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on what I personally feel or whatev. It's solely based off of when I DJ, and when I go out to parties with other DJs. So if anything, it's biased based on L.A., majority Black crowds, and the 25-40 age range. Some of those songs you mentioned aren't at all club songs, and I've never heard them in a club or at a party before. Some are karaoke songs for sure, which could almost be another category.
> >>Slow jams: >>1. Bump and grind >>2. Weak >>3. I'm going down >>4. Pretty brown eyes >>5. Freak me (Silk) >>6. Freekin you >>7. Knockin da boots >>8. Anytime, anyplace >>9. Stay (Jodeci) >>10. Who can I run to >>11. Nice & Slow >>12. All I do is think of you (Troop) >>13. Pillow (TTT) > >Love that you put Weak that high. That's my fav/most >nostalgic slow jam of the 90s. But, I think there are at >least a few gems missing: > >Lauryn Hill - X-Factor >Dru Hill - 5 Steps or We're Not Making Love No More >Mista - Blackberry Molasses >Donnell Jones - Where I Wanna Be >Prince - The Most Beautiful Girl in the World >Erykah Badu - Otherside of the Game >Shai - If I Ever Fall in Love >Brandy - Have You Ever?
Of these...the ones that would get great reaction at a party are probably just X-Factor and If I ever fall in love....I've seen folks go nuts to those before, but they only work in certain settings and with certain crowds.
> >And it's kind of tough to keep off Whitney - I Will Always >Love You
I've never in life heard that at a party...but for karaoke, for sure.
>> >>Mid tempo jams: >>1. Touch me, tease me >>2. I wanna be down >>3. Come & talk to me (remix) >>4. I can love you better >>5. Killing me softly >>6. Right here (remix) >>7. Tell me (Groove theory) >>8. Lady (D'Angelo) >>9. Sweet thing (Mary J) >>10. Best friend (Brandy) >>11. You make me wanna >>12. Just kickin it >>13. I'm so into you (Tamia) >>14. Don't take it personal (Monica) >>15. Sittin up in my room >>16. Baby baby baby (TLC) >>17. Are you that somebody > >Good selections, but I'd find a way to work in: > >Mariah & Bone Thugs - Breakdown >Donnell Jones - This Luv >Aaliyah - If your girl only knew
I may have heard Breakdown at a party before, but I wouldn't place it higher than anything here. "If your girl only knew" tends to be hit and miss for me...it works whenever it's a R&B party, or anything that's dedicated to Aaliyah, but doesn't get that automatic reaction like some of the higher listed tracks. I may even place "Are you that somebody" higher on this list, though.
>>Upbeat/party jams: >> >>1. Poison >>2. This is how we do it >>3. Candy rain >>4. My boo (Ghost Town DJs) >>5. Pony (It's kind of a slow jam but kind of a party jam) >>6. MotownPhilly >>7. Fantasy >>8. Remember the time >>9. I wanna sex you up >>10. Kissing game (Hi-Five) >>10. Return of the mack >>11. Back & forth >>12. No Diggity >>13. Don't walk away >>14. Every little thing I do (Soul 4 Real) >>15. Too close >>16. Freak like me (Adina) >>17. Only you (Remix) >>18. Real love >>19. I'm so into you (SWV) >>20. Hey Mr. DJ > >Kind of blasphemy to not include Johnny Gill - Rub You the >Right Way >Also, I can vividly remember Doo Wop (That Thing) killing in >the clubs and at school dances > >I'm not their biggest fan, but I feel like Salt n Peppa have >to be on here with either Shoop or Whatta Man.
For the under 35 crowd, "Rub you the right way" def isn't on that list. I can see it going hard for the 40-50 for sure, and especially back in the day...but it's so many other songs from that era that go harder.
I count Salt n Pepa as Rap...someone else mentioned "Crush on you" which I def consider as Rap. Same for "Shorty swing my way" which is kinda half and half.
>Also might consider: > >112 - Anywhere >Destiny's Child - Say My Name >Robin S - Show Me Love
112 "Anywhere" def goes off with folks my age, early 30's and late 20's, nostalgia alone. Def has to be a sexual type mood for it to go off, but it works as good as some of the lower ranked slow songs I have.
"Say my name" works, but to me, it's really just the intro of it that goes. I wouldn't put it above anything on the list, though.
"Show me love" is House to me, and doesn't work with a straight Rap/R&B L.A. crowd under 35. It works for the 35-45 transplants from the East more than anything. ------------------------------
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