I voted Ebony Eyes because Bob Welch got snubbed when Fleetwood Mac went to the hall of fame, but the TRV JAM of my and, honestly, any roller skating era remains:
And the best ever, the whole of the Juice Newton album. Particularly useful if you couldn’t get a ride to the rink and had to go in circles in your garage.
Foghat’s “Slow Ride”. I cannot hear that song without instantly being taken back to my seventh grade days of hanging at the roller rink. Oh, for those days.
You forgot the ultimate holding hands slow jam at the rink:
Chicago - "Colour my world"
For once I actually listened to all the songs… For a very brief moment anyway. There wasn’t very many that I recognized from my skating days.
Needs more DJ Icey and DJ Magic Mike.
DJ Icey - Escape remix
Magic Mike - Drop the Bass
@RiotDemon I’m pretty sure you missed the heyday of roller skating. Ask your parents.
@sammydog01 yep, I did. The roller rink closed down while we were still enjoying it though. Turned into an auto garage. That was really sad.
And WTF? No “Dim all the lights?” (Laura Branigan’s special DJ double-secret remix version):
@AnybodyWhosFollowedWhatIHaveNeverDone - I have never roller bladed, roller skated, or ice skated in my life. They look confusing.
And then, to close the deal, …
N2Deep - "Back to the hotel"
Somehow you forgot the real roller skating song
Dire Straits…Skateaway
@somf69 Thank you. Came in here to correct that deficiency myself.
I voted Ebony Eyes because Bob Welch got snubbed when Fleetwood Mac went to the hall of fame, but the TRV JAM of my and, honestly, any roller skating era remains:
This is clearly the best skating song. I grew up in the 70s, and skating was a weekly thing for many years.
And the best ever, the whole of the Juice Newton album. Particularly useful if you couldn’t get a ride to the rink and had to go in circles in your garage.
Another week when I recognized most of the songs. This brings back memories.
Foghat’s “Slow Ride”. I cannot hear that song without instantly being taken back to my seventh grade days of hanging at the roller rink. Oh, for those days.
I refuse to articipate in these
The more appropriate skating song for DEVO is “Freedom of Choice”
Okay, that’s skateboarding, I know, but work with me here.
S-A-T-U-R-D-A-Y Night!
(Bay City Rollers, for you youngin’s)