Members Vito Corleone Posted October 24, 2012 Members Share Posted October 24, 2012 While we play for a lot of all-ages crowds, I would say the bulk of our audiences fall in the 25-40 year old range and I'm starting to see a big fall off with the response we're getting with the 70s and 80s classic rock tunes, so it makes the most sense to me, from a demographic standpoint, to look towards 90s stuff to replace it with. And as we're a 2-female singer band, I'm naturally looking for stuff for them to sing. My first thoughts go to things like: "Groove Is In The Heart", "Free Your Mind", "Wannabe", the Fugees' version of "Killing Me Softly".... is any of this sort of stuff working for bands or DJs? Or any other similar material from this era? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wheresgrant3 Posted October 24, 2012 Members Share Posted October 24, 2012 I dunno... I will say we've always had a healthy dose of 90's dance and hip hop in our setlist. But we pulled out a Bon Jovi/Guns N Roses/Metallica medley for the summer. We slipped it in last weekend and the response was enormous. To the point that we can't remember why we retired it in the first place. The difference is you guys are playing events where we are playing niteclubs. I'm just guessing that De lite and The Fugees won't really hit with our crowd. Edgier stuff like DJ Kool, Salt N Pepper, Rob Base and Cypress Hill do however. So I could see it working... just not for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vito Corleone Posted October 24, 2012 Author Members Share Posted October 24, 2012 Originally Posted by wheresgrant3 I dunno... I will say we've always had a healthy dose of 90's dance and hip hop in our setlist. But we pulled out a Bon Jovi/Guns N Roses/Metallica medley for the summer. Yeah, Bon Jovi and Guns and Def Leppard and AC/DC still work for us. As does most of the 70s disco stuff we do. I'm looking to replace some of the lighter 70s/80s stuff that we use earlier in the night that isn't killing like it did even a year or so ago---"Jenny", "I Want You To Want Me", "American Girl"---stuff like that.We were doing "Push It" for awhile but it wasn't really clicking. Was thinking "Whatta Man" might work better? I'm looking for more "vocal" stuff as opposed to rap to showcase the 2 girls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nchangin Posted October 24, 2012 Members Share Posted October 24, 2012 Salt n Pepa - Shoop good tune too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bigboy78 Posted October 25, 2012 Members Share Posted October 25, 2012 WhattaMan was the first one I thought of, but there is a fair bit of girl-rap in it. There is also Shoop Shoopy Oop or whatever it was. There was plenty of europop rubbish around that time. Barbie Girl, All that She Wants (is another baby), Slave to the Music etc. En Vogue had another song, Never Gonna Get It (?) George Michael had some crackers around that time, Freedom 90 and other the one with the supermodels in the film clip Too Funky (?) I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vito Corleone Posted October 25, 2012 Author Members Share Posted October 25, 2012 Originally Posted by bigboy78 Early 90s was my formative years, so I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jw10 Posted October 25, 2012 Members Share Posted October 25, 2012 Breakfast at tiffanys Mr jones What I got Jump around? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 3shiftgtr Posted October 25, 2012 Members Share Posted October 25, 2012 Chick tunes that'll get em on the floor: Janet Jackson....Black Cat, Miss You Much, Madonna...Vogue Every Body Dance Now....C&C Music Factory Believe (Life After Love).....Cher Supermodel (You Better Work)....RuPaul Non Chick with some chick background vox stuff: Fantastic Voyage....Coolio Good Vibrations....Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch I'm Too Sexy....Right Said Fred C'mon and Ride It (The Train)....Quad City D.J.'s Tootsie Roll....69 Boys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wesg Posted October 25, 2012 Members Share Posted October 25, 2012 I'm in that demo, barely, highschool was 1987-1992. Hated most of that crap but listened to it in bars every night until about 2000. Anything from the "Friends" soundtrack should count in your 'guilty pleasures' category (remember how popular Friends was back then?): 2. I Go Blind - Hootie & The Blowfish 3. Good Intentions - Toad The Wet Sprocket 4. You'll Know You Were Loved - Lou Reed 5. Sexuality - K.D. Lang 6. Shoe Box - Bare Naked Ladies 7. It's A Free World Baby - R.E.M. 8. Sunshine - Paul Westerberg 9. Angel Of The Morning - Pretenders 10. In My Room - Grant Lee Buffalo 11. Big Yellow Taxi - Joni Mitchell 12. Stain Yer Blood - Paul Westerberg 13. I'll Be There For You - The Rembrandts In particular, the full version of I'll Be There For You would get a lot of my female friends of that age's attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wesg Posted October 25, 2012 Members Share Posted October 25, 2012 And other stuff I think might work well -- Wannabe - Spice Girls Don't Speak - No Doubt The Sign - Ace of Base All That She Wants - Ace of Base Come To My Window - Melissa Etheridge I'm The Only One - Melissa Etheridge Blind Melon - No Rain MMMbop - Hanson Believe - Cher All I Wanna Do (is have some fun) - Sheryl Crow You Oughtta Know - Alanis Morissette Ironic - Alanis Morissette ...One More Time - Britney Spears Foolish Games - Jewel Damn, I Wish I Was Your Lover - Sophie B. Hawkins Bitch - Meredith Brooks Sunny Came Home - Shawn Colvin Love Shack - The B52s (does 1989 count?) It Must Have Been Love - Roxette Joyride - Roxette Everybody, Everybody - Black Box Dr. Jones - Aqua Wow, there are few memories in that list that I'd kind of forgotten. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members FitchFY Posted October 25, 2012 Members Share Posted October 25, 2012 Le'mee lick you up and down, `til you say stop Le'mee playyyyy with your body, baby, make you real hot Let me doooo all those things you want me to do CAUSE TONIGHT I'M GONNA GET FA-REAKY WITH YOU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Lee Knight Posted October 25, 2012 Moderators Share Posted October 25, 2012 What Is Love? - Haddaway Everybody, Everybody - Black Box Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SpaceNorman Posted October 25, 2012 Members Share Posted October 25, 2012 Originally Posted by wesg And other stuff I think might work well .... MMMbop - Hanson I think you might be onto something with MMMbop. I remember that tune as being the posterchild of tunes that got pointed to whenever anybody wanted to make a point a vapid, cheezy commercial music back in it's day ... Yet, just a couple of weeks ago I happened to hear it played in a club while on break - and was suprised to hear what seemed like every woman in the place singing along with it. That said, I wouldn't be at all surprised to see that one "grow legs" again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members OldGuitarPlayer Posted October 25, 2012 Members Share Posted October 25, 2012 I remember when this crap was played every 30 minutes on the radio... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Lee Knight Posted October 25, 2012 Moderators Share Posted October 25, 2012 Originally Posted by SpaceNorman I think you might be onto something with MMMbop. I remember that tune as being the posterchild of tunes that got pointed to whenever anybody wanted to make a point a vapid, cheezy commercial music back in it's day ... Yet, just a couple of weeks ago I happened to hear it played in a club while on break - and was suprised to hear what seemed like every woman in the place singing along with it. That said, I wouldn't be at all surprised to see that one "grow legs" again. I used say to my friends, "Just listen!!! It's great. Yes, it is poppier that pop and bubblier than gum but... that is a groove."It's a good tune and I loved it back then. Very early Jackson 5's ABCesque. Produced by The Dust Bros of Beck's Odelay fame. I think they combined the young excitment of that group of kid musicians with some kick ass infectious vinyl groovaciousness. Dawg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jeff42 Posted October 25, 2012 Members Share Posted October 25, 2012 two princes works for us... just sayin. A few years ago it didn't, but now it does. hmmmm. Oh and Mmbop works REALLY well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members heath_eld Posted October 26, 2012 Members Share Posted October 26, 2012 Originally Posted by Lee Knight I used say to my friends, "Just listen!!! It's great. Yes, it is poppier that pop and bubblier than gum but... that is a groove."It's a good tune and I loved it back then. Very early Jackson 5's ABCesque. Produced by The Dust Bros of Beck's Odelay fame. I think they combined the young excitment of that group of kid musicians with some kick ass infectious vinyl groovaciousness. Dawg. Agree... in 1997 or whatever it was i was a mid teenager who was one of the "rock kids" and that was just not my thing. But when you put aside that "pretty boy" thing about Taylor Hanson, its a good song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrcpro Posted October 26, 2012 Members Share Posted October 26, 2012 Originally Posted by Lee Knight What Is Love? - Haddaway As a working DJ this is my top early 90s track by a mile. I'd add it for sure even though you are fronted by chicks. Someone with a high voice has to do those "Whoa" moans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vito Corleone Posted October 26, 2012 Author Members Share Posted October 26, 2012 Originally Posted by mrcpro As a working DJ this is my top early 90s track by a mile. I'd add it for sure even though you are fronted by chicks. Someone with a high voice has to do those "Whoa" moans Actually we do this one already. It's part of a 90s dance medley that includes "Gonna Make You Sweat", "Good Vibrations" "Pump Up The Jam" and "Push It". Not really getting the consistant response I want out of these tracks, but I think it's more about revamping the medley than the songs themselves.Some good suggestions here though! Thanks all!What else works for you as a DJ along these lines? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nchangin Posted October 26, 2012 Members Share Posted October 26, 2012 DJ stuff is: Macerena Vogue (already mentioned) Cotton eye Joe Mambo # 5 Groove is in the heart Strike it up - Black Box Move This - Technotronic Da Dip Rump Shaker Unbelievable - EMF *disclaimer if you already mentioned it my apologies, didn't check all posts, wesg and 3shift had some great suggestions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrcpro Posted October 27, 2012 Members Share Posted October 27, 2012 Originally Posted by guido61 What else works for you as a DJ along these lines? For girl pop Ace Of Base stuff is good. "Show Me Love" - Robyn, "My Lovin" - En Vogue.. I'll pull up my playlist after I get through Halloween weekend and put up some more stuff that works early nest week. My head's not in 90's right now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MikeyParent Posted October 27, 2012 Members Share Posted October 27, 2012 All That She Wants Barbie Girl Believe Groove is in the Heart I'm just a girl Move This Pump Up the Jam Push It Rhythm is a Dancer Shoop The Look The Sign Unbelievable What is Love Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members capitalist Posted October 29, 2012 Members Share Posted October 29, 2012 I would avoid limiting the band to songs with female vocals. However, you could try "Fade Into You" by Mazzy Star, a few by "The Cranberries", or songs by "The Pixies" that were sung by Kim Deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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