I’ve posted dance music in the past but it recently occurred to me that I had yet to post songs about dancing. I’ve just crossed that off my to-do list.

Okkervil River “Simon Smith And The Amazing Dancing Bear” (Alan Price/Randy Newman)
The Handsome Family wrote a song about Amelia Earhart and a dancing bear. Unfortunately nobody has ever covered it, so here’s my second-favorite dancing bear song.

Detholz! “Dancing On The Ceiling” (Lionel Richie)
Is dancing on the ceiling a good thing? Is it something to which we should all aspire? Doesn’t it just leave hard-to-clean footprints after the party’s over?

M. Ward “Let’s Dance” (David Bowie)
This song was a big hit, but for me it marked David Bowie’s change from a trend setter to a trend follower and started his long downward spiral into artistic irrelevance. This stripped-down arrangement rescues it from the dustbin of history.

Jaymz Bee and the Royal Jelly Orchestra “Safety Dance” (Men Without Hats)
I could have forgiven the ridiculous video for this song if it had swung like this version.

Toploader “Dancing In The Moonlight” (King Harvest)
This song strays just far enough from the original to be interesting. It has a very nice relaxed feel.