# Help me pick party songs **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 25, 2017, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-party-songs/782997 "2017-03-25T13:41:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![nachtmusick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ac91a4/32.png) [@nachtmusick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nachtmusick)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2017, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-party-songs/782997/21 "2017-03-25T19:35:24Z")
Maybe good for a laugh: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/XNtTEibFvlQ/maxresdefault.jpg "LMFAO - Shots ft. Lil Jon") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNtTEibFvlQ) ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2017, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-party-songs/782997/22 "2017-03-25T19:59:28Z")
I, for one, dream of an America where everybody knows that the bird is the word. [The Trashmen - 1963](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Gc4QTqslN4) ---
**Author:** ![Periwinkle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Periwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Periwinkle)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2017, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-party-songs/782997/23 "2017-03-25T21:10:09Z")
#1 Land of 1000 Dances by Wilson Pickett #2 Disco Inferno by the Trammps #3 Get This Party Started by Pink ---
**Author:** ![eunoia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eunoia/32/97_2.png) [@eunoia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eunoia)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2017, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-party-songs/782997/24 "2017-03-25T22:58:00Z")
Best party song that is at least 50 years old. (He just turned 50) The Sonics - Strychnine (1965) [The Sonics - Strychnine - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7Nffq0bOgE) Best party song from the 70s. **Fleetwood** wins thread so I can be silly… Ram Jam - Black Betty (1977) [Ram Jam - Black Betty 1977 - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R044sleOW6I) Best party song post 1980 Dazz Band - Let It Whip (1982) [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSIL-SU--Lw) Yer pal, DJ eunoia, who could play this game all day long. ---
**Author:** ![Molotok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecd19e/32.png) [@Molotok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Molotok)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2017, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-party-songs/782997/25 "2017-03-25T23:23:25Z")
1. Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (want to make absolutely certain there is no controversy about the date…). 2. Magic Carpet Ride (Steppenwolf). 3. Song II (Blur). ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2017, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-party-songs/782997/26 "2017-03-26T00:47:56Z")
1. [Party Lights](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhYMyZlC-Hc) by Claudine Clark 2. Back in the USA (the[Linda Rondstadt version](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7xz-l9BQoc) from 1978) 3)[Love Shack](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SOryJvTAGs), the B-52’s ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2017, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-party-songs/782997/27 "2017-03-26T12:45:17Z")
> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > What is it with that song? I was (hiding) in a biker/redneck bar once. “Sweet Home, Alabama,” finished, then Kid Rock’s bastard version ended, then everyone is screaming for the Neil Diamond tune. 😕:eek:😕 What a party!! For the 3rd time, someone ended up in the jacuzzi in their undies (different person each year. Two guys, this year a gal).ETA: No. Your bra and thong panties _are not_ basically the same thing as a bikini bathing suit. Many songs mentioned in this thread were played. Apple Music came through big time. _Sweet Caroline_ (da, da, DA) was played after everyone’s picks had been done and drunken debauchery took over. The “sing along” aspect makes the song a yearly winner Thanks for the help!! See you again spring 2018! (BTW: this party format is a really cool idea.) ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2017, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-party-songs/782997/28 "2017-03-27T12:32:14Z")
Awesome. I await my invitation for next year! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2017, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-party-songs/782997/29 "2017-03-27T12:50:34Z")
Feel like I was there. But, hey, no hangover! ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2017, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-party-songs/782997/30 "2017-03-27T13:47:09Z")
Was the bird the word? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-party-songs/782997.md?page=1)