[Madison]

As a mentor who's getting on in years, I wanted to mention that techno makes me want to die. In small bursts separated by many minutes or hours, it's tolerable, but please squelch any urge you may have to play that new 47 minute remix of Sandstorm you've been carefully crafting in your basement.

I'll edit this in a bit with a genuine list of good, fun music that's ecclectic, danceable and upbeat.

Okay, so for reference, music that should be played together is listed in italics. Those with an asterisk should only be played if you're a bona fide DJ with digital turntables because there are long intros or other parts that need to vanish to keep the energy up.

The Kleptones - Closer to the Boxer
Rihanna - SOS
Flock of Seagulls - I Ran (So Far Away)*
Aqua - Cartoon Heroes (Speedy Mix)
Blondie - Rapture
AC/DC - Back in Black
The Glenn Miller Orchestra - Sing! Sing! Sing!
Thicke - When I Get You Alone
Aerosmith - Walk This Way
Run DMC - Walk This Way
Billy Idol - White Wedding
New Order - Blue Monday
Kylie Minogue - I Believe In You
Matthew Wilder - Break My Stride
The Pointer Sisters - Neutron Dance
Paul Oakenfold - Starry Eyed Surprise
Rascal Flatts - Life Is A Highway
Blondie - One Way or Another
The B-52s - Roam (12" Remix)
Rednex - Cotton Eye Joe
Gnarls Barkley - Crazy
Ace of Base - Cruel Summer
Beyonce - Crazy in Love
Oingo Boingo - Weird Science
The Bangles - Walk Like An Egyptian
Daft Punk - Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger
Baroque Hoedown - They Might Be Giants
Billy Idol - Mony Mony
Black Eyed Peas - Let's Get It Started
Kaiser Chiefs - Everyday I Love You Less and Less
The Beach Boys - Fun, Fun, Fun
The Beach Boys - Be True To Your School
Hezekiah Walker - Let's Dance (Remix)
The Dixie Chicks - Sin Wagon
Bonnie Tyler - Holding Out For A Hero
Deniece Williams - Let's Hear It For the Boy
Kenny Loggins - Footloose
Smash Mouth - Walkin' on the Sun
Billy Joel - Sometimes A Fantasy*
Gorillaz - Clint Eastwood
Grease - Summer Nights
You're the One That I Want in The Next Episode (No idea where this came from, but it's fantastic)
DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince - Parents Just Don't Understand
Sugarhill Gang - Apache
Missy Elliott - We Run This (Stick It Edit)
R.E.M. - Stand
Harry Belafonte - Jump in the Line
Doctor and the Medics - Spirit in the Sky
Ini Kamoze - Here Comes the Hotstepper
Michael Jackson - Billie Jean
Michael Jackson - Scream*
Michael Jackson - Bad
Big & Rich - Save A Horse (Ride a Cowboy)
Bow Wow Wow - I Want Candy
OutKast - Idlewild Blues
Aly & A.J. - Walking on Sunshine
Coolio - Fantastic Voyage
Lakeside - Fantastic Voyage
Josie and the Pussycats - Three Small Words
Justin Timberlake - Rock Your Body
Kim Wilde - Kids in America
Hoku - Perfect Day
Club Nouveau - Lean on Me
Lemon Jelly - Nice Weather For Ducks*
Gwen Stefani - What You Waiting For?*
Parliament - Give Up The Funk (Tear the Roof Off the Sucker)*
Stevie Wonder - Uptight (Everything is Alright)
M - Pop Muzik
Brain Bug - Nightmare
Animotion - Obsession
Shakira f. Wyclef Jean - Hips Don't Lie
M.C. Hammer - U Can't Touch This
Rick Springfield - Superfreak
Banya - Beethoven Virus
Cooler Kids - Punk Debutante (All Around the World)
Cameo - Word Up
Mariah Carey - Heartbreaker
Mariah Carey - Fantasy (Remix)
Tom Tom Club - Genius of Love
Madonna - Ray of Light
No Doubt - New
The Go-Go's - Head over Heels
The Coasters - Yakety Yak
No Doubt - Hella Good
Lipps, Inc. - Funkytown
Robbie Williams - Rock DJ
Latyrx - Lady Don't Tek No
Stevie Wonder - Sir Duke
Jackson 5 - ABC
B Real, Busta Rhymes, LL Cool J & Method Man - Hit 'em High
OutKast - Hey Ya!
Spice Girls - Say You'll Be There*
Fatboy Slim - That Old Pair of Jeans
The B-52s - Rock Lobster
The B-52s - Private Idaho
Ace of Base - Beautiful Life
Wyclef Jean - We Just Tryin' to Stay Alive
The Cars - Let's Go
Teriyaki Boyz - Tokyo Drift (Fast & Furious)
DJ Shadow f. Mos Def - Six Day The Remix
Madonna - La Isla Bonita
Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five - The Message
Rehab - So Dizzy
Orbital - The Saint Theme
Todd Rundgren - Bang The Drum All Day
Beastie Boys - Triple Trouble
Chic - Good Times
Sugarhill Gang - Rapper's Delight
Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby
Tom Tom Club - Wordy Rappinghood
Tom Tom Club - Under the Boardwalk
Missy Elliott - Gossip Folks
Tag Team - Whoomp! There It Is
Escape Club - Wild, Wild West
White Town - Your Woman
Deee-Lite - Groove is in the Heart
Stevie Wonder - Superstition