Get Up and Dance!

Moving your body from the bar to the dance floor is easier said than done, sometimes. But these songs do it for us all the time. In this week's episode we get down, and up, and all around, from the complicated nature of dancing to the gimmicks that make it silly.  “You can dance, for inspiration / Come on, I'm waiting…” (Madonna)Videos:Raffaella Carrà: Rumore (Song: 1974/Video: 1979)General Public: Tenderness (1984) Extras: One Song’s Groove is in the Heart Episode (Please listen!)Rumore En Español (1975)Rumore, Pepto Bismol VersionRaffaella Carrà on David Letterman (1986)Christine's Other Get Up and Dancers:Deee-Lite: Groove is in the Heart (1990)The Doors: Peace Frog (1970)Raul de Souza: Sweet Lucy (1977)Terry Hunter: Sweet Music (1999)Dimitri from Paris: Sweet Music (2000)Christina's Other Get Up and Dancers:Deee-Lite: Groove is in the Heart (1990)Simian Mobile Disco: I Got This Down (2007)David Bowie: Sorrow (1973)Linus & Lucy - Vince Guaraldi TrioBonus:And by popular demand, we created a collaborative "Get Up and Dance" playlist on Spotify. Connect with us on Instagram (to share your song picks or troll us), Spotify (for our ever-growing playlist), and Stereothematica.com (for extra fun)!If you like what you’re hearing, please subscribe, and if you love it, a five-star rating and review would send us into the exosphere of excitement.And email us at [email protected]! We will write back!