50 songs played by boxedjoy at a party a few weeks ago

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playing some of my favourite crowd-pleasing pop/dance/r&b to a room full of 30-somethings, but which would have had you running to the dancefloor?

Poll Results

OptionVotes
Neneh Cherry - Buffalo Stance 8
Amerie - 1 Thing 5
Robin S - Show Me Love 3
Deee-Lite - Groove Is In The Heart 3
George Michael - Fastlove 2
Mantronix - Got To Have Your Love 2
Madonna - Vogue 2
Lapsley - Operator (DJ Koze Remix) 2
Pulp - Common People (Motiv8 Remix) 2
CeCe Penison - Finally 2
Chic - I Want Your Love 2
Moloko - Sing It Back (Mousse T's Feel Love Remix) 2
Livin' Joy - Dreamer 2
Shakira - Hips Don't Lie 2
Wayne Wonder - No Letting Go 2
Adina Howard - Freak Like Me 2
En Vogue - My Lovin' 2
JX - There's Nothing I Won't Do 1
Everything But The Girl - Missing (Todd Terry Remix) 1
Mark Morrison - Return Of The Mack 1
Calvin Harris ft Rihanna - We Found Love 1
Toni Braxton - Un-break My Heart (Frankie Knuckles Remix) 1
TLC - Creep 1
Sean Paul - Get Busy 1
Lumidee - Never Leave You (Uh Oooh, Uh Oooh) 1
Kelis - Good Stuff 1
Beyonce - Crazy In Love 1
Missy Elliott - Work It 1
Purple Disco Machine - Dished (Male Stripper) 0
SWV - Right Here/Human Nature 0
Dead Or Alive - You Spin Me Round 0
Fire Island ft Loleatta Holloway - Shout To The Top (Hifi Sean Remix) 0
Ini Kamoze - Here Comes The Hotstepper 0
Boys Town Gang - Can't Take My Eyes Off You 0
M People - One Night In Heaven 0
Jennifer Lopez - Get Right 0
Haji & Emanuel - Take Me Away 0
Eve ft Gwen Stefani - Rich Girl 0
Cassie - Me & U 0
Lizzo - About Damn Time (Purple Disco Machine Remix) 0
Midnight Magic - Beam Me Up (Jacques Renault Remix) 0
Brandy ft Ma$e - Top Of The World 0
Bobby Brown - Two Can Play That Game (K-Klass Remix) 0
Route 94 ft Jess Glynne - My Love 0
Jamiroquai - Space Cowboy (David Morales Remix) 0
Crystal Waters - Gypsy Woman 0
Black Box - Ride On Time 0
C+C Music Factory - Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) 0
Whitney Houston - I'm Every Woman 0
Tensnake - Coma Cat 0


boxedjoy, Saturday, 2 September 2023 16:09 (two years ago)

yay, too many impossible choices

da elephant in daruma (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 2 September 2023 16:12 (two years ago)

I'd love to have you DJ a party if this is what you play!

So difficult but I think I'm going with Everything But The Girl

Neanderthal, Saturday, 2 September 2023 16:12 (two years ago)

That's my Saturday Night Sad jam

Neanderthal, Saturday, 2 September 2023 16:12 (two years ago)

Lumidee into Wayne Wonder always very close to my heart

da elephant in daruma (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 2 September 2023 16:12 (two years ago)

"Take Me Away" was a request from the person who asked me and was a delight for them.

"Can't Take My Eyes Off You" by far got the best reaction, "Gyspy Woman" a surprisingly close second.

"Coma Cat" cleared the dancefloor, I knew it wouldn't get the biggest reaction but I genuinely thought it was a bit more popular and known than it clearly is.

boxedjoy, Saturday, 2 September 2023 16:17 (two years ago)

"Gypsy Woman" is still massive and would definitely make my hypothetical top 10 off this list

da elephant in daruma (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 2 September 2023 16:20 (two years ago)

voting ‘buffalo stance’ but it could easily be one of at least another dozen here tbh

come on barbo let’s go parpo (bizarro gazzara), Saturday, 2 September 2023 16:38 (two years ago)

SWV - Right Here/Human Nature
En Vogue - My Lovin'
Jennifer Lopez - Get Right
Amerie - 1 Thing
Lumidee - Never Leave You (Uh Oooh, Uh Oooh)
Wayne Wonder - No Letting Go
Sean Paul - Get Busy
Mantronix - Got To Have Your Love
Chic - I Want Your Love
Robin S - Show Me Love
JX - There's Nothing I Won't Do

that wd be my shortlist i guess, Moloko wd've made it until about a week ago

da elephant in daruma (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 2 September 2023 16:43 (two years ago)

already regretting not voting for amerie FUCK

come on barbo let’s go parpo (bizarro gazzara), Saturday, 2 September 2023 16:48 (two years ago)

cool list

my short 10:

En Vogue - My Lovin'
Amerie - 1 Thing
Cassie - Me & U
Lumidee - Never Leave You (Uh Oooh, Uh Oooh)
Wayne Wonder - No Letting Go
Sean Paul - Get Busy
Missy Elliott - Work It
Neneh Cherry - Buffalo Stance
Deee-Lite - Groove Is In The Heart
Calvin Harris ft Rihanna - We Found Love

honestly hard enough to pick among the Diwali versions, but I'll probably vote for Wayne's

there are a bunch of others that were such childhood faves I don't really need to listen to them anymore (e.g., Vogue, C+C), though hearing them at a party would probably be fun

rob, Saturday, 2 September 2023 16:50 (two years ago)

Lots of classics on here but I’m always going to vote for Finally, sorry

ydkb (gyac), Saturday, 2 September 2023 17:08 (two years ago)

I should have removed the Moloko and include what I actually played to the end the night on, which is Scotland's alternative national anthem - Artemisia's "Bits & Pieces"

boxedjoy, Saturday, 2 September 2023 21:16 (two years ago)

Voting for "Vogue" as a sentimental favorite.

immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Saturday, 2 September 2023 21:17 (two years ago)

wayne wonder song is so darn good

is he disgruntled adrian? (voodoo chili), Saturday, 2 September 2023 21:40 (two years ago)

Great playlist but couldn't deny Livin' Joy as my #1 pick

I spent too long trying to write sensible SF (Matt #2), Saturday, 2 September 2023 22:18 (two years ago)

Many undeniable classics here but am very tempted to give a vote to Route 94. If not that, then TLC or maybe Livin' Joy.

Gavin, Leeds, Saturday, 2 September 2023 22:48 (two years ago)

i'm going Robin S what the hell, undeniable

da elephant in daruma (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 2 September 2023 23:19 (two years ago)

a track that could and should be an hour long

da elephant in daruma (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 2 September 2023 23:19 (two years ago)

Voted “Get Busy” but really would be a tie with Lumidee — surely there’s a remix somewhere tying those together? The Diwali era was a wondrous time.

Lots more I love — Deee-Lite, Missy, Amerie, TLC, Ini Kamoze, “Buffalo Stance,” “Ride On Time.” Bangers all.

a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Saturday, 2 September 2023 23:39 (two years ago)

Oh, duh, I just got that you have a mini-Diwali set with Wayne Wonder. Nice.

a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Saturday, 2 September 2023 23:44 (two years ago)

could be about 15 of these but one thing just eclipses the others.

stirmonster, Sunday, 3 September 2023 03:06 (two years ago)

sounds like a cracking party

voted crazy in love

ava (paolo), Sunday, 3 September 2023 07:37 (two years ago)

Looks like a party. I regularly play quite a few of these for my young students, and they mostly work very well.

human and working on getting beer (longneck), Sunday, 3 September 2023 07:47 (two years ago)

Looks like a party. I regularly play quite a few of these for my young students, and they mostly work very well.

human and working on getting beer (longneck), Sunday, 3 September 2023 07:47 (two years ago)

Well hello there

human and working on getting beer (longneck), Sunday, 3 September 2023 07:48 (two years ago)

These tunes are very much in my ball park, and I've played about half of them out in the last 18 months or so. Voting-wise, I was going to limit myself to the tunes that I haven't played out, but instead of trying to choose between Lumidee and Wayne Wonder, I've broken my own rule and gone for the Motiv8 remix of Common People, as it best fulfils your "which would have had you running to the dancefloor?" brief.

mike t-diva, Sunday, 3 September 2023 12:47 (two years ago)

Fastlove closely followed by Buffalo Stance, 1 Thing, There's Nothing I Won't Do and about 30 others.

kitchen person, Monday, 4 September 2023 03:01 (two years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

System, Friday, 8 September 2023 00:01 (two years ago)

finally, buffalo stance or show me love. or dreamer!

ꙮ (map), Friday, 8 September 2023 00:20 (two years ago)

just saw this poll, agh! great songs, so so many that would easily be the winner for me in most

obviously extremely tough choice but i'm going with "buffalo stance"

dyl, Friday, 8 September 2023 04:24 (two years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

System, Saturday, 9 September 2023 00:01 (two years ago)

This is exactly how I guessed the results would be on this and they are mostly correct, I love you I Love Music

boxedjoy, Saturday, 9 September 2023 09:45 (two years ago)

What's your favorite non-vote-getting entry, boxedjoy?

human and working on getting beer (longneck), Wednesday, 13 September 2023 14:17 (two years ago)

very good question!

"Can't Take My Eyes Off You" when I played it went down INCREDIBLY well - like, I don't think I've ever seen people burst out singing a hook spontaneously like that in my life, and it was quite a buzz to be there for it. I think it might be my favourite now after seeing it in action and immediately realising it will always be a nice memory, although I'll be hesitant to play it again because it will feel like a lazy victory.

"Shout To The Top (Hi-Fi Sean Remix)" has never let me down at an afterparty with my close pals but on both this night and when I tried it again last week it just didn't land. It's top-tier for me but I guess outside of a half-dozen people it isn't the burst of joy and delight I think it is.

"Right Here/Human Nature" is probably my favourite in terms of just pure content outside of context and memories and associations - music doesn't exist in a vacuum but I love that's so romantic and sweet and warm without being too sickly, it's just lovely isn't it.

boxedjoy, Wednesday, 13 September 2023 15:47 (two years ago)


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