Putting together the recent episode of Retrospace Radio got me thinking about how many damn songs have boogie in the title. It has its origins in the blues then swing bands. The style and term was used now and again in rock and blues for those repetitive "shuffle rhythm" songs. However, the disco era really took the word "boogie" and wore it out.... and I mean wore it out. The number of disco 'boogie songs' is legion. Only a fool would try to count them all. Well, I am just such a fool.
Yes, I'm going to attempt to list every boogie song of the modern era. So, I'm not going to include all those old blues and swing songs.... that'll be a job for another blog. Here, we're lookin' primarily at the 1970s and a smattering from adjacent decades.
I'll need your help dear readers. If you know of any oversights, list them in a comment. When all is said and done, we may just have created the definitive boogie song database. Eat your heart out Wikipedia!
- Harp Boogie II - Captain Beefheart
- Spirit of the Boogie - Kool & the Gang
- The Roller Boogie - Bob Esty
- Baby Sittin Boogie - Buzz Clifford
- Bertha Butt Boogie - Jimmy Castor Bunch
- Shotgun Boogie - Tennessee Ernie Ford
- Rock and Roll Boogie - The Easybeats
- Gonna Burn My Boogie Shoes - The Raes
- Blame it on the Boogie - Mick Jackson
- I Can't Turn the Boogie Loose - The Controllers
- I'm Your Boogie Man - KC & the Sunshine Band
- Move Your Boogie Body - Bar Kays
- Boogie Oogie Oogie - A Taste of Honey
- Boogie City - Chris Spedding
- Did You Boogie? - Flash Cadillac and the Continental Kids
- Boogie Man Song - Roland Kirk
- Shakin' Night Boogie - Flex
- Woody Boogie - Baltimora
- Banana Boogie - Barbara
- Boogie in the Night - The Toys
- Chicken Shack Boogie - Amos Milbum
- Let's Boogie - Chuck Berry
- Casbah Boogie - Marrakech Orchestra
- Engine Room Boogie - Alex harvey
- I Want to Boogie with You - Lou Reed
- Tripe Face Boogie - Little Feat
- Boogie Woogie Dancing Shoes - Claudja Barry
- Evenin' Boogie - Fleetwood Mac
- Slow Down boogie - Bachman Turner Overdrive
- Derek's Boogie - Derek and the Dominos
- Boogie Wonderland - Earth Wind and Fire
- Roller Boogie - Voggue
- Boogie Brothers - Savoy Brown
- Rockin' Boogie - Fleetwood Mac
- That Hypnotizin' Boogie - David Wilcox
- Boogie Down - Al Jarreau
- Nasty Boogie - Dazz Band
- Boogie Child - Bee Gees
- The Buggy Boogie Woogie - Captain Beefheart
- Boogie Fever - The Sylvers
- Boogie City - Chris Spedding
- Honaloochie Boogie - Mott the Hoopie
- Boogie - John Hartford
- Kissin' Bug Boogie - Tennessee Ernie Ford
- Power of the Boogie - Atkins
- Yes Sir, I Can Boogie - Baccara
- Jump Shout Boogie - Barry Manilow
- Bandstand Boogie - Barry Manilow
- Boogie Boo - Bionic Boogie
- Take the Boogie Home - Bionic Boogie
- Boogie People - Boogie People
- Spanish Boogie - Deodato
- Boogie Motion - Beautiful Band
- A Case of the boogie - Brainstorm
- Ive Got that Boogie Fever - Carl Carlton
- Love Bug Boogie - Chuck Mangione
- Boogie Tonight - Claudja Barry
- Come on Down Boogie People - David Williams
- Boogie Baby - Deborah Washington
- Let's Boogie - Ray Munnings
- Dance, Prance, Boogie - Delegation
- Boogie Magic - Dennis Coffey
- Why Don't You Boogie? - Dennis Parker
- Sunday Boogie Nookie Stomp - Dry Jack
- I Wanna Boogie - Enchantment
- Boys to the Boogie - Extravaganza
- Chateau Lafitte '59 Boogie - Foghat
- Get Up and Boogie - Freddie James
- Boogie Funk - Freddie King
- Baby Baba Boogie - Gap Band
- Rock n Roll Boogie Woogie Blues - The Edgar Winter Group
- Boogie No More - Molly Hatchet
- Boogie Nights - Heatwave
- Boogie on Downtown - Hudson People
- Boogie to the Top - Idris Muhammad
- Turn Your Boogie Loose - Jeanette "Baby" Washington
- Hooked on the Boogie - JKD Band
- Boogie Shoes - KC & the Sunshine Band
- Sucker for the Boogie - Khemistry
- Jungle Boogie - Kool & the Gang
- Boogie with Stu - Led Zeppelin
- A Little Boogie - Leon Ware
- Caveman Boogie - Lesette Wilson
- Boogie Man - Loggins & Messina
- Dr. Boogie - Magoo
- Boogie to the Top - Mantus
- Boogie Dancer - Max Coo & Steve Coo
- 3 and 1 Boogie - Memphis Slim
- Be My Boogie Woogie Baby - Mr. Walkie Talkie
- Boogie Baby - New York City Band
- Body to Body Boogie - ORS
- Boogie City - Phil Hurtt
- PH Factor Boogie - Phil Hurtt
- Elusive Boogie - Randy Crawford
- Banging the Boogie - Rene & Angela
- Boogie Flap - Disc-O-Tex and his Sex-O-Lets
- The Boogie Back - Roy Ayers
- Cricket Bat Boogie - Shadows
- Boogie on Reggae Woman - Stevie Wonder
- Boogie Walk - Susan Stevens
- Hot Buttered Boogie - Tasha Thomas
- Boogie on Down to my House - Laura Taylor
- Boogie Down and Mess Around - Blackwell
- Dance, Freak and Boogie - Nightlife Unlimited
- Belly Boogie - The Mike Theodore Orchestra
- Boogie Down - The Real Thing
- Casino Boogie - The Rolling Stones
- Everybody Boogie - The Trammps
- Guitar boogie Shuffle - The Ventures
- Boogie Round the Clock - Tina Charles
- Big Beat Boogie - Bert Weedon
- Cow Cow Boogie - Valerie Masters
- Full Tilt Boogie - Uncle Louie
- Oriental Boogie - Van McCoy
- Swahili Boogie - Van McCoy
- Boogie Down - Van McCoy
- Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu - Huey "Piano" Smith
- Boogie Down - Eddie Kendricks
- Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy - Bette Midler
- I Love to Boogie - T Rex
- Jeff's Boogie - The Yardbirds
- Luther Played the Boogie - Johnny Cash
- Milk Cow Boogie - Elvis Presley
- Plantation Boogie - Lenny Dea
- Rock A Beatin' Boogie - Bill Haley & His Comets
- Steppin Out (Gonna Boogie Tonight) - Tony Orlando & Dawn
- Tube Snake Boogie - ZZ Top
- Boogie Body Land - Bark Kays
- Aqua Boogie - Parliament
- Transylvania Boogie - Frank Zappa
Note: 1-13 are included on Retrospace Radio #31
Buck's Boogie-Blue Oyster Cult
ReplyDeleteHah! MediaMonkey to the rescue. Here's just a few more from my collection...
ReplyDeleteBoogie Rock - B. B. King
Dropout Boogie - Captain Beefheart (1967)
Jungle Boogie - Grand Funk Railroad
New Speedway Boogie - Grateful Dead (1970)
Satch Boogie - Joe Satriani (1987)
Old Folks' Boogie - Little Feat (1978)
Born To Boogie - T. Rex (1973)
Born To Boogie - Musical 'Billy Elliot' (2005 but set in 1984)
Get up and Boogie (That's Right) - Silver Convention (1976)
and Honaloochie Boogie was by Mott the Hoople (yeah, picky picky).
This is the most frightening list of songs I have ever seen. Although a few of them are good, this is probably the playlist in Hell.
ReplyDelete"Zip Gun Boogie" by T. Rex (1975)
ReplyDelete"Woogie Boogie" by Bob Dylan (1970)
"Jeff's Boogie"--Yardbirds (1966)
ReplyDelete"Learn How To Boogie"--Asylum Choir (Leon Russell and Marc Benno)(recorded 1969, released 1971)
Boogie Till You Puke"--Root Boy Slim (1978)
Well, here's a bunch I have in iTunes. I didn't include the dozens from obscure records like library music and such.
ReplyDeleteBoogie-Woogie Amputee - Barnes & Barnes (a true classic)
The Boogie Man - Barnes & Barnes
Boogie Woogie Waltz - Weather Report
Suitcase Boogie - Patrick Hazell (& the Mother Blues Band)
School Bus Boogie - Patrick Hazell (& the Mother Blues Band)
Boogie Chillen - John Lee Hooker
Woodstock Boogie - Canned Heat
Boogie Music - Canned Heat
Fried Hockey Boogie - Canned Heat
The Dirty Boogie - The Brian Setzer Orchestra
Rat Pack Boogie - Brian Setzer
New Cooter Boogie - Southern Culture on the Skids
Cherokee Boogie - BR5-49
Boogie Van - Fu Manchu (yeah!)
The Boogie Bumper - Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
Boogie - U.F.O.
ReplyDeleteGotta Boogie - "Weird Al" Yankovic - 1982
ReplyDeleteBoogie In Your Butt - Eddie Murphy
ReplyDeleteBoogie Wonderland - Earth, Wind, and Fire
ReplyDeleteJump Shout Boogie - Barry Manilow
Blame It On The Boogie - The Jackson 5
Boogie Nights - Heatwave
The same Chris Spedding song is on your list twice - 14 & 41.
ReplyDeleteFor true retro 70's fun, watch Bolan's video for "I Love to Boogie". It's got it all. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8c7nLTD5ecY
ReplyDeleteJust searched for "boogie" on my iPod. Most of these are intrumental guitar tunes.
ReplyDeleteAustin Boogie Blues - Earl Slick
Ballrog Boogie - Diablo Swing Orchestra
Boot Dagger Boogie - Paul Waggoner
Cherokee Boogie - Ace Frehley
D-Qwan Boogie - John Swihart
Dragon Boogie - Johan Randen
Elmira St. Boogie - Danny Gatton
Guitar Boogie Shuffle - Danny Gatton
Highlander Boogie - The Hellecasters
Murder Your Friends Boogie - JigginJonT
Rockabilly Boogie - Danny Gatton & Robert Gordon
Satch Boogie - Kelly Jones
Steve's Boogie - Eric Johnson
Texas Nuclear Boogie - Impellitteri
The Boogie Monster - Gnarls Barkley
nice work
ReplyDeletenice post
ReplyDeletevery nice pics
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing.
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