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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?
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?
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?
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?
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!)
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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