I worked as a stripper from 81-83, Ask me anything

  • DatBoomerGirl@lemmy.caOP
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    My song was ‘If you think I’m sexy’ by Rod Stewart. Funk and soul was pretty common as well as some disco. I remember hearing ‘Ring my bell’ by Anita Ward, ‘You sexy thing’ by Hot Chocolate, ‘Twist and Shout’ by The Beatles and ‘She’s a lady’ by Tom Jones a lot.

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      I’ve never really understood any kind of dancing (last time I tried was at my brother’s wedding around a decade ago), but it never occurred to me that a stripper would have a particular one. I figured they would just go with what came on.

      Dave Barry, in one column, said that if a cop pulled someone over while they were listening to “Twist and Shout,” they should not only have to forgive the ticket but also dance along. I’ve never been to a strip club, but if I heard that song while at one I would probably just find it distracting thinking of that.

      I’ve learned a lot from this thread!

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        I don’t think it was anyone’s song it was more just background noise. The Beatles were still kinda popular/relevant back then so that’s probably why they played it.