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classic songs?

im making a mix cd (from mp3) to fall back on next time i dj of classic/great songs of the alternative/indie etc. genre...

so everything from teenage kicks to town called malice etc.

suggestions of other songs?

cheers.
Old_Anonymous_Comments | 01 Jan '04, 16:18 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Re: classic songs?

I've been wondering about this for a while: is indie/rock DJing the same as "normal" dance club DJing, with beat matching on vinyl and so on? Or is is it more a case of just choosing and playing the songs that are going to go down well? I wouldn't mind starting a bit of DJing, although I'm not quite sure what is involved... weird as that may sound.

As for classic songs:
Purple Haze/Voodoo Chile - Jimi Hendrix
London Calling - The Clash
Tomorrow Never Knows - The Beatles
Debaser/Monkey Gone To Heaven - Pixies (do they qualify as classic?)
Most Ramones singles would go down well.
Whole Lotta Love - Led Zep
On a dancier tip, Windowlicker (Aphex Twin) or The Chemical's Setting Sun.

That's all I can think of off the top of my head.
JonathanD | 1 Jan '04, 16:43 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Re: classic songs?

stone roses- fools Gold
just | 1 Jan '04, 19:34 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Re: classic songs?

Although this isnt really party music;
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out-The Smiths

also:

This Is The One and She Bangs The Drums- Stone Roses
Orange Crush and Imitation Of Life- REM

and many others which I cant be bothered to write down.
CaviarAndCigarets | 1 Jan '04, 20:05 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Re: classic songs?

The Smiths! How could I forget? "Bigmouth Strikes Again" would probably go down well, and if its a bit of a sombre party, maybe "How Soon Is Now?"
JonathanD | 1 Jan '04, 20:38 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Re: classic songs?

nah if you want a Smiths track for your indie-disco then it has to be What Difference Does It Make
monpot | 2 Jan '04, 01:11 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Re: classic songs?

heart of glass by blondie LOL
erm god save the fuckin queen datz a good 1
3mmy_1 | 2 Jan '04, 12:39 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Re: classic songs?

I wouldn't necessarily pick *all* these myself but I think your average alt/indie fan would go for most of them:

Sonic Youth - Teenage Riot
Pixies - Debaser
Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart
Radiohead - Creep
Stone Roses - Fools Gold
Manics - Faster
Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit
Talking Heads - Once In a Lifetime
Sex Pistols - Anarchy In the UK
Big Star - September Girls
The Smiths - This Charming Man
New Order - Blue Monday
The Clash - London Calling
Beach Boys - Good Vibrations

And pretty much anything by The Beatles
Smileadelic | 2 Jan '04, 18:39 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Re: classic songs?

if your at an indie club then would you have 'Transmission' or something, rather than 'Love Will Tear Us Apart'? don't know about everyone else but if you DJed that i might burst into tears or collapse or something.

Early Manics is a good call, 'Motown Junk', 'Motorcycle Emptiness', some of their covers...
or something.

And if things are getting really desperate, 'Song 2'...
Old_Anonymous_Comments | 4 Jan '04, 23:56 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Re: classic songs?

I think Secret Agent by the Detroit Cobras would go down well. And if you were gonna play some Joy Division
'Interzone' is a winner.
Old_Anonymous_Comments | 5 Jan '04, 16:46 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Re: classic songs?

>>don't know about everyone else but if you DJed that i might burst into tears or collapse or something. <<

I wouldn't say it's a depressing song, really. It's more sad and tender than it is desperate. It usually goes down really well at the end of an evening. Besides it's still pretty danceable anyway.
Smileadelic | 5 Jan '04, 19:21 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Re: classic songs?

i didn't say it was depressing...but dancing with tears in our eyes all the same...

by the way, how about 'touch me i'm sick' by mudhoney? has anyone mentioned that yet?
Old_Anonymous_Comments | 5 Jan '04, 21:55 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Re: classic songs?

hmm. Nirvana - Come As You Are. Pixies, Where Is My Mind. Sex Pistols - Bodies. Sonic Youth - Drunken Butterfly and/or Wish Fulfillment.
Apathy | 5 Jan '04, 17:13 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Re: classic songs?

keep 'em coming kids. already had the majority of these but it's cool seeing what everyone would like to hear. i'm going to make mix cd's of these "classics" just to leave in the dj booth for whenever anyone feels guilty for playing too much self-indulgent mush.
Old_Anonymous_Comments | 5 Jan '04, 22:08 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Re: classic songs?

the lemonheads version of different drum

probably not "classic" but it damn well ought to be...maybe i'm being self indulgent. sorry.
Old_Anonymous_Comments | 6 Jan '04, 11:42 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Re: classic songs?

Mallo Cup and Stove by the Lemonheads are also nostalgia friendly.
Old_Anonymous_Comments | 6 Jan '04, 12:50 | Send note | Report this | Reply


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