Philzone.org Discussion Board: Archive 2004: Music Talk Archive 2004: Help me find some cool new dance tunes?

I make dance mixes for a couple major parties a year, mainly for people about 25-45. They're always a huge hit, but after quite a few years with the same basic group of people, I'd like to mix it up more. Each year I pick up at least a couple new tunes, but I'm so hopelessly out of touch with new music, and would like to find more. For example, I still consider Sugar Ray's "Fly" as new (what, 10 years old now?) and hip (I'm sure it's not). Probably the newest thing I own is Nelly's Hot in Here, which always packs the floor, and will stay in the rotation. But I really need some new stuff. Can anyone offer some suggestions? Below is a sample of a few typical mixes, which nicely blend disco, rock, newer stuff, etc. But I really want to toss in more new stuff.

As much as I want new hiphop tunes, I'd also *really* love more older stuff. Some of my favorites which are a little more obscure, but always huge hits are Compared to What - Les McAnn, Caterpillar - Lou Donaldson, and I recently disovered Joe Tex's "Loose Caboose" which is a blast. So any good older stuff would also be much appreciated.

thanks!

1 Hot in Here - Nelly
2 I Just Want To Celebrate - Rare Earth
3 Expressway To Your Heart - Margo Thunders
4 Sound Your Funky Horn - KC & The Sunshine Band
5 Brick House - Commodores
6 Black Betty - Ram Jam
7 Feeling Alright - Joe Cocker
8 Respect - Aretha Franklin
9 I Got You (I Feel Good) - Maceo Parker
10 Son Of A Preacher Man - Joan Osborne
11 Because I Got High - Afroman
12 Celebration - Kool & the Gang
13 It's Raining Men - The Weather Girls
14 Stayin' Alive - Bee Gees
15 Fly (Featuring Super Cat) - Sugar Ray
16 What'd I Say - Rare Earth
17 Should I Stay Or Should I Go - The Clash
18 Good Feeling (1957) - Three Dog Night
19 Boogie Shoes - KC & The Sunhine Band
20 Le Freak - Chic
21 Upside Down - Diana Ross


1 Tell Me Something Good - Rufus
2 Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry
3 The Golden Road - The Bobs
4 Church - Lyle Lovett
5 Got To Get U - Maceo Parker
6 Super Freak - Rick James
7 Shake Your Groove Thing
8 Funkytown - Lipps, Inc.
9 Love Shack - B-52's
10 Boogie In Your Butt - Eddie Murphy
11 She Wont Let Me Fuck - Afroman
12 Shook Me All Night Long - AC/DC
13 Good Lovin' - Grateful Dead
14 Soul Man - Blues Brothers
15 Signed, Sealed, Delivered - Stevie Wonder
16 Three is a Magic Number - Bob Dorough
17 Hair Of The Dog - Nazareth
18 Whip It - Devo
19 Rock This Town - Stray Cats
20 Ode to My Car - Adam Sandler

uwanna dj one of my parties

and is the good lovin the weir or pig version


i couldnt really picture people dancing to pigpen singing good lovin. no offence to pig. but bobbies juss makes u wanna get up and dance

Bobby's version of Good Lovin' for sure. It's SO hard to find Dead tunes to play for a non-dead crowd. Interestingly enough, by far the best I've seen is the Bob's awesome a capella version of Golden Road, which never fails to pack the floor with peole who have no idea what the fuck it is, but clap and stop away and just love it.

I've never heard an acapella version of Golden Road by Weir or anybody else.

psychic tv--towards the infinite beat album
should be able to find it in the used bins

of course it's nothing like your list

Dyerwolf I tried to email you a copy of the A Capella Golden Road, but it bounced back. Is the email in your profile old? Anyway, if you want to hear it, shoot me an email and I'll send it. It's by "The Bobs" not Bob Weir, and is really great.

Try checking out Ozomatli - one of the tunes off their last album (Street Signs?) is getting hyped on one of the latest ipod commercials - it'll likely get recognition. I'll have to check which track it is...

"Thank's for Saving My Life" Billy Paul (War of the Gods LP out of print)

And how about a little War or Sly & The Family Stone?

new order's blue monday

Thanks for the suggestions - here's what I ended up with:

CD1
Dance to the Music - Sly and the Family Stone
Boogie Shoes - KC
Brick House - Commodores
Superstition - Stevie Wonder
Loose Caboose - Joe Tex
Funkytown - Lipps Inc.
Who Was That - Deee-Lite
Baby Got Back - Sir Mix-A-Lot
Hot in Here - Nelly
Paradise by the Dashboard Light - Meat Loaf
Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry
I Just Want To Celebrate - Rare Earth
Get Down On It - Kool and The Gang
The Golden Road - The Bobs
Mr. Big Stuff - Jean Knight
Hey Mama - Black Eyed Peas
Bouncing Around The Room
Got To Get U - Maceo Parker
Son of a Preacher Man - Joan Osborne

CD2
Gettin' Jiggy Wit It - Wil Smith
The Humpty Dance - Digital Underground
Get my party on - Shaggy feat. chakka khan
Sound Your Funky Horn - KC & The Sunshine Band
Expressway to Your Heart - Margo Thunders
Joy to the World - Three Dog Night
Signed, Sealed, Delivered - Stevie Wonder
Le Freak - Chic
Saturday Night - Ozomatli
bounce - sarah conner
Super Freak - Rick James
Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Again) - Sly and the Family Stone
Triple Trouble - Beasty Boys
Sometimes - Spearhead
Church - Lyle Lovett
You Shook Me All Night Long - ACDC
Sweat (A La La La La Long) - Inner Circle
What's Golden - Jurassic 5
In Da Club - 50 Cent
I Got You (I Feel Good) - Maceo Parker
Soul Man - Blues Brothers

Sweet!!
Do you feel like hookin' a brother up (nudge, nudge, wink, wink...)

emotw...

Anything Soulive will get your hips movin and groovin. i recommend turn it out or even the remix of turn it out.