Help Me Decide What Music to Play

I'm a senior in high school this year and I'm DJing my schools prom. I'm having trouble choosing music, so throw some suggestions at me and I'll either play them or not play them at my discretion. There are only two requirements: 1. It has to be easy to dance to and 2. It needs to be easily grasp-able, as I'm playing this music for a crowd that, in large part, listens to shit.

Any help is appreciated.

franz ferdinand

This is a popular song right now which a lot of people at your school will probably know and feel comfortable dancing to. I'm not afraid to say I like it. And the bass bangs if you turn it up.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qD-rjoTzfJs

tik tok

(on the klok)

Public Enemy

I'm so jealous. My school won't let students DJ dances.

culture those motherfuckers with a few classic trax, maybe some donna summer or kool n the gang, and then maybe some afrikaa bambataa and then some duran duran, some new order too

if you live in america restrict the electronic music to sandstorm

make sure you play that "two hops this time" song

sex and drugs and house

acid house music and minimal house music and music music

nothing says awkward teenage love like Pulse Demon.

Powerpill Pacman

Yeah man, impotentwhitecapitalist is right.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRkGOmD4g54

Speaking of which, do you have a DJ name yet? I think you should be DJ Jake Gyllenhaal. And show up Prince of Persia-era Jake Gyllenhaal. The girls love him.

  On 5/7/2010 at 6:26 AM, Al Hounos said:

culture those motherfuckers with a few classic trax,

as much as i agree, prom night is really not the night to get too cultured with your playlist. Most of these people just want to hear music that makes them nostalgic for the last 4 years, then secondly their adolescent childhoods, NOT watmm's adolescent childhood from 20,000 miles away, though they're giving you some definite timeless bangers. One of the worst things about playing these sets for plebs is playing tracks you hate, but just remember you're doing a service for them, which means youre obligated to play mindblowing shit theyve never heard as you are to play shit theyve heard too much, but familiarity is key, and you know your peers better than anyone on watmm, even if that's unfortunate news for your tracklist

  On 5/7/2010 at 7:09 AM, 24ourange said:

  On 5/7/2010 at 6:26 AM, Al Hounos said:

culture those motherfuckers with a few classic trax,

 

as much as i agree, prom night is really not the night to get too cultured with your playlist. Most of these people just want to hear music that makes them nostalgic for the last 4 years, then secondly their adolescent childhoods, NOT watmm's adolescent childhood from 20,000 miles away, though they're giving you some definite timeless bangers. One of the worst things about playing these sets for plebs is playing tracks you hate, but just remember you're doing a service for them, which means youre obligated to play mindblowing shit theyve never heard as you are to play shit theyve heard too much, but familiarity is key, and you know your peers better than anyone on watmm, even if that's unfortunate news for your tracklist

^This.

And most dj jobs are like this. I've played a couple of sets at my University and it's no fun at all. Most of these times it's been because they've been wanting someone to play electronic music for their 'Electro Parties' and even though I've played the most danceable music there is (Trentemøller, Modeselektor and so on) people still complain and either asked me if I could play either the same song over and over or even Disney music... like... wtf? Can you imagine how pathetic I felt when I was forced to play "Hakunamatata".

  On 5/7/2010 at 7:38 AM, Squee said:

Can you imagine how pathetic I felt when I was forced to play "Hakunamatata".

you should have improvised a mash up

  On 5/7/2010 at 7:42 AM, uptown devil said:

  On 5/7/2010 at 7:38 AM, Squee said:

Can you imagine how pathetic I felt when I was forced to play "Hakunamatata".

 

you should have improvised a mash up

I did. I had my Kaoss Pad hooked up so I went nuts. But still, these people are supposed to be adults... I mean, fucking Disney!!

  On 5/7/2010 at 7:53 AM, Squee said:

I did.

lol

  On 5/7/2010 at 7:53 AM, Squee said:

  On 5/7/2010 at 7:42 AM, uptown devil said:

  On 5/7/2010 at 7:38 AM, Squee said:

Can you imagine how pathetic I felt when I was forced to play "Hakunamatata".

 

you should have improvised a mash up

 

I did. I had my Kaoss Pad hooked up so I went nuts. But still, these people are supposed to be adults... I mean, fucking Disney!!

not so sure college girls qualify as adults, but i'm glad to hear you added some kaoss pad. sounds like a difficult thing to do.

i think at a point when people start asking for disney tunes, it's time to just play whatever the fuck you want anyway..

  On 5/7/2010 at 7:59 AM, uptown devil said:

  On 5/7/2010 at 7:53 AM, Squee said:

  On 5/7/2010 at 7:42 AM, uptown devil said:

  On 5/7/2010 at 7:38 AM, Squee said:

Can you imagine how pathetic I felt when I was forced to play "Hakunamatata".

 

you should have improvised a mash up

 

I did. I had my Kaoss Pad hooked up so I went nuts. But still, these people are supposed to be adults... I mean, fucking Disney!!

 

not so sure college girls qualify as adults, but i'm glad to hear you added some kaoss pad. sounds like a difficult thing to do.

 

i think at a point when people start asking for disney tunes, it's time to just play whatever the fuck you want anyway..

When people start asking for Disney tunes it's time to shoot someone in the knee

  On 5/7/2010 at 6:19 AM, Xyrofen said:

I'm so jealous. My school won't let students DJ dances.

Mine didn't either. Don't think drum n bass would have gone over well, anyway...

play this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxyGSUY5QCk

This is always a good'un

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lG6cPxnWbWQ

If you're a skilled DJ I recommend mixing in a bitta this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8HPKL9-rIM