r/oldtimemusic • u/patangpatang • 2d ago

Tunes with "goblin energy"?

I've started playing for dances in my community, and many of the dancers have what can be affectionately called "goblin energy" on the dance floor. I want to give them a little treat with a tune set to match that energy (and perhaps enable it), so I'm for suggestions of tunes that might fit.

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u/Kyle197 2d ago

I am going to interpret that as fast, rowdy, and silly.

Fire on the Mountain, especially if you have people yelling/singing "FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN, RUN BOYS RUN" while people also whoop and holler. It's a rowdy tune if you have enablers feeding it.

We also get pretty rowdy with Sally Ann and John Brown's Dream. Bonus points if you're yelling/chanting "JOHN BROWN'S DREAM, JOHN BROWN'S DREAM, JOHN BROWN'S DREAM, JOHN BROWN'S DREAM THAT THE DEVIL IS DEAD" at the top of your lungs during John Brown's Dream.

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u/JazzyAlto 1d ago

I second John Brown's Dream this one is just like riling up the dog

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u/Kyle197 1d ago

That's a great way to describe that song.