It is a beautiful day with bright sunshine and a blue sky. Perfect for the pool party you're hosting in your backyard. Thirty people and it is a diverse group musically, with an age range of 21-71. Everyone is buzzed, laying around fed and lazy in the sun. People are beginning to stir, but you need one kick ass dance song that will get everyone moving. What do you play? I play Rock lobster - the B-52s. What 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.
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)
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.
(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 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.
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.
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.
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Ginger Baker's Air Force - What a Day (1970)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X62VL2kR…
SJG
(The dirty lyrics)
in keeping with the weather:
Walking on Sunshine - Katrina and the Waves
or
Steal My Sunshine - Len (lyrics questionable for this crowd)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lo2qQmj0…
SJG
Ok one just popped in my head while I was typing this, Mony Mony by Tommy James.
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
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkTt9k4Y…
Jump Around - House of Pain
Some highlights:
Easy lover - Phil Collins / Philip Bailey
Addicted to love - Robert Palmer
Neutron Dance - Pointer Sisters
Tide is High - Blondie
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!
Alas, their heyday was part of a bygone era, when there were still bushes to burn: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dv2zKLwV…