Good 50's early rock 'n roll comps, 60's motown, 70's funk, 80's new wave? (Wedding)
 

My friend wants me to DJ his wedding reception.

I DJ'd my sister's wedding reception and had a fun selection, but this time through I want to choose from a bigger pool of music. Especially of 50's and 60's stuff.

I'm going to get some stuff off of What.cd to bulk up on things I need.

I'm going with the MP3 virtual DJ angle again. My vinyl collection is sort of lacking.

Compilations would be best. Because I don't know if I want to have a whole Chubby Checker album just for "The Twist."

'50s

Elvis Presley - Mystery Train
Elvis Presley - That's All Right
Link Wray & His Ray Men - Rumble
Foggy Mountain Boys (Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs) - Foggy Mountain Breakdown
Gene Vincent - Be Bop a Lula
Harry Belafonte - Banana Boat Song
Muddy Waters - Got My Mojo Working
Howlin' Wolf - Smokestack Lightnin'
Elmore James - Dust My Broom
Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley
Larry Williams - Bony Moronie
Ritchie Valens - We Belong Together
Buddy Holly - Words of Love
Big Bopper - Chantilly Lace
The Isley Brothers - Shout!
Tennessee Earnie Ford - Sixteen Tons
Patsy Cline - Walkin' After Midnight
Duane Eddy - Rebel Rouser
The Everly Brothers - All I Have to Do is Dream
Chuck Berry - Johnny B. Goode
Little Richard - Long Tall Sally
Bill Haley & the Comets - Rock Around the Clock
Miles Davis - So What
Count Basie - April in Paris
Frank Sinatra - Young at Heart
Eddie Cochran - Summertime Blues
Phil Phillips & the Twilights - Sea of Love
The Clovers - Love Potion No. 9

'60s

The Dixie Cups - Chapel of Love
The Ronettes - Be My Baby
Martha & The Vandellas - Dancing in the Street
The Shangri-Las - Out in the Streets
The Shangri-Las - Take the Time
The Beach Boys - Don't Worry Baby
The Beach Boys - God Only Knows
Glen Campbell - Wichita Lineman
The Kingsmen - Louie Louie
The Troggs - Wild Thing
The Sonics - Have Love Will Travel
Donovan - Mellow Yellow
Steppenwolf - Magic Carpet Ride
The Zombies - She's Not There
Smokey Robinson & the Miracles - You Really Got a Hold on Me
Fontella Bass - Rescue Me
The Temptations - My Girl
The Crystals - Then He Kissed Me
The Four Tops - Baby I Need Your Lovin'
The Supremes - Baby Love
Lorraine Ellison - Stay With Me
James Brown - Papa's Got a Brand New Bag
Otis Redding - That's How Strong My Love Is
Aretha Franklin - Do Right Woman, Do Right Man
The Righteous Brothers -You've Lost that Lovin' Feelin' (maybe not)
Them - Baby, Please Don't Go
Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - Ain't No Mountain High Enough
John Coltrane - My Favorite Things
Charles Mingus - Solo Dancer
Albert Ayler - Ghosts
Bobby Vinton - Blue Velvet
The Rolling Stones - If You Need Me (cover)
Tommy James & the Shondells - Crimson and Clover
The Beatles - 'Til There Was You (cover)
The Beatles - In My Life

'70s

Kool & The Gang - Jungle Boogie
Parliament Funkadelic - Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof Off The Sucker)
Sly & The Family Stone - Everyday People
Sly & The Family Stone - Take You Higher
Chic - Le Freak
Wild Cherry - Play That Funky Music
Issac Hayes - Shaft
Patti LaBelle - Down The Aisle
Patti LaBelle - Lady Marmalade
Curtis Mayfield - Superfly
Donna Summer - Love to Love You Baby
Prince - I Feel For You
Stevie Wonder - You Are the Sunshine of My Life
Cream - Sunshine of Your Love
Derek & The Dominos - Layla
Blind Faith - In The Presence of the Lord
Elton John - Tiny Dancer
The Knack - My Sharona
The Cars - Good Times Roll
T. Rex - Jeepster
ABBA - Dancing Queen
Looking Glass - Brandy, You're A Fine Girl
The Jackson Five - ABC
Three Dog Night - Joy to the World
The Captain & Tennille -Love Will Keep Us Together
Sonny & Cher - I Got You Babe
Bill Withers - Lean on Me
B-52s - Rock Lobster
David Bowie - DJ
The Carpenters - Close To You

1) I second the inclusion of Chantilly Lace. Brilliant song
2) I also second the inclusion of several others that Atari has mentioned, but Chantilly Lace just got me particularly excited
3) Atari has neglected to include The Ronettes' "Baby I Love You" (although I note he has not totally neglected them).

Thinking of songs for a wedding from the eighties is overwhelming me at the moment.

Pylon - M Train
Queen - Crazy Little Thing Called Love
The Cure - Just Like Heaven
John Lennon - Woman
John Lennon - Just Like Starting Over
Diana Ross & Lionel Richie - Endless Love
Blondie - Atomic

Queen would be good, my friend likes Queen a lot.

I made a list of stuff I already have that is appropriate. I've got some New Order, Prince, Michael Jackson, Cabaret Voltaire, Billy Idol, Tones on Tail, The Vapors, WHAM!, Lipps Inc, DEVO, Roxy Music, B52s, Rick James, the Specials

I love the "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" Queen song...killer tune.
I even like Dwight Yoakam's cover of it.

M train = Marriage train
in the lyrics to that Pylon tune; it's a pro-marriage song.
But you don't have it, nor will you be able to find it.

Thanks for posting that you have the eighties covered, because I just got some time again and I would have sat here for twenty minutes racking my brain and googling away.

After writing those posts, I heard "Chantilly Lace" (no shit), "Sea of Love" (the original version and same one I mentioned), "Dancing in the Street" and "Blue Velvet" just today on one of the cable music stations I had playing in the background.

Hmm, sounds like "Funkytown" and "Superfreak" are gonna be songs you play. And good golly, are you gonna play "Careless Whisper" by Wham! or one of their other crap tunes? You'd be better off with George Michael solo doing "Faith," but I would probably even pass over that one as well. There's some real gold in my fifties, sixities and seventies lists. You would do best to take notice! haha

I was thinking the classic "Wake Me Up Before You Go Go"

:D

Jitterbug


yikes...that song's shelf-life expired at least ten years ago...even as kitsch. Well, maybe I'm being too rough. I just know I don't like it. CHOUT, on the other hand, loves it and he usually has good taste(s). It is probably the best song in the entire Wham! catalogue.

"Endless Love" by Diana & Lionel from my lists sucks too; I love me some Diana, but I just put it on there because it's a popular slow dance song at functions to this day.

You wanted comps, right? Here are my faves:


The Complete Stax/Volt Singles 1959-1968 (9 discs of classic soul)--Atlantic Records

Like, Omigod! The '80s Pop Culture Box (Totally) (8 discs)--Rhino Records

(less good) Whatever: The '90s Pop and Culture Box--Rhino Records

Respect: A century of Women in Music (5 disks)--Rhino Records

(You could do a whole wedding with Respect alone)

I'll have to check out some of those.