What tracks would you play, when faced with a client playlist like the one below!
Scissor Sisters
David Bowie (as much as possible)
Rolling Stones
The Beatles
Foo Fighters
Queens of the Stone Age
Glam Rock/Post Punk/New Romantic bands
Duran Duran
Simple Minds
Katie Melua
Kate Bush
KT Tunstall
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Scissor Sisters
Take Ya Mama Out & Filthy Gorgeous
David Bowie (as much as possible)
Rebel Rebel - Jean Genie definately
Rolling Stones
Satisfaction - Brown Sugar - Honky Tonk Woman
The Beatles
Twist and Shout - Eight Days A Week - Drive My Car
Foo Fighters
Don't know too many by Foo Fighters
Queens of the Stone Age
Or Queens of the Stone Age
Glam Rock/Post Punk/New Romantic bands
Mud - Slade - ABC - Spandau Ballet - even Depeche Mode
Duran Duran
Wild Boys - Reflex
Simple Minds
Alive & Kicking - Don't You Forget About Me
Katie Melua
Nothing really "party-ish" from Katie
Kate Bush
No idea
KT Tunstall
Suddenly I See - Black Horse and The Cherry Tree (Both not real "disco" tunes
Take Ya Mama Out & Filthy Gorgeous
David Bowie (as much as possible)
Rebel Rebel - Jean Genie definately
Rolling Stones
Satisfaction - Brown Sugar - Honky Tonk Woman
The Beatles
Twist and Shout - Eight Days A Week - Drive My Car
Foo Fighters
Don't know too many by Foo Fighters
Queens of the Stone Age
Or Queens of the Stone Age
Glam Rock/Post Punk/New Romantic bands
Mud - Slade - ABC - Spandau Ballet - even Depeche Mode
Duran Duran
Wild Boys - Reflex
Simple Minds
Alive & Kicking - Don't You Forget About Me
Katie Melua
Nothing really "party-ish" from Katie
Kate Bush
No idea
KT Tunstall
Suddenly I See - Black Horse and The Cherry Tree (Both not real "disco" tunes
Grrrrrr - I'd class the list in the same way as "Please play anything by..." meaning; "I'm going to toe-tap my way through these tunes as I like the artist"
From this point of view, I'd choose some uptempo dancey tunes for "main" and some "dull", mediocre downtempo ones for buffet/background.
Scissor Sisters
Filthy Gorgeous - Laura (mixed with Thomas the Tank Engine
)
David Bowie (as much as possible)
Lets Dance, Modern Love, (Laughing gnome
), Dancin' in the Street, oh and his Duet with Bing Crosby if the gigs this side of xmas.
Rolling Stones
I cant get no satisfaction (dedicated to the blokes, from the ladies)
Brown Sugar.
Jumpin' jack flash
The Beatles
Help!, Hard days night, daytripper, anything!
Foo Fighters
Dunno...would have to audition a foo, sorry FEW of their tracks
Queens of the Stone Age
Dunno...would have to audition a few of their tracks
Glam Rock/Post Punk/New Romantic bands
Oh, so he's not even going with "anything by" anymore huh...just genres...oh super..
T-rex, Sweet, Wizzard, Mud(d), in fact any blokes group thats worn makeup.
Duran Duran
Rio, Reflex, Planet Earth, Is there something I should know?, Girls on cling film, wild boys.
Simple Minds
(thats no way to talk about Oasis...well actually...) Dont you forget about me, waterfront.
Katie Melua
Buffet stuff only - no dance suggestions.
Kate Bush
Hounds of love
KT Tunstall
Suddenly I see, Other side of the world.
From this point of view, I'd choose some uptempo dancey tunes for "main" and some "dull", mediocre downtempo ones for buffet/background.
Scissor Sisters
Filthy Gorgeous - Laura (mixed with Thomas the Tank Engine
)David Bowie (as much as possible)
Lets Dance, Modern Love, (Laughing gnome
), Dancin' in the Street, oh and his Duet with Bing Crosby if the gigs this side of xmas.Rolling Stones
I cant get no satisfaction (dedicated to the blokes, from the ladies)
Brown Sugar.
Jumpin' jack flash
The Beatles
Help!, Hard days night, daytripper, anything!
Foo Fighters
Dunno...would have to audition a foo, sorry FEW of their tracks
Queens of the Stone Age
Dunno...would have to audition a few of their tracks
Glam Rock/Post Punk/New Romantic bands
Oh, so he's not even going with "anything by" anymore huh...just genres...oh super..
T-rex, Sweet, Wizzard, Mud(d), in fact any blokes group thats worn makeup.
Duran Duran
Rio, Reflex, Planet Earth, Is there something I should know?, Girls on cling film, wild boys.
Simple Minds
(thats no way to talk about Oasis...well actually...) Dont you forget about me, waterfront.
Katie Melua
Buffet stuff only - no dance suggestions.
Kate Bush
Hounds of love
KT Tunstall
Suddenly I see, Other side of the world.
I'll work with Foo fighters and Queens of the Stone Age.
FF "Hits":
Big Me
Monkey Wrench
Learn to Fly
Breakout
Next Year
All my Life
Time Like These
Best of You
One by One
As for usability at a disco - well, not none really! But, as fan, I like:
Breakout (theme from Me, Myself and Irene)
Big Me (nice danceable tempo, not hard rock at all)
Learn to Fly (again slightly slower than their normal rocky stuff but melodic enough to dance to)
Next Year (as Learn to Fly)
Monkey Wrench (this is a bit more traditional Foo stuff, so they may prefer this as it is a but punchier - they'd have to pogo to it though!)
The Queens have only had a couple of hits, again neither dancey! No-one Knows is the onyl one I would consider though.
Both these bands have had loads of exposure on Music TV so most tracks will be recognisable, if not danceable.
FF "Hits":
Big Me
Monkey Wrench
Learn to Fly
Breakout
Next Year
All my Life
Time Like These
Best of You
One by One
As for usability at a disco - well, not none really! But, as fan, I like:
Breakout (theme from Me, Myself and Irene)
Big Me (nice danceable tempo, not hard rock at all)
Learn to Fly (again slightly slower than their normal rocky stuff but melodic enough to dance to)
Next Year (as Learn to Fly)
Monkey Wrench (this is a bit more traditional Foo stuff, so they may prefer this as it is a but punchier - they'd have to pogo to it though!)
The Queens have only had a couple of hits, again neither dancey! No-one Knows is the onyl one I would consider though.
Both these bands have had loads of exposure on Music TV so most tracks will be recognisable, if not danceable.
You could do some more imaginative things like cover versions -
Divo - Satisfaction
Tina Turner's - Brown Sugar
they're both a bit more dancable than the originals (but only just).
Divo - Satisfaction
Tina Turner's - Brown Sugar
they're both a bit more dancable than the originals (but only just).
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Bowie
Modern love
Life On Mars (Later On.....)
John, I'm Only Dancing
Changes
Space Oddity
Star man
Stones....
Brown Sugar
Honky Tonk Woman
Paint It Black
Satisfaction
Start me Up
The Beatles
Revolution
I Saw Her Standing There
Twist & Shout
Help
I Want To Hold Your Hand
He may like John Lennon material / cover songs??
Glam to consider
Slade
T Rex
Thin Lizzie (Boys are back In Town)
Alvin Stardust
David Essex (We're gonna Make You A Star, Hold me Close)
Steve Harley
Suzi Quatro
The Rubretts
Racy
Mud
(Enquire about leo Sayer too.....One man Band, etc....you may be surprised......but not Gilbert O Sullivan)
Tom Robinson - 2,4,6,8
Consider......
Elvis Costello - Olivers Army
Clash
Stranglers
Blondie - atomic, Call Me, Hanginging On The Telephone
Boomtown Rats - Don't like Mondays
Squeeze - Cool For Cats
Sex pistols - My Way, Pretty Vacant
Ian Dury
Also check if he likes Madness and the Specials, Bad Manners, etc.
New Romantic to consider
Human league - Don't You Want me, mirror man (consider Electric Dreams too)
Adam Ant - Prince Charming
Spandau - Gold
Duran - Wild Boys, Rio, Planet Earth, Sunrise
Simple Minds - Don't You Forget About Me (Later in Night)
Possibly Visage (Fade To Grey) and Ultravox (Vienna, Dancing With Tears, Hymn)
Also, Ask if he likes FGTH (Relax, Two tribes), ABC (Look Of Love / Poison Arrow), Wham's Club Tropicana, (Commitments) Mustang Sally, Queen's Dont' Stop Me Now & We Will Rock You / Tie Your Mother Down, Fat Bottomed Girls, Under Pressure (try the Greates hits III version), possibly Keep Yourself Alive?
other tracks / artists to consider / check with client.....
GnR - Sweet Child Of Mine, Free (all right now) Hazel O Connor (Eighth Day, Will You), The Buzzcocks, Fine Young Cannibals, Soft Cell, Billy Idol (Rebel Yell, White Wedding, Mony Mony, Hot In The City), The Undertones, Alice Cooper (Schools Out, Poison), Bon Jovi (Living On A Prayer), Eurythmics (Sweet Dreams), Depache Mode (Just Can't Get Enough), The Pogues, Black Grape / Happy mondays, Bobby Brown, Outhere brothers.......James Brown (Sex Machine), Kula Shaker (Hush), Ocean Colour Scene (The Riverboat Song / Day We Caught the Train), Reef (Place Your hands), The Foundations (Build me Up Buttercup),
Outside chance he may like Let Me Entertain You by Robbie W)
Edwin Star (War)
KT Tunstall - Black Horse & The Cherry Tree, suddenly I see
9,000,000 chopper bikes, Closest Thing to Crazy.....
Kate Bush - Early stuff AND the new one.
Ask if he likes the Who, Pink Floyd, Peter Gabriel (Games without Frontiers, Solsbury Hill), Rainbow, Meatloaf and the Quo (Wanderer, Whatever You Want, Rocking All over the World, Down Down).......And....the Kaisers!
sounds like a great party...can i come???? 
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