What was your favorite "slow dance" song when you were in high school?

[Pendrench]

For me it was "Lights" by Journey. When we had school dances this was the big favorite.

I heard it on the radio this morning when I was taking my kids to school, and it brought back a flood of happy memories (btw, I went to high school 1979 - 1983).

Tim

[Strawman]

1. Lost in Love by New Edition

Early high school when I still went to dances. Mighta had my first kiss to that classic slow jam.

[Lyric]

2. Set The Night To Music

Plus anything slow by Richard Marx.

[mikeytherat]

3. "Just the Two of Us" - Grover Washington Jr./Bill Withers

Now I get to play this song on bass and sing it in my band!

mikey_the_rat

[mohinoaklawnillinois]

4. I'm dating myself here but it was definitely

Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me by Mel Carter.

High School 1966-1970...

[Left Is Write]

66. Dating yourself must have made slow dancing difficult.

:P

[JackBeck]

5. "Crazy For You" by Madonna.

Nope. Not gay at all.

[LostinVA]

15. I love that song

[Lyric]

23. Me too.

ThinkBlue1966 and I play a game at home where we try to guess songs based on a little snippet of spoken lyric. That was one of the songs I stumped her on last time.

That song is dreamy. *sigh*

[JackBeck]

33. I wish I didn't lose the recording I made when I was 16 at an amusement park.

I sang "Material 'Boy'" and "Crazy For You." My voice changed over what seemed like the course of 10 years. This tape was a notorious reminder of that.

[HoneyBee]

62. Oh yes! Rollerskating with the cutest boy at the rink....

<<<<sigh>>>>>

[RoyGBiv]

90. Definitely n/t

[TOhioLiberal]

6. for me it was...

...'Reunited' by Peaches and Herb. Brings back high school, the good and bad.

[Magrittes Pipe]

7. "Decades"

Joy Division

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

8. Unchained Melody

eom

[ohiosmith]

10. Right on. Are you ready for the chills?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4-3slIxu00

[SeattleGirl]

81. That was mine, too. n/t

[xmas74]

9. Too busy getting high under the bleachers

to slow dance. Besides, the music they listened to at my high school dances was shitty.

1989-1993

[BrotherBuzz]

11. Cherish by The Association

[Patiod]

40. Cherish was junior high

and I was way too tall and ugly to EVER get asked to dance back then! But it's a great song....

[BrotherBuzz]

60. Truth be told...

I first slow-danced to Cherish in eighth grade, but by high school those ugly tall girls weren't so threatening to us short boys with pointed heads that suddenly grew a bit. ;)

[Redstone]

72. Good God, did I ever dance with you at Plymouth-Whitemarsh?

Redstone

[Patiod]

92. Nope - Upper Dublin!

Not a "Conshy girl", although I live there now.

Before my work schedule changed, I used to swim at the P-W pool 3 mornings a week for years. Nice little school.

How are you holding up, Redstone - I remember there was some uproar in your life a while back, and I was sending good thoughts your way.

[Broken_Hero]

12. Everything I do, I do it for you, by Bryan Adams

although, every rose has its thorn was pretty popular too.

[DixieBlue]

97. That was my and my 6th grade boyfriend's song!

"There's no love, like your love!"

[Burma Jones]

13. Stairway to Heaven

with Colour My World a close second

[Patiod]

30. Arrgh - I hated Stairway to Heaven

the short guys with the sweaty hands would always want to dance to that one. Ignored me the whole dance, and then had 10 minutes to get their face in the Tall Girl's chest.

Actually, there weren't any slow-dances from high school I liked

I know how old you are, new_beawr!!!!

[Burma Jones]

46. Well, I was six feet tall at age 14....

and I know how old YOU are too.....

[NC_Nurse]

74. Yep...

that was the ONE. ;-)

[SeattleGirl]

85. Stairway to Heaven reminds me of one thing, and one thing only.

It was the song played for a young woman who was a friend of the family. She was murdered at a rather young age (I will spare you the details, as they are very gruesome). This was over 20 years ago, and they have NEVER found who did this to her. :cry:

[BarenakedLady]

95. It was played at my friend's funeral

She killed herself in 1988. I can't listen to it without thinking of her.

[smtpgirl]

87. Benny Mardones - Into the Night

Gino Vanelli - I Just Wanna Stop
The Closer I get to You - Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway

For a groovy tune - Hot Child in the City - Nick Gilder

[LostinVA]

14. Open Arms -- it was our prom's theme

And, no smartass "Journey Sucks!" comments from anyone under 35.

[ScreamingMeemie]

69. Hahahaha...

It was ours too.

How funny. :hi:

[Dukkha]

79. Jouney's "Faithfully" for me

I don't care! I like it.

[Mary Tyler Moore]

93. My first dance was to Faithfully

His name was Mike and he kissed my neck at the end.

[AlCzervik]

16. Always and Forever by Heatwave.

[reyd reid reed]

21. One of my favorites, too

Now I'm gonna be singing it all day.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFopEtUlgc0

[AlCzervik]

48. wow thats a great live performance.

sounds way better than when i'm singing it really loudly in my car.
:D

[Pendrench]

25. That was our "final dance" song at our wedding...great song.

[Penndems]

105. That was the song our wedding party danced to

My husband and I danced to "Ribbon in the Sky" by Stevie Wonder.

[Nicole]

17. I fooled around and fell in love by Elvin Bishop

Senior year 1976

[SPKrazy]

20. That's A Good One Too

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkLdDqAy1Tw

Couldn' t find Elvin singing it on youtube, but here's him singing it and some soap opera video :rofl:

Hi Nicole!

:hug:

[Nicole]

32. Yes it is

Thanks for the soap opera clip. :rofl:

Hi SPK! :hug:

[SPKrazy]

41. Soap Operas Are Us

or something like that should be what a section of youtube is called.

I find old songs set to soap opera vids there more than I find what I'm looking for.

:hug:

[Nicole]

45. That's the only one I've seen

We've been doing very different searches. :rofl:

[SPKrazy]

50. Well You Just Aren't

looking for old 70's love songs or something I guess?

:shrug:

Maybe your searcher is better than mine.

:shrug:

Maybe you just have that special touch! :evilgrin:

:hug:

[Nicole]

59. All of the above

:evilgrin:

[SPKrazy]

61. I Have No Doubt You Are Probably Right

especially about most of it :rofl: I don't know if that counts as an oxymoron or not?


Yes, you are better at all of the above!


I have no doubt!


:evilgrin:

[Pendrench]

98. Actually, Elvin Bishop was the guitar player on this song...it was sung by Mickey Thomas (who

was the lead vocalist for Jefferson Starship).

Tim

[tigereye]

27. that was the good makeout song!

:evilgrin:

made a lot of sense at the time. And it still sounds good.

[Nicole]

36. Absolutely

I still want to make out to it. :evilgrin:

[tigereye]

38. well, not me

but I have good memories of the high school BF I had at the time...

[SPKrazy]

44. But You Are

the :evilgrin: incarnate I think!

But I can say that song is a good makeout song and would say that given the right circumstances I might feel that way too!

:shrug:

[SPKrazy]

37. It Seems Like A Lot Of Songs Were Good Makeout Songs Back Then

maybe making out was just more what was on my mind, and the song was just an excuse, or a backdrop anyhow- well duh!


:rofl: :evilgrin:

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

43. Vocals by

Mickey Thomas, not that it changes anything......... :)

[Nicole]

56. This song

almost makes me forgive Mickey for We built This City. :rofl:

[smtpgirl]

88. Awesome song, I have that on Vinyl

bought it at yard sale for .25.

I graduated in 1978, the land of disco, what's funny some disco songs are cool now.

[Nicole]

89. I do too

I still have the album I bought in 1976.

[SPKrazy]

18. Nights In White Satin

Moody Blues

Oh yeah

brings back memories!

:hug:

Edited to add:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7pYGSmekHU

[RetroLounge]

28. Cold Hearted Orb that rules the Night...

:hi:

RL

[SPKrazy]

31. Yeah, But

I do remember some good times with that song.

Seems like it was our Sr. Prom theme too.

:shrug:

The fact that I don't remember much of the Sr. Prom has more to do with we left it pretty early :rofl:

than with how much alcohol we consumed

but either way, the song is still one that draws me back to a time when things were much different, and well, I wouldn't go back there if ya paid me to do it all over either!

But memories, are great sometimes!

[RetroLounge]

42. I loved that whole album!

My older brother was so sick of me listening to top 40 45's in ther 70's that he gave me him album collection to listen to in high school.

Moody Blues - Days of future past
Black Sabbath
Blue Oyster Cult
Doors
Hendrix
Joplin
Animals
Clapton / Cream

I never looked back... :D

RL

[SPKrazy]

49. Oh Wow!!

Love all of those groups

:hi:

[RetroLounge]

51. Yeah, turned me into a guitar player after hearing those

:hi:

RL

[MissMillie]

52. Wonderful Tonight - Clapton

a classic

[SPKrazy]

54. Oh That Is A Great One

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8ipQl9pywg


Clapton and Mark Knopfler doing Wonderful Tonight!


It's late in the evening, she's wondering what clothes to wear....

Yes you look wonderful tonight...



:pals:

[tigereye]

35. that video of KIWS was amazingly funereal!

I always loved how moody that song was, perfect for pre/adolescent angst.

And the drummer looks like he's 10 years old, stuck behind the keyboard player....boy have videos changed since then!

[likesmountains 52]

19. Surfer Girl..The Beach Boys...n/t

[Goblinmonger]

22. Minute Waltz

I am that fucking old.

OK, not really. But I went to an all boys Catholic boarding school and, contrary to rumors, we did NOT dance with each other.

[tigereye]

24. Pieces of April

:hide:

I was a sentimental little snot...

[SeattleGirl]

86. That was the theme of my senior prom!

:hide:

[tigereye]

94. it was junior high for me

first crush, first slow dance, you know the drill...

:hi:

[RedStateShame]

26. Eternal Flame

Probably the Bangles' best song, not that that's exactly saying much. I still love that song.

[MorningGlow]

39. Every time I hear that song

I think of the skit on The Tracy Ullman Show where she and Kelsey Grammar sang it as a duet--he as a lonely millionaire, and she as his ugly (REALLY ugly) Mexican maid.

:rofl:

A shame that I laugh every time, really, because it is such a pretty song. But it was a great sketch!

On edit: I got no high school slow-dance song. I was a shy geek at an all-girls Catholic school. The guys from our brother school never even knew I existed. But then again, I don't think I cared, considering the guys who went to our brother school!

[ptvet]

29. I second the Journey song

Wow havent heard it in years, but I can still picture those slow dances to it.

[Patiod]

34. Not HS, but college: "Just Once"

Hated the songs popular when I was in HS - "Stairway to Heaven" and "Color My World"

But the guy I had a crush on in college always found me for this one, and it always overcame my vows to never hook up with him again:

--------------------------------------------------
Just Once by JAMES INGRAM

I did my best
But I guess my best wasn't good enough
Cause here we are
Back where we were before
Seems nothin' ever changes
We're back to being strangers
Wondering if we ought to stay
Or head on out the door

Just once...

Can't we figure out what we keep doin' wrong
Why we never last for very long
What are we doin' wrong

Just once...

Can't we find a way to finally make it right
To make the magic last for more than just one night
If we could just get to it
I know we could break through it
(Hmm hmmmm)

I gave my all
But I think my all may have been too much
Cause Lord knows we're not gettin' anywhere
Seems we're always blowin'
Whatever we've got goin'
And it seems at times with all we've got
We haven't got a prayer

Just once...

Can't we figure out what we keep doin' wrong
Why the good times never last for long
Where are we goin' wrong

Just once...

Can't we find a way to finally make it right
To make the magic last for more than just one night
I know we could break through it
If we could just get to it

(Bridge)
Just once
I want to understand.....
Why it always comes back to goodbye
Why
Can't we get ourselves in hand
And admit to one another
We're no good without each other
Take the best and make it better
Find a way to stay together

Just once.....

Can't we find a way to finally make it right (Whoa)
Make the magic last for more than just one night
I know we could break through it
If we could just get to it

Just Once.....

Whoa oh, we can get to it

Just Once.....

Arranged by Quincy Jones.

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

47. Whiter Shade of Pale

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

101. darn - beat me to it

[Bjornsdotter]

53. Tonight's the Night

....I still love that song.

cheers

[Hell Hath No Fury]

55. "Reasons" by Earth, Wind and Fire...

was the slow dance song when I was in freshman/sophmore years. When the band (yes, BAND) would play the opening notes, you could hear the girls all around the auditorium heave a hugh sigh. :) There was nothing worse than having to sit out "Reasons" 'cause a fella didn't ask you to dance. :cry:

[reyd reid reed]

57. THIS one tops the list...

I've been looking for a good link. I found one and Philip Bailey can still hit those notes, but it was recent. God, I miss my "Gratitude" album.

*sigh*

[momophile]

58. Take My Breathe Away

hmmmm.......... to be young again............ no way!

[Kickin_Donkey]

63. "Three Times a Lady" ...

by the Commodores

[Crabby Appleton]

71. here it is

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMtwFc4Dr-M

[u4ic]

64. Ti Amo by Umberto Tozzi

Laura Branigan eventually covered it, but it was the original version - in both Italian and English - that we heard most of.

I went to a Catholic high school with a lot of Italians...

[SPKrazy]

77. Great Song!

Ti Amo!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HxQEYXNNvM


;-)

[u4ic]

80. Brings back

a lot of memories...

Thanks for finding it. :pals:

[SPKrazy]

99. Sure

tweren't hard!

but you're welcome!

:hug:

[ceile]

65. "Sea of Love" Honeydrippers

Just dreamy....

on edit: I had put Robert Plant

[Brewman_Jax]

67. "Shining Star" by The Manhattans

I'll think of some more later.

[skygazer]

68. Love Hurts - Nazareth

Ah, youth!

[Redstone]

70. "My Girl," by the Temptations. Shows you how old I am.

Redstone

[carly denise pt deux]

73. Queen-Play the Game

first song I made out to, also.
Carly

[jberryhill]

75. Fee Times A Mady

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxQ2g24C1os

[speedoo]

76. In The Still of The Night, by The Five Satins.

Yeah, I'm that old. You got a problem with that? :rofl:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBT3oDMCWpI

I still love the song, but only this version.

[mitchtv]

107. One of mine too

Speedo by the Cadillacs was cool

[sandnsea]

78. Argh "Close To You"

Yeah I'll say it, you know you guys danced to it too!!

[Evoman]

82. Total eclipse of the Heart....the Bonnie Taylor version.

Its so long, that you can be...ahem..."done" by the time the song is done. Ha.

[SPKrazy]

100. That One Is

very much a memory bringer backer...

first love and all that...

:P

[enigmatic]

83. My first slow dance when I was13

"Stairway To Heaven" was playing. Her name was Patty; Long brown hair and very developed for her age. I was in heaven...

[mike_c]

84. Dock of the Bay, Otis Redding....

Damn, I can still feel her arms around my neck.

[QMPMom]

91. Precious and Few. n/t

[DixieBlue]

96. To Be With You ... Mr. Big.

So many happy little junior high/high school memories.

[GenDem]

102. "I Only have Eyes for You" - Art Garfunkel

I Only Have Eyes For You (Budin/Warren)

My love must be a kind of blind love. I can't see anyone but you.
Are the stars out tonight? I don't know if it's cloudy or bright. I only have eyes for you, dear.

The moon may be high, but I can't see a thing in the sky. Cause I only have eyes for you.

I don't know if we're in a garden or on a crowded avenue.
You are here, so am I. Maybe millions of people go by.
But they all disappear from view and I only have eyes for you.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

103. "Unchained Melody."

Damn, I'm old.

[Penndems]

104. "Color My World" by Chicago, "Let's Pretend" by the Raspberries, and

darn near anything by the group Bread.

[mitchtv]

106. "You Cheated"

The Charts? ( I thought I'd never forget.) CYO dances from 58-62
Earth Angel- Penguins
Cryin -Roy Orbison