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Awesomely Danceable Songs!
thebrosef:
Hey everyone. I am in a position where I am throwing and attending a lot of parties (it's called a frat.. go figure), but I get sick to hell of the same top 15 radio songs getting played over and over every night. So I am taking matters into my own hands and making a playlist for our next dance party.
I have gone through my iTunes library and taken out all the songs that I think will work well, but there aren't enough. So I am asking for your help. Here is the criteria for songs:
1) Danceable for people who have limited to zero rhythm.
2) Not too strange. I love strange music but the general public does not. Which is a damn shame.
3) If the song is vaguely familiar that is a plus! (i.e. things like Jay-Z singles off of Danger Mouse's Grey Album. Refreshing and Recognizable.)
Some of my own favorite picks for this just so you know where I am coming from:
The previously mentioned Grey Album
None Shall Pass - Aesop Rock (This is borderline too weird, but I'll be damned if the beat isn't one of the catchiest things I've heard in awhile.)
Jane Fonda - Mickey Avalon (Ok rap is always good these days. People tell me Mickey Avalon is shit. Mickey Avalon is hilarious. Plus this song has the line "Get your booty on the dance floor" which it undoubtedly will get people to do.)
Move Your Feet - Junior Senior (Well. Because. Just move your feet.)
As far as none rap/dance music that is still danceable goes, so far I have Love Will Tear us Apart - Joy Division and I am adding Burning Down the House and Psycho Killer by the Talking Heads. I will probably need more in that department.
Finally, I am sorry if there has been a recent dance music thread. I haven't seen one recently and this is pretty specific so I figured I'd make a separate topic. Also, to avoid necroing and or derailing other threads.
Soidanae:
Gunther, for german parody techno.
Akcent, for french parody-of-itself techno.
And, a group favorite of our dance parties here,
http://www.furious.com/perfect/tuva.html
thebrosef:
Hm. I can't decide if people would laugh at the addition of Gunther tracks and then start dancing, or if they would castrate me and then put on their tired music. I know that I would dance to it, but I'm not sure about the other guys and the visiting ladies.
Also, I hear those throat singers really get the party started.
Johnny C:
Spoon's "Don't You Evah" would probably work.
onewheelwizzard:
You could almost definitely get away with most of Ratatat's self-titled album, and I think people would be happy to dance to The Avalanches ... the Gimix mix that was on the Mediafire thread a while back was perfect, just 46 straight minutes of perfect party music that never stopped being new and different. I can reup it if you like.
Also, anything Daft Punk ever did is probably fair game.
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