Online Dance Party 18 – We Can Smoke Now 7-17-20

What can I say that I ain’t said before. 18 weeks in a row now, I’m here every Saturday to write about Friday night. Last night was dance party #18. I’m out of movie tie-ins, so instead I thought of it in terms of turning 18. We’re now old enough to buy a pack of cigarettes. Or vote, or get drafted I suppose, but smoking seemed the most party-related. And a fine party it was, too. We came, we saw, we danced. It was an Online Dance Party like any other, at least until someone asked if I could play some Britpop.

Britpop? That’s my bag, baby. I have a LOT of Britpop records. Back in the ’90s that was my go-to genre!

So, I pulled out a Black Grape album and played “Kelly’s Heroes,” much to the delight of not only the song requester, but most everyone else in room, which was nearly 200 people at that point in time. “Another one!” cried the audience in unison. Well, sort of. Actually one person asked if I had anything by Blur. You know I do! And thus began a 41-song set of Britpop in all its ’90s vinyl glory, with a few wildcards thrown in. Eventually, it was time to shift away from all things Britannia, but while it lasted, it was glorious.

On the whole, a good time was had by all. If you’d like to see a brief clip from last night’s festivities, there’s one up on Twitch now. Check it out!

Here are the songs I played to celebrate 18 weeks of online dance partying.

The Green Leaves of Summer – Nick Perito and His Orchestra
Begin the Beguine – Artie Shaw and His Orchestra
Stompin’ at the Savoy – Benny Goodman and His Orchestra
Fame – Irene Cara
Gloria – Laura Branigan
Jump – Van Halen
Pour Some Sugar On Me – Def Leppard
Back in Black – AC/DC
I Love Rock N’ Roll – Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
I Can’t Go for That (No Can Do) – Hall & Oates
Automatic – The Pointer Sisters
Boing Boom Tschak – Kraftwerk
Bass Rock Express – MC ADE
Musique Non Stop – Kraftwerk
Boogie Down Bronx [feat. Freeze Force] – Man Parrish
The Dominatrix Sleeps Tonight – Dominatrix
Everything She Wants [remix] – Wham
Vogue – Madonna
Calling All Boys – The Flirts
Aaron’s Party (Come Get It) – Aaron Carter
Step It Up – Stereo MC’s
Mope – The Bloodhound Gang
Miracle Man – Awolnation
Someone Great – LCD Soundsystem
Music – Response – The Chemical Brothers
Burning Off My Clothes – Sworn Virgins
Life Itself [Roosevelt Remix] – Glass Animals
Soulpower [Jazzanova Rework] – Marschmellows
Beam Me Up – Midnight Magic
Another Brick – Sharp Soul
Our Lips Are Sealed [Peza Mix] – Fun Boy Three
Operator [DJ Koze’s Disco Edit] – Låpsley
Kelly’s Heroes – Black Grape
Girls & Boys – Blur
There She Goes – The La’s
Tatty – Sleeper
Inbetweener – Sleeper
Ladykiller – Lush
Girl From Mars – Ash
Mansize Rooster – Supergrass
Alright – Supergrass
Goldfinger – Ash
I Can’t Imagine the World Without Me – Echobelly
Parklife – Blur
Babies – Pulp
The Drowners – Suede
Tellin’ Stories – The Charlatans
Connection – Elastica
Stayin’ Out for the Summer – Dodgy
Roll With It – Oasis
Wonderwall – Oasis
New Generation – Suede
Dog On Wheels – Belle & Sebastian
Lazy Line Painter Jane – Belle & Sebastian
Lust for Life – Iggy Pop
Deep Blue Day – Brian Eno
Trainspotting – Primal Scream
Sing – Blur
Atomic – Sleeper
Temptation – New Order
Nightclubbing – Iggy Pop
Perfect Day – Lou Reed
Mile End – Pulp
For What You Dream Of [feat. KYO] – Bedrock
2:1 – Elastica
A Final Hit – Leftfield
Born Slippy (Nuxx) – Underworld
Closet Romantic – Damon Albarn
Something Changed – Pulp
Sorted for E’s and Whiz – Pulp
I Am the Resurrection – The Stone Roses
Tubthumping – Chumba Wumba
Rock DJ – Robbie Williams
Peaches – The Presidents of the United States of America
Kelly Watch the Stars – Air
Enjoy the Silence – Depeche Mode
Too Shy – Kajagoogoo
Obsession – Animotion
Secret – Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
I Wanna Be Your Lover – La Bionda
Axel F – Harold Faltermeyer
Once in a Lifetime – Talking Heads
Summer Girls – LFO
Werewolves of London – Warren Zevon
Sweet Home Alabama – Lynyrd Skynyrd
Kids – MGMT
Seven Nation Army – The White Stripes
Shiny Disco Balls [feat. Jessica Eve] – Who Da Funk
Satisfaction – Benny Benassi
Sexy and I Know It – LMFAO
Acceptable in the ’80s – Calvin Harris
Panic – The Smiths
Weird Science – Oingo Boingo
Rehab – Amy Winehouse
Love Will Tear Us Apart – Joy Division
Just Like Heaven – The Cure
I Melt With You – Modern English
Dreaming – Blondie
Xanadu [feat. Olivia Newton-John] – Electric Light Orchestra
Girls on Film – Duran Duran
Pamplemousse – Hurricane Party
The Summer – Yo La Tengo
Come Together – The Beatles
Baby Driver – Simon & Garfunkel
Science Genius Girl – Freezepop
The Green Leaves of Summer – Nick Perito and His Orchestra

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