The song is also funny because, like, have you heard it? There is a moment 2 minutes and 26 seconds in where vocalist Joseph Washbourne shrieks like a crow being shot, which I don't think has been fully addressed, and some bass thumps later in the song that sound less like an artistic choice and more like someone tried to barge down the door of the recording studio to prevent Toploader from making such an upsetting piece of music. "Dancing in the Moonlight" is a reflection of personalities at odds judgement versus innocence lack of ability to enjoy anything wholly versus… happiness(?) deeply rooted pessimism versus a kind of pleasure that elicits eye rolls because it is being gained from something perceived to be lacking in value, like a BuzzFeed listicle or the films of Hugh Bonneville. The first lot simply enjoy the song and think little else of it, while the latter consider its very existence a personal attack and anyone who doesn't share their hatred for it complicit in the downfall of mankind. There are only two types of people in the world: those who genuinely think "Dancing in the Moonlight" is sick, and those who think "Dancing in the Moonlight" is not sick. The reason why "Dancing in the Moonlight" is so funny, I think, is because of the relationship between its two conflicting interpretations. Contextual differences aside, the dynamic of these two scenes is quite similar.
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