Let’s put together a playlist for a NYE party. Ground rules are that the songs have to do with NYE, partying or things associated with New Year’s Eve (like champagne, the ball dropping in Times Square, horns, etc.). If you have to explain WHY it is a NYE song then it probably won’t make the list but if is clever it will (like how Rio by Duran Duran is on our Christmas Carols list). All genres are welcome.
So far I have
New Year’s Day (U2)
Celebration (Kool & the Gang)
1999 (Prince)
Happy New Year (ABBA)
What are you doing New Year’s Eve? (Bette Midler)
Get This Party Started (Pink)
Land of 1000 Dances (Wilson Pickett)
Love Shack (B52s)
Can’t Stop the Feeling (Justin Timberlake)
Disco Inferno (The Trammps)
Cheap Thrills (Sia)
Whoop, There It Is - Tag Team
Get This Party Started - Pink
Workin’ My Way Back to You Babe - the Spinners
Slide Slide Slippity Slide - Coolio
New Life/Reprise -Pete Townshend (“What we want is a brand new year…”)
This is not “Party Songs” but songs about partying or New Years Eve.
Auld Lang Syne - Guy Lombardo
Bringing In A Brand New Year - Charles Brown
“Where the Party At” - Jagged Edge
“10 Seconds to Midnight” - the Divine Comedy
“The Final Countdown” - Europe
'This Kiss" - Faith Hill
“Who Knows Where the Time Goes?” - Fairport Convention
“Save a Prayer” - Duran Duran (“Save a prayer for the morning after…”)
“Brand New Day” - The Wiz soundtrack
“Happy New Year” - Spike Jones and his City Slickers. It’s the B-side to “All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth”.
This Is The New Year - Ian Axel
New Year - Kate York
New Year’s Resolution - Graham Colton
New Year’s Resolution - Otis Redding & Carla Thomas
Partyman - Prince
Having A Party - Sam Cooke
Dead Mans Party by Oingo Boingo
Ice of Boston–Dismemberment Plan
Happy New Year–Spike Jones
“Party Rock Anthem” - LMFAO
Queen of the New Year by Deacon Blue
MiM