Song from the early 90's ?

[Master Bates]

Posted: 4/23/13 at 10:17am

This has been bugging me forever. Can anyone help me identify a song that was popular right around the time of the Divinyls' song, "I Touch Myself"? It was a dance/pop type of song that had a sample of a man giving a dancing lesson/dance steps.

[Gothampc]

Posted: 4/23/13 at 11:47am

Can I ask how you knew he was giving dancing lessons? Was it a part of the music video or did the lyrics reveal that? Or was it more like "Puttin' on the Ritz" where you heard tap dancing as part of the song?

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 4/23/13 at 12:06pm

I vaguely recall the song you're thinking of, but I can't remember a thing about it. The only songs that actually pop into my head are:

2NU - This is Ponderous
Club Des Belugas - Hip Hip Chin Chin

But I don't think either of those are what you're looking for.

[best12bars]

Posted: 4/23/13 at 12:36pm

I was thinking Lisa Lisa's remix of Let the Beat Hit 'Em, but that's not "dance lessons," it's "how to set up a stereo." One of my faves from that era.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zxcU4Yxj-w

[Master Bates]

Posted: 4/23/13 at 4:38pm

I never saw a music video that I can think of, but there may have been one. The man said something to the effect of "step back, move to the left, take 2 steps forward..." etc in the sample.


None of those mentioned so far is it. Thanks all for the responses.

[suestorm]

Posted: 4/23/13 at 4:41pm

Putting on the Ritz by Taco?

[Master Bates]

Posted: 4/23/13 at 4:48pm

No, not that. I want to say it was more obscure and not as much of a "hit" as that. It was played on Top 40 stations, but I think it may have been by more of a one-hit wonder type of artist. But, I guess, that defines many songs from the early 90's.

[Unknown User]

Posted: 4/23/13 at 4:51pm

I knew it was "How to Dance" but couldn't recall the artist- took me a while to think of Bingoboys.
enjoy

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 4/23/13 at 4:57pm

I kept thinking it was called "Dance Lesson", but I knew that couldn't be right.

[Master Bates]

Posted: 4/23/13 at 4:58pm

Oh, my god, I love you, that's awesome. As soon as I started playing it, I knew that was it. Thank you, thank you, thank you. I love the power of the Internet.

Thanks again, all, and especially JoeKv!

[Unknown User]

Posted: 4/23/13 at 5:01pm

I am just glad that encyclopedic knowledge is occasionally good for something.

[ghostlight2]

Posted: 4/23/13 at 5:03pm

Oh my God, did I just transport back in time!

Thanks.

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 4/23/13 at 5:03pm

I'm just glad someone could recall the early 90s. 1989-1995 is all sort of a blur for me.

[Master Bates]

Posted: 4/23/13 at 5:05pm

Encyclopedic knowledge is never a bad thing. If there was a video, I hope this was it.


Step left, around, and together with the right

[StockardFan]

Posted: 4/23/13 at 5:47pm

I remember that song, but couldn't for the life of me think of the name!