Just think about all those records that have drum solos for the middle break! Do a whole evening of those records. Drive your dancers nuts.

• Find songs with “hot dog” in them.
• Songs about food

Relevant Records

• I Feel Lucky (Red Boot 3033)

Jim Croce died when his plane crashed into a tree on takeoff.

You could do Croce songs (Bad, Bad Leroy Brown: CIMCD 101; I don’t think there’s a square dance version of You Don’t Mess Around with Jim), or airplane songs (how about Leaving on a Jet Plane?).

Johnny B. Goode

Relevant Records

• Proud Mary (Rhythm 197)

Relevant Records

• Ice Cream Sodas and Lollipops (Blue Star 2268)

Sh-Boom by the Crew Cuts, a cover of the R&B version by the Chords.

There’s a square dance version, called Sha Boom (ESP 709)

Relevant Records

• Sha-Boom (ESP 709)

Songs dealing with walking/hiking.

Relevant Records

• Walk That Line (Silver Sounds 200)

Road songs

Relevant Records

• Bobby McGee (Roofers 113)