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[Friction]

My boss has asked that I bring some music to play at a work function we are having. I have enough house to play for days but I know that he won't like house. I'm looking for suggestions for rock, jazz, blues music that plays well at party's, bbq's etc...

Anything to go on would help

[DJ MR.G.]

Some of the greatest rock songs
Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin
Satisfaction - Rolling Stones
Free Bird - Lynyrd Skynyrd
When A Man Loves A Woman - Percy Sledge
Let's Go Crazy - Prince
Back In Black - AC/DC
Old Time Rock & Roll - Bob Seger
Welcome To The Jungle - Guns n Roses
Under The Bridge - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Jump - Van Halen
Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd
Rock & Roll All Night - KISS
Best Of You - Foo Fighters
Remedy - Seether
Be Yourself - Audioslave
Holiday - Green Day
Right Here - Staind

[DJ MR.G.]

Smooth Jazz
Pacific Coast Highway -Nils
People Make The World Go Round -Richard Elliot
Two Of A Kind - Michael Lington
Nightlife - Paul Taylor
Thursday - Steve Cole
Tropical - Chuck Loeb
XXL - Euge Groove
The Way You Move - Kenny G. f/Earth, Wind & Fire
West Coast Coolin' - Norman Brown
Stone Groove - Boney James f/Joe Sample

[Friction]

Awesome - Thanks! Anyone else? This is a great start and I actually have some of them already.

[DJ FatMaster]

Rock? Well I dunno where this is at or whos attending but Im thinking more party tracks would be a better idea maybe motown or similar funny songs everyone knows, Van Morrison- Brown Eyed Girl, along those lines stuff everyone knows.


:dj: FAT

[DJ MR.G.]

R-n-B & Hip-Hop
Mariah Carey - We Belong Together
Bow Wow - Let Me Hold You
Pretty Ricky - Grind With Me
Lyfe Jennings Must Be Nice
Webbie - Give Me That
Destiny's Child - Cater 2 U
Ying Yang Twins - Wait (The Whisper Song)
Ludacris Pimpin' All Over The World
Ciara - Oh
50 Cent - Just A Lil' Bit
Boyz In Da Hood - Dem Boyz
Gwen Stefani - Hollaback Girl
T.I. - ASAP
Teairra Mari - Make Her Feel Good
Missy Elliott - Lose Control
Kanye West - Diamonds
Fat Joe - Get It Poppin'
Young Jeezy - And Then What
Tony Yayo - So Seductive
Cassidy - I'm A Hustla
Gucci Mane - Icy
Tyra - Get No Ooh Wee
R. Kelly - Playa's Only
Toni Braxton - Please
Ying Yang Twins - Badd
Faith Evans - Mesmerized
Foxy Brown Come - Fly With Me

[Rabid Wombat]

chubby checker: twist and shout

[DJ FatMaster]

naw Mr. G I think your going too far with it, unless this is a black party or in an urban influenced area most people dont enjoy that type of music(my type of music) they want to chill and listen to old favorites I think, if its a younger crowd, G maybe be correct...


:dj: FAT

[Friction]

Thanks everyone. I don't think that the hip-hop r n b stuff will go over at all. I'm gonna try some house on em but they won't like that either.

Thanks guys

[DJ MR.G.]

naw Mr. G I think your going too far with it, unless this is a black party or in an urban influenced area most people dont enjoy that type of music(my type of music) they want to chill and listen to old favorites I think, if its a younger crowd, G maybe be correct...


:dj: FAT
You don't have to be black or live in a urban influenced area to enjoy
hip-hop & r-nb.
PS. There maybe some young people there that like hip-hop & r-nb
and it won't hurt to have some on hand.

[Method2125]

I'm all about the hip-hop & R&B, but that's a pretty exclusive selection that won't reach a lot of people unless they're really drunk. Think more along the lines of the older "good time" rock & roll stuff, and motown. Some tracks to include:

The Twist - Chubby Checker
Twist & Shout - Isley Brothers (also The Beatles)
Shout - Lloyd Williams (Animal House Soundtrack)
Cool Jerk - The Capitols
Barefootin - Robert Parker
Yakety Yak - Coasters
Wild Thing - Troggs
Wooly Booly - Sam the Sham and the Pharoahs
Respect - Aretha Franklin
Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
Joy to the World - Three Dog Night
Keep Your Hands to Yourself - Georgia Satellites
Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd
Love Shack - B-52's
I Hate Myself For Loving You - Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
I Love Rock & Roll - Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
Back in Black - AC/DC
Shook Me All Night Long- AC/DC
Cotton Eyed Joe - Rednex (ugh... but people dance to it)

If some people like country here are some good suggestions:
Fishin' in the Dark - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
The Race is On - Sawyer Brown
I Left Something Turned On At Home - Trace Adkins
Sold - John Michael Montgomery
Chattahoochie - Alan Jackson
Fireman - George Strait
Heartland - George Strait
Dust on the Bottle - David Lee Murphy
Save a Horse, Ride a Cowboy - Big & Rich
Redneck Woman - Gretchen Wilson
What a Cryin' Shame - Mavericks
Battle of New Orleans - Johnny Horton
Thank God I'm a Country Boy (live) - John Denver (this works really well mixed in right before Cotton Eyed Joe)


Anyhow, that should be a good start for you. These songs work great at company functions, birthday parties, weddings, etc. They're pretty much playable at any function where you have a wide mix of musical tastes in your audience.

-Mike

[DJ MR.G.]

I'm all about the hip-hop & R&B, but that's a pretty exclusive selection that won't reach a lot of people unless they're really drunk.
What do you mean you have to be really drunk.
That is an insult. I've don lot's of company functions, birthday parties, weddings, etc and there are time that some of the younger people do request new R-n-B & Hip-Hop. I'm not saying you have to play a whole set just one or two cuts now and then.

[bAd]

I got your back G. Those tracks go over well all the time. But, the tracks Method selected would work too. They are both great sets but Method, :spank: I think you stepped over the line when you said that.

[Method2125]

I got your back G. Those tracks go over well all the time. But, the tracks Method selected would work too. They are both great sets but Method, :spank: I think you stepped over the line when you said that.


You really think you're going to reach the 60-year old CEO, or the 45-year old right-wing Catholic Exec with some Trick Daddy? Go ahead, try it and see how it works and let me know. And did I ever say don't play it at all? No, not at all. There is a large segment of the population that just isn't accessible to hip hop without social lubrication. So obviously playing a large hip hop set just isn't going to fly with a large section of corporate america. It's great to mix it in here and there. My comments were simply pointing out that it's not very accessible to a lot of people. Those people that it's not accessible can't get past not being able to relate to the lyrics to get into the beat, but they'll do the stupid dance if you let them "get jiggy with it" (ugh...)..

I've played plenty of gigs where the vast majority of the crowd was much more suited to "Red Neck Woman" and "Tear in My Beer" than Lil' John. Give them enough social lubrication and they'll be on the floor.

"Over the line" Christ...
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[bAd]

ok...maybe the exec's wouldn't dig it...but there are all the younger people in the company that do all the work that would...and they are the majority of the attendees. Don't come in here talking to professionals saying "that won't work" cuz it might in their area. You do what works for you. Suggestions here is what makes it work. The only over the line thing was cracking on G's suggestions. Let's bury the hatchet and just leave this alone.

[Method2125]

Don't come in here talking to professionals saying "that won't work" cuz it might in their area. You do what works for you. Suggestions here is what makes it work. The only over the line thing was cracking on G's suggestions. Let's bury the hatchet and just leave this alone.


I'm all about the hip-hop & R&B, but that's a pretty exclusive selection that won't reach a lot of people unless they're really drunk.

I don't get it. I simply stated that hip-hop is a genre that just isn't accessible by a lot of people.

Hrm... Lot. Let's look at the definition here:

Informal.
1. A large extent, amount, or number. Often used in the plural: is in a lot of trouble; has lots of friends.

I don't think anybody can argue that there is a large segment of the US working population that just isn't accessible to hip-hop. The youth market is definitely not one of those, they're quite accessible. But since he didn't discuss the demographics of his workplace I chose a model of the average corporate workplace, ie one not filled with a lot of youth.

I don't get it. Fatmaster makes the statement that unless it's a "black" party or an urban influenced area hip-hop isn't going to go over well, and nobody jumps on his jock.

Suggestions here is what makes it work.

Gee, I thought that's what I was doing.

[JBtheDJ]

Friction,

Stay away from really, really new stuff. People respond to what they know. They dance to what they know. The only exception would be if you were in a club or something. Work parties, holiday parties...best to stay with the really familiar stuff. As far as current R&B stuff, I look at what was hot about 6 to 8 months ago. In Da Club, Yeah, Crazy In Love, Hey Ya, Let's Get It Started, etc, haven't been hits in a long time, but they still can pack a dance floor.

Take any of your personal tastes out of the equation. Just because you like doesn't mean they will. Radio friendly, broad, mainstream is the safest...and usually the best way to go.

[Friction]

Thanks everyone! I've got some really great advice here that will help. PLus is researching this I have been building up the collection big time. :devil: I was in Ottawa and bought an original pressing in Mint condition of Funkadelic - Funkadelic & Cymade's - Cymande. Two great ablums I have owned on CD before but man do they sound amazing on wax!

Thanks again everyone

[DJ MR.G.]

I don't get it. I simply stated that hip-hop is a genre that just isn't accessible by a lot of people.

Hrm... Lot. Let's look at the definition here:

Informal.
1. A large extent, amount, or number. Often used in the plural: is in a lot of trouble; has lots of friends.

I don't think anybody can argue that there is a large segment of the US working population that just isn't accessible to hip-hop. The youth market is definitely not one of those, they're quite accessible. But since he didn't discuss the demographics of his workplace I chose a model of the average corporate workplace, ie one not filled with a lot of youth.

I don't get it. Fatmaster makes the statement that unless it's a "black" party or an urban influenced area hip-hop isn't going to go over well, and nobody jumps on his jock.
Gee, I thought that's what I was doing.
I did jump on Fatmaster jock.
You don't have to be black or live in a urban influenced area to enjoy hip-hop & r-n-b.
As for the average corporate workplace ie one not filled with a lot of youth. The key words here is not filled with a lot of youth, so your saying that there is some youth in the average corporate workplace.
I'll bet you they've herd of hip-hop.
In 22 years of djing I have yet to meat someone that never herd of hip-hop and all I'm saying is it won't hurt to have some on hand.
I don't now were you live or the type of gig you do, but to know someone that never herd of hip-hop is rare.

[Method2125]

As for the average corporate workplace ie one not filled with a lot of youth. The key words here is not filled with a lot of youth, so your saying that there is some youth in the average corporate workplace.
I'll bet you they've herd of hip-hop.
In 22 years of djing I have yet to meat someone that never herd of hip-hop and all I'm saying is it won't hurt to have some on hand.
I don't now were you live or the type of gig you do, but to know someone that never herd of hip-hop is rare.

I'm confused. I don't know why you seem to think that I said that youth wouldn't know about hip-hop. I never said that. I'd have to be a complete tool to think that of any age segment, that one would be inaccessible. In corporate America they are the majority of the people to whom hip-hop is most accessible. For some reason you seem to think that I'm arguing it the other way around, which I'm not. It's the other people to whom I'm referring that hip-hop isn't accessible. :banghead: