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You Make Me Feel Like Dancing

Picture the scene: I’m walking down the street, or sitting on the bus, minding my own business and listening to my iPod, through headphones.

Then a song comes on, and I have an almost uncontrollable urge to bust a move, right there, despite the fact that

a) no-one else can hear the music
b) the song is naff or otherwise cheesy
c) I can’t dance.

Some of the songs that have made me do this recently:

  1. Michael Jackson - Billie Jean
  2. Starship - We Built This City
  3. Mittwa from the film Lagaan
  4. Dexy’s Midnight Runners - Come on Eileen
  5. Cheb Mami & K Mel - Parisien du Nord
  6. Level 42 - Something About You
  7. Delinquent Habits - Return of the Tres
  8. Groove Armada - Superstylin’
  9. Orquesta de la Luz - Salsa Caliente del Japón
  10. Cake - Love You Madly

There’s something about some songs - the beat? the bass? the pace? - which is just infectious and gets under my skin, into my shoes, making me want to wiggle or walk in time, or pop a shoulder wave, or get the whole bus station suddenly erupting in Bollywood-esque formation dancing, shopping bags and all.

I never do, though.

Well, almost never.

Which songs make you want to dance in the middle of the street?

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