Your mission, should you choose to accept it...

[apple_pathways]

First, I should announce that there's roughly four hours left to offer a prompt for Spring Into Sherlock over a sherlockmas. You don't have to plan on taking part in the fest to prompt, and I'd be extra-special-excited to see any of you offer up a suggestion!

Now, down to business: we are throwing a retirement party for my father next weekend. My mother has asked me to handle "the music". She seems to think that people are going to want to dance. I...don't know how I feel about this.

So I turn to you, my dear flist, for help: suggest some music I can play. Keep in mind: the crowd will be composed of an odd mixture of family, my father's co-workers, and friends of my parents, my brother, and myself. (Also keep in mind: though I love them, my friends have No Shame and will not be afraid to Get Freaky in a brightly-lit American Legion Hall filled with pizza, beer, and old people.)

I need songs for: dancing, mingling, and General Party Atmosphere. My mom likes Beyonce; my dad is a fan of The Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, and Jazz. My brother listens to hardcore rap. I am going to get drunk off my ass and pretend the entire evening isn't happening.

Suggestions?

Comments

I have nerdy taste in music. :P

[middlegirl.livejournal.com]

I'm a big fan of the Eurovision Song Contest, and for the interval act last year (when everybody starts tallying the votes) was a very dance-y song called "Glow". I don't really do songs like this, but this one's pretty fun. Here's the video:



(The track is kind of hard to find in the States, so let me know if you like it and I'll send you the mp3.)

Other than that, my iTunes is full of 80s and 90s pop, so all I can suggest is something of the Police/Ace of Base variety.

Re: I have nerdy taste in music. :P

[middlegirl.livejournal.com]

I can't tell if the embed worked, so here's the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9QBK1W9Ag4

Re: I have nerdy taste in music. :P

[apple-pathways.livejournal.com]

Thanks, doll! I'll have to take a look at it later, though: my dad is "fixing" our internet today, and so I'm on a computer at the library at the moment. (No headphones to listen right now!)

I love fun, dance-y music!