So here was my third surprise 50th birthday party disco in the past 6 months, this time at Shepton Mallet Football Club, a cracking little venue just perfect for these sort of events.
As seems to be the way with 50th, 60th, 70th etc birthdays the daughters have organised a surprise disco party for their mum and invited friends and family old and new to join in the celebration.
I managed to get a few musical pointers from the girls as to what their mum liked which always helps – although there is only so much Celine Dion I own! Keeping everyone happy on the dance floor can be tricky at events like these due to the two extremes of age groups – on one hand you have the birthday girl and her friends and their era of music and on the other hand you have the daughters and their friends who like more clubby music. There are however many tunes that bridge these gaps and add some requests in and everyones happy.
The birthday girl seemed genuinely surprised and a good night was had by all.
Waiting for the birthday girl to arrive |
20:24 : Stevie Wonder – Happy Birthday
20:28 : Michael Jackson – Rock With You
20:32 : DeBarge – Rhythm Of The Night
20:35 : The Detroit Emeralds – Feel The Need In Me
20:38 : The Emotions – Best Of My Love
20:42 : Candi Staton – Young Hearts Run Free
20:47 : Little Mix – Wings
20:53 : Psy – Gangnam Style
20:57 : DJ Casper – Cha Cha Slide
21:00 : Queen & David Bowie – Under Pressure
21:04 : Tom Jones & Stereophonics – Mama Told Me Not To Come
21:07 : Jackie Wilson – I Get The Sweetest Feeling
21:09 : Martha Reeves & The Vandellas – Dancing In The Street
21:12 : Edwin Starr – Twenty-Five Miles
21:15 : Earth Wind & Fire – Lets Groove
21:20 : Olly Murs feat. Flo Rida – Troublemaker
21:23 : Maroon 5 – Payphone
21:27 : Stealers Wheel – Stuck in the middle with you
21:30 : Bob Marley & The Wailers – Could You Be Loved
21:32 : Michael Jackson – Billy Jean
21:39 : Bee Gees – Night Fever
21:42 : Daley ft. Jessie J – Remember Me
21:45 : 50 Cent feat. Eminem & Adam Levine – My Life
21:49 : Owl City – Good Time
21:51 : Will.i.am ft. Britney Spears – Scream & Shout
21:52 : LMFAO – Sexy & I Know It
21:55 : Little Mix – Wings
21:59 : Olly Murs Feat. Rizzle Kicks – Heart Skips A Beat
22:00 : Barry White – You See The Trouble With Me
22:05 : Los del rio – Macarena
22:09 : Whigfield – Saturday Night
22:12 : DJ Casper – Cha Cha Slide
22:16 : Steps – 5,6,7,8
22:19 : S Club 7 – Reach
22:23 : Spice Girls – Wannabe
22:26 : Aqua – Barbie Girl
22:29 : Five – Everybody Get Up
22:32 : Carly Rae Jepsen – Call Me Maybe
22:35 : Villiage People – YMCA
22:38 : LMFAO – Sexy & I Know It
22:39 : Jay Z and Kanye West – N***as In Paris
22:43 : Peter Andre – Mysterious Girl
22:46 : Rudimental – Feel The Love
22:51 : Psy – Gangnam Style
22:54 : Eiffel 65 – Blue
22:58 : The Killers – Mr Brightside
23:01 : Celine Dion – My Heart Will Go On
23:05 : Queen – Crazy Little Thing Called Love
23:08 : MC Hammer – U Can’t Touch This
23:12 : Wiley ft. Skepta, JME & Ms D – Can You Hear Me? (Ayayaya)
23:15 : Crystal Waters – Gypsy Woman
23:19 : Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes – (I’ve Had) The Time Of My Life
23:23 : Cyndi Lauper – Girls Just Want To Have Fun
23:26 : Madonna – Holiday
23:29 : Vengaboys – Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom
23:33 : Westlife – Uptown Girl
23:36 : Take That – Could It Be Magic
23:39 : Shabba Ranks featuring Chevelle Franklin – Mr. Loverman
23:42 : Eve Fe. Gwen Stefani – Let Me Blow Your Mind
23:43 : Mark Morrison – Return Of The Mack
23:47 : Snoop Dogg – Drop It Like It’s Hot
23:51 : Kanye West & Jay Z Fe. Big Sean – Clique
23:56 : DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Pri – The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air