just think that women are wired differently than men in many ways. It is my contention that just as the majority of men (young ones anyway) have an intense sex drive to the point that it is more important than food or water, so I think women (in general) have that same intensity of desire to DANCE. When you look out at the audience at a dance, you can be sure that the women are there to DANCE, whereas I think most of the men are there either to find a woman or to try to please the woman they are with. And I don't believe that either gender knows much about music. I bet if you polled the average audience at a dance, 50% can't carry a tune; 80% don't know the difference between a "regular" guitar and a bass guitar; 99% would not know it if you played a minor chord where you are supposed to play a diminished chord, and on and on. Remember when Dick Clark had the "American Bandstand" show and he would ask people in the audience how they rated various musical groups? Did you ever hear one of them say "I didn't like the chord structure of that song" ? Heck no, the ONLY response you EVER heard was "IT HAD A GOOD BEAT" (if they liked the song) and "IT DIDN'T HAVE A GOOD BEAT" (if they didn't like the song) So I guess that the bottom line is this. If you want to please the audience when you play, it is best to try to figure out what THEY think are the most danceable tunes. That idea is very hard to put in practice, at least for me. I prefer to play what makes me happy musically, but I know that is not always the choice of the audience. Sorry, I got carried away.
Ben Slaughter Member From: Madera, California	posted 22 December 2003 02:39 PM profile Aqui in California, "La Bamba" es muy buena tam bien. Translaition (Here in CA, "La Bamba" is very good also). The singer of the band I'm playing with now is half Mexican, but just like Richie Valens, he doesn't speak a lick of Spanish. I had to teach him the words. We usually add "Twist & Shout" to "La Bamba." ------------------ Ben Zum D10, NV400, POD, G&L Guitars, etc, etc.
Lee Baucum Member From: McAllen, Texas (Extreme South) - The Final Frontier	posted 22 December 2003 03:37 PM profile Fraulein Crazy Arms I Fall To Pieces Waltz Across Texas Fool Hearted Memory Edit: Dittos to what Ben said, above. ------------------ Lee, from South Texas Down On The Rio Grande [This message was edited by Lee Baucum on 22 December 2003 at 03:38 PM.]
Donna Dodd Moderator From: Kennesaw, Georgia, USA	posted 22 December 2003 06:19 PM profile Dan - I've never thought of it that way, but it makes perfect sense actually. Think of all the rythmic tasks women excel at: rocking a baby rocking a sick husband tapping her foot while waiting for an explaination shaking her finger rythmically while disciplining perfecting "Shake N Bake" playing table-drums while your husband rehearses Gestering the "NO" word without uttering a sound. Counting to three before taking action with your toddler when told to pick up his toys I'd say no more than 5 seconds in to Billy Bass singing Take me to the River and I'm already grooving.
Roger Edgington Member From: San Antonio, Texas USA	posted 25 December 2003 08:27 PM profile In our playing area a Waltz always bringsd out the young and old.
Leigh Howell Member From: Holly Ridge, NC, USA	posted 26 December 2003 12:33 PM profile Almost Persuaded For the Good Times Tennesee Waltz Pledging My Love Behind Closed doors Swingin,Whole Lotta Shakin, Kansas City. Mountain Music. Etc. Etc. Etc. Leigh
Jim Cohen Member From: Philadelphia, PA	posted 26 December 2003 02:42 PM profile Tennessee Waltz and House of Blue Lights
Terry VunCannon Member From: Randleman, North Carolina, USA	posted 28 December 2003 08:45 AM profile Wonderful Tonight/Eric Clapton & Unchained Melody/R. Brothers are two songs that work for my band with any age group. (Sleep Walk also works for a regular set or a Dinner set)I don't even put these songs on the set list, I just call them out when I fill the time is right.
Charles French Member From: Ms.	posted 28 December 2003 05:48 PM profile Songs that fill the dance floor That's one worry I don't have. cf
Joe Miraglia Member From: Panama, New York USA	posted 29 December 2003 08:17 AM profile What state or part of the country you play in(and part of the world),where you live,has alot in saying what songs fill the dance floor. ; Waltz Across Texas; would fill the floor in Texas alot more than New York. And if I may add-When it comes to country music where you live has alot in saying what is country and all the difference in country music. Rock and roll,jazz,classical dosn't vary that much. Joe

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