Is 50's music dead? What about 60's music?
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Exactly! That is the kind of DJ I want at my event, one that likes to keep the people dancing!
All the time for young and old. Would you like a list that works for me?
I don't want you to play them anymore than you don't want me not to.
We're all just responding to the question YOU ASKED.
Exactly! That is the kind of DJ I want at my event, one that likes to keep the people dancing!
And that can't be done without 50's music? Of course it can.
BTW, I actually get requests for big band... but not the 50's.
Yes, of course it can. But that's not what your thread was asking. You asked if the genre was dead.
So Papa why did you exclude big band from the 30's and 40's? They were the big deal during those eras. Though Bing Crosby, Sinatra etc etc were big as well. I play from those artists at many of my gigs. Big Band most likely but others on occasion as well. So in my experience even the 40's and 30's are played though not as often as their predecessors.
Let me get his straight... You get requests for Big Band but you won't play 50's? Ah, ok... Following Big Band with 50's would be a natural progression and a good way to keep the dance floor full.
Same here I think I played four 50 songs and each one packed the floor. I hate to say it but go for some of the music that you would hear on Happy Days many youths watched and still watch that show when it plays. They know the songs.
I think too many here are measuring the shelf life of fifties music by the number of request that are received. Taking a look at the dance floor might be a better indication.
Also, people in their 30's even 20's are very familiar with these songs. Just because they are not requested doesn't mean they won't rock the dance floor. Others may be too embarrassed to request such old music because the are worried how the younger crowd will react. Once the music starts to roll, everyone is on the dance floor, even the young folks.
Lastly if you think the 20's is where the line is drawn, check out youtube and all the other sites that young people frequent that have videos. Read some of the comments. Here are just a few - mostly teenagers under 20 commenting on 50's music. Surprisingly, these kids are very hip to this genre.
I love this kind of music and im 14
i wish i lived in the 50's, i just don't fit in these days
dude i luv this song
Before anyone thinks I am an old guy, I am 12. Listening to old songs from the fifties is always a fun experience.
im 14 and i enjoy the oldies as well
i'm 18 and i love oldies i think there the best music!!! espicially la bamba
i hate when people say they were born in the wrong generation. It's 2009 now, and we look back at this music, and it's timeless, it's so much more than it used to be.
I wish we had love songs like this.
i was born in the wrong generation too
this music is the best, not like music today.
i love this song!!!
i'm a huge fan of oldies music
Also, people in their 30's even 20's are very familiar with these songs. Just because they are not requested doesn't mean they won't rock the dance floor. Others may be too embarrassed to request such old music because the are worried how the younger crowd will react. Once the music starts to roll, everyone is on the dance floor, even the young folks.
Lastly if you think the 20's is where the line is drawn, check out youtube and all the other sites that young people frequent that have videos. Read some of the comments. Here are just a few - mostly teenagers under 20 commenting on 50's music. Surprisingly, these kids are very hip to this genre.
I love this kind of music and im 14
i wish i lived in the 50's, i just don't fit in these days
dude i luv this song
Before anyone thinks I am an old guy, I am 12. Listening to old songs from the fifties is always a fun experience.
im 14 and i enjoy the oldies as well
i'm 18 and i love oldies i think there the best music!!! espicially la bamba
i hate when people say they were born in the wrong generation. It's 2009 now, and we look back at this music, and it's timeless, it's so much more than it used to be.
I wish we had love songs like this.
i was born in the wrong generation too
this music is the best, not like music today.
i love this song!!!
i'm a huge fan of oldies music
Not sure if I kept the playlist or not but last weekend I played a few 50s tunes mostly by request. About half way through the night I had an older lady tell me it was the most fun she had in years. I certinaly don't get to do this often enough but it's fun when I get a chance to do it.
Although it's not 50s she asked for this one
YouTube- Ronnie Milsap - Lost in the Fifties tonight
Although it's not 50s she asked for this one
YouTube- Ronnie Milsap - Lost in the Fifties tonight
as a DJ in Pennsylvania, I agree.
there are TONS of old-country people here who LOVE their oldies!
(and their polka's)
I guess they feed off each other!
and yes, there are plenty of older DJ's who do nothing BUT 50's dances.
Just my thoughts, but in my mind it's the mark, and indeed the JOB of a talented dj to not rely on requests alone, but to THROW OUT stuff that hasn't "been requested" and to test the waters with it.
Do you really play NOTHING BUT requests?
I mix those songs in all the time, Rock Around The Clock, Houndog, and blend them with other eras, but same veign - Twist & Shout by Beatles. Take it to a climax with Rock This Town or come down slower and mellow from a great rockin set with Crazy Little Thing Called Love.
I can't think of a wedding where I HAVEN'T played those types of songs, and they weren't requested, but packed the floor.
The more SURPRISE successes and unpredictable nuggets that you throw in that work or drive them crazy, the more awesome you become in their eyes.
I'd find playing nothing but requests to be VERY unsatisfying and un-challenging - even IF every song requested kept the floor full all night.
I'd rather be an awesome dj because I had them dancing to something they never would've guessed they'd be dancing to that night than to keep them dancing to the same songs they have already on their iPhones, but that's just me!:sqconfused:
Nope... but I'm talking decades, not songs... With all the songs from the 50's, I get zero requests for any of them.