“Listen To Your Heart” – DCT

More than Words – Extreme

Come Sail Away – Styx

1. Nights in White Satan (The Moody Blues)-The meandering organ break went on forever at my ring dance in 1978 allowing tons of time for tonsil hockey is you know what I mean.

2. Into the Night (Benny “The Voice” Mardones)-”She’s just sixteen years old” just about says it all. Met Benny in Washington, DC where he did a small fundraiser and sang his one and only hit. Cool dude.

3. Don’t Cha Stop (The Cars)-For the frantic tantric backseat loving.

4. Sweet Jane The Trinity Sessions (The Cowboy Junkies. Still makes me shiver.

5. To Turn You On and Avalon (Roxy Music) Brian was anything but a Fairy.

6. Slave To Love (Brian Ferry) Get Pwhipped to this ditty. Tie me up; tie me down.

7. The First Winter Solstice Album (Windham Hill) Various Artists. Makes you feel so cold and alone just like the last string of lights on the tree.

8. Silver Springs (Fleetwood Mac) Really just Buckingham and Nicks. “Did you say that she’s pretty and did you say that she loves you?” Get ready for the make-up sex.

9. Don’t Know What You’ve Got Till it’s Gone (Cinderella) These Heavy Metal headbangers from Harrisburg PA had a soft spot underneath all of the Aqua Net.

10. Hey Julia (Robert Palmer) “I sure would like to handle what’s between your ears.”

Honorable Mentions:
Hot Rod Hearts Robbie Dupree
I Go Crazy Paul Davis
If He’s Ever Near & Love Has No Pride & Hasten Down The Wind Linda Ronstadt
When September Comes Green Day
Fire & Desire Rick James & Teena Marie Bitch!

Most early Bon Jovi ballads.

“Always and Forever” by Heatwave That make me old doesn’t it. Trying singing that one quietly in your sweetie’s ear!

Just seeing these song titles makes me think back to those days, and I’m overwhelmed by a sense of nausea and grief. Can we please go back to talking about Saddam hanging songs?

How the hell is ‘Stairway to Heaven’ a dance song?

‘When I Fall In Love’-Dianne Reeves (It’s from ‘Good Night and Good Luck’)
‘I Live For You’-George Harrison
‘My Love’-Paul McCartney
‘Love’-John Lennon
‘When You Dance You Can Really Love’-Neil Young
‘Maybe I’m Amazed’-Paul McCartney
‘Your Loving Flame’-Paul McCarney

time after time cyndi lauper
rock the casbah clash
barbie girl (hello barbie let’s go
party)
something the beatles.
take me out franz ferdinand
what ever happened? the strokes
rapture blondie
can’t get you outta my head kylie minogue

I’ll Be-Edwin McCain, awkward erections should just be known as “McCains”

Don’t Wanna Miss a Thing-Aerosmith, it must have been touching when Liv heard her dads song when Ben was about to put an animal cracker in her panties

Hey james

the list said SLOW dancing. Most of your songs are upbeat.

November Rain – G n R

dick in a box– JT and Andy Samberg

faithfully–journey
to be with you–Mr. Big

“when you live” by my band Damone. the greatest band on the planet!

“True” by Spandau Ballet. I got some baaaad memories from that number.

a atevie wonder ballad like You and I from Talking Book

“Wonderful Tonight” Eric Clapton

If you were in middle school or high school from about 1994-1999, then you’d probably have the following as your #1… or at least in your top 7…

Boyz II Men
-On Bended Knee
-I’ll Make Love to You
-Water Runs Dry

You know when those songs came on things got slow and awkward

Duran Duran – Ordinary World.

7th grade memories. Ahh.

The horrible theme song from the Titanic.
At least that’s what was playing during my first slow dance in the 6th grade.

unchained melody – the righteous brothers
freshman – the verve pipe (no, it’s not very good, but it’s what we danced to in grade 6/7)
without you – harry nilsson
angie – the stones
nobody does it better – carly simon

“It must have been love” – Roxette – from the Pretty Woman movie. Ah, those were the (awful and bepimpled) times…

I guess RS forgot the era where sawdust was on gymnasium floors, Elvis was a new name and songs were no more than 3 minutes long.

The 50-60’s era of rock had the best slow, ass-grabbing songs there ever was.
Damn..sure is a bitch being old (60 here) Seems everyone forgets the roots of music.

“When A Man Loves A Woman” – Percy Sledge

Purple Rain – Prince

“I Would Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That)” was always a great one for this, because it’s long and for fast in the middle.

“Search and Destroy”

I remember “All My Life” by KC and Jojo was all the rage when I was in middle school. Sad….

I will never get over dancing with my first crush to Cinderella’s “Don’t know what you got till it’s gone”.

in the 7th and 8th grade we used to DEMAND to hear led zeppelin black dog during DJ dances, even though the DJ said it was too herky jerky and undanceable(we usually had bands at dances but sometimes had DJ w/records)

Crimson & Clover – Tommy James and The Shondells

-Here’s to the Night- Eve 6

-How’s It Going To Be- Third Eye Blind

-That stupid song from Armageddon- Aerosmith

- Crash Into Me- Dave Matthews Band

This makes me remember how much I hated school dances haha.

“stairway to heaven” was the theme to the junior prom in my high school back in 1998…akward.

“Mama, I’m coming home” and “November Rain” were on the ballots, too.

9th grade – “Nothing Else Matters” by Metallica. Nice holding on to someone while Kirk wails away on that solo

“Total Eclipse Of The Heart”-the good one, not the lame techno cover….

HAHAHAHA!!!! AAAHH MIDDLE SCHOOL!!!

Billy Joel — “This Night” from his 1983 album “An Innocent Man”. The best 60s song not written in the 60s. Billy Joel is a genius.

Mudvayne “Dig”….it was a very weird dance

7th grade awkward dance songs were rampant in the late 80s, early 90s!!

Heaven – Warrant
Love Of A Lifetime – Firehouse
I’ll Be There For You – Bon Jovi
When I See You Smile – Bad English
and my all time favorite…
Girl I’m Gonna Miss You – Milli Vanilli

NEVER TEAR US APART – INXS

Invisible – Clay Aiken

Just a thought…don’t know if it will work.

It’s so stalker-ish it’s hilarious.

I’m Coming Home – Ozzie
Changes – Sabbath
You Are So Beautiful – Joe Cocker
Yesterday – Beatles
Wish You Were Here – Floyd
The End – Doors

november rain- guns n roses

I occasionally hear indoor locations described as having sawdust on the floor, such as seedy bars, bad restaurants, and now (re: Outlaw Biker’s post) high school gyms. Is this sawdust put down intentionally or does it arise from people doing woodwork in proximity to other people eathing, drinking and dancing? Why have I never seen sawdust on the floor of anything except a workshop or a house under construction?

KINDA HOT! I’D EAT HER ASS!YUMMY!

Anyone of my songs,I play my CDs while I suck cock!

let it be
november rain
Stairway to heaven
patience
i don’t wanna miss a thing

Beck – Debra. “I wanna get with you, and your sister…”

Celine Dion singing
“it’s all coming back to me now” is murder. I remember dodging this cow back in 9th grade for the whole dance, and she finally caught up to me with this song…it’s what, 20 minutes long? Damnit to hell it ruined my life.

8th grade dance playlist:

all my life – k-ci & jojo
or
all i have to give – backstreet boys

that was some awkward shit

Cyndie Lauper – Time After Time
Aerosmith – I Don’t Wanna Miss A Thing
James Blunt – You’re Beautiful
…Along other cheesefest songs+ power ballads. Sure, they serve the sole purpose of creating the ultimate soundtrack to awkward dancing, but honestly wat would we do without them…

“Wait and Bleed” -Slipknot
“Wake me up before you go-go” -Wham!

DJ Assault-Ass ‘n Tities

Beck-Debra would be an awesome slow dance song….baby, step into my hyndai…awkward in a very awesome way…because beck is a god!

“The Wreck of the Edmind Fitzgerald” – Gordon Lightfoot.

“Nothing Else Matters” by Metallica

WAKE ME UP WHEN SEPTEMBER ENDS

Toniht I’m Going to Rock You Tonight- Spinal Tap
Piss On You- R. Kelly
Under The Bridge- RHCP
Melt With You- Modern English
Debaser- The Pixies
Just Because- Jane’s Addiction

I cannot believe no one mentioned “Hero” by Enrique Iglesias! It played at every one of my middle school dances. Also “Baby I’m Amazed” which was listed.

In The Air Tonight-Phil Collins
True-Spandau Ballet
Babe-Styx
Imagine-Joh n Lennon
Unchained Melody-The Righteous Brothers
Two Steps Behind-Def Leppard
Beautiful-Christina Agularia
Woderful Tonight-Eric Clapton
The Flame-Cheap Trick
My Girl-The Temptations
These Arms Of Mine-Otis Redding
My Love-Paul McCartney
Let It Be-The Beatles
Open Arms-Journey
Tiny Dancer-Elton John
Beth-Kiss
Maybe I’m Amazed-Paul McCartney
At This Moment-Billy Vera
Heaven-Bryan Adams
Father Figure-George Michael
I’ll Be There-The Jackson 5
I’ll Be There-The Escape Club
Can’t Help Falling In Love-Elvis Presley
To Be With You-Mr. Big
Surfer Girl-The Beach Boys
Strangers In The Night-Frank Sinatra
You’re The First,The Last,My Everything-Barry White

November Rain
Patience
Used to love her
Coma
Estranged
Madagasc ar

Always on my mind – Willie Nelson
Almost Goodbye – Mark Chesnutt
The Dance – Garth Brooks
Bless the broken Road – Rascal Flatts
I Cross My Heart – George Strait
Jesus Take the Wheel – Carrie Underwood
Heart Won’t Lie – Reba
I Will Always Love You – Dolly Parton (not the crappy ass Whitney version)

non country –
Into the Mystic – Van Morrison
Never is a moment – Jimmy Lafave
I will always be right there – Bryan Adams
Open Arms/Faithfully – Journey
Right Here Waiting – Richard Marx
Here Without You – 3 Doors Down
Hold on my Heart – Genesis
Against All Odds – Phil Collins

It’s Almost Paradise
Time After Time
Don’t Speak
Faithfully
Don’t Stop Believin’

pffft, i wish they would play that at our dances (led zep) now its emo crap

Master of Puppets – Metallica

Lifehouse – You and Me

Hinder – Lips of an Angel

Aerosmith – I Don’t Wanna Miss a Thing

Green Day – Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life)

“With or without you,” U2
“perfect,” Smashing Pumpkins
“The one I love,” David Gray
“Time of your life,” Green Day (actually at my school prom in 99)
“Crush,” Dave Matthews Band.

I don’t know how a list of middle school slow songs could be this long and not include Savage Garden’s “Truly Madly Deeply.” It was the ultimate at mine. You could count on it playing 2-3 times a dance.

Flintstone Theme

1.-I can’t make you love me :Bonnie Raitt
2.-Give me you :Mary J Blige
3.-Midnight Blue: ELO
4.-Baby i love your way:Peter Framptom
5.-Home:Michael Buble
6.-American Angel: George Michael
7.-More than just the two of us: Sneaker
8.-Overjoyed: Stevie Wonder

I remember in the 80s slow dancing to :
Human Nature Michael Jackson
True Spandau Ballet
Almost Paradise
and the theme to my senior prom..
All of My Love by Zeppelin/RObert Plant

The Final Cut -Pink Floyd

TruelyMadlyDeeply by Savage Garden was played out at every dance I went to in 6th and 7th grade.

Eve 6 – Here’s to the night
Coldplay – The Scientist
Westlife – Swear it again

These are the best slow dancing songs as follows,in random order -
Unforgettable – Nat King Cole
Too Shy to Say – Stevie Wonder
Come Rain or Come Shine – Billie Holiday
You and I – Stevie Wonder
I`ve Been Loving You Too Long to Stop Now – Otis Redding
I don`t do alot of dancing but I do know that these are the songs I`ll dance to anytime.

Color My World (Chicago) (c. 1974)

We were allowed to nominate songs for our dance and here were mine:

Everybody Hurts – REM
Dead and Bloated – STP
Why Dont We Do It In The Road – Beatles

Never Tear Us Apart – INXS

Those songs were when i was must much younger here are some of the best songs to slow dance to:

The Very Thought Of You – Elvis Costello covers it on “Kojak Variety”

Brighter Than Sunshine – Aqualung I only really like it cause it me and my GF’s song

Heaven Knows – Squeeze One of the few Difford/Tilbrook duets and is in the end of “Hackers” an early Angelina Jolie movie.

All I Want Is You – U2 – Great song to slow dance too and a very Beatlesque ending.

Something – The Beatles – As Frank Sinatra said its the best song Lennon/McCartney ever penned. Too bad it was George Harrison.

Lady in Red

Eternal Flame

“(EVERYTHING I DO) I DO IT FOR YOU”
“HEAVEN”
“HAVE YOU EVER REALLY LOVED A WOMAN?”
“WHEN YOU’RE GONE”
“WHY DO YOU HAVE TO BE SO HARD TO LOVE?”
“PLEASE FORGIVE ME”
…ANYTHING BY BRYAN ADAMS – THE GUY IS A GENIUS WHEN IT COMES TO WRITING A SAPPY LOVE SONG!!

slow dancing? Anything by Slayer.

Shut up, Elizabeth Goodman. Yeah OK, the breakdown in “stairway to heaven” for slow dancing? More like head banging, you twit. Of all the slow songs you could have chosen, you go with Bonham’s thunderous drums and Page’s fast spiraling guitar. Are you on crack? “Fade into You” is more like it.

Forever Young (original slow version)- Alphaville

Lost In Your Eyes – Debbie Gibson

Sign Your Name – Terrence Trent D’Arby

“November Rain” G’n'R

You always got stuck dancing with the girl you didn’t like… for OVER TEN MINUTES!!!

Let’s get drunk and screw. Jimmy Buffet

you killed rock music has said what has needed to be said for so long. fuck BONO!!! bono is not a human rights activist, assholes! he’s an activist for BONO. MOS DEF dissed Bono in a song for not showing up in the Catrina debacle, and it’s obvious why. Because there were too many other celebrities there. they would’ve taken all the attention away from mr. i’m a fucking publicity hound!

There ya go RockGod!! “I won’t be told anymore……….”

NOVEMBER RAIN-GNR. Trying to slow dance during the end would be funny.

Candlebox- “Far Behind”… I had never heard it and really wanted to dance with my date… yeah, it awkwardly turns into a post-hairmetal maelstrom of guitar solo suck.

For the record- anyone who bags on U2 should just go away and forget how to breathe.

edwin mcain- ill be

cause theres no way you dont get laid after listening to that one

btw- U2 is lame and all of this hype about James brown is a waste, you couldnt understand what that cracked out sorry excuse for a “musician” had to say. really…try to listen to anything he did and if your even semi intellignet youll wish for 5 minutes of your life back

stairway was terribly akward…having to shield your 8th grade boner for 7 minutes, yikes!

Pearl Jam – Come Back

“wrapped around your finger” the police of course

i had various secret crushes on various secret girls when i was younger, and i probably would’ve had a nasty secret crush on curler girl as well…

(but! none of these secret love agents actually knew about these crushes, unless i accidentally told one of their friends and got laughed at from across the schoolyard, that is)

“Everything I do, I do it for you”

-Brian Adams

They used to put it three times during 1 school dance. It was in 1991…