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  • Need Some 60s Song Suggestions

    Posted by ottersocks on May 29, 2010 at 4:20 am

    Hey all
    We’re doing a "Summer of Love" at Poletential and I am teaching two 3-week choreographed dances to songs. I’m trying to stay within the theme and want to pick music from that era. For the first one I’m doing I Put A Spell on You by Creedence. I just can’t decide for the second song!

    I’ve thought of:
    Black Magic Woman, Santana
    Nights in White Satin, Moody Blues
    Come Together, Joe Cocker remake (I hate the Beatles, sue me…)

    Also thought of others from the 70s. I’d love something Floyd but it’s all so damn depressing!

    Any ideas for me????
    Thanks in advance!! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_salut.gif

    Maria-Elena Kadala replied 14 years, 5 months ago 11 Members · 15 Replies
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  • MilienElayne

    Member
    May 29, 2010 at 8:54 am

    50’s through 70’s is right up my alley! Not sure if they fit with your theme, but here’s the favorites from my oldies playlist:

    Mustang Sally – The Commitments
    Take Me to the River – The Commitments
    My Girl – The Temptations
    Do Wah Diddy Diddy – Manfred Mann
    I Only Have Eyes for You – The Flamingos
    Bad Moon Rising – Creedence
    Twentieth Century Fox – Escape Club
    Baby I Need Your Loving – Was (Not Was)
    In the Still of the Night – Debbie Gibson
    More Today Than Yesterday – Spiral Starecase
    You’re So Vain – Carly Simon
    Too Much Monkey Business – Elvis
    I’ve Got You Under My Skin – Frank Sinatra
    Good Lovin’ – The Rascals
    (They Long to Be) Close to You – The Carpenters
    (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman – Carole King
    Beautiful – Carole King
    Brown Eyed Girl – Van Morrison

    Enjoy https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_smile.gif

  • Judy Jovanelly

    Member
    May 29, 2010 at 12:38 pm

    led zeppelin has some interesting stuff from the 60s and 70s… depends on what sort of ‘feel’ you are going for… some of the zeppelin stuff would be great for slinky /sexy /sensuous…. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_smile.gif

  • MommaBear

    Member
    May 29, 2010 at 4:59 pm

    Don’t know if this is the right era, but a few songs came to mind. Pulling this from my memory bank from 10 years ago, so not sure on artists/song titles either.

    Leave Your Hat On – Joe Cocker
    Those Shoes – Eagles
    Red House – Hendrix
    House of the Rising Sun – Animals
    She’s So Heavy- Beatles

    Just pulling the instrumental beginning portion of Floyd’s Time would be so bada$$ – I’ve always had that one in the back of my head of one I want to conquer once I have the skills in place.

    Sounds like it is going to be a fun class https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif

  • JenLFG

    Member
    May 30, 2010 at 5:09 am

    go to pandora.com & type in "60’s" or your favorite artist from that time, random stuff from that time should come up & it will most likely be stuff you wouldn’t have thought of on your own, but i’ll bet you will like a lot of it https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_wink.gif
    i have a aerosmith channel, jimi hendrix channel & a journey channel on my pandora && those are my favorite ones to use when i pole! mostly its stuff i would have never even thought of (& some stuff i have never heard) but it great!!

  • amy

    Member
    May 30, 2010 at 5:25 am

    from my "soul, sass, and blues" playlist (a little less tie-dyed than the songs you listed but in the same era and these SCREAM sultry summer to me):

    back door man- howlin wolf
    cigarettes and coffee- otis redding
    whole lotta love- tina turner
    the sky is crying- stevie ray vaughn
    summertime- leslie west
    cry to me- solomon burke
    since i’ve been lovin you- led zeppelin
    red house- jimi hendrix

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  • Rosielovespole

    Member
    May 30, 2010 at 3:48 pm

    "Time of the Season" by the Zombies. It’s perfect for Summer of Love theme!

  • ottersocks

    Member
    June 3, 2010 at 6:23 pm

    These are GREAT suggestions, thank you all SO MUCH!!! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif

  • poledanceromance

    Member
    June 3, 2010 at 7:34 pm

    There’s a lot of 70s suggestions up…if you want something truly psychadelic 60s listen to The Mamas and the Papas – Wild Women.

    Or California dreaming. Or like….anything by them. Haha

  • MilienElayne

    Member
    June 13, 2010 at 12:37 am

    How did it go/is it going? Which songs did you/are you using?

  • ottersocks

    Member
    June 13, 2010 at 5:08 am

    I decided on I Put a Spell on You by CCR for the first one.
    For the second, even though it’s from 1964, Fleur convinced me to use Oh Pretty Woman by Roy Orbison. I think it will be fun, although it’s way faster than I usually dance. A challenge for me to be sure!
    Thanks for asking!! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif

  • EVamp83

    Member
    June 14, 2010 at 8:52 am

    Sounds great! Nothing wrong with a good challenge!
    I look forward to seeing how both dances worked out! Be sure to post vids!! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_cheers.gif

  • MilienElayne

    Member
    June 14, 2010 at 10:08 am

    Great songs! I too am looking forward to seeing something of it https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_smile.gif

  • CheeryBomb

    Member
    June 14, 2010 at 8:04 pm

    If you like Pink Floyd, ‘Money’ has a hot beat and I think it would be a great pole song, even though it’s from the 70’s. You could time some really cool moves to all the ching-chang’s and jingles https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_wink.gif Good luck! You should post a clip of how it goes https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_thumright.gif

  • ottersocks

    Member
    June 23, 2010 at 7:44 pm

    OK, the first dance is done. I just posted a video. This dance was taught over 3 weeks to mostly brand new polers, so it’s fairly simple.
    It’s a terrible performance, I had danced it a quadbillion times as each student danced one by one and was filmed (I was off camera for each of theirs.) I was tired, stiff, blah blah snore…. But I promised, so there you go! Thanks again everyone for all your ideas!!

  • Maria-Elena Kadala

    Member
    June 23, 2010 at 9:04 pm

    Love Potion #9 was a R&R hit in the 60’s, but Sally Kellerman (of TV Mash fame) made a slow, steamy "torch song" version".
    Black Velvet … don’t know if it’s 60’s, but it’s about Elvis!

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