Now That's What I Call A Playlist.

[soundscapes]

That looks like my kind of playlist, and nice to see a bit of acdc in there.

[funkymook]

I’m sure this bride has access to my own personal favourite artists/tunes list - it’s going to be great night.


'As promised, here's a list of songs/artists we'd love to hear! We asked our guests for any advance requests and some of them came back with some suggestions also.

Quite a few of our family members have requested some northern soul, pretty much all the classic tracks - particular favourites:
Do I love you - Frank Wilson
Sweetest Feeling - Erma Franklin
Your Love keeps lifting me higher - Jackie Wilson
Tainted Love - Gloria Jones
Out on the floor - Dobie Gray

Other artists/tracks I'd love to hear:
Dusty Springfield - Dusty in Memphis album especially
Al Green - I gotta be more
Gladys Knight - my imagination
Aretha Franklin - respect
Creedance Clearwater revival - bad moon rising, Proud Mary
New York Dolls - Personality Crisis
Any David Bowie - quite like his eighties stuff!
Teenage Kicks - Undertones
Curtis Mayfield - Superfly

Also like Toots and the Maytals, the who, the jam and the rolling stones and brit pop etc and happy to hear some of that too.'

[mattydj50]

Creedance Clearwater Revival - Bad Moon Rising

First track I ever played as a DJ.

[funkymook]

An excellent ’suggestions' list from a client for an 80’s themed birthday dinner party/disco, I think I can work with this....


ABC The Look of Love
Ghost Town - Specials
99 Red Balloons - Nena
Fashion - Bowie
Ashes to Ashes - Bowie
Let's Dance - Bowie
China Girl - Bowie
Modern Love - Bowie
Tainted Love - Soft Cell
The Reflex - Duran Duran
Hungry Like the Wolf - Duran Duran
Rio - Duran Duran
House of Fun - Madness
Holiday - Madonna
Material Girl - Madonna
Like A Virgin - Madonna
Into the Groove - Madonna
Borderline - Madonna
White Lines - Grandmaster Flash
System Addict - Five Star
Orange Crush - REM
Kiss - Prince
Sign of the Times - Prince
Don't you Want Me Baby - Human League
Hounds of Love - Kate Bush
Cloudbusting - Kate Bush
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper
Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now - The Smiths
How Soon Is Now - The Smiths
There is a Light - The Smiths
Panic - The Smiths
Relax - Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Two Tribes - Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Shout - Tears for Fears
Mad World - Tears for Fears
Hey Micki - Toni Basil
True - Spandau Ballet
Gold - Spandau Ballet
Bad Boys - Wham
Wham Rap - Wham
Club Tropicana - Wham
I Wanna to Dance with Somebody - Whitney Houston
Too Shy - Kajagoogoo
Spin Me Round - Dead or Alive
Take on Me - Aha
Thriller - Michael Jackson
Beat It - Michael Jackson
Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
Sweet Dreams - Eurythmics
Stand and Deliver - Adam and the Ants
Prince Charming - Adam and the Ants
Wild Wild Life - Talking Heads
A Night Like This - The Cure
Inbetween Days - The Cure
Close to Me - The Cure
Just Like Heaven - The Cure
Golden Brown - Stranglers
Pretty in Pink - The Psychedelic Furs
Sunday Bloody Sunday - U2
Don't you Forget About Me - Simple Minds
I Promised You a Miracle - Simple Minds
True Faith - New Order
Blue Monday - New Order
Enjoy the Silence - Depeche Mode
The Killing Moon - Echo and the Bunnymen
West End Girls - Pet Shop Boys
Fade to Grey - Visage
London Calling - The Clash
Rock The Casbah - The Clash
Call me Al - Paul Simon
I want to Break Free - Queen
She Sells Sanctuary - The Cult
Walk This Way - Run DMC
Another Brick in The Wall - Pink Floyd
Karma Chameleon - Culture Club
Walk Like An Egyptian - The Bangles
Sign Your Name - Terence Trent Derby
Down Under - Men At Work
Africa - Toto
9 to 5 - Dolly Parton
Rock Me Amadeus - Falco
We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off - Jermaine Stewart
Break My Stride - Matthew Wilder
Land of Make Believe - Bucks Fizz
Loco in Acapulco - Four Tops
Sexual Healing - Marvyn Gay
Uptown Girl - Billy Joel
What's Love Got to Do With It - Tina Turner
(Keep Feeling) Fascination - Human League
Come On Eileen - Dexys Midnight Runners
Eye of the Tiger - Survivor
Japan – Quiet Life
Cocteau Twins – Sugar Hiccup
Thomas Dolby – Blinded Me With Science
Thomson Twins – Hold Me Now
Heaven 17 - Fascist Groove Thang
Human League – Mirror Man
The Captain of her Heart – Double
Public Image Limited – Rise
Elvis Costello – Every Day I Write the Book
The Police – Don't Stand So Close to Me
The Jam – Going Underground
REM – It's the End of the World as We Know It
Siouxsie and the Banshees – Dear Prudence
Dave Stewart and Barbra Gaskin – It's My Party
Toyah – Thunder in the Mountains
Howard Jones - New Song
Europe - Final Countdown
OMD - Enola Gay
Big Country - In a Big Country

[AndroidDJ]

Very good list there!!! not sure about the "Black lace" though

[Excalibur]

Well, by the beginning of February, they may have to wipe the smile off my face with an angle grinder!! The next three gigs are smack dab in my various comfort zones.
First one is supporting a rock covers band, and my musical instructions run :

As also mentioned I would like at least 5-6 consecutive songs for the same genre of music, perhaps starting with 60s/70s/mowtown/80s before/after the band’s first set, I would like a SKA section after the band’s 2nd set followed by dance/pop music from 90s/00s and music in the charts now and finishing with slow songs, the last song being Ed Sheeran – Perfect. Obviously the aim is to get people on the dance floor so I am happy for people to request songs which can be played within their genre.

So far, so good. Second one?
Well here's the " must play " list in its entirety.
Oops Upside your Head The Gap Band
Cha Cha Slide Mr C The Slide Man
Penny Arcade Roy Orbison
Macarena Los del Rio
Fast Food Song Fast Food Rockers
Cotton Eye Joe Rednex
Yay, party time! The rider is no problem: A mix of Dreamboats and Petticoats, Elvis and hits from the 60's and 70's upwards will be great

And the cream of the crop? One passed on from Martin, Funkymook. Instructions:
Keen to keep the cool 60s feel not lots of cheese but realise a lot of the more danceable numbers are cheesy!

Some of the many stand out tracks -
Gary U.S. Bonds New Orleans
Jefferson Airplane White Rabbit
Johnny Kidd & The Pirates Shakin' All Over
Julie Driscoll & The Brian Auger Trinity This Wheel's On Fire
Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels Shake A Tail Feather
Simon Dupree & The Big Sound Kites
The Coasters Poison Ivy
The Guess Who American Woman
the doors break on through
the doors light my fire
the surfaris wipe out
strawberry alarm clock incense and peppermints

I've got the new Kaleido for a psychedelic feel, and the hippy outfit will be coming out of the dressing up box.