Contemporary/Top 40 songs for Viennese Waltz

[singndance]

My favorite VW lately is The Time of My Life performed by David Cook, last year's American Idol.

 

[kiya]

I totally agree on that one!

Ha. Figuring out that a song works for a Viennese Waltz makes me go from "meh" to "Omg I love that song" instantly.

 

[Anchovynist]

It's not a Top40, more like afrobeat or fusion, but "Round the Way" by NOMO, on their Ghost Rock CD makes a great VW. It's at about the right tempo with a strong, whirling, Left-2-3, Right-2-3 rhythm. A nice change of pace from the usual VW tunes.

 

[Wyndstorm Huntress]

"Favorite Things" - Big Brovaz
"Illness Illusion" - Gackt
"Perfect Day" - Duran Duran
"Sanzen" - Dredg
And for a harder edge..."Whispers (I hear your)" - All That Remains (you did say rock, yes? :>)

 

[drejenpha]

"Favorite Things" - Big Brovaz
"Illness Illusion" - Gackt
"Perfect Day" - Duran Duran
"Sanzen" - Dredg
And for a harder edge..."Whispers (I hear your)" - All That Remains (you did say rock, yes? :>)

A nice list, would be interesting to see what could be played with off of those (Whispers especially) considering the flow of the songs.

Because I haven't seen it listed here, Try Not to Breathe - REM.
From 4:36 on in I Want You (She's So Heavy) - Beatles is a decent American speed, though it is 3 minutes of the same guitar riff going through cord progression.

And because I ended up listening to the Beatles, Happiness is a Warm Gun - Joe Anderson from the Across The Universe soundtrack has a vwaltz section... I really need to work out choreo for that song.

 

[latingal]

Ice Cream - Sarah McLachlan
Kiss From a Rose - Seal
Breath (2 AM) - Anna Nalick
Try Not to Breath - R.E.M.
Nights in White Satin - Moody Blues
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From sk's list....not to call you on to the carpet or anything drjenpha, it's just that if I have to read every post, I might as well prove I'm awake. *grin*

 

[drejenpha]

From sk's list....not to call you on to the carpet or anything drjenpha, it's just that if I have to read every post, I might as well prove I'm awake. *grin*

And prove that I wasn't awake enough to post when I did.

 

[Nybz]

Well I just started playing around with the music player pandora, and Never Alone by Barlowgirl seems like it might be a good VW also.

 

[Terpsichorean Clod]

The Kill - 30 Seconds to Mars
The Red - Chevelle