What song makes you think " Give me my damn roller skates!"?
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Flashlight from Parliament does it every time!
swingandalongdrive@reddit
You Can’t Hurry Love - the Phil Collins version
Frink5150@reddit
Hold On Tight To Your Dreams- ELO
MoonOnTheWater68@reddit
Boogie wonderland - earth, wind and fire
sband3@reddit
Double Dutch bus
Perplexio76@reddit
Showdown by ELO
Outrageous-Pin-4664@reddit
Just about anything by ELO.
orcus74@reddit
We Buit This City
allmykitlets@reddit
Renegade by Styx
DarkSideNurse@reddit
I Love Rock & Roll
Old_Sweaty_Hands@reddit
Anything Donna Summers
CoxswainYarmouth@reddit
Slow Dancing with my partner to Wishing on a Star by Rose Royce is dear to my heart. I miss that so much.
Alarmed_Effective_11@reddit
Jam on it!
75artina@reddit
Let the music play by Shannon
PaullieMoonbeam@reddit
YMCA used to play on repeat in the rollerama back in the late 70s
mattbnet@reddit
Freak out!
RatFink1970@reddit
You Dropped a Bomb on Me - The Gap Band
x_Jimi_x@reddit
I have never ever been to a skating rink and not heard this played. I’ve also not stood on wheels in literal decades so take that however you’d like
World_Usual@reddit
Thanks for the earworm 😂
Aerwiar@reddit
Came here to say the same!
SlickDumplings@reddit
Brand New Key
Amethystium1956@reddit
Melanie
Amethystium1956@reddit
If you got a brand new pair of roller skates, i've got a key. "Melony"
Substantial-Gain-507@reddit
Xanadu obviously.
cghipp@reddit
She's a Brick House
brewer_scott@reddit
P.Y.T. - MJ
DSGmom1974@reddit
Dizzy (not sure if that is the real title or not)
olivechicka@reddit
goo goo dolls?
DSGmom1974@reddit
I couldn't even begin to guess. I just know it goes "I'm so dizzy, my head is spinning" they would play that song when we would do reverse skate (start skating in normal direction, blow whistle turn around and go in opposite direction)
MarkTheDuckHunter@reddit
Lido Shuffle
According_Check_1740@reddit
One MORE for the road!
Intelligent-Leg9466@reddit
Dancing Queen
Optimal_Character516@reddit
867-5309
According_Check_1740@reddit
Jenny!!
Top-Sleep-4669@reddit
According_Check_1740@reddit
I heard that!
StatusNerve5@reddit
Good Times
According_Check_1740@reddit
Tongue by R.E.M.
mmaygreen@reddit
Whip it
PutridWorth938@reddit
Honestly, I feel like if probably break a hip if I tried roller skating now... But out of the doorway, the bullets rip. Repeating to the sound of beat... Another one bites the dust
OppositePlan6376@reddit
They now have rolling walkers made of PVC, so we don’t break a hip
OppositePlan6376@reddit
Knock three times…at which we would stomp our skate three times
TheOneWildMonk@reddit
Ease on down the road from The Wiz
Ok-Humor-1010@reddit
Skateaway by Dire Straits
NolaCrone@reddit
Downtown
kft1609@reddit
Egypt Egypt
jellowhirled@reddit
Kool & The Gang - Celebration.
optimal-gold976@reddit
Josh Petty - VG7
knotcivil@reddit
1999- Prince
owmybotheyes@reddit
Super Freak I’m Rick James B****
Sidheknits@reddit
Puttin' on the Ritz. Damn, now I need those lace fingerless gloves.
Volleyballmom23@reddit
Xanadu
clutterdcollector@reddit
It seems alot of us skated to alot of ELO!
AGirlNamedRoni@reddit
My person!!
BeautifulPainz@reddit
There are a few of us.
Expensive-Signal8623@reddit
I had to scroll too far for this. 9 year old me thanks you
NotPennysBoat721@reddit
I Love Rock and Roll, Another Ones Bites the Dust and White Lines (Don't Do It)
clutterdcollector@reddit
White Lines is another one for me.
Barefoot_on_Legos@reddit
Don't Bring Me Down - Electric Light Orchestra
clutterdcollector@reddit
Rock-n-Roll is King, as well.
vroomvroom450@reddit
Beat me to it! Every damn time.
sounddesigner55@reddit
Wired for Sound
OutrageousPersimmon3@reddit
Let’s Groove Tonight…
83VWcaddy@reddit
De La Soul - A Roller Skating Jam Named Saturdays
Training-Finish-2754@reddit
Lucky Star by Madonna.
Snoo-47468@reddit
Anything by Bay City Rollers!
evilkitty1974@reddit
Micheal "Rock w/ You"!! Anytime I hear it in public I say to whoever is near, "We need some rollerskates rn." 🤣🛼
0987654321Block@reddit
Yesssssssss
clutterdcollector@reddit
ELO "Don't Bring Me Down"
ushouldbe_working@reddit
Love Roller Coaster
bigt197602@reddit
Stepping Out by Joe Jackson
rankchank@reddit
Frankenstein. Edgar Winter Group.
GPS_55@reddit
Another one bites the dust
u-bent_mywookie@reddit
Heart of Glass
JBStera@reddit
Scrolled down way too far to find this.
canigetahint@reddit
C.C.C.P. - American Soviets
OkAttention6522@reddit
Any rock boogie ,that white people can dance to from the 80s
platypusandpibble@reddit
“The Stroke” Billy Squier
MuleGrass@reddit
Inxs
Flying-LabRat3108@reddit
The Hokey Pokey
eastender93@reddit
Chic - Good Times
Feeling_Reindeer2599@reddit
We are family !
Atlantean_truth@reddit
Rush-Tom Sawyer
Perfect-Condition78@reddit
Centerfold-J. Geils Band Jeopardy -Greg Kihn
abraxus66@reddit
Freakazoid
tfid3@reddit
9 to 5 by Sheena Easton. King Tut Steve Martin. My sharona?
Traditional_Sir_4503@reddit
My local roller rink was very heavy on R&B, disco and funk, 1972-1983
Good times. Anything else adjacent to Chic.
Anything off of thriller or earlier from Michael Jackson and family
Prince, anything purple rain or earlier
Anything Donna summers and adjacent
Grandmaster flash and adjacent bands
RadioNervous6189@reddit
Let the music play
jackman924@reddit
"Brand New Key" by Melanie.
Decent_Direction316@reddit
"Good Times" Chic
"Pop Muzik" M
AlreadyTaken2021@reddit
Together in Electric Dreams by Philip Oakey and Giorgio Moroder
slartibartfast64@reddit
The Tide is High -- Blondie
The lyrics aren't about skating, but our local rink would play it every session without fail, so that song is linked to skating in my brain.
crustytheclerk1@reddit
I loved a speed skate! A Town Called Malice - The Jam Hop, Skip, Jump - The Orphans Hip, Shake, Jeremy - The Quick Radio - The Members I See Red - Split Enz
YRUSoFuggly@reddit
Jam on It - Newcleus
Dull-Confection5788@reddit
Don’t stop til you get enough- MJ
Meetzorp@reddit
GhostBUSTERS!
Slagegg@reddit
Saturday Night. And you all know you just said it that way in your heads.
RecentIntern2826@reddit
Carpenters, Close to You
WalkOnGlass@reddit
De La Soul - A roller skating jam named Saturdays
Intelligent-Salt-362@reddit
My Boo
DallasIrishWalrus@reddit
How about: “I’ve got a brand new pair of roller skates”?
AlexisEnchanted@reddit
I don't skate (bad knees and a heel spur and stupidly wide feet that I can't get skates for) but my dear Dad loved "staying alive" by the beegees. He skated into his 83rd year until cancer slowed him down.
Prize_Ad6430@reddit
Yes! Staying Alive has been my internal theme song forever. 50 year old dude (me) walking down the street it's playing in my brain.
AlexisEnchanted@reddit
I love that!!! Thanks for sharing. 😊
maroongrad@reddit
CEEELEEE BRATE GOOD TIMES! COME ON! by Kool and the Gang. 100%
hippymom77@reddit
Little Willy by Sweet
DogLuvuh1961@reddit
“I Can Help” by Billy Swan
djrobmartini@reddit
Bounce, Rock, Skate, Roll
redfmn60@reddit
Flashlight
redfmn60@reddit
Any Bee Gees
justdisa@reddit
Ghost Busters.
Magnificentmiggy1986@reddit
Funky town and Radar Love!
shuanm@reddit
Push It!
tnrivergirl@reddit
The obvious answer is Melanie’s “I Got a Brand-New Pair of Roller Skates.” But I’m old.
Outside_Outcome_8600@reddit
Mony Mony - Billy Idol
MrRetrdO@reddit
We Got the Beat, by the GoGo's.
First song I heard trying to learn to roller skate at a rink.
tommymason52@reddit
Rock Steady-the Whispers
WileyCoyote7@reddit
Good Times - Le Chic
Will_McLean@reddit
Wow this took too long. They literally name drop “roller skates” in the lyric too
acutomanzia@reddit
Freakazoid by Midnight Star
smakdye@reddit
Anything Debbie Deb
ClickMaster1100@reddit
Stroke by Billy Squire
R808T@reddit
Ballroom Blitz
djm1613@reddit
“Everyone’s a Winner” by Hot Chocolate
Remarkable-Hawkeye@reddit
Roller Skates - Steel Pulse
No-Freedom-At-All@reddit
Accomplished-B@reddit
The Gap Band, You dropped a bomb on me. Don't hear it as often in the wild any more. But everytime. And I sometimes (if no body is around) will pop that squat and put out my left leg... I don't go as low as I did back then... but it's almost automatic lol
colbykh@reddit
Just answered same just now - it’s an instant feeling of “all skate!” moment blaring from speakers
Accomplished-B@reddit
Absolutely
rawhiteley@reddit
Centerfold by J Geils, Misunderstanding by Genesis, Sharing the Night by Dr Hook, Hey Nineteen Steely Dan…
colbykh@reddit
You dropped a bomb on me - Gap Band
demonkidz@reddit
Roller coaster of love
Benth8r@reddit
https://youtu.be/M-0Z_2j1a1U?si=ehF9dDJ5wbmqVd-5
Benth8r@reddit
Jam on it
GeldolphZeldolph@reddit
Walk Like an Egyptian
Boinorge@reddit
Absolutely no song ever
Budweiser2125@reddit
Mickey
ConfidentRecover3343@reddit
This is the one I was looking for.
jlmkx@reddit
Limbo Rock - Chubby Checker
king2112joe@reddit
I love rock and roll
PantoponRose23@reddit
Hot Chocolate- You Sexy Thing
Financial_Breath5433@reddit
I feel love. Donna Summer
thewrestlingspot@reddit
Push It
anxious-kitten3840@reddit
Xanadu
Wetdogg72@reddit
Rob Base
Wetdogg72@reddit
Here’s my skates :-)
Prize_Ad6430@reddit
I am ashamed that I forgot about Rob Base. Can someone please take us back to the late 80's, I would pay money $$$
EggSpecial5748@reddit
YES!!
DeBrincatMcdavid@reddit
Skate away - Dire Straits
jfhoran@reddit
Another One Bites The Dust
Temporary_Lab_3964@reddit
Debbie Deb - When I hear music
Accomplished-B@reddit
Memory unlocked, second favorite to skate to
MoOsT1cK@reddit
The cramps: surfin' bird (Used to be played for the 'speed minute' in the ice skating hall in my hometown)
WelcometoLasColinas@reddit
Bad Girlsby Donna Summer.
kirabug37@reddit
Oh Ricky what a pity you don’t understand / that every day’s a rerun and the laughter’s always canned
aliblue225@reddit
Private Eyes.
Numbtothiscrap@reddit
That “two of hearts “ song . It was always at the rink when we skated .
ParadoxInsideK@reddit
Stacey Q!
Cheat_Sour@reddit
This is it.
jamescockroft@reddit
Al DiMeola ’Roller Jubilee’
SprinklesWilling470@reddit
Feels Like the First Time by Foreigner
Thebox2-2@reddit
Come On Eileen.
WatercressOk4950@reddit
Reunited. "Couple's Skate"
rushianmafia2112@reddit
Brand new key by Melanie
bcardin221@reddit
S.A.T.U R.D.A.Y NIGHT. By the Bay City Rollers.
Myghost_too@reddit
Roller Skates, by Steel Pulse.
...calling all detectives...
cuzwhat@reddit
Salt-N-Pepa’s “Push it” for the shuffle skate.
Admirable-Koala-1715@reddit
The entire Xanadu soundtrack 🌈
the_maddest_hatters@reddit
Hokey pokey
MightBeYourMom99@reddit
DaDum DaDum DaDum (stomp stomp)
Opak03@reddit
Chris Cayton by Goldfinger.
"Because you made the metal sign"
NVME702@reddit
Morning Train Sheena Easton
WokeAssMessiah@reddit
Joan Jett- I Love Rock'n'roll
kmtf75@reddit
Vaughan Mason & Crew - Bounce Rock Skate Roll
GrumpyGregGFY@reddit
Anything from the soundtrack to Saturday Night Fever by the Bee Gees
Tigereye36@reddit
Born to be Alive (Patrick Hernandez) Heart of Glass (Blondie) Knock on Wood (Ami Stewart) “Couple skate” songs: Babe (Styx) Sweet Baby (Stanley Clarke/George Duke) Endless Love (Lionel Ritchie/Diana Ross)
pleasant_peninsula@reddit
Queen: Another One Bites the Dust
nlj5499@reddit
Boogie Wonderland
DocCEN007@reddit
1 answer!!!!
Not_High_Maintenance@reddit
I’m going to make a playlist of all these songs! Good times.
vorpalpillow@reddit
yes! good times
BluebirdBright1097@reddit
Whip It by The Gap Band.
Frequent_Pop_1307@reddit
And You Dropped A Bomb On Me, also by The Gap Band.
New-Mathematician841@reddit
Definitely!
No_Activity2103@reddit
Another One Bites the Dust
kennyofthegulch@reddit
Toccata in D Minor.
waknlibrarian@reddit
Another One Bites the Dust
New-Mathematician841@reddit
Definitely!
ancientastronaut2@reddit
Funky town
New-Mathematician841@reddit
For sure! Just posted that one before seeing this!
New-Mathematician841@reddit
Funky Town
No-Outcome-4895@reddit
Barbie Girl
Not_High_Maintenance@reddit
Michael Jackson’s I Wanna Rock With You.
southernedgeoftown@reddit
Brand New Key by Melanie
Major_Cartoonist_896@reddit
Xanadu!
Coffeecankicker@reddit
Zapp and Roger - doo wa ditty
okolemon69@reddit
Hold on loosely- always the speed skate
Shoddy_Bet9619@reddit
Bay City Rollers: Saturday Night.
Frehley666@reddit
Haha, that was my very first thought too!
jungle4john@reddit
Melanie - Brand New Key
BiggDAZ@reddit
Joy to the World (Jeremiah was a bullfrog) by Three Dog Night. I was about twelve years old. It seemed like everyone at the skating rink jumped up when this song played.
rickthegoon@reddit
Boney M Daddy cool
InvincibleButterfly@reddit
Caribbean Queen, Sussudio, I Feel For You.
Comedian70@reddit
One More Shot by C-Bank
andsusie@reddit
Mississippi Queen
MoiraRose2021@reddit
Earth Wind and Fire “Lets Groove”!
Peas_Are_Upsidedown@reddit
Danger Zone, by Kenny Loggins. That meant 14 years old and older could skate as fast as they wanted.
khumphreys2000@reddit
SPEED SKATE!
Peas_Are_Upsidedown@reddit
It was my favorite
Giselle_31@reddit
It was my favorite too. Thanks for some great nostalgia this morning - I hope you have the best day.
Peas_Are_Upsidedown@reddit
Anytime, thank you and you have a radical day as well.
Giselle_31@reddit
Ooh ours was Motley Crue Dr Feelgood 🤘
Peas_Are_Upsidedown@reddit
The owner of our skating rink wasn't a huge hairband fan, because he was like 90, lol
Marshmallow_Paradise@reddit
Everybody Wants You. Played at every skating rink, sometimes several times a night. 😀
roctavious@reddit
“Rock ‘n’ Roll Fantasy” - Bad Company
Disastrous-Style-461@reddit
Foghat Slow Ride
Top-Opportunity1280@reddit
I’m old but I always liked to skate to I Can Help by Billy Swan. Great tempo for skating.
PistachioGal99@reddit
Take my breath away- couple skate!!
KindaKrayz222@reddit
naruda1969@reddit
White Lines
NvGable@reddit
Good Times.
MyLeftT1t@reddit
Shocked I had to scroll this far for the only correct answer! Chic!
“Clams on the half-shell And roller skates, roller skates”🛼
PatternMixingMomma@reddit
Elvira
cheyannepavan@reddit
We Built this City
i_love_lima_beans@reddit
Hot Child in the City
Low-Ad-8269@reddit
Freeze Frame from J Geiles Band.
Whynot151@reddit
Saturday night - Bay City Rollers? Been a while.
LeftResearcher@reddit
Push it - salt n pepa Angel - Aerosmith
tabicat1874@reddit
Tarzan Boy!
World_Usual@reddit
Sugarhill Gang’s Rapper’s Delight
AltRuralBelle@reddit
Hell yeah! 🛼
Savings-Geologist346@reddit
Anything by the JBs
Macha_Grey@reddit
Joan jett- I Love Rock and Roll
OlGusnCuss@reddit
Came here to add this.
mrs_hippiequeen@reddit
i made a spotify playlist last year because my husband gets tickled every time i announce "this is roller skating music!" or "couples skate!" when certain songs come on 😂
mommymomnyleebotts@reddit
Disco Duck!
AK_Sole@reddit
Eye of the Tiger
doejart1115@reddit
Commodores - Machine Gun but that’s just because of Boogie Nights
IndigoBunting54@reddit
YMCA by the Village People!
Ratatoskr_The_Wise@reddit
Parliament Funkadelic’s FLASHLIGHT
daveyconcrete@reddit
Burn baby burn, disco inferno
FadingOptimist-25@reddit
Wipe Out by the Surfaris.
IcyForecast@reddit
And Wipe Out by the Fat Bits and the Beach Boys!!!
Holy crap I haven't heard that in a lifetime
FadingOptimist-25@reddit
I’m not sure which one was usually played, but I loved the “wiping out” part.
IcyForecast@reddit
Depends on the year :)
The surfaces would have been played through the 70's
The Fat Boys/Beach Boys would have been played in the late 80's and early 90's
:)
katnebel@reddit
I wanna rock with you by Michael Jackson!! Used to love to roller skate to that one !
Thin-Quiet-2283@reddit
The entire MJ “Off the Wall” album!
TCE326@reddit
This one gets me right in the feels
SinamonChallengerRT@reddit
Funkytown
jefx2007@reddit
Strawberry Letter 23- The Brothers Johnson
Life_Elevator_5795@reddit
Excellent selection
deathproofbich@reddit
Brand New Key by Melanie
NaturalForty@reddit
Jam On It
bourque890@reddit
Freeze frame
cancerface@reddit
When the World Is Running Down, You Make the Best of What's Still Around
Jbscott68@reddit
Gap Band’s “you dropped a bomb on me “
TheSpitalian@reddit
OMG YES!
Dont_call_me_shirlie@reddit
👆🏾
Major_Zucchini5315@reddit
Dancing Queen
ParisGreenGretsch@reddit
Also my instant reaction.
CharleyLH@reddit
Xanadu by ONJ and ELO
CB_Chuckles@reddit
I was surprised how far down I had to scroll for this. The movie was literally about opening a skating rink.
shopdog@reddit
And Magic
Kat_Smeow@reddit
White lines!!!
elliepelly1@reddit
Don’t Bring Me Down - ELO
khumphreys2000@reddit
Look out weekend by Debbie Deb
drumorgan@reddit
https://youtu.be/ZdJmXeod0RE?si=iNVAkxr3LGxP0j07
Brick House - Commodores
Calm_Boysenberry_829@reddit
I am shocked and appalled that I had to scroll so far down to find this song.
Jew-zilla@reddit
“Jam On It”
tfvdw2at@reddit
Rapper’s Delight.
According_Today5500@reddit
Popcorn
thesemanicgulls@reddit
Don’t Stop Til You Get Enough, every damn time. I’ll be driving, and if it comes onto 70s on 7 (worth the price of Sirius radio alone), or our 70s playlist, I’ll start skating in my seat, leaning forward left, then right, then left.
Rappers Delight is up there too, and The Hustle.
ClasslessKitty@reddit
Blondie heart of glass... Peek flow state on turns
TCE326@reddit
Rappers Delight, My Sharona, and Whip It.
Fight_Tyrnny@reddit
For me, the ACTUAL songs that in the early 80's (say 80-83) made me zoom out on the rink were:
Queen: Another One Bites the Dust
Floyd: Brick in the wall
Kool & the Gang: Celebration
Anything BeeGee's
AgentThunderProphet@reddit
Debbie Deb - When I Hear Music
Dependent-Cress-995@reddit
High Roller-Aprilwine
SKULLDIVERGURL@reddit
Flashlight!
Huckleberry-hound50@reddit
Funky Town!
sullewellyn@reddit
Brand New Key, by Melanie (from the 1970s)
No_Tension420@reddit
Living on a prayer
Illustrious_Leg_2537@reddit
Exile “Kiss You All Over”
ikonet@reddit
Oh Shiela
Uh, uh, uh, Oh, Sheila
RuffyPower@reddit
What's good for the goose
ikonet@reddit
Is always good for the gander
Quirky_Mud_5755@reddit
Mickey by Toni Basil
VerdantMithril@reddit
Anything by Abba
RiverWhole4388@reddit
Rappers Delight Another one bites the dust
DoubleProbation-@reddit
Boogie Nights
HondaSaab@reddit
All of my heart - ABC .
Fattydaddy1000@reddit
Ace of base all that she wants is another baby wooah
jennie-tailya@reddit
My Sharona
RedHarleyQuinn@reddit
Faithfully by Journey
“This one’s a Couple’s Skate. Couples only”
… except I was never part of a couple and usually sat it out, but damn it’s an embedded memory.
Prize_Ad6430@reddit
Couple's skate was how I got my first girlfriend. I asked her if she wanted to skate with me and we couple skated all night. Beautiful memory but she broke up with me a "couple" of days later😁
ZTwilight@reddit
Babe by REO Speedwagon… actually any song from REO Speedwagon
azvlr@reddit
I thought Babe wasn't Styx.
ZTwilight@reddit
Oh yeah I think you’re right lol! Still applies though.
Ok-Cantaloupe-5025@reddit
Knock On Wood by Amii Stewart! 🛼
Cool-Initial793@reddit
Car Wash by Rose Royce; Celebrate by Kool and the Gang; Rock the Boat by the Hues Corporation. So many others. Just happy music to move to.
genx-lifer@reddit
Roll bounce!
EggSpecial5748@reddit
Rumors by Times Social Club. Haven’t heard that song in literal decades.
danconderman33@reddit
No Rain
NaDarach@reddit
Talking Heads' "Burning Down the House"
George Clinton's "Atomic Dog"
The Sugar Hill Gang's "Apache (Jump On It)"
Prize_Ad6430@reddit
This is it! Just lit a memory of crossing them skates to that beat, jump on it, jump on it.
thetotalslacker@reddit
Livin’ on a Prayer and Paradise City, time to go as fast as possible without wiping out.
Waschaos@reddit
I can't hear Heart of Glass without needing skates.
zargreet@reddit
I feel for you by Chaka Khan. And I see red by Split Enz
Fuck_Yeah_Humans@reddit
Rollerskating jam called Saturdays - de la soul
Tealme1688@reddit
Reunited by Peaches & Herb—ultimate couple skate song!
MistressPaine666@reddit
Operator by Midnight Star. They played it every single time & I have no memories of that song outside the skating rink.
Key_Tie_8433@reddit
Thriller
montgotj@reddit
This, and, of course, the hokey pokey.
OceansBanana@reddit
Abracadabra by Steve Miller!
LadyCatzrule@reddit
I heat up, I can't cool down
ForTheLoveOfPhotos@reddit
"Rapper's Delight" by The Sugarhill Gang
NaDarach@reddit
And "Apache (Jump On It)" as well.
Sugarhill Gang was da bomb.
WarTurbulent2063@reddit
George Clinton- Atomic Dog
NaDarach@reddit
It pains me that I had to scroll so far to find this!
Zuri2o16@reddit
Abba, Dancing Queen.
Bigdaddypops1976@reddit
Whip it!!!
J-Cal22@reddit
I was a young kid in the mid ‘70s and roller rinks were pretty popular. When they played, “S-A-T-U-R-D-A-Y, Night!” by the Bay City Rollers, the place went crazy. So that’s the song for me.
JasonRevere@reddit
Push it
Doridar@reddit
Mickey
brenmn2009@reddit
Jungle Love
chutesandladders892@reddit
Double Dutch Bus
MareBear209@reddit
Forget me nots- Patrice Rushen
Civil_Inspector_5697@reddit
Anything from the 13K Songbook. IYKYN.
martaareyouok@reddit
Rock skate, roll bounce
Mr-ArtGuy@reddit
I was always a danger to myself and others on skates, but when the rink went dark and the colored lights started to flash as “Hold the Line” by Toto came on, there I was, taking out people left and right until I found the wall or floor. Bee Gee’s “Tragedy” had a similar effect.
downtune79@reddit
Rockit by Herbie Hancock
ll_cool_ddd@reddit
I'm So Excited
Semycharmd@reddit
My Sharona!
Educational_Tap_4704@reddit
Zanadu!!
TransatlanticMadame@reddit
Break my Stride by Matthew Wilder... it played during my sibling's skating birthday party in 83.
Go-High8298@reddit
Wipe out... we would all skate around and when the song said Wipe out, everyone.. wiped out! Anyone else? This was mid 70s
Slow-Complaint-3273@reddit
“Knock Three Times”
royroad@reddit
DJ voice “Couples only, we’re going to slow it down for a few”
Then Keep on Loving You s starts playing followed by Total Eclipse of the Heart
NevenderThready@reddit
Xanadu
DragonflyMuch8343@reddit
This!!!
DragonflyMuch8343@reddit
Tiffany - I think we’re alone now
Inkblots2000@reddit
I Love Rock and Roll
sirli00@reddit
Sledgehammer- Peter Gabriel
flamingweaselonastik@reddit
Just about any NKOTB. (Younger GenX here.)
Everything_Breaks@reddit
Funkytown!
tinman327@reddit
Live is Life- Opus
Underground209@reddit
Boogie shoes by KC and the sunshine band
Sea_Brush4156@reddit
Two of Hearts by Stacey Q
Euphoric_Cat4654@reddit
Brand New Key by Melanie
jdresche@reddit
Let's dance, let's shout, shake your body down to the ground... everyone at the rink doing the same moves.
Columbia_Guy001@reddit
Celebration - Kool & the Gang
skysplitter@reddit
Nasty boys- Janet Jackson.
poop_on_you@reddit
Walk like an Egyptian
onions-make-me-cry@reddit
I think we're alone now
ottis1guy@reddit
We jammed on Car Wash pretty good, as I recall.
Glad_Discussion_3608@reddit
Paradise City
No-Professor-7542@reddit
Bounce , rock skate roll. If u don’t know it .. check it out . Great tune
RedditPiglet@reddit
Xanadu
LilMissKrazy1@reddit
YMCA
Apprehensive_Put4319@reddit
Private Eyes (stomp stomp) theyre watching you ((Stomp Stomp) they see your every move - Hall & Oates
That was THE song at Skaters World circa 1984…lol
Also, Centerfold and Freeze Frame - J Geils Band
Ya gotta love the R-rated playlist of a 12 year old in the 1980s! Did our parents ever even listen to lyrics…lol
oraclebill@reddit
Love Rollercoaster - Ohio players
cakevictim@reddit
Me toooo
Allahboutdabenjamins@reddit
Bounce, rock, skate, roll
keithrc@reddit
Jackson 5, Dancing Machine.
Keisaku@reddit
Saturdays.
DrHoleStuffer@reddit
More Bounce to the Ounce - Zapp & Roger
Super_Ad4363@reddit
We are family by Sister Sledge
throwaway8675309999s@reddit
Sir Duke - Stevie Wonder
Ordinary_Bank557@reddit
Love Shack by the B52s
NotEasilyConfused@reddit
Round and Round
KittenFace25@reddit
Ratt?
NotEasilyConfused@reddit
Yes. And not just because of the skating. The first time I ever heard that song, an air band was "performing" it in the middle of the rink.
Core memory, right there.
KittenFace25@reddit
It's a great song though. 🤘
Big_Midnight_6632@reddit
Xanadu
Only_Presentation758@reddit
Oh man I have a whole skating rink playlist:
It’s Tricky; Get Down On It; Let The Music Play; Der Kommisar; I Ran (So Far Away); Space Age Love Song; Let’s Dance; Don’t Let Him Go; One Night in Bangkok; Back To Life; Don’t Stop The Rock; Get Up (Before The Night Is Over); Obsession; Venus; Wild Thing (Tone-Loc); Oh Sheila; Magic (The Cars); Let’s Go All The Way; You Spin Me Round; Electric Avenue; Catch Me (I’m Falling - Pretty Poison); I Can’t Wait (Nu Shooz); What’s On Your Mind - Pure Energy; Love Plus One; The Safety Dance; P.Y.T.; It Takes Two (Rob Base); The Stroke; Whip It; You Might Think; Things Can Only Get Better; Some Like It Hot; Object Of My Desire; Freak-A-Zoid; No Parking (On The Dance Floor); Apache (Sugarhill Gang); Freaks Come Out At Night; Rockit; Walk This Way (Run DMC/Aerosmith); Centerfold; Rock Steady; Bust A Move; Funky Cold Medina; Buffalo Stance; Give It Up (KC & The Sunshine Band); She’s A Beauty; Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough; In My House (Mary Jane Girls); Point Of No Return (Expose); Operator (Midnight Star); You Dropped A Bomb On Me; Celebration; Straight Up; Into The Groove; My Prerogative; The Glamorous Life; Super Freak; Jam On It; Round And Round; Planet Rock; Fantasy (Aldo Nova); Another One Bites The Dust; Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’; Jungle Love (The Time); Please Don’t Go; Shackles; Le Freak
Only_Presentation758@reddit
We had a cheer routine to “P.Y.T” & would attempt to do it on skates. Awkward at best; multiple falls at worst. It was the time where we’d zero in on the cutest guys there, braces flashing, and hope they’d approach us for a “spotlight dance” under the disco ball w/the lights turned low, but otherwise there was pinball & air hockey & slushies. Good times.
_thekev@reddit
Is it public on Spotify?
small_spider_liker@reddit
I love this! I also have a skating playlist. Lots of old funk and disco, James Brown and old school hip hop.
Inside_Chatter3985@reddit
Come on Eileen
cyn00@reddit
Catch Me (I’m Falling) by Pretty Poison and Let the Music Play by Shannon. (my skates are in the closet.)
boiseshan@reddit
Aquarius
Wonderful-Ad5713@reddit
The entire Eagles catalog, because it was always playing at the local rink.
sweetsourpie@reddit
The ones they used for speed skates, like Wango Tango, Smokin', and Highway to Hell
Fossa_Aeldrix@reddit
The rink would always play Whip It, Stroke Me and Another One Bites the Dust and I HAD to be out there!
Kindly-Might-1879@reddit
YMCA
Notatexan0317@reddit
I think We’re Alone Now
SkootchDown@reddit
“Still the one”
crankypickle@reddit
Crazy Train.
firewifegirlmom0124@reddit
Whoop there it is
GrowThangs@reddit
Pac Man Fever
Useful_Specific5275@reddit
Fantastic Voyage
CarefulChocolate8226@reddit
Brand New Key - Melanie
ResilientBiscuit42@reddit
Finally!!!!
ResilientBiscuit42@reddit
How long until I get to Melanie??
BedGroundbreaking724@reddit
Xanadu!
Doug-O-Lantern@reddit
Too Much Time on my Hands - Styx
Flipmstr2@reddit
Clap clap
Shoddy_Tour_7307@reddit
Pump Up the Jam!
Fishfry12@reddit
Dang you, that’s in my head rest of day now for sure!! Ugh😩😀😀
Shoddy_Tour_7307@reddit
Get yo feet on the floor!
sindlouhoo@reddit
Mine too. Earworm!!
Sawdustwhisperer@reddit
Don't Bring Me Down - ELO
Barefoot_on_Legos@reddit
Bruuuuuce!
rodgersmath@reddit
Heartache Tonight
Imadethis23@reddit
Xanadu
Imadethis23@reddit
That's my first award! Thank you!
small_spider_liker@reddit
A Roller Skating Jam Named Saturday by De La Soul
Freechickk@reddit
🎵Play at Your Own Risk🎵 by Planet Patrol!
Upstairs_End_4202@reddit
Funky town and Cars
Oldebookworm@reddit
I’ve got a brand new pair of roller skates, you’ve got a brand new key…
fzq779@reddit
Brand New Key by Melanie
Oldebookworm@reddit
It’s a silly song but the first thing I thought of when I saw the title 😂
lgallagher24@reddit
RUN DMC “You Be Illin’ “
MacandMandy69@reddit
Disco Inferno,,,,, let’s roll. Everybody Skaaaate
Tikkanen42@reddit
"I love rock 'n' roll" - Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
abb00769@reddit
Michael Jackson’s “Off the Wall” album.
zabah1990@reddit
Genius of Love
sewonsister@reddit
Still one of my all time favorites. So good.
Cavendish30@reddit
Heart of Glass
Iloveweirddogs@reddit
PAC-man fever
sewonsister@reddit
😂
sewonsister@reddit
Boogie Nights (Heatwave) also my first 8 track. I think I was 10. Rocking my Dittos.
SuchDogeHodler@reddit
Another one bites the dust.
PrincessGracieBlue@reddit
Abracadabra
assistanttothefatdog@reddit
Centerfold
Antique_Device_2870@reddit
Xanaduuuuuu…..now we are here…..
incogneeetoe@reddit
Pop Music by M
Heart of Glass by Blondie
chillfire12@reddit
Xanadu 🤘
azvlr@reddit
I used to skate to this sound track every day after school. My house was in a little valley, and the tennis court was at the top of the hill. I would put my skates on at home and trudge up the hill with my little single speaker cassette player. This other girl used to brag about her $100 skates and her gold jewelry, but I was like, "I can still skate circles around you, bitch!"
micro_berts@reddit
My Sharona, and Don't Bring Me Down.
CrankyGenX@reddit
I’m Bad - LL Cool J
Feeling_Cantaloupe94@reddit
Slow Ride - Foghat
stuck_behind_a_truck@reddit
Celebrate
azvlr@reddit
The Clash: Rock the Casbah. Also one other song they used to play, but I could only remember a vague riff from. It was Flame Thrower by J Geils band.
4Q69freak@reddit
Ladies Night—Kool And The Gang
neoprenewedgie@reddit
MacArthur Park by Donna Summer. My local roller rink played it every time I was there.
IAmEchosDad@reddit
Tainted Love.
CountessOfHats@reddit
Abracadabra
muggleinstructor@reddit
So many times I fell on my ass trying to limbo on roller skates!
CountessOfHats@reddit
I usually won. I was very limber. Free popcorn, baby! 🍿 🛼
k474nA@reddit
Nutbush!
sh3llsh0ck3d@reddit
Don't stop Believin' - Journey
ZZzooomer@reddit
We gonna rock down to ….. Electric Avenue!
Camaschrist@reddit
Blondie, Heart of glass. The Hokey Pokey too of course.
RhodeReddit@reddit
Cotton-eyed Joe
candicb@reddit
Stroke - Billy Squire
HellaKitty37@reddit
John Mellencamp, Jack and Diane
bludknut@reddit
Canned heat Jamiroquai
Deron_Lancaster_PA@reddit
The Groove Line
lastofthefinest@reddit
Give it all you got -Afrorican https://youtu.be/ZIo3KXZdnUs?si=Lh214HwJUAbGbI0h
IcyForecast@reddit
Gotta have the doggy style version:)
eperker@reddit
Don’t Stop Til You Get Enough, Michael Jackson. This was always spinning at Flipper’s on La Cienega.
SuspiciousCompany543@reddit
Debby Deb - Lookout Weekend
readingitatwork@reddit
Jam on it by Nuecleus
TJH99x@reddit
Mickey
MachineGunTeacher@reddit
S-A-TUR-DAY NIGHT!!
LongjumpingMap6481@reddit
I came to say this! Lol, great memories
cabbage_patch_cutie@reddit
I Love a Rainy Night
notusuallyhostile@reddit
I Love Rock and Roll - Joan Jett
Barragin@reddit
Funky Town
MoldRebel@reddit
Sittin' on the back porch, eatin' chocolate pie, just swingin'.
sparkleberry75@reddit
Another One Bites the Dust by Queen. We used to play something I believe was called “shoot the duck” when they played that song and the music stopped you had to shoot the duck which meant skating with one leg bent underneath you and the other leg straight in front of you. Shout out to Skate Center of Roanoke Valley!
genxreader@reddit
What You Need- INXS
Certain_Orange2003@reddit
You can’t stop the music- village people
Dkitt75@reddit
Hit me with your best shot!
MJ95B@reddit
Boogie Wonderland!
adriennenned@reddit
Another one bites the dust!
2020Deluxe@reddit
Stroke - Billy Squire
bemenaker@reddit
Funkytown
SnooCapers1425@reddit
In a former work life, this song was absolutely ruined for me forever.
deedeejayzee@reddit
C'mon Feel the Noise- Quiet Riot
patricebergeron@reddit
No Parking on the Dancefloor.
justtapitin65@reddit
Groove is in the heart
LastOfTheFamousByrds@reddit
Crazy train
Aria-Part-Time@reddit
Young MC, "Bust a Move"
DJ_Witzy@reddit
Don’t Go Breaking My Heart
SuperMarieParty@reddit
Weekend Rock - Puzzle
tiggyg1974@reddit
Circle in the sand - Belinda Carlisle
Serious-Distance5739@reddit
Grease
FartCartographer@reddit
Low Places - Garth Brooks
I remember going to our rink and they played that one a lot. I think I broke my tailbone to that song once.
PhillippaAggie@reddit
Don’t Stop the Rock — Freestyle
Push It — Salt N Pepa (original recording no long available on Spotify?? 🫤)
FesterSilently@reddit
"A Roller Skating Jam Named 'Saturdays'" - De La Soul, 1991 🛼 😎
beaglemama@reddit
Queen - Another One Bites the Dust
Worldly-Homework-640@reddit
Celebration - Kool & the gang
Craaybeek@reddit
Pour some sugar on me
CySnark@reddit
Rock and Roll
Funke-munke@reddit
Chicken dance
hershwork@reddit
I love rock n’ roll
Winter-eyed@reddit
Crazy little thing called love by Queen
Many-Click9690@reddit
That’s the way, uh huh uh huh, I like it!
bluestbluebluesky@reddit
Rapture, Blondie
DazeyDookie@reddit
Break my Stride by Matthew Wilder
TinCanSailor987@reddit
Anything from Journey
Ledophile@reddit
“Hey,Nineteen”…Steely Dan……..
jimmy1873@reddit
Bon Jovi - Living on a Prayer Our local roller skate rink always played this song
solsticelove@reddit
Let the music play
Sorry-Government920@reddit
Skateaway-Dire Staights
eamesaarinen@reddit
convoy
Padgett75@reddit
Hey Mickey and I Love Rock & Roll!
ChrisWasInVenice@reddit
Under Pressure, Slow Ride, Funkytown
ChrisWasInVenice@reddit
Staples at Skateworld in Kettering Ohio when I wasn’t playing Space Invaders or Battlezone
BatOutOfHello@reddit
Let's Go - The Cars
Glum-Appeal-3918@reddit
Angel of the Morning👼
TheFeistyKnitter@reddit
Don’t You Want Me Baby
merrryone1124@reddit
Bounce Rock Skate Roll - Vaughan Madon
EdgeOfThorns76@reddit
It's Tricky - Run DMC
Educational_Panic78@reddit
Thriller. I was at a roller rink the first time I saw the video.
Commercial_Lock6205@reddit
Endless Love. Couple’s skate.
frisbeemassage@reddit
Xanadu!!
Quick_Dark244@reddit
Boogie nights
Otherwise-Chance2109@reddit
Bad Boy - Miami Sound Machine
I_Like_Parade_Dogs@reddit
I’ve got a brand new pair of roller skates.
Jolwi@reddit
You dropped a bomb on me.
ghrtsd@reddit
Another one bites the dust
profjeni13@reddit
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts “I Love Rock-n-Roll”
halfeaten1983@reddit
This Beat Goes On / Switching to Glide - the Kings.
drgojirax@reddit
Gary Newman - Cars
violethorizon74@reddit
Electric Avenue
Aggravating-Try1222@reddit
We built this city on rock n roooooooll
sstressfl@reddit
Rappers Delight
inot72@reddit
Got To Give It Up!!
PattySolisPapagian@reddit
I Wanna Dance With Somebody. Oddly, enough I later met and became friends with a lady who sang backup on this track and it makes her feel old that I associate it with after school roller skating.
Equivalent_Pay901@reddit
Double Dutch Bus! And to a lesser extent, Don't Stop the Music Double Dutch Bus
RealityDependency@reddit
Prince - I Would Die 4 U
123fofisix@reddit
Ring my Bell by Anita Ward
Claire1075@reddit
Cyndi Lauper - Girls just wanna have fun!
Ok_Negotiation_9067@reddit
Yesss… my first thought!
cricketspin@reddit
Hot Legs by Rod Stewart. We’d roll our pants up to show off our socks.
summerlea1@reddit
Love Of A Lifetime by Firehouse!! Best couples skate ever!!
Fur_Nurdle_on67@reddit
FREEZE FRAME!
sometimelater0212@reddit
“You spin me right round baby right round like a record baby right round round round “
Legal-Afternoon8087@reddit
I was waiting for someone to say this!
WoodpeckerWest7744@reddit
You Dropped a Bomb on Me or Word Up
doublepizza@reddit
My Sharona
gideonsean@reddit
I know this is the obvious answer, but "Xanadu"!
Exact-Truck-5248@reddit
Who Let The Dogs Out
bobbo7@reddit
I Can Help - Billy Swan
No_Cartoonist1409@reddit
YMCA
Pristine_Main_1224@reddit
THRILLER!!!
moggin61@reddit
“Clams on the half shell, and roller skates, roller skates”…Good Times by Chic
Substantial_Layer_79@reddit
Seasons in the Sun by Terry Jacks. It was always the final skate.
We had joy, we had fun We had seasons in the sun But the wine and the song Like the seasons, have all gone.
Primary-Ad-1280@reddit
Whatever song came on when the “ doubles” sign came on!
goddessanddog@reddit
The American Graffiti album. The movie and album came out and the rink wore it out.
ContributionOk4015@reddit
Super Freak, Electric Avenue, Whip It
olivechicka@reddit
Sultans of Swing
-Neverender-@reddit
John Parr - "Naughty Naughty"
DogTrainer24-7-365@reddit
Private Eyes by Hall & Oats
MrsH912@reddit
Xanadu
MehX73@reddit
Xanadu was my first thought!!!
MrsH912@reddit
“A place where nobody dared to go The love that we came to know They called it Xanadu (The tears you cried can't be denied) And now, open your eyes and see What we have made is real We are in Xanadu”
Witty-Bug8222@reddit
Under Pressure by Queen
labretirementhome@reddit
Hotel motel Holiday Inn...
Cultural-Broccoli-73@reddit
Styx “Babe”
Solid-Bee-1613@reddit
When I Hear Music - Debbie Deb. I made myself a playlist “Friday Nights“, all good skating rink songs
Wild_Chld@reddit
It's first on mine as well.
amazombee@reddit
Disco Duck
Whut-The-Mel@reddit
Upside Down by Diana Ross. I have a vivid memory of this on the jukebox at the roller rink while I skated around, feeling absolutely free.
Doc_Spratley@reddit
Good Times by Chic Clams on the half shell and roller skates!
jj_brooklyn@reddit
Our House by Madness
Aria1031@reddit
Jesse's Girl by Rick Springfield
btc6000@reddit
Popcorn - Hot Butter
EagleSaw@reddit
Kiss you all over. 7th grade skate trip. Got to hold hands with a girl!
No_Masterpiece7066@reddit
In middle school living in a small town, what still takes me back is “Funky Cold Medina” and “Push It”. The skating rink and a 2-screen movie theater were our only options during the winter.
Temporary_Nail_6468@reddit
This!!!!! Wasn’t a small town but I was just telling my husband last week when we took out kids to the skating rink that Funky Cold Medina is my skate song memory.
RespecMyAuthority@reddit
Slow Ride. I was maybe 14. Two girls asked me to skate at a skate rink in Northridge SoCal. I was so surprised they asked me. We went around the rink holding hands, the three of us, for the whole song.
I had no follow-up
citruscoloredrainbow@reddit
Jeopardy - Greg Kihn Band
Trying_to_Smile2024@reddit
“Last Dance” by Donna Summer was always the last song of middle school roller skating parties. 🪩🛼💕
VermillionKat@reddit
Buttermilk biscuits
Limp_Ice_3248@reddit
🎶 Xanadu🎵
tzigrrl@reddit
Came here for this
Novel-Damage9370@reddit
You Dropped a Bomb on Me by The Gap Band.
mcsangel2@reddit
Upside Down by Diana Ross.
Evening-Recording193@reddit
Eye of the tiger
teachingscience425@reddit
No Time to Lose - Tarney Spencer Band
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXjZy2LrlXo&list=RDdXjZy2LrlXo&start_radio=1
Josie_F@reddit
Don’t bring me down ELO
Nematode_wrangler@reddit
Xanadu
Maleficent_Thanks_51@reddit
Followed by Dancing Queen
hoseb4brose@reddit
💜💜💜
Volskil@reddit
I Love Rock n’ Roll - Joan Jett
Izthatsoso@reddit
I wanna Rock With You
Cedar-creek1492@reddit
Old Time Rock and Roll. The skating rink is usually the only time I would hear it and they played it often.
stetthis@reddit
knock three times
stoneddinoo@reddit
99 luft baloons.
slawless72@reddit
Let The Music Play - Shannon
southernruby@reddit
Angel is a centerfold, No parking on the dance floor.
ThatsMrsMassholeToU@reddit
Come on Eileen
Anonymous-11377@reddit
Pretty much any Freestyle song from artist’s like Debbie Deb, Shannon, Expose’, Freestyle - Don’t Stop the Rock, Newcleus - Jam On It, etc.
Novel-Cry6148@reddit
Absolutely! And anything Stevie B!
Rough_Condition75@reddit
Thunder Struck. It was the fast skaters only song at the Roller Dome in Endwell, NY
TowelFine6933@reddit
Break My Stride - Matthew Wilder at Skate Estate!
Rough_Condition75@reddit
Hi neighbor! It’s a shame what happened to Skate Estate too
TowelFine6933@reddit
End of an era.
pilkain@reddit
You gotta fight for your right to party Beastie Boys
Pennichael@reddit
Dancing on the ceiling.
stormlova@reddit
I Think We're Aline Now.
Used to skate with my cousins to Tiffany and the Cocktail soundtrack in my aunt's basement. Soooooooo fun!!!!!!
Novel-Cry6148@reddit
10000000%!!!!
Maddie215@reddit
Funky town. Tainted love.
Suspicious-Grand9781@reddit
Brand New Key.
Terrible_Mongoose_17@reddit
Brand new key
Limp_Library225@reddit
How deep is your love by the brothers gibb...at Billy bartys roller rink
Commisceo@reddit
Wired for Sound.
benaPanteraFBD@reddit
not mine, Roll bounce; 'let's skate!'
Big_Berry8634@reddit
You Dropped a Bomb on Me, Rapper's Delight, Burn Rubber On Me
ConstructionOdd7318@reddit
What’s Going On by 4 Non Blondes
joemoore38@reddit
Band on the Run
WorldlinessRegular43@reddit
S A T U R D A Y
NIGHT!!
Bay City Rollers
KrinkRobbieZ@reddit
If I could up one this 1,000 times I would! Total roller skating song!
WorldlinessRegular43@reddit
First thing that came to mind. 🩷
Fit_Platform_3500@reddit
Skated away by Dire Straits
Ordinary_Smell_4222@reddit
Steppinwolf Magic Carpet Ride and Born to be Wild.
C-romero80@reddit
Dancing Queen
Gratefulgirl13@reddit
Private Eyes - Hall & Oats Oh Sheila - Ready for the World (which I oddly heard while saving big money at Menards last weekend)
bird_cheek_red@reddit
Centerfold -J. Geils Band
MannyMoSTL@reddit
LOVE this question & the answers!! Started singing almost every song posted 😆🎶
crackenup@reddit
Funky town
ImMxWorld@reddit
This is 100% the answer
aukinon@reddit
Love Rollercoaster - Ohio Players
TheOtherPam323@reddit
Do the Hustle.
snaddysook@reddit
Ladies' Night❤️🎉
profjamie4102005@reddit
ONJ - Xanadu
markmakesfun@reddit
Melanie: I’ve got a brand new pair of roller skates.
le-grandOC@reddit
Freak-in out
TexasBurgandy@reddit
Get down on it - Kool & the Gang
dogslogic@reddit
I was in line at a grocery store with a few women between 50 and 60yrs old when this song came on. I quietly said, "All Skate!" and we had a laugh.
ArthurBea@reddit
Aquarius. Because that was the name of the roller rink I grew up with, so they’d play it often.
Monkeydad1234@reddit
Fame-David Bowie
SecretTangerine2932@reddit
I was about done skating with my kids recently and YMCA came on, had to stay on the rink for that one. Not that I can do YMCA and skate at the same time anymore, but still felt right.
ThePrimCrow@reddit
Whip It.
Whip it real good.
kozzy1ted2@reddit
China Grove
Mamatiger85@reddit
I Love Rock n Roll
Ok_Responsibility419@reddit
George benson gimme the night
UtherPenDragqueen@reddit
My, my, myyyy Sharona
XxAirWolf84xX@reddit
Cmon ride the Train Quad City DJ’s
lastofthefinest@reddit
Pump Up The Jam https://youtu.be/7Ue_JnWDBUU?si=UtBoJI3CmyU5jxPr
largegreenvegtable@reddit
Pure energy
lastofthefinest@reddit
Queen - Another One Bites The Dust https://youtu.be/rY0WxgSXdEE?si=Oy4PathtBkX_ehDc
Wabi-Sabi_Umami@reddit
The Tide Is High. Anything Blondie really.
Few-Pineapple-5632@reddit
Rapture
Traditional_Papaya26@reddit
Anything Earth, Wind, and Fire 🌎💨🔥
RiverDragon64@reddit
Almost anything by KC & the Sunshine Band.
The_Noob_Idiot@reddit
Le Chic "Let it Whip"
lastofthefinest@reddit
Sally (That Girl) https://youtu.be/mGOBNnAT7uI?si=CxbQfuSmThsSAIwD
autymama@reddit
Stroke Billy Squire
Weary-Moment5543@reddit
Roller Skates - Steel Pulse
Electronic-Panic5674@reddit
Calling all detectives
A criminal’s at large
Smoking, a big fat cigar
And a flashy car
Candid-Stay-2397@reddit
Celebration by Kool and the Gang
PirLibTao@reddit
This is the one
Few-Pineapple-5632@reddit
YMCA Rapture by Blondie
pinkbev71@reddit
YMCA
Just-Challenge-5522@reddit
Yes! Our rink played it once a night. Also the Hokey Pokey.
Ginger_mutt@reddit
Bette Davis Eyes
QueenVell@reddit
Pour Some Sugar On Me by Def Leppard
GrandNegative5159@reddit
Ooh, in the name of love.
ebastacosi@reddit
Skateaway by Dire Straits. Can’t even think of what might be a second-best answer (for me). But now I’m all fired up about it, so many thanks. 🛼🛼
bagoTrekker@reddit
Toro toro taxi, see ya tomorrow, my son.
ebastacosi@reddit
HalleLUjah, here she comes!
lastofthefinest@reddit
Double Dutch Bus https://youtu.be/fK9hK82r-AM?si=9gbLItVC544GidFH
Ckn-bns-jns@reddit
Lookout Weekend
OnlyDaysEndingInWhy@reddit
The entire Grease soundtrack. We spent so many hours skating around my garage/driveway to that tape.
BlueWlvrn@reddit
Eye of the Tiger
Rhanson72@reddit
Private Eyes - Hall & Oats was always playing at Beaverton Skate Center
Luvsseattle@reddit
Seattle chiming in here - White Center (Sea) rink back in the day!
Undacova_Lova@reddit
Brand New Key
NoMastodon9915@reddit
You dropped a bomb on me, baby! You dropped a bomb on me!
Warhammer517@reddit
🎶 But you turn me on, babe. 🎶
--ricky-@reddit
Boom, baby ! : )
wtfnevermind@reddit
Thank you!! Came here to say this. Skated to it SO many times
IcyJaguar1@reddit
I Feel for You by Chaka Khan
Procrastiworking@reddit
SAME
Spoonula@reddit
The only times I ever heard "Jump, Jump" by Kriss Kross was at the roller rink, so to me that is the epitome of skating songs.
Procrastiworking@reddit
Prince: Let’s go crazy
The intro comes on and I see myself doing a turn on the floor, in a dark rink with the cool lights spinning. I wish I could smell the place too; I’d just go back there in my mind constantly
Salty-Smoke7784@reddit
Passion- Rod Stewart
_ChristmasSunday@reddit
Xanadu
Cever09@reddit
Xanadu - Olivia Newton-John
Asleep_Caregiver_948@reddit
Bonus points because that movie had skating in it!
mlachick@reddit
That movie was skating incarnate.
No_University7832@reddit
Dazz Band - Let it Whip & Joystick
Gap Band - Burn Rubber, You Dropped the Bomb on Me
SnooMarzipans5409@reddit
"When I hear music, it makes me dance..."
muggleinstructor@reddit
Debbie Deb! You beat me to it!
SnooMarzipans5409@reddit
😂
Floating_Rickshaw@reddit
House Quake, by Prince
OpheliaMorningwood@reddit
Remember trying to keep up with "Beep Beep"? https://open.spotify.com/track/4dHj1lNBs6aWDiki4LXj8W?si=hr69QJ7yTWG4cbuJjT2U3w
derp-derp-d-derp@reddit
Don’t put Spotify links here.
https://youtu.be/2skGMkxB6Ng?si=wntwPalMKQ3oRD4J
Delicious-Tea5124@reddit
Double Dutch Bus and Funky town
PuzzleheadedHorse437@reddit
Dancing Queen
Kryceks-Revenge@reddit
Roger Sterling playing Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo while Peggy skates.
jimmypeterbilt@reddit
PYT
Asleep_Caregiver_948@reddit
Anything by Donna Summer
misterwheelson@reddit
Melanie - Brand New Key
BowleeLacuna@reddit
I Would Die 4 U
FriedaClaxton22@reddit
Break My Stride by I can't remember lol.
elphring@reddit
Matthew Wilder
FadingOptimist-25@reddit
Matthew Sweet.
OkAdministration5538@reddit
Don't Stop the Rock
SunshineJuneLove@reddit
REO was always playing for couples skate. Vented hairbrush in back jeans pocket.
BurntSiennaSienna@reddit
Crazy Train.
Brilliant-Bus-3862@reddit
Heart of Glass
Crafty-Bass-3434@reddit
Jam-on-it
rbwross@reddit
You Dropped A Bomb On Me
ElvisFan2001@reddit
Babe you got me rolling you go me so I don’t know what I’m doing. Speed skate at skate way in Nepean on the 80’d
soozeequeue@reddit
Celebration
AhrinEss@reddit
Anything by early New Edition.
RonnieG3@reddit
Lookout Weekend - Debbie Deb
Katiedidit37@reddit
Yes! That’s my favorite.
Honest-Layer9318@reddit
Thank you for posting this. I used to go to a club called Weekends back in college and they played this song every night. I have been trying to figure out who sang it with no luck for a bit.
QuietStill@reddit
Tom Sawyer!!!
PapillionGurl@reddit
Another One Bites the Dust, Queen
Blue_Henri@reddit
I don’t have any better answers that have been said, but I have some special songs that make me want to reach for my Farrah Faucet hot rollers. Same kinda thing. Little different.
AdTop8258@reddit
AC/DC shook me all night long
Usual-Asparagus-1299@reddit
Car Wash
Certain-Version6432@reddit
Blondie - Hart of glass
youngwilliam23@reddit
Bounce Rock Skate Roll
TwoBitFish@reddit
Bay City Rollers, baby!
marsha-shroom@reddit
Freeze frame / J Geils Band
Upbeat-Strategy-2359@reddit
Jitterbug…Jitterbug…Wake Me Up Before You Go Go… 🎶
Shawnee83@reddit
Skateaway by the Dire straits. No other answer.
luvashow@reddit
I was coming here to say this. Love skateaway & its the best video ever
Shawnee83@reddit
I was just watching it again for the hundredth or so time tonight
luvashow@reddit
It always makes me happy
hawilder@reddit
Jam on It
Bec-o-Bec@reddit
Omg I LOVE that song. Play it in my kitchen sometimes when I’ve had some wine. lol
Good_Nyborg@reddit
Chic - Le Freak
Bec-o-Bec@reddit
My roller rink would play it 3 times in one night
mountainsuds@reddit
Call Me by Blondie
bungdaddy@reddit
Doobie Brothers "China Grove". The opening guitar riff gets your head nodding and you feet moving.
pemart22@reddit
YMCA
RockysDetail@reddit
Freak-A-Zoid
SlidersAfterMidnight@reddit
I will survive
Fair-Wishbone-1190@reddit
"It's raining again" by Supertramp.
RobActionTributeBand@reddit
Dancing Queen
Smash_Factor@reddit
I scrolled way to long to find this. Should be on top.
NoFukz@reddit
Cherish - kool and the gang
Divide_and_concur@reddit
A roller skating jam called saturday- dela soul
thereverendpuck@reddit
Funkytown
LanceJade@reddit
"Cars," by Gary Numan. It was the song playing when my class went on is first trip to a roller rink. 🛼🛼
Zorrha@reddit
S-A-T-U-R-D-A-Y Night!
wombatmagic@reddit
Jump
Welcome to the Danger Zone
cattea74@reddit
Freezeframe- J. Geils band Dirty Laundry- Din Henley
ItsKindaTricky@reddit
Freezeframe..OMG 5th grade rollerskating trip about 1981. Imagine a much of ten year olds skeeting and skating to those lyrics.
Bonus..I had a box of playboys in my tree fort. Strange times
ItsKindaTricky@reddit
My old man brain confused Freezeframe with Centerfold but it was all on the same realm of photographic voyeurism. Everything was being sexualized in an institutional way. Same thing as Girls on Film by DD.
I'd still skate to it. But today it's Sir Mix Alot
wellbalancedlibra@reddit
Knock three times- Tony Orlando and Dawn
RuffyPower@reddit
Eye of the Tiger
YesNoMaybe@reddit
Eye of the motherfucking Tiger!
I scrolled way too far for this. Always made 10 year old me skate with intensity and purpose.
Fridaychild1@reddit
Came here looking for this!
lovemesomezombie@reddit
That reminds me of my favorite Bernie Mac episode. His nephew wanted to be in gymnastics and of course, Bernie wasn't having it. He was talked into it because "it takes strength" to do the horse and rings.... song comes on, Bernie in the audience and kid comes out doing rhythmic with a ribbon. So damn hysterical!
WhoaMimi@reddit
Celebration by Kool & the Gang, Lost in Emotion / Head to Toe by Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam, Only in My Dreams by Debbie Gibson, My Eyes Don't Cry by Stevie Wonder (Detroit Hustle), any Jackson 5 or late '70s-mid-'80s Michael Jackson or Prince.
loveisfire36912@reddit
Blame it on the boogie (Sunshine. . .moonlight. . .good times. . .)
Catharpin363@reddit
Safety Dance
Neat-Ladder8987@reddit
Skateaway - Dire Straits
WorkerIll9343@reddit
Funky Town
nunwalksinabar@reddit
Grand Funk Railroad - Locomotion
Additional_Maybe1104@reddit
Supersonic!
They always played that song at the rinks.
Zobot-3000@reddit
Celebrate by Kool and the Gang
SmokinHotNot@reddit
I've got a pair of brand new roller skates, and you've got a brand new key...
archedhighbrow@reddit
I remember going to an assembly at school in 1971 that played it. I was four and attending the preschool attached to the elementary school. Fond memories of wanting to skate.
Griffindance@reddit
I like the Wurzels version..!
Inevitable-Notice351@reddit
Bounce. Rock. Skate. Roll.
courtpchrist@reddit
David Bowie, Let's Dance
ritlingit@reddit
Atomic Dog by George Clinton
Electric Avenue by Eddy Grant
Upstairs_Corgi_341@reddit
Technotronic's "Pump Up The Jam"
gozer87@reddit
Crazy Train. Seriously, when I was 11, that would come on at the roller rink and we'd all skate as fast as we could.
Substantial_Way296@reddit
ELO -- Don't Bring Me Down
Bob_12_Pack@reddit
I Feel for You
Moon_princess_1@reddit
Anything Cindy Lauper
happy_traveller2700@reddit
Spirit in the sky.
No-Buddy873@reddit
Saturday night fever
FuggityWild@reddit
Egyptian Lover
EastLakeLisa@reddit
I forgot about that song!
sindlouhoo@reddit
"Saturday- the Roller Skating Jam" by De la Soul. Last time I went skating was 6 years ago with my students for a science field trip. Such a blast. They played some old school songs for us teachers.
ES_oh_SEE_kay_ES@reddit
I can't wait by Nu Shooz
Calm_Distance8618@reddit
Great song!!
Legitimate-Can7132@reddit
Starry Eyed Surprise by Paul Oakenfold
Kendian@reddit
Don't stop the Rock - Freestyle
dogownedhoomun@reddit
Another one bites the dust
Anne-with-an-e-77@reddit
My girl by Chilliwack.
Catfiche1970@reddit
Found the Canadian!
gcpuddytat@reddit
PYT Michael Jackson
Melissaschwart@reddit
Yeah same
valiumblue@reddit
Genius of Love - Tom Tom Club
Stuffed-Bear412@reddit
Shake it up.
Nervous-Rush-4465@reddit
Cat Scratch Fever
DrSharkeyMD_2@reddit
Freakazoids. Robots. Please report to the dance floor
rf8350@reddit
Z-O-I-D-S
9001@reddit
Ohhh, I could never figure out that line because we don't say "zee" here.
YousAPenguinLookinMF@reddit
We are, Midnight Starr. We’re gonna show ya how to do it, yes we are…
x86_64_@reddit
Groovejet by Spiller
YousAPenguinLookinMF@reddit
Freakazoids
Catfiche1970@reddit
Yesssss!
Warhammer517@reddit
Xanadu by Olivia Newton John
Prestigious_Carpet28@reddit
Centerfold - J. Geils Band
WrecklessOptimist@reddit
This is the only answer.
Melissaschwart@reddit
Metallica enter sandman and salt and pepper push it
BamaKitty1@reddit
Flashlight
Sad-Cryptographer828@reddit
Couples skate only. Lol
SanityInTheSouth@reddit
Don't Stop the Rock by Freestyle
When that song came on, you couldn't put another person on the floor.
Great memories from the mid 80's
Embarrassed-Pepper-5@reddit
I Can’t Wait by Nu Shooz
Both_Requirement_894@reddit
I’ve got a brand new pair of roller skates, you got a brand new key. (I know that’s not what you meant but…)
Icy_Owl6748@reddit
Stand Back- Stevie Nicks
maxny23@reddit
Yesssss
dadsgoingtoprison@reddit
Funky town
BaldyFecker@reddit
Yea this one for me. There are a few but this one most of all.
anjacoeth@reddit
This is THE skating song!
Second is The Hokey Pokey.
…for me, at least…
kindnessoffensive@reddit
Tubthumping!
BackgroundLetter7285@reddit
Anything by the Bay City Rollers!
CameraGrip@reddit
Edie Brickell - What I Am.
I remember this song playing one time I went with friends.
Shoddy_Tour_7307@reddit
Hidden Gem!
Sado_Hedonist@reddit
Not roller skates, but every time I listen to early Suicidal Tendencies it makes me think about getting back on my skateboard.
bostonjenny81@reddit
I was always on DJ duty w the boom box bc all my friends were skateboarders & I can humbly admit it was wasn’t for me. But many laughs were had watching me attempt 😂😂 that’s when I knew stick to what you know girl…music lol
Sado_Hedonist@reddit
Well if it makes you feel better, you can know that most of them did the falling on their ass in private until they felt comfortable enough to do a few things in public.
The rest of us grew up pushing and grew into it. I think I got my first board at 9 lol
LevelPerception4@reddit
Eye in the Sky, Alan Parsons Project
Hopeful-Cookie1065@reddit
Still great in concert!
teriKatty@reddit
Locomotion
Hopeful-Cookie1065@reddit
Oh, I had this on a single! Purchased it for 79 cents from Two Guys. Definitely a skate rink classic!
Kennikend@reddit
Yes!!!!
cracramama3@reddit
Let the music play
PacRat48@reddit
You’re
My
DIAMOND GIRRRRRL!
EarInevitable8312@reddit
Counting the Beat
NitenDoraku168@reddit
Don’t Bring Me Down
Beautiful_Extent_384@reddit
1999
wmartindale@reddit
I love rock n roll Joan Jett And for the couple skates, Reunited by Peaches and Herb
ProperBar4339@reddit
I Love Rock and Roll
HezFez238@reddit
Ball Room Blitz and Fox on the Run
Magnas@reddit
September or Boogie Wonderland by Earth, Wind and Fire
hanzobust75@reddit
Planet Rock
ThisFeelsInfected@reddit
September- Earth, Wind & Fire, Funkytown..
Brilliant-Onion2129@reddit
My Sharona!
apatheticgoldfish@reddit
My Sharona and Hot Child in the City
JustFaithlessness178@reddit
I loved Hot Child in the City. Listening now I'm like. Oh...maybe not the best lyrics. But, different times
_thekev@reddit
Square Dance Rap or Buttermilk Biscuits
bostonjenny81@reddit
Now Buttermilk Biscuits here we go Sift that flour roll that dough Clap your hands & stomp your feet Move your butt to the funky beat
_thekev@reddit
What you waiting on boy get up shake a leg gimme 10 of them suckers with grits and eggs, a glass of kool-aid and a whole stick of butter...
bostonjenny81@reddit
Now grab that can and wrap it in your hand Bang that sucker 'til the dough expand Put them suckers up in your oven Grab your girlie and get a little lovin'
OhHelvetica73@reddit
Anything by the Village People
YeahRight237@reddit
Boys of summer-Don Henley.
Kennikend@reddit
Okay- I’m making a playlist from this 🔥
_thekev@reddit
#inthemoonlight Spotify playlist has many of these.
That_Bendy_Babe@reddit
"Bad Girls"-Donna Summer. I was at the farmers market this morning and one booth was playing that song and closed my eyes and went there for just a minute...
RemarkableHealth3497@reddit
Centerfold by The J. Geils Band
Pristine_Software_55@reddit
I Wear My Sunglasses At Night (by Corey Hart). And Spirit In The Sky.
Similar_Somewhere_57@reddit
Got to give it up
Every-Progress5590@reddit
Push It Salt n Peppa
grandmaofFive5@reddit
Knock three times!
Parking-Explorer6802@reddit
Keep on Loving You for a couples skate
mja2175@reddit
Freeze Frame
finallygotmeone@reddit
Abracadabra
namastewitches@reddit
Lookout Weekend by Debbie Deb
JustFaithlessness178@reddit
Boogie Shoes
bookkinkster@reddit
Anything from Electric Light Orchestra and the song Freeze Frame.
lynndi0@reddit
THIS! Specifically, "Don't Bring Me Down" by ELO.
Lavender_Wynter@reddit
Any song by Michael Jackson
GonerDoug@reddit
Rock it by Herbie Hancock
Stereo_Jungle_Child@reddit
Boogie Shoes by KC and the Sunshine Band
smelmoth77@reddit
A Roller Skating Jam named “Saturdays” of course
Excusemytootie@reddit
Jackson Five- Can You Feel It✨
RubySauce@reddit
Any Donna Summer song!
onebadassMoMo@reddit
That was a damn good time to be at the skating rink!
Frantag@reddit
I Honestly Love You, Olivia Newton John. Couples skate, women's choice.
SolomonGrumpy@reddit
Whitney. She wanna dance with somebody that loves her. She means somebody with roller skates.
SilentSociety4162@reddit
The final countdown
onebadassMoMo@reddit
Whip it, Another One Bites The Dust……
jd2004user@reddit
Slow Ride by Foghat.
Rapper’s Delight.
CanIgetaWTF@reddit
Freestyle, Dont Stop the Rock
https://youtu.be/qcQexz1iU5M?feature=shared
Expensive_Camp2551@reddit
Rikki don't lose that number
9inez@reddit
Haha! None. But Skate to Hell by Gang Green makes me think “Good thing I didn’t break any bones skateboarding.”
JenNtonic@reddit
Xanadu
DtchGrl@reddit
Absolutely!!
Excusemytootie@reddit
This!
JeepsyLife@reddit
Don’t Stop Til You Get Enough - MJ
justpuddingonhairs@reddit
Get into the groove by Madonna. Every time.
Otherwise-Knee-6461@reddit
Lets go - The Cars, I can hear the sound of the wheels whenever it comes on the radio nowadays. Takes me right back every time.
KiraXNDU@reddit
One More Night - Phil Collins 🤟🏼
No_Butterscotch8400@reddit
Electric Avenue! Eddie Grant!
Organic_Tradition_94@reddit
This was my choice as well. Didn’t even need to think about it.
choctaw529@reddit
Knock on Wood by Amii Stewart or Last Dance by Donna Summer
RedCell24@reddit
Juke Box Hero
Rikkitikkitabby@reddit
My Sharona
jenilyntx1@reddit
every time!
Vanpocalypse-Now@reddit
You Dropped A Bomb On Me-The Gap Band.
Ok-Buddy-9536@reddit
This right here👆
Vanpocalypse-Now@reddit
I shook my 10 year old ass like it wasn't whiter than my shoelaces 😂
Novagurl@reddit
Time Warp.
It was played at both the rinks in my town. It was the best! #70’s.
Tired_o_Mods_BS@reddit
Anything by Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam.
Cookies4Dinner73@reddit
Cmon feel the noise
carneviva@reddit
Planet Rock, Afrika Bambaataa
uncleduddly@reddit
Bay City Rollers, Saturday Night
zenbagel@reddit
Another one bites the dust
Kingsnake417@reddit
Anything by Loverboy.
Possible_Shoulder_50@reddit
The Hokey Pokey
thiswasyouridea@reddit
Batdance
lovemesomezombie@reddit
Bip bop bam, alacazam...
Consistent_Switch378@reddit
My Sharona
Kitchen-Zebra-4402@reddit
That and Centerfold by J Geils Band
International-Ant174@reddit
And Freeze Frame too!
prudent-nebula3361@reddit
Don't Stop Till You Get Enough - MJ
bostonjenny81@reddit
My friend was an incredible DJ (he passed some time ago & it still feels like yesterday) he’d be throwing down a killer set & out of nowhere would drop this track & the place always went wild every time. ❤️
Away_Bit_3382@reddit
Brand New Key by Melanie.
I'm old. I'll see myself out.
borisdidnothingwrong@reddit
My dude, we're all old.
Welcome.
Mere95@reddit
Jack be limbo, jack be quick 🎶🎶🎶
Subject-Olive-5279@reddit
In 1980 I was single digits and used to skate to Xanadu or anything ELO. The soundtrack was my favorite lol. I still have nostalgia when I hear it.
cheekynihlist@reddit
Black Velvet by Alannah Myles (sp?) was always the backwards skate back in the day.
therocketn00b@reddit
Upside Down by Diana Ross. I can still see the flashing red and blue disco lights at the Roller Dome in Fort Wayne, Indiana every time that comes on.
Braincloud@reddit
That’s a great song, and def brings back skating memories!
EggheadWill@reddit
"Don't Stop The Rock" by Freestyle is THE roller rink song. It was played for three decades of roller skaters at least.
bostonjenny81@reddit
Some of my best records are from Freestyle! Absolutely LOVE their music!! All their tracks are bangers & bring me back to the good old school club days 💫✨✨💫
out_idiotequed@reddit
Good times
Agreeable-Remove1592@reddit
I’m surprised I had to go down this far to find this listed. The song literally talks about rollerskating
NvGable@reddit
This song was playing when I was a little kid, when some guy, rollerskating, ran me over while I was rollerskating, too. It was not a good time!
madduxcr@reddit
Ballroom Blitz by Sweet.
Lthrr9@reddit
I heard it today and that was my first thought!
Hot_Stranger_2563@reddit
Ballroom Blitz
--ricky-@reddit
Bounce, Rock, Skate, Roll - Vaughan Williams & Crew
https://youtu.be/JKLnVbzNbuU?si=auDt0V9wstFaPsEv
Divainthewoods@reddit
Ah, you beat me to it! It is the obvious choice though. 😊
--ricky-@reddit
Just lucky I got there first 🙂
Braincloud@reddit
Genius of Love by Tom Tom Club, Apache by Sugarhill Gang, or Nasty Girl by Vanity 6 😎
Lthrr9@reddit
The Stroke- Billy Squier
AnyAnalysis3442@reddit
It's Automatic by Freestyle
Jlr1@reddit
Rock with you ~ Michael Jackson 🛼🪩💽
dMatusavage@reddit
Xanadu sung by Olivia Newton John
No_Entertainer_3898@reddit
Yes!!!
Dorsai56@reddit
Bob Seger's "Ramblin' Gamblin' Man" takes me straight back to the roller rink.
ParkingSky6169@reddit
"Baby Hold On" - Eddie Money Every. Time. To this day!
fencepostsquirrel@reddit
It Takes Two….. by Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock
I graduated in 91, so when this song came out in 88 I was 15 and at the height of my roller skating obsession.
justplainnuts@reddit
You drop a bomb on me
bostonjenny81@reddit
That’s a jam no matter where they play it!!
zionzednem@reddit
Supersonic JJ Fad
MangoOk2697@reddit
Stars on 45 Medly was big too!
Battgyrl@reddit
Anything by KC and the a sunshine Band
Away_Bit_3382@reddit
Yes!
DrumsKing@reddit
Mickey. (Hey Mickey!)
Quixotic1113@reddit
Celebration by Kool and the Gang
Away_Bit_3382@reddit
Good one!
MangoOk2697@reddit
Don't bring me down- ELO, and I Love Rock and Roll- Joan Jett
DiabolicalManiacal@reddit
Planet Rock
bostonjenny81@reddit
That’s my ringtone & has been for ages!!! Love me some Afrika Bambaataa & the Soul Sonic Force 💫✨✨💫
Arglebarglor@reddit
Roller coaster ….OF LOOOOVE OOH OOH OOH OOOH
desertratlovescats@reddit
Xanadu- Olivia Newton John
Frequent-Ad2981@reddit
Definitely!
freebenvita@reddit
The Blondie song that KRS-ONE sampled for Step Into A World...
Is it Rapture?
I think that's right.
Also 'Rock It' by Herbie Hancock
purplechunkymonkey@reddit
Dancing Queen
SquashZealousideal42@reddit
You Dropped a Bomb on Me - Gap Band and Another One Bites the Dust - Queen
Lilybay984@reddit
The Limbo!
Bosswashington@reddit
I had to scroll way too far. Every roller rink I went to did the limbo at least once every time I was there.
They did another song too, and I can’t remember what it was.
Sea-Toes-5475@reddit
Hokey pokey
Bosswashington@reddit
Yeah, I remember the Hokey Pokey. But there was another. Another, non-mainstream, roller rink starter-kit music staple. I don’t think it included participation from the skaters. I can’t remember it, but I always HATED it.
hippo96@reddit
YMCA. Funky town.
SarcasticGirl27@reddit
We used to have school-wide skate parties when I was growing up. Watching my entire school doing the YMCA gestures as we all skated around the rink is a solid memory.
Frequent-Ad2981@reddit
Young Turks by Rod Stewart
bostonjenny81@reddit
Let the Music Play by Shannon ❤️❤️ or anything by Stevie B!!!
MuddyPig168@reddit
Everybody Wang Chung Tonight
PizzaWhole9323@reddit
Groove is in the heart by deee-lite.
BubblyCow2879@reddit
MARRS - Pump Up the Volume
gingersusie@reddit
Word Up, Cameo
Ok_Application_2292@reddit
Loving Every Minute of It. Lover boy
brumac44@reddit
Loverboy, Trooper, Doug and the Slugs, Honeymoon Suite meant you were groovin at the Stardust!
ronbo0032@reddit
Debbie Deb “When I hear music” Gap Band Dazz Band
cronediddlyumptious@reddit
Call me Blondie
Havacookiewhydontcha@reddit
Anything by Rick James, Kool & the Gang or the BeeGees
Fannnybaws@reddit
Blondie - Heart of Glass
_thekev@reddit
Pump up the Jam
Express_Grape_3818@reddit
Jukebox Hero - Foreigner
Kiss On My List - Hall and Oates (couple skating)
WorldFamous_InPoland@reddit
Loverboy - Take Me To The Top
Schrodingerscat1960@reddit
Anything by KC and the Sunshine band.
xxxbrimstonexxx@reddit
The hokey pokey
smythe70@reddit
Ok has anyone tried roller skating recently? I did it with my sister and it was hysterical, flopping and falling. Good fun though, definitely not easy.
Shark_Atl3201@reddit
Funkytown!!
_thekev@reddit
Bounce, Rock, Skate, Roll.
8nikki@reddit
Love Shack, Xanadu, 90s reggae ..
5uann44@reddit
Anything by Donna Summer.
Illustrious_Stick_57@reddit
Kyra Mr Mister
Beneficial-Front6305@reddit
Another One Bites the Dust
PainRevolutionary865@reddit
Working for the weekend
drknowdr1@reddit
Hwy Mickey
Impressive-Shame-525@reddit
That's the one. Every time.
whirlydad@reddit
Let's Dance - Bowie
I first heard it at the Roller Rink. It's always been a favorite.
chainsaw-freak@reddit
Walk like an Egyptian by The Bangles !
bayoujac@reddit
99 Luft balloons and I love Rock n Roll
Xander131313@reddit
Kool And The Gang… Celebration 🛼
y0ungshel@reddit
We will rock you
nowaywonderfulday@reddit
Oh yeah. Stomping the skates!
y0ungshel@reddit
Absolutely!
Scimmia_bianca@reddit
No parking on the dance floor - Midnight Star
RooIsHome@reddit
Planet Rock.
jasonplass9510@reddit
Video killed the radio star…
LooTangClan@reddit
Physical by Olivia Newton John
Romaine2k@reddit
Bay City Rollers Saturday Night
HoosierLarry@reddit
Freeze Frame by The J. Geils Band
“Alright, alright, alright - it’s an all skate - everybody skates.”
FIREoManiac@reddit
Ring my bell
Adorableviolet@reddit
Let's Groove Tonight by Earth Wind and Fire
Cultural-Parsley-408@reddit
Anything Rick James, Gap Band, etc.
WillWhenYouWont@reddit
Staying alive
CleverEast@reddit
I Love You - Climax Blues Band, for couples only
LineSafe5671@reddit
Jack & Diane artist otherwise known as John Cougar
suesuehell@reddit
Hot Child in the City.
LastConference@reddit
Runnin wild
Owhatabeautifulday@reddit
Sweet Home Alabama
Any Osmonds song
furiously_curiously@reddit
Lookout Weekend Debbie Deb
GreaseGeek@reddit
Apache by SugarHill Gang
LastConference@reddit
Yes! Tonto, jump on it.
Expensive-Ferret-339@reddit
Knock Three Times—Tony Orlando and Dawn
Haven’t thought of that in years—thanks for the memory!
PerfectAd9944@reddit
Livin it up Friday Night... every.single.time
Mistyretina@reddit
A roller skating jam called “Saturday”-DeLaSoul
Tight_Knee_9809@reddit
S-A-T-U-R-D-A-Y !
Ballroom Blitz for fast skate.
I sooo miss roller skating.
sunshinecoffeegirl@reddit
Freeze Frame by J Geils Band
Mother-Letter-6760@reddit
Freak Out!
LastConference@reddit
Rhinestone Cowboy 🤷🏻♂️ no accounting for 8 year old taste
Santanico_75@reddit
Wired for Sound - Cliff Richard
Sad-Cryptographer828@reddit
Brickhouse - Commodores and Shook me All Night Long - AC/DC.
DeepRoot@reddit
"Fly Girl"
MNConcerto@reddit
Bay city rollers- Saturday Night
HmmDoesItMakeSense@reddit
I can still see the album cover with the guys bangs ha
Comfortable_Mark5816@reddit
Get Down on It - Kool & the Gang
Not_a_fan_of_me@reddit
Disco Duck
SkipNYNY@reddit
You Dropped the Bomb on Me- The Gap Band
HmmDoesItMakeSense@reddit
That was another I was going to say yup yup!
tinyoop@reddit
Genius of Love- Tom Tom Club
I_do_not_post_here@reddit
Rock with you by Michael Jackson
Enough-Cow-6869@reddit
P.Y.T. Michael Jackson
HmmDoesItMakeSense@reddit
Stroke by Billy Squire
Tasty_Plantain5948@reddit
Cum On Feel The Noize the Quiet Riot version.
pickle-a-poopala@reddit
Word up
Face_with_a_View@reddit
Mickey - Toni Basil
greyjedi12345@reddit
September
MandyPatinkatink@reddit
^^^^^^^this for me too!
brak-0666@reddit
Vacation - The Go Gos
HumanWagyu@reddit
Wipeout
platypus5709@reddit
Double Dutch bus
Misknowmer@reddit
Roxy roller - nick gilder
mkstot@reddit
Roam B-52s
AliVista_LilSista@reddit
Gloria
DinoTheMok@reddit
Cool it now - New Edition
snackpack3000@reddit
Crazy for You by Madonna for the "couples skate"!
Superpeachy-1197@reddit
Almost Paradise
-Granby-@reddit
A Roller Skating Jam Names Saturdays by De La Soul
herculaneum@reddit
Car Wash by Rose Royce
Stillmaineiac88@reddit
Xanadu
Superpeachy-1197@reddit
Gap Band You dropped a bomb on me. No Parking on the Dance Floor Midnight star
Due-Swordfish4924@reddit
You dropped a bomb on me. The Gap Band. Also, Let it Whip.
Weird-one0926@reddit
Lol, no, I lacked coordination and the desire to learn.
plantyjen@reddit
Ballroom Blitz- Sweet
Long Cool Woman In A Black Dress- The Hollies (it was already an old song by the time I learned to skate, but it’s still a great song to skate to!)
SOS- Abba
suea1967@reddit
Rasputin
Sheriff_Mills@reddit
Funky Town
Separate_Today_8781@reddit
Dirty laundry
joemamah77@reddit
Scorpions - Rock You Like A Hurricane
Motley Crue - Shout At The Devil
Comfortable_Head_437@reddit
Two of Hearts by Stacey Q
6tig9@reddit
You spin me right round , baby right round like a record baby right round round round round.
Greedy_Finance_9640@reddit
Magic ONJ
Embarrassed_Cat2697@reddit
Crazy Train by Ozzy. I was roller skating in the early 80’s
urbanlandmine@reddit
ROCKET Def Leppard
Vegetable_Humor5470@reddit
Saturdays by Del la Soul.
Proper_Bodybuilder58@reddit
Le Freak by Chic
Putrid-Abies-1954@reddit
"Couples skate, couples skate" ... "when I was a younger man, I hadn't a care..."
No_Parking_4195@reddit
"I Love You" from Climax Blues Band
Barbies_Burner_Phone@reddit
I Love Rock & Roll and Rage in the Cage. Those songs were standards at our roller rink.
tracytorr0712@reddit
Free Bird … yes. Really.
Sweet Home Alabama
1TakeFrank@reddit
The Hustle
Grouchy_Spite_2847@reddit
Celebration by Cool and the Gang.
andbits@reddit
Stomp - The Brothers Johnson
Cute_Bee_6829@reddit
Celebration by Kool and the Gang used to play a LOT at our local roller rink.
Longjumping-Air1489@reddit
THIS.
Cultural_Wash5414@reddit
Locomotion🎵
Accurate_Barnacle_16@reddit
Lost In Emotion by Lisa Lisa
rtduvall@reddit
Come on Eileen.
Alisterguitardevil@reddit
Anything by Olivia Newton John circa 1977 - 1984
rikerismycopilot@reddit
The Xanadu soundtrack, specifically. For obvious reasons
Alisterguitardevil@reddit
Oh hell yeah! Just thinking about it makes me want to dig out my roller blades and boom box lol
ConversationCool3000@reddit
Funkytown
Original_Scholar_272@reddit
Especially for older Gen X, this is the correct answer!
anatomy-princess@reddit
This!!!
Imcrappinyounegative@reddit
PYT Michael Jackson
Don’t Stop Til You Get Enough Michael Jackson
Another One Bites the Dust Queen
Shining Star Earth Wind and Fire
Hollywood Swinging Kool and the Gang
When I Hear Music Debbie Deb
I mean you know it when you hear it! My kids know “roller skate songs” the minute they come on. You need a great beat.
SwollenGoat68@reddit
Rapper’s Delight
JohnnyLesPaul@reddit
Another One Bites the Dust - at United Skates of America
Journeys_End71@reddit
Apache by The Sugarhill Gang
PsychologicalLab6637@reddit
Hell yes!!!
Injustry@reddit
“A roller-skate Jam called Saturdays”- De La Soul
ur_mileage_may_vary@reddit
I Love Rock and Roll - Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
JE5573R@reddit
Cliff Richard - Wired for sound.
Skates and a Walkman for that one!
Cytwytever@reddit
My Sharona!
Odd-Adhesiveness-656@reddit
Rollercoaster of Love...say what?
S.A.T.U.R.D.A.Y Night
The Chicken Dance...don't ask as crack the whip on skates is NEVER a good idea...
Cazmonster@reddit
You can't beat Bounce, Rock, Skate, Roll by Vaughan Mason & Crew
PsychologicalLab6637@reddit
ABSOFUCKINLUTELY!!!!
PsychologicalLab6637@reddit
RAPPER'S DELIGHT!!!!!
damnyankeeintexas@reddit
We built this city! We built this city of rock and roll!
Butt_Rodgers_@reddit
Melanie . Brand new key
MaryK007@reddit
YMCA
myniche999@reddit
Break My Stride
jaded1here@reddit
I’ve got a brand new pair of skates, u got a brand new key…
marugirl@reddit
I've got a brand new pair of roller skates, you got a brand new key...
Kimmahtoo@reddit
Skate Away/Dire Straits or Fame/David bowie
KittenFace25@reddit
Bob Seger - Turn the Page.
At my rink in the mid 80s, it was one of the most popular couple skate songs.
avidinha@reddit
Chet Faker, Gold
Ok-Level4667@reddit
"Saturdays" -De La Soul
itsbeenalongyear@reddit
J Giles Band.
Unhappy-Ad2460@reddit
Centerfold
afroeh@reddit
Flashlight
ST0IC_@reddit
We built this city on rock and roll.
Salty-Programmer1682@reddit
This is it
Laylay_theGrail@reddit
Hot Stuff- Donna Summer and for couples skate, Babe-Styx
Tuco--11@reddit
Mr. Roboto
Poetdebra@reddit
Queen Another One Bites the Dust
ChaosAndFish@reddit
It’s my recollection that roller rinks were basically always playing Gloria by Laura Branigan.
Sensitive-Elevator1@reddit
It Takes Two
djunderh2o@reddit
Yes!
Street-Quail5755@reddit
Queen - “Another One Bites The Dust”
shermy_reader@reddit
Destroyer by the Kinks Shoot to Thrill by AC/DC
Pack Jam by the Jonzun Crew, but that might have been a Boston-area special
Inner-Confidence99@reddit
Eye of the Tiger
MotherRaven@reddit
Xanadu
I said what I said
Remarkable_Insect866@reddit
I couldn't wait to go see the movie when it first came out.
WHYohWhy___MEohMY@reddit
I fucking love Xanadu
MotherRaven@reddit
Me too!
Ok_Fig7692@reddit
PreviousGolf9541@reddit
First thing that comes to my mind too.
Left-Thinker-5512@reddit
“Cold As Ice” by Foreigner
ofthrees@reddit
you spin me right round - period, no other answer for me. that song sent me out to the rink as fast as "more" and "cities in dust" eventually sent me to the dance floor.
uninsane@reddit
Whip It! Debo
najing_ftw@reddit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eAQa4MOGkE
Worried_Strike6219@reddit
Its a love thing- the whispers
MerriWyllow@reddit
Celebration!
NotaMillenialatAll@reddit
Shake your body down to the ground by the Jacksons 5, I was 9, it was 1980 and that was my jam
SbMSU@reddit
I Love Rock and Roll
jeanneW4@reddit
I was hoping I wasn’t the only one with this song by Joan Jett in mind 😁
Ritaredditonce@reddit
Cruel Summer by Bananarama
Anything by KC and the Sunshine Band
Willing_Mirror8176@reddit
No time to lose- Tarney/Spencer band
auximage@reddit
When I Hear Music - Debbie Deb
psp8@reddit
Boogie Shoes- KC & the Sunshine Band
RecbetterpassNJ@reddit
Jive Talkin’ - Bee Gee’s
Sad_Air_1501@reddit
Dancing queen
Extension-Wedding-74@reddit
So many! You Dropped a Bomb on Me, anything by Journey, Africa, Jessie's Girl, Electric Avenue, I could go on. I have great memories of skating in the early 80s.
SeveralSock9941@reddit
Another One Bites the Dust (Queen) 🛼🛼😺
ill-phat@reddit
Amoeba by Adolescents
Jillee2@reddit
Urgent-Foreigner
Adventurous_Tell6684@reddit
Disco Inferno
dauchande@reddit
Look out weekend - Debby Deb
Ok_Fig7692@reddit
Ghostbusters theme,
Had my first kiss while that was playing at the roller rink.
davdev@reddit
A roller skate jam named Saturdays by De La Soul.
Jeffro187@reddit
Obligatory “I had to scroll way too far to find this comment“ comment.
Extension_Case3722@reddit
Double Dutch Bus
sineofthetimes@reddit
This is the answer. That song rocked.
sammie_mozelle@reddit
Hey Mickey!
WeekOfMondays@reddit
Copacabana!
Why_so_glum_chum@reddit (OP)
Noooooooo! Never mention Copacabana! Now it'll be in my head for days! 🤣 Ill raise you a Tie a yellow ribbon round the old oak tree for payback! 🤣🤣
WeekOfMondays@reddit
It's been three long years Do ya still want me? Dang it!! You win!!!
Why_so_glum_chum@reddit (OP)
GOTEM! 🤣
Responsible-Egg7929@reddit
Lookout Weekend-by Debbie Deb
Voivode71@reddit
Carribean Queen - Billy Ocean
JiuJitsuNinja43@reddit
Rappers Delight
BigDaddyDirtclod@reddit
They used to play Rappers Delight at my local rink when I was a kid and I remember thinking that I'd never heard a song like that before. Apparently, it's considered the first or one of the first rap songs.
Why_so_glum_chum@reddit (OP)
Definitely the first that drew big attention and introduced most of us to rap, but New York already had a rap scene started, and some argue it's been around since the 50s.
clanlornac@reddit
Get Down on it - Kool and the Gang
PseudacrisCrucifer@reddit
Back in Black.
missdawn1970@reddit
Celebration, by Kool &the Gang
Short-Personality398@reddit
Brand New Key (song from boogie nights)
Redkris73@reddit
Can You Feel It by the Jacksons
Mountain_Mulberry949@reddit
If we're talking speed skate, it's I Can't Drive 55. Otherwise..You Dropped a Bomb On Me or I Feel For You!
4rt4tt4ck@reddit
Super Freak
Ok_Application_2292@reddit
Anybody remember Skate Inn. Statesboro GA
Unlikely-Chipmunk-19@reddit
We had a Skate Inn too. Kingsport,TN
raknyak@reddit
Planet Rock
MagentaGiraffe13@reddit
Smokin in the Boys Room by Motley Crue and When I Hear Music by Debbie Deb.
Both were played every Saturday when I was there.
Why_so_glum_chum@reddit (OP)
Debbie Deb was perfect for it!
MasterBlasterSnap@reddit
Celebration
mong8se@reddit
I Love a Rainy Night by Eddie Rabbitt
Celebration by Kool and The Gang
MissManda237@reddit
Ooh the crush my little girl heart had on Eddie Rabbit.❤️🔥
hogger303@reddit
HaHaHa….. WIPEOUT!!
wellbloom@reddit
Hey mister DJ by Zhane
hogger303@reddit
YMCA
ebf1976@reddit
Bon Jovi Livin’ on a prayer
oldfarmjoy@reddit
You put your right foot in...
Why_so_glum_chum@reddit (OP)
🤣
WHYohWhy___MEohMY@reddit
Pyromania!!! rock of ages.
l00ky_here@reddit
When I Hear Music byBebbie Deb Egyptian Lover Freakazoid
Im sure there's are more but I cant think right now
JLlo11@reddit
All the Donna Summer
Wild_Peach075@reddit
Rock me Amadeus - Falco OOOOR Hey Micky.
Electronic-Writing69@reddit
Ooh!
sammysafari2680@reddit
Lookout weekend for the All Skate and When I see you smile & When I’m with You for the couples skate.
birdnerd1971@reddit
Pink Floyd The Wall
caucasian-shallot@reddit
The Second Time Around - Shalamar
I did so many laps to that song haha
Electronic-Writing69@reddit
Heart's "Barracuda"!
jujioux@reddit
The Tide Is High
pbredd22@reddit
Also, Don't Bring Me Down by ELO
UndeadGazebo@reddit
Every Madonna or Duran Duran song
TBeIRIE@reddit
Connected by Stereo MC’s
Why_so_glum_chum@reddit (OP)
Ahhh Connected, great one! Most of Stereo MC' s would work well.
VernonDent@reddit
The Locomotion
canuckEnoch@reddit
Queen of Hearts - Juice Newton
raynbowbrite@reddit
Came here to say this!
cnikkih@reddit
Double Dutch Bus. Mony Mony. I Wanna Know What Love Is.
pbredd22@reddit
Come On Eileen
GrayLightGo@reddit
YMCA
SpreadsheetSiren@reddit
You Dropped a Bomb on Me.
White Lines
Apache (Jump On It)
mcas06@reddit
This is the only answer needed
littlebroknstillgood@reddit
All three of these, but especially Apache.
JuliusSeizuresalad@reddit
Jam on it from the breakdance 2 soundtrack
ChiliSama@reddit
How Deep is Your Love by The Bee Gees. Brings me right back to the roller rink. Lights out. Disco balls spinning…
mcas06@reddit
White lines
Vanpocalypse-Now@reddit
That was the jam of all jams!
Tin_Man17@reddit
Another One Bites the Dust - there was a skate rink in Berry Hill, OK that would run a bus for pick up and drop off. Good time.
DanglingDear@reddit
Let the Music Play - Shannon
Last Dance - Donna Summer
Sufficient-Lab-5769@reddit
Waiting For a Girl Like You, by Foreigner
“the next skate will be a ladies’ choice couple skate. Ladies’ choice couple skate.”
FlyPleasant3526@reddit
Dirty Laundry
meb1616@reddit
Funky Town
Confusion-Advanced@reddit
99 luft balloons.
DaffyStardust@reddit
“Waiting For a Girl Like You” by Foreigner
jenljbear@reddit
Ballroom Blitz!
SallyJane5555@reddit
None. But “It’s still rock and roll to me” makes me want to jump in a public pool.
Greedy_Blueberry420@reddit
Funky Town
ave427@reddit
Whip It by Devo
According-Yak-9028@reddit
Five minutes of funk by whodini
Altruistic_Flower965@reddit
Party Train, by The Gap Band. It also works on the half pipe.
Full-Friendship-7581@reddit
Anything by the Bay City Rollers 🤣
UpstairsCommittee894@reddit
S, A, T, U, R, D, A, Y. night
Mallrat1973@reddit
She Dropped the Bomb Me & She Blinded Me With Science.
Frosty_Group2594@reddit
Groove line by Heat Wave
Jason_TheMagnificent@reddit
Sweet Dreams
supertiggercat@reddit
Xanadeu
jonandgrey@reddit
You Dropped a Bomb on Me
Warhammer_619@reddit
Owner of a Lonely Heart
edked@reddit
"Knock On Wood" and "Barracuda" were great to go tearing around the corners to.
PMmeWhiteRussians@reddit
Planet Rock
laughylu@reddit
Wipeout
seamuwasadog@reddit
Brand New Key - Melanie (c'mon, it's like nobody's even trying)
thatsmilingface@reddit
Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This): Eurythmics
HotLava00@reddit
Building Spotify playlist now….
Why_so_glum_chum@reddit (OP)
This is the way.
darose@reddit
Donna Summer - Bad Girls
CappuccinoBreve@reddit
"Flashlight" by Parliament Funkadelic always got everyone out on the floor at my local rink back in the day!
412_15101@reddit
Jump by Van Halen
FrostedMoon8888@reddit
Anything by j. Giles band
PMmeWhiteRussians@reddit
Freakazoid
BitterSweety0862@reddit
Do You Wanna Funk - Sylvester
Bree7702@reddit
Supersonic
thatsmilingface@reddit
Safety Dance
Holiday_Scar_2110@reddit
Omg Bounce Rock Skate Roll!!!!
Remarkable_Insect866@reddit
That has to be my all time favorite song.
CappuccinoBreve@reddit
This is the one!
Upset_Peace_6739@reddit
Urgent by Foreigner.
OkNeedleworker8554@reddit
"You Dropped a Bomb On Me", "Another One Bites the Dust" and "We Are the Champions"
llawkwardj@reddit
Omg, I feel like our roller rink only played Queen
AnneChovie264@reddit
Rapper's Delight
Remarkable_Insect866@reddit
Chic, Good times.
meatwads_sweetie@reddit
Superfreak, The Stroke, Don’t You Want Me
bibdrums@reddit
Pump Up The Jam by Felly and Technotronic
ElderlyProstitute_@reddit
Outside by George Michael
Legitimate_Pick794@reddit
Madonna Lucky Star
ThirdCoastExplorer@reddit
Freezeframe. J. Geils Band
meatwads_sweetie@reddit
Yes!
IamTheMan85@reddit
Jam On It by Nucleus
edwoodjrjr@reddit
Makin’ It
sweetcherrytea@reddit
He’s So Shy - Pointer Sisters
Regular-Ad1930@reddit
Sugar Hill gang. Jam on it Jam on it! Jam on on n on n on it 🎶🎵
meatwads_sweetie@reddit
These are both great skating songs!
asyouwish@reddit
JudieK123@reddit
Funky Town
MindlessDribble828@reddit
Disco duck
slipperytornado@reddit
Funkytown
ravenx99@reddit
Why did I have to scroll so far to find this? They played this constantly at my rink. I don't think I heard it outside the rink until it was retro.
motor_city_glamazon@reddit
Midnight Star: "Freakazoid", "No Parking on the Dance Floor" and "Operator"
meatwads_sweetie@reddit
Ooh good ones!
cowmix@reddit
Dancing in the streets by Van Halen
SnooBunnies6148@reddit
Old Time Rock and Roll by Bob Seger (sp?).
JennJoy77@reddit
Welcome to the Jungle for regular skate, and Eternal Flame for the slow skate.
LanikaiKid@reddit
Hold The Line - Toto
Somedaydreamer22@reddit
Xanadu, of course!
BigDaddyDirtclod@reddit
Moonlight Feels Right
jcoigny@reddit
Boys of summer
mypizzanvrhurtnobody@reddit
“Longer Than” - Dan Fogelberg. And waiting for Terri to skate over and pick me cuz it was a girl’s choice song.
Cold-Ad-1978@reddit
You Dropped a Bomb on Me
CryptographerOk3814@reddit
“I GOT THE POWWWWWWWER”
SNAP
FreeThinkerFran@reddit
Journey “Any Way You Want It”
mweisbro@reddit
I wanna rock with you!!!
samizdat5@reddit
Anything from Michael Jackson's "Off the Wall" album
rooftopburners@reddit
Rock Skate Roll Bounce.
Rhiannon8404@reddit
Just disco in general
AcesAnd08s@reddit
Heart of Glass - Blondie
Got_Bent@reddit
Ohio Players: Love Rollercoaster
happyme321@reddit
Don’t Leave Me This Way by Thelma Houston
Pixiesmom@reddit
Hit me with your best shot
RoastedHarshmellow@reddit
https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=GOOIPY3OTtw&si=NmquDIUahoqRTX0G
zephyrthewonderdog@reddit
Dear Jesse by Rollergirl.
CookieMonNOMNOM@reddit
Funkytown
nauedon2@reddit
Fantastic Voyage by Lakeside
turkeycurry@reddit
Cheap Trick: I want you to want me
Thegymgyrl@reddit
Dancing with myself by Billy idol, it was the song they played during the races.
BeerCooker_321@reddit
Pac Man Fever!
Big_Criticism_8335@reddit
Funky Town
doobette@reddit
Interestingly, I vividly remember skating to the Pseudo Echo cover of this when I was 9 or 10.
alayeni-silvermist@reddit
Anything by Donna Summer.
SodiumH2ojunkie@reddit
Roller skates-Steel Pulse
Th1nk18@reddit
Anything by J Geils Band
Elendril333@reddit
Crazy Train. As soon as the wha ha ha ha, dun dun hit, we were already hitting the rink.
Interesting_Shirt419@reddit
Fifth Of Beethoven - Walter Murphy
Much-Extension-4752@reddit
Lookout Weekend by Debbie Deb
Jealous_Inside_9428@reddit
Skateaway,Dire Straits.
lobaybliss@reddit
Brand New Key - Melanie :)
rushny2112@reddit
Private Eyes by Hall and Oats. Also Another One Bites the Dust by Queen.
Gay_Giraffe_1773@reddit
Xanadu
Schradykat@reddit
Came here to say this. The only correct answer. 🛼
GoodhartsLaw@reddit
I came here thinking "Xanadu is the only correct answer to this"
Onerustyrn@reddit
Off The Wall
2K84Man@reddit
White lines
beerbellianme@reddit
Pop Muzik
Beneficial-Damage197@reddit
Sharing the Night Together by Dr. Hook?
stefczech@reddit
Poison Fallen Angel
us2bcool@reddit
Crazy little thing called Love!
snoe_kone@reddit
Betty Davis Eyes - Kim Carnes
Capricorn75@reddit
Crush On You- The Jets
buzzboy99@reddit
CnC music factory Everybody dance now
HearingDue2119@reddit
It’s not old, but ‘Last To Know’ by Iration is a roller skating jam and a half
Stonerkittylady420@reddit
Diamond Girl
Significant_Mess_79@reddit
It's a love thing by the Whispers 🛼
DazzlingDoofus71@reddit
Centerfold!
KingPabloo@reddit
Freeze Frame
BeBopBarr@reddit
We Built this City (on rock and rooolllll)
Glass-Shelter-699@reddit
Mr. Roboto by Styx.
VentCover1@reddit
Cherry Pie by Warrant
Mushy-sweetroll@reddit
Philadelphia Freedom. I miss my pom poms!
Impossible-Key-2212@reddit
Fly like an eagle 🦅
junk-yard-rich@reddit
Humpty dance
Outrageous-Peanut-44@reddit
YMCA
frankybling@reddit
that Ratt song (round and round?) and Whitesnake “Here I Go Again”
No-Win-2741@reddit
Brick House
BallroomblitzOH@reddit
Lights Out by Peter Wolf - the Rollaway used to play it for every light show skate.
HortonhearsWhosNext-@reddit
Dont Stop til You Get Enough
SaintBellyache@reddit
Thriller
DPax_23@reddit
Celebration - Kool & The Gang
-ACatWithAKeyboard-@reddit
Last time I was at a roller rink (86ish) it was Glen Frey's The Heat Is On playing over the speakers.
WillPoleDance4Carbs@reddit
September
United_Relative_9106@reddit
"Almost Paradise" -
tcfodor@reddit
YMCA
Pads4Life@reddit
Celebration! Kool and the Gang!
earth_shine40092@reddit
You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)
Dadbod101975@reddit
Push It, Salt 'n Peppa
Radiant-Avocado-3158@reddit
Push it.
Jolly_Passion_7059@reddit
Oops upside your head
mcattack13@reddit
Candy Girl
Why_so_glum_chum@reddit (OP)
Thanks to Dogma, all I can think of is Salma Hayek
Strawberries_Spiders@reddit
The Safety Dance
Necessary_Post9200@reddit
Thriller
SweaterSteve1966@reddit
Bay City Rollers - Saturday Night
Grouchy_Branch_510@reddit
More bounce by zapp and Roger
Why_so_glum_chum@reddit (OP)
Perfect!
itwillmakesenselater@reddit
Fascination