I've been asked to do the music for my boss's 40th birthday party. She wants some softer dinner music and then some more upbeat dancing songs. What are your top 10 suggestions for songs?
2006-09-25 02:54:00 · 5 answers · asked by that_girl_from_australia 3 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
The Top Party Songs of All Time
1. Shout - Isley Brothers / Otis Day and The Knights (Animal House)
2. Celebration - Kool and The Gang
3. The Twist - Chubby Checker
4. Twist And Shout - Beatles / Isley Brothers
5. Louie Louie - Kingsmen
6. Mony Mony - Tommy James and The Shondells / Billy Idol
7. Runaround Sue - Dion
8. The Wanderer - Dion
9. Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley
10. Old Time Rock And Roll - Bob Seger
11. In The Mood - Glenn Miller Orchestra
12. Rock Around The Clock - Bill Haley and His Comets
13. Satisfaction - Rolling Stones
14. Respect - Aretha Franklin
15. Devil With a Blue Dress (Medley) - Mitch Ryder
16. Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry
17. Mack The Knife - Bobby Darin
18. La Bamba - Richie Valens
19. Hot Hot Hot - Buster Poindexter
20. What I Like About You - Romantics
21. I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Marvin Gaye
22. Proud Mary - Creedence Clearwater Revival
23. At The Hop - Danny and The Juniors
24. Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
25. Soul Man - Sam and Dave / Blues Brothers
26. Oh, Pretty Woman - Roy Orbison
27. Good Lovin' - Young Rascals / Grateful Dead
28. I Saw Her Standing There - Beatles
29. Wooly Bully - Sam The Sham and The Pharoahs
30. Do Wah Diddy - Manfred Mann
31. I'm So Excited - Pointer Sisters
32. Do You Love Me - Contours
33. Build Me Up Buttercup - Foundations
34. Ain't Too Proud To Beg - Temptations
35. Barbara Ann - Beach Boys
36. Bang The Drum All Day - Todd Rundgren
37. I Can't Help Myself - Four Tops
38. Having A Party - Southside Johnny and The Asbury Jukes / Sam Cooke
39. Alley Cat - Bent Fabric
40. Hokey Pokey - Ray Anthony
41. The Stroll - Diamonds
42. Paradise By The Dashboard Light - Meat Loaf
43. Brown Sugar - Rolling Stones
44. Under The Boardwalk - Drifters
45. Stand By Me - Ben E. King
46. Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye - Stem
47. Locomotion - Little Eva / Grand Funk Railroad / Kylie Minogue
48. Heat Wave - Martha and The Vandellas
49. Rock And Roll ( Part2 ) - Gary Glitter
50. We Will Rock You / We Are The Champions - Queen
51. Electric Boogie - Marcia Griffiths
52. Super Freak / U Can't Touch This - Rick James / MC Hammer
53. I Wanna Be Sedated - Ramones
54. I Want You Back - Jackson Five
55. New York, New York - Frank Sinatra
56. The Stripper - David Rose
57. Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
58. Holiday - Madonna
59. Strokin' - Clarence Carter
60. Hands Up - Ottawan
61. Chicken Dance - Various
62. Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy - Andrews Sisters / Bette Midler
63. YMCA - Village People
64. We Are Family - Sister Sledge
65. Dancing In The Street - Martha and The Vandellas
66. Dance To The Music - Sly and The Family Stone
67. You Really Got Me - Kinks
68. Tequila - Champs
69. Thank God I'm A Country Boy - John Denver
70. Footloose - Kenny Loggins
71. Working For The Weekend - Loverboy
72. Birthday - Beatles
73. Born To Be Wild - Steppenwolf
74. Nobody But Me - Human Beinz
75. Get Ready - Temptations
76. Gimme Some Lovin' - Spencer Davis Group / Blues Brothers
77. Conga - Miami Sound Machine
78. I've Had The Time Of My Life - Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes
79. Day - O ( Banana Boat Song ) - Harry Belafonte
80. Knock On Wood - Amii Stewart / Eddie Floyd
81. You Can't Hurry Love - Supremes / Phil Collins
82. Wipe Out - Surfaris
83. Surfin' USA - Beach Boys
84. Shake, Rattle And Roll - Bill Haley and His Comets / Joe Turner
85. Bad Bad Leroy Brown - Jim Croce
86. Girls Just Want To Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper
87. Joy To The World - Three Dog Night
88. Just A Gigolo / I Ain't Got Nobody - Louis Prima / David Lee Roth
89. Cella Luna / Lazy Mary - Louis Prima / Lou Monte
90. Volare - Bobby Rydell / Domenico Modugno / Dean Martin
91. It's My Party - Lesley Gore
92. Venus - Shocking Blue / Bananarama
93. Taking Care Of Business - Bachman Turner Overdrive
94. I Got You ( I Feel Good) - James Brown
95. Rapper's Delight / Good Times - Sugarhill Gang / Chic
96. Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry
97. Land Of A Thousand Dances - Cannibal and The Headhunters
98. You're The One That I Want - John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John
99. Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On - Jerry Lee Lewis
100. Let The Good Times Roll - Shirley And Lee
2006-09-25 02:58:26 · answer #1 · answered by UgottaBkiddinMe 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
1. Stranger On The Shore-Acker Bilk( Thats lovely dinner type, clarinet Instrumental music or any "James Last, Kenny G" Band Music)
2. YMCA- The Village People
3. Under The Moon Of Love-Showaddywaddy
4. We´´ve Only Just Begun-The Carpenters
5. Rock Around The Clock-Bill Haley
6. Jimmy Mack -The Supremes
7. Le Freak-Chic
8. Rocking All Over The World-Status Quo
9. Last Train To London-Electric Light Orchestra
10. We Belong Together-Mariah Carey( bit more recent)
2006-09-25 10:06:14 · answer #2 · answered by Latin Techie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My suggestion is to start off with songs by Streisand, Manilow, Sedaka, Taylor, Diamond, Sinatra, Bennett.
My favorite party song is"Do the Conga". Can't sit still for that. Disco Inferno by the Trammps, Definitely have to include some Salsa and merengue, "I will Survive" still gets airplay, so that might work.
2006-09-25 10:08:17 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, if you're boss is turning 40, that means she's a child of the '80s. Think Madonna, Prince, Cyndi Lauper etc. In fact, if you were to get a couple of good compilations of "Greatest Hits of 1984" etc. it would probably serve the purpose.
2006-09-25 09:57:06 · answer #4 · answered by Steve C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1.Bartender- Lady Antebellum.
2.Drunk on a plane- Dierks Bentley.
3. Do you still wanna buy me that drink- Lorrie Morgan.
4.Follow your arrow- Kacey Musgraves.
5.Chattahoochee- Alan Jackson.
6.Drink in my hand- Eric Church.
7.Am I the only one- Dierks Bentley.
8.Truck Yeah- Tim McGraw.
9.Beat of the music-Brett Elredge.
10.Fifteen- Taylor Swift.
Hope this helps:):)
(Not in any particular order).
2014-08-24 04:26:13 · answer #5 · answered by James 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋