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DANCE SONGS
At
the end of 2000, VH1 unveiled what they considered are the "100
Greatest Dance Songs". It turned out to be a fascinating, wide-ranging
list and below - in alphabetical order - are some of EMI's winners:
ABC (Mizell/Perren/Gordy/Lussier)
By The Jackson 5 (Motown: 1970)
AIN'T NOBODY (Wolinski)
By Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan (Warner Bros: 1983)
BACK TO LIFE (HOWEVER DO YOU WANT ME)
(Romeo/Wheeler/Law/Hooper)
By Soul II Soul (Virgin: 1989)
BEST OF MY LOVE (White/McKay)
By The Emotions (Columbia: 1977)
BRICK HOUSE (Richie/Lapread/Orange/Williams/McClary/King)
By The Commodores (Motown: 1977)
DA YA THINK I'M SEXY (Stewart/Appice/Hitchings)
By Rod Stewart (Warner Bros: 1979)
DANCING IN THE STREET (Gaye/Hunter/Stevenson)
By Martha & The Vandellas (Gordy: 1964)
DANCING QUEEN (Ulvaeus/Andersson/Anderson)
By Abba (Atlantic: 1976)
DISCO LADY (Davis/Scales/Vance)
By Johnnie Taylor (Columbia: 1976)
GET DOWN TONIGHT (Casey/Finch)
By KC & The Sunshine Band (T.K: 1975)
GONNA MAKE YOU SWEAT (EVERYBODY DANCE NOW)
(Clivilles/Williams)
By C & C Music Factory (Columbia: 1991)
GOT TO GIVE IT UP (Gaye)
By Marvin Gaye (Tamla: 1977)
IT'S RAINING MEN (Jabara/Shaffer)
By The Weather Girls (Entertainment Co.: 1983)
KEEP ON TRUCKIN' (Caston/Wilson/Poree)
By Eddie Kendricks (Tamla: 1973)
LA BAMBA (Valens)
By Ritchie Valens (Del-Fi: 1959)
LADY MARMALADE (Crewe/Nolan)
By LaBelle (Epic: 1975)
LAND OF 1000 DANCES (Kenner)
By Wilson Pickett (Atlantic: 1966)
THE LOCO-MOTION (Goffin/King)
By Little Eva (Dimension: 1962)
LOUIE LOUIE (Berry)
By The Kingsmen (Wand: 1963)
LOVE HANGOVER (McLeod/Sawyer)
By Diana Ross (Motown: 1976)
MASHED POTATO TIME
Garrett/Bateman/Dobbins/Holland/Gorman)
By Dee Dee Sharp (Cameo: 1962)
MORE MORE MORE (Diamond)
By The Andrea True Connection (Buddah: 1976)
NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE (Davis)
By Gloria Gaynor (MGM: 1975)
ROCK LOBSTER (Pierson/Schneider/Strickland/Wilson/Wilson)
By The B-52's (Warner Bros: 1980)
ROCK YOUR BABY (Casrey/Finch)
By George McCrae (T.K: 1974)
SHOTGUN (DeWalt)
By Jr. Walker & The All Stars (Soul: 1965)
SHOUT (Isley/Isley/Isley)
By The Isley Brothers (RCA: 1959)
STRAIGHT UP (Wolff)
By Paula Abdul (Virgin: 1989)
THAT'S THE WAY (I LIKE IT) (Casey/Finch)
By KC & The Sunshine Band (T.K: 1975)
ROCK ON !
Alan Warner
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