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Post by Moo on Feb 23, 2009 12:16:56 GMT
Although if you sing like you commentate, Hornet, it'll sound like an Alvin and the Chipmunks cover.
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Post by Mr Bismarck's Electric Donkey on Feb 23, 2009 12:17:05 GMT
Dead Or Alive - You Spin Me. Soft Cell - Tainted Love. ABC - Poison Arrow. Stevie Wonder - Higher Ground. (Or the Chili Peppers) Big Country - Big Country. Thompson Twins - Doctor Doctor. Blondie - Call Me. Tom Jones - Kiss (Although Delilah is perfect for a drunken sing along) Prince - Gett Off. The Cure - Lovecats.
In related news, I would have to be enormously drunk to survive a party playing most of these songs.
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Post by Moo on Feb 23, 2009 12:21:14 GMT
I get the feeling that's the general idea, s1ut.
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Post by Mr Bismarck's Electric Donkey on Feb 23, 2009 12:23:31 GMT
I'm not sure about Scottish law, but I think, most places, it's ok to get drunk without horrible music.
But then the records I bought in the 80s had names like "The Jack That House Built" by Jack and Chill, so I'm not really in a position to say.
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Post by coffers on Feb 23, 2009 12:27:33 GMT
Three Dog Night - Mama Told me Not to Come. Rod Stewart - Maggie May
The Beat - Mirror In The Bathroom - &/or Tears Of A Clown.
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Post by hornet on Feb 23, 2009 12:30:41 GMT
The single most ridiculous band of recent memory. The entirely gratuitous spoken-word monologue bit in the middle of The Look Of Love still makes me laugh every time I hear it. There's no :thumb: big enough, frankly.
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Post by Sonic on Feb 23, 2009 12:33:03 GMT
I've got a hell of a lot of music, but I need to think about what you want.
I'm seeing that you need some Otis in there, and I was thinking...Hard To Handle!
I'm not sure about this one, but Outkast - Hey Ya!
I'm guessing you've got the obvious: Beatles Rolling Stones The Who Hendrix, The Doors, The Police, Queen, R.E.M., Ray Charles, Gipsy Kings, Roy Orbison, Sex Pistols, Slade, Sly & The Family Stone, Smashing Pumpkins, Madness, Stevie Wonder, Suzie Quatro, Teenage Fanclub, Michael Jackson, U2, Van Morrison, Van Halen, The Velvet Underground, Cody Chesnutt, Violent Femmes, White Stripes, Cream, 50 Cent, AC/DC, The Muppets(mahna mahna), Beach Boys, Ben Harper, Billy Idol, Black Sabbath, Bob Dylan, Buena Vista Social Club, The Buzzcocks, Carlos Santana, Chris Isaak, Chromeo, Chuck Berry, The Clash, The Cramps(Bikini Girls With Machine Guns), Curtis Mayfield, Bob Marley, Dean Martin, Deep Purple, Devo, Dolly Parton, Dusty Springfield(Preacher Man), Earth Wind And Fire, Sam And Dave, Ella Fitzgerald(It's Foxy), Elvis Presely(King Creole), Elton John, Eric Clapton, Eurythmics, Feist(1, 2, 3, 4), Flight Of The Conchords, Foo FIghters, Frank Sinatra, Franz Ferdinand, Arctic Monkeys, George Michaels(Faith), Gloria estefan & miami sound machine(Dr. Beat), The Go! Team, Gorillaz, Gomez, Herbie Hancock(Rock It), The Hives, The Hold Steady, The Jacksons, The Jam, James Brown, Jamiroquai, Jane's Addiction, Janis Joplin, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, Kings Of Leon, The Knack, Kool & The Gang, LCD Soundsystem, Leftfield, Led Zeppelin, Lenny Kravitz, Lily Allen, Lloyd Cole, Los Lobos, Lou Reed, John Coltrane, Lyrics Born, Madonna, The Mamas And The Papas, T-Rex, MGMT, Neil Young, New Order, Nick Cave, Nirvana, Oasis, Iggy Pop, Pink Floyd, and a whole host of others I can't see or think off from looking cursory through my library keeping what I think you had in mind Pops.
I'll give this advice about compiling music, remember that if you want people to dance, forget what you like to listen too to a greater degree. Playing solely your own taste in music is the killer. Coffer's choice was a great couple, and would get people up on the floor. I'd include them, but create a playlist and just have them there if someone wants to add them to the mix. It's better to have too many than too little. Don't discount them just because you don't like them. You've set the conditions, you want a dance floor that keeps people there. That means your taste has to be compromised no matter what occasion it is. If you don't want that, forget everyone getting up and boogieing.
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Post by Boony on Feb 23, 2009 12:35:09 GMT
I'm not sure about Scottish law, but I think, most places, it's ok to get drunk without horrible music. Having said that, I can't wait for the invite to Coffers' 60th, when we all get to dance to the Birdie Song... :nark:
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Post by Moo on Feb 23, 2009 12:53:33 GMT
Sorry, Coffers, I can't make your party. I'm dyeing my hair that night.
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Post by coffers on Feb 23, 2009 12:54:23 GMT
No chance of that, I don't have it and never will. It's pure shoite but for some reason it starts people dancing, Same as teh Hokey Cokey and other such shoite. I included motown stuff in the first suggestions as that is also considered bopping music.
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Post by Moo on Feb 23, 2009 13:00:02 GMT
Sonic - putting a list of bands didn't really help matters, but I think the advice you gave at the bottom was very important. Personal preference is exactly that and isn't necessarily going to get people up to dance. That's kinda what I was saying about Boony's Stone Roses suggestion. I like the song (and most of theirs) but wouldn't play it at my 40th.
Case in point - my weeding. We chose Sly Fox's Let's Go All The Way as our 3rd song which is, IMO, an excellent 80s pop song, but nobody else knew it, so there was just us two dancing to it.
You're never going to please everyone, obviously, you just have to go for a majority verdict, so if you think the majority of attendees will like your playlist, it's all gravy.
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Post by coffers on Feb 23, 2009 13:05:59 GMT
Anyhow at my parties, you'd get stuff like Davie Bowie, The Rolling Stones, The Who, mixtures of the 60's & 70's stuff played until the women hijack the vynil or CD player and put sloshy shoite on.
At which point you will find me probably getting sloshed in some remote corner of the garden, if the weather is fine, which it was for my 50th. Otherwise I'll just get sloshed with ear plugs in.
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Post by coffers on Feb 23, 2009 13:09:35 GMT
Sorry, Coffers, I can't make your party. I'm dyeing my hair that night. Are you sure you won't be having a perm as a tribute to KK?
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Post by Moo on Feb 23, 2009 13:12:27 GMT
To be fair, I usually end up in the kitchen next to the fridge anyway, so the music playing is irrelevant. I do make the odd "CHOOON!!1!" or "Loada shite!" comments but apart from that, getting sloshed and talking bollocks is the order of the day night for me.
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Post by Sonic on Feb 23, 2009 13:12:41 GMT
Sonic - putting a list of bands didn't really help matters Putting that list in helps see what can be put in that people generally like. You can then look up that artist and then see what songs they have that you could include. I'd only be putting my personal preference on the selection of songs from the artist where a list gives Pop's the choice of what to include as well as giving a prompt for an artist he might have overlooked. It is very helpful to have a list in place of just song suggestions from an artist. The artists I included are known on the whole
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Post by Moo on Feb 23, 2009 13:14:00 GMT
Are you sure you won't be having a perm as a tribute to KK? I'll give it a miss, thanks.
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Post by coffers on Feb 23, 2009 13:19:05 GMT
Jeff Beck - Hi Ho Silver Lining
Going back further Pop's probably won't liike these eitehr but people bop to them.
Chris Montez - Let's Dance Little Eva - The Locomotion The Swinging Blue Jeans - The Hippy Hippy Shake
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Post by DC on Feb 23, 2009 13:21:50 GMT
You lot aren't very good at this. God forbid you should actually be responsible for music at a social event or summat. Pops - it's all about age range and the split of the sexes. Men don't dance until 23:00 at night usually, so you need to keep kiddies and females happy until then. For any female (or gay man) between the age of 2 and 80 you can't go wrong with Abba. Dancing Queen is the usual trick, though Abba Medley exists which means you can get them all through and gone early. The Nolans "I'm In the Mood for Dancing" and Kelly Marie "Feels Like I'm in Love" are pappy generic dancers. Coffers has mentioned Mavericks, and any line dancing type tunes like that are a killer whilst you have teh females on the floor. Kym Mazelle or Candy Staton with "Young Hearts", Jacksons with "Can You Feel It" (there's a superb remix of a few of their songs banging out there), "Car Wash by Rose Royce, anything by The Real Thing ("You To Me Are Everything"), Weather Girls with "Raining Men". You can then start throwing in some more "medium" songs that kind of appeal to all lunatics. Steelers Wheel with "Stuck in the Middle", "Brown Eyed Girl", "Dancing in the Moonlight", Spinners with "Working My Way Back To You". Some of the stuff Horn mentioned (Disco 2000, Wham) bit of Tom Jones with "Kiss", later, when everyone is pished you can drag out YMCA, Come on Eileen, Tiger Feet and anything that basically involves a stupid dance (or the ability to jump up and down on the dance floor like a twat - such as "Jump Around" by House of Pain and "Jump" by Criss Cross) or foot stomping (Proclaimers - if your family is into that - and Tenpole Tudor being the obvious jobs). Grandmaster Flash - "White Lines" has had a revival with Shaun of the Dead. You could baffle them by using Duran Durans version Sugar Hill Gang can't be forgotten. After about 22:30, you can pretty much get away with anything - especially with a good drunk crowd anyways. If you know they'll shift to the 80's stuff then you can't really go wrong with any of the Human League back catalogue, Van Halen (Jump!) and Aerosmith (Love In An Elevator) or throwing in a bit of Hip Hop (Run DMC). Hidden gems me and my Dad found worked very well: The Bates - Billie Jean www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FAeEbzQjUQTatjana - Santa Maria www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zvT6bEqPeENakatomi - Children of the Night www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIvus-LWTjA ("Live your life like a rave machine!") Hermes House Band - Country Roads www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTbu9OUddE4 (any of their stuff is better than the originals usually - their version of "I Will Survive" is a gay classic). Tarkan - Kiss Kiss www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRsyyBFcHYQ (the original, not the silly -but exceedingly fit - Aussie Bint) Oh, and if you think they can take it - The Prodigy with "Charly" (Alley Cat version) and "No Good (start the dance)" is good stuff (along with the usual suspect - Firestarter)- especially if you have some absolute nutcases willing to go for it. If you can get away with The Prodigy, then that opens the door for Moby with "Go!" and of course "Aciiiiiiiiiiiiiiiid!" and everything from between 86 and 94 in the Acid House mixes (Adamski through to Nicky Dungeons - "Lets Go Back" and the vast wealth of shoite from around that time - Buffalo Stomp, Pump Up The Jam etc). Strings Of Life - Rhythm Is Rhythm (Transmat 1987) Meltdown - Quartz (Itm Music 1989) Club Mix Sercurity - The Beat Club (Bass Records 1988) Club Mix Jesus Loves The Acid - Ecstasy Club (Swordfish 1988) Acid Chant Lack Of Love - Charles B (Desire Records 1988) House Mix Dreamgirl - Pierres Fantasy Club (Jack Trax 1988) Acid Thunder - Fast Eddie (DJ International 1988) AA AAACID Mix I Like It - Landlord (BigShot Records 1989)Blow Out Dub Bring Forth The Guillotine - Silver Bullet (Tam Tam 1989) Make My Body Rock - Jomanda (Big Beat1988) Supremely Clubbed Mix I Need A Rhythm - 28 St Crew (Vendetta Records 1989) Vocal Club Mix Respect - Adeva Another Time, Another Place - Loony Tunes Vol 1 (XL Recordings 1989) Club Mix Let It Roll - Doug Lazy (Grove St 1988) Lazypella The Phantom - Renegade Soundwave (Mute Records LTD 1989) Original Full Length Version Ozone Breakdown - Renegade Soundwave (Mute Records LTD 1989) Original Version Listen To The Rhythim Flow - Frankie Bones (Forth Floor Records 1989) Flowing Beats Mix Salsa House - Riche Rich (FFRR Records LTD 1989) Silver On Black Remix / Break It On Down sample Al-Naafiysh, The Soul - Hashim (Cutting records 1983) Dont Scandalize Mine - Sugar Bear (Coslit Records 1988) Vocal Mix The Real Life - Corporation Of One (Desire Records 1989) Come Get My Loving - Dionne (Bigshot 1989) Remix Voodo Ray - A Guy Called Gerald (RHAM! recs 1989) Original Mix Baby Let Me Love You For Tonight - Kayrina (Sleeping Bag Records USA 1988) Acapella The Morning After - Fallout (Forth Floor Records 1987) The Aftermath Mix The Theme - Unique 3 (10 Records LTD 1989) Unique Mix Love Will Find A Way - Victor Romero Can You Feel It - Fingers INC feat Check Roberts (Desire Records LTD 1988) Acapella Funky Zulu - The Moody Boys (CityBeat / Beggers Banquet 1989) Refreshing Mix Street Tuff - Double Trouble feat Rebel MC (Desire Records 1989) Scar Mix ILL House You - Richie Rich Meets Jungle Brothers (Gee St records 1988) Housepella Techno - 3rd Bass Humanoid - Stakka (Westside Records LTD 1988) The Omen Mix Somebody In The House Say Yeah - 2 In A Room (Cutting Records 1987) Club House Mix Mental - Manic MCs (RCA 1989) Monkey Say, Monkey Do - Westbam (Doctor Beat 1989) German beat Mix And The Break Goes Acid - Bones Breaks Vol 2 (Underworld Records 1988) Get Right On One Matey sample Maggies Last Stand - Viz Everything Starts With A E - EZ Posse The Sound - Kevin Saunderson (KMS Records 1987) Power Remix Cocaine - The Maxx (CIM 1988 The Dance - Rhythim Is Rhythim (Transmat 1987) Living Room Mix
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Post by DC on Feb 23, 2009 13:26:43 GMT
Oh, almost completely forgot Madchester scene - if you have a Bezfan willing to do the dance for everyone elses amusement when trotting out Happy Mondays.
Almost forgot James (Sitdown, Laid etc).
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Post by coffers on Feb 23, 2009 13:27:29 GMT
Grandmaster Flash - "White Lines" Add in Kenny Loggins Footloose for high speed bopping. Plus Bee Gees Saturday Night Fever stuff plus assorted crap from Grease such as Summer Loving, Greased Lightening. Oh God I need to lay down, I feel sick.
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Post by Moo on Feb 23, 2009 13:31:33 GMT
I'm not sure, but I can't imagine Pops donning the white gloves and smilie face t-shirts and going for Voodoo Ray. I'd love to see it though.
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Post by floplexter on Feb 23, 2009 13:31:53 GMT
Many many songs. I ony have a few hours, dudes.
I'll put up what I have so far when I get home, but in general I have a "Dancing" folder and an "Incidental" folder for before the party starts proper.
It's true that I have the power, for probably the only time in my life, but I don't mind saying that I will be playing stuff purely for the dancin'- so like you say, Sonic, there is only some stuff that is purely my "taste", you could say. How do you dance to C'mere, for example? And yes, that includes Dexy's because it's a tradition or an old charter or something.
There will also be Quo. And Abba. And ELO. And the like.
And I didn't mean to diss the cheese, coffs, it's just that I have a different type of cheese. Toni Basil, for instance. Rednex (oh yes, weep into your beards/beers). Et-thetera.
Sly Fox would have been on, but for that very reason, moo.
I'm allergic to Prince, Simply Red, boy bands and motown. Old injury, very sad, brings me out in expletives.
I may put "Jump Around" on the list more than once...
I do actually have a few of those compilatory cheese albums, moo. Including one called "cheese party" or somesuch.
The Timewarp. Wigwam Bam. Running Bear. Footloose. Dancing With Myself. Livin' Thing.... you know you want to.
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Post by floplexter on Feb 23, 2009 13:32:43 GMT
Got to go back to work, but I'll check your list later Dave.
Good call on the Jeff Beck, coffs.
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Post by coffers on Feb 23, 2009 13:34:14 GMT
The Timewarp is a winner, one of the better cheeses.
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Post by DC on Feb 23, 2009 13:35:55 GMT
Got to go back to work, but I'll check your list later Dave. Good call on the Jeff Beck, coffs. Beware the long list part if you're not into Aciiiiiiiiiiiiid type stuff
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