Lorna's 21st turned out to be a bit different. Not that holding it in a large byre is particularly unusual but hiring a twelve foot surf board simulator is.
The music was to start at 7pm and run on till late. Late turned out to be 0130, so a good six and a half hours of tuneage was required.
I was late in the day picking up on the surf theme and only had a couple of nights to dig out as many surf related songs that I could. This is certainly where the internet comes into its own. In the old days this would have meant a frantic rush to HMV or Tower records to grab as many cds with a picture of someone hanging on to a surf board on the front. Now with the immediate help of Google and an i-tunes account you can listen to, sort out what will work, buy it and drag the song into your playlist. All this in a matter of no time at all and all from the comfort of your own home. Thank You Mr Internet Inventor person.
The indoor surf simulator worked really well. First as an ice breaker as everyone basically just stood and looked at it, and then after some liquid dutch courage as a fun way to get people mixing and so start the party vibe. It helped validate the fact that nearly everyone had made the effort to dress up in a Hawaiian Style.
I started with lots of guitar based, surf sounding tunes mixed in some more modern sounds and, as the oldies were hanging around watching the fun, some more mature rock. This helped to keep the whole group together and focussed in the party room. Later in when the music went younger the older folk headed off somewhere quieter but the early section went well.
My favourites were 'Surf's Up' by The Atlantics, an obscure , even in The Atlantics own household, Aussie Surf Band from the '60s and 'Southbound' by The Allmans followed by the less well known Skynyrd version of J J Cale's, 'Call me the Breeze'. Fleetwood Mac's take on 'Shake your Money Maker' and Dick Dale with 'Misirilou' sounded stomping. As ever Mumford & Sons filled the floor, the White Stripes kept the indie kids happy and the very loud Afrojack mix of Sweat followed by this summer's dance anthem 'Badman Riddim brought some serious dancefloor action from the youngsters. I was quite pleased, firstly because I like nothing better than really loud music and secondly because last October I killed a 21st for about 5 minutes when I dropped in a harsh mix of Gold Dust. This part of Scotland was not yet ready to embrace dubstep, But give it nine months and...
As ever, the next day you sit and think of another two dozen songs you could easily of played. When I started this game I used to worry about running out of tunes and playing all the big hits too early. Now I just go for it if it feels right. Get the party going any way you can and the songs will come.
A fine night with the lights and the smoke and the tunes and the volume turned up and people dancing. Almost made me think about returning to mobile work. Almost. Until I had to pack it all away the next day.
Back at the pub soon.
Tracks played are , as ever, here.
1 Hot Hot Hot - Buster Poindexter
2 Soul-Limbo - Booker T. & The Mg's
3 Guantanamera - The Sandpipers
4 Oye Como Va - Santana
5 Conga - Gloria Estefan
6 Cada Vez - Negrocan
7 Bamboleo - Gypsy Kings
8 Cuba - Gibson Brothers
9 Guaglione - Pérez Prado
10 Livin' La Vida Loca - Ricky Martin
11 Papa Loves Mambo - Perry Como
12 Tequila - The Champs
13 A Minha Menina - The Bees
14 Cantaloupe Island - Pucho & His Latin Soul Brothers
15 Surf's Up - The Atlantics
16 Shindig - Shadows
17 Good Vibrations - Beach Boys
18 Beach Baby - First Class
19 Hawaii Five O - The Ventures
20 Freakout - The Atlantics
21 Seven Nation Army ( Patchworks Mix) - The Dynamics22 Beach Side - Kings Of Leon
23 Rock This House - B.B. King
24 Shake Your Money Maker - Fleetwood Mac
25 Misirilou - Dick Dale
26 Juicebox - The Strokes
27 Down On The Beach Tonite - The Drifters
28 Wake Up Little Susie - Everley Brothers
29 Surfin' Usa - Beach Boys
30 Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa - Vampire Weekend
31 You Can Call Me Al - Paul Simon
32 Everywhere - Fleetwood Mac
33 Feeling Groovy - Simon And Garfunkle
34 California Girls - Beach Boys
35 Pipeline - The Chantays
36 Southbound - Allman Brothers Band
37 Call Me The Breeze - Lynyrd Skynyrd
38 Molly's Chambers - Kings Of Leon
39 Wipeout - The Surfaris
40 Tequila - The Champs
41 Bossa Nova Baby - Elvis Presley
42 Bamboleo - Gipsy Kings
43 Sun Is Shining - Bob Marley Vs Funkstar De Luxe
44 Sunchyme - Dario G
45 Chase The Sun – (Ibiza Beat Remix) - David Tort, Norman Doray
46 Shelter ( Talabot's Feel It Too Remix) - The Xx
47 Clocks Cuba - Coldplay
48 Soul-Limbo - Booker T. & The Mg's49 Cuba - Gibson Brothers
50 Apache - The Shadows
51 Cha Cha Twist - Detroit Cobras
52 Summertime Blues - Eddie Cochrane
53 I Fought The Law - Bobby Fuller Four
54 Johnny Got A Boom Boom - Imelda May
55 Toss The Feathers - The Corrs
56 I Usta Love Her - Saw Doctors
57 The Lazy Song - Bruno Mars
58 Forget You - Cee Lo Green
59 Tonight_(Im_Lovin_You) - Iglesias Vs. Eurythmics
60 On The Floor (Ccw Radio Mix) - Jennifer Lopez
61 It Just Won’t Do - Tim Deluxe
62 Hotel California (Latino Summer Mix) - Nils Vs Eagles
63 The Cave - Mumford & Sons
64 The Galway Girl - Steve Earle
65 If I Should Fall From Grace - The Pogues
66 It's Not Unusual - Tom Jones
67 Hot Hot Hot - Buster Poindexter
68 Twist And Shout - Beatles
69 Baby Love (Halfby Shambles Remix) - The Supremes
70 Working My Way Back To You 45 - Detroit Spinners
71 Show Me In The Deep (Djs From Mars Bootleg) - Adele Vs. Robin S
72 Raise Your Glass - Pink
73 Love Takes Over - David Guetta
74 You Make My Dreams - Hall & Oates
75 Don't Bring Me Down - Electric Light Orchestra
76 Black Horse & The Cherry Tree - Kt Tunstall
77 I Usta Love Her - Saw Doctors
78 Candy - Paolo Nutini
79 Hold Up A Light - Take That
80 Walking On A Dream (Treasure F Remix) - Empire Of The Sun
81 Pumped Up Kicks - Foster The People
82 Love Shack - B 52s
83 Message In A Bottle - The Police
84 Summer Of 69 - Bryan Adams
85 Kids (Skyve Reuters Bunkalifony Edit) - Mgmt
86 Mr Brightside - The Killers
87 Papillon (Tiesto Remix) - Editors
88 The Girls - Calvin Harris
89 Written In Stars Vs Pass Out Vs Kickstarts - Tinie Tempah Vs Example
90 Prayin' - Plan B
91 Horse Outside - The Rubberbandits
92 Little Lion Man - Mumford & Sons93 Happy Birthday - Stevie Wonder
94 Congratulations - Cliff Richard
95 Hotel Yorba - White Stripes
96 Stuck In The Middle With You - Stealer's Wheel
97 Paolo's Pencil Full Of Party - Paolo Nutini Vs Lou Bega
98 The Lazy Song - Bruno Mars
99 S&M (Come On) - 128 - 2a - 128 - Rihanna
100 Bass Down Low (Explicit Edit) - Dev Feat The Cataracs
101 Hips Don't Lie - Shakira![]()
102 Badman Riddim ( Friction Mix) - Vato Gonzales
103 Sweat (Afrojack Dub Mix) - Snoop Dogg & David Guetta
104 Sweet Dreams Tonight - Iglesias Vs. Eurythmics105 Soul-Limbo - Booker T. & The Mg's
106 Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit Of ...) - Lou Bega
107 Macarena - Los Del Rio
108 9 - 5 - Dolly Parton
109 Crazy In Love Feat. Jay Z - Beyonce
110 Pon De Replay - Rihanna
111 Superstition - Stevie Wonder
112 Kickstarts - Example
113 Bounce - Calvin_Harris
114 Yeah 3x - - Chris Brown115 I Got You (I Feel Good) - James Brown
116 Sex On Fire - Kings Of Leon
117 A-Punk - Vampire Weekend
118 All The Small Things - Blink 182
119 Rock The Boat - Hues Corp
120 Oops Upside Your Head - The Gap Band
121 Dancing Queen - Abba
122 Back In Black (Powerpack Vocal Mix) - Acdc
123 Ace Of Spades - Motorhead
124 Rock And Roll - Led Zeppelin
125 Papa Loves Mambo - Perry Como
126 Brown Eyed Girl - Reel Big Fish
127 Cracklin' Rosie - Neil Diamond
128 New York New York - Sinatra
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