Limbo Songs
2020
We have created a list of our favorite best limbo songs for weddings. The Limbo started on the island of Trinidad in the 1950s as a form of folk dance. The limbo dance starts with one person on each end of a pole holding the pole horizontally. Then, a single line forms behind the pole.
The limbo dancers must pass under the horizontal pole backward at the waist without touching the pole and not touching the ground with their back. Hence, we get the word limbo to mean ‘limber’.
If the dancer touches the pole or the ground, the dancer is to no longer participate in the dance. Then, as the line of limbo dancers completes the original height, about shoulder high, the pole is lowered about 6 inches.
The pole is lowered with each line’s successful passing until a winner has been declared. The limbo is a great audience participation dance at more casual wedding receptions. Be sure to have the bride and groom start the line!
The type of music played during the limbo dance usually has a Caribbean flavor. The music has a great groove to it and makes people want to see how low they can go.
Our Top 5 Limbo Songs for Weddings:
- Limbo Rock – Chubby Checker
- Stir It Up – Bob Marley
- Low Rider – War
- Iko Iko – Belle Stars
- Don’t Worry Be Happy – Bobby McFerrin
What is the Best Limbo Song?
Limbo song list curated by Matthew Campbell
B-52’s – Love Shack
1989, Pop Rock
Barry Manilow – Copacabana
1978, Disco
Belle Stars – Iko Iko
1982, Pop
Bob Marley – Stir It Up
1972, Reggae
Bobby McFerrin – Don’t Worry, Be Happy
1988, Reggae
Booker T & The MG’s – Soul Limbo
1968, R&B
Buster Poindexter – Hot Hot Hot
1987, Soca
Champs – Tequila
1958, Instrumental
Chubby Checker – Let’s Limbo Some More
1961, Rock
Chubby Checker – Limbo Rock
1962, Rock
Chubby Checker – Mary Ann Limbo
1962, Rock
Daria – Do The Limbo
2007, New Age
Fat Boys – Wipeout
1987, Hip Hop
Flo Rida – Low
2007, Hip Hop
Frankie Anderson – The Limbo Song
2001, New Age
Harry Belafonte – Banana Boat Song
1956, Mento
Harry Belafonte – Jump In The Line (Shake Senora)
1961, Calypso
Inner Circle – Bad Boys
1993, Reggae
Israel Kamakawiwo’ole – Somewhere Over The Rainbow
1990, World
Jan & Dean – Surf City
1963, Pop Rock
Jim Carrey – Cuban Pete from “The Mask”
1994, Calypso
Jimmy Buffett – Margaritaville
1977, Country Rock
Lil Jon & Eastside Boyz – Get Low
2003, Crunk
Marvin Gaye – I Heard It Through The Grapevine
1968, R&B
Miami Sound Machine – Conga
1985, Dance Pop
Mr Carter – Limbo
2006, World
Soca Boys – Follow The Leader
2010, Soca
The Andrews Sisters – Hula-Ba-Luau
1941, Boogie-Woogie
The B-52’s – Rock Lobster
1978, New Wave
The Beach Boys – Good Vibrations
1966, Pop
The Beach Boys – Surfin’ USA
1966, Rock
The Champs – Limbo Rock
1961, Rock
The Surfaris – Wipe Out
1963, Rock
The Tokens – The Lion Sleeps Tonight
1961, Doo-Wop
War – Low Rider
1975, Funk
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