Wang Chung - "Dance Hall Days"

[Libra]

Their first Top 20 hit, reaching #15 in July 1984.

I would say this makes for a pretty good summer driving song...I was driving down State Highway 84 earlier today when this came on the radio (Joe FM, obviously). I was driving by Saginaw Valley State University, which is between Bay City and the Saginaw suburb of Zilwaukee - i.e. not right in town. Today's supposed to be the last day of a summer-like heat wave around here, and then it gets cooler, so having this on the radio made for a nice moment...even if I still have the song stuck in my head.

I like this about the same as "Everybody Have Fun Tonight", which actually hasn't reached the point of overplay on Joe.[/font]

[stevie nice]

Pretty good song, I prefer this much more than "Everybody..." There are some pretty interesting songs on this album, "Wait" and "Devoted Friends" come to mind. But I haven't listened to it in years and never actually picked it up on CD, altho I'm sure that will happen eventually.

[jimmy74747]

stevienice said:

Pretty good song, I prefer this much more than "Everybody..."

[mst3k]

I like this song. I used to add verses by making up more body parts by which to take your baby.

[joker]

Good song.

[tico]

For a long time, the part where they say "we were cool on craze", I thought they were saying"we were cool on Christ". Anyway, I like it.

[Libra]

tico said:

For a long time, the part where they say "we were cool on craze", I thought they were "we were cool on Christ". Anyway, I like it.

I've been thinking it was the latter (and didn't have any reason to think otherwise until you posted)!

[tico]

Well, it's all right to be cool on Christ. I am too, but it would sound kinda odd for the lyric to be in a pop song.

[cartman2002]

mikek102 said:

Their first Top 20 hit, reaching #15 in July 1984.

I would say this makes for a pretty good summer driving song...I was driving down State Highway 84 earlier today when this came on the radio (Joe FM, obviously). I was driving by Saginaw Valley State University, which is between Bay City and the Saginaw suburb of Zilwaukee - i.e. not right in town. Today's supposed to be the last day of a summer-like heat wave around here, and then it gets cooler, so having this on the radio made for a nice moment...even if I still have the song stuck in my head.

I like this about the same as "Everybody Have Fun Tonight", which actually hasn't reached the point of overplay on Joe.

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It went to #16 in Billboard

[BillboardBoy]

Reminds me of "Romy & Michele's High School Reunion."

[mst3k]

tico said:

For a long time, the part where they say "we were cool on craze", I thought they were saying"we were cool on Christ". Anyway, I like it.

Heh, me too. I also thought that "We were so in phase" was "We were so in vice".

[johnnywest]

Not bad.

[Hervard]

mst3k1 said:

I like this song. I used to add verses by making up more body parts by which to take your baby.

LOL! "Take your baby by the tits, what she wants is what she gets."

[Acid Eyes]

Vice City smash

[unicorns]

Love it.

[Unhinged]

Forgot how much I like this. Good song.

[Michael1973]

Enjoyed the song, but the video was super creepy.

[♛ The Manticore ☯]

Fun tune.

[🇯🇲 lucy88 🇯🇲]

Love it! Used to listen to it alot in high school.

[Dreams]

Love it.

[disman00911]

Their 2nd best song after "Everybody Have Fun Tonight".  I thought they were a one-hit wonder with the song mentioned earlier as I didn't know it existed until playing "Grand Theft Auto: Vice City" (the song is featured on the Flash FM pop station).  That song soon became one of my favorites on Flash FM (and GTA:VC as a whole).

Music video
www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-xpJRwIA-Q

[areyoureadytojump]

I'm behind on these:

40 years ago this week, "Dance Hall Days" debuted at #88 on the April 21, 1984 Billboard Hot 100.

1st version on Top Of The Pops:



2nd video:



Live in 1986:



en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dance_Hall_Days

#1 Dance
#15 R&R: gghunt.utasites.cloud/charts/wangchung.html
#17 Cash Box
#21 UK