I've been making a note of many of your playlists because as much as I love music, what I like my not be what the audience like, and probably isn't. I just wondered how well the following songs go down.

Shout To The Top - Style Council
Happy Hour - The Housemartins
Tell It To My Heart - Taylor Dane
Reet Petite - Jackie Wilson
Any of Bananarama's songs.
Respectable - Mel & Kim
Perfect - Fairground Attraction
I Think I love You - The Partridge Family

I know the age of the audience would be a big influence, but are any of them popular?

The only one from that list I've played this year is Reet Petite if that helps

Played 'Reet Petite' & Bananaramas ' Venus'

I play Happy Hour and Reet Petite regular. Perfect is one I use at a pub I work in the odd time it's more of a sing-a-long gig so it works in that setting quiet well.

John

Diffrent reactions for diffrent functions in diffrent areas i suppose.
I havent played any of them for a long time.

Respectable is a great track, not sure how well it would go down though. Never played it as a DJ, whack it on the jukebox regularly though lol.

Happy hours - popular at an 80's night or during an 80's set
Reet Petite- Popular at a general function (higher and higher is more popular)
Bananarama - Venus or Love in the first degree
Respectable - fine in an 80's set
Perfect - I play it alot during buffet breaks

Shout To The Top - Style Council - I would probably play early on while guests arriving but I've not played in the last 12 months

Happy Hour - The Housemartins - Hmmm, can't think of a time I would play it and haven't in the past

Tell It To My Heart - Taylor Dane - Merry girlies song only got the Kelly Llorenna version played once

Reet Petite - Jackie Wilson - Would play as part of a cheesy/rock 'n roll set, played twice

Any of Bananarama's songs - Venus, played 15 times, Help played 4 times usually part of late evening set

Respectable - Mel & Kim - Haven't played in last 12 months and would probably only do if requested.

Perfect - Fairground Attraction - Played 6 times. Was requested in a pre gig playlist for a 40th I done a couple of weeks ago.

I Think I love You - The Partridge Family - Not played, don't have it on CD

I played it to death in 1986 when it was in the charts. I'm thinking of giving it a well deserved play again in the next couple of gigs.

I've moved it to the "possible" folder. Will give it a spin to see how it goes down.

Jackie Wilson at some functions, both Reet Petite & Higher & Higher.

David Cassidy (aka Partridge Family) goes well with crowds who like Bay City Rollers etc.

Bananarama - Venus, Na Na Na Na (Kiss Him Goodbye) & Love In The First Degree go well too.

Depends on the crowd what I play. I just go with the flow and throw in what looks like a goer.

I would rate Higher & Higher within my top 20 most played tracks. Not often requested but fills the dance floor when played.

Thanks for all your answers. I have much more idea what will be the kiss of death but what also may be ok in certain situations. Can I ask another question?

I have the Stock Aiten and Waterman album Gold. Yeah, I'm not proud of it! On one of the cd's there are some really good remixes of Dead or Alive's "You Spin My Round" , Kylie's "Better The Devil You Know" and Ricky Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up". They are obviously a lot longer than the hit versions, but I think they are really good. Has anyone ever played them or is it a big mistake to play remixes?

It would probably depend on the audience and their age, but if it's something like a 40th I'd be more happy sticking to the original, which people will remember well, something like "Never Gonna Give You Up" would have been quite big in 12" format anyway, so I'd probably play that, and if it went down well would probably mix it into Colonel Abrams "Trapped"

Take or leave it, only please believe it. It ain't never gonna be respectable. Like it hate it, but you'll never change it. It ain't never gonna be respectable.

Not really a wedding classic but would be ideal in some sort of 80's retro set !

People pay little attention to the lyrics of most songs.
It is more important that they are danceable, and that is very danceable.

Jim

Yeah I never listen to lyrics really. Well not in a disco kind of situation anyway, and especially with a pop song like that.

I'm doing an 80's/90's Diva themed night and just feel the song could go down well.

the 3 tracks mentioned are reasonably popular, but i play the actual full version rather than remixes. depends how far remixed these tracks are, otherwise stick them on early on and see what happens

Rob

we play jackie wilson and banarama at some parties

Definately on an 80s night!!

lol nice 3 year bump