Ok so I'm just going super super earthy here. I don't know what kind of dance you do, but everything here is going to be danceable with down dirty funky nasty basslines.
First try some old school blues/R&B.
Nina Simone - Feelin' Good. It's ecstatic and earthy, really hitting you at the 40 second mark when the deep horns come in. Might be a bit slow and the jazziness might make it harder to dance to, but hot damn is it earthy.
http:/ /www .youtube. com/watch?v=h8tuTSi6Sck
(Seeing if I can post links by separating the word a bit)
In a similar but more uptempo vein comes Etta James' "In the Basement." Really funky and dancey. For an updated but still great cover version, check out Vinyl's All the Way Live album. Could not find the track online (from the same band, I'd recommend checking out their Flea Market album for their instrumental version of Summertime). Here's the link to the Etta James variant: http:/ /www .youtube. com/watch?v=ikQlANHYax0 (again, spaces in the link so I can post it)
The original version of "Hound Dog" by Big Mama Thornton is one of the earthiest songs I've ever heard.
Listen here: http:/ /www .youtube. com/watch?v=5XUAg1_A7IE
There are tons of recordings of Fever that fit your requirements. Here's an example by Ray Charles and Natalie Cole: http:/ /www .youtube. com/watch?v=P-XJH9WFQpI
For a deep dirty earthy bassline, nothing has ever touched Parliament's "Flashlight." The bass just keeps getting lower and lower and lower. One of the greatest funk tracks ever, and is ridiculously dancey. Seen here:
http:/ /www .youtube. com/watch?v=s3flYZ6LOsw&feature=related
Moving up ten years, we have Morris Day and the motherf*cking Time, performing Jungle Love. One of the funkiest tracks of the '80s. Could only find a live version on youtube, but the studio version would probably work better. Similarly, his other huge hit, "The Bird" is awesome.
http:/ /www .youtube. com/watch?v=szlejykEhQ4
Ike and Tina Turner had an epic soul hit with "Shake your Tail Feather." High energy and a bit fast, but infinitely fun.
http:/ /www .youtube. com/watch?v=XVqILRsoiQY&feature=related
Motown also needs a nod for such tracks as Stevie Wonders "Signed, Sealed, Delivered," "Superstition," and "Part Time Lover;" The Temptations' "Ain't too Proud to Beg," and "Can't Get Next to You;" Martha and the Vandellas' "Dancin' in the Street;" Diana Ross & The Supremes' "Keep me Hanging on."
For something more modern, try Outkasts "Happy Valentine's Day." And no one ever went wrong with some Michael Jackson...
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