March 20, 2025 • 26 mins
Pole on the Call — Season 4
Overplayed Pole Dancing Songs
In this episode, Cris Rivers & Mændy Mac chat a bit about songs that have been overplayed for pole dancing and why its best to choose a song that not too many people have heard.
What songs do you think have been overplayed? Do you agree with the ones Cris & Mændy chat about in the episode? Add your songs to the comments below and maybe we will do an updated episode soon!
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Overplayed Pole Dancing Songs
In this episode, Cris Rivers & Mændy Mac chat a bit about songs that have been overplayed for pole dancing and why its best to choose a song that not too many people have heard.
What songs do you think have been overplayed? Do you agree with the ones Cris & Mændy chat about in the episode? Add your songs to the comments below and maybe we will do an updated episode soon!
Let us know how you like this episode and share with a pole friend!
Free free to Follow us and Tag us on Instagram @poleonthecall
Or email us for advice, comments, questions you would like us to answer on here and more at poleonthecall@gmail.com
Or you can visit or Website for more Episodes, Free Stuff, Courses and more at www.poleonthecall.com
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Hello everyone, and welcome back to Poll on the Call podcast.
My name is.
Speaker 2 (00:06):
Mandy Mack and I'm Chris Rivers.
Speaker 1 (00:10):
And today we are together to talk about the topic
of songs polled answers are tired.
Speaker 2 (00:18):
Of, Yes, and there's a lot of them, and you.
Speaker 1 (00:24):
Guys shared a few of them with us in our
Instagram story, and we have heard many at PSO competitions, and.
Speaker 2 (00:38):
Then we have read some in articles of songs pull
dancers are tired of it.
Speaker 1 (00:45):
All right, and some of them are not just for
poll dancers. I guess maybe sometimes people are just tired
of them.
Speaker 2 (00:53):
Yes. So we'll give this listen, then maybe some reasons
of why they're tired and played out, and maybe some
ways you can avoid that nice yes, all right. First
on our list is Pony by Genuine That's so sad.
(01:13):
I love this. I even think I added it to
a competition.
Speaker 1 (01:16):
Pay like so now like previously, before Chris comparted to
this song, I was overplayed. But now whenever I hear it,
I think of Chris, So.
Speaker 2 (01:28):
You're too funny. And I didn't even play the whole song.
It was like only a minute of it.
Speaker 1 (01:34):
I think, Yeah, it wasn't the whole thing at all.
Speaker 2 (01:40):
Oh good times. Next on our list? Do you want
to read what's next? What do you have next?
Speaker 1 (01:45):
I have Ooh I lose can tra up when You're
next to me?
Speaker 2 (01:57):
Yeah? Oh wow? We have that twitter about Teddy Swims
so sad because isn't that song fairly new?
Speaker 1 (02:04):
I love that song and I actually love when people
dance to it, but I understand.
Speaker 2 (02:10):
I think the radio had messed it up. Radio, Pandora,
Spotify just overplaying it on playless. Yeah yeah, and of
course Unholy by Sam Smith. I personally am tired of
this song. Oh's me.
Speaker 1 (02:30):
I like it still.
Speaker 2 (02:32):
I think it's a good song and the video is
very creative. But I'm just I knew it would become
very popular, and it sure did. And it was just
you know, Instagram feed, Instagram feed, Instagram YouTube, TikTok. It
was all Sam Smith and then the radio and yeah.
Speaker 1 (02:52):
Yeah, I feel that the next one, the next one
is near and dear to my heart. I remember ad
a pso I was sitting and it was at a
Zibbert event too, and that was the same cover of
(03:14):
I Put a Spell on You who the cover was,
but it was the same exact version, and the it
was different categories, back to back. But yeah, I put
a spell on you, and I guess, but I love
that song.
Speaker 2 (03:31):
It is hard. I definitely have some covers I'm in
love with, but I don't think I would do a
routine to it because of how so many people already have.
Speaker 1 (03:42):
Rights. It's a slippery slope.
Speaker 2 (03:46):
I think I did it once for like you know,
Halloween's sacred stuff.
Speaker 1 (03:50):
But right, because in that instance where the I put
out a spell on you happened back to back. Even
though there were different categories and different levels and all
of that, we were still comparing the routines.
Speaker 2 (04:04):
Yes, yes, oh it's so sad. Yeah. And next, oh my,
this one had quite a few sale by a wall nation.
I can't say I've heard. That's why I'm not sure.
(04:26):
Wait still, you're too funny.
Speaker 1 (04:34):
Oh it goes this is our show man. Blame it
on my A D D.
Speaker 2 (04:42):
Okay okay, yes, okay, yeah, they.
Speaker 1 (04:45):
Have that on me singing it.
Speaker 2 (04:48):
A lot of people have definitely done that one. Yes.
The other one s n N by Rihanna, which is
so sad because it's a.
Speaker 1 (04:54):
Great right and every time I see it.
Speaker 2 (04:58):
Actually, surprisingly I have not seen that one a last wi.
I'm surprised I was on the list.
Speaker 1 (05:04):
I thought it definitely a lot last year.
Speaker 2 (05:08):
Interesting, good to know, good to know River. It doesn't
say who is that the bishop brings one?
Speaker 1 (05:17):
Like which river song? Because I feel like maybe any
song that mentions.
Speaker 2 (05:22):
River, I'm assuming like a river. It's too funny and
I don't think it's the river walk. I can't even know.
I don't even know how that one goes. And of
course by genuine again, so Pony has two another one
(05:47):
for Sam Smith only.
Speaker 1 (05:50):
And then someone else said anything by the Weekend, which
I was sad because I love the weekend and.
Speaker 2 (05:58):
I know I love the hills, but I love a
lot of them actually, but the Weekend does get danced
to a lot, right. She has some sepsy songs, songs
that we're feeling.
Speaker 1 (06:12):
Yes, I think another one is unfortunately closer by nanach Nails,
and I love that one too.
Speaker 2 (06:19):
Yes, I know. I did a virtual strip class to
that song because they asked for it, and I was,
I was. I did not want to, but I mean
it was awesome, and I was like, really, this is
what I get for asking Instagram what song you want
(06:39):
to dance? That was funny, but it was a good time.
Another one which I agree with radio Active by imagine dragons.
And this is not old dancing. This is with any
type of dance all like people with all types of
dance like to dance to this.
Speaker 1 (06:58):
Right, that was really funny, they really do. I love
that song.
Speaker 2 (07:02):
It is a good song doing piece because so many
people already have. Yeah, I was kind of sad with
this one, Skyfall by Adele. I didn't realize it's been
done a lot.
Speaker 1 (07:17):
Adele's got a lot of songs.
Speaker 2 (07:20):
Yes, there are definitely other ones I thought would have
made the list, but I did not expect Skyfall, so
it was interesting. And the other one say Something by
Christina Aguilera, and I think that guy say something, I'm
giving it. I think that's.
Speaker 1 (07:41):
You're right. That one's so sad.
Speaker 2 (07:43):
It is but it is played out ormg. I didn't
realize that was Christina Aguilera.
Speaker 1 (07:48):
I don't know that either, but.
Speaker 2 (07:54):
It is. Yeah, I would have do a Oh, I'm
surprised with this one, but no, I only saw one piece,
let it Go from Frozen, Right, I haven't seen.
Speaker 1 (08:07):
Too many with let it Go, probably like No, I
don't think I have.
Speaker 2 (08:16):
Yeah, I was surprised only one huh interesting and Girl
on Fire and Crystallized by Lindsay Sterling. I'm not familiar
with Girl on Fire, but I love me some Crystallizer.
Speaker 1 (08:34):
Good songs.
Speaker 2 (08:35):
But yes, yes, I fell in love with her. When
she did the oh the one, the album with Evanescence,
I was like, who is this violitus? Right? And then
she came out of her own stuff and incredible, absolutely incredible, right.
Speaker 1 (08:54):
And all of that stuff is so easy to dance too.
Speaker 2 (08:58):
Yes, I love it well. Other songs goodness, maybe I
don't know, let us know those songs that you're.
Speaker 1 (09:09):
Tired, so you know, there's more songs. But then we
were like, oh, let's not just make fun of songs. Why,
like reasons why you shouldn't use redundant songs?
Speaker 2 (09:27):
Perhaps, yes, So obviously these songs have had overexposure. They're
frequently used and not only pull dancing routines, but in competitions,
beginner classes, and they can be overdone and these routines
can be predictable unfortunately, yeah.
Speaker 1 (09:49):
Right, and for like audience members who are watching, they
might be on you know, like you might have wanted
them to be much more excited about your routine. But
if they're watching the same song, if they're watching song,
if they're watching with the same song over and over again,
it might make them like bored.
Speaker 2 (10:11):
That fact. Always try to avoid using songs that are
very I feel like you should always try to avoid
using songs that are very popular because the judges do
not want to hear it over and over again, and
apparently it shows a lack of originality, like choosing these
(10:32):
songs can mean, can imply even if you're not trying
to a safe choice, and it really causes you to
limit your range of expression, don't be basic. Yes, pretty much,
which I find interesting because some people just might really
like the song and I'm not trying to imply that,
(10:54):
but it could be considered a safe option, especially because
it's such such a popular song.
Speaker 1 (10:59):
Whatever, Maybe, right, son, choice is such an important thing
when it comes to pull performance too. Yes, I think
like I did a dance to a song that I love,
and I was going to do the dance again, and
then I saw recently another poll dancer do a dance
(11:20):
to this same song, and now I can never dance
to this song ever again because they fucking killed it.
Speaker 2 (11:31):
I love the I think some competitions have even added
a list to their like guides of songs that they
would prefer you not to have because they've been faced.
Speaker 1 (11:44):
You're right, they should do that too.
Speaker 2 (11:46):
Some of them have, so, so check out pay attention to.
Some of them have already started. And it's interesting. And
I can't remember which competition it was, but I was like,
this is kind of cool. They give your heads up,
like don't pick this focus.
Speaker 1 (12:01):
That's so that's such a good help.
Speaker 2 (12:04):
Yes, And then bigger competitions with like World Poll and
the Point of Conduct competitions, you will get extra points
for choosing an original song or song you created or
something you mashed up or had someone do you that
gives you extra points to some of those Code of
Conduct things. Yeah, it's very interesting. There's a lot of
(12:28):
different competitions out of there with a lot of different rules.
Speaker 1 (12:33):
Yeah, so you can. You know, it's best if you
are original and go for like utilize the people around
you that might make music, Like you probably have some
DJ friends, you probably have some musician friends.
Speaker 2 (12:50):
Find specially if you get extra points, why the hell not.
Speaker 1 (12:54):
And there's also like free tools you can download, like
Audacity and you can remix anything you want and make
it weird or make it yours.
Speaker 2 (13:07):
Yeah, yeah, true, Oh my goodness, what else does this say?
Speaker 1 (13:16):
What else? I think? Oh?
Speaker 2 (13:23):
A generic feel When you choose these popular songs, it
makes it kind of mainstream and generic, like, which might
not always fit a lot of pole dancer styles or
certain choreos that you might want to do. I don't know.
(13:43):
I'm trying to understand.
Speaker 1 (13:44):
This, right, So I guess the bottom The bottom point
is like, try to be more original.
Speaker 2 (13:55):
Yes, Like, if we hear I put a spell on you,
we know you're about to try to do something sexy,
very generic, very mainstream, Like we expect it.
Speaker 1 (14:04):
While we're here for it, most of us are. But maybe,
like maybe you surprise us with something else.
Speaker 2 (14:16):
Yeah, like a horror a horror dance. So I put
a spell on you, Like you start off with like
a ritual or something, and the ritual gets you dancing
crazy and you put a spell on the audience that way,
and it's not so sexy, but it's still awesome.
Speaker 1 (14:31):
I think it's real. And then we.
Speaker 2 (14:35):
Maybe as an extra, beats to it. So it's not
the same cover or the same song. It's a little different. Yeah, yeah.
I think that's why I got away with Pony Genuine
because it wasn't like a minute, It wasn't the full song.
It was literally a minute, and then I transferred to
another fun song.
Speaker 1 (14:55):
Right with the song that I'm using now for my
upcoming competition piece. It was not long enough, so I
had to add to it, so I popped it into
audacity and I fucked it up. And I don't know
how everyone's gonna take it, but it's not gonna be
anything that anyone has ever heard.
Speaker 2 (15:16):
Yeah, that's awesome. That's how it should be. I've been
starting to look for music that's known but not well known,
like I have had this like secret obsession lately with
Amana Te. Oh my good, Oh my god, I'm probably
saying it wrong, and forgive me. Yeah, I'm pretty sure.
It's a Mona Te and the beats that that creator
(15:38):
creates absolutely incredible. I'm working on an exotic piece to
one of them when my book gets even better. And yeah,
it's it's been nice to kind of experiment with outside music.
Speaker 1 (15:51):
Oh yeah, right. And the other thing that I don't
think a lot of other pole dancwers do, but I
know I do to no music at all.
Speaker 2 (16:05):
I mean, that's everyday life for me. Just give a
jiggle in the middle of a room.
Speaker 1 (16:10):
I feel like I usually choreograph without music on, and
I don't know that kind of I.
Speaker 2 (16:19):
Can understand that I choreo. I koreo in my head
before I even try to perform it, not perform it,
but like before I even try to put it on
the floor. It's weird. We all have our tweaks. Are
not tweaks, our little things.
Speaker 1 (16:35):
Right, you know, I don't think I've ever seen like
a pole performance that was without music.
Speaker 2 (16:49):
You know, it's interesting. I was thinking, it's funny that
you brought that up, because I've been thinking about that
a lot lately too, Like doing a pole performance to
a how do you what a like a poetry jam
or someone reciting poetry and doing like a routine or
something to that poem.
Speaker 1 (17:06):
That would be awesome.
Speaker 2 (17:08):
Yeah, it's interesting that you bring up the no music
m hm.
Speaker 1 (17:13):
Or like the sound like just like fold ancaing to
like the sounds of a drill, I thought, or just
laugh a laugh track. These are alternatives that you can choose.
(17:40):
Why not.
Speaker 2 (17:44):
I mean, it's art. Art is whatever you want it
to be.
Speaker 1 (17:50):
Yes, except when you try to post it on Instagram
and it blocks your music.
Speaker 2 (17:58):
Yes, yes, it shirt does. Oh well, never ending struggle.
You're getting blocked because of your music, or because of
the beautiful images, or maybe a second of a peep
(18:19):
accidental peep show. Wow, he's blowing. It's like all I
hear is like the wind hitting the window.
Speaker 1 (18:34):
It's been scary all day.
Speaker 2 (18:36):
Yeah, we are recording this episode. Say that again.
Speaker 1 (18:43):
You dance to the sounds of wind blowing.
Speaker 2 (18:47):
Yeah, that would be fun. Mm hm oh yeah, dance
to rivers flowing.
Speaker 1 (19:01):
Oh well, I guess that's all we got for songs
pulled answers are tired of.
Speaker 2 (19:10):
You have to reach out in the comments if this
is a clarip or the DM or email with songs
you're tired of, and also let us know songs that
you enjoyed. Danty too, because we're going to make an
episode and share those and hopefully introduce y'all to new music.
Speaker 1 (19:26):
Yes right, because I know, like I'm in a music rut.
Speaker 2 (19:34):
You have to write it down, a'mnaty and listen to like,
oh my god, so many medusa moosa, oh my God,
like yeah, thank you, Chris, it's really I don't know
how to explain it, but yeah, I think you might
like it. It's not words. They're sexy, exotic beats put
(19:58):
together in such a beautiful way without the without the
pollution of words and lyrics.
Speaker 1 (20:07):
I like that a lot too. Like dancing to songs
that don't have words.
Speaker 2 (20:13):
I never got into until recently, so it's been fun.
Speaker 1 (20:16):
So in college, my professor forbade us has two songs
that had bad singing, and it was so hard for
me at first, but then it was all I could do.
And then you know, when I came back to pole dancing,
it was always songs with words. Yeah, but yeah, right,
(20:42):
there's so many songs that don't have words, like classical pieces, yes,
not just classical pieces, but like like am beyond stuff.
Speaker 2 (20:52):
Yeah, I think some of my favorite pole performances didn't
have words, right, and even.
Speaker 1 (20:58):
Like there's like like bands that don't have singers as well.
Speaker 2 (21:05):
M yep. The point is experiment, have fun. Don't go
for that generic or safe feel with these popular mainstream songs.
I know you love dancing with them. It is okay
to create a class choreo. We're not saying don't create
a class choreo, do a dance, post it to Instagram,
(21:27):
know that some people will get tired of it. Don't
bring it to competition environments.
Speaker 1 (21:34):
Or if you really want to do that popular song,
you have to make sure that you tell every single
person not to dance tairs.
Speaker 2 (21:45):
I would say a solution is, if you really do
want to do a popular song, don't do what everyone
else is doing. Make it different somehow, Like like we
said earlier, I put a spell on you. You probably
know it's going to be something sexy and something, and
so surprise them. If you are going to do this
mainstream song.
Speaker 1 (22:06):
Yay.
Speaker 2 (22:08):
I think that's a solution to it. Make it different.
Speaker 1 (22:14):
But although I don't think I would ever dance that song.
After that happened, After that back to back I put
a spell on you happened, I'll never forget it. I
was like, it's something wrong, what's going on?
Speaker 2 (22:29):
But it was funny.
Speaker 1 (22:34):
But I completely be okay with it. They're fine.
Speaker 2 (22:38):
Some people are okay with it. I mean, they are
two different art pieces, two different dances. But I mean,
I'm sure they were both sexy with you.
Speaker 1 (22:46):
If I was the second person, if I was in
the wings and I was like ready to go next,
and then my song came on and I saw the
dancer before we panted. I would be.
Speaker 2 (23:01):
I would be so upset.
Speaker 1 (23:04):
I don't know. I wouldn't be able to do my best. Yeah,
so just think about that. That could happen. So don't
let that happen to you. Pick a unique song, yes.
Speaker 2 (23:16):
Or make that mainstream song different, put it in.
Speaker 1 (23:20):
Audacity and fuck it up.
Speaker 2 (23:22):
Yeah, Audacity is awesome. That's a great solution as well.
Change it like that.
Speaker 1 (23:29):
Yeah, right, and I figured out how to use it.
Speaker 2 (23:33):
Yeah, so you can give yourself more credit with the
technological savviness you have. That's true.
Speaker 1 (23:45):
It's probably because I liked it. You have to in
order for it to.
Speaker 2 (23:49):
Work out, too. It does make it more enjoyable if
you like it, for sure. Yeah, for sure.
Speaker 1 (23:57):
I could probably figure out how to fix a car,
but I wouldn't like it.
Speaker 2 (24:03):
Really. I love that stuff, like it? Okay, Yeah, so
share those songs you hate and share those songs you
love so we can introduce y'all to new music. Guys,
we hope this episode helped you. We hope it gave
you some ideas of songs to stay away from or
(24:25):
at least if you're not going to stay away from them.
Some ideas to make it different so the people who
are tired of them can be like, Okay, all right,
that I can deal with that, because I mean, you
should be able to dance to whatever you want, even
if it's mainstream, and play it out a lot. But
in a competition setting, you better stand out.
Speaker 1 (24:46):
It's just one more thing that you could do to
help you stand out.
Speaker 2 (24:51):
Yeah, and I hate that it has to be like that,
but that is how it is.
Speaker 1 (24:54):
Yeah, right, The competition is not always like what what
is from our heart? It's it's it's mostly like that,
but a lot of it.
Speaker 2 (25:10):
For the judges. Yeah, it's hard. You want to pick
a song you love and have fun with, but it
can also sabotage you mm hmm, like a river will
sabotage you against it.
Speaker 3 (25:27):
I don't know, I'm not it's.
Speaker 1 (25:38):
On that note. Actual singing note. We should thank our
listeners and watchers of pulling the Call podcast. Yes we
shall this episode. My name, my name is Mandy meg.
Speaker 2 (25:55):
And am Rincemiper.
Speaker 1 (25:58):
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Speaker 2 (26:03):
Islama h stretched today
Hello everyone, and welcome back to Poll on the Call podcast.
My name is.
Speaker 2 (00:06):
Mandy Mack and I'm Chris Rivers.
Speaker 1 (00:10):
And today we are together to talk about the topic
of songs polled answers are tired.
Speaker 2 (00:18):
Of, Yes, and there's a lot of them, and you.
Speaker 1 (00:24):
Guys shared a few of them with us in our
Instagram story, and we have heard many at PSO competitions, and.
Speaker 2 (00:38):
Then we have read some in articles of songs pull
dancers are tired of it.
Speaker 1 (00:45):
All right, and some of them are not just for
poll dancers. I guess maybe sometimes people are just tired
of them.
Speaker 2 (00:53):
Yes. So we'll give this listen, then maybe some reasons
of why they're tired and played out, and maybe some
ways you can avoid that nice yes, all right. First
on our list is Pony by Genuine That's so sad.
(01:13):
I love this. I even think I added it to
a competition.
Speaker 1 (01:16):
Pay like so now like previously, before Chris comparted to
this song, I was overplayed. But now whenever I hear it,
I think of Chris, So.
Speaker 2 (01:28):
You're too funny. And I didn't even play the whole song.
It was like only a minute of it.
Speaker 1 (01:34):
I think, Yeah, it wasn't the whole thing at all.
Speaker 2 (01:40):
Oh good times. Next on our list? Do you want
to read what's next? What do you have next?
Speaker 1 (01:45):
I have Ooh I lose can tra up when You're
next to me?
Speaker 2 (01:57):
Yeah? Oh wow? We have that twitter about Teddy Swims
so sad because isn't that song fairly new?
Speaker 1 (02:04):
I love that song and I actually love when people
dance to it, but I understand.
Speaker 2 (02:10):
I think the radio had messed it up. Radio, Pandora,
Spotify just overplaying it on playless. Yeah yeah, and of
course Unholy by Sam Smith. I personally am tired of
this song. Oh's me.
Speaker 1 (02:30):
I like it still.
Speaker 2 (02:32):
I think it's a good song and the video is
very creative. But I'm just I knew it would become
very popular, and it sure did. And it was just
you know, Instagram feed, Instagram feed, Instagram YouTube, TikTok. It
was all Sam Smith and then the radio and yeah.
Speaker 1 (02:52):
Yeah, I feel that the next one, the next one
is near and dear to my heart. I remember ad
a pso I was sitting and it was at a
Zibbert event too, and that was the same cover of
(03:14):
I Put a Spell on You who the cover was,
but it was the same exact version, and the it
was different categories, back to back. But yeah, I put
a spell on you, and I guess, but I love
that song.
Speaker 2 (03:31):
It is hard. I definitely have some covers I'm in
love with, but I don't think I would do a
routine to it because of how so many people already have.
Speaker 1 (03:42):
Rights. It's a slippery slope.
Speaker 2 (03:46):
I think I did it once for like you know,
Halloween's sacred stuff.
Speaker 1 (03:50):
But right, because in that instance where the I put
out a spell on you happened back to back. Even
though there were different categories and different levels and all
of that, we were still comparing the routines.
Speaker 2 (04:04):
Yes, yes, oh it's so sad. Yeah. And next, oh my,
this one had quite a few sale by a wall nation.
I can't say I've heard. That's why I'm not sure.
(04:26):
Wait still, you're too funny.
Speaker 1 (04:34):
Oh it goes this is our show man. Blame it
on my A D D.
Speaker 2 (04:42):
Okay okay, yes, okay, yeah, they.
Speaker 1 (04:45):
Have that on me singing it.
Speaker 2 (04:48):
A lot of people have definitely done that one. Yes.
The other one s n N by Rihanna, which is
so sad because it's a.
Speaker 1 (04:54):
Great right and every time I see it.
Speaker 2 (04:58):
Actually, surprisingly I have not seen that one a last wi.
I'm surprised I was on the list.
Speaker 1 (05:04):
I thought it definitely a lot last year.
Speaker 2 (05:08):
Interesting, good to know, good to know River. It doesn't
say who is that the bishop brings one?
Speaker 1 (05:17):
Like which river song? Because I feel like maybe any
song that mentions.
Speaker 2 (05:22):
River, I'm assuming like a river. It's too funny and
I don't think it's the river walk. I can't even know.
I don't even know how that one goes. And of
course by genuine again, so Pony has two another one
(05:47):
for Sam Smith only.
Speaker 1 (05:50):
And then someone else said anything by the Weekend, which
I was sad because I love the weekend and.
Speaker 2 (05:58):
I know I love the hills, but I love a
lot of them actually, but the Weekend does get danced
to a lot, right. She has some sepsy songs, songs
that we're feeling.
Speaker 1 (06:12):
Yes, I think another one is unfortunately closer by nanach Nails,
and I love that one too.
Speaker 2 (06:19):
Yes, I know. I did a virtual strip class to
that song because they asked for it, and I was,
I was. I did not want to, but I mean
it was awesome, and I was like, really, this is
what I get for asking Instagram what song you want
(06:39):
to dance? That was funny, but it was a good time.
Another one which I agree with radio Active by imagine dragons.
And this is not old dancing. This is with any
type of dance all like people with all types of
dance like to dance to this.
Speaker 1 (06:58):
Right, that was really funny, they really do. I love
that song.
Speaker 2 (07:02):
It is a good song doing piece because so many
people already have. Yeah, I was kind of sad with
this one, Skyfall by Adele. I didn't realize it's been
done a lot.
Speaker 1 (07:17):
Adele's got a lot of songs.
Speaker 2 (07:20):
Yes, there are definitely other ones I thought would have
made the list, but I did not expect Skyfall, so
it was interesting. And the other one say Something by
Christina Aguilera, and I think that guy say something, I'm
giving it. I think that's.
Speaker 1 (07:41):
You're right. That one's so sad.
Speaker 2 (07:43):
It is but it is played out ormg. I didn't
realize that was Christina Aguilera.
Speaker 1 (07:48):
I don't know that either, but.
Speaker 2 (07:54):
It is. Yeah, I would have do a Oh, I'm
surprised with this one, but no, I only saw one piece,
let it Go from Frozen, Right, I haven't seen.
Speaker 1 (08:07):
Too many with let it Go, probably like No, I
don't think I have.
Speaker 2 (08:16):
Yeah, I was surprised only one huh interesting and Girl
on Fire and Crystallized by Lindsay Sterling. I'm not familiar
with Girl on Fire, but I love me some Crystallizer.
Speaker 1 (08:34):
Good songs.
Speaker 2 (08:35):
But yes, yes, I fell in love with her. When
she did the oh the one, the album with Evanescence,
I was like, who is this violitus? Right? And then
she came out of her own stuff and incredible, absolutely incredible, right.
Speaker 1 (08:54):
And all of that stuff is so easy to dance too.
Speaker 2 (08:58):
Yes, I love it well. Other songs goodness, maybe I
don't know, let us know those songs that you're.
Speaker 1 (09:09):
Tired, so you know, there's more songs. But then we
were like, oh, let's not just make fun of songs. Why,
like reasons why you shouldn't use redundant songs?
Speaker 2 (09:27):
Perhaps, yes, So obviously these songs have had overexposure. They're
frequently used and not only pull dancing routines, but in competitions,
beginner classes, and they can be overdone and these routines
can be predictable unfortunately, yeah.
Speaker 1 (09:49):
Right, and for like audience members who are watching, they
might be on you know, like you might have wanted
them to be much more excited about your routine. But
if they're watching the same song, if they're watching song,
if they're watching with the same song over and over again,
it might make them like bored.
Speaker 2 (10:11):
That fact. Always try to avoid using songs that are
very I feel like you should always try to avoid
using songs that are very popular because the judges do
not want to hear it over and over again, and
apparently it shows a lack of originality, like choosing these
(10:32):
songs can mean, can imply even if you're not trying
to a safe choice, and it really causes you to
limit your range of expression, don't be basic. Yes, pretty much,
which I find interesting because some people just might really
like the song and I'm not trying to imply that,
(10:54):
but it could be considered a safe option, especially because
it's such such a popular song.
Speaker 1 (10:59):
Whatever, Maybe, right, son, choice is such an important thing
when it comes to pull performance too. Yes, I think
like I did a dance to a song that I love,
and I was going to do the dance again, and
then I saw recently another poll dancer do a dance
(11:20):
to this same song, and now I can never dance
to this song ever again because they fucking killed it.
Speaker 2 (11:31):
I love the I think some competitions have even added
a list to their like guides of songs that they
would prefer you not to have because they've been faced.
Speaker 1 (11:44):
You're right, they should do that too.
Speaker 2 (11:46):
Some of them have, so, so check out pay attention to.
Some of them have already started. And it's interesting. And
I can't remember which competition it was, but I was like,
this is kind of cool. They give your heads up,
like don't pick this focus.
Speaker 1 (12:01):
That's so that's such a good help.
Speaker 2 (12:04):
Yes, And then bigger competitions with like World Poll and
the Point of Conduct competitions, you will get extra points
for choosing an original song or song you created or
something you mashed up or had someone do you that
gives you extra points to some of those Code of
Conduct things. Yeah, it's very interesting. There's a lot of
(12:28):
different competitions out of there with a lot of different rules.
Speaker 1 (12:33):
Yeah, so you can. You know, it's best if you
are original and go for like utilize the people around
you that might make music, Like you probably have some
DJ friends, you probably have some musician friends.
Speaker 2 (12:50):
Find specially if you get extra points, why the hell not.
Speaker 1 (12:54):
And there's also like free tools you can download, like
Audacity and you can remix anything you want and make
it weird or make it yours.
Speaker 2 (13:07):
Yeah, yeah, true, Oh my goodness, what else does this say?
Speaker 1 (13:16):
What else? I think? Oh?
Speaker 2 (13:23):
A generic feel When you choose these popular songs, it
makes it kind of mainstream and generic, like, which might
not always fit a lot of pole dancer styles or
certain choreos that you might want to do. I don't know.
(13:43):
I'm trying to understand.
Speaker 1 (13:44):
This, right, So I guess the bottom The bottom point
is like, try to be more original.
Speaker 2 (13:55):
Yes, Like, if we hear I put a spell on you,
we know you're about to try to do something sexy,
very generic, very mainstream, Like we expect it.
Speaker 1 (14:04):
While we're here for it, most of us are. But maybe,
like maybe you surprise us with something else.
Speaker 2 (14:16):
Yeah, like a horror a horror dance. So I put
a spell on you, Like you start off with like
a ritual or something, and the ritual gets you dancing
crazy and you put a spell on the audience that way,
and it's not so sexy, but it's still awesome.
Speaker 1 (14:31):
I think it's real. And then we.
Speaker 2 (14:35):
Maybe as an extra, beats to it. So it's not
the same cover or the same song. It's a little different. Yeah, yeah.
I think that's why I got away with Pony Genuine
because it wasn't like a minute, It wasn't the full song.
It was literally a minute, and then I transferred to
another fun song.
Speaker 1 (14:55):
Right with the song that I'm using now for my
upcoming competition piece. It was not long enough, so I
had to add to it, so I popped it into
audacity and I fucked it up. And I don't know
how everyone's gonna take it, but it's not gonna be
anything that anyone has ever heard.
Speaker 2 (15:16):
Yeah, that's awesome. That's how it should be. I've been
starting to look for music that's known but not well known,
like I have had this like secret obsession lately with
Amana Te. Oh my good, Oh my god, I'm probably
saying it wrong, and forgive me. Yeah, I'm pretty sure.
It's a Mona Te and the beats that that creator
(15:38):
creates absolutely incredible. I'm working on an exotic piece to
one of them when my book gets even better. And yeah,
it's it's been nice to kind of experiment with outside music.
Speaker 1 (15:51):
Oh yeah, right. And the other thing that I don't
think a lot of other pole dancwers do, but I
know I do to no music at all.
Speaker 2 (16:05):
I mean, that's everyday life for me. Just give a
jiggle in the middle of a room.
Speaker 1 (16:10):
I feel like I usually choreograph without music on, and
I don't know that kind of I.
Speaker 2 (16:19):
Can understand that I choreo. I koreo in my head
before I even try to perform it, not perform it,
but like before I even try to put it on
the floor. It's weird. We all have our tweaks. Are
not tweaks, our little things.
Speaker 1 (16:35):
Right, you know, I don't think I've ever seen like
a pole performance that was without music.
Speaker 2 (16:49):
You know, it's interesting. I was thinking, it's funny that
you brought that up, because I've been thinking about that
a lot lately too, Like doing a pole performance to
a how do you what a like a poetry jam
or someone reciting poetry and doing like a routine or
something to that poem.
Speaker 1 (17:06):
That would be awesome.
Speaker 2 (17:08):
Yeah, it's interesting that you bring up the no music
m hm.
Speaker 1 (17:13):
Or like the sound like just like fold ancaing to
like the sounds of a drill, I thought, or just
laugh a laugh track. These are alternatives that you can choose.
(17:40):
Why not.
Speaker 2 (17:44):
I mean, it's art. Art is whatever you want it
to be.
Speaker 1 (17:50):
Yes, except when you try to post it on Instagram
and it blocks your music.
Speaker 2 (17:58):
Yes, yes, it shirt does. Oh well, never ending struggle.
You're getting blocked because of your music, or because of
the beautiful images, or maybe a second of a peep
(18:19):
accidental peep show. Wow, he's blowing. It's like all I
hear is like the wind hitting the window.
Speaker 1 (18:34):
It's been scary all day.
Speaker 2 (18:36):
Yeah, we are recording this episode. Say that again.
Speaker 1 (18:43):
You dance to the sounds of wind blowing.
Speaker 2 (18:47):
Yeah, that would be fun. Mm hm oh yeah, dance
to rivers flowing.
Speaker 1 (19:01):
Oh well, I guess that's all we got for songs
pulled answers are tired of.
Speaker 2 (19:10):
You have to reach out in the comments if this
is a clarip or the DM or email with songs
you're tired of, and also let us know songs that
you enjoyed. Danty too, because we're going to make an
episode and share those and hopefully introduce y'all to new music.
Speaker 1 (19:26):
Yes right, because I know, like I'm in a music rut.
Speaker 2 (19:34):
You have to write it down, a'mnaty and listen to like,
oh my god, so many medusa moosa, oh my God,
like yeah, thank you, Chris, it's really I don't know
how to explain it, but yeah, I think you might
like it. It's not words. They're sexy, exotic beats put
(19:58):
together in such a beautiful way without the without the
pollution of words and lyrics.
Speaker 1 (20:07):
I like that a lot too. Like dancing to songs
that don't have words.
Speaker 2 (20:13):
I never got into until recently, so it's been fun.
Speaker 1 (20:16):
So in college, my professor forbade us has two songs
that had bad singing, and it was so hard for
me at first, but then it was all I could do.
And then you know, when I came back to pole dancing,
it was always songs with words. Yeah, but yeah, right,
(20:42):
there's so many songs that don't have words, like classical pieces, yes,
not just classical pieces, but like like am beyond stuff.
Speaker 2 (20:52):
Yeah, I think some of my favorite pole performances didn't
have words, right, and even.
Speaker 1 (20:58):
Like there's like like bands that don't have singers as well.
Speaker 2 (21:05):
M yep. The point is experiment, have fun. Don't go
for that generic or safe feel with these popular mainstream songs.
I know you love dancing with them. It is okay
to create a class choreo. We're not saying don't create
a class choreo, do a dance, post it to Instagram,
(21:27):
know that some people will get tired of it. Don't
bring it to competition environments.
Speaker 1 (21:34):
Or if you really want to do that popular song,
you have to make sure that you tell every single
person not to dance tairs.
Speaker 2 (21:45):
I would say a solution is, if you really do
want to do a popular song, don't do what everyone
else is doing. Make it different somehow, Like like we
said earlier, I put a spell on you. You probably
know it's going to be something sexy and something, and
so surprise them. If you are going to do this
mainstream song.
Speaker 1 (22:06):
Yay.
Speaker 2 (22:08):
I think that's a solution to it. Make it different.
Speaker 1 (22:14):
But although I don't think I would ever dance that song.
After that happened, After that back to back I put
a spell on you happened, I'll never forget it. I
was like, it's something wrong, what's going on?
Speaker 2 (22:29):
But it was funny.
Speaker 1 (22:34):
But I completely be okay with it. They're fine.
Speaker 2 (22:38):
Some people are okay with it. I mean, they are
two different art pieces, two different dances. But I mean,
I'm sure they were both sexy with you.
Speaker 1 (22:46):
If I was the second person, if I was in
the wings and I was like ready to go next,
and then my song came on and I saw the
dancer before we panted. I would be.
Speaker 2 (23:01):
I would be so upset.
Speaker 1 (23:04):
I don't know. I wouldn't be able to do my best. Yeah,
so just think about that. That could happen. So don't
let that happen to you. Pick a unique song, yes.
Speaker 2 (23:16):
Or make that mainstream song different, put it in.
Speaker 1 (23:20):
Audacity and fuck it up.
Speaker 2 (23:22):
Yeah, Audacity is awesome. That's a great solution as well.
Change it like that.
Speaker 1 (23:29):
Yeah, right, and I figured out how to use it.
Speaker 2 (23:33):
Yeah, so you can give yourself more credit with the
technological savviness you have. That's true.
Speaker 1 (23:45):
It's probably because I liked it. You have to in
order for it to.
Speaker 2 (23:49):
Work out, too. It does make it more enjoyable if
you like it, for sure. Yeah, for sure.
Speaker 1 (23:57):
I could probably figure out how to fix a car,
but I wouldn't like it.
Speaker 2 (24:03):
Really. I love that stuff, like it? Okay, Yeah, so
share those songs you hate and share those songs you
love so we can introduce y'all to new music. Guys,
we hope this episode helped you. We hope it gave
you some ideas of songs to stay away from or
(24:25):
at least if you're not going to stay away from them.
Some ideas to make it different so the people who
are tired of them can be like, Okay, all right,
that I can deal with that, because I mean, you
should be able to dance to whatever you want, even
if it's mainstream, and play it out a lot. But
in a competition setting, you better stand out.
Speaker 1 (24:46):
It's just one more thing that you could do to
help you stand out.
Speaker 2 (24:51):
Yeah, and I hate that it has to be like that,
but that is how it is.
Speaker 1 (24:54):
Yeah, right, The competition is not always like what what
is from our heart? It's it's it's mostly like that,
but a lot of it.
Speaker 2 (25:10):
For the judges. Yeah, it's hard. You want to pick
a song you love and have fun with, but it
can also sabotage you mm hmm, like a river will
sabotage you against it.
Speaker 3 (25:27):
I don't know, I'm not it's.
Speaker 1 (25:38):
On that note. Actual singing note. We should thank our
listeners and watchers of pulling the Call podcast. Yes we
shall this episode. My name, my name is Mandy meg.
Speaker 2 (25:55):
And am Rincemiper.
Speaker 1 (25:58):
Oh yeah we chair we Loma.
Speaker 2 (26:03):
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