Music for a beach theme disco

[safdiscos]

so I've just taken a booking for a 'beach themed' disco at a family pub, its only three hours and I'm looking forward to it (possible residency).. looking for any pointers as to MUST PLAY tracks in your own opinions for this theme? Thanks

[SC Events]

Arrow - Hot Hot Hot
Los Lobos - La Bamba
Beach Boys - Surfin' USA
Wham - Club Tropicana

Just a few to start...

[Excalibur]

Anything by Beach Boys.


On the beach-Cliff Richard
Surf City-Jan and Dean
On the beach-Chris Rea
Rockaway Beach-Ramones
Echo beach-Martha and Muffins
Down on the beach tonight, I've got sand in my shoes-Drifters
Sex on the beach-T Spoon
Beach baby-First class
Beachball-Nalin and Kane
He's on the beach- Kirsty MacColl
Summer sand-Dawn
Sand in my shoes-Dido
Love letters in the sand- Pat Boone
Beyond the sea-Bobby Darin
Sun is shining-Bob Marley


Less likely:

Down by the seaside- Led Zeppelin.
Seven seas of Rhye-Queen
I ran-Flock of Seagulls
Itsy teeny weny- Timmy Mallett or Brian Hyland
All summer long-Kid Rock
Summer love sensation-Bay City Rollers
Summer of '42- Biddu.



Couple for Darren:
Summer the first time, Hello Summertime-Bobby Goldsbro

[safdiscos]

Awesome, nice one guy's thats got me in the mindset to start writing down a playlist.... not one il set in stone obviously, but I like to have a bit of a plan! I'm a natural born worrier

[lazersounds]

All summer long-Kid Rock

Excellent Summer Tune! Bit slow for dancing though

Katrina - Walking on Sunshine
Umboza - Sunshine
Shaggy - In The Summertime
Will Smith - Miami

[vanjarre]

David Hasselhoff ...Do the Limbo Dance

[BeerFunk]

Lots of good suggestions so far! Peter's beat me to most of the ones I would have suggested.

There are actually loads of great house tunes you could use, but it depends how commercial you want to keep it. Shaft - Mucho Mambo (Sway) has to be a safe bet, and I guess York - On The Beach does what it says on the tin (I know Chris Rea's already been mentioned). Chicane - Saltwater, maybe?

A bit less commercial house/dance with a samba/beach/summer vibe:

Club Fiesta - Club Fiesta
The Heartists - Belo Horizonti
Mixmaster Feat. Isabel Fructuoso - Latin Session
Lonyo - Summer Of Love
Afro Medusa - Pasilda

Slightly relevant, possibly early background music:

Otis Redding - Sittin' On The Dock Of The Bay
Groove Armada - At The River
Brian Eno - On Some Faraway Beach
All Saints - Pure Shores
OMD - Sailing On The Seven Seas
Lighthouse Family - Ocean Drive

[Excalibur]

All summer long-Kid Rock

Excellent Summer Tune! Bit slow for dancing though

That's why it was prefaced by:

Less likely:

[funkymook]

Personally I'd look at playing some reggae early on and not worry about too many beach themed songs, in my experience the novelty soon wears off and they'll want what you'd normally play at a party.

[Jem]

Sea Side Shuffle by Terry Dactyl and the Dinosaurs ???