SevanKambel
Just saw this post from a year ago - interesting discussion because one of my gigs has an 80's based format.
When doing a retro format - we all cringe a little but people usually take the good with the bad.
There is this misconception toward a retro night where it only brings in the old cronies - we'll, I guess that depends on the programming.
My first 80's gig was all new wave - talking heads, a flock of seagulls, devo, altered images...and outside of their biggest hits, only the older crowd knew what I was playing.
Then I shifted gears a little bit and a set like this brought in a bunch of kids - mostly girls.
This is a sample of a gig I did a couple months ago- the dance floor was madness.
In this order...
Stereo MCs - Connected
MGMT - Electric Feel
Yaz - Situation
The Dandy Warhols - Everday Should Be A Holiday
Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Relax
Billy Ocean - Carribean Queen
Michael Jackson - Smooth Criminal
Information Society - Pure Energy
Paula Abdoul - The Way That You Love Me
Erasure - Chains of Love
Journey - Don't Stop Believin'
Mr. Mister - Kyrie
Van Halen - Jump
Michael Jackson - Beat It
Motley Crue - Girls Girls Girls (dance remix)
Whitesnake - Here I Go Again
T'PAU - Heart and Soul
Nena - 99 Luft Balloons
Prince - Let's Go Crazy
Sly Fox - Lets Go All The Way
George Michael - I Want Your Sex
Digital Underground - Humpty Dance
Men Without Hats - Safety Dance
Roxette - Joyride
Bangles - Walk Like An Egyption
Janet Jackson - Love Will Never Do Without You
Rob Base - It Takes Two
Robert Palmer - Addicted To Love
Bell Biv Devoe - Poison
Bobby Brown - My Prerogative
Nine Inch Nails - Head Like a Hole
The Cult - She Sells Sanctuary
Stone Roses - She Bangs The Drums
Guns N Roses - Welcome To The Jungle
AC/DC - Shook Me All Night Long
Joan Jett - I Love Rock N Roll
Madonna - Material Girl
Quad City DJs - Come on ride (the train)
Pointer Sisters - Jump For My Love
Dead or Alive - Spin Me Round
Duran Duran - Hungry Like The Wolf
Prince - Dirty Mind
Rick James - SuperFreak
Romantics - What I Like About You
Blondie - Call Me
Devo - Whip It
Billy Idol - White Weddings
New Order - Dreams Never End
ACDC - If You Want Blood
Amy Stewart - Knock On Wood
Madonna - Dress You Up
Ting Tings - Thats Not My Name
T-Rex - 20th Century Boy
David Bowie - Let's Dance
The Cure - Friday Im In Love
Adam Ant - Goody 2 Shoes
Ramones - Blitzking Bop
Billy Idol - Dancing With Myself
Kenny Loggins - Footloose
A-HA - Take On Me
Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out
The Knack - My Sherona
Elvis Costello - Pump It Up
Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Want To Have Fun
OMD - If You Leave
Phil Collins - Sussudio
Gorilliaz - Dare
Whitney Houston - How Will I Know
The Jets - Crush on You
Depeche Mode - People are People
INXS - What You Need
Janet Jackson - Escapade
Sir Mix A Lot - Baby Got Back (remix)
The Buggles - Video Killed The Radio Star
Duran Duran - The Reflex
Billy Joel - Uptown Girl
Eddie Murphy - Party All The Time
Tone Loc - Wild Thing
Salt N Peppa - Push It
Def Leppard - Shook Me All Night Long
Bon Jovi - Livin on a Prayer
-------------------------------------------------------end of the night songs
The Smiths - How Soon Is Now
Love and Rockets - So Alive
Radiohead - Creep
U2 - Numb
The Hollies - Long Cool Woman
John Lennon - Instant Karma
I'm missing a few songs at the beginning because I started the night on cd's but it was pretty much like that and in that order.
This night was HUGE - tons of girls all under 30 totally getting into this 80's mix.
I beatmixed by way through most of it.
Other places in the world have different taste in 80's music - mexico is much different - crowds down there are into weird shit like Noel and Bananarama
Say what you will about these songs but at least around here in Seattle, this set is gold.
When doing a retro format - we all cringe a little but people usually take the good with the bad.
There is this misconception toward a retro night where it only brings in the old cronies - we'll, I guess that depends on the programming.
My first 80's gig was all new wave - talking heads, a flock of seagulls, devo, altered images...and outside of their biggest hits, only the older crowd knew what I was playing.
Then I shifted gears a little bit and a set like this brought in a bunch of kids - mostly girls.
This is a sample of a gig I did a couple months ago- the dance floor was madness.
In this order...
Stereo MCs - Connected
MGMT - Electric Feel
Yaz - Situation
The Dandy Warhols - Everday Should Be A Holiday
Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Relax
Billy Ocean - Carribean Queen
Michael Jackson - Smooth Criminal
Information Society - Pure Energy
Paula Abdoul - The Way That You Love Me
Erasure - Chains of Love
Journey - Don't Stop Believin'
Mr. Mister - Kyrie
Van Halen - Jump
Michael Jackson - Beat It
Motley Crue - Girls Girls Girls (dance remix)
Whitesnake - Here I Go Again
T'PAU - Heart and Soul
Nena - 99 Luft Balloons
Prince - Let's Go Crazy
Sly Fox - Lets Go All The Way
George Michael - I Want Your Sex
Digital Underground - Humpty Dance
Men Without Hats - Safety Dance
Roxette - Joyride
Bangles - Walk Like An Egyption
Janet Jackson - Love Will Never Do Without You
Rob Base - It Takes Two
Robert Palmer - Addicted To Love
Bell Biv Devoe - Poison
Bobby Brown - My Prerogative
Nine Inch Nails - Head Like a Hole
The Cult - She Sells Sanctuary
Stone Roses - She Bangs The Drums
Guns N Roses - Welcome To The Jungle
AC/DC - Shook Me All Night Long
Joan Jett - I Love Rock N Roll
Madonna - Material Girl
Quad City DJs - Come on ride (the train)
Pointer Sisters - Jump For My Love
Dead or Alive - Spin Me Round
Duran Duran - Hungry Like The Wolf
Prince - Dirty Mind
Rick James - SuperFreak
Romantics - What I Like About You
Blondie - Call Me
Devo - Whip It
Billy Idol - White Weddings
New Order - Dreams Never End
ACDC - If You Want Blood
Amy Stewart - Knock On Wood
Madonna - Dress You Up
Ting Tings - Thats Not My Name
T-Rex - 20th Century Boy
David Bowie - Let's Dance
The Cure - Friday Im In Love
Adam Ant - Goody 2 Shoes
Ramones - Blitzking Bop
Billy Idol - Dancing With Myself
Kenny Loggins - Footloose
A-HA - Take On Me
Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out
The Knack - My Sherona
Elvis Costello - Pump It Up
Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Want To Have Fun
OMD - If You Leave
Phil Collins - Sussudio
Gorilliaz - Dare
Whitney Houston - How Will I Know
The Jets - Crush on You
Depeche Mode - People are People
INXS - What You Need
Janet Jackson - Escapade
Sir Mix A Lot - Baby Got Back (remix)
The Buggles - Video Killed The Radio Star
Duran Duran - The Reflex
Billy Joel - Uptown Girl
Eddie Murphy - Party All The Time
Tone Loc - Wild Thing
Salt N Peppa - Push It
Def Leppard - Shook Me All Night Long
Bon Jovi - Livin on a Prayer
-------------------------------------------------------end of the night songs
The Smiths - How Soon Is Now
Love and Rockets - So Alive
Radiohead - Creep
U2 - Numb
The Hollies - Long Cool Woman
John Lennon - Instant Karma
I'm missing a few songs at the beginning because I started the night on cd's but it was pretty much like that and in that order.
This night was HUGE - tons of girls all under 30 totally getting into this 80's mix.
I beatmixed by way through most of it.
Other places in the world have different taste in 80's music - mexico is much different - crowds down there are into weird shit like Noel and Bananarama
Say what you will about these songs but at least around here in Seattle, this set is gold.
Posted Fri 23 Apr 10 @ 12:08 am
GandalfRA
Don't Forget:
Times Two - Cecilia
Kim Wilde - You Came
The Farm - All Together Now
Times Two - Cecilia
Kim Wilde - You Came
The Farm - All Together Now
Posted Tue 27 Apr 10 @ 7:25 pm
djfourmoney
DO NOT PLAY the following songs from the previous posts:
OMD - Enola Gay
Kim Wilde - Kids in America
Camouflage - The Great Commandment
Alphaville - Big In Joan
Murray Head - One Night In Bangkok
Sabrina - Boys
Sandra - In The Heat Of The Night
Phil Collins - Something Happened on the Way to Heaven
Ceejay - Finally
Clubhouse - Deep In My Heart
Erasure - Love To Hate You
Cartouche - Feel The Groove
Linear - Sending All My Love
Sonia - Never Stop Me From Loving You
OMD - Pandora's Box
Adventures Of Stevie V - Dirty Cash
Rock Master Scott - The Roof Is On Fire
Noel - Silent Morning
Bananarama - Love In The First Degree
Pet Shop Boys - What Have I Done To Deserve This
Spagna - Call Me
Kylie Minogue - I Should Be So Lucky
Donna Summer - This Time I Know It's For Real
Dimples D - Sucker DJ
Dino - That's The Way I Like It
Leila K - Got To Get
Alphaville - Big In Japan
Breakfast Club - Never Be The Same
Go West - We Close Our Eyes
Rick Astley - My Arms Keep Missing You
All of these songs are either too depressing, melancholy, obscure, or forgotten in the sands of time (Cartouche - Feel The Groove?? Alphaville - Big In Japan? Spagna - Call Me????? Really? Come on, nobody knows these songs). Even some of the songs I left off the "do not play" list are iffy but these ones are the definite do not play unless you want an empty dance floor. If you're doing an 80's themed party you have to go with the MOST popular songs. Even though a lot of the following songs are cheesy, keep in mind that people associate the 80's with cheese and FUN music, not depressing "art school new wave". Keep in mind that it's not going to be ALL 45 year old people there, there's likely to be younger and older people there so you need to play the most fun and recognizable music that people will actually want to dance to and sing along to.
What's wrong with this suggestion? Its just your opinion, it doesn't mean its right or wrong. I find Murry Head useful, people know the song, maybe because its Los Angeles or something. As for some of the rest, obscure to a point, but only because they were never hits here. But many of these songs were Top 40-100 songs in the States and do quite well.
I like shocking people with how DEEP I can go and they appreciate it, they don't get upset and go WTF. If they go WTF, its in a good way.
Your last sentence is interesting and most likely why I will limit how many "Birthday Parties" I do because FRANKLY suburban peeps have "strange" taste anyway and the kids always bug you about some current jam they are playing on the radio totally throwing off the vibe if I played such a song.
He said "Art School New Wave", that's funny...
OMD - Enola Gay
Kim Wilde - Kids in America
Camouflage - The Great Commandment
Alphaville - Big In Joan
Murray Head - One Night In Bangkok
Sabrina - Boys
Sandra - In The Heat Of The Night
Phil Collins - Something Happened on the Way to Heaven
Ceejay - Finally
Clubhouse - Deep In My Heart
Erasure - Love To Hate You
Cartouche - Feel The Groove
Linear - Sending All My Love
Sonia - Never Stop Me From Loving You
OMD - Pandora's Box
Adventures Of Stevie V - Dirty Cash
Rock Master Scott - The Roof Is On Fire
Noel - Silent Morning
Bananarama - Love In The First Degree
Pet Shop Boys - What Have I Done To Deserve This
Spagna - Call Me
Kylie Minogue - I Should Be So Lucky
Donna Summer - This Time I Know It's For Real
Dimples D - Sucker DJ
Dino - That's The Way I Like It
Leila K - Got To Get
Alphaville - Big In Japan
Breakfast Club - Never Be The Same
Go West - We Close Our Eyes
Rick Astley - My Arms Keep Missing You
All of these songs are either too depressing, melancholy, obscure, or forgotten in the sands of time (Cartouche - Feel The Groove?? Alphaville - Big In Japan? Spagna - Call Me????? Really? Come on, nobody knows these songs). Even some of the songs I left off the "do not play" list are iffy but these ones are the definite do not play unless you want an empty dance floor. If you're doing an 80's themed party you have to go with the MOST popular songs. Even though a lot of the following songs are cheesy, keep in mind that people associate the 80's with cheese and FUN music, not depressing "art school new wave". Keep in mind that it's not going to be ALL 45 year old people there, there's likely to be younger and older people there so you need to play the most fun and recognizable music that people will actually want to dance to and sing along to.
What's wrong with this suggestion? Its just your opinion, it doesn't mean its right or wrong. I find Murry Head useful, people know the song, maybe because its Los Angeles or something. As for some of the rest, obscure to a point, but only because they were never hits here. But many of these songs were Top 40-100 songs in the States and do quite well.
I like shocking people with how DEEP I can go and they appreciate it, they don't get upset and go WTF. If they go WTF, its in a good way.
Your last sentence is interesting and most likely why I will limit how many "Birthday Parties" I do because FRANKLY suburban peeps have "strange" taste anyway and the kids always bug you about some current jam they are playing on the radio totally throwing off the vibe if I played such a song.
He said "Art School New Wave", that's funny...
Posted Thu 27 May 10 @ 8:09 am
DJ Ace Cap1
Man this totally reminds me that the 80's sucked bad.
Posted Thu 27 May 10 @ 11:26 am
djfourmoney
Man this totally reminds me that the 80's sucked bad.
They did???? So which era was better? I happen to think the current era of music is nothing to write home about.
They did???? So which era was better? I happen to think the current era of music is nothing to write home about.
Posted Wed 02 Jun 10 @ 4:00 am
l23roy
djfourmoney..
the 80's was voted the best decade for music....most of the tunes metioned are pure pop tastic cheese, but if you dig deeper into the 80's you will find a vast ammount of unbelievable ammounts of music..HOUSE music was born in the decade and the use of synthesizers, so how the HELL can you even put 'DJ' infront of your name if you actually know bugger all about music?!?! the art of Dj'ing is knowing your history making older tunes sound like they were produced today and not sticking to one genre. why would you stick to just one when there is so much amzing music out there.....funk founded the basis of disco, disco founded house, house progressed into techo/jungle/drum and bass and dare i say the swear word trance....now we are left with some amazing music, nu disco, house and dub step is at an all time high just now so how can you say the music today is nothing to write home about ?? what a daft comment unless you base your music taste on the charts.
anyway....
bonaparte & SevanKambel are the winners in this thread by a country mile
some amazing songs there some of which are credible enough to drop into a modern house set today....sylvester - do you wana funk is in my top ten all time fav tunes.
here are some other crackers that i have no seen in the lists....unless i missed them, ok some of these i wouldnt personally have on my ipod but if i was doing an 80's party you can not avoid them.
indeep - last night a DJ saved my life
Eddie Grant - Electric Avenue / warped
Gary Numan - Cars
Beats International - Jam Hot
David Bowie Lets Dance
Kraftwerk - The model
Adam & the Ants - Prince Charmin
New Order - Blue Monday
Musical Youth - Pass The Dutchie
Culture Club - Do you Really want to hurt me / Karma Chameleon
Joey Smooth - Promise Land
Steve 'Silk' Hurley - Jack your body
Kajagoogoo - To shy
Survivor -Eye of the Tiger - (just for a bit of fun)
Elton John -I'm Still Standing
Prince - Controversy / When Doves Cry
Chic Le - Freak Out
New Order - Blue Monday
Franky Knuckles - Your Love
Chaka Khan - I feel for you
Marshall jefferson - House Music
thats all my brain can handle now
the 80's was voted the best decade for music....most of the tunes metioned are pure pop tastic cheese, but if you dig deeper into the 80's you will find a vast ammount of unbelievable ammounts of music..HOUSE music was born in the decade and the use of synthesizers, so how the HELL can you even put 'DJ' infront of your name if you actually know bugger all about music?!?! the art of Dj'ing is knowing your history making older tunes sound like they were produced today and not sticking to one genre. why would you stick to just one when there is so much amzing music out there.....funk founded the basis of disco, disco founded house, house progressed into techo/jungle/drum and bass and dare i say the swear word trance....now we are left with some amazing music, nu disco, house and dub step is at an all time high just now so how can you say the music today is nothing to write home about ?? what a daft comment unless you base your music taste on the charts.
anyway....
bonaparte & SevanKambel are the winners in this thread by a country mile
some amazing songs there some of which are credible enough to drop into a modern house set today....sylvester - do you wana funk is in my top ten all time fav tunes.
here are some other crackers that i have no seen in the lists....unless i missed them, ok some of these i wouldnt personally have on my ipod but if i was doing an 80's party you can not avoid them.
indeep - last night a DJ saved my life
Eddie Grant - Electric Avenue / warped
Gary Numan - Cars
Beats International - Jam Hot
David Bowie Lets Dance
Kraftwerk - The model
Adam & the Ants - Prince Charmin
New Order - Blue Monday
Musical Youth - Pass The Dutchie
Culture Club - Do you Really want to hurt me / Karma Chameleon
Joey Smooth - Promise Land
Steve 'Silk' Hurley - Jack your body
Kajagoogoo - To shy
Survivor -Eye of the Tiger - (just for a bit of fun)
Elton John -I'm Still Standing
Prince - Controversy / When Doves Cry
Chic Le - Freak Out
New Order - Blue Monday
Franky Knuckles - Your Love
Chaka Khan - I feel for you
Marshall jefferson - House Music
thats all my brain can handle now
Posted Tue 15 Jun 10 @ 1:12 pm
mr.fearofthedark
The best 80s setlist ever, period:
Tom Tom Club - Genius Of Love
Nu Shooz - I Can't Wait
Depeche Mode - Blasphemous Rumors
Siouxsie & The Banshees - Cities In Dust
Erasure - A Little Respect
New Order - Temptation
Minister - Revenge
Depeche Mode - Behind The Wheel
The smiths - Sheila Take A Bow
Soft Cell - Its A Mugs Game
Flock Of Seagulls - Space Age Love Song
B-52's - Dance This Mess Around
Sisters Of Mercy - Alice
Missing Persons - Words
Gary Numan - Cars
Duran Duran - Girls On Film
The Cure - Love Cats
Siouxsie & The Banshees - Hong Kong Garden
Soft Cell - Tainted Love
Berlin - Metro
Tones On Tail - Go
The Ramones - Blitzkrieg Bop
The Smiths - Ask
Joy Division - Transmission
Tears For Fears - Pale Shelter
New Order - True Faith
Madonna - Into The Groove
OMD - Electricity
The Cure - In Between Days
The Ramones - I Wanna Be Sedated
Billy Idol - Dancing With Myself
Devo - Whip It
Depeche Mode - Just Can't Get Enough
Yaz - Don't Go
Peter Shilling - Send Me An Angel
Trans-X - Living On A Video
Kim Wilde - Kids In America
A-Ha - Take On Me
The Cure - Just Like Heaven
Soft Cell - Sex Dwarf
New Order - Bizarre Love Triangle
The Smiths - Theres A Light That Never Goes Out
Dramarama - Anything Anything
The Runaways - Cherry Bomb
Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams
The Cure - Boys Don't Cry
Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart
Depeche Mode - Personal Jesus
Yaz - Situation
Dead Or Alive - You Spin Me Round
The Smiths - This Charming Man
Human League - Don't You Want Me
Tom Tom Club - Genius Of Love
Nu Shooz - I Can't Wait
Depeche Mode - Blasphemous Rumors
Siouxsie & The Banshees - Cities In Dust
Erasure - A Little Respect
New Order - Temptation
Minister - Revenge
Depeche Mode - Behind The Wheel
The smiths - Sheila Take A Bow
Soft Cell - Its A Mugs Game
Flock Of Seagulls - Space Age Love Song
B-52's - Dance This Mess Around
Sisters Of Mercy - Alice
Missing Persons - Words
Gary Numan - Cars
Duran Duran - Girls On Film
The Cure - Love Cats
Siouxsie & The Banshees - Hong Kong Garden
Soft Cell - Tainted Love
Berlin - Metro
Tones On Tail - Go
The Ramones - Blitzkrieg Bop
The Smiths - Ask
Joy Division - Transmission
Tears For Fears - Pale Shelter
New Order - True Faith
Madonna - Into The Groove
OMD - Electricity
The Cure - In Between Days
The Ramones - I Wanna Be Sedated
Billy Idol - Dancing With Myself
Devo - Whip It
Depeche Mode - Just Can't Get Enough
Yaz - Don't Go
Peter Shilling - Send Me An Angel
Trans-X - Living On A Video
Kim Wilde - Kids In America
A-Ha - Take On Me
The Cure - Just Like Heaven
Soft Cell - Sex Dwarf
New Order - Bizarre Love Triangle
The Smiths - Theres A Light That Never Goes Out
Dramarama - Anything Anything
The Runaways - Cherry Bomb
Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams
The Cure - Boys Don't Cry
Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart
Depeche Mode - Personal Jesus
Yaz - Situation
Dead Or Alive - You Spin Me Round
The Smiths - This Charming Man
Human League - Don't You Want Me
Posted Mon 03 Feb 14 @ 12:41 am
tayla
Why dig up a five year old thread, you must have went searching for it...
Posted Mon 03 Feb 14 @ 6:14 am