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Tracks That Rock the Party

therecordpeddlertherecordpeddler 229 Posts
edited October 2007 in Strut Central
I've got a DJ gig next week and I need a couple suggestions from ya'll. It'll be a decent crowd, willing to have fun and get down, but they probably won't wanna hear my obscure funk and jazz all night. A friend hooked me up with his Microwave and now all I need is a grip of mp3s. If everyone can suggest 1 or 2 tracks that are guaranteed to rock any party, it would be much appreciated. Any genre is cool as long as people dig it.

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  • Deejay_OMDeejay_OM 695 Posts
    I did a gig last night...and we all agree...Polka is the new disco...
  • djkingottodjkingotto 1,704 Posts
    abc by j5 always gets the butts shaking and pretty much anything by michael or justin timbaland.
  • PonyPony 2,283 Posts
    "Return Of The Mack"

    :realcougarsknowthedeal:
  • djkingottodjkingotto 1,704 Posts
    "shook ones pt II" has been smashin em lately too!
  • mordecaimordecai 2,204 Posts


  • pcmrpcmr 5,591 Posts
    Jungle Boogie - Kool & The Gang

    always works...

    Dont stop till you get enough
    micheal

    Apache
  • SyminSymin 999 Posts
    pop that p*ssy
    get your freak on
    gangster's paradise
  • bonzaisk8bonzaisk8 946 Posts


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  • batmonbatmon 27,574 Posts
    It Takes Two - Rob Base
    Dont Stop Till You Get Enough - Mike Jackson
    Shut'Em Down - Public Enemy(Pete Rock Rmx)
    Dazz - Brick
    Everybody - Madonna
    Lose Control - Missy
    SuperSonic - JJFad
    Set It Off - Big Daddy Kane
    Juice - Eric B. & Rakim
    Teddy's Jam Part 2 - Guy
    Da Rockwilda - Meth & Red
    Boys - Mary Jane Girls
    December 4th or Interlude - Jay-Z
    Fuck The Pain Away - Peaches
    Candy Girl - New Edition
    My Perrogative - Bobby Brown
    Fencewalk - Mandrill
    DWYCK - Gangstarr
    Omarion - Entourage
    PauseFlash - R.Kelly

    whateva
  • pabloscooterpabloscooter 370 Posts
    Go to a party; take notes.
  • rocco2nrrocco2nr 530 Posts
    broken language
  • jaymackjaymack 5,199 Posts
    honestly, if you have to ask this, you REALLY shouldn't be a DJ.
  • GnatGnat 1,183 Posts
    honestly, if you have to ask this, you REALLY shouldn't be a DJ.
    And clearly making a sincere effort to connect himself. Let him try and see what comes of it...everybody has to fuck up and learn from it sometimes...damn, why do you gotta be such a dick jaymack? Give him a song and see what he can do...he's probably rockin some lil house party where nobody cares about smooth transitions as much as hearing something to make their ass move...don't hate, EDUCATE.

    Funkin for Jamaica-Tom Brown
    Take your time-Sos Band
    Stay Fly Diplo Remix-36 mafia vs Diplo (check the rub's site)
    I wear my stunna glasses @ nite-Federation

    ~gNAT
  • jaymackjaymack 5,199 Posts
    damn, why do you gotta be such a dick jaymack?
    ~gNAT



    gucci mane - freaky gurl
    anything with t-pain and akon
  • don_gigantedon_gigante 259 Posts
    broken language
    i second this...and if they give ya strange looks...drop some Wu on they ass!!
  • mordecaimordecai 2,204 Posts



  • soulmarcosasoulmarcosa 4,296 Posts
    Prince - Kiss
    Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock - It Takes Two
    Kelis - Milkshake
    Sir Mix-A-Lot - Baby Got Back
    Gnarls Barkley - Crazy (possibly, maybe not)
    Justin Timberlake - Sexy Back
    BEP - My Humps
    Dexys Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen

    Those are all obvious ones, but I have to add that I played a wedding earlier this evening and this one actually got most of the people dancing:

    Television: See No Evil

  • DJ_WubWubDJ_WubWub 874 Posts
    Jackson Sisters- I believe in Miracles
    JBS- Blow your head
    Sylvester-Do you wanna funk
    Harold Melvin- Dont leave me this way 12"version (slow but heats up
    Kool and the gang - Get down on it
    Barkays- holy Ghost
    Gap Band - Dropped a Bomb on you
    Jimmy Castor bunch- Its just begun
    Lyn collins -think
    Aretha-rock steady
    Chaka-Aint nobody, I'm every woman (chcks love this song
    Bt express- Do it till you are satisfied
    eric b rakim- paid in full (coldcut mix)
    Grandmaster Flash melle mel- White lines
    sugar hill gang- rappers delight
    chic-good times

    Cosign on Funkin for Jamaica and any Prince or Michael jackson

    Most of these tracks may be pretty played out but for most people they have a degree of familiarity and doing more mainstream gigs (or weddings) familiarity is the key

    as for 80 tunes if you can work them in
    New order Blue Monday and Eurhythmics- Sweet Dreams are unfuckwithable floor fillers
  • WoimsahWoimsah 1,734 Posts

    eric b rakim- paid in full (coldcut mix)
    Grandmaster Flash melle mel- White lines

    chic-good times

    as for 80 tunes if you can work them in
    New order Blue Monday and Eurhythmics- Sweet Dreams are unfuckwithable floor fillers

    outta your whole list - those are the only joints that'll work......unfortunate is it may be.
  • bull_oxbull_ox 5,056 Posts
    Go direct a short film about the effects of commercialism on the id and let a true player shine.

    LOL

    I pray that you are not a DJ, dolo.
  • bboyparkzbboyparkz 549 Posts
    This record never fails:


  • wholewheatwholewheat 437 Posts

    macarena
    mambo number 5
    too legit to quit
    celebrate
    brickhouse
    word up
    rappers delight
    get up off that thing
    bamboleo(one of those 90's eurotrash remixes)
    two can play that game
    girls just waana have fun
    random rick astley

    would you say this list is representative of your legendary deep and photo-resistant crates?
  • jaysusjaysus 787 Posts
    this thread kills it, i recently played a tractor pull beer tent in wisconsin and my biggest crowd responses were:

    dj unk - walk it out
    skynard - freebird
    jt - sexy back
  • deejdeej 5,125 Posts
    o_O
  • SPlDEYSPlDEY Vegas 3,375 Posts


    I almost got the dj booth knocked over on this track. This track should be a no brainer this weekend.

    - spidey
  • mr.brettmr.brett 678 Posts
    Hey,
    I encourage you to spend more time partying- it will give you good idea about what sort of stuff gets the average crowd going. I didn't spend a lot of time in clubs when I started dj'ing and I ended up asking questions like yours. A lot of people get tired of hearing questions because they are are indicative of a failure to put in work- whether that may be going to clubs/parties and hearing how dj's rock their parties or searching online at record stores for obvious party rockers.
    With that said, here's a few sure-shots that are worth having in your Microwave crate.
    Snoop - Gin & Juice, Ain't No Fun et al.
    Biggie - Juicy, Big Poppa et al.
    Warren G - Regulate (good for transitions in tempo)... i often cut the power on the deck and let the previous song die out... then drop regulate and watch their faces go from confused to euphoric.
    Rob Base - It takes two
    Tone Loc - Wild Thing, Bust A Move
    Junior Senior - Move Your Feet
    Cajmere - The Percolator
    Freak Nasty - Da Dip
    BBD - Poison
    Outkast - ATLiens, Hey Ya, The Way You Move, Ms. Jackson
    Rick James - Give It To Me Baby
    Cindi Lauper - Girls Just Want To Have Fun

    Rock Shit
    Queen - Another One Bites The Dust
    Beck - Where It's At
    Modest Mouse - Float On
    Sublime - What I Got

    New Shit
    stronger & crank dat

    Good luck!
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