# Pick three FANTASTIC party songs for a diverse group

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [October 5, 2010, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-three-fantastic-party-songs-for-a-diverse-group/556071 "2010-10-05T00:59:28Z")\
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_Tusk_, in its entirety, with the pauses, as Lindsay Buckingham intended it to be heard.

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**Author:** ![Stoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stoid/32/272_2.png) [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\
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A lot of these have appeared in prior mixes - great stuff, though! I very much appreciate the effort and the education…

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[Feedback on Highway 101 - Johnny Winter](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiN_p0TDWu0)  
[Whenever You’re Ready - Brian Auger’s Oblivion Express](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYaGNoTIVQ8)  
[Malice In Wonderland - Paice Ashton Lord](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiQx0FlX4yc)  
[War - Mitch Ryder](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwaGNghcxfg) (but try to find the studio version)

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> [@Stoid](#):
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> A lot of these have appeared in prior mixes - great stuff, though! I very much appreciate the effort and the education…

Betcha [this one](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMDH1HYlgDU&p=E3C82CD8BE90BC8E&playnext=1&index=50) hasn’t.

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You Really got Me - Kinks  
Rocket in my Pocket - Little Feat (live version)  
Frankenstein - Edgar Winter Group

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and speakin gof Mitch Ryder, _Devil In A Blue Dress/Good Golly, Miss Molly_

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FYI, this is the first year’s play list - I think it defines “eclectic” - and note that some familiar songs are covers. \

Year two was better, I’ll post that too.  
[ul]  
Get The Party Started ---------- Pink  
Boogie Chillin ---------- John Lee Hooker  
Necessary Evil ---------- Armand Van Helden  
Runaway ---------- Andy Caldwell  
1999 ---------- Prince  
Great Balls Of Fire ---------- Jerry Lee Lewis  
Blues In The Night ---------- Alvino Rey & His Orchestra  
Soundman ---------- Aynsley Lister  
It’ll Come ---------- Belleruche  
Paint it, Black ---------- The Rolling Stones  
Delirious ---------- Prince  
Shake Your Groovething ---------- Peaches & Herb  
Silver Stallion ---------- Cat Power  
Back in Time ---------- Corey Stevens  
Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite! / I Want You (She’s … ---------- The Beatles  
Organic Audio ---------- Always The Sun  
The Man’s Too Strong ---------- Dire Straits  
I Ain’t Gonna Turn You Loose ---------- Bobby McClure  
Love Me Two Times ---------- The Doors  
Evil Hearted Woman ---------- Lightnin’ Hopkins  
Hanging On Too Long ---------- Duffy  
Whole Lotta Shakin’ Going On ---------- Jerry Lee Lewis  
Controversy ---------- Prince  
Cry Baby ---------- Roisin Murphy  
Respect ---------- Aretha Franklin  
Big Fun ---------- Lorraine Feather  
Kiss (Featuring Tom Jones) ---------- The Art Of Noise Feat. Tom Jones  
You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away ---------- Eddie Vedder  
Cry Baby ---------- Roisin Murphy  
Mashed potato time ---------- Dee Dee Sharp  
Church ---------- Lyle Lovett  
Billie Jean 2008 ---------- Michael Jackson  
Pain Of A Troubled Life ---------- Alison Krauss & Union Station  
Chocolate Elvis (Baby Mammoth Version 1 + 2) ---------- Tosca  
String Of Pearls ---------- Glenn Miller Orchestra  
Bohemian Like You ---------- The Dandy Warhols  
Pastime Paradise ---------- Stevie Wonder  
Hep to the Jive ---------- Cab Calloway  
Don’t Fence Me In ---------- David Byrne  
Mario Takes A Walk ---------- Jesse Cook  
No Diggity ---------- Blackstreet  
Icky Thump ---------- The White Stripes  
Dont Stop ---------- Brazilian Girls  
SexyBack (Dirty) ---------- Justin Timberlake  
Why Don’t You Love Me ---------- Hank Williams  
Battle Flag ---------- Lo-Fidelity Allstars Feat. Pigeonhead  
Dear Mr. Man ---------- Prince  
[Lotion ---------- Greenskeepers](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0T2HctPYvS0) \<—WONDERFULLY SICK  
I’m So Tired ---------- The Beatles  
Shake Your Hips ---------- The Rolling Stones  
Norwegian Wood ( ---------- The Beatles  
Love and Happiness ---------- Al Green  
A Flower Blossoms ---------- Julius Papp  
Mean Old World ---------- Aynsley Lister  
Heavenly Sweetness [Thievery Corporation Remix] ---------- Better Daze  
Why Don’t We Do It In The Road? ---------- The Beatles  
Twist And Shout ---------- The Beatles  
The Khaleegi Stomp ---------- TransGlobal Underground  
I’m Still In Love With You ---------- Al Green  
Amy Amy Amy ---------- Amy Winehouse  
Party train converted ----------  
Can’t Get Enough Of Your Love, ---------- Barry White  
[Billie Jean ---------- Chris Cornell](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xW25VB1Mpw) \<-------This is AMAZING…fucking awesome  
Sympathy For The Devil ---------- The Rolling Stones  
No One ---------- Alicia Keys  
Aganjû (The Latin Project Remix) ---------- Bebel Gilberto  
Me & Mr Jones ---------- Amy Winehouse  
Sexy M.F. ---------- Prince  
Distractions ---------- Zero 7  
Enter Sandman ---------- Metallica  
Build Me Up Buttercup ---------- Foundations  
Fortune Teller ---------- Robert Plant & Alison Krauss  
Guess I’ll Hang My Tears Out To Dry ---------- Dexter Gordon  
Taxman ---------- The Beatles  
Headlock ---------- Imogen Heap  
Mahk Jchi (Heartbeat Drum Song) ---------- Robbie Robertson & The Red Road Ense…  
Sir Duke ---------- Stevie Wonder  
The Apl Song ---------- Black Eyed Peas  
Gravity ---------- Jesse Cook  
Lose Yourself ---------- Eminem  
You make it easy ---------- Air  
Ain’t No Sun Shine ---------- Al Jarreau  
Stick With Me Baby ---------- Robert Plant & Alison Krauss  
Red House ---------- Jimi Hendrix  
Little Brown Jug ---------- Glenn Miller Orchestra  
Thriller ---------- Michael Jackson  
Strict Machine ---------- Goldfrapp  
Can’t You Hear Me Knocking ---------- The Rolling Stones  
Destiny ---------- Zero 7  
Be Somebody ---------- Kings of Leon  
Death Trap ---------- The Hep Cat Boo Daddies  
The Big Sleep (Senor Coconut Mix) ---------- Tosca  
You Haven’t Done Nothin’ ---------- Stevie Wonder  
Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ ---------- Michael Jackson  
Goin’ Out West ---------- Tom Waits  
Charming ---------- Jonatha Brooke & The Story  
Sing Sing Sing ---------- Glenn Miller  
You Haven’t Done Nothin’ ---------- Stevie Wonder  
What’s Going On ---------- Marvin Gaye  
Rich Girl Converted ----------  
Fruits Of My Labor ---------- Lucinda Williams  
Crazy ---------- Patsy Cline  
Don’t You Worry ‘Bout A Thing ---------- Stevie Wonder  
Don’t Be Cruel ---------- Elvis Presley  
Brick House ---------- Commodores  
Panic In Detroit ---------- David Bowie  
Rock And Roll (Part 1) ---------- Gary Glitter  
Roses ---------- Andre 3000  
Rock Steady ---------- Aretha Franklin  
Cut the Cake ---------- Average White Band  
Rock And Roll (Part 2) ---------- Gary Glitter  
Got To Give It Up (Part 1) ---------- Marvin Gaye  
A Fifth Of Beethoven ---------- Walter Murphy & The Big Apple  
Woke Up This Morning ---------- A3  
All At Sea ---------- Jamie Cullum  
Release ---------- Afro Celt Sound System  
Spirit In The Sky ---------- Norman Greenbaum  
Pretzel Logic ---------- Steely Dan  
Kiss Me ---------- Francis Dunnery  
Landmines ---------- St. Vincent  
You Go To My Head ---------- Louis Armstrong & Oscar Peterson  
[Night of the Dancing Flame ---------- Roisin Murphy](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFCDGWCzaU0) \<----Video stupid. Song WAY cool.  
You Dont Know Me ---------- Greenskeepers  
Inner City Blues (Make Me Wann ---------- Marvin Gaye  
Me And Mr Jones ---------- Amy Winehouse  
Closer ---------- Nine Inch Nails  
Incomplete ---------- Alanis Morissette  
Am I Wrong ---------- Keb’ Mo’  
Gimme Shelter ---------- The Rolling Stones  
Take Me Back to Your House (radio edit) ---------- Basement Jaxx  
Stranger in this Land ---------- Joy Denalane  
Billie Jean ---------- Michael Jackson  
Miss Chatelaine ---------- k.d. lang  
Love Her Madly ---------- Doors  
Walkin’ After Midnight ---------- Patsy Cline  
Half As Much ---------- Ray Charles  
South Nashville Blues ---------- Steve Earle  
I Want You Back ---------- Jackson 5  
Me and Mr Jones (Fuckery) ---------- Amy Winehouse  
Layla ---------- Eric Clapton  
No One ---------- Alicia Keys  
Trouble ---------- Ray LaMontagne

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What I Like About You - The Romantics  
My Sharona - The Knack  
ABC, Stop the Love You Save or I Want You Back - Jackson 5

Bonus song  
Burnin’ Love - The King

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Mr. Wendel - Arrested Development

Blinded by the Light - Manfred Mann’s Earth Band

Karma Chamelean - Culture Club

First 3 family friendly songs I could dance to that popped into my head.

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> [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](#):
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> Blinded by the Light - Manfred Mann’s Earth Band
> 
> First 3 family friendly songs I could dance to that popped into my head.

How does one dance to this? 😕

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> [@corkboard](#):
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> > [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](#):
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> > Blinded by the Light - Manfred Mann’s Earth Band
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> > First 3 family friendly songs I could dance to that popped into my head.
> 
> How does one dance to this? 😕

Usually (for me) an air guitar is involved.

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Well, I need 8 hours max. This is about 8.7 hours, so that means I need to lose about 8-12 songs, depending on length.

The the 5-6 songs at the beginning and at the end are specifically for the beginning and the end, so I don’t want to just go with this. The party runs pretty much from set up starting at 4-4:30 to midnight, so I can create a playlist to cover it.

This is designed so that no particular style goes on too long at once. I have some pretty hard, noisy stuff in here, so I balance it on either side. Or I will, I’m not done yet.

I’ve also re-used a lot from prior years because it’s going to be a new and larger group this year.

> [@](#):
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> [ul]  
> [li]Come On Over To My Place … Drifters[/li][li]Why Don’t We Do It In The Road? … The Beatles[/li][li]Battle Without Honor or Humanity … Tomoyasu Hotei[/li][li]Get The Party Started … Pink[/li][li]Let The Good Times Roll … Stevie Wonder, Bono, And Ray Charles[/li][li]All Night Long (All Night) … Lionel Richie[/li][li]Dancing In The Street … Martha Reeves & The Vandellas[/li][li]C’est Si Bon … Louis Armstrong[/li][li]Death Trap … The Hep Cat Boo Daddies[/li][li]Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001) … Deodato[/li][li]No Diggity … Blackstreet[/li][li]Why Don’t You Love Me … Hank Williams[/li][li]Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) … Beyonce[/li][li]Classical Gas … CGT[/li][li]Revolution … The Beatles[/li][li]Whole Lotta Shakin’ Going On … Jerry Lee Lewis[/li][li]Be Somebody … Kings of Leon[/li][li]Blues In The Night … Alvino Rey & His Orchestra[/li][li]Cry Baby … Raisin Murphy[/li][li]Daddy’s Home … Shep & the Limelights[/li][li]Enter Sandman … Metallica[/li][li]here comes the hot stepper … ini kamoze[/li][li]Legs … ZZ Top[/li][li]Let’s Dance … Chris Montez[/li][li]Little Brown Jug … Glenn Miller Orchestra[/li][li]Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite! I I.. … The Beatles[/li][li]Love Shack … The B-52’,[/li][li]Rock And Roll (Part 1) … Gary Glitter[/li][li]Shakin’ AllOver … Johnny Kidd & The Pirates[/li][li]They Don’t Care About Us … Michael Jackson[/li][li]Mambo No.5 (A Little BitO f. .. ) … Lou Bega[/li][li]Madmoiselle Will Decide (with Mark . … Jools Holland[/li][li]Soul Kitchen … The Doors[/li][li]Tightrope (Feat. Big Boi) … Janelle Mamie[/li][li]Toxicity … System of a Down[/li][li]Banana Boat … Harry Belafonte[/li][li]Gold Digger … Kanye West Feat. Jamie Foxx[/li][li]groove is in the heart … deee lite[/li][li]I’ll Be Around … Spinners[/li][li]Lost Without U … Robin Thicke[/li][li]Love The Way You Lie (feat Rihanna) … Eminem[/li][li]Mercy … Duffy[/li][li]Play That Funky Music … Wild Cherry[/li][li]Pretzel Logic … Steely Dan[/li][li]Pastime Paradise … Stevie Wonder[/li][li]Tusk … Fleetwood Mac[/li][li]Beyond The Sea … Bobby Darin[/li][li]You’re The First, The Last, My Everyt.. … Barry White[/li][li]Spanish Caravan … The Doors[/li][li]I am a Man of constant Sorrow … Soggy Bottom Boys[/li][li]Whole Lotta Love … Led Zeppelin[/li][li]Build Me Up Buttercup … Foundations[/li][li]Baby Did A Bad Bad Thing … Chris Isaak[/li][li]Big Spender … Shirley Bassey[/li][li]Symphony … Benny Goodman[/li][li]Battle Flag … Lo-Fidelity Allstars Feat. Pigeonhead[/li][li]Pata Pata … Miriam Makeba[/li][li]Candyman … Christina Aguilera[/li][li]Come Rain Or Come Shine … Billie Holiday[/li][li]Don’t Stop Mavin’ … 5 Club 7[/li][li]Low … Flo Rida Featuring T -Pai[/li][li]Miss Independent … Ne-Yo[/li][li]All Shook Up … Elvis Presley[/li][li]Move It … Cliff Richard & The Drifters[/li][li]Near You … The Andrews Sisters[/li][li]Shake Your Groovething … Peaches & Herb[/li][li]Sleepwalk … CCT[/li][li]You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away … Eddie Vedder[/li][li]Woke Up This Morning … A3[/li][li]Give Me Just A Little More Time … Chairmen Of The Board[/li][li]Inner City Blues (Make Me Wann … Marvin Gaye[/li][li]Bron-Yr-Aur … Led Zeppelin[/li][li]Rattle And Burn … Jesse Cook[/li][li]Billie Jean … Chris Cornell[/li][li]Can’t You Hear Me Knocking … The Rolling Stones[/li][li]Half As Much … Ray Charles[/li][li]Billie Jean (home demo from 1981) … Michael Jackson[/li][li]Rebel Yell … Billy Idol[/li][li]Blame It On My Youth … Sammy Davis Jr.[/li][li]Blood Makes Noise … Suzanne Vega[/li][li]Boogie Chillin … John Lee Hooker[/li][li]Sing Sing Sing … Glenn Miller[/li][li]What Is And What Should Never Be … Led Zeppelin[/li][li]The Casbaah … Spen and Karizama’s Original B[/li][li]Only You (And You Alone) … The Platters[/li][li]Distractions … Zero 7[/li][li]You’ll Lose A Good Thing … Barbara Lynn[/li][li]Are You Hip to the Jive? … Cab Calloway[/li][li]Get Off … Foxy[/li][li]The Girl From Ipanema … Stan Getz, Joao Gilberta & Astrud Gil.[/li][li]Bron-Y-Aur Stomp … Led Zeppelin[/li][li]Got To Give It Up (Part 1) … Marvin Caye[/li][li]Gypsy Woman (La Da Dee) … Crystal Waters[/li][li]I Kissed A Girl … Katy Perry[/li][li]I’m Too Sexy … Right Said Fred[/li][li]Moonlight Serenade … Glenn Miller & His Orchestra[/li][li]More, More,More … Andrea True Connection[/li][li]Something Fine … Jackson Browne[/li][li]Personal Jesus (Rude Photo Motor R .. … Marilyn Manson[/li][li]Mr. McGee … Zero 7[/li][li]Puttin’ on the Ritz … Taco[/li][li]South Nashville Blues … Steve Earle[/li][li]Yes I Can … Sammy Davis Jr.[/li][li]SexyBack (Di rty) … Justin Timberlake[/li][li]Closer … Nine Inch Nails[/li][li](There Is) No Greater Love … Amy Winehouse[/li][li]Evil Hearted Woman … Lightnin’ Hopkins[/li][li]A Fifth Of Beethoven … Walter Murphy & The Big Apple[/li][li]Funkin’ For Jamaica … Tom Browne[/li][li]Pay Attention … Bexar Bexar[/li][li]Goin’ Out West … Tom Waits[/li][li]Guess I’ll Hang My Tears Out To Dry … Dexter Cordon[/li][li]Hard Sun … Eddie Vedder[/li][li]Helter Skelter … Dana Fuchs[/li][li]In The Waiting Line … Zero 7[/li][li]Never, Never Conna Cive You Up … Barry White[/li][li]Papa Loves Mambo … Perry Como[/li][li]I’m The Only One … Melissa Etheridge[/li][li]Crazy … Patsy Cline[/li][li]Saving Crace … Everlast[/li][li]Sexy M.F. … Prince[/li][li]Won’t Back Down (feat Pink) … Eminem[/li][li]Crying My Heart Out For You … Ella Fitzgerald[/li][li]Release … Afro Celt Sound System[/li][li]Red House … Jimi Hendrix[/li][li]What’s Going On … Marvin Gaye[/li][li]5h Boom … Crew Cuts[/li][li]Home … Marc Broussard[/li][li]You make it easy … Air[/li][li]Going In Circles … The Friends Of Distinction[/li][li]You Go To My Head … Louis Armstrong & Oscar Peterson[/li][li]Follow - Richie Havens … Various Artists - Will Records[/li][li]I’m So Tired … The Beatles[/li][li]The End … The Doors[/li][li]Amy Amy Amy … Amy Winehouse[/li][li]Walkin’ After Midnight … Patsy Cline[/li][/ul]

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Dancing to Led Zeppelin?

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> [@Nars\_Glinley](#):
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> Dancing to Led Zeppelin?

Who said it was going to be nothing but dance songs?

It’s party songs, for a party in the street that includes people of every age coming and going over about 6-8 hours.

So in addition to good solid dance tunes you want other high energy songs that aren’t necessarily “dance” and some mellow background / breaks. A relentless barrage of the same type of sound and energy is irritating, especially for a situation like this with the wide range of ages and personalities. I’m trying to give everyone a little something.

And if I were going to pick a song on here that’s eyebrow raising, it wouldn’t be Zeppelin, it would be System of a Down - Toxicity??? Yeah. I’m shuffling everything now, and that’s my favorite part, creating the order, juxtaposing System of a Down with Robin Thicke, Eminem with Soggy Bottom Boys, Sammy Davis Jr. with Flo Rida, Bobby Darin with Metallica…it actually comes out great. People love it, because you don’t get bored with it, and any song or style you hate quickly gives way to something you like. And most of these are pretty distinctive tunes.

I include a few reluctantly that I figure some people will squeal over even though I’d rather not, like the Beyonce. I’m also conflicted about Love Shack. I actually hate that song, and it’s more than 5 minutes long. But I know other people love it.

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Pink Martini… sounds jazzy, cool, lounge, continental, latin… hard to pin down.

[Sympatique](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoiLbowiulo)

[No Hay Problema](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKHDMF3Lsx0)

[Brazil](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pn5SpcZWeI)

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**Post date:** [October 12, 2010, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-three-fantastic-party-songs-for-a-diverse-group/556071/56 "2010-10-12T14:23:35Z")

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> [@MTCicero](#):
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> [ul]  
> [li][“Koo Koo”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSLO0GpCaeg), by Sheila E.[/li][li][“Endicott”](http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xj0fo_kid-creole-and-the-coconuts-endicot_music), by Kid Creole and the Coconuts[/li][li][“The Lunatics Have Taken Over the Asylum”](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aItpjF5vXc), by Fun Boy Three[/li][/ul]

MTCicero - Way to dig Endicott up…You can party with me any time!

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**Author:** ![ministryman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f6c823/32.png) [@ministryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ministryman)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2010, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-three-fantastic-party-songs-for-a-diverse-group/556071/57 "2010-10-12T14:24:43Z")

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double post - sorry

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**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2010, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-three-fantastic-party-songs-for-a-diverse-group/556071/58 "2010-10-12T16:19:57Z")

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I’d say you got a just fine party mix there. However, Led Zep’s Braun Y Aur is in there twice. May be your intent, but there it is. Best of luck on ya party!

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**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2010, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-three-fantastic-party-songs-for-a-diverse-group/556071/59 "2010-10-12T17:29:04Z")

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_Sleazy_ - The Village People  
_Woke Up With Wood_ - ZZ Top  
_Out Of Limits_ - The Marketts

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**Author:** ![Coil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Coil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coil)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2010, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-three-fantastic-party-songs-for-a-diverse-group/556071/60 "2010-10-13T14:25:11Z")

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The Cure - Friday I’m in love  
Depeche Mode - World in my eyes  
Dupont - New Dawn

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