Best Slow Songs over the last decade.

[Shaun]

Just as the title says..What (in you opinion) have been the best slow tracks released over the last decade?.

[Corabar Entertainment]

For general 'pop' ....Robbie - Angels :angel: :angel:

[Solitaire Events Ltd]

Just as the title says..What (in you opinion) have been the best slow tracks released over the last decade?.

Define best Shaun.

Best for DJing, or for dancing, or great lyrics and tune, or something else?


Best tunes for dancefloor reaction.

[Corabar Steve]

None, they were all in the 60's, 70's & 80's :)

[BeerFunk]

Are we talking, like ballads - such as James Blunt - You're Beautiful, and indeed, Robbie Williams - Angels? That sort of thing?

[Corabar Entertainment]

Sorry to be pedantic... :embarasse :zip: :rose: :rose:

[Solitaire Events Ltd]

Well, I need to know the basis for my answer...

[Danno13]

Robbie Williams - Angels & She's the one
Luctricia McNeal - Stranded
LeAnne Rimes - How Do I Live
Gnarles Berkely - Crazy
All for One - I Swear


Mixture of personal tastes and disco use there...

[Solitaire Events Ltd]

Robbie Williams - Angels & She's the one
Luctricia McNeal - Stranded
LeAnne Rimes - How Do I Live
Gnarles Berkely - Crazy
All for One - I Swear


Mixture of personal tastes and disco use there...

That's not slow!! :omg:

[Solitaire Events Ltd]

Patsy Cline and Crazy was though...

[Corabar Steve]

That's not slow!! :omg:
My thoughts exactly

[BeerFunk]

Gnarls Berkley is quite slow, but it wouldn't fit into the mould of song I had in mind for my answer, but seeing as it's Shaun's thread, I'll wait for him to clarify :D

[Shaun]

Are we talking, like ballads - such as James Blunt - You're Beautiful, and indeed, Robbie Williams - Angels? That sort of thing?
Yup, that's what I had in mind. Mainstream ballads and slow stuff that have proved to be popular at your events.

[Solitaire Events Ltd]

Gnarls Berkley is quite slow,

I got it as 112bpm here which isn't really slow at all in comparison to most ballads.

[Danno13]

Well i've had people slow dance to it several times... and its not exactly fast is it?? :)

Most "danceable" music (i.e. our main party tracks) is 120 bpm and above.. usually above 125, so it is comparitivley slow to anything else you play...

[Solitaire Events Ltd]

Most "danceable" music (i.e. our main party tracks) is 120 bpm and above.. usually above 125, so it is comparitivley slow to anything else you play...

But still not a slow song in the true meaning of this thread... :teeth:

[Corabar Steve]

Metallica - Nothing else matters (orchestral version from the S&M album)

[Danno13]

But still not a slow song in the true meaning of this thread...

Yeah.. but.. no.. but.. ok have some more...

Faith Hill - There you'll be
Celine Dion - My heart will go on :D
Aerosmith - Don't wanna miss a thing

:teeth:

[Solitaire Events Ltd]

Yup, that's what I had in mind. Mainstream ballads and slow stuff that have proved to be popular at your events.

OK then, now I know the rules.. :teeth:

Lonestar - Amazed
James Blunt - You're beautiful
Aerosmith - I don't want to miss a thing
R Kelly - I believe I can fly
Robbie - Angels
Will Young - Evergreen
and currently James Morrison - You give me something

[BeerFunk]

OK, over the last decade, the ones which I can tolerate are :

Gabrielle - Rise
Enrique Iglesias - Hero
James Blunt - Beautiful
R Kelly - I Believe I Can Fly
Puff Daddy & Faith Evans/112 - I'll Be Missing You

[Solitaire Events Ltd]

Yeah.. but.. no.. but..


Don't give me evaaals :teeth:

[Corabar Steve]

Puff Daddy & Faith Evans/112 - I'll Be Missing You
Not exactly slow either

[BeerFunk]

I got it as 112bpm here which isn't really slow at all in comparison to most ballads.Na, you're probably right, I was going on memory..
Aerosmith - Don't wanna miss a thingMissed that one :embarasse
Celine Dion - My heart will go onMissed that one deliberately! :thumbs_do :teeth:

[Solitaire Events Ltd]

OK, over the last decade, the ones which I can tolerate are :

Gabrielle - Rise
Enrique Iglesias - Hero


PLayed those a lot too. :)

[Danno13]

Missed that one deliberately!

Hence the :D

Ohh.. i have one

Take That - Back for good

:teeth: :teeth:


(Yes i know it was pre '96....)

[Solitaire Events Ltd]

Na, you're probably right, I was going on memory..Missed that one :embarasseMissed that one deliberately! :thumbs_do :teeth:

Me too!! LMAO! :teeth:

[BeerFunk]

Hence the :D

Ohh.. i have one

Take That - Back for good
Wahey! Only, I don't believe it's in the last decade....

I'll wait for the anoraks to check that... :)

[Danno13]

1995, so only just out..... shame :D

[Solitaire Events Ltd]

A slowie I particularly like at the moment is Paulo Nutini - last request. Fab tune.

[djbigdevs]

Boyz 2 men : I swear / I'll make love to you / end of the road

Westlife / Boyzone : all the slow tracks (too many to name)

N*Sync : Gone / This I promise you

[Solitaire Events Ltd]

Not exactly slow either

110bpm according to my laptop:shade:

[Danno13]

Boyz 2 men : I swear

Wasn't this by All 4 one? I already mentioned it before :)

[Corabar Entertainment]

Westlife / Boyzone : all the slow tracks (too many to name)More like... "All the same so they've morphed into one and I can't remember the name of one particular track" :teeth: :teeth: :teeth:

[BeerFunk]

110bpm according to my laptop:shade:
Yes, but you can dance to it as if it's 55bpm :cool:

[Solitaire Events Ltd]

Boyz 2 men : I swear / I'll make love to you / end of the road



Not in the last decade I'm afraid. :sad:

[Solitaire Events Ltd]

Yes, but you can dance to it as if it's 55bpm :cool:

Never tried it tbh. :teeth:

[Corabar Entertainment]

Not in the last decade I'm afraid. :sad:Depends on how you interpret 'last decade' - ie in the last ten years or, 00's being this decade, 90's being 'last decade' :teeth: :teeth:

[Solitaire Events Ltd]

Just as the title says..What (in you opinion) have been the best slow tracks released over the last decade?.

I would have said that over the last decade meant over the last ten years.

[Danno13]

R&B haters look away now...

Akon - Mr.Lonely
Nelly & Kelly - Dilema
Usher - Let it burn / You got it bad
Bobby Valentino - Slow Down

And look back...

Christina Aguilera - Beautiful
Katie Melua - Closest thing to Crazy

[Corabar Steve]

110bpm according to my laptop:shade:
Woul you say the Police - "Every breath you take" was slow then?

Anyway P Diddley was longer than 10 years ago

[BeerFunk]

Nelly & Kelly - DilemaAnother good one I missed

[djbigdevs]

Never tried it tbh. :teeth:

They did a really slow (chillout) version of Crazy on TOTPs - that was REALLY GOOD. Not sure if that's available to buy.

[Solitaire Events Ltd]

Woul you say the Police - "Every breath you take" was slow then?

Not really - 116bpm


Anyway P Diddley was longer than 10 years ago

1997 actually.

[djbigdevs]

More like... "All the same so they've morphed into one and I can't remember the name of one particular track" :teeth: :teeth: :teeth:

Yeh that's it!! :teeth:

[BeerFunk]

Woul you say the Police - "Every breath you take" was slow then?

Anyway P Diddley was longer than 10 years ago
I would say the Sting version was considerably faster, going on memory

'I'll Be Missing You' was 1997....

[Corabar Steve]

They did a really slow (chillout) version of Crazy on TOTPs - that was REALLY GOOD.
Apart from the fact that Cee-Lo can't carry a tune in a bucket in a ive environment

[Corabar Steve]

I would say the Sting version was considerably faster, going on memory

'I'll Be Missing You' was 1997....
You sure?

& there were 2 other people responsible for Every berath you take, not just Sting

[Corabar Steve]

I thought Cee-Lo was just one half of the production team??
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnarls_Barkley#Album

[Danno13]

Sorry!! I looked it up myself and then realised i was wrong.. :embarasse

[BeerFunk]

You sure?

& there were 2 other people responsible for Every berath you take, not just Sting
I know, but he was obviously the main man. Kind of like Phil Collins in Genesis, or Bon Jovi.. :)

[Corabar Steve]

But he wasn't solo at the time :)

[djbigdevs]

Apart from the fact that Cee-Lo can't carry a tune in a bucket in a ive environment

Well I have to disagree - it & he was fantastic.

Just found it on iTunes - not quite how I remember it (chillout) - but still great!

[Danno13]

The Kooks' version is good too.. think that was a live lounge only recording though, sure its avaliable somewhere though :D

How about...

Don't Look Back In Anger???

Actually.. more of a singalong really.. :embarasse

[Corabar Steve]

The Kooks' version is good too.. think that was a live lounge only recording though, sure its avaliable somewhere though :DIt's not on iTunes, I'll try Napster & their web site later
Anyway we're a bit off topic here

Don't Look Back In Anger???
& back again :teeth:
Wonderwall?

[Danno13]

Yep, your right.. so back to upfront dance music..





:D:D:D

[Corabar Steve]

Nooooooooooooooooooooo! :teeth:

[LastMinuteDJs.net]

DJ Sammy - Heaven (Candlelight Remix)

[Dragonfly]

Robbie Williams - Angels
Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars
Coldplay - Fix you
Aerosmith - Dont wanna miss a thing

[Thames Valley Discos]

DJ Sammy - Heaven (Candlelight Remix)
very upfront clubby tune

[Corabar Steve]

very upfront clubby tuneStop it :)

Just thought of one I do like, Goo Goo Dolls - Iris

[Niteowl]

Toni Braxton-Unbreak my heart
Rose Royce-Love don't live here anymore
Santana-Samba pa ti
Neilson-Can't Live anymore (more modern version can;t remember who by) :beer:

[Corabar Entertainment]

:confused: :confused: From the last decade, Niteowl??????????

[BeerFunk]

Toni Braxton-Unbreak my heart
Rose Royce-Love don't live here anymore
Santana-Samba pa ti
Neilson-Can't Live anymore (more modern version can;t remember who by) :beer:
Would that be Harry Nilsson - Without You?? :)

And I believe Mariah Carey covered it, which was in the last 10 years, so even though it's not as good as the original - you can have it! :D

[kilmeedyman]

DJ Sammy - Heaven (Candlelight Remix)
Yep, superb track in my book. A thousand times better than the high temp version.

[soundtracker]

Damien Rice - Cannonball
Rufus Wainwright - Hallelujah
Charlatans - Loving you is easy

[BeerFunk]

DJ Sammy - Heaven (Candlelight Remix)
Yep, superb track in my book. A thousand times better than the high temp version.I have to say, I hate all versions! Both mixes of DJ Sammy, and the original Bryan Adams; I completely fail to see what it is good about the song. It's like a Beautiful South B-side or something :thumbs_do

[Shaun]

Best Slow Songs over the last decade? Any additions?

What's your most popular slow songs at your events?

[surround sounds]

KC and Jo Jo - All my Life
Whitney Houston - I will Always Love You
S Twain - From This Moment
C Dion - My Heart will go on
L Vandross - Dance with My Father
All For one - I Swear
Keith Sweat - Twisted
Toni Baxton - Un Break my heart
Michael Jackson - you are not alone
Eric Clapton - you look wonderful tonight

[Ryu]

Those look suspiciously older than a decade to me :p

Adele - Make you feel my love
Take That - Rule the World
Bruno Mars - Just the Way you are (albeit not the slowest song ever)

[surround sounds]

Those look suspiciously older than a decade to me :p

Adele - Make you feel my love
Take That - Rule the World
Bruno Mars - Just the Way you are (albeit not the slowest song ever)

Yes Very true. I never looked at the question correctly

[Ryu]

Yes Very true. I never looked at the question correctly

Strictly speaking, if you'd have suggested those when the thread was originally around, in 2006, some may have just been within the 10 year span.