Viennese Waltz- The Killing Moon (Nouvelle Vague)
Foxtrot- I'm A Woman (Peggy Lee)
Quickstep- Show Me How You Burlesque (Christina Aguilera)
Tango- War (Edwin Starr)
American Smooth- A Beautiful Day (Michael Buble)
Waltz- Video Games (Lana Del Rey)

Samba- I'm Coming Out (Diana Ross)
Cha-Cha-Cha- The Other Side (Jason Derulo)
Paso Doble- Cum On Feel The Noize (Quiet Riot)
Salsa- Bailamos (Enrique Iglesias)
Rumba- Hello (Lionel Richie)
Argentine Tango- Supremacy (Muse)
Charleston- Crazy In Love (Emeli Sande & The Bryan Ferry Orchestra)

A couple of "oldies" for the American Smooth.
More examples of good bass lines for Trev.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1h-dVh9Z_U

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pL-Z5Jrnc4I

I always love a good oldie, which ones are they?

Appropriate ones that were actually in the correct rhythm and tempo for the dance.

Click on the links, Terry, and you'll find out. Doghouse has done the work by finding the clips.

Tango - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PRah1fs1dM

Rumba - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6pnzyfFi9w

Rumba - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klCXBkn0VGs

Cha Cha Cha - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIxUKbV0UEM

Paso Doble - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFRx4PkXeVM

Quickstep - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvmgjebqQio

Salsa - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MQhk53ayeI

Ecuador by Sash for one of the faster Latin dances (Salsa maybe?)

For a tango, how about this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yX6FsTIq6ls

Viennese Waltz- Islands in the Stream (Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton)
Foxtrot- Avalon (Roxy Music)
Quickstep- What a Fool Believes (Doobie Brothers)
American Smooth- Slow Hand (Pointer Sisters)
Waltz- Keep on Loving You (REO Speedwagon)
Samba- Summer Madness (Kool and the Gang)
Rumba- Ecuador (Sash)
Charleston- Over You (Roxy Music)

Some very clearly stated and good choices Sam, there is no Agatha Christie Mystery in your post, thank you.

I think that was used by Aliona and Harry Judd a few years ago for Halloween week, though only about three seconds of it was actually in Tango hold. Not that it stopped Alesha from giving it a ten or nuffink.

I fail to see how either of those would fit, but... hey. Someone Rumba-ed to World of Our Own by Westlife.

I've always considered this tune and this version a great Cha-Cha.
Mostly I admit for the great trumpet, clarinet and sax improvisations.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WcASyXqZfA

Don't know if this is the original music, but the superb Slaughterhouse Argentine Tango with Vincent D'Onofrio and Mathilda May from 'Naked Tango' directed by Leonard Schrader makes my spine tingle. Doubt that it could be recreated with the same atmosphere on Strictly.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LfS6dXmZHY

For a Paso Doble:-

The Good, The Bad & The Ugly by Hugo Montenegro

Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars - for a ballroom Tango

Jeff Lynne/ELO - Turn to Stone and/or Across the Border for a jive

For a possible Tango:-

Mirror Man by The Human League

Some great choices here that I'm able to see, its hard to know where to start.

A very interesting choice Janet, thank you

I keep saying I'd like them to theme some decades or music styles rather than these Hallowe'en, Hollywood themes etc.

For the 1960s there'd be loads of potential. "Windmills of Your Mind" would make a gorgeous rhumba (the guy who originally sang that sadly died a few days ago). And dare I say it, a certain Lulu track from Eurovision would make a spot-on VW

Eh?

I think you're just being provocative with those suggestions!



This'd give them something to think about.

"I think you had timing issues dahling."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmDDOFXSgAs

Oh Wow! I would love to see them dancing to Lulu, what a great idea, thank you.

Here's a nice old tune, that would suit American Smooth, it might even quieten the audience, as their constant interruptions can get tiring.

Here sung more recently by Janis Seigel of former Manhattan Transfer, one of the better MOR singing groups of the seventies.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3GDy_6RfaI

Interesting stuff. For what it's worth here's a few.

Foxtrot- Happy heart (Andy Williams) or Shining Light (Annie Lennox version)

Tango- Atomic (Blondie)

Rumba- I go to sleep (Pretenders)

Jive - No more heroes (Stranglers)

Paso- Poker Face (Lady Gaga)

Waltz- One year of Love (Queen)

Vienesse Waltz- Waltzing Black (Stranglers again)

Cha Cha- Bad Romance (Lady Gaga)

Quickstep- It must be love (Madness)

Would love to see the song from Chicago 'we both reached for the gun' used for a Charleston. There is a lot of narrative/storytelling in the song so not sure if it would work from that point of view! But still, great for musical week!