80's Dance Music

I was talking with someone at work about how they went to an 80’s dance party over the weekend one day and how fun much fun they had. I am sure it was. Having gone to some parties in the 80’s and having shaken my moneymaker a time or two, here is my list for the best 80’s songs to dance to.

Situation, Yaz http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdV-5ivltkc – You couldn’t go to a dance in the 80’s without this one being played. It has it all, the synthesized hooks and the drum machine vibe to make it a perfect song to bust a move to.

Blue Monday, New Order http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82R23_lUMYI&feature=related – Again another staple for every dance I was at in the Wilkins gym back in the day.

Dancing with Myself, Billy Idol http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FG1NrQYXjLU – A not so subtle song about masturbation, I would hear this every time we went to Fields on 103^rd and Cicero for teen night. (Yes, I was lame.)

Billie Jean, Michael Jackson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zi_XLOBDo_Y&ob=av3e- I know I am breaking some rule by including this one, but say what you want about the “king of pop” he did know how to write songs that would get you off your ass.

The Humpty Dance, The Digital Underground http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cj9_yW8tZxs - There wasn’t a white boy in the suburbs in the 80’s that was into rap that didn’t know all the words to this one.

My Prerogative, Bobby Brown http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cDLZqe735k&ob=av2e I was known to “Travolta” on the dance floor to this one at a number of Kmart Xmas parties back in the day.

Whip It, Devo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xbt30UnzRWw - This used to be my signature dance way back when. I retired it long ago, but I still love this song and band.

Bust a Move, Young MC http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xy4FXhkm6Nw - This barely makes it as it was released in 1989. But, again in the suburbs this was the rap we were exposed to. It wasn’t bad but man was it tame.

One Step Beyond, Madness http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-uyWAe0NhQ - This was Ska in its infancy. But I swear to you I played this video at work and it got me moving. I don’t know what it is about this song. Wasn’t all that popular but I really dig it.

Bizarre Love Triangle, New Order http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmLerpRZKG0 – This is another 80’s prom special. If you went to a Queen of Peace mixer in 1986 you hard this song I guarantee it.