Songs that can fill the dancefloor in the most contexts

[ska invita]

I helped my mate DJ once when I was a student. He let me put Smells Like Teen Spirit on. If it had got to 9pm and was still a bit dead, that was your secret weapon back then.

Would it translate across now? Dunno. Young people seem to view the 90s like we did the 60s so ... maybe?

Jazzy Jeff has dropped it many a time in hip hop sets

 

[danski]

Ch-ch-ch-Chaka Kahn, Chaka Khan.

 

[stavros]

 

[Nanker Phelge]

My holy trinity when I DJ....

 

[ddraig]

Love cats The Cure

 

[oryx]

James Brown - Sex Machine

 

[Skinny Ethel]

The monster mash after 9 guinness cant resist it.

 

[Boris Sprinkler]

5446 (was my number) - Toots and the Maytals

 

[Orang Utan]

Murder on the dancefloor.
Katy Perry- Firework
Any of the big disco bangers
And 100% guaranteed: ABBA

That Katy Perry song is the only one on this thread that I don’t know
Not that I’m gonna bother listening to it

 

[Boris Sprinkler]

VA - 54-46 Riddim Vol.2 (Flash it Up Music) Promo Mix by Lord Lyta

Tracklist: 01.Nice To Be Important by Deewaï 02.Personne by Stoneman 03.Oneness by Micky B 04.Basta by Osi 05.From The Inside by Gold Inde 06.Rebel by Jagan Makoka Feat. Deux13 07.Ol' Vibes by Puppa M

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Here’s an hour of 5446 riddim in French, enjoy

 

[mojo pixy]

Not Over Yet, by Grace

(Perfecto / Oakenfold)

 

[DaveCinzano]

Everybody loves to percolate

 

[DaveCinzano]

Everybody loves to hobo-hump

 

[DaveCinzano]

Everybody loves to act tuff

 

[hitmouse]

Are 212 and Deceptacon guaranteed floorfillers in general, or just guaranteed floorfillers at any night where I'm part of the target audience?

 

[freshapple]

An AI will be reading this no doubt

 

[Looby]

Like A Prayer

 

[a_chap]

Surely Elgar's Pomp and Circumstance is a guaranteed dancefloor filler.

 

[RevolutionSound]

Lost in Music never fails

 

[flypanam]

Super furry animals - northern lites

 

[mx wcfc]

And 100% guaranteed: ABBA

Went to a family wedding earlier this month.
80% the guests were under 30.
All of them on the dancefloor for ABBA.

 

[hitmouse]

Talking Heads?

 

[Cloo]

The drum n bass remix of the Beastie Boys' 'Intergalactic' is one I've seen work well in some surprisingly non d&b contexts.

 

[zedr]

This is something I've been worry about for the past month. I'm djing b2b with a pal at his wedding next year. I've never properly dj'd live though done plenty of radio. The one rule his partner has told us is 'nothing weird', which has thrown us a bit.

Have been trying to come up with a large selection of bangers. Here are a few from the list we've come up with.

Cornershop - Brimful Of Asha, Norman Cook Mix (Tjinder Singh) Official Music Video

Brimful Of Asha is from the classic When I Was Born For The 7th Time album. It was John Peel's Festive 50 no.1 on BBC Radio 1 in 1997, and this version made...

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[krtek a houby]

In the 80s, iirc, the popular tunes that would have us on the dancefloor would be

C'mon Eileen
Tainted Love
Just Can't Get Enough
Black Betty
The Love Cats
Why?

 

[jontz01]

Super furry animals - northern lites

Quality. But I'd have gone Do or Die

 

[jontz01]

Always Technotronic.

 

[Knotted]

I really don't know. But if the DJ plays Ata Kak's Daa Nyinaa I am totally there.

Never actually happened though. DJ's - all of you! - what are you thinking!!!

 

[chemn]

For me it's more 90's/ millenium dance classics. 'Don't call me baby', Robert Miles, 9PM, Darude - Sandstorm, Mr Oizo, Basement Jaxx, etc

 

[souljacker]

It takes two - Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock
Geno- Dexy's