Dancing in Songs Trivia

1. Alicia Bridges recorded "I Love the Nightlife (Disco 'Round)" in 1978. In 1994 the song was re-released after being featured in which iconic Australian film featuring Terence Stamp, Guy Pearce and Hugo Weaving?

From Quiz Dance To My Tunes

Answer: The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

"I Love the Nightlife (Disco 'Round)" was recorded by Alicia Bridges for her eponymous album in 1978. It did fairly well on the charts, but was far more popular in the US than the UK. It reached fifth place on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, sixth place on the US Cash Box Top 100 chart and second place on the US billboard Disco chart. It also managed a top position on the Canadian charts. After being included on the soundtrack to "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert" it charted again in 1994 and managed an eleventh position on the Australian chart. "Oh I, I love the nightlife I got to boogie On the disco 'round, oh yea Oh, I love the night life I got to boogie on the disco 'round, oh yea" Incidentally, Priscilla is the name of the tour bus that the characters portrayed by Stamp, Weaving and Pearce travel on. The film was nominated for numerous awards and won an Academy Award, AACTA award and a number of BAFTA awards.

From Quiz You! Me! Dancing!

Answer: Los Campesinos!

'You! Me! Dancing!' begins with a long, quiet intro before exploding into the band's trademark noisy indiepop. The song first appeared on the band's EP 'Sticking Fingers Into Sockets' and a slightly different version of the track featured on their debut album 'Hold On Now, Youngster'. Los Campesinos! formed in 2006 when the band members were all students at Cardiff University, though none of the members were actually Welsh. The band is fronted by lead singer and main songwriter Gareth Campesinos. They originally had a much more twee sound, though, as their career has progressed, their musical style has hardened somewhat. They have released a series of acclaimed albums since 2007 and continue to make clever and inventive music and to put on exciting live shows.

From Quiz Sing Me a Dance

Answer: Danny & The Juniors

"At the Hop" became a number one hit in the US in January 1958. Before changing their name to Danny & The Juniors the group was known as The Juvenaires. At Woodstock in 1969 Sha-Na-Na sang their version of this song and it was also included on the soundtrack of "American Grafitti", this time performed by Flash Cadillac & The Continental Kids. It was also covered by Pat Boone's brother, Nick Todd.

From Quiz Put a Little Boogie in Your Life

Answer: ABC Boogie

"A-B-C Boogie" was from the album "Shake, Rattle, and Roll" on the CD Horizon label. The oldies single was the B side to "See You Later Alligator" and charted later at number 50 in the UK (1981). "A-B-C Boogie" appeared on many compilations from 1956 to 2008 including "Best of Bill Haley and The Comets" on the Pegasus label. Bill Haley and The Comets also charted a single called "Birth of the Boogie" in 1955 at number seventeen on the Billboard Hot 100. The single was from the "Rock Around the Clock" album on the MCA label.

From Quiz Let's Dance

Answer: The Twist

The song was originally a Top 40 hit for Hank Ballard and the Midnighters in 1959, but it was Checker's cover version in 1960 that gave rise to the dance craze known as The Twist. The song became a number one U.S. charting Billboard hit in 1960, and amazingly accomplished the same feat when re-released in 1962. As of 2009, this is still the only song in U.S. Billboard chart history to accomplish the feat of achieving the number one position on the charts during two different releases. Checker had a number of other songs pertaining to dances that made the charts, including "Let's Twist Again", a follow up to this song, and others such as "The Fly" and "Pony Time".

From Quiz All She Wants To Do Is Dance

Answer: Dance With Me

"Dance With Me" was the second Top 40 hit for The Drifters, peaking at number 15 on the Billboard pop chart in November, 1959. It featured Ben E. King on the lead vocal. Orleans recorded their song in 1974 and released it in July, 1975 from their third studio album "Let There Be Music".

From Quiz You! Me! Dancing!

Answer: Billy Idol

Billy Idol was born William Broad in Middlesex in 1955 and began his music career with the punk band Chelsea. After Chelsea split up, Idol and his band mate Tony James went on to form Generation X who enjoyed some success in their native UK. In 1981 Idol moved to New York to pursue his solo career and met with quick success. His videos received extensive airplay on the relatively new MTV and many of his songs, such as 'Dancing with Myself', 'Mony Mony', 'White Wedding', 'Eyes Without A Face' and 'Rebel Yell', have remained popular ever since. Idol's solo version of 'Dancing with Myself' is notably softer than the version he recorded with Generation X.

From Quiz May I Have This "Dance"?

Answer: George

"I'm Happy Just to Dance with You" was never released as a single, but was part of the soundtrack of the 1964 film "A Hard Day's Night". The song was written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, specifically to be sung by George Harrison. Harrison allegedly lacked the confidence to write his own material at that time.

From Quiz Let's Dance

Answer: It replaced Chubby Checker's "The Twist" at number one

"The Peppermint Twist" was written by Joey Dee along with Henry Glover, and was a number one hit on Billboard's U.S. Hot 100 for Joey Dee and The Starlighters in early 1962. They capitalized on the twist craze by releasing this song in conjunction The Peppermint Lounge, a club where Dee and his group were appearing at the time. It directly succeeded Chubby Checker's second number one run with his version of "The Twist".

From Quiz Dance To My Tunes

Answer: Jive

ABBA recorded "Dancing Queen" for their 1976 album "Arrival". It would prove to be a massive hit for the band, achieving top position on the charts on twenty different international charts, including the UK Singles, US Cash Box Top 100 Singles and US Billboard Hot 100 charts. It was re-released in 1992 and managed nine more top 40 international chart positions, one of them being a sixteenth position on the UK Singles chart. Not only was it ranked at position 148 on the Recording Industry Association of America's Songs of the Century list and 174th on "Rolling Stone" magazine's "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time" list, it was inducted into the Recording Academy's "Grammy Hall of Fame" too.

From Quiz You! Me! Dancing!

Answer: Allo Darlin'

Australian-born performer Elizabeth Morris began Allo Darlin' as a solo project before recruiting a full band to record her songs and to perform live. The band have released three albums on cult indie label Fortuna Pop! and have gathered a cult following amongst indiepop fans. Prior to the growth in Allo Darlin's popularity Elizabeth Morris had been a member of indiepop band Tender Trap which featured twee pop queen Amelia Fletcher. Henry Rollins was the lead singer of hardcore punk band Black Flag. In 'Henry Rollins Don't Dance' the singer tries to persuade her Fugazi and Black Flag loving boyfriend to watch 'Dirty Dancing' or 'Grease' in the hope of persuading him to dance with her but to no avail.

From Quiz Sing Me a Dance

Answer: Whitney Houston

This song was a hit single from Houston's album "Whitney." At the 30th Grammy Awards the song won Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. Whitney Elizabeth Houston was born in 1963. She was once a fashion model and is a singer and actress. According to the Guinness World Records she is the all-time most awarded female artist. Just some of her awards are: Emmys, Grammys, and various Music Awards. Worldwide she has sold over 170 million records.

From Quiz Put a Little Boogie in Your Life

Answer: Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy

"Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" was from the album "The Divine Miss M" on the Atlantic label. The album reached gold status and was performed at Bette's Las Vegas shows. The single charted at number one on Adult Contemporary and number eight on the Billboard Hot 100. Bette also scored a Grammy in 1973 for Best New Artist.

From Quiz All She Wants To Do Is Dance

Answer: Whitney Houston

"I Want To Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)" was Whitney Houston's fourth consecutive number one record in the US. It was the first single release from her second studio album "Whitney". It debuted at number 38 on the Billboard chart, her highest debut to date. Future "American Idol" judge Randy Jackson played synthesized bass on the recording.

From Quiz Dance To My Tunes

Answer: Miami Sound Machine

Miami Sound Machine recorded "Conga" for their 1985 album "Primitive Love". It charted fairly well, reaching the top ten on several charts, including a seventh position on the US Billboard Dance Club and a tenth position on the US Billboard Hot 100 charts. Gloria Estefan joined Miami Latin Boys in 1975 and they changed the name to Miami Sound Machine and was comprised of six members. Throughout the years, the band has had twenty-seven members. They released eleven albums from 1977 to 1989. An album was released in 2002, but did not feature any of the original members of the band.

From Quiz You! Me! Dancing!

Answer: Men Without Hats

'The Safety Dance' enjoyed considerable success in a number of countries, reaching the top ten of the UK and US singles charts. The band's lead singer, Ivan Doroschuk, claims he was inspired to write the song after being kicked out of a night club for pogo dancing. Men Without Hats formed in Montreal in 1977 and continued to perform together until 1992. Although they would never again achieve the chart success of 'The Safety Dance', 'Pop Goes the World', released in 1986, became a hit in Canada, Sweden and Austria.

From Quiz Sing Me a Dance

Answer: ABBA

"Dancing Queen" ABBA's signature song, was written by Benny Andersson, Bjorn Ulvaeus and Stig Anderson. The song was re-released in 1992. The Swedish pop group ABBA got together in 1970 and had many, many hits in the ten years 1972-1982, selling over 375 million records. Their last performance together was in December 1982 on a British TV programme. ABBA were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010. They have been nominated for and won many awards.

From Quiz Put a Little Boogie in Your Life

Answer: Boogie on Reggae Woman

"Boogie on Reggae Woman" was from the album "Fulfillingness First Final" on the Motown label. The R&B single charted at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1975. Stevie won a Best Male R&B Vocal Performance for his titillating tune.

From Quiz May I Have This "Dance"?

Answer: Sly and the Family Stone

Sly and the Family Stone" historically became one of the most influential groups of the late 1960s and were one of the leaders in what is now called "Psychedelic Soul". The first entry into this genre was "Dance to The Music". It is said that the group didn't like and didn't want to record the song, but did so at the insistence of record executive Clive Davis. Guess he knew best. The song reached number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 charts and established the group as a major force in the rock music scene. The song comes in at number 223 on Rolling Stone Magazine's "500 Greatest Songs of All Time".

From Quiz All She Wants To Do Is Dance

Answer: Bobby Freeman

Bobby Freeman wrote and recorded "Do You Want To Dance" in 1958. It peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart and number two on their R&B chart. Among the many covers of the song was a slow ballad version by Bette Midler which ended up being the subject of a lawsuit by Midler against the Ford Motor Company. Ford used a Bette Midler "sound-alike" singing the song in one of their commercials. She won the suit and an injunction banning the commercial from being shown again on TV.

From Quiz Dance To My Tunes

Answer: Tango

"Tango in the Night" was recorded by Fleetwood Mac in 1987 and was a hugely successful album for them, albeit not as successful as their 1977 album "Rumours". The album went to number one on the UK Albums chart and reached seventh position on the US Billboard 200 album chart. The title track of the same name was not released as a single, but still managed to chart on the US Billboard Mainstream Rock chart. Four other songs on the album, released as singles, reached top ten positions on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and three reached top ten positions on the UK singles chart. "Big Love", "Everywhere" and "Little Lies" were hits on both sides of the pond and "Seven Wonders" reached position nineteen on the US Billboard chart.

From Quiz You! Me! Dancing!

Answer: Jonathan Richman

In 1969 the teenage Jonathan Richman moved to New York to be near his idols The Velvet Underground. There he formed the Modern Lovers who would go on to become one of the earliest and most influential proto-punk bands of the early 1970s. The Modern Lovers were responsible for recording the seminal early punk classic 'Roadrunner'. In 1975 Richman embarked on a solo career and has continued to release records and to play concerts all over the world ever since. 'I Was Dancing in the Lesbian Bar' is a delightful track in which Richman describes being stuck in a pretentious club where nobody is dancing properly and everybody is staring at him until he is persuaded to visit a lesbian bar where he can be himself and have fun.

From Quiz Put a Little Boogie in Your Life

Answer: Boogie Down

"Boogie Down" was from the solo album of the same name on the Tamla label. The album reached number one on the R&B charts. Eddie's other solo hits were "Keep on Truckin" in 1973 and "He's A Friend" in 1976 before reuniting with The Temptations for reunion shows.

From Quiz May I Have This "Dance"?

Answer: Orleans

Orleans was the name of the group formed in the mid 1970s in upstate New York. They had previously been on the Billboard charts with a song called "Let There Be Music" which peaked at number 55 on the charts. "Dance with Me" did much better, peaking at number six later that year. The group is probably best known for their single called "Still The One" which climbed to number five on the Billboard charts in 1976.

From Quiz Let's Dance

Answer: Bristol Stomp

"The kids in Bristol are sharp as a pistol when they do the Bristol Stomp". The Dovells were from Philadelphia Pennsylvania, one of the hotbeds of early rock and roll. They recorded this song accapella and the song became a number two U.S. Billboard Hot 100 hit in 1961. The Stomp was a popular dance step of the early 1960s, and Bristol was a suburb of Philadelphia, thus "The Bristol Stomp".

From Quiz All She Wants To Do Is Dance

Answer: A Hard Days Night

George Harrison sang the lead vocal on "I'm Happy Just To Dance With You". Although John Lennon and Paul McCartney wrote the song, both were critical of it. McCartney referred to it as a "formula song" and Lennon, in interviews, said "I never would have sung it myself". The song was recorded on March 4, 1964 and released on June 26th as part of the soundtrack for "A Hard Days Night". As the flip side of "I'll Cry Instead" is only reached number 95 on the Billboard Hot 100. In the film there is also a brief jazz piano version of the song, played during rehearsals for a television appearance by the group.

From Quiz You! Me! Dancing!

Answer: Kate Bush

In my opinion Kate Bush is probably the greatest pop star that Britain has ever produced. I could fill pages praising her work so I will try and keep it short here! Kate Bush released her first album 'The Kick Inside' in 1978 when she was still a teenager. 'The Kick Inside' features Bush's only UK number one single 'Wuthering Heights'. Bush followed her debut up with 'Lionheart', and, while neither album can compare to her subsequent work, they both have a great deal of charm and feature many wonderful songs, particularly 'The Kick Inside' from the album of the same name. It was with 1980's 'Never For Ever' that I feel Kate Bush really came into her own. By this time she had increasingly taken control of all aspects of her music, including production, and was able to have a greater say on how it sounded. This is particularly evident on the two albums I consider to be her masterpieces, 1982's 'The Dreaming' and 1985's 'Hounds of Love', both of which were almost entirely produced by Bush herself. 'The Sensual World', on which 'Heads We're Dancing' features, is more personal and intimate than much of Bush's earlier work.

From Quiz Sing Me a Dance

Answer: Van Morrison

"Moondance" was written by Van Morrison and appeared on his 1970 album of the same name. However, it was not released as a single until 1977. "Moondance" has been used in the movies "An American Werewolf in London" and "August Rush." George Ivan Morrison was born in Northern Ireland in 1945. He has won many awards including six Grammy Awards and the Ivor Novello Award for Lifetime Achievement and he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

From Quiz May I Have This "Dance"?

Answer: Donna Summer

"Last Dance" was a major hit for Donna Summer in 1978. It got as high as number three on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 charts during its run. It came from the motion picture soundtrack of "Thank God It's Friday' (1978), and Summer had a small role in the film. The song won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe for Best Original Song in 1978.

From Quiz Let's Dance

Answer: Potato

"Mashed Potato Time" was a number two Billboard U.S. charting hit for Dee Dee Sharp in 1962. It was a similar step to The Twist which had been popularized by Chubby Checker. She followed it up with the less successful "Gravy (For My Mashed Potatoes)" later that year.

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