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‘My hips can’t help but move’: readers on the songs that always get them dancing

Jake Shears in dungarees and an oversized hat and two backing singers wearing animal print and rainbow chiffon
Wedding crashers … Scissor Sisters on stage at Wilderness Festival, Oxfordshire, 1 August 2026.
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I Don’t Feel Like Dancin’ – Scissor Sisters

My now-husband and I attended a wedding. The reception was boring. No one was dancing and people were wondering if it was too early to leave. We sat at our table thinking what song would get everyone up on to the dancefloor. We chose I Don’t Feel Like Dancin’. When I asked the DJ to play it he laughed and said: “That’s appropriate.” We danced by ourselves and people started joining us. The party kicked off and we all had a great time. Years later, we played the song at our own wedding. It makes me happy. Rachael, 46, Warrington

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