What song do you play????????

I haven't been to a house party where the guests actually danced since I was in middle school back in the 50's. Back then we listened to whatever was the current rock and roll hits.

If you want to get them up and dancing Earth Wind and Fire’s biggest hit “Dancing in September “

Lovely Day by Bill Withers.

If I say “Shout” by the Isley Brothers will Icee say sit down Boomer?

Ginger Baker's Air Force - What a Day (1970)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X62VL2kR…

SJG

I probably go Beatles Twist and Shout or Foundations Build me up Buttercup

Recommended for Skibum “LouieLouie”
(The dirty lyrics)

I'd probably go with "Get down Tonight" - KC and the Sunshine band. I've heard it in 5 movies.

Cha Cha Slide

I will hold my nose because this is skibum609's thread but...
in keeping with the weather:
Walking on Sunshine - Katrina and the Waves
or
Steal My Sunshine - Len (lyrics questionable for this crowd)

Really nicespice? That sounds like the anthem of people who still shop at The Gap.

This is the appropriate song for a party near a body of water: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vST6hVR…

If you want to generate energy, there is no better than AC/DC :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lo2qQmj0…

If chicks at the party have serious T&A you can play this song when they go to get in the pool: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYWZdOMZ… .

Santana.

^^ very good choice!

SJG

That's easy - it would be "Surfin Bird" by The Trashmen.

I don't have a choice but from what i've seen above Louie Louie is the party song.
Ok one just popped in my head while I was typing this, Mony Mony by Tommy James.

lol there aren't any deejays yet in this thread

I'd play this, since I'm a deejay

https://youtu.be/mdFudLPyqng

(it's The international hit song, phenome, "Jerusalema")

If the 25 min video comes up, fast forward to the 6min mark and then jump around different points of the video to check out all the folks across the world doing their own versions of this easy to learn line dance for this song that came out within the last 3 years or so ago. I play this pretty much every gig. It's really nice when the entire room gets into it...

It's also a nice mellow exotic tropical tune sound-wise for nice outdoor weather, IMO

I’m not sure how the young folks would handle it - but I might play some Sam Cooke - Having a party or Twisting the night away?

When the Boat Comes In by Skrewdriver? Just kidding

Sorry for Party Rocking

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkTt9k4Y…

Song to get people eventually doing cannonballs
Jump Around - House of Pain

I had this this summer - my nieces and nephews and my parents on a boat - after having a headache of the kids zones on the first day the next day I became the DJ.

Some highlights:

Easy lover - Phil Collins / Philip Bailey

Addicted to love - Robert Palmer

Neutron Dance - Pointer Sisters

Tide is High - Blondie

Rock Lobster?!!!

What the fuck are you Mr. Skibum? Playing “Rock Lobster” is a sure sign that you’re the nerdy kid in the frat that has never gotten laid. Why to you want to be that kid at your age.

Only reasonable answer is AC/DC “It’s a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock ‘n Roll”. That song clearly had it’s genesis in some guy saying “you can’t use bagpipes in a rock song” and Mr. Bon Scott replying “hold my beer.”

Runner up: anything off Highway to Hell or Back in Black. “Thunderstruck” also works.

AC/DC rocks!

Actually, Phil of questionable medical licensing, the B-52s are associated with getting fish, as well as candy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swBDlOk0… .

Alas, their heyday was part of a bygone era, when there were still bushes to burn: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dv2zKLwV…

To further baffle LE, maybe we should switch to saying fish instead of FS and candy instead of BJ. "Taffy pull" seems like a good substitute for HJ, although I don't think it's a commonly used term.