Give Yourself…and These Bands And Songs…a Hand!!

July 11, 2026 10:16 am Published by

Clapping in music…why do bands include literal hand claps/clapping into their tunes? There are quite a few reasons! Such as…It creates a strong rhythm…It fills out the sound…It encourages audience participation…and It adds a human feel…just to name a few!! So…20 tunes that have clapping as PART of the song…and why these bands made a choice to put this in their tunes!!

~Tymo

Song 20: J GEILS BAND – CENTERFOLD

Song 19: OUR LADY PEACE – AS FAST AS YOU CAN
Song 18: MOTT THE HOOPLE – ALL THE YOUNG DUDES


Song 17: SLOAN – THE GOOD IN EVERYONE
Song 16: BADFINGER – NO MATTER WHAT

Song 15: DAVID BOWIE – SPACE ODDITY
Song 14: GUESS WHO – CLAP FOR THE WOLFMAN **love the way they intro this tune here!!


Song 13: ELTON JOHN – BENNIE & THE JETS
Song 12: TREWS – NOT READY TO GO
Song 11: SUPERTRAMP – THE LOGICAL SONG

Song 10: STEALER’S WHEEL – STUCK IN THE MIDDLE WITH YOU

Song 9: ROMANTICS – WHAT I LIKE ABOUT YOU


Song 8: BTO – TAKIN’ CARE OF BUSINESS
Song 7: CLASH – ROCK THE CASBAH
Song 6: SIMON & GARFUNKEL – CECILIA

Song 5: QUEEN – ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST
Song 4: CARS – MY BEST FRIEND’S GIRL


Song 3: STEVE MILLER BAND – TAKE THE MONEY AND RUN
Song 2: JOHN MELLENCAMP – JACK & DIANE *would have loved to have been at this show hey??

GUILTY PLEASURE TRACK: REMBRANDTS – I’LL BE THERE FOR YOU
Song 1: QUEEN – WE WILL ROCK YOU **Yeah…you KNEW this song would be here hey??!

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