Song lists!

[diamondgirl4382]

We''re meeting with our DJ this weekend. I want him to play lots of fun dance songs and I just wanted to hear everyone''s suggestions for that! What dancing songs are on your "Must Play" list? Here are some of the ones we want to put on ours:

I Feel Good-James Brown
Love Shack-B52s (classic wedding reception song, haha!)
Shout-Otis Day
Build me Up Buttercup-Foundations
Shout-Isley Brothers
Time of Your Life-Bill Medly (from Dirty Dancing)
SexyBack-Justin Timberlake
Hey Ya-Outkast
Just Dance-Lady Gaga
Crazy in Love-Beyonce
Boom Boom Pow-Black Eyed Peas

 

[PilsnPinkysMom]

I don''t have any!!

All I care about is my do-not play list: No gangsta/ghetto rap (sorry, I just don''t dig it... but some hip hop is okay); nothing that was on a top-20 chart for the past year (because I don''t know of any popular music); no country unless requested by a guest; and NO CHICKEN DANCE OR POLKA MUSIC!

I''m all for the oldies-but-goodies; many that you listed, and some others. Even the electric slide is okay. 80''s-90''s-EARLY 2000''s hip-hip and pop hits are A-okay as well. FI and I listen to all indie rock which isn''t always the best for dancing, and most people don''t like it/haven''t ever heard it. So I won''t force guests to listen to My Morning Jacket or Blitzen Trapper.

My "Golden Rule": Unless it''s a special request by someone near and dear to my heart, all dance music (or all music, really) must be something I HAVE HEARD BEFORE. And I''d bet $100 that if it is pop/hip-hip/country and made sometime after 2007, I probably won''t know it.

 

[katamari]

I wanted to link to this thread of mine because the amazing tlh put together a rocking song list for me that served as the foundation for our playlist (which we are still tweaking). It was very helpful!

As for the songs that will always get me dancing:

"Land of 1000 Dances" Wilson Pickett (my favorite dance song EVER!)
"Superstition" Stevie Wonder
"Respect" Aretha Franklin
"Sex Machine" James Brown
"Don't Stop Til You Get Enough" Michael Jackson

I also think you can't go wrong with songs that were popular when the majority of your guests were in high school or college. Get them remembering their wild and crazy days, and they will shake it!

ETA: lol. I just realized that none of my suggested songs are from when I was in college or HS, despite my "advice". I am old, but not that old

 

[parrot tulips]

We had a list prepared for our DJ, but it was more to give him an idea of our taste in music than anything else. We''re going to trust him to read the crowd. He said he was impressed with it - that all the songs were the kind that made people say, "Oh! I love that song!" But obviously, taste in music is very personal. The only "must" play dance music we requested was a current Korean pop song or two (I don''t speak, but I thought my parents might get a kick out of it).

Dance Music:
• Remix to Ignition - R. Kelly
• Livin’ on a Prayer - Bon Jovi
• Bust a Move - Young MC
• Laffy Taffy - Jackson D4L
• Holiday – Madonna
• One More Time - Daft Punk
• I''m yours - Jason Mraz
• Calabria – Enur
• Blister in the Sun - Violent Femmes
• Ray of Light – Madonna
• I Wanna Be Sedated – Ramones
• The Next Episode - Dr. Dre
• Sweet Child O'' Mine - Guns N'' Roses
• Pon de Replay – Rhianna
• What I Like About You - The Romantics
• Dancing With Myself – Billy Idol
• Heart of Glass – Blondie
• I Love Rock and Roll - Joan Jett
• Love Shack – B-52''s
• Santeria – Sublime
• American Music - Violent Femmes
• Paradise city - Guns N'' Roses
• Murder She Wrote - Chaka Demus & Pliers
• Brass Monkey - Beastie Boys
• Basket Case - Green Day
• No Rain - Blind Melon
• Intergalactic Planetary - Beastie Boys
• Give It To Me – Timbaland featuring Justin Timberlake and Nelly Furtado
• The Way I Are – Timbaland
• The Rockefeller Skank – Fat Boy Slim
• Take It To the House – Money Mark
• American Boy – Estelle (featuring Kanye West)
• Take Me Out – Franz Ferdinand
• Juicy – Notorious B.I.G.
• Take On Me – A-ha
• Girls Just Wanna Have Fun – Cyndi Lauper
• Groove is in the Heart – Deee-Lite
• Welcome to Jamrock – Damian Marley
• Pump Up the Jam – Technotronic
• Ice Ice Baby – Vanilla Ice
• Jump Around – House of Pain
• Don’t Stop Believin’ – Journey
• Country Grammar – Nelly
• In Da Club – 50 Cent
• Milkshake – Kelis
• Big Pimpin’ – Jay Z
• Like a Feather – Nikka Costa
• Bohemian Rhapsody – Queen
• Total Eclipse of the Heart – Welsh
• Kiss – Prince
• White Wedding – Billy Idol
• Dancing in The Street – Martha Reeves and the Vandellas
• It Takes Two – Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock
• Rock and Roll All Night – Kiss
• Crank That (Soulja Boy) – Soulja Boy Tell ‘Em
• Push It – Salt N’ Pepa
• Low (Feat. T-Pain) – Flo Rida
• Stronger – Kanye West
• Baby Got Back – Sir Mix a Lot
• Hey Ya! – Outkast
• Yeah! – Usher (featuring Lil John and Ludacris)
• Tipsy – J-Kwon
• Hollaback Girl – Gwen Stefani
• Clumsy – Fergie
• Crazy In Love – Beyonce
• Let’s Get it Started – Black Eyed Peas
• Don’t Stop the Music – Rhianna
• Where is the Love? – Black Eyed Peas
• Beautiful Girls – Sean Kingston
• Gold Digger – Kanye West
• Good Life (featuring T-Pain) – Kanye West