Playlists for Events

[gblake]

This is a good topic for some searching.

Looking through the archives and updating any previously compiled playlists, or summarizing which attitudes that have stayed stable and which have drifted over the last few years could offer some interesting insights.

Siri - Care to take on the challenge?

[IKE]

The music during breaks is especially important. The dance songs are great, and I would add in the Hokey Pokey (yes it is good to be a 4 year old every now and then). I would also add in light hearted sing-alongs to the breaks. Basically go to a piano bar and right down their play-list for fun sing-alongs. Do not play the sing-alongs while actual action is taking place.
Sing-alongs:
Brown Eyed Girl
Sweet Caroline
Friends in Low Places (debate worthy appropriate)
If I had a million dollars.
Don't Stop Believing

There is a pretty good list here:
http://top40.about.com/od/top10lists/tp/singalong.htm
1. Who let the Dogs Out
2. Hey Jude (or Vee Neun...)
3. Stayin Alive
4. Intentionally skipping (whitney song)
5. Mony Mony
6. I love Rock and Roll
7. American Pie
8. Bohemian Rhapsody
9. Smooth
10. YMCA (covered under dance songs)

Another "Top 10" with surprisingly few repeats:
Top 10 Sing Along Songs
10. Margaritaville :: Jimmy Buffett
9. Livin’ On A Prayer :: Bon Jovi
8. Hotel California :: The Eagles
7. Sweet Caroline :: Neil Diamond
6. Yellow Submarine :: Beatles
5. Hey Jude :: The Beatles
4. Piano Man :: Billy Joel
3. Paradise By The Dashboard Light :: Meat Loaf
2. Bohemian Rhapsody :: Queen
1. American Pie :: Don Mclean

And a top 13 (what your top 10 goes to 11, ours goes to 13!)
http://popculturedish.blogspot.com/2...ing-along.html
Lots of repeats with a couple key add-ons:
2. Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap- AC/DC
4. Happy Together- The Turtles:
10. Saturday Night- The Bay City Rollers:

[Siri]

Originally Posted by gblake

This is a good topic for some searching.

Looking through the archives and updating any previously compiled playlists, or summarizing which attitudes that have stayed stable and which have drifted over the last few years could offer some interesting insights.

Siri - Care to take on the challenge?

This is a cool idea, Blake, but I'm not actually sure what archives you're talking about. You mean FIRST-specific (how? match footage seems...long) or Top 40 lists?

IKE, nice lists! I love the sing-along idea, and would definitely add "Livin' on a Prayer" to the list. "Yellow Submarine" and a few others might work as well. (especially for the water game next year! )

As far as the repeat issue, I'd advocate a 'previously played' list. That way new DJs know what's been played when, but can still read the crowd and adapt to FMS issues and timeouts.

[kenavt]

I remember at Kettering and Ann Arbor this year, immediately when the final score was posted, the DJ put on "We are the Champions" by Queen. It was a great way to punctuate the moment at both events. Just my $0.02.

[gblake]

Originally Posted by Siri

This is a cool idea, Blake, but I'm not actually sure what archives you're talking about. You mean FIRST-specific (how? match footage seems...long) or Top 40 lists?
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Plugging "Music" into this site's Search function (see the pull-down near the top of the portal page) returns a long list of threads, including this one:
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...ighlight=music

Searching on "playlist" get a similarly long list of (overlapping) hits.

Using Advanced Search lets you search the Whitepaper archives.

Enjoy
Blake