Asking for help from DU musicologists

[5thGenDemocrat]

I have my big, annual FUNDAY party scheduled here in Saginaw, Michigan on June 21. Our current project to put twelve hours of music together for the party is underway and here's my problem:
I have 4200 MP3s socked away on my computer. I only need about 120 for the music list, but I'm sure that there is great party music I've never heard before (Christ, I'm 51 and still think ELO is cool). I would appreciate the hell out of it if DUers could recommend one or two great tunes for a party songlist. I may very well have the song(s) you mention on file (especially if it's/they're from before 1990 or so) -- but I'd bet a few worthwhile nominations I've never heard of before will come up.
What do you listen to? What would you like to hear at a party? Give me a couple brilliant suggestions.
John
That's not an idle question -- you're all invited. This will be the 14th incarnation of the party. Many DUers have attended in the past -- ask around for a review. And DUmail me for particulars.

[PVnRT]

1. I can't come, but The Clash have a couple

"Rock the Casbah"
"Ivan Meets G.I. Joe" - if you want some campy disco fun (the song is about WWIII)

[Xipe Totec]

2. Two from Cake: Rock 'n Roll Lifestyle, and Comanche

[Miss Carly]

3. hmm how old are the people attending?

fairly young people:

Switch-Will Smith
Crazy in Love-Beyonce

disco dancy stuff:
Funkytown-Lipps Inc.
Boogie Nights-Heatwave
Hollywood Swinging-Kool and the gang
Dazz-Brick

80's
Mickey-Toni Basil
Walk like an egyptian-Bangles
Tainted Love
I love Rock n Roll-Joan Jett

90's
I am at a loss......

for the older folks
The Twist
Good Vibrations-Beach Boys
Surfin-Beach Boys
pretty much anything by the Beatles

[5thGenDemocrat]

29. Quite literally from seven to 70

The kids (under 18) are gone by 8 pm. The real young uns are gone earlier than that.
John
Thirteen years of doing this and we've never had the cops called yet (which reminds me -- ALWAYS make sure the neighbors are invited).

[hellbound-liberal]

4. Here are two really good party songs that people much younger than us will enjoy!

Outkast-Hey Ya

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvIw5ZqC1ms

Pink- Let’s Get This Party Started

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYygf0Bilvk

[Miss Carly]

5. I love the Hey Ya video LOL

they did a good job of re-creating the 60's tv beat club

Carly

[supernova]

23. Pink!

Totally love her!!

::headbang:

[5thGenDemocrat]

27. Of course, "Get the Party Started" always has a place on the list

Which one would expect when, um, getting a party started.
John
Rex ipsa loquitor, and all that.

[Rabrrrrrr]

6. Oh, you don't need a musicologist. You need someone who knows pop music.

[Deep13]

85. Was just thinking the exact same thing. nt

[5thGenDemocrat]

7. Thanks for the suggestions, friends

Am off to SharePro360 to get the fifty percent of the tunes (above) that I don't have yet. Keep them coming!!
John
Jack, are you SURE you can't make it to the party? We'd love to see you!

[stuntcat]

8. maybe Cannonball by the Breeders

:headbang: it screams PARTY, to me anyway. And Sweet Emotion by Aerosmith. And Hard to Handle by Black Crows. If I was throwing a party I'd have to play a Run DMC song too :blush:

[NashVegas]

9. You Gotta Have "Love Shack"

[Aristus]

22. Don't forget "Rock Lobster".

Cool party tune. B-)

[5thGenDemocrat]

28. Oh sure

You can't have a good party songlist without the 52s.
John
Will probably have both of those on before the night's out.

[darkstar]

10. You Get What You Give--New Radicals

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91WgM6dNLTE

(Just in case someone doesn't put title to tune...)

[stuntcat]

11. perhaps "Canned Heat" or "Alright"

two Jamiroquai songs.

[CBHagman]

12. Hey, what's wrong with ELO?!

But I fully concur with the "Rock the Casbah" suggestion.

Don't forget the Bruce Springsteen and Aretha Franklin either.

[5thGenDemocrat]

16. There's nothing wrong with ELO

Like I said, I still think they're cool.
John
Gotta be pretty high to use it for party music, though. But, really, I doubt that's going to be a problem.

[quip]

61. Some favs for the younger types: All-Star, Let's Get Retarded, MMMBop, What is Love?

Vertigo
Perfect Situation
She's so High
Electric Boogie
Breakaway
There She Goes
Wannabe
Allo, Salut (?)
Living La Vida Loca
Unbelievable

[5thGenDemocrat]

64. Grabbed most of those

Is "There She Goes" by the Cranberries? Also, still looking for "Allo, Salut" and "Unbelievable."
Got all the rest, though.
John
Thanks for the suggestions.

[quip]

74. There She Goes, by the Las

Sorry, the song title isn't "allo, salut", but is "Dragostea Din Tei" (Romanian Mix) by O-Zone:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=v45QDo3O2tU&feature=related

There She Goes: http://youtube.com/watch?v=8-4S4t6W2cY

Unbelievable by EMF: http://youtube.com/watch?v=HPGit-xFs1U

[5thGenDemocrat]

75. Thank you for the update

Will get to it tomorrow. It's 4 am in Saginaw and I HAVE to get some sleep (didn't get much last night and have been feeling like warmed-over death most of the day).
John
Maybe I'm coming down with something. If I am, eight or ten hours sleep should help fight it off, I'd imagine.

[ghostsofgiants]

13. "D.A.N.C.E." by Justice is a booty shaker...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8bwZf3vXjg

[5thGenDemocrat]

14. Still at about 50/50 between what I have and what I don't

Thanks for all the help -- I may just wind up building a DU block or two because of y'all (or it is all y'all?)!!
John
Don't forget to ask for directions -- I'm serious about all y'all being invited. Come meet Andy the Right Wing Republican (he's not feeling quite picked on enough yet).

[RainDog]

15. what are some of your playlist favorites from before?

just to kind of get what you're going for

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouQ3HeluFV4

[5thGenDemocrat]

18. Hey -- good question! Thanks for asking

Here's a dozen I've got tentatively listed:

Canned Heat - Let's Work Together
B52s - Roam
Cheryl Lynn - Got to be Real
Old 97s - King of All of the World
Sweet - Love is Like Oxygen
Queers - Ursula Finally Has Tits
OK Go - Here it Goes Again
Talking Heads - Wild Wild Life
Runaways - Cherry Bomb
Spirit - I Got a Line on You
Savoy Brown - Tell Mama
Slave - Slide

John
Of course, I'm always looking for better suggestions. And some of the numbers aren't dance tunes -- but they'll work good over the course of an afternoon (and I notice there's, like, two songs that are less than ten years old on the list).

[RainDog]

32. I don't know how danceable some of my newer favorites are

I like both cds from The Shins
M Ward, Jolie Holland, Andrew Bird, TV on the Radio, Spottiswood and His Enemies, Cat Power, Death Cab for Cutie, The Decembrists, Iron and Wine... just don't say par-tay to me.

[RainDog]

17. maybe some of these?

Tom Waits - Big in Japan

Leon Russell - Back to the Island

Button My Lip
Bedlam
There's a Story in Your Voice - Elvis Costello and Lucinda Willams (Delievery Man by Elvis)

Tear Off Your Own Head
When I Was Cruel No.2 Elvis again)

Stuck Inside of Mobile With the Memphis Blues Again - Cat Power from the I'm Not There soundtrack

[5thGenDemocrat]

20. Thanks. RainDog

Are all of those (after Leon Russell) Elvis Costello tunes?
John
Can probably find them on SharePro360, regardless.

[RainDog]

31. except for the Cat Power cover on the bottom

the first 3 are from delivery man and the others are from When I Was Cruel. I don't think they're exactly danceable... those are all get you in the mood for danceable? just tossing out some odder ones?

how about

bon ton roulet - Clifford Chenier
Paper In My Shoe - Boozoo Chavis (and a few other such for a little zydeco dancing?)

Miserlou Dick Dale
Fujiyama Mama Wanda Jackson
Mean Mean Man W. Jackson
Let's Have a Party W. Jackson

Hound Dog Big Mama Thornton
Something's got a Hold of Me - Etta james
It Shoulda Been Me - Ray Charles
Rock Me Right - Susan Tedeschi
Night and Day - Ray Charles

Brick House I'mRickJamesBe-ach
Get Up Offa That Thing jbrown

Jackie Wilson Said - Van Morrison
Rainy Day Women, etc. -Dylan
Everyday People Sly and the Family Stone
Dance To the Music Sly &...
Late In the Evening Paul Simon
Life During Wartime Talking Heads
It's the End of the World As We Know It - REM
Human Behavior -Bjork
Where It's At Beck
Back in the USSR - The Beatles
Get Back The Beatles

[5thGenDemocrat]

33. Wow -- Thanks!!

A whole lot of good stuff there. I have about four of those in my files and I'm positive I'm going to be happy happy with the rest. Thanks a lot for putting some time in to help me out here. I appreciate it -- I surely do.
John
Will be up all night downloading. I'll sleep when I'm dead.

[RainDog]

34. It's not a big deal

I just opened my iTunes and scrolled down my song lists.

[Inchworm]

19. I've been collecting people's songs in my journal

feel free to browse :P

Not all are "party" songs but there are hella good ones.

:hi:

[5thGenDemocrat]

25. Hey, that's way cool!!

I'll spend the next week or two going through all that (and I bet there ARE a bunch of tunes I'd like in there)!
Thank you so much!
John
Just because there are some not-party song doesn't mean they won't work real well on the Big Jukebox. This is how one compiles 4200 songs, after all.

[supernova]

21. Some recent ones

Outkast - Hey Ya

Gorillaz - Feel Good, Inc. (Hell, get the whole Demon Days CD, it's worth it! Whenever I put it on, I can't stop listening)

Third Eye Blind - Semi Charmed Life

U2 - Wild Honey

Sublime - What I Got

[Aristus]

24. In most other respects, KISS bites the big one, but "Rock And Roll All Night"

would go over very well at your party. B-)

[5thGenDemocrat]

26. It sure would

And my buddy, Mike B, is a HUUUUUUGE Kiss fan, so we always try to get a little somethin' somethin' going on for him.
John
Likes "Firehouse" and "Deuce" myself.

[Oeditpus Rex]

30. Best party album EVarrr

"Blow your face out, bayBEE!"

[grasswire]

35. supposedly, the songs that get everyone on the dance floor are

these:

Johnny B. Good
Land of a Thousand Dances
In the Mood

[5thGenDemocrat]

36. Well, they'll be dancing in the driveway, but

It's all good, right? Had one of the three songs on file -- thanks for the heads-up on the other two.
John
Compiling quite the list of songs I didn't have before tonight.

[Tikki]

37. Two that I can think of off the top of....

my head are:
"Ocean Man".....by WEEN
and "Heart of Glass"....by Blondie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6doL2m3xFM
"Ocean Man is a fun song recognizable to
both adults and children (a theme song for a popular kids cartoon movie)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUG0GjdoGHE
"Heart of Glass"...you dance around like a goon to that song and have fun.



Tikki

[5thGenDemocrat]

38. Thank you, Tikki

I've seen you around here for a long time, but I don't think we've ever "talked" before. Thanks again for the suggestions -- I'll load 'em up first thing in the morning. It's nearly 20 minutes to five here in Saginaw, Michigan (The Center of the Universe) and I'm shuffling off to Dreamland.
John
Damn, this internet thing is addicting, isn't it?

[Tikki]

83. Sounds like so much fun....

Kinda bittersweet we all here share so much in common...yet, we are often
so far away from sharing the fun.

Hope you will share pictures and stories from your FUNDAY.

Tikki :hi:

[5thGenDemocrat]

86. We sure will, Tikki

We sure will.
John
Thanks again for the help.

[bertha katzenengel]

39. Saturday Night's All Right for Fighting would get me out of my chair.

Good luck!

[riverdeep]

40. Seven to Seventy, huh?

Trying to find some without graphic lyrics, and broad, mostly uptempo appeal from different eras:


'You Sexy Thing'-Hot Chocolate

'Turn It On Again'-Genesis

'Dear Mr. and Mrs. Troublemaker'-All Girl Summer Fun Band

'Open All Night'-Bruce Springsteen

'Telecommunication'-Flock of Seagulls

'Everybody's Rockin''-Werley Fairburn

'We're Going to Be Friends'-White Stripes, or 'My Doorbell' if you don't want ANY acoustic

'That Train Don't Stop Here Anymore'-Los Lobos

'That Old Black Magic'-Louis Prima

'Delirious'-Prince

'Beyond the Sea'-Bobby Darin

'Both Ends Burning'-Roxy Music

'Canibal Papaya'-Shonen Knife

'Rip It Up'-Little Richard

'The Middle'-Jimmy Eat World

'Little Black Egg'-Tarnation

'Guitar Town'-Steve Earle

'Punk Rock Girl'-Dead Milkmen

'Viens Avec Moi'-DeVotchKa

'Don't Look Back'-Peter Tosh

'Billie Jean'-Michael Jackson

'Y Control'-Yeah Yeah Yeahs

'Hella Good'-No Doubt

'Pop Goes the World'-Men Without Hats

'Pressure Drop'-Toots and the Maytalls

'Burning Love'-Elvis

'Bad Reputation'-Joan Jett

'The Pride'-Isley Brothers

'Girls Just Wanna Have Fun'-Cyndi Lauper

'Oh Boy'-Buddy Holly

'Since U Been Gone'-Kelly Clarkson

'Breathe'-Prodigy

and of course

'Walking On Sunshine'-Katrina and the Waves


Wow, I have to stop now. That was fun.

edit: I see you asked for a couple. Oh well, just look at the first two.:P

[5thGenDemocrat]

41. Wow

I think I've got about five of those already. Now, I'm going to be busy the rest of the afternoon.
I do appreciate your concern for non-graphic lyrics. The evenings can get pretty rowdy on a FUNDAY, but we go out of our way to see that there's nothing (particularly) objectionable while the kiddies are here.
Thank you for contributing, riverdeep. It's obvious you put some thought into your list, and I appreciate it.
John
Firing up the SharePro360 for another go at it.

[RainDog]

62. essential Louis Prima - Just a Gigolo! n/t

[5thGenDemocrat]

63. I'll go get it

Only Louis Prima I have is "Jump Jive and Wail."
John
So far, I've located about 80 percent of these suggestions. Keep 'em coming.

[kineneb]

42. look into some of the old Creedence pieces

quite a few are danceable...

Lookin' Out My Back Door
Travelin' Band
Hey Tonight
Down On the Corner

also...
Grand Funk Railroad:
We're an American Band
The Loco-motion (cover)

The Doobie Brothers:
China Grove

I just did a "memorial mix" for my late husband's wake(s) and have a 3 hour list of 60s-70s classics; not all are dance tunes, but many are.

Ed. to add:
Pinball Wizard -w/Elton John on piano- "Tommy", the movie soundtrack version

[5thGenDemocrat]

46. Got all of those except, interesting enough, China Grove

Grand Funk is from Flint, 35 miles south of here. They've always been local legends. If I remember right, both Mark Farner and Michael Moore went to the same high school (Davison HS), albeit several years apart. I know/knew Michael Moore in passing (we worked for different alternative newspapers at the same time).
John
I like the Doobies just fine -- it's kind of strange that I didn't have what might have been their biggest hit in the files.

[Beausoleil]

55. Well, then you have to include

"Some Kind of Wonderful" by GFR.

Great for parties! You'll be amazed.

[5thGenDemocrat]

60. Man, I don't have that one

What kind of mid-Michigan audiophile am I? I feel so lame.
John
Have seen Grand Funk in concert twice, something like 25 years apart. They still jam pretty good, too.

[RainDog]

96. got native son Iggy Pop?

Lust for Life
Real Wild Child

kids will know these too from movies like Matilda, etc.

[Rambis]

43. Rare Earth: "Get ready"

"One More Saturday Night" Grateful Dead

[5thGenDemocrat]

47. Got both of those

Rare Earth is also kind of famous to Michiganians my age (I think they were the only white band ever signed to Motown Records), and I've been to nine Grateful Dead concerts. It wouldn't be FUNDAY without a Dead set.
John
Which, I guess, is the advantage to being the person putting together the music list.

[bbernardini]

44. Try my band's songlist:

Click on "Songlist" at http://www.thevibetribe.net. Selections from that list have worked well for weddings, private parties, clubs and casinos.

[5thGenDemocrat]

48. Boy, there's a lot of stuff there

I see you post when your band's out playing around Philadelphia. If I lived several hundred miles closer, I'd love to see you play live. Philadelphia and Boston are the only two major Eastern cities I've never been to.
John
I bookmarked your site. I'm going to need some time to go through it. Thanks for sending it along.

[MissMillie]

45. Well, ELO *is* still cool!

Don't forget "Play that Funky Music White Boy"

[5thGenDemocrat]

49. Yes, they are and no, I won't

Even with the suggestions that I already have on file, it's educational to read what other people like to hear. Like I said at the beginning, there are 4200 songs on file and about 120-140 will fit into a twelve-hour songlist (figuring for news breaks, commercials, announcements and so on).
Being the programmer is a little like being The Boy in the Bubble. I'm programming by my tastes which, of course, won't be everyone else's tastes. I'd sure like to include a little something for everyone.
John
Probably won't manage to do it, but I'd like to.

[DaydreaminHippie68]

50. These would get me out of my seat.

99 red balloons-nena
Let It Be- The Beatles (slow song, first song me and wannabe ever danced to :))

I'm really surprised no one has mentioned "Stairway to Heaven"- by Led Zeppelin

[5thGenDemocrat]

56. Got all of 'em

Thanks for the input. It isn't just what I have or don't have -- I'm digging on what folks out there want to hear.
John
Of course, I usually play the German version of 99 Red Balloons, but I usually play David Bowie's "Helden," rather than "Heroes," too.

[BurtWorm]

51. Push It

Salt n Pepa.

[DaydreaminHippie68]

52. That played at my school one time

during assembly, I go to catholic school so it was funnier than usual

[5thGenDemocrat]

57. I'll make sure I get it

I went to Catholic school, too -- way back when Kennedy was President.
John
I think the big hit was "Little Latin Lupe' Lu" back in the day.

[DaydreaminHippie68]

65. HAHA

yeah well now they have evolved to push it..all the seinors looked at each other and thought what the hell?

[EnviroBat]

53. Just about anything by the Pixies would be groovy...

[5thGenDemocrat]

58. Songs by the Pixies

I have four -- "Gigantic," "Here Comes Your Man," "Hey" and "Where is My Mind." Recommendations? Do I need something else?
John
The request line is open...

[EnviroBat]

78. Those are great for party tunes.

"Debasser" is a good one too...

[LynneSin]

54. I fucking LOVE ELO

They're #5 on my list of all time favorite hits

Put a bit of "Diary of Horace Wimp" in there

[5thGenDemocrat]

59. Will do

Got a lot of ELO (obviously), but not that one. I'll go get it.
John
How are you doing, Lynne? Always nice to hear from the old DU buddies (by "old," I mean "longtime" -- not, oh hell, you know...).

[SalmonChantedEvening]

66. Schoolboy Crush - AWB

I'd Like To - Corrine Bailey Rae

ELO is an all time list band of mine. :pals:

My Shangrila - Bev Bevan brings out the hammers for this one (judy baby!) :)

[5thGenDemocrat]

67. Just got the CBR song

Can't find "My Shangri-La". Is that listed under Bev Bevan or ELO?
John
I'm writing all the suggestions down as I go -- just because they're not there at the moment doesn't mean that they aren't going to be there later.

[SalmonChantedEvening]

68. ELO's New World Record.

Just happy to be tossing out ideas :)

[5thGenDemocrat]

69. And I'm happy to be catching them

New World Record sold a bazillion copies (used to have it on vinyl). I'll keep checking for it.
John
Thanks again for the suggestions.

[ironflange]

70. "Shaving Cream"

Greatest song ever.

http://www.tinyplace.org/tinyblog/archives/postxtras/shaving_cream.mp3

"99 Dead Baboons" is another favorite of mine.

[5thGenDemocrat]

72. You Canadians have an inscrutable sense of humor

Gotta admit, though -- "99 Dead Baboons" is pretty droll.
John
From Saginaw, Michigan -- home to an OHL team and three Tim Horton's. I speak fluent Canadian.

[Kat45]

71. A great song you may not know: "Lonley Hearts" by the Atlantics

They were a Boston band, late seventies/early eighties. I absolutely love that song. I was given two free downloads from iTunes, and that was the first one I got.

[5thGenDemocrat]

73. Thanks

I've never heard of it, but I sure will look it up.
John
I'll tell ya -- I asked for suggestions and I sure am getting a whole bunch of them. I'm almost to the point that I could fill up the whole twelve hours with just the songs in this thread. Maybe I'll do that.

[yellowdogintexas]

76. dude just go get you some Brave Combo CD's and let loose.

when they get to the Chicken Dance and the Hokey Pokey everybody will be on the floor.

Most fun band Ever

[5thGenDemocrat]

79. Yeah -- fun might be a good thing to shoot for

Thanks for the input -- breadth is as important as depth in a good music collection, and I've got those two written down.
John
And, after all, I'm listening to the music files year-round, not just on FUNDAY.

[yellowdogintexas]

90. here is the link to their website

http://www.brave.com/bo/

go to "Sounds" and click on some of the songs. and have fun. This is just a mini sampler of their stuff.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

91. Brave Combo is fabulous!! The musical blender!

I've seen them three times -- the last was at a kid's festival a few weeks ago in Galveston. Some friends of mine are good friends of theirs, so we get in for free when they're around!

Definitely one of the best things to come out of Denton. North Texas State has always had an outstanding music school, as well. (I refuse to call it the University of North Texas.)

[yellowdogintexas]

98. they are playing Concerts in the Garden in Ft Worth this summer

sometime in June.

[5thGenDemocrat]

93. Thanks -- I've bookmarked it

I actually have a folder with sites like WFMU and NBC's historic Monitor Radio and bands like this I'm not familiar with. One can learn a lot and take a little time doing it. And you never know where you'll find cool new sounds for FUNDAY Radio.
John
Running a few dozen cool new song downloads behind by now.

[conscious evolution]

77. Donna the Buffalo- River of Gold

http://www.archive.org/download/donna2000-04-13.shnf/donna2000-04-13d2t09_64kb.mp3

[5thGenDemocrat]

81. Just cued it up and gave it a listen

Very cool. The copy at the link is only 64K, but sounds good. I'll look for other, higher (resolution?) recordings of it tonight and, if all else fails, I'll download the version at the link.
John
Got a friend over here at the minute and he thought it was pretty nifty, too. Thanks for the tip.

[conscious evolution]

94. There are better versions

at the Archive site.
I did not have time to look for them though.
DTB also has a lot of other good songs.
Check out thesesongs:
Another World
Push Comes to Shove
Movin' to the Groove
Blue Skiies
Conscious Evolution
Family Picture

[Beer Snob-50]

80. just about anything by the dropkick murphys

a band out of boston.

[5thGenDemocrat]

87. Sure, I'm familiar with them

If you have any favorites (you know, party-type favorites), I'd love to hear them.
John
Becoming astounded by just how ignorant I am about what's out there.

[SteppingRazor]

82. The fact that you've asked for party tunes and gotten through 81 posts with no one mentioning P-Funk

is fucking criminal.

If you must have only one of their songs, go with "Tear the Roof Off the Sucker (We Want the Funk)." Or maybe "Flashlight."


As for more recent stuff, primate1 was spot-on earlier in the thread -- Justice is awesome. Some of Daft Punk or Chemical Brothers is similarly ass-shaking.


For more-rock, less-dance, I've been pretty big into The Hold Steady recently. They make you want to punch the air! :headbang:

[5thGenDemocrat]

88. Well, George Clinton/P-Funk is a requirement for a party

I've got lots of stuff from one incarnation of them or another. One of my biggest disappointments was missing meeting George Clinton by, literally, two minutes when I lived in Grand Rapids.
I am vaguely familiar with Daft Punk and the Chemical Brothers (as in I've heard of them) and have never heard of The Hold Steady. I'm make sure to cue some of their stuff up, too.
John
A big advocate of punching the air. Thanks for responding.

[Bake]

84. How about a LIVE BAND????

Musicians gotta work too ... and a live band (assuming they don't suck) is much more fun.

Bake

[5thGenDemocrat]

89. You know, we've talked about doing that for years

It's one of the reasons that, starting next year (FUNDAY XV) we're most likely going to expand the festivities over an entire weekend (plus, the title "FUNDAY Sunday" is nigh irresistible).
John
Saginaw has produced a few noteworthy musicians: Stevie Wonder, Question Mark and the Mysterians and Sonny Stitt come to mind. What are your rates? Do you accept credit cards? Can we pick you up at the airport?
Good to hear from you, Bake.

[Bake]

95. I think we could work something out!

Hehe!! Seriously, get a good local band and have a great time!!

:hi:

Bake

[Dinger]

92. Here's A Few:

Born To Be Alive (Patrick Hernandez)
Cracklin' Rosie (Neil Diamond)
Cocaine Blues (Johnny Cash)
Let's Get Crazy (Prince)
Orange Blossom Special (Cash harmonica version, 1968)
Rebel Yell (Billy Idol)
Burnin' Love (Presley)
If You Got The Money, Honey (I Got The Time) : Willie Nelson
Hey Good Lookin' (Mavericks) *Very cool version
Jambalaya (Hank Williams Sr.)
Smooth (Santana)
The House Is A Rockin' (Stevie Ray Vaughn)
Guitar Town (Steve Earle)
Ring Of Fire (Johnny Cash)
Rock This Town (Stray Cats)
Authority Song (John Cougar Mellencamp)
Walk Of Life (Dire Straits)
I Fought The Law (Bobby Fuller Four)

[5thGenDemocrat]

97. Thanks Dinger

I found out it's easier to just bookmark this thread and knock the suggestions off a few at a time. I've gone through, like, two dozen 3x5 cards since this thread started and have writer's cramp.
John
Anyhow, FUNDAY is June 21 here in Saginaw, Michigan. See if you can make it. And thanks for the suggestions.