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I'm sick of going to parties where the host only has shitty music available. I cannot tell you how many times I've ended up the steward of the stereo; I can only find a few danceable songs on their computer, plus I'm drunk, so i am naturally prevented from enjoying myself. Well, no more. Now, i'm going to bring a flash drive to every party with enough music to last a couple hours, and I can just stick it in the computer and forget about it.
So, I'm looking for suggestions of songs to add. What are your favorite dance party songs? Please note: MUSIC THAT IS GOOD TO HAVE AT A DANCE PARTY HAS ABSOLUTELY NO RELATION TO WHAT MUSIC YOU LIKE TO LISTEN TO IN YOUR SPARE TIME. This is not a "what music do you like?" thread; this is a dance party music thread. If you don't understand this distinction, please don't contribute to this thread as your input is unlikely to be helpful. I am especially looking for the input of people who go to parties and dance at them, because unless you participate, you won't understand what makes it a good time.
The most important thing about a good dance party song is that everyone knows it. People love to belt out the lyrics to songs all together in a group, it's like collective effervescence. However, if a song is really great to dance to, it can still be good to play at a party, even if no one knows it; but this raises the bar considerably in terms of how danceable it is.
Some examples of what I think are the best dance party songs:
Cyndi Lauper--Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
Lipps Inc.--Funkytown
DJ Kool--Let Me Clear My Throat
Michael Jackson--Thriller
Some other good artists to have at parties are: Madonna, Justin Timberlake, and Ace of Base. I foresee some difficulty getting people to recommend similar songs, because these are all pop songs, and no one likes to be mainstream, we all need to have our individualized, esoteric, emotional tastes. But i remind you, party music has nothing to do with music you like to hear in your spare time. Thanks a lot for any suggestions, I hope I can use them to enhance the next party i go to.
So, I'm looking for suggestions of songs to add. What are your favorite dance party songs? Please note: MUSIC THAT IS GOOD TO HAVE AT A DANCE PARTY HAS ABSOLUTELY NO RELATION TO WHAT MUSIC YOU LIKE TO LISTEN TO IN YOUR SPARE TIME. This is not a "what music do you like?" thread; this is a dance party music thread. If you don't understand this distinction, please don't contribute to this thread as your input is unlikely to be helpful. I am especially looking for the input of people who go to parties and dance at them, because unless you participate, you won't understand what makes it a good time.
The most important thing about a good dance party song is that everyone knows it. People love to belt out the lyrics to songs all together in a group, it's like collective effervescence. However, if a song is really great to dance to, it can still be good to play at a party, even if no one knows it; but this raises the bar considerably in terms of how danceable it is.
Some examples of what I think are the best dance party songs:
Cyndi Lauper--Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
Lipps Inc.--Funkytown
DJ Kool--Let Me Clear My Throat
Michael Jackson--Thriller
Some other good artists to have at parties are: Madonna, Justin Timberlake, and Ace of Base. I foresee some difficulty getting people to recommend similar songs, because these are all pop songs, and no one likes to be mainstream, we all need to have our individualized, esoteric, emotional tastes. But i remind you, party music has nothing to do with music you like to hear in your spare time. Thanks a lot for any suggestions, I hope I can use them to enhance the next party i go to.
I love DANCE music!!! 
You can also listen to most of these on YouTube to get the flavor of them and see the videos as well. The songs I mention are their top hits and also my favorites, but listen to the rest of their songs as well.
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