If you were going to make a cd of upbeat songs

[binny]

I mean " clean" upbeat, dance while you clean your house songs that my kids can listen to.

What would you put on it?

 

[Beauty]

Being an 80s child,

1. Footloose
2. Danger Zone (Top Gun)
3. Maniac (Flashdance)
4. Vogue (Madonna)
5. Be Our Guest

 

[Kteacher]

Walking on Sunshine by Katrina and the waves


Sir Duke by Stevie Wonder


Disco Inferno


Love Train


Everybody was Kung Fu Fighting


:dance:

 

[Kteacher]

oh, and just about every song James Brown recorded

 

[NHAnn]

Beatles stuff like: I Wanna Hold your Hand, Twist & Shout, Yellow Submarine

Mary Chapin Carpenter's I Feel Lucky

Beach Boys stuff like Fun. Fun, Fun and Help Me Rhonda

Elton John's Crocodile Rock

ABBA's Dancing Queen

I could go on and on

 

[Saffron]

I am drawing a major blank on artists tonight, but here are some songs I love to listen to while cleaning the house!

Just Let Your Love Flow - Bellamy Brothers

My Maria

You Got a Friend in me - Randy Newman and Lyle Lovette

Layla - Eric Clapton

Doctor my Eyes - Jackson Browne

Rosalita - Bruce

Thunder Road - Bruce

The Rising - Bruce

Let's Stay Together - Al Green

Everybody Get Together Try to Love One Another Right Now

Peace Train - Cat Stevens

Oooh ooh Child, Things are gonna get Easier

United We Stand, Divided we Fall, and if our backs should ever be against the wall, we'll be together, together you and I - sorry, couldn't help singing.

Might as well Jump! Go ahead and Jump!

Dance the night away -

Cherrybomb - John Cougar Melloncamp

Rock Steady - Aretha Franklin

 

[olena]

Go To Extremes- Billy Joel

 

[TimeforMe]

I love the song, "Get the Party Started", by Pink. It gets my head bobbing (much to dd's chagrin) every time without fail!

 

[elgerber]

Walking on Sunshine, Katrina and the waves.

Get on Your Feet, Gloria Estefan (or is it Miami Sound Machine?)

Only the Good Die Young, Billy Joel.

 

[Saffron]

elgerber! Great idea! Gloria Estefan has some great dance around the house music!

1-2-3-4 Come on baby say you love me, 5-6-7-times! (The kids can count along)

Conga! Come on baby come on baby do that conga, know you can't control yourself any longa.

 

[antnee]

1. Pop Goes the Weasel by 3rd Bass
2. Shake your Booty by KC & the Sunshine band
3. Dancing Queen by Abba
4. Come Dancing by the Kinks
5. Brandy by Looking Glass
6. Real Slim Shady by Eminem
7. Walk this Way by RUN DMC
8. Aint No Stopping Us Now by McFadden and Whitehead
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[antnee]

Whoops maybe not 1 6 & 7

 

[annemariec]

Everyone has some great ideas, that's for sure!

I love a range. I looked through some of my stuff...

Sarah Smile- Hall & Oats

Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing- Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrel

Elvira - Statler Brothers (?), Rockin Robin & A-B-C - M.J.,
Walking after Midnight- Patsy Cline,

Afternoon Delight ( - They won't know),

You Sexy Thing. And She Was- Talking Heads, Whip It- Devo
Take a Chance on Me, Waterloo, & SOS - Abba

Gone Country- Allan Jackson, Sugar Sugar (Candy Girl)- Archies

I'm Not Gonna Let It Bother Me Tonight- Atlanta Rythm Section

Kokomo & Wipeout - Beachboys, Jive Talking & You Should be Dancing- Beejees

Loves Me Like A Rock, Dancing with Myself- Billy Idol

Hooked on a Feeling, Gimmie Some Loving, Ride Captain Ride. Don't Look Back- Boston

You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet, Hey You, Let it Ride, Taking Care of Business- BTO

Riding Along in My Automobile & Maybelline- Chuck Berry

Philadelphia Freedom & Bennie & the Jets- Elton

Shining Star- Earth, Wind, & Fire, Blue Suede Shoes- Elvis
Ain't That a Shame- Fat's Domino, I Got My Mind Set on You- George Harrison, Ghost Busters- Ray Parker Jr.

Whew! Got carried away. That was fun!

Annemarie

 

[annemariec]

On second thought, maybe not Afternoon Delight. Oh shoot, actually there are a number of them that aren't so clean. Sorry about that.

Annemarie

 

[WillyJ]

"Rambling Man" by the Allman Brothers

"Paperback Writer" by the Beatles

"Tears of a Clown" by Smokey Robinson

"Favorite Mistake" by Sheryl Crow

"Hey Jude" by the Beatles

"Santa Clause Is Coming to Town" by Bruce Springsteen

"Me and Julio Down By The Schoolyard" by Paul Simon

"Train in Vain" by The Clash

"Positively 4th St." by Bob Dylan

"Instant Karma" by John Lennon

 

[LuvTigger]

Disclaimer: I am also an 80's person...

Jive Talkin' or Boogie Shoes, Bee Gees

Get Into the Groove or Causing a Commotion, Madonna

Space Jam, can't remember who does that one at the moment!

Hmm, is "Whoomp, There it is" appropriate???

Head to Toe, Lisa Lisa

We Go Together, from "Grease"

Crazy Little Thing Called Love, Queen

New Attitude, Aretha Franklin

Okay, here's some "older" stuff I like:

Did anyone mention "Rockin' Robin"?

Why Do Fools Fall in Love

Great Balls of Fire

 

[Barb]

My favorite is "It's Raining Men" but that might not too cool for the kids.

 

[WebmasterAlex]

Dead Roses- The Rolling Stones
All my friends who died- Jim Carroll band
Why does it always rain on me- Travis

 

[binny]

wow great ideas everyone!!

Thasnk a lot! Ill be busy finding lots of music now

ps Im an 80's child too ( ok 70's but shhh dont tell )

 

[Rajah]

The soundtrack from the Jammin' Jungle Parade