I was writing another post tonight and realised that although we have a 'Playlist' section we havent fine tuned it to the hardcore tracks that every MDJ must have.

You never know someone might want to compile the DJU Top 60!!

If the hardcore dance section of an evening say lasts 3 hours, then 60 tracks should just about do it.

If we can construct this together it could preempt quite a few requests as to what we recommend an MDJ starting out should get.

If you post your MUST HAVEs on here, we can update it into one list.

I realise that there will always be the latest dance track to buy, but maybe we could pull together 60 timeless tracks. If we end up with more, we can always have a vote to cut back to the 60.

I'll start the ball rolling with a few (In no particular order):

1. Dancing Queen - Abba
2. Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
3. I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
4. The One And Only - Chesney Hawkes
5. U Cant Touch This - MC Hammer
6. Dance The Night Away - The Mavericks
7. Chelsea Dagger - The Fratellis
8. Place Your Hands - Reef
9. Can't Get You Out Of My Head - Kylie Minogue
10.Show Me Love (Stonebridge Club Mix) - Robin S.

I have loads more but over to you


Teez

Toxic - Britney
Reach - S Club
Some/Lots Girls Aloud
Superstition - Stevie Wonder
Dont Stop me now - Queen
Livin on a Prayer - Bon Jovi
Early Madonna.

just a few from the top.

OK, so far..

1. Dancing Queen - Abba
2. Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
3. I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
4. The One And Only - Chesney Hawkes
5. U Cant Touch This - MC Hammer
6. Dance The Night Away - The Mavericks
7. Chelsea Dagger - The Fratellis
8. Place Your Hands - Reef
9. Can't Get You Out Of My Head - Kylie Minogue
10.Show Me Love (Stonebridge Club Mix) - Robin S.
11. Toxic - Britney Spears
12. Reach - S Club
13. Superstition - Stevie Wonder
14. Don't Stop Me Now - Queen
15. Livin On A Prayer - Bon Jovi



Bluejools, need specific tracks for Madonna/Girls Aloud

Cheers

Village People - YMCA
Lou Bega - Mambo No5
Gap Band - Oops Upside Your Head
Tina Turner - Simply The Best
Shania Twain - Man ! I Feel Like A Woman
Steps - Tragedy
Bon Jovi - Summer Of '69

Latest scores on the doors....

1. Dancing Queen - Abba
2. Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
3. I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
4. The One And Only - Chesney Hawkes
5. U Cant Touch This - MC Hammer
6. Dance The Night Away - The Mavericks
7. Chelsea Dagger - The Fratellis
8. Place Your Hands - Reef
9. Can't Get You Out Of My Head - Kylie Minogue
10.Show Me Love (Stonebridge Club Mix) - Robin S.
11. Toxic - Britney Spears
12. Reach - S Club
13. Superstition - Stevie Wonder
14. Don't Stop Me Now - Queen
15. Livin On A Prayer - Bon Jovi
16. YMCA - Village People
17. Mambo No. 5
18. Oops Upside Your Head - Gap Band
19. Simply The Best - Tina Turner
20. Feel Like A Woman - Shania Twain
21. Tragedy - Steps
22. Summer of 69 - Bryan Adams
23. Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns N Roses

PS: You are allowed to disagree too !!!!

Some oldies

Do you Love me? (Now that I can dance) - The Contours
Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley
Let's twist again - Chubby Checker
Twist and Shout - The Isley Brothers/ beatles
Johnny B Goode - Chuck Berry
Get up offa that thing - James Brown
You really got me - Kinks
The Locomotion - Little Eva
Shout - Lulu

1. Dancing Queen - Abba
2. Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
3. I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
4. The One And Only - Chesney Hawkes
5. U Cant Touch This - MC Hammer
6. Dance The Night Away - The Mavericks
7. Chelsea Dagger - The Fratellis
8. Place Your Hands - Reef
9. Can't Get You Out Of My Head - Kylie Minogue
10.Show Me Love (Stonebridge Club Mix) - Robin S.
11. Toxic - Britney Spears
12. Reach - S Club
13. Superstition - Stevie Wonder
14. Don't Stop Me Now - Queen
15. Livin On A Prayer - Bon Jovi
16. YMCA - Village People
17. Mambo No. 5
18. Oops Upside Your Head - Gap Band
19. Simply The Best - Tina Turner
20. Feel Like A Woman - Shania Twain
21. Tragedy - Steps
22. Summer of 69 - Bryan Adams
23. Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns N Roses
24. Do you Love me? (Now that I can dance) - The Contours
25. Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley
26. Let's twist again - Chubby Checker
27. Twist and Shout - The Isley Brothers/ beatles
28. Johnny B Goode - Chuck Berry
29. Get up offa that thing - James Brown
30. You really got me - Kinks
31. The Locomotion - Little Eva
32. Shout - Lulu

Keep em coming..

Some 70's/Disco.

Blame it on the Boogie - Jacksons
Shake your body - Jacksons
December 1963 (Oh what a Night) - Four Seasons
NightFever - Bee Gees
Boogie Wonderland- Earth, Wind and Fire
Ring my Bell - Anita Ward
Carwash - Rose Royce
Ladies Night - Kool and the Gang

1. Dancing Queen - Abba
2. Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
3. I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
4. The One And Only - Chesney Hawkes
5. U Cant Touch This - MC Hammer
6. Dance The Night Away - The Mavericks
7. Chelsea Dagger - The Fratellis
8. Place Your Hands - Reef
9. Can't Get You Out Of My Head - Kylie Minogue
10.Show Me Love (Stonebridge Club Mix) - Robin S.
11. Toxic - Britney Spears
12. Reach - S Club
13. Superstition - Stevie Wonder
14. Don't Stop Me Now - Queen
15. Livin On A Prayer - Bon Jovi
16. YMCA - Village People
17. Mambo No. 5
18. Oops Upside Your Head - Gap Band
19. Simply The Best - Tina Turner
20. Feel Like A Woman - Shania Twain
21. Tragedy - Steps
22. Summer of 69 - Bryan Adams
23. Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns N Roses
24. Do you Love me? (Now that I can dance) - The Contours
25. Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley
26. Let's twist again - Chubby Checker
27. Twist and Shout - The Isley Brothers/ beatles
28. Johnny B Goode - Chuck Berry
29. Get up offa that thing - James Brown
30. You really got me - Kinks
31. The Locomotion - Little Eva
32. Shout - Lulu
33. Blame it on the Boogie - Jacksons
34. Shake your body - Jacksons
35. December 1963 (Oh what a Night) - Four Seasons
36. NightFever - Bee Gees
37. Boogie Wonderland- Earth, Wind and Fire
38. Ring my Bell - Anita Ward
39. Carwash - Rose Royce
40. Ladies Night - Kool and the Gang

Time Warp - Damien
Relight my fire - Take that & Lulu
Stuck in the middle - Stealers Wheel
I dont feel like dancing - Scissor sisters
Dont stop me now - Queen
Dont stop believin - Journey

proclaimers - 500 miles u cant forget this one or how bout footloose or tiger feet

I'm in the mood for Dancing - The Nolans
Town called malice - The Jam

(i play clocks version of oh what a night(dec 63) and christinas version of car wash kylies of locomotion I seem to play different versions of the same songs lol),

1. Dancing Queen - Abba
2. Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
3. I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
4. The One And Only - Chesney Hawkes
5. U Cant Touch This - MC Hammer
6. Dance The Night Away - The Mavericks
7. Chelsea Dagger - The Fratellis
8. Place Your Hands - Reef
9. Can't Get You Out Of My Head - Kylie Minogue
10.Show Me Love (Stonebridge Club Mix) - Robin S.
11. Toxic - Britney Spears
12. Reach - S Club
13. Superstition - Stevie Wonder
14. Don't Stop Me Now - Queen
15. Livin On A Prayer - Bon Jovi
16. YMCA - Village People
17. Mambo No. 5
18. Oops Upside Your Head - Gap Band
19. Simply The Best - Tina Turner
20. Feel Like A Woman - Shania Twain
21. Tragedy - Steps
22. Summer of 69 - Bryan Adams
23. Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns N Roses
24. Do you Love me? (Now that I can dance) - The Contours
25. Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley
26. Let's twist again - Chubby Checker
27. Twist and Shout - The Isley Brothers/ beatles
28. Johnny B Goode - Chuck Berry
29. Get up offa that thing - James Brown
30. You really got me - Kinks
31. The Locomotion - Little Eva
32. Shout - Lulu
33. Blame it on the Boogie - Jacksons
34. Shake your body - Jacksons
35. December 1963 (Oh what a Night) - Four Seasons
36. NightFever - Bee Gees
37. Boogie Wonderland- Earth, Wind and Fire
38. Ring my Bell - Anita Ward
39. Carwash - Rose Royce
40. Ladies Night - Kool and the Gang
41. Time Warp - Damien
42. Relight my fire - Take that & Lulu
43. Stuck in the middle - Stealers Wheel
44. I dont feel like dancing - Scissor sisters
45. Dont stop me now - Queen
46. Dont stop believin - Journey
47. 500 Miles - Proclaimers
48. Town Called Malice - The Jam
49. I'm In The Mood For Dancing - The Nolans (Under duress)

Hmmmm..... interesting!!!

I really wouldnt class the Gap Band as an essitinal!

Gary,

For now I'm listing anything that is posted. I'm not currently drowning in suggestions.

Hopefully at some point we will pass the 60, thenI can prune it back to 60. That should be an interesting debate too!

Why not tell me what you think is missing off this list and I'll add them


Teez

"under duress "


Red light spells danger - billy ocean ...nothing like the allure and danger of prostitutes to get some dancing lol sometimes people dont listen to lyrics do they lol

Please note these songs are not what i like but what i have found people react to and ask for

Top Choon mast dig it out and play it

1. Dancing Queen - Abba
2. Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
3. I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
4. The One And Only - Chesney Hawkes
5. U Cant Touch This - MC Hammer
6. Dance The Night Away - The Mavericks
7. Chelsea Dagger - The Fratellis
8. Place Your Hands - Reef
9. Can't Get You Out Of My Head - Kylie Minogue
10.Show Me Love (Stonebridge Club Mix) - Robin S.
11. Toxic - Britney Spears
12. Reach - S Club
13. Superstition - Stevie Wonder
14. Don't Stop Me Now - Queen
15. Livin On A Prayer - Bon Jovi
16. YMCA - Village People
17. Mambo No. 5
18. Oops Upside Your Head - Gap Band
19. Simply The Best - Tina Turner
20. Feel Like A Woman - Shania Twain
21. Tragedy - Steps
22. Summer of 69 - Bryan Adams
23. Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns N Roses
24. Do you Love me? (Now that I can dance) - The Contours
25. Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley
26. Let's twist again - Chubby Checker
27. Twist and Shout - The Isley Brothers/ beatles
28. Johnny B Goode - Chuck Berry
29. Get up offa that thing - James Brown
30. You really got me - Kinks
31. The Locomotion - Little Eva
32. Shout - Lulu
33. Blame it on the Boogie - Jacksons
34. Shake your body - Jacksons
35. December 1963 (Oh what a Night) - Four Seasons
36. NightFever - Bee Gees
37. Boogie Wonderland- Earth, Wind and Fire
38. Ring my Bell - Anita Ward
39. Carwash - Rose Royce
40. Ladies Night - Kool and the Gang
41. Time Warp - Damien
42. Relight my fire - Take that & Lulu
43. Stuck in the middle - Stealers Wheel
44. I dont feel like dancing - Scissor sisters
45. Dont stop me now - Queen
46. Dont stop believin - Journey
47. 500 Miles - Proclaimers
48. Town Called Malice - The Jam
49. I'm In The Mood For Dancing - The Nolans (Under duress)
50. Red Light Spells Danger - Billy Ocean

Good recap this topicon the popular stuff.

I agree with 90% of the tunes mentioned.

Wouldn't rate number 11,30,38,46 & 50 as being floorfillers or must play dance tracks.

Defo 46! Its massive at the moment

killers - mr brightside
dexys - c'mon eileen
depeche mode - just can't get enough
wham - wake me up
amy winehouse - valerie
girls aloud - love machine
neil diamond - sweet caroline
black eyed peas- i gotta feeling
weather girls - rainign men

oh and ye have queen in twice!

1. Dancing Queen - Abba
2. Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
3. I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
4. The One And Only - Chesney Hawkes
5. U Cant Touch This - MC Hammer
6. Dance The Night Away - The Mavericks
7. Chelsea Dagger - The Fratellis
8. Place Your Hands - Reef
9. Can't Get You Out Of My Head - Kylie Minogue
10.Show Me Love (Stonebridge Club Mix) - Robin S.
11. Toxic - Britney Spears ????
12. Reach - S Club
13. Superstition - Stevie Wonder
14. Don't Stop Me Now - Queen
15. Livin On A Prayer - Bon Jovi
16. YMCA - Village People
17. Mambo No. 5
18. Oops Upside Your Head - Gap Band
19. Simply The Best - Tina Turner
20. Feel Like A Woman - Shania Twain
21. Tragedy - Steps
22. Summer of 69 - Bryan Adams
23. Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns N Roses
24. Do you Love me? (Now that I can dance) - The Contours
25. Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley
26. Let's twist again - Chubby Checker
27. Twist and Shout - The Isley Brothers/ beatles
28. Johnny B Goode - Chuck Berry
29. Get up offa that thing - James Brown
30. You really got me - Kinks ?????
31. The Locomotion - Little Eva
32. Shout - Lulu
33. Blame it on the Boogie - Jacksons
34. Shake your body - Jacksons
35. December 1963 (Oh what a Night) - Four Seasons
36. NightFever - Bee Gees
37. Boogie Wonderland- Earth, Wind and Fire
38. Ring my Bell - Anita Ward ?????
39. Carwash - Rose Royce
40. Ladies Night - Kool and the Gang
41. Time Warp - Damien
42. Relight my fire - Take that & Lulu
43. Stuck in the middle - Stealers Wheel
44. I dont feel like dancing - Scissor sisters
45. Dont stop me now - Queen
46. Dont stop believin - Journey
47. 500 Miles - Proclaimers
48. Town Called Malice - The Jam
49. I'm In The Mood For Dancing - The Nolans (Under duress)
50. Red Light Spells Danger - Billy Ocean ?????
51. Mr brightside - Killers
52. Come On Eileen - Dexys Midnight Runners
53. Just can't get enough - Depeche Mode
54. Wake me up - Wham
55. Valerie - May Winehouse
56. Love machine - Girls Aloud
57. Sweet caroline - Neil Diamond
58. I gotta feeling - Black Eyed Peas
59. Raining men - Weather Girls

Only one slot left, then we can start thinking about deleting/swapping.

Any comments? Would you really go out an play all these in one night, no question ?????

Silence means you agree !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

60. Primal Scream - Rocks

Goes great with Reef and Killers etc

Maybe this should have been the TOP 100

yep agree with that top 100 sounds better

there will always be tunes recommended that are of now ie the journey one, it is massive because of the x factor and family guy but these will die down but that is not to say that these don't merit the top 100 .
The songs i recommended are ones that several people would say ..you havent got ... in total amazement when i first started djing.

Im in the mood for dancing... what function dj hasn't got that? or i wanna dance with somebody ..we may not like them but thats what aunty wants

Norfolk,

As I've only had 59 specific contributions so far I think I would struggle.

Most of the party gigs I've been to so far have been split between background music and dance music.

The 60 was to provide 3 hours of non-stop dance (in theory) and it excludes generally the top chart songs of the day (although BEP snuk in though it'll stay a classic).

I'd like another 10/20 must-haves from the DJU crew so that we can argue about what stays and goes...

Will keep the post running until it's fine tuned and have added a few more myself now.

There are now 63 in the list

The ????? are the ones that have been questioned as real dancefloor fillers (including by myself)

500 Miles - Proclaimers
Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
Blame it on the Boogie - Jacksons
Boogie Wonderland- Earth, Wind and Fire
Can't Get You Out Of My Head - Kylie Minogue
Carwash - Rose Royce ????
Chelsea Dagger - The Fratellis
Come On Eileen - Dexys Midnight Runners
Dance The Night Away - The Mavericks
Dancing Queen - Abba
December 1963 (Oh what a Night) - Four Seasons
Do you Love me? (Now that I can dance) - The Contours
Dont stop believin - Journey
Don't Stop Me Now - Queen
Get up offa that thing - James Brown
I dont feel like dancing - Scissor sisters
I gotta feeling - Black Eyed Peas
I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
I'm In The Mood For Dancing - The Nolans (Under duress) ????
Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley ????
Johnny B Goode - Chuck Berry
Just can't get enough - Depeche Mode
Ladies Night - Kool and the Gang
Let's twist again - Chubby Checker ????
Livin La Vida Loca - Ricky Martin
Livin On A Prayer - Bon Jovi
Love machine - Girls Aloud
Macarena - Los Del Mar (Don't forget the kids)
Mambo No. 5 - Lou Vega
Man! I feel Like A Woman - Shania Twain
Mr Brightside - Killers
Mustang Sally - The Commitments
NightFever - Bee Gees
Oops Upside Your Head - Gap Band
Place Your Hands - Reef
Raining men - Weather Girls
Reach - S Club
Red Light Spells Danger - Billy Ocean ?????
Relight my fire - Take that & Lulu
Ring my Bell - Anita Ward ?????
Rock DJ - Robbie Williams
Shake your body - Jacksons
Shout - Lulu
Show Me Love (Stonebridge Club Mix) - Robin S.
Simply The Best - Tina Turner
Stuck in the middle - Stealers Wheel ????
Summer of 69 - Bryan Adams
Superstition - Stevie Wonder
Sweet caroline - Neil Diamond ????
Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns N Roses
The Locomotion - Little Eva
The One And Only - Chesney Hawkes
Time Warp - Damien
Town Called Malice - The Jam
Toxic - Britney Spears ????
Tragedy - Steps
Twist and Shout - The Isley Brothers/ Beatles
U Cant Touch This - MC Hammer
Valerie - May Winehouse
Wake me up - Wham
YMCA - Village People
You really got me - Kinks ?????
You shook Me All Night Long - AC/DC (Most requested track at American weddings - Official!)

No Madonna? Need a specific one or two..

Here's the basics from my starter set - not every gig obviously ...
Girls ~ Sugababes
Crazy In Love ~ Beyonce
Superstition ~ Stevie Wonder
Staying Alive ~ Bee Gees
Rock DJ ~ Robbie
I Don't Feel Like Dancing ~ Scissor Sisters

Then, I usually jump to ...
Celebration ~ Kool & The Gang
Hot Stuff ~ Donna Summer
followed by a couple of current hits in the 120 ~ 130 bpm range

Seasons greetings to everyone.
Let's be careful out there.

paul ;o)

AC/DC is the 10th most played track this year at my functions!!

Massive track

cha cha slide?
macarena?
conga?
saturday night?
tell me ma?


you guys NEVER play these? they never get people dancing?

Yep, great to see the Shamrocks in there

500 Miles - Proclaimers
Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
Blame it on the Boogie - Jacksons
Boogie Wonderland- Earth, Wind and Fire
Can't Get You Out Of My Head - Kylie Minogue
Carwash - Rose Royce
Cha Cha Slide - DJ Casper
Chelsea Dagger - The Fratellis
Come On Eileen - Dexys Midnight Runners
Conga - Gloria Estefan (Sorry but I can't even type B…. L….)
Dance The Night Away - The Mavericks
Dancing Queen - Abba
December 1963 (Oh what a Night) - Four Seasons
Do you Love me? (Now that I can dance) - The Contours
Dont stop believin - Journey
Don't Stop Me Now - Queen
Get up offa that thing - James Brown
I dont feel like dancing - Scissor sisters
I gotta feeling - Black Eyed Peas
I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
I'm In The Mood For Dancing - The Nolans (Under duress) ????
Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley ????
Johnny B Goode - Chuck Berry
Just can't get enough - Depeche Mode
Ladies Night - Kool and the Gang
Let's twist again - Chubby Checker ????
Livin La Vida Loca - Ricky Martin
Livin On A Prayer - Bon Jovi
Love machine - Girls Aloud
Macarena - Los Del Mar (Don't forget the kids)
Mambo No. 5
Man! I feel Like A Woman - Shania Twain
Mr brightside - Killers
Mustang Sally - The Commitments
NightFever - Bee Gees
Oops Upside Your Head - Gap Band
Place Your Hands - Reef
Raining men - Weather Girls
Reach - S Club
Red Light Spells Danger - Billy Ocean ?????
Relight my fire - Take that & Lulu
Ring my Bell - Anita Ward ?????
Rock DJ - Robbie Williams
Saturday Night At The Movies - The Drifters
Shake your body - Jacksons
Shout - Lulu
Show Me Love (Stonebridge Club Mix) - Robin S.
Simply The Best - Tina Turner
Stuck in the middle - Stealers Wheel ????
Summer of 69 - Bryan Adams
Superstition - Stevie Wonder
Sweet caroline - Neil Diamond ????
Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns N Roses
Tell Me Ma - The Shamrocks
The Locomotion - Little Eva
The One And Only - Chesney Hawkes
Time Warp - Damien
Town Called Malice - The Jam
Toxic - Britney Spears ????
Tragedy - Steps
Twist and Shout - The Isley Brothers/ beatles
U Cant Touch This - MC Hammer
Valerie - May Winehouse
Wake me up - Wham
YMCA - Village People
You really got me - Kinks ?????
You shook Me All Night Long - AC/DC (Most requested track at American weddings - Official!)


We're up to 67 so can I cross some off????

Do you agree with the ????

over here in ireland Ac/Dc Thunderstruck is way more popular than 'u shook me'

other suggestions:

buggles - video killed the radio star
phil collins - can't hurry love
cure - lovecats
bon jovi - livin' on a prayer
jackson 5 - I want you back
elvis - suspicious minds
soft cell - tainted love
blondie - one way or another
dolly parton - 9 to 5
candi staton - young hearts run free
rick james - superfreak

I agree with all the ones you have ?????? bar the Nolans, some others thru my experience I wouldnt have near the list but hey ho.

You agree that the ???? should be removed or kept? Sorry if I'm being dense.

For everyone I take off it would be useful if we come up with one that's not on the list that you think should be on there (excluding current chart music)

Do you really want me to keep the Nolans??????????? AAAAAAAAAArrrrgh


Teez

It depends as someof them are "singalongs" rather than strictly tracks that make people dance - though I guess if everyone is up with their arms round each other and singing or jumping up and down and singing - is it the same thing! LOL!

I was trying to think of a madonna song that gets people up and dancing, the only one I can particularly think of that we've had requested is "Like a Virgin" but again that's more of a singalong song than strictly a dance song.

Little respect - Erasure
Tiffany – I Think We're Alone Now
Chaka Khan - I'm every woman
Luther Vandross - Never too much
Mark Morrison - return of the Mack

500 Miles - Proclaimers
Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
Blame it on the Boogie - Jacksons
Boogie Wonderland- Earth, Wind and Fire
Can't Get You Out Of My Head - Kylie Minogue
Cha Cha Slide - DJ Casper
Chelsea Dagger - The Fratellis
Come On Eileen - Dexys Midnight Runners
Conga - Gloria Estefan (Sorry but I can't even type B…. L….)
Dance The Night Away - The Mavericks
Dancing Queen - Abba
December 1963 (Oh what a Night) - Four Seasons
Do you Love me? (Now that I can dance) - The Contours
Dont stop believin - Journey
Don't Stop Me Now - Queen
Get up offa that thing - James Brown
I dont feel like dancing - Scissor sisters
I gotta feeling - Black Eyed Peas
I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
I'm Every Woman - Chaka Khan
Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley ????
Johnny B Goode - Chuck Berry
Just can't get enough - Depeche Mode
Ladies Night - Kool and the Gang
Let's twist again - Chubby Checker ????
Little Respect - Erasure
Livin La Vida Loca - Ricky Martin
Livin On A Prayer - Bon Jovi
Love machine - Girls Aloud
Macarena - Los Del Mar (Don't forget the kids)
Mambo No. 5
Man! I feel Like A Woman - Shania Twain
Mr brightside - Killers
Mustang Sally - The Commitments
Never Too Much - Luther Van Dross
NightFever - Bee Gees
Oops Upside Your Head - Gap Band
Place Your Hands - Reef
Raining men - Weather Girls
Relight my fire - Take that & Lulu
Return Of The Mack - Mark Morrison
Rock DJ - Robbie Williams
Saturday Night At The Movies - The Drifters
Shake your body - Jacksons
Shout - Lulu
Show Me Love (Stonebridge Club Mix) - Robin S.
Simply The Best - Tina Turner
Summer of 69 - Bryan Adams
Superstition - Stevie Wonder
Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns N Roses
Tell Me Ma - The Shamrocks
The Locomotion - Little Eva
The One And Only - Chesney Hawkes
Time Warp - Damien
Town Called Malice - The Jam
Toxic - Britney Spears ????
Twist and Shout - The Isley Brothers/ beatles
U Cant Touch This - MC Hammer
Valerie - May Winehouse
Wake me up - Wham
YMCA - Village People
You shook Me All Night Long - AC/DC (Most requested track at American weddings - Official!)

Well in the absence of strong opinions to keep or not, I've weeded out a few that I wouldn't play and we're back to 62 tracks.

If you want to add any more, please tell me which ones they should replace.

Keep 'em coming!!


Teez

Sorry if it is confusing chap, but I thought you meant the ones you had marked ???? you wanted to remove, thats what I was agreeing to bar the Nolans I would have kept that.

As much as i dislike the Nolans track it works for my crowds and it is requested.

I have found i get a better reaction playing it than say Can't Get You Out Of My Head - Kylie Minogue which was a massive tune but now has faded

But i think regional differences and age of audience etc are also factors

I have an regular job in a popular pub up here caters most ages but it seems to be the younger ones who ask for it, its gone full circle I get women of a certain age asking for Alexandra Burke or Lady Gaga and the teens/early 20s asking for all the 'cheesey' stuff. Its all so confusing :lol

OK, OK The Nolans have reappeared!!

This one's for you Robster and Scottydunk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrCuZd9hed0

This is how the list is looking now...

500 Miles - Proclaimers
Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
Blame it on the Boogie - Jacksons
Boogie Wonderland- Earth, Wind and Fire
Can't Get You Out Of My Head - Kylie Minogue
Cha Cha Slide - DJ Casper
Chelsea Dagger - The Fratellis
Come On Eileen - Dexys Midnight Runners
Conga - Gloria Estefan (Sorry but I can't even type B…. L….)
Dance The Night Away - The Mavericks
Dancing Queen - Abba
December 1963 (Oh what a Night) - Four Seasons
Do you Love me? (Now that I can dance) - The Contours
Dont stop believin - Journey
Don't Stop Me Now - Queen
Get up offa that thing - James Brown
I dont feel like dancing - Scissor sisters
I gotta feeling - Black Eyed Peas
I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
I'm Every Woman - Chaka Khan
I'm In The Mood For Dancing - The Nolans
Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley ????
Johnny B Goode - Chuck Berry
Just can't get enough - Depeche Mode
Ladies Night - Kool and the Gang
Let's twist again - Chubby Checker ????
Little Respect - Erasure
Livin La Vida Loca - Ricky Martin
Livin On A Prayer - Bon Jovi
Love machine - Girls Aloud
Macarena - Los Del Mar (Don't forget the kids)
Mambo No. 5
Man! I feel Like A Woman - Shania Twain
Mr brightside - Killers
Mustang Sally - The Commitments
Never Too Much - Luther Van Dross
NightFever - Bee Gees
Oops Upside Your Head - Gap Band
Place Your Hands - Reef
Raining men - Weather Girls
Relight my fire - Take that & Lulu
Return Of The Mack - Mark Morrison
Rock DJ - Robbie Williams
Saturday Night At The Movies - The Drifters
Shake your body - Jacksons
Shout - Lulu
Show Me Love (Stonebridge Club Mix) - Robin S.
Simply The Best - Tina Turner
Summer of 69 - Bryan Adams
Superstition - Stevie Wonder
Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns N Roses
Tell Me Ma - The Shamrocks
The Locomotion - Little Eva
The One And Only - Chesney Hawkes
Time Warp - Damien
Town Called Malice - The Jam
Toxic - Britney Spears ????
Twist and Shout - The Isley Brothers/ beatles
U Cant Touch This - MC Hammer
Valerie - May Winehouse
Wake me up - Wham
YMCA - Village People
You shook Me All Night Long - AC/DC (Most requested track at American weddings - Official!)

Accept the age thing, but you also mention regional differences.

I can understand Welsh, Scottish and Irish tunes but do you think that this also crosses into the National Charts too? I can understand say why Jo might get played more in the North East this Christmas but do you (or anyone else) think there are regional differences in the timeless tracks category??


Teez

well i am guessing in Liverpool they will like the mersey sound of the 60's and a " timeless classic "will be one of there regional tunes.

In Manchester we had the Madchester stuff ,Happy Mondays , Stone Roses , James

If i play sit down by James i know it will get people dancing same as step on by the happy mondays or sally cinnamon by the stone roses but would those go down well in Liverpool for example?

I would also echo Scottydunk's experiences that it is often the other way around with young un's asking for old cheese and middle age ladies asking for chart stuff.

oh...what about dancing to closing songs like...

new york new york - sinatra
never forget - Take that

Tell Me Ma (Belle of Belfast City)..... who is this by, as I used to have it on a CD I bought from a pub band in Tenerife (Dubliner), but Ive lost the CD and cant find a good party version.

Which version do you play, and where can I get it?

Cheers, Mark.

The version I use is by Sham Rock

iTunes at 79p and it's also on the Now 41 Disc 2

Teez

Sir Mix-a-lot - Baby Got Back (seems to be popular at the moment)
House Of Pain - Jump Around
Michael Jackson - Don't Stop Til You Get Enough
DJ Casper - Cha Cha Slide
McFadden & Whitehead - Ain't No Stopping Us Now
Ricky Martin - Livin' La Vida Loca

Just a few of the varied tunes I'll play in a night. I reckon if I listed every track played in a night and then compared nights it would be quite different lists.

Chris J

500 Miles - Proclaimers
Ain't No Stopping Us Now - McFadden & Whitehead
Baby Got Back - Sir Mix-A-Lot
Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
Blame it on the Boogie - Jacksons
Boogie Wonderland- Earth, Wind and Fire
Can't Get You Out Of My Head - Kylie Minogue
Cha Cha Slide - DJ Casper
Chelsea Dagger - The Fratellis
Come On Eileen - Dexys Midnight Runners
Conga - Gloria Estefan (Sorry but I can't even type B…. L….)
Dance The Night Away - The Mavericks
Dancing Queen - Abba
December 1963 (Oh what a Night) - Four Seasons
Do you Love me? (Now that I can dance) - The Contours
Dont stop believin - Journey
Don't Stop Me Now - Queen
Don't Stop Til You Get Enough - Michael Jackson
Get up offa that thing - James Brown
I dont feel like dancing - Scissor sisters
I gotta feeling - Black Eyed Peas
I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
I'm Every Woman - Chaka Khan
I'm In The Mood For Dancing - The Nolans
Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley ????
Johnny B Goode - Chuck Berry
Jump Around - House Of Pain
Just can't get enough - Depeche Mode
Ladies Night - Kool and the Gang
Let's twist again - Chubby Checker ????
Little Respect - Erasure
Livin La Vida Loca - Ricky Martin
Livin On A Prayer - Bon Jovi
Love machine - Girls Aloud
Macarena - Los Del Mar (Don't forget the kids)
Mambo No. 5
Man! I feel Like A Woman - Shania Twain
Mr brightside - Killers
Mustang Sally - The Commitments
Never Too Much - Luther Van Dross
NightFever - Bee Gees
Oops Upside Your Head - Gap Band
Place Your Hands - Reef
Raining men - Weather Girls
Relight my fire - Take that & Lulu
Return Of The Mack - Mark Morrison
Rock DJ - Robbie Williams
Saturday Night At The Movies - The Drifters
Shake your body - Jacksons
Shout - Lulu
Show Me Love (Stonebridge Club Mix) - Robin S.
Simply The Best - Tina Turner
Summer of 69 - Bryan Adams
Superstition - Stevie Wonder
Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns N Roses
Tell Me Ma - The Shamrocks
The Locomotion - Little Eva
The One And Only - Chesney Hawkes
Time Warp - Damien
Town Called Malice - The Jam
Toxic - Britney Spears ????
Twist and Shout - The Isley Brothers/ beatles
U Cant Touch This - MC Hammer
Valerie - May Winehouse
Wake me up - Wham
YMCA - Village People
You shook Me All Night Long - AC/DC (Most requested track at American weddings - Official!)

i would not include party dances as we know they work

hung up - Madonna

brown eyed girl - van morrison
build me up buttercup - the foundations
candy man - aguilera
chelsea dagger - frattellis
grease megamix
i predict a riot - kaiser chiefs
ruby - kaiser chiefs
love really hurs - billy ocean
uptown girl - billy joel

more to come

Madness, One step beyond

Steps 5678

Kat and the Waves walking on sunshine

Dexies Come on Eilleen

Chubby Checker Twist again

Agnes Release me

If Johnathan the DJ tutor can get away with playing the Nolans at a Christmas party full of squaddies then I suppose it must be OK!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDFblgQhkBI (17min 18sec)

500 Miles - Proclaimers
5678 - Steps
Ain't No Stopping Us Now - McFadden & Whitehead
Baby Got Back - Sir Mix-A-Lot
Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
Blame it on the Boogie - Jacksons
Boogie Wonderland- Earth, Wind and Fire
Can't Get You Out Of My Head - Kylie Minogue
Cha Cha Slide - DJ Casper
Chelsea Dagger - The Fratellis
Come On Eileen - Dexys Midnight Runners
Conga - Gloria Estefan (Sorry but I can't even type B…. L….)
Dance The Night Away - The Mavericks
Dancing Queen - Abba
December 1963 (Oh what a Night) - Four Seasons
Do you Love me? (Now that I can dance) - The Contours
Dont stop believin - Journey
Don't Stop Me Now - Queen
Don't Stop Til You Get Enough - Michael Jackson
Get up offa that thing - James Brown
I dont feel like dancing - Scissor sisters
I gotta feeling - Black Eyed Peas
I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
I'm Every Woman - Chaka Khan
I'm In The Mood For Dancing - The Nolans
Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley ????
Johnny B Goode - Chuck Berry
Jump Around - House Of Pain
Just can't get enough - Depeche Mode
Ladies Night - Kool and the Gang
Let's twist again - Chubby Checker
Little Respect - Erasure
Livin La Vida Loca - Ricky Martin
Livin On A Prayer - Bon Jovi
Love machine - Girls Aloud
Macarena - Los Del Mar (Don't forget the kids)
Mambo No. 5
Man! I feel Like A Woman - Shania Twain
Mr brightside - Killers
Mustang Sally - The Commitments
Never Too Much - Luther Van Dross
NightFever - Bee Gees
Oops Upside Your Head - Gap Band
One Step Beyond - Madness
Place Your Hands - Reef
Raining men - Weather Girls
Relight my fire - Take that & Lulu
Release Me - Agnes
Return Of The Mack - Mark Morrison
Rock DJ - Robbie Williams
Saturday Night At The Movies - The Drifters
Shake your body - Jacksons
Shout - Lulu
Show Me Love (Stonebridge Club Mix) - Robin S.
Simply The Best - Tina Turner
Summer of 69 - Bryan Adams
Superstition - Stevie Wonder
Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns N Roses
Tell Me Ma - The Shamrocks
The Locomotion - Little Eva
The One And Only - Chesney Hawkes
Time Warp - Damien
Town Called Malice - The Jam
Toxic - Britney Spears ????
Twist and Shout - The Isley Brothers/ beatles
U Cant Touch This - MC Hammer
Valerie - May Winehouse
Walking on Sunshine - Katrina and the Waves
Wake me up - Wham
YMCA - Village People
You shook Me All Night Long - AC/DC (Most requested track at American weddings - Official!)

We're a bit over 60 so do take some out???????????????


Teez