I'm looking for suggestions for some quite obscure yet danceable songs to play at an upcoming party... it's this weekend so i've left it a bit late I suppose, but any suggestions are very welcome.

The only songs I can think of that reflect what I mean at the moment are:

For America - Red Box
Don't Talk To Me About Love - Altered Images
Give It Up - Evelyn King
Empire State Human - Human League
Computer Games - Mi-Sex
One Night in Bangkok - Murray Head

Cheers in advance.

What I Got Is What You Need ~ Unique
Do It To The Music ~ Raw Silk
Mind Up Tonight ~ Melba Moore

Very danceable and quite obscure.
Last edited by Jimmy Connors : 27-02-2007 at 15:34

Safety dance-Men without hats

Europe- Final countdown

No offence, but since when has that been "obscure"?

Furniture - Brilliant Mind

Nowhere Girl - B-Movies

Wheels of Fortune or For Whom the Bells Toll - Fad Gadget

Lawnchairs are Everywhere - Our Daughter's Wedding

Space Age Love Song - Flock Of Seagulls

Not particularly 'obscure' but definitely a classic:

Killer - Adamski

no gdm - gina x . brill track that went down well in the clubs

Kissing With Confidence-Will Powers
Startrax Club Disco-Startrax
Don't You Just Know It-Amazulu

LOL......not only will you be having a great party Andy, I'm getting some great tips for downloads.....

Couple more:

'Obsession' by Animotion
'Murphy's Law' by Cheri

Obsession one of my faves actually

I'd like to pretend the party was just an excuse for finding obscure 80's pop on here but it is a real excuse I promise

Thank you all so much... loving the suggestions up to now.

It Bites - Calling all the Heroes (not sure if it is obscure enough)
Danny Wilson - I can't Wait

You Ain't Really Down ~ Status IV
Go Deh Yaka ~ Monyaka (great bassline)
It's Over ~ The Funk Master
Young Free & Single ~ Sunfire (a little slow, but still great)
One Mind Two Hearts ~ Paradise
Superstar ~ Lydia Murdock (another great bassline)
Magic Touch ~ Odyssey
Sex-O-Matic ~ Bar Kays
Crazy ~ The Manhattans
Rock The Boat ~ Forrest
Body Work ~ Hot Streak (the extended version is great)
The Lover In You ~ Sugar Hill Gang (not too obscure, but very good)

This thread takes me back to the good old days!!

channel them further... the party is for a 34 year old but the people there are all into the 80's stuff. (as am I )

party all the time by eddie murphy

Europe After The Rain / Dancing like A Gun- John Foxx
Take Me To The Girl / Party Fears Two - Associates
Living On Video - Trans X
Windpower - Thomas Dolby
Classix Nouveaux - Is It A Dream
Big In Japan - Alphaville (not really obscure but love it ).

What's the colour of money? - Hollywood Beyond
Imagination - Belouis Somme (sp?)
I can't wait - Nu Shooz
IOU - Freeze (recently sampled for something else)
Labour of Love - Hue and Cry
Perfect Skin - Lloyd Cole and the Commotions
and for a bit of early rap...
The Crown - Gary Byrd and the GBE (featuring vocals by Stevie Wonder!)

Hipsway - The Honeythief
Falco - Vienna Calling
Maria Vidal - Bodyrock
Men without hats - The safety dance
House Master Boyz - House Nation
Gwen Guthrie - Aint nothing going on (but the rent)
Karel Fialka - Hey Matthew
Landscape - Einstein A Go-Go
Eric B & Rakim - Paid in full
Michael Zager Band - Let's All Chant

Not sure if they are all considered 'danceable' or obscure tho!
Last edited by Beachball : 28-02-2007 at 22:49

Model by Kraftwerk
Trapped by Colonel Abrams
Ghostbusters by Ray Parker Jnr
Flashdance and Fame by Irene Cara

Spizz Energi - Where's Captain Kirk?
Theatre of Hate - Do You Believe in the Westworld?
Orange Juice - Falling and Laughing
Josef K - Sorry For Laughing
Talk Talk - Today
Heaven 17 - We Don't Need This Fashion Groove Thang
Freeez - Southern Freeez
Scritti Pilitti - Wood Beez (Pray Like Aretha Franklin)
Psychedelic Furs - Dumb Waiters
Colin Newman - Not Me
Teardrop Explodes - Reward
Kid Creole and the Coconuts - Me No Pop I
Haircut 100 - Love Plus One
Art of Noise - Close To the Edit
Matchbox - Rockabilly Rebel
A Flock of Seagulls - I Ran
Classix Nouveaux - Guilty

and if you want to clear the place quickly at the end of the evening:

The Minutemen - Paranoid Time EP

Living In A Box-Blow the house down
London Boys-Requiem
Baltimora-Tarzan Boy
Break Machine-Street Dance
Mental As Anything-Live it up
Last edited by Hullboy : 01-03-2007 at 01:04

Many already metioned so heres some more

Tour De France - Kraftwerk
Calling Your Name - Marilyn
Beat The Clock - Sparks
Number One Song In Heaven - Sparks
Themes For Great Cities - Simple Minds
Let The Music Play - Shannon
All Night Long - Mary Jane Girls
Crushed By The Wheels Of Industry - Heaven 17
Love And Pride - King
The Lebanon - Human League
Can't Take My Eyes Off You - Boys Town Gang
Mama Used To Say - Junior
Church Of The Poisoned Mind - Culture Club
Europa And The Pirate Twins - Thomas Dolby
Mind Of A Toy - Visage
Living On The Ceiling - Blancmange
Tesla Girls - Orchestral Maneouvres In The Dark