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Hello
We’re having a party to celebrate me and my wife’s 50th and our kids’ 21st, 18th, and 16th birthdays.
What 3 tunes would get the place shaking?

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  1. As previously noted, these occasions are not the time to educate anyone. Therefore:

    1) Get Lucky
    2) Titanium
    3) We Found Love

    And if you must do something a bit less charty, have a go on this:

    • All of these records have guitars on them. From bitter experience I will tell you that the sound of a guitar will clear a dancefloor faster that CS gas. Unless it’s played by Nile Rodgers (The guitar, not the gas)

  14. It’s go to be three songs with a beat that will appeal to all ages.

    Mais que Nada – Sergio Mendes

    Smoke on the water – Senor Coconut

    Yeke Yeke – Mory Kante

    Have a fantastic time!

  17. Spiller – Groovejet (If This Ain’t Love)
    Kylie Minogue – Spinning Around
    Clean Bandit & Jess Glynne – Real Love
    George Michael – Flawless (Go to the City)
    Don’t Stop Till You Get Enough – Michael jackson
    Jump Around – House Of Pain

    Here’s the Kylie one

  18. Here’s your playlist, See if you can spot the thematic choices.

    Family Affair’ by Sly and the Family Stone.
    ‘We are family’ by Sister Sledge.
    ‘Family Bible’ by George Jones.
    ‘We’re a Happy Family’ by the Ramones.
    ‘Family Man’ by Fleetwood Mac.
    ‘Family Tradition’ by Hank Williams Jr.
    ‘Family Entertainment’ by the Undertones.
    family reunion by o’jays
    Family – Amy Grant
    Family – Diana Ross
    Family – Dolly Parton
    Family – Eddie Murphy
    Family – Jamie Foxx
    Family – Jennifer Hudson
    Family – LeAnn Rimes
    Family – New Model Army
    Family – New World Orphans
    Family – Sesame Street
    Family – The Rolling Stones
    Family Affair – Mary J. Blige
    Family Affair – MxPx
    Family Bible – Johnny Cash
    Family Bible – Willie Nelson
    Family Business – Fish
    Family Business – Kanye West
    Family Guy Theme Song – Family Guy
    Family Man – Fleetwood Mac
    Family Name – Prince
    Family Next Door – blink-182
    Family Picnic – Warrant
    Family Problems – Eminem
    Family Reunion – blink-182
    Family Rules – Lil’ Wayne
    Family Song – Bruce Springsteen
    Family System – Chevelle
    Family Tradition – Hank Williams Jr.
    Family Tradition – Senses Fail
    Family Tree – H2O
    Family Tree – Megadeth
    Family: Interlude – May J.

  20. Hips don’t lie -Shakira
    A little less conversation – Elvis
    One bourbon, one scotch, one beer – John Lee Hooked

    Honourable mentions for
    Rock your body – Justin Timberlake
    Spacer – Sheila B Devotion
    I gotta feeling – Black Eyed Peas

    Have a grand bash !

  22. I’m surprised someone who was so meticulous he could arrange it so that his three children were born on the same day as his wife’s birthday (great idea btw – over the years it saves a fortune on cake) hasn’t already got the tunes sorted..
    Fact is, that’s a very small sample you have there and will know your own family’s particular bangers better than any of us…

    • Is also correct. I don’t like Happy very much, but there’s no questioning its power to fill a floor.

      And Shake It Off is such a great shout that I think we all just need to listen to it for a bit.

    • Uptown Funk is marvellous. No matter how many times I hear it (too many, probably) I can’t expunge it from my head. Tremendous piece of pop. And yep, I’m with Bob on Shake it off too – another terrific pop song.

  29. Go for Always Loved a Film by Underworld. It’s the feel-good hit of any summer and will tell your wife and family just how you feel about them.

    (Make sure you get to the chorus at 2.19 to see what I mean.)

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