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Quiz about Lets Dance Again More Songs about Dances

Let's Dance Again: More Songs about Dances Quiz


Lots of songs in popular music are not only designed to be danced to but also specify the actual dance. This is another mixed lot of questions about such songs. The name of the dance is in the title of the song.

A multiple-choice quiz by Southendboy. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
Southendboy
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
402,154
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
264
Awards
Top 20% Quiz
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Question 1 of 10
1. After the American singer Chan Romero recorded this dance song in 1959 it was covered by the British Merseybeat group the Swinging Blue Jeans in 1963. This version got to number two in the UK and number 24 in the US in early 1964. What was the name of this song? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. We're going back to the Roaring Twenties. This dance became a national craze from about 1926, replacing the Charleston. The tune was recorded by Jelly Roll Morton, but the choreography was very flexible - some of the steps were meant to represent walking in river mud. What was the title of Jelly Roll Morton's tune? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. The UK group Kenny had a UK number three hit in 1974 with a song describing a dance that involved couples bumping their hips together. However in 1977 Joe Tex decided that he was no longer going to do this dance, especially with plus-sized women. The song got to number 12 in the US and number two in the UK. What was the title of Joe Tex's song? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Rufus Thomas was known for his novelty dance songs including "Walking the Dog" which got to number ten on the US charts in 1963. In 1969 he recorded another animal-linked dance number which got to number 28 in the US and number 18 in the UK. What was the name of this funky, strutting song? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. The next dance song dates to 1975 and the Disco era. Van McCoy and the Soul City Symphony took this song to number one in the US and number three in the UK, selling a million copies in the process, and over a dozen other bands and artists covered it. What was the name of the song? (it's what you've got to do to get ahead!) Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. OK, this one's a bit more recent - from 2015, in fact. Silentó took a song that named not one but two dances to number three in the US and number 19 in the UK.
What was the title of this song?
Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Bob Merrill wrote this song in 1954 for the American singer Rosemary Clooney, cashing in on a dance craze in New York. The nonsense lyrics are sung in an Italian-American style. It reached number eight in the US charts and number one in the UK, and was later covered by Dean Martin. What was the title of this song? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. This 1989 single recorded by a French-Brazilian band and sung in Portuguese was a massive seller - it only got to number 46 in the US and number four in the UK, but it was a number one in 14 other European countries. It has sold more than five million copies world-wide. What's the title of this song? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Perhaps it's stretching it a bit to call this a "dance song"! This 1967 single was the epitome of "Bubblegum Pop", recorded by a band with a suitably silly, candy-related name. It got to number four in the US charts and number two in the UK. So - put your hands in the air - what's the title of this song? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. If you're thinking in terms of doing silly dances described on records then here in the UK there's one particular group that have got it all sewn up - Black Lace! What was the title of their 1983 UK number nine hit that involved a sequence of moves such as sneezing, spraying deodorant, swimming, walking and flying? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. After the American singer Chan Romero recorded this dance song in 1959 it was covered by the British Merseybeat group the Swinging Blue Jeans in 1963. This version got to number two in the UK and number 24 in the US in early 1964. What was the name of this song?

Answer: Hippy Hippy Shake

When George Chanero wrote and recorded this song in 1959 - all 1'43" of it - he was only 17 years old! The song was played a lot in early gigs by the Beatles, and they recorded at least two versions. A recording by The Georgia Satellites got to number 45 in the US in 1988.
2. We're going back to the Roaring Twenties. This dance became a national craze from about 1926, replacing the Charleston. The tune was recorded by Jelly Roll Morton, but the choreography was very flexible - some of the steps were meant to represent walking in river mud. What was the title of Jelly Roll Morton's tune?

Answer: Black Bottom Stomp

The Black Bottom was a real craze for a number of years after being performed by Ann Pennington (a star of the Ziegfeld Follies) and Tom Patricola in the 1926 Broadway Show, "George White's Scandals of 1926" (catchy title, eh?), although it was popular before that amongst poor black communities in the rural South. Jelly Roll Morton claimed to have invented jazz in 1902 - a bit of an exaggeration, although he was the first person to notate, arrange and publish jazz tunes.
3. The UK group Kenny had a UK number three hit in 1974 with a song describing a dance that involved couples bumping their hips together. However in 1977 Joe Tex decided that he was no longer going to do this dance, especially with plus-sized women. The song got to number 12 in the US and number two in the UK. What was the title of Joe Tex's song?

Answer: Ain't Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Fat Woman)

There were times in the 1970s when the record-buying public's taste in music plummeted, and this was one of them! Fortunately I doubt whether Joe Tex would be allowed to record a song with that title now. It is said that the Bump dance sometimes got more suggestive, leading to the evolution of "grinding".
4. Rufus Thomas was known for his novelty dance songs including "Walking the Dog" which got to number ten on the US charts in 1963. In 1969 he recorded another animal-linked dance number which got to number 28 in the US and number 18 in the UK. What was the name of this funky, strutting song?

Answer: Do the Funky Chicken

Rufus Thomas was one of the all-time-great R&B, blues, funk and soul singers; he carried on gigging and recording well into his seventies. He was a great performer, dressing in odd costumes and putting on a full-powered act - his background as a tap dancer and vaudeville performer helped.

His dress sense was bizarre; he wore hot pants, capes and boots in all colours. "Do the Funky Gibbon" was of course by the Goodies and "Walk Like An Egyptian" was by the Bangles. To my certain knowledge, nobody has ever recorded "Do The Rigid Rhino" - are there any budding composers out there in Quizland who'd care to take on the challenge?
5. The next dance song dates to 1975 and the Disco era. Van McCoy and the Soul City Symphony took this song to number one in the US and number three in the UK, selling a million copies in the process, and over a dozen other bands and artists covered it. What was the name of the song? (it's what you've got to do to get ahead!)

Answer: The Hustle

"The Hustle" was universal in the summer of '75! It won a Grammy for Best Pop Instrumental Performance. I have to say that I found it a bit tedious and repetitive!
6. OK, this one's a bit more recent - from 2015, in fact. Silentó took a song that named not one but two dances to number three in the US and number 19 in the UK. What was the title of this song?

Answer: Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)

"Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)" was Silentó's debut single and did very well for him. He originally wrote the song when he was 14, and when he finally released the song it attracted over two-and-a-half million YouTube views.
7. Bob Merrill wrote this song in 1954 for the American singer Rosemary Clooney, cashing in on a dance craze in New York. The nonsense lyrics are sung in an Italian-American style. It reached number eight in the US charts and number one in the UK, and was later covered by Dean Martin. What was the title of this song?

Answer: Mambo Italiano

"Mambo Italiano" had ridiculous lyrics sung in an Italian accent - despite the fact that Rosemary Clooney was Irish-American. There's even a few Spanish words included. I can just about remember this being played in the radio (he says, showing his age!).
8. This 1989 single recorded by a French-Brazilian band and sung in Portuguese was a massive seller - it only got to number 46 in the US and number four in the UK, but it was a number one in 14 other European countries. It has sold more than five million copies world-wide. What's the title of this song?

Answer: Lambada

"Lambada" by Kaoma was a huge record throughout Europe and one of the biggest-selling singles of all time. The video was great fun, shot partly on a Brazilian beach and featuring the Brazilian child duo of Chico & Roberta.
9. Perhaps it's stretching it a bit to call this a "dance song"! This 1967 single was the epitome of "Bubblegum Pop", recorded by a band with a suitably silly, candy-related name. It got to number four in the US charts and number two in the UK. So - put your hands in the air - what's the title of this song?

Answer: Simon Says

"Simon Says" by the 1910 Fruitgum Company (yes, really!) was IMHO pretty dire. Bubblegum Pop was upbeat and bouncy, and was targeted very much at children and teenagers with a kind of contrived innocence. The classic examples are "Yummy, Yummy, Yummy" by The Ohio Express and "Sugar, Sugar" by The Archies - a group of cartoon characters (a bit like Gorillaz?).

Some rock critics say that it's responsible for bands like Take That and New Kids On the Block on the one hand but also The Ramones on the other.
10. If you're thinking in terms of doing silly dances described on records then here in the UK there's one particular group that have got it all sewn up - Black Lace! What was the title of their 1983 UK number nine hit that involved a sequence of moves such as sneezing, spraying deodorant, swimming, walking and flying?

Answer: Superman

"Superman" was originally an Italian song but was grabbed and translated for UK audiences. It was no better and no worse than most of Black Lace's records. The group's songs have frequently been voted into the top five all-time "Best Party Songs" as well as into the "Worst Records of All Time". You pays your money and you takes your choice!
Source: Author Southendboy

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