Hi folks
Is it my imagination or are folks suddenly into severe cheese music. I get specific requests for lots of cheesey music when folks are filling in their details.
Also, the 80's revival seems to be still in full effect as I get more requests for 80's music than any other era or style.
Suits me fine as I'm of a certain age.
Darren
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I Love the cheesy stuff and it always seems to go down well. 
Yes, me too! I get requests in, either on the paper request slips, SMS, or verbally, and I CRINGE momentarily, but then usually smile inwardly, as I know a lot of the people attending the do will probably enjoy it.
If I play something "suspect" which I think might clear the floor, I announce "The 30 second rule"...eg: If less than X people are dancing to the tune in 30 seconds time, we'll ditch it, and move on... And I do...
If I play something "suspect" which I think might clear the floor, I announce "The 30 second rule"...eg: If less than X people are dancing to the tune in 30 seconds time, we'll ditch it, and move on... And I do...
Cheesy stuff eg the fast food song, cheeky song, asereje, cha cha slide, saturday night, macerena etc always pack the floor!!!
People asking for (so called) cheesy music?
I think it is a healthy sign that people are not taking themselves too seriously and are keyed up to going out to enjoy themselves. I think some of the current music takes itself too seriously and it's followers do likewise. Motown seems to be going through a strong revival too on my dancefloors
I think it is a healthy sign that people are not taking themselves too seriously and are keyed up to going out to enjoy themselves. I think some of the current music takes itself too seriously and it's followers do likewise. Motown seems to be going through a strong revival too on my dancefloors
cheesy 80s tunes have been out-requesting 70s tunes for me for the last year.... Oh my god! Chesney Hawkes, Tiffany...... cheesey but the punters love em!
Howdy again
I'm glad it's not just my imagination then
Funny ain't it that the songs that most people wouldn't be seen dead listening to are the ones that most folks will dance to.
I'm not complaining, I wanna seen a dance floor totally stuffed with happy folks bopping away.
I think the recent upsurge in 80's music has a lot to do with the school disco dot com thing and the friends reunited phenomena, but it's only a theory.
These days I very rarely get requests for up-to-date stuff, and then it's the standards like Kylie, girls Aloud etc.
DJing is a pleasure to do at the moment.
Darren
I'm glad it's not just my imagination then
Funny ain't it that the songs that most people wouldn't be seen dead listening to are the ones that most folks will dance to.
I'm not complaining, I wanna seen a dance floor totally stuffed with happy folks bopping away.
I think the recent upsurge in 80's music has a lot to do with the school disco dot com thing and the friends reunited phenomena, but it's only a theory.
These days I very rarely get requests for up-to-date stuff, and then it's the standards like Kylie, girls Aloud etc.
DJing is a pleasure to do at the moment.
Darren
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Agree with you mate, they have certainly both cashed in on the cd front, school disco.com have released loads of stuff in a relatively short period of time.
I HATE school disco 
It could also be just an age thing.... young couples going to functions whose main influence was eighties music!
its always been the same
people will only dance to something that they know
most weddings and birthdays ive seen over the years
the chessyer the better
ie
village people
gap band
diana ross
steps
the list could go on
u know what i mean
what ive always said is
if the dancefloor is full the the punters are enjoying
ho cares what you play
people will only dance to something that they know
most weddings and birthdays ive seen over the years
the chessyer the better
ie
village people
gap band
diana ross
steps
the list could go on
u know what i mean
what ive always said is
if the dancefloor is full the the punters are enjoying
ho cares what you play
I fully support Cheese!!
If after 20 years it is still popular and being requested then great!
Maybe in 10 years time the nouveau cheese will be MAARS and Technotronics, early 90's vintage stuff????
Cheezy
If after 20 years it is still popular and being requested then great!
Maybe in 10 years time the nouveau cheese will be MAARS and Technotronics, early 90's vintage stuff????
Cheezy
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| Maybe in 10 years time the nouveau cheese will be MAARS and Technotronics, early 90's vintage stuff???? |
..maybe; only problem with this is that MARRS only tune (Pump up the volume) was released in 1987/88
And Steve Silk Hurley and Farley Jackmaster Funk get some credit for the very early House Scene
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| And Steve Silk Hurley and Farley Jackmaster Funk get some credit for the very early House Scene |
Chicago House
yep, that was the business.I was working in a basement club called Oxfords in Oxford St around 85/86 playing mainly soul/jazz-funk US imports and was one of the first dj's in London to start playing the Chicago House tunes.
My fave at the time was Marshall Jefferson-Move your body (The house music anthem), but JM Silk-Shadow of your love was a wicked tune as well.
It makes me laugh when some of these so-called "top-DJ's" who appear on these music documentaries say that no one was playing house in London in 85, what a load of crap
as apart from Oxfords, I knew other DJ's also playing some of the Chicago scene in other clubs around London at the time; long before it all blew up and started getting in the charts.
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| Chicago House yep, that was the business. I was working in a basement club called Oxfords in Oxford St around 85/86 playing mainly soul/jazz-funk US imports and was one of the first dj's in London to start playing the Chicago House tunes. My fave at the time was Marshall Jefferson-Move your body (The house music anthem), but JM Silk-Shadow of your love was a wicked tune as well. |
Ooh-err I'm having a 1987ish house flashback; it must have been all the ACIIIEEDD (only joking kids)
.Joe Smooth - Promised Land, Mr Lee - Pump Up London, Raze, the song House Nation by someone or another (I'm not near my old vinyl at the moment so I can't check and I can't remember either), House Sounds Of Chicago Megamix 12" imports, dodgy house mixes on cassette from Camden Market..........Those indeed were the days.
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I think I'll go and have a lie down.........
Regards to all
Ian Stuart
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Is that right? 
What on earth was the Pally doing in letting in teenagers? & I was only just!!!! 
ah chicargo house good days,i had a little flashback the other day so i done a bootleg of love cant turn around over jack your body.oh happy days
good days,i had a little flashback the other day so i done a bootleg of love cant turn around over jack your body.oh happy days
I bought a really good chicago house double cd from woolies... one disc is non mixed the other is mixed... some really good old tunes on it - all for 5.99!
OK so I got the year slightly wrong! Well I was at poly at the time and 1 year just blended into another...........hic!!!!!! 
And Steve Silk Hurley and Farley Jackmaster Funk get some credit for the very early House Scene
When I read that I just had to dig out the 12" of "Love cant turn around" (you forgot to mention Darryl Pandy)
There were some really good house tracks out around the middle 80's.
When I read that I just had to dig out the 12" of "Love cant turn around" (you forgot to mention Darryl Pandy)
There were some really good house tracks out around the middle 80's.
One of the late 80's tunes that I still like to chill out with is Raze - Break 4 Love, reminds me of my early D.J'ing days - then there was The Beloved - "the sun rising" which came out a few years later....Happy Days *Sigh* 
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Admit it , its the sexy female sample on the song you like
Where would we be without the cheesy tracks, its an easy half hour, and almost guarunteed floor fillers if you pick the time right, if your lucky you can keep it going an hour.
Its very entertaining too, most gigs are family dos, we should remember that the majority of people like this stuff, we are there to ensure they have a good night, there are too many djs out there play what they like themselves and they forget the client!
We have so many clients say that they have bad experiences with DJs who play "thump thump" music as they call it all night and talk too much.
I blame the DJs for this not the clients, you should always play waht the client wants, with a bit of deviation of course, the majority of people do not want thump thump all night, if you want to play that type of music you should be in Ibiza
Its very entertaining too, most gigs are family dos, we should remember that the majority of people like this stuff, we are there to ensure they have a good night, there are too many djs out there play what they like themselves and they forget the client!
We have so many clients say that they have bad experiences with DJs who play "thump thump" music as they call it all night and talk too much.
I blame the DJs for this not the clients, you should always play waht the client wants, with a bit of deviation of course, the majority of people do not want thump thump all night, if you want to play that type of music you should be in Ibiza
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