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At the Indie Disco
I was listening to this classic Divine Comedy track the other day. In it, Neil Hannon name-checks acts like The Cure, Morrissey,The Pixies, Soft Cell and even The Wannadies. I've always wanted to have my own mobile disco (a probably-never-to-be-fulfilled fantasy) and was thinking of the type of songs I would play at an 80s/90s indie night. What songs/acts would get you up on the dancefloor, nostalgia fans?
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Take the Skinheads Bowling by Camper Van Beethoven.
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Girls and Boys by Blur.
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The Lancashire Hotpots song of the same name, that came first, is vastly greater
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I always remember a gig I did where they wanted a few indie classics thrown in. I was in my element. The 'madchester/baggy' stuff goes down best. The Charlatans, Happy Mondays and Blur's 'There's no Other Way'. And 'Place Your Hands' by Reef.
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The Lancashire Hotpots song of the same name, that came first, is vastly greater
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Thanks for your suggestions so far. Will be checking out those Hotpots
![]() Do you think there would be a market for a mobile disco specialising in indie music? |
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Sultans of Ping - Where's My Jumper
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I always like it when they play something that's not normally played. Say, if I ask for Pulp and they play something like Party Hard or Lipgloss instead of Common People or Disco 2000. If you asked for Blur you'd likely get Girls and Boys or Parklife. Surprise me and play Stereotypes. Instead of I Bet That You Look Good On The Dancefloor by Arctic Monkeys give me Teddy Picker or R U Mine?. When doing an indie disco it can be very easy to slip into a rut of just playing exactly the same songs every time. Of course, Common People is a great song and people like to hear it but it always excites me a bit more when I hear something that I wouldn't normally expect to hear.
As for the idea of a mobile indie disco, I guess it'd depend how much the demand would be. Our wedding DJ asked us beforehand for our tastes and any special requests etc and was really happy when I told him I wanted lots of indie stuff playing. He said that he loved doing it but most weddings just wanted cheesy wedding disco crap all night. |
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I s'pose all the Madchester/Baggy stuff is a bit obvious so I'd pick Cruiser's Creek by The Fall.
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I always like it when they play something that's not normally played. Say, if I ask for Pulp and they play something like Party Hard or Lipgloss instead of Common People or Disco 2000. If you asked for Blur you'd likely get Girls and Boys or Parklife. Surprise me and play Stereotypes. Instead of I Bet That You Look Good On The Dancefloor by Arctic Monkeys give me Teddy Picker or R U Mine?. When doing an indie disco it can be very easy to slip into a rut of just playing exactly the same songs every time. Of course, Common People is a great song and people like to hear it but it always excites me a bit more when I hear something that I wouldn't normally expect to hear.
As for the idea of a mobile indie disco, I guess it'd depend how much the demand would be. Our wedding DJ asked us beforehand for our tastes and any special requests etc and was really happy when I told him I wanted lots of indie stuff playing. He said that he loved doing it but most weddings just wanted cheesy wedding disco crap all night. Why don't you call it a British Modern Rock disco - i.e. commercially successful pop rock music from the 80's onwards.Many radio stations use the modern rock classification, these days.Looking from a commercial point of view - you need to get punters to want to use your services.It eliminates negative attitudes that a certain % of those punters have of either Brit pop or Indie. Perhaps you could not have such a bias towards Brit pop or music associated with Brit pop (or Indie in todays misused form even) as well.Mix it up a bit to satisfy the punters.As a 'wedding' DJ you are there to please the punters & the guests, even more so than usual, as a broader musical demographic of people would be there.You should try not to force your particular bias on musical taste onto people - by calling it an Indie disco you are suggesting that you would be doing that straight off. |
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