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Seven Songs That Need To Be In Dance Central

Harmonix has confirmed a huge list of songs for Dance Central 3, and even after the game releases more and more will be added. These are some of the songs that haven't been confirmed, but we hope they end up in the game at some point.

PSY – Gangnam Style
To be honest, I don’t know anything about this song. What I do know, however, is that it is probably the best music video that has been allowed to exist in decades. Also that weird lasso-horse-riding-dance thing looks like it would be amazing fun.

Radiohead – Lotus Flower
I am a big Radiohead fan, and while the band has made appearances in Rock Band, I would really like to see them show up in Dance Central. "Lotus flower" is perfect, or absolutely terrible, depending on how you look at it. It should be the final song of the game, and should recreate one-to-one each awkward gesticulation of Thom Yorke in the music video. It would be hard as nails, and it would make the dancer look like an idiot, which is ultimately what Dance Central is all about.

Insane Clown Posse – Miracles
You know you want it. Don’t pretend like you don’t. Look out for some rough language in the video below, which is totally necessary when asking questions about rainbows.

Anamanaguchi – Rock Club from Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game
The soundtrack for the Scott Pilgrim video game is one of the best in years. A lot of it is super fast-paced and frenetic, but I think Rock Club has a pace that many would consider acceptable for dancing. Plus, it has the word club in the title which implies dancing.

Green Leaves – Yatta
This is another music video that I am not going to pretend I know anything about. I found a Wikipedia entry on the song and the band, but I feel like if I read too much about them, it will ruin the magic of...whatever this is. The choreography is mostly done. All it needs is a bit of digital translation into Dance Central. At the very least, their costumes should be unlockable bonuses.

Dr. Spin a.k.a. Andrew Lloyd Weber – Tetris
In 1992 Andrew Lloyd Weber took a break from creating musicals like Cats, Jesus Christ Superstar, and Evita to create this little masterpiece of a song. He took on the pseudonym Dr. Spin to release the song, but I don’t know why. This song is amazing and easily dwarfs all of his other accomplishments. You can skip to about 55 seconds in the video below if you want to get right to the Tetris.

Koji Kondo Do The Mario
This is another song where the choreography is already done. All you have to do is swing your arms from side to side, then take a step and then again. It's perfect. Honestly, this is what Dance Central should have been demoed on when it was originally announced.

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Comments
  • GANGNAM STYLE B****ES!!!! If they have that song I will have to play, if not i dont care. Also that Yatta thing was hilarious.
  • I was expecting this to be a funny post but I love all of these songs.

  • Yeah, no one can dance like Thom Yorke! He must've practiced it for years without us knowing O.o
  • Raining Blood by Slayer! I'd love to see that song, and watch the idiots try dancing to that! There'd be more broken furniture than with the Wii when it came out!

  • Gangnam style would require wearing shades indoors...and it would be marvelous

  • Only way we would see the Do The Mario song is if Dance Central is ported to Wii U. That would be a better game than that Dance Dance Revolution Mario Mix, lol.
  • GI has been bumped a bit lower on my list just for including ICP.

    I know it's a joke, but...c'mon, GI. It's just wrong. Then again, you do have Gangnam Style on the top of the list...

    Include this and you will have redeemed yourselves in my eyes:
    youtu.be/5GOZjlwIwfk?hd=1
  • They'd really be reeling in the "White Trash" demographic with that ICP track.
  • People still play music games?
  • I saw Thom Yorke's goofy face and I had to read why you chose that song. It made me lol, so thanks. I like Radiohead a ton (OK Computer, Kid A and Hail to the Thief are some of my favorite albums ever) but The King of Limbs album is kind of whack. There is some good things in it here and there, but it's just incoherent noises for the most part with Thom Yorke's rather good falsetto and some 4/4 intricate drum beats. You could say this guy doesn't know what he is talking about but I've made a few albums myself and went to music school. Just sayin'
  • gangnam style and yatta were hilarious....scott pilgrim was real good and the rest was terrible (obviously icp)

  • I love Gangnam Style!!!  "I Am the Best" from 2NE1 is confirmed, so why not this one?!?!  Everyone should get into Gangnam Style!!!

  • That said, I HATE Insane Clown Posse.  However, I would LOVE to see Cobra Starship's "1Nite" featuring My Name is Kay.  That's a song that begs to be danced to!

  • Yopa Gangam Style.
    -que four minutes of me staring at my screen in disbelief-

  • You could use pretty much any llive performance of Thom Yorke dancing to any song.
  • Haha Radiohead... that would be hilarious. I dance like that naturally so I know I would nail it. Thom Yorke actually stole those moves from me.

  • That little kid dancing in the PSY video is some choice entertainment. Also, I think Yatta! should be in every game. Not just rhythm games.

    EDIT: It's sad that Captain Lou is so rhythmically challenged that he can't even do the Mario.
  • I would love to see Gangnam Style added to the list. As for Yatta, having that in Dance Central would make the world a better place. Simply because of the laughter it would generate.

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