60s Party Playlist: Help

we're throwing me an early birthday party tomorrow (saturday) night for me here at RISD. it's going to be 60s themed, and i'd like to play a mix of fun 60s rock/pop tunes, along with any other extremely dancey rock.
i don't want people to leave my party, and keep in mind that these are 16-18 year old kids, so if i don't have them dancing, they won't stay. but it's also my party, so i refuse to play shitty music.

i've got a good baseline playlist, but i'd still like some solid suggestions. fast. so, please? pretty please? help!

all you have to do is put on all 4 Nuggets CDs (or go on bittorrent and get them there) … if that won't last you, get the Nuggets, Vol. 2 for 4 more CDs

some of my favorite club bangers off of Nuggets:

The 13th Floor Elevators - "You're Gonna Miss Me"
The Barbarians - "Moulty" (hilarious)
The Easybeats - "Friday on My Mind"
The Human Beinz - "Nobody But Me"
The Kingsmen - "Louie Louie" (of course)
The Litter - "Action Woman"
Michael & the Messengers - "Romeo & Juliet"
The Strangeloves - "I Want Candy"
The Sonics - "Psycho"

and don't forget about 60s soul/R&B

shirley ellis - "the clapping song"

Human Expression - Readin' Your Will
The Del Vettes - Last Time Around
Them - I Can Only Give you Everything
The Sparkles - No Friend of Mine
The Heard - Stop it Baby
The Chob - We're Pretty Quick
The Tamrons - Wild Man
The Stoics - Hate
Prodigal - You Got Me.

I could go on and on. There are a million great no hit wonders out there. Start with Nuggets and then dig up the really sick stuff on the Teenage Shutdown and Back from the Grave comps. You should be able to download a lot of it. I used to be a garage-rock dork and there is so much of this stuff out there.

Don't forget 60's mainstays like Love, the Zombies, Velvet Underground, Stooges, MC5, CCR, the Doors.

First thing that came to mind.

Originally posted by Hoya Paranoia:
and don't forget about 60s soul/R&B

Did somebody say 60s dance party? Gots lots of ideas just to knacked to type them up at moment, so here's a track listing for a mix CD called "Where The Action Is".

Action� - Paul Revere and the Raiders
â??My Little Red Bookâ? - Love
â??Talk Talkâ? - Music Machine
â??Psychotic Reactionâ? - Count Five
â??One Track Mindâ? - The Knickerbockers
â??Time Won't Let Meâ? - Outsiders
â??Kicksâ? - Paul Revere and the Raiders
â??Ain't That Peculiarâ? â?? Marvin Gaye
â??The Monkey Timeâ? - Major Lance
â??Agent Double-O-Soulâ? - Edwin Starr
â??Tainted Loveâ? - Gloria Jones
â??Secret Agentsâ? - Olympics
â??Put The Clock Back On The Wallâ? - The 'e' Types
â??Pushin' Too Hardâ? - The Seeds
â??You're Gonna Miss Meâ? - Thirteenth Floor Elevators
â??She's My Babyâ? - The Mojo Men
â??Liar, Liarâ? - The Castaways
â??She's About A Moverâ? - Sir Douglas Quintet
â??You're The Oneâ? - The Vogues
â??Lightning Strikesâ? - Lou Christie
â??Love's Gone Badâ? - Chris Clark
â??1-2-3â? - Len Barry
â??See Sawâ? - Don Covay & The Goodtimers
â??The In Crowdâ? - Dobie Gray
â??It's Alrightâ? - The Impressions
â??All For Youâ? - Earl Van Dyke And The Soul Brothers

In a super rush at the moment so can only note a few. Wish we had more time for this as I love 60s music! In fact, it's at the root of why I love Shoegaze music. A lot of very good ones already listed. Sorry if I duplicate. One or two of these might dip into 1970 or so but they fit the mood.

Mystic Eyes - Them (Van Morrison's original group)
Inscence And Peppermints - The Strawberry Alarm Clock
96 Tears - ? And The Mysterians
Wild Thing - The Troggs
Sky Pilot - The Animals
A Whiter Shade Of Pale - Procol Harem
LA Woman - The Doors (Worth it for the intro)
Along Comes Mary - The Association (for mellower moments)
White Rabbit - The Jefferson Airplane
Up Against The Wall Motherfucker! - The Jefferson Airplane (Is that the name of the song? Great protest song.)
White Bird - It's A Beautiful Day
Journey Through The Center Of The Mind - The Amboy Dukes
Hush - Deep Purple (not that Smoke On the Water crap though!)
Society's Child - Janis Ian
As Tears Go By - Marianne Faithful
Gold Finger - Shirley Bassey
Secret Agent Man - Johnny Rivers
Magate Brain - Funkadelic
Lies - The Knickerbockers
My Friend Jack - The Smoke (or maybe the song is called Sugar Lumps)


Almost anything by The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Supremes, The Temptations & The Monkees providing you stick with something earlier or, at least, from the 60s itself, especially regarding The Stones.

Because I'm in a rush, I'll just list a few other bands and take it from there. Others will probably pick up my dropped ball.

Donovan
Martha & The Vandellas
The Ronettes
Sam & Dave
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
The Searchers
Lulu (To Sir, With Love for those graduation moments)
Gary Lewis & The Playboys
Freddy & The Dreamers
Very early Beach Boys
Jan & Dean
The Ventures
The Spencer Davis Group
The Chocolate Watchband
Ultimate Spinach (might get too spacey for you though)
The Electric Prunes
Arthur Lee & Love
The Buffalo Springfield
Janis Joplin (something early with Big Brother & the Holding Company)
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
something from the 1st Terry Reid album
Curved Air (Might be '70 and almost left them off since they might get a little too cerebral but you will be with a bunch of Art students so it could work. One of my very favorite bands from back in the day.)
The Shangrilas (spelling?)
The Isley Brothers
Sam Cooke
Glaydes (K?)Night & The Pips
Sly & The Family Stone
very, very early Pink Floyd
Peter & Gordon
Chad & Jeremy
The Mamas & The Papas
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Ike & Tina Turner
The Crystals
The Marvelettes
The Surpremes (definitely stick with something early)
The Kinks
early Bob Dylan
Iron Butterfly
The Pretty Things
The Left Bank


Don't forget to include somewhere along the line, She Was Just 17 by The Beatles and, even though not 60s specific, Ladytron's Seventeen.


You could end the night on a very moody note with Moon River by Andy Williams.

Oh, and Betty….

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!


Damn, this thread has me intriqued!

Damned editing timer!!! :mad:


The Locomotion - Little Eva
The Name Game - (Is that Little Eva too?) (WARNING: This song is addictive!)
Sonny & Cher had some good songs early on


I know some of the songs I mentioned in the previous thread aren't Dance tunes but sometimes you need a lull for a breather or a chance for more intimate moments. (Break out the chaparones separating the teens! LOL) All depends on the mood and tone of the group of people and what seems to float their boats.

Kosmo, I need some help. Who did the Pop songs for these dances? The dementia is sinking in and it all escapes me.

The Watusi
The Jerk
The Monkey
The Mashed Potato
The Madison
The Hitchhike
The Peppermint Twist - Chubby Checker (though it might have been '59 but still a big early '60s fave)
And was there a song for The Frug?

Then there was The Bristol Stomp which wasn't even a real dance though a great tune for dancing.

For Econo:
The Martian Hop - (Was it the Del Rays or someone like that?)

Then there was that dance that I've never seen written. Only spoken about in very hushed tones. The one all the 'bad' kids did because it was so lustful. LOL. Keep in mind, this was before the Summer of Love when the world was much more neurotic. Sorry if I've spelled this wrong since I suspect it was often mispronounced. The Bodie Green. Maybe Boodie Green, Boatie Green, Boudy Green or even supposed to be Booty Green. (Long 'o')

This link may help if it's not too late (happy birthday!!!) … I love the Madison. It is like a predecessor of every line dance my daughter did during Bar/Bat Mitzvah Year …

Sixties City

(fixed the link -kosmo)

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hmmm would need to do a little research on all the dance songs…

This album has many of the dance songs you are looking for

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1. The Madison Time - Bryant, Ray
2. Shotgun - Jr. Walker & the All Stars
3. The Watusi - Vibrations
4. The Jerk - Larks
5. The Stroll - Diamonds
6. The Roach - Gene & Wendell
7. Tighten Up - Bell, Archie & the Drells
8. Willie and the Hand Jive - Otis, Johnny
9. Georgia Slop - Downing, Big Al
10. Moon Walk, Pts. 1 & 2 - Simon, Joe
11. Pony Time - Checker, Chubby
12. Do the Monkey - King Curtis
13. The Shag (Is Totally Cool) - Graves, Billy
14. Limbo Rock - Checker, Chubby

Track 13 is my fav on this one..

Here some suggestions, most of them pretty obvious, at some point I need to DJ a 60s party to get it out of my system.

Isley Brothers - "It's Your Thing"
Exciters - "Tell Him"
Sam and Dave - "You've Got Me Hummin"
Booker T. and the MGs - "Green Onions"
Going to a Go-Go - "Smokey Robinson"
Martha Reeves and the Vandellas - "Dancing In The Streets"
Bob and Earl - "Harlem Shuffle"
The Rolling Stones - "Get Off My Cloud"
Easybeats - "Sorry"
The Rationals - "I Need You"
Tom Jones - "What's New Pussycat"
Andy Williams - "Music To Watch Girls By"
The Capitols - "Cool Jerk"

and of course all the girl groups , bossa nova, lounge, the rest of motown, stax, the hollies, herman's hermits, dave clark five, etc etc etc

Hairspray has many of the 60s dance song… And happy birthday!!!

Originally posted by hijinksandsue:

Sixties City

cool website

OKAY

you guys rule. i've got a ton of sixties.

now, do you have any recent favorites that are really really REALLY dancey?

haven't been buying many new releases of late, but The Chalets, Teddybears, Hot Chip, Middle Distance Runner, spring to mind

wow, I am going to steal this list!!!

I can't stop dancing to the latest of montreal album. Esp the last song.

don't forget Elvis

Originally posted by Jaguar:
Glaydes (K?)Night &amp; The Pips

Woke up at 3 A.M. with the radio on, that Gladys Knight and the Pips song on
About how sheâ??d rather live in his world with him
Than live in her own world alone
And I lay there, head spinning, trying to fall asleep
And I thought to myself: â??Oh, Gladys, girl, I love you but, oh â?? GET A LIFE!!!â?