# The Ultimate Party CD **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 28, 2003, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-party-cd/158119 "2003-02-28T14:17:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Thurgood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c0e974/32.png) [@Thurgood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thurgood)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2003, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-party-cd/158119/1 "2003-02-28T14:17:16Z")
If you were to throw an all-out rager (the type of party where people randomly yell “WHHOOOOO!”, a lady or two dances on the coffee table, and the occasional meathead smashes a beer can on his head) what songs would you put on a CD compilation to ensure that everyone partied hard? I’m not necessarily looking for favorite artists or songs. I like Radiohead, but _OK Computer_ isn’t really compatible with jello shots. I want to know what songs make you get jiggy with it. I’ll start. The must have on my list is MC Rob Base’s _It Takes Two_. ---
**Author:** ![Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19adc/32.png) [@Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2003, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-party-cd/158119/2 "2003-02-28T14:26:26Z")
I just play some funk-- specifically a collection I picked up recently called “What the Funk” _Thank you, for lettin me, be myself, again_. ---
**Author:** ![Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19adc/32.png) [@Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2003, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-party-cd/158119/3 "2003-02-28T14:26:26Z")
I just play some funk-- specifically a collection I picked up recently called “What the Funk” _Thank you, for lettin me, be myself, again_. ---
**Author:** ![Ol\_Gaffer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Ol\_Gaffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ol_Gaffer)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2003, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-party-cd/158119/4 "2003-02-28T17:59:00Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Barbarian \* > \*\* > > _Thank you, for lettin me, be myself, again_. \*\* Thank you (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) - one of the simply great songs of all time. I always like to put on a few of the old standards: **Old Time Rock ‘n’ Roll** by Bob Seger **You Shook Me All Night Long** by ACDC **MONY MONY** by Billy Idol **Twist and Shout** by the Beatles and many others. When Aunt Hildy and the cousins get up to shake their tail feathers - Watch Out! ---
**Author:** ![Thurgood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c0e974/32.png) [@Thurgood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thurgood)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2003, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-party-cd/158119/5 "2003-02-28T18:20:29Z")
Excellent choices. And since it’s a requirement for parties in the South, I’ll also include Hank Jr.'s _Family Tradition_. ---
**Author:** ![Beadalin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@Beadalin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beadalin)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2003, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-party-cd/158119/6 "2003-02-28T18:36:22Z")
- “Burning Down the House,” by the Talking Heads - “Come on Eileen,” by Dexy’s Midnight Runners - “Dirty Robot,” by Arling & Cameron - “Flash Light,” or “Atomic Dog,” by George Clinton and the P-Funk All Stars - “Pistolero,” by Juno Reactor - “Respect,” By Erasure - “Rio,” by Duran Duran - “Rock DJ,” by Robbie Williams - “Son of a Preacher Man,” by Dusty Springfield - “Trip Like I Do,” by Crystal Method - “21st Century Digital Boy,” by Bad Religion That’s all I got for now, but man, I know I have a lot more. ---
**Author:** ![vl\_mungo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/bc8723/32.png) [@vl\_mungo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vl_mungo)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2003, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-party-cd/158119/7 "2003-02-28T19:54:37Z")
**One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer** by John Lee Hooker **Smoke Two Joints** by Sublime **You Really Got Me** by the Kinks or Van Halen (either is great) **Private Idaho** by the B-52’s **Rockaway Beach** by the Ramones **Right Around The Corner** by the Detroit Cobras all that said, though… **You Shook Me All Night Long** is probably the ultimate “Wild Party” song ---
**Author:** ![mouthbreather](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a698b9/32.png) [@mouthbreather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mouthbreather)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2003, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-party-cd/158119/8 "2003-02-28T20:18:22Z")
A party sure as hell aint **a party** until I hear “Jungle Boogie” by Kool & the Gang. ---
**Author:** ![dbygawdcapn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dbygawdcapn/32/3995_2.png) [@dbygawdcapn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dbygawdcapn)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2003, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-party-cd/158119/9 "2003-02-28T22:07:48Z")
When you are ready for everyone to clear out, “This Party Sucks” by The Slickee Boys ---
**Author:** ![fizgig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f04885/32.png) [@fizgig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fizgig)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2003, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-party-cd/158119/10 "2003-03-01T04:00:35Z")
You have to have some George Thorogood And Kid Rock - Cowboy Why Don’t We Get Drunk and Screw ---
**Author:** ![gex\_gex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/94ad74/32.png) [@gex\_gex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gex_gex)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2003, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-party-cd/158119/11 "2003-03-01T12:19:29Z")
Yo, Sir Mix-A-Lot, **Baby Got Back**. It ain’t a party if no-one’s been rapping along to “I like big butts and I cannot lie.” ---
**Author:** ![Dryga\_Yes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/838e76/32.png) [@Dryga\_Yes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dryga_Yes)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2003, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-party-cd/158119/12 "2003-03-01T14:19:40Z")
Andrew WK knows how to party. Hard. Or, if that’s not your cup of tea, go with RJD2’s _The Horror_. ---
**Author:** ![whistlepig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/73ab20/32.png) [@whistlepig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whistlepig)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2003, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-party-cd/158119/13 "2003-03-01T15:14:23Z")
Got to Give It Up Pt. 1 - Marvin Gaye = even nuns will be doing a rump shake. RESPECT by Aretha Best Friends Girl - The Cars Something by Clifton Chenier Some Salsa music And when it’s time to clear the party down between those who need to go home and those who are going to sit down and DRINK! Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Shane MacGowan! ---
**Author:** ![Thurgood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c0e974/32.png) [@Thurgood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thurgood)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2003, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-party-cd/158119/14 "2003-03-01T19:10:19Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Dryga\_Yes \* > **Andrew WK knows how to party. Hard.** Andrew WK rocks my face off. My wife asked me to describe his music, and the best description I could come up with is that it makes you want to party so hard that you bleed, puke, and crap yourself all at the same time. She said that sounded like a bad thing. Sheesh. Women. ---
**Author:** ![TheSheik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/edb3f5/32.png) [@TheSheik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheSheik)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2003, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-party-cd/158119/15 "2003-03-01T19:37:14Z")
In Texas you gotta have ZZ Top - La Grange - “they got a lotta nice girls…” Jerry Jeff Walker - Sangria Wine ---
**Author:** ![big\_alex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e56c9b/32.png) [@big\_alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/big_alex)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2003, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-party-cd/158119/16 "2003-03-01T21:59:41Z")
Love shack ---
**Author:** ![Toffe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e19adc/32.png) [@Toffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toffe)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2003, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-party-cd/158119/17 "2003-03-01T22:12:41Z")
I nominate any/all of Manu Chao’s live album “Radio Bemba Sound System”.