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Dance-rock is a dance-infused genre of rock music. It is a post-disco genre connected with pop rock and post-punk with fewer rhythm and blues influences. It originated in the early 1980s, following the decline in popularity of both punk and disco.
- Late 1970s – early 1980s
- You Shook Me All Night Long – AC/DC. AC/DC - You Shook Me All Night Long (Official Video) What really makes a good rock dance song is an energizing guitar riff and an uptempo pace.
- My Sharona – The Knack. The Knack - My Sharona (Official Music Video) This debut single from The Knack was the fastest single to reach gold status since The Beatles released I Want To Hold Your Hand.
- Sweet Child O’ Mine – Guns N’ Roses. Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine (Official Music Video) The intro guitar in Sweet Child O’ Mine is absolutely electric and almost mimics a siren.
- Can’t Stop – Red Hot Chili Peppers. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Can't Stop [Official Music Video] The Red Hot Chili Peppers brand of funk-rock is never more on display than it is in the hit single, Can’t Stop.
Top 10 Best Rock Songs to Dance To. “Dancing in the Dark”— Bruce Springsteen. “You Shook Me All Night Long”—AC/DC. “Proud Mary”—Creedence Clearwater Revival. "Brown Eyed Girl”—Van Morrison. “I Got My Mind Set on You”— George Harrison. “Sweet Child O’ Mine”—Guns N’ Roses. “Listen to the Music”—The Doobie Brothers. “Rebellion”—Arcade Fire.
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Jul 22, 2022 · Music List. 200 Greatest Dance Songs of All Time. From Chic to Skrillex, from Chicago house classics to festival rave anthems, from songs that filled the floor at the Loft and the Warehouse...
- Jon Dolan
Dance-Rock. Dozens of major rock acts dabbled in dance during the '80s and '90s, influenced indirectly by the times and the technology or directly by the funk, Philly soul, and disco that had ruled the R&B roost during the '70s.
Dance-Rock. Dozens of major rock acts dabbled in dance during the '80s and '90s, influenced indirectly by the times and the technology or directly by the funk, Philly soul, and disco that had ruled the R&B roost during the '70s.
