Super fun night, and my favorite kind of party to DJ– a non-stop dance party full of people who wanted to dance to a little bit of everything. I especially liked that it wasn’t a short set after a dinner or something. It was straight up dancing from 9pm until nearly 2am, and I mixed in nearly 100 songs. That sort of freedom to explore genres used to be my mainstay, but lately it’s a rarer and rarer occurrence, so I savored the opportunity.
The night itself was a raucous success. Requests were made, and played, dances were danced, and a good time was had by all. There was even a breakdancing competition that should be easy to identify in the mix, but in case you aren’t hip to the ’80s electro breakin’ hits, it starts with the Rocksteady Crew track and runs through Planet Patrol. The Spice Cup wound up in good hands. In Bright Axiom!
Suffragette City – David Bowie
Clampdown – The Clash
The Modern World – The Jam
Digital – Joy Division
Rock Your Baby – George McCrae
Take a Chance on Me – ABBA
Your Cover’s Blown – Belle & Sebastian
I Saw Cinnamon – Dressy Bessy
Yoo Hoo – Imperial Teen
Bassline – Mantronix
(Nothing Serious) Just Buggin’ – Whistle
Midnight City – M83
Jungle Boogie – Kool & The Gang
We Don’t Play – M.C. Shy-D
White Lines (Don’t Don’t Do It) – Grandmaster Flash & Melle Mel
Someone Great – LCD Soundsystem
I Wanna Dance With Somebody – Whitney Houston
State of Shock – The Jackson Five
Brass Monkey [Cameron Paul Remix] – Beastie Boys
Bizarre Love Triangle – New Order
Marble House [Rex The Dog remix] – The Knife
Blind – Hercules and Love Affair
Chella’lla – Orchestra Internationale
Such Great Heights – The Postal Service
Hella Nervous – Gravy Train!!!!
Goin’ Back to Cali – Notorious B.I.G.
Run’s House – Run-D.M.C.
Serious (Ceereeus BDP Remix) – Steady B
Hip Hop Junkies – Nice ‘N Smooth
The Overweight Lover’s In the House – Heavy D. & The Boyz
Transmission – Joy Division
We Got the Beat – The Go-Go’s
Bigmouth Strikes Again – The Smiths
Girls On Film – Duran Duran
Satisfaction – Benny Benassi
Shake It (Remix) – M.C. Shy-D
The Sign – Ace of Base
Dancing Queen – ABBA
Stayin’ Alive – Bee Gees
I Want You Back – The Jackson Five
I Think We’re Alone Now – Tiffany
Blue Monday – New Order
Disco 2000 – Pulp
Upside Down – Diana Ross
I Need You Tonight – INXS
Electric Feel – MGMT
I Ain’t No Joke – Eric B. & Rakim
Walk This Way – Run-D.M.C.
WTF (Where They From) [feat. Pharrell Williams] – Missy Elliott
Over & Over – Hot Chip
Move Your Feet – Junior Senior
Deceptacon – Le Tigre
Banquet – Bloc Party
Dancing With Myself – Billy Idol
Take On Me – a-ha
I Will Survive – Gloria Gaynor
Copacabana (At The Copa) – Barry Manilow
Anaconda – Nicki Minaj
Hungry Like the Wolf – Duran Duran
Come On Eileen – Dexy’s Midnight Runner
Intergalactic – Beastie Boys
It Takes Two – Rob Base & D.J. E-Z Rock
Pump Up the Volume – M/A/R/R/S
Jam On It – Newcleus
(Hey You) The Rock Steady Crew – The Rocksteady Crew
Don’t Stop the Rock – Freestyle
Planet Rock – Afrika Bambaataa & The Soul Sonic Force
Play at Your Own Risk – Planet Patrol
Push It – Salt N’ Pepa
Cream – Federico Franchi
Put Your Hands Up for Detroit – Fedde Le Grand
Eden Acid – Tony Rohr
Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine – James Brown
(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life – Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes
Poison – Bell Biv DeVoe
Lovefool – The Cardigans
Thizzelle Dance [feat. Chuck Beez] – Mac Dre
Hypnotize – Notorious B.I.G.
How Soon is Now? – The Smiths
Jumpin’ Jumpin’ – Destiny’s Child
C.R.E.A.M. – Wu-Tang Clan
Tainted Love – Soft Cell
Love Will Tear Us Apart – Joy Division
Major Tom (Coming Home) – Peter Schilling
Beat It – Michael Jackson
Common People – Pulp
Love Me Do – The Beatles
Brown Eyed Girl – Van Morrison
Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go – Wham
Into the Groove – Madonna
Ghostbusters – Ray Parker Jr,
Billie Jean – Michael Jackson
Fly Me To The Moon – Frank Sinatra
Let’s Get It On – Marvin Gaye
Hang On Sloopy – The McCoys
We Are Family – Sister Sledge