Song of the week! we feature a currently popular song you're likely to hear at a west coast swing dance in the DC area. You can use the links following each song to preview and legally purchase a download of the songs. Some are new releases others are decades old classics. The Itunes link requires you to already have the free Itunes player installed. The Walmart.com links are for universal mp3 format.

12/31/09 "Click, Click, Click" - New Kids On The Block Amazon.com(mp3) or Itunes.

9/17/09 "Boom Boom Pow" - Black Eyed Peas Amazon.com(mp3) or Itunes. This definitely challenges traditional definitions for West Coast Swing dance music but fills dance floors quick. Fast, exciting and super musical.

9/10/09 "That's the way Love is" - Kenny Lattimore Amazon.com(mp3) or Itunes.

9/3/09 "Bust Your Windows" - Jazmine Sullivan Amazon.com(mp3) or Itunes. This is an interesting and powerful medium/slow song for West Coast Swing. It's also been used for Tango performance at Dancesport competitions.

8/28/09 "Come When I Call" - John Mayer (live version) Amazon.com(mp3) or Itunes

8/20/09 "Little Red Corvette" - Mike Zito remake of a huge Prince hit Amazon.com(mp3) or Itunes

5/25/09 "Let's Take A Walk" - Raphael Saadiq  walmart.com(mp3) or Itunes

5/18/09 "Poker Face" - Lady Gaga The current pop song everybody is requesting. Gaga has several other songs out recently that are popular at West Coast Swing dances. walmart.com(mp3) or Itunes

3/26/09 "How Long Can A Fool Go Wrong" - James Cotton This song has been around the West Coast Scene longer than I have. Robert Cordoba & Melanie used it many years ago in a US Open winning routine years ago. Years later Kyle & Sara had a winning streak dancing to a different edit. It's often picked for exhibitions because of it's abundance of predictable accents and breaks. This year it was chosen for the Jam style finals in the Huge Allstar J&J contest at MADjam. .walmart.com(mp3) or Itunes

3/19/09 "Right Round" Flo Rida This is latest hip hop flavor of the month/quarter, whatever. Like most current west coast swing pop songs it's an every night song until the next one replaces it. You may recognize the chorus from 80's one hit wonder "Dead or Alive"  walmart.com (mp3) or Itunes  

2/19/09  "Getaway Car" Daryl Hall & John Oates Amazon.com (mp3) or Itunes(must have Itunes installed). Archives.

2/14/09 "Bleeding in Love" Leona Lewis Swing Superstars Kyle & Sara recently dance a routine to this one. walmart.com (mp3) or Itunes

2/5/09  "Forever" Chris Brown. Reminds me of a doublemint gum jingle walmart.com (mp3) or Itunes

1/22/09  "When Love Comes to Town" Herbie Hancock with Johnny Laing & Joss Stone. Serious grooving guitars. walmart.com (mp3) or Itunes

1/15/09 "Little Bit of Feel Good" Jamie Lidell walmart.com (not available) (mp3) or Itunes

1/1/09 "No Loot" by Sam Moore  walmart.com (mp3) or Itunes

12/25/08  "Undercover Agent For The Blues" by Tina Turner Among the many recordings of this song this version is definitely the most popular for West Coast Swing. Nearly every time I play it someone asks about it. walmart.com (mp3) or Itunes (must have Itunes installed).

12/18/08 "Spotlight" by Jennifer Hudson Released this summer, it remains popular on the radio as well as at dances. At 108BPM (Beats Per Minute) is falls near the middle of the tempo range for west coast swing dancing today. walmart.com (mp3) or Itunes 

12/11/08 "Natural Man" by Lou Rawls This is one of the super classics that will remain in most DJs collections for west coast swing. It's medium tempo with easy breaks.
Sample (or purchase) the songs at walmart.com (mp3) or Itunes

12/4/08 "Ring My Bells" by Enrique Iglesias from Insomniac in 2007. A haunting piano solo blending into a minimalist chorus that grows with the track, increasingly augmented by synthesizers, strings and almost trance-like percussion. Sample (or purchase) the songs at walmart.com (mp3) or Itunes 

11/27/08 "Sweet Feeling" by Cracked Ice from last year's Soul Noir album. At just about 100 beats a minute this recent release easily fits traditional definitions of West Coast Swing music. Lots of vocals, horns, piano and guitar to play with. walmart.com (mp3) or Itunes