Another Friday afternoon spent Sheltering in Place means another Friday night broadcasting a DJ set to the world. This week 261 people “attended” the dance, which took place on Twitch, with a separate Zoom room where people could dance, and be seen dancing. I saw a lot of new faces this week, along with the regulars I’ve gotten to know in the past five weeks. Per the usual, I played primarily vinyl records.
Musically I’m still all over the place. Without any audience to look at, I have no real sense of what’s working and what isn’t. I try to peek into the Zoom from time to time, but I can only see a few people at once, and most are just kinda chilling. Some are bouncing around, which is always fun to see. A lot of people make requests, and between the requests and feedback about songs in chat, I have started to notice that some songs are showing up in the rotation every week, but most of what I play one week is still very different from what I played the week before.
Here’s what I spun for my virtual audience this week.
2001: A Soul Odyssey – Jules Blattner Group
Egyptian Reggae – Jonathan Richman & the Modern Lovers
Just Like Honey – The Jesus and Mary Chain
Here Comes Your Man – The Pixies
What’s On Your Mind (Pure Energy) – Information Society
Let the Music Play – Shannon
Sidewalk Talk [feat. Madonna] – Jellybean
Run’s House – Run-D.M.C.
Ditty – Paperboy
Hip Hop Hooray – Naughty By Nature
Here Comes the Hotstepper – Ini Kamoze
Insane in the Brain – Cypress Hill
The Mission – Special Ed
Around the Way Girl – L.L. Cool J
The Choice Is Yours (Revisited) – Black Sheep
Rump Shaker – Wreckx-n-Effect
Ain’t No Future In Yo’ Frontin’ – M.C. Breed & DFC
Shake Your Rump – Beastie Boys
Pimp of the Year – Dru Down
Children’s Story – Slick Rick
This Is How We Do It – Montell Jordan
Come and Get Your Love – Redbone
The Last of the Famous International Playboys – Morrissey
Enjoy the Silence – Depeche Mode
Say No Go – De La Soul
Automatic – The Pointer Sisters
Bass Rock Express – MC ADE
Musique Non Stop – Kraftwerk
Boogie Down Bronx [feat. Freeze Force] – Man Parrish
The Dominatrix Sleeps Tonight – Dominatrix
(Hey You) The Rock Steady Crew – The Rocksteady Crew
Cool It Now – New Edition
White Lines (Don’t Don’t Do It) – Grandmaster Flash & Melle Mel
Rhythm of the Night – Debarge
Karma Chameleon – Culture Club
Africa – TotoBeat It – Michael Jackson
Heart of Rock & Roll – Huey Lewis and the News
Tainted Love – Soft Cell
Love Will Tear Us Apart – Joy Division
Mickey – Toni Basil
We Got the Beat – The Go-Go’s
Brown Eyed Girl – Van Morrison
Suedehead – Morrissey
Common People – Pulp
Connection – Elastica
Boys & Girls – Blur
Kelly’s Heroes – Black Grape
Chains of Love – Erasure
Der Kommisar – Falco
The Ghost In You – Psychedelic Furs
Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) – Eurythmics
Borderline – Madonna
Like a Virgin – Madonna
Hungry Like the Wolf (Night Version) – Duran Duran
Legs – ZZ Top
Xanadu [feat. Olivia Newton-John] – Electric Light Orchestra
Easy Lover [feat. Philip Bailey] – Phil Collins
The Loco-Motion – Kylie Minogue
Two of Hearts – Stacey Q
Your Love – Outfield
Blue Monday – New Order
Start Me Up – The Rolling Stones
The Midnight Special – Creedence Clearwater Revival
Bad Bad Leroy Brown – Jim Croce
Escape (The Pina Colada Song) – Rupert Holmes
That’s My Desire – Frankie Laine
Banana Split for My Baby – Louis Prima
I’ve Got the World on a String – Frank Sinatra
Fight For Your Right – Beastie Boys
Debaser – The Pixies
Teenage Kicks – The Undertones
There Is a Light That Never Goes Out – The Smiths
Call Me – Blondie
Sheila Take a Bow – The Smiths
I Eat Cannibals – Toto Coelo
I Melt With You – Modern English
Transmission – Joy Division
Add It Up – Violent Femmes
Faith – George Michael
9 to 5 – Dolly Parton
Come On Eileen – Dexy’s Midnight Runner
West End Girls – Pet Shop Boys
Obsession – Animotion
Don’t You Want Me – Human League
Friends in Low Places – Garth Brooks
Wannabe – Spice Girls
Da Funk – Daft Punk
Vogue – Madonna
Big Time Sensuality – Björk
I’m Too Sexy – Right Said Fred
Groove is in the Heart – Deee-Lite
Walking on the Sun – Smash Mouth
Smells Like Teen Spirit – NirvanaKids – MGMT
Jimmy – M.I.A.
Kaw-Liga – The Residents
Cream – Federico Franchi
Temptation – New Order
Losing My Religion – R.E.M.
Our Lips Are Sealed – Fun Boy Three
Everything She Wants – Wham
Miami Vice Theme – Jan Hammer
The Night Chicago Died – Paper Lace
My Sweet Lord – George Harrison
Fade Into You – Mazzy Star
Drop – The Jesus and Mary Chain
The Load-Out/ Stay – Jackson Browne
Fire Engines – The Aislers Set
Velocity Girl – Primal Scream
Turn to Stone – Electric Light Orchestra
Sound and Vision – David Bowie
Rebel Rebel – David Bowie
Rien Ne Va Plus – Funk Factory
Where is My Mind – Maxence Cyrin