extendedforecast Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 I'm listening to Pandora and Creep by Radiohead came on. This was the first song I ever slow-danced to at homecoming. Ah the memories, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaleidoscope Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 I've never slow danced, or danced at all. Lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 My first Hard Habit to Break - Chicago. I only remember this because my dad's church belief was all dance was sin. My aunt took me to the dance and my dad embarassed the crap out of me by coming in and breaking up me and the guy and dragging me out. My bad memory makes me feel the same hate I had then for them and church. Ok not so very good walk down memory lane but I do still like the song. I do like church but just not their convictions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carolyn in Ohio Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 A Whiter Shade of Pale, Procol Harum, off the Big Chill Soundtrack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MFG Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 I don't remember exactly but Hey Jude by the Beatles was an early one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
extendedforecast Posted April 5, 2013 Author Share Posted April 5, 2013 The earliest one I can remember (not sure if it was the first) was "Put Your Head on My Shoulder" (Leif Garrett's version). I vividly remember my mom singing along to that song in the car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandelion Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 I think it was "Forever Young" by Alphaville. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlbuchina Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 I'm not sure that this is the first, but it was the one that jumped into my mind when I read the question: Broken Wings, by Mr. Mister eta: I've never heard Creep. I've only ever heard 15 Steps by Radiohead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 "Nights in White Satin" (Moody Blues) comes to mind. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 Wow, I absolutely do not remember. I can't believe anyone remembers! :svengo: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joyofsixreboot Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 For some reason the (only) DJ in our town, thus the only one to do high school dances only played Stairway to Heaven. That was it, one slow dance per school dance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DianeW88 Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 Stairway to Heaven (which completely changes tempo, so not the greatest choice) or Freebird, I can't remember which. It was 1978 and I was 12. Also known as the Stone Ages around here. :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotSoObvious Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 I'm not sure if this was the first, but an early one I remember is Bryan Adams' 'Everything I Do' from Robin Hood. Probably this for me, too. I also remember slow dancing to Bended Knee by Boys 2 Men. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer in MI Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 Stairway to Heaven (which completely changes tempo, so not the greatest choice) or Freebird, I can't remember which. It was 1978 and I was 12. Also known as the Stone Ages around here. :glare: Sister Christian. The change in tempo was awkward. But, we were in 7th grade. Everything was awkward!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melissad2 Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 Probably around 1995 or so...Somewhere in the vicinity of the heart- Alison Krauss and Shenendoah. :rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelli Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 Mine was Stairway to Heaven as well, which is the WORST slow dance song ever because it speeds up right in the middle so everyone's been slow dancing. You bust apart to shake it for a bit, then go back to slow dance the end. Ridiculous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbecueMom Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 Ugh. Hotel California, 7th grade. The guy that I danced with called me after the dance and asked me out. I said no. He then pretended to kill himself over the phone. Unsuccessful, as he showed up to school on Monday. Awkward. I still can't listen to that song. I'm pretty sure I threatened my wedding reception DJ to keep him from playing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 I wish I had really teeny tiny type for this (but I'm on mobile)... Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin' Sixth grade ETA: My eldest is going into sixth! Eek! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissKNG Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 Eric Clapton: Layla Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
extendedforecast Posted April 5, 2013 Author Share Posted April 5, 2013 Ugh. Hotel California, 7th grade. The guy that I danced with called me after the dance and asked me out. I said no. He then pretended to kill himself over the phone. Unsuccessful, as he showed up to school on Monday. Awkward. I still can't listen to that song. I'm pretty sure I threatened my wedding reception DJ to keep him from playing it. Hahaha!! Too bad I don't have the use of smileys. That song would be on my list of songs not to play as well. I remember when the Eagles got back together in the late nineties. My friends' dad played that song on a loop. It got to the point where I had to tell my friends that they needed to come over to hang out at my house instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
extendedforecast Posted April 5, 2013 Author Share Posted April 5, 2013 Eric Clapton: Layla I love that song. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happypamama Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 I'm not sure if this was the first, but an early one I remember is Bryan Adams' 'Everything I Do' from Robin Hood. Probably one of DH's and my earliest slow dances as well; our first date (to our school's Homecoming Dance) was in October, 1991, so surely that was played often at dances in the next few years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelingChris Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 I really don'[t know. I hate slow dancing so I am really not sure. I probably did do one at some military function but mostly I like dancing to things with a rhythm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbecueMom Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 Hahaha!! Too bad I don't have the use of smileys. That song would be on my list of songs not to play as well. I remember when the Eagles got back together in the late nineties. My friends' dad played that song on a loop. It got to the point where I had to tell my friends that they needed to come over to hang out at my house instead. I'm so glad someone else dislikes that song. Seriously, when I say, "I hate Hotel California," you'd think I said, "I perform ritual sacrifices on kittens," based on the shocked looks I get from people. Is it that great of a song in the first place? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandelion Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 I can't believe anyone remembers! :svengo: I only remember because "Forever Young" was the prom theme (and that song was the token slow song they kept playing throughout the night). They were playing the song right as we walked in. "We" being my boyfriend, my big 80's hair, and me. My hair was its own entity. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
extendedforecast Posted April 5, 2013 Author Share Posted April 5, 2013 I remember mine because I was crazy for the guy who took me. We dated for a while, then he broke up with me for another girl. His family loved me and was sad that he broke up. I was a sophomore in high school. Another thing I remember about that homecoming was the enormous mum he got me. It covered my whole body! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandelion Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 Another thing I remember about that homecoming was the enormous mum he got me. It covered my whole body! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Rat Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 "Hello" by Lionel Richie. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 Not 100% positive, but probably this one by INXS. I loved them and the song in 9th grade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plain jane Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 More Than Words by Extreme. I can't believe I remember that! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercyA Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 I'm not sure it was the very first, but the one that came to mind was "Earth Angel" (the 80's remake by New Edition). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSmomof2 Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 7th grade, Purple Rain.... :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 The first one I remember was Chicago's Hard Habit to Break. I danced with the boy I had a crush on in 7th grade. I slow danced before that, but I don't remember the boys or the songs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 Journey - Who's Cryin' Now?...I think - it was a long time ago. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luanne Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 Reunited by Peaches and Herb It was at a High School Jr. ROTC dance with my first "boyfriend". I was 14 and he was 16. He had to be home by 9:30 pm. My curfew was midnight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeslieAnneLevine Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 I have no idea, though my first slow dance (in 6th grade) was interrupted by me running away and into the girls' bathroom. I didn't really want to dance with the kid, but didn't know how to say no, so I did a runner instead. I do remember that some of our middle school dances were DJ'd by none other than Kid Rock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura in CA Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 "Nights in White Satin" (Moody Blues) comes to mind. Bill For some reason the (only) DJ in our town, thus the only one to do high school dances only played Stairway to Heaven. That was it, one slow dance per school dance. These two I remember : ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belacqua Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 Eric Clapton: Layla Was it the real Layla or his Dentist Office Remix? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 I have to stop reading this thread. I now have an endless loop of really bad slow songs running through my head, and I can't get them out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tammyw Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 Hard for me say I'm sorry by Chicago was an early one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 I'm listening to Pandora and Creep by Radiohead came on. This was the first song I ever slow-danced to at homecoming. Ah the memories, lol. Is it just me, or do the lyrics for this song (and a lot of others on this thread) seem a bit wrong for slow-dancing? Or does no one care when the lights are low? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4kidlets4me Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 The only one I can remember is I Will Always Love You the Whitney Houston version from Bodyguard. But that was high school and I'm sure I slowed danced before that but I have no memories of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in Neverland Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 Foolin' by Def Leppard. Yes, I am old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucyStoner Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 When the night has come And the land is dark And the moon is the only light we'll see No I won't be afraid, no I won't be afraid Just as long as you stand, stand by me... Good old Ben E. King. Age 15 or so at a church dance. Leslie was the boy's name. He is now a priest. ETA: That may have been after another, wholly strange slow dance. I don't quite remember. It was with some guy I barely knew who asked me to dance. The song was Brown Eyed Girl. He insisted my eyes were brown and was acting all sentimental about it. Um, uh, no. Not at all. I have green eyes that are often bright enough that people ask if I wear green contacts. I don't think I ever even spoke to him again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 I have to stop reading this thread. I now have an endless loop of really bad slow songs running through my head, and I can't get them out. Ooo, I'm never gonna dance again! Guilty feet have got no rhythm... I remember slow dancing to that one and giggling at the irony, as the boy I was dancing with had no rhythm whatsoever. I kept thinking, "no kidding!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparrow Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 I can't remember my first slow dance, but I definitely remember slow dancing to 'Still Loving You' by The Scorpions. Cheesy, but I still love that song. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlbuchina Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 Where does the time go... *sigh* You know, I remember the first dance I went to. I was barely in middle school, and our parents set us up. He didn't want to take me, I didn't want to go, but, oh well. I remember standing with a bunch of girls I didn't know (we didn't go to the same school), and he avoided me for the boys most of the dance. I don't even remember dancing! That was in the middle 80's. Fast forward to '94, and the next dance I went to was my dh's senior prom. We went early because he had to set up the sound equipment (it was his stuff!), and all they did was play a tape that he made. He played "Broken Wings" and "Faithfully" for me, we didn't dance (he still doesn't), had our picture made, talked to a few people he knew, and then left for dinner and a comedy show. Ah, memories. The one and only time that he has slow danced with me was several years after we married. We were in our house with the door bolted and the shutters drawn, and we danced to "Lady" by Kenny Rogers. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 NO IDEA!!!! I was not allowed to dance as a kid. Very conservative parents and very conservative school. So, I think it must have been after high school. I just know I didn't do a lot of slow dancing unless I was actually dating the guy. Felt weird to me to hold a guy close if I really had no interest in him......but that probably had more to do with my upbringing too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparrow Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 The one and only time that he has slow danced with me was several years after we married. We were in our house with the door bolted and the shutters drawn, and we danced to "Lady" by Kenny Rogers. LOL :001_wub: My dh is also not a dancer. We slow danced once, also in our house, to the Stray Cats' cover of 'Sleepwalk': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuVHf5dk4RM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incognito Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 I can't remember the song (I think it was a Guns N Roses one), but the dance was an LDS teen dance and I thought it was the most fun ever. I had been to school dances before that and they were nowhere near as awesome. At this church dance everyone danced - slow and fast songs. The boys actually asked girls to dance for the slow songs, and it was just lots of fun. I should add the caveat that I am not from an LDS background at all, I'm from a "dancing is evil" church background, so that contrast in the back of my mind probably made the night even more interesting than it was in the first place. And these songs you all are mentioning - I am enjoying the memories they stir up. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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