I’ve been asked to compile a playlist for a family party. Easy, enjoyable enough task you’d think; that’s what I thought until I started. Trying to come up with an arrangement of music to suit everyone from my 17 year old emo cousin to my 75 year old granny, plus a load of new French relatives that I’ve never met, is no mean feat. I refuse to go down the ‘party megamix’ route and I don’t think that Paramore and My Chemical Romance will go down well with the olds, so any suggestions are more than welcome.
Thought I’d get started with these:
Marlena Shaw – California Soul
Eddie Bo – Check Your Bucket
Jurassic 5 – Concrete Schoolyard
“Bela Lugosi’s Dead” always works.
I was at a wedding a couple of years ago and the DJ played the usual wedding stuff, but ended with Led Zep “Rock and Roll” and AC/DC “Whole Lotta Rosie.” The dancefloor was packed and sweaty. There must have been a lot of fucking amongst the olds that night. Thanks for Jurassic 5. Love that song. Mos Def!