What are your favorite songs for a good party mix?

Fake party sounds mix CD, what songs do you suggest?

  • I'd like to make a mix CD of songs recorded over (usually fake) party sounds. Any suggestions? I'm thinking of things like "The In Crowd" by Ramsey Lewis or "Got to Give It Up" or What's Goin' On" by Marvin Gaye, but I don't have nearly enough ideas.

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    Joe Tex's "Skinny Legs and All" comes to mind. Though it's more of a concerty-party than just a party.

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I have a strong feeling that the excellent Cut Chemist remix of DJ Shadow's Number Song fits this description. I may be wrong, though.

nthdegx

The Premiers' version of "Farmer John."

bkeaggy

Bjork, "there is more to life than this," on Debut.

me3dia

Thanks for all the suggestions, folks. I've got some listening to do.

timeistight

Floyd, intro to "Have A Cigar."

cortex

"Stay another season" by The Avalanches, and "Got to Give It Up, Pt. 1" by Marvin Gaye

Dr_Octavius

You can create the effect yourself with a little bit of effort. A friend and I did this in 8th grade with two tape recorders -- we wanted to get the effect of a restaurant, so we recorded a television conversation, and then played that back while talking lowly and periodically clanking forks lightly on a dinner plate and glass. We did this one more time for good measure and got a surprisingly good result for the low tech. Years later (and a few years ago), another friend and I wanted to get the effect of a raging party on my answering machine. Slightly similar tactic with better equipment and louder yells and some raucous music plaing in the background. I think it really only takes about two layers before the recording starts to sound much like what your brain would take in in a similar real life setting. If you've got Pro Tools Free or some other suitable mixing software, I'd think this'd be cake....

weston

"Dinner at the Ritz" by City Boy. "Don't Step On The Grass, Sam" by Steppenwolf ends with the cops raiding a party and concluding with a flushing toilet.

mischief

carter: Tom Waits' entire "Nighthawks at the Diner" album fits that description. Think it actually was live. Timeistight: There's also one track on the Velvet Underground's "Live at Max's Kansas City" (which was essentially a legal bootleg recorded on a cassette deck) during which you can hear two people discussing which bar to get a particular cocktail from. Don't remember the song offhand, though.

arto

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