I don't know how I get myself these sorts of gigs but tonight im doing a joint birthday disco. The son is 18 and the mother is 50!!! I cant play loud music until 9.30pm because the film club next door do not permit it! Below are the two play lists that I have to try and fit in!!!

I have tried to tell them this is a very bad idea but the customer knows best!!! I'll let you know tomorrow how I get on!

Chaka Khan - Ain't nobody
T Rex - Jeepster
Stevie Wonder - Superstition / Uptight, out of sight
Earth wind and fire - September
Temptations - this old heart of mine
Curtis Mayfield - Move on up
Clash - rock the casbah
The Jam - Start
Bee Gees - you should be dancin
Beatles - twist and shot/ back in the ussr / she was just 17
KC and the sunshine band - get down tonight
Stretch - why did you do it
Doobie Bros - long train running
Marvin Gaye - heard itthrough the grapevine
Stones - Brown sugar / honky tonk women
James Brown - Sex Machine
B52s - love shack
Micheal Jackson - Beat it
Blondie - hangin on the telephone
Chic - le freak /anything by them
David Bowie - China Girl
Chairman of the Board - holf back the night
wilson picket - mustang sally
edie floyd - knock on wood



Lil’ Jon and The Eastside Boyz – Get Low

Bodyrox ft. Luciana – Yeah Yeah

T. Pain – Church

Dizzee Rascal – Dance wiv Me

Dizzee Rascal – Fix Up, Look Sharp

Dizzee Rascal – Flex

Sean Paul – Get Busy

Sean Paul – Temperature

House of Pain – Jump Around

Usher – Yeah

Usher – Love in this Club

Notorious B.I.G – Nasty Girl

Pendulum – Tarantula

Kanye West – Goldigga

Kanye West – Stronger

Wiley – Wearing my Rolex

Justice – D.A.N.C.E

Justice – We Are Your Friends

Sugar Hill Gang – Apache (Jump on it)

Ne-Yo – Closer

Rhianna – Disturbia

Rhianna – Pon da Replay

Akon – Bonanza (Belly Dancer)

this old heart of mine = isley bros

hold back the night = trammps

apart from that i reckon you will do it standing on yer head.

use the two types of genres as a base for a bit of one upmanship with the two different "factions"

like the breakdancers used to do.

pit them against each other in the dance stakes and finish off with the really cheesy usual stuff they can all make fools of theirselves to.

i fancy this gig meself.

p.s.

i am from bristol too. my aunt lived in thornbury for years.

What is the bad idea?

The songs on the lists are pretty reasonable, certainly the 80s list are all good floor fillers.

Jim

heres what id do, get the speeches, cake cutting etc done before half 9, then just use easy listening quiet music from both ages. then id start with the old stuff first then end on the new stuff,

What a co-incidence.

Tonight I am doing a 50th for the dad & tomorrow Paul is doing the son's 18th!!! 2 different venues and obviously not the same group of people as the O/P.

Well, it went OK in the end!! Ive just got back, the gaffer tipped me an extra £20 because it went so well! I used the play lists as a guide, i played most of the the newer stuff but played some better older stuff, it went down a treat!!

Im so pumped i cant wait for my next gig now!! Its another 18th and the kid was there tonight!

Great to here Rich, hope the next one is just as good (and make sure you have a lot of business cards in your pocket!!!)