Submitted by ninja fan

“We can dance if we want to, we can leave your friends behind, because your friends don’t dance and if they don’t dance, well there no friends of mine.”
We can dance. We can do an epic dance! Safety Dance! Why is this song so awesome? And why did we choose it, knowing that we and probably all of you are going to be singing, “S-s-s-s-A-a-a-a-F-f-f-f-E-e-e-T-t-t-Y-y-y Safety. Dance!” It’s because the Safety Dance is such an Epic Win! It’s so catchy! And the lyrics basically tell you that no matter who you are, where you are, or whomever you’re with, it’s always okay to dance.

Turk likes to dance too:

Submitted by Stephanie S

In the age of cell phones, when people are so used to having their numbers pre-programmed that they often forget important numbers like girlfriends, parents, or even their own, this is probably the most remembered phone number of all times. Don’t bother trying your local number because you’ll probably either get a disconnected number or any angry person who is tired of getting calls from random teenagers or nostalgic Generation Xers. The only reason we can fault Tommy Tutone and Jenny for is being an epic earworm. Are you singing it right now? 867-5309?

Submitted by Skippy Kay Jay

“Crack that whip!”

Whether you like Devo or not, it’s impossible not to have the tune stuck in your head right now as you read this. When a problem comes along, we know what to do. We also know what to do when something’s going wrong or the cream is about to sit out too long.

How does one go about describing how much of an epic win Thriller is? How do you synthesize all that awesome down into a few paragraphs? Is it because Thriller was one of the first mini-film music videos? Or because the choreography was so catchy that it’s been remade by countless people in weddings, video games, Legos, and even prison?

Here are just a few examples of remakes:


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Submitted by M Wittner

We had no idea this song was a Cold War protest – it just sounded so awesome! It’s undeniably danceable and fun for a song written about blowing up a city.
Besides the pointed lyrics, there’s a lot of interesting stuff about this song, like how the German version got higher on the American Billboard than it did in Europe, but the English version did better in Europe than it did in the US. Or how VH1 Classic played this song, alternating between the English version and the German version for an entire hour one Sunday afternoon.
Even JD agrees that this song is awesome: