It went really well – slightly odd crowd though, one that wanted rock and responded well to metal (?) but everything had to be HITS! HITS! HITS! and nothing even slightly unknown – not even indie classics…they ended an hour early since a few people got way too shitfaced and had to be wheeled out – Pride?
Overall a much more pop set than I usually play – partly cos the crowd was schizoid, even the CAP fulltime DJs were saying that, I couldn’t risk anything too not really well known although I did once with the Jesus and Mary Chain which Kirk wanted, it bombed (although the people working there loved it!)…but they didn’t even like Bowie’s Rebel Rebel that much. Odd. Hence the more rocky/indie set, not my usual comfort zone but hey…and very glad that Kirk convinced me to take the Junior/Senior as it ended up the suprise best reaction track along with Song2, Holiday and 9 to 5 which I knew would go down well.
But we ended up with more people dancing than I started with, so overall a success!
Ended up a 30 mins set – rough order:
- Kylie – Your Disco Needs You (Casino radio mix)*
- Black Kids – I’m Not Going To Teach My Boyfriend To Dance With You
- Blur – Song 2**
- Breeders – Cannonball
- Vampire Weekend – Holiday**
- Jesus and Mary Chain – Far Gone and Out
- MGMT – Time to Pretend**
- Bowie – Rebel Rebel
- Junior/Senior – Move Your Feet
- Dolly Parton – 9 to 5**
* my one of two concessions to Pride, was going to go into I Am What I Am – Gloria Gaynor for pure DISCO GAYness but schizo crowd said no to this – in fact a rainbow-badged Parader came up and asked for something ‘happy’ after this song. Eh? Got requests for Erasure too as well as Bob Marley, Courteeners (!) and a Prof Green song – none of these I had – nor probably would play.
** They loved this, sang along or went mad. Was going to end on Marilyn Monroe’s I Want To Make Love To You – Kirk’s brilliant idea, I think that would go down a bomb at say Duckie or Marvellous – but decided the crowd would not have gotten it.
Was also going to play Kelis – Acapella but it got played before by a previous DJ, also didn’t play a mashup I was planning to nor De La Soul’s Roller Skating Jam. Was thinking about a De La Soul – Ring Ring A Hey Hey > Lady Gaga – Telephone but again the latter got played before.
Might do a podcast of the played and unplayed tracks…
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