I still cannot help but jump for 1980’s joy when I hear this crazily catchy song by Walk The Moon. It has definitely been one of my most played tracks of this summer.
Inspired by when the band’s frontman, Nicholas Petricca, feeling creatively frustrated and having waited faaaar too long standing in a Los Angeles bar queue, was asked to ‘shut up and dance’ by a girl in a backless dress and beaten up red sneakers. In an interview the singer has summarised the song's theme as "encouraging people to let go of whatever it is that’s bothering you and get into your body and out of your head." Mission accomplished! Now, shut up and...
"This woman is my destiny
She said, "Ooh-ooh-hoo,
Shut up and dance with me..."