Four Songs To Save The Night: THE RESULTS

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Thanks to everyone who came to Poptimism on Saturday - it was a great success I thought, 15 DJs (including me and atommickbrane on warm-up and wind-down) juggled with minimal fuss, and everyone's set had at least one massive banger in it. We should certainly do it again though next time I might not put the post-it note "rankings" up publically, as I thought it was a little unfair on people who played some excellent music which the crowd failed to reward.

And now, THE SETS (some details still to be filled in). The track marked with an asterisk is that individual's TOP BANGER. Any help on filling in gaps greatly appreciated!

KATIE (catsgomiaow):
1. ERASURE - "Stop!"*
2. DURAN DURAN - "Girls On Film"
3. KELIS - "Trick Me"
4. BUSTA RHYMES - "Woo ha! Got You All In Check!"

SEAN (sbp):
1. EMF - "Unbelievable"
2. EURYTHMICS - "There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart)"
3. DEEE-LITE - "Groove Is In The Heart"*
4. IAN DURY AND THE BLOCKHEADS - "Sex And Drugs And Rock And Roll"

MAGNUS (triffidfarm): (2nd Place)
1. S CLUB 7 - "Reach"
2. GOODIES Theme/SPICE GIRLS - "Wannabe" mashup*
3. THE BEATLES - "A Hard Day's Night"
4. WAS (NOT WAS) - "Walk The Dinosaur"

ANDREW (braisedbywolves):
1. LOS CAMPESINOS! - "Hi Dere We Like Indie"* (may not be actual title)
2. MISSY ELLIOTT - "We Run This"
3. YAZZ AND THE PLASTIC POPULATION - "The Only Way Is Up"
4. BEYONCE - "Ring The Alarm"

AL (al_ewing):
1. ABBA - "The Winner Takes It All" (bosh remix)
2. SKEE-LO - "I Wish"*
3. Bluegrass cover of "Spice Up Your Live"
4. "The Wind Beneath My Wings" (dance-rock cover version)

JO (miss_newham):
1. AQUA - "Dr Jones"
2. BETTY BOO - "Hey DJ I Can't Dance To That Music You're Playing"*
3. RICKY MARTIN - "Un Dos Tres"
4. ANT AND DEC - "When I Fall In Love"

ROB (friedslice):
1. THE TEMPTATIONS - "Get Ready"
2. THE JACKSON FIVE - "I Want You Back"*
3. NENEH CHERRY - "Buffalo Stance"
4. SOFT CELL - "Tainted Love"

CARRIE (WINOLJ):
1. HOUSE OF PAIN - "Jump Around"*
2. UTAH SAINTS - "Something Good 08"
3. PRINCESS SUPERSTAR mashed up with something
4. Unknown - ballad about destiny (sorry my notes are erratic at this point)

ALAN (jauntyalan): (1st Place)
1. DEPECHE MODE - "Enjoy The Silence"
2. SUGABABES - "About You Now" (remix)*
3. BUSTED - "Thunderbirds Are Go"
4. BOOTY CALLERS - "Chasing Cars" (bosh remix)

TIM (ruudboy):
1. DAPHNE AND CELESTE - "Ugly"*
2. JOBOXERS - "Boxerbeat"
3. THE MONKEES - "Last Train To Clarksville"
4. BOW WOW WOW - "Go Wild In The Country"

KAT (katstevens):
1. SCOOTER - "Ramp! (The Logical Song)"
2. H20 - "What's It Gonna Be"
3. ESTELLE - "American Boy"
4. SNAP - "The Power!"*

EWAN (hoskuteki):
1. MILEY CYRUS - "See You Again"
2. DANA INTERNATIONAL - "Viva La Diva"*
3. MARVIN GAYE - "Can I Get A Witness"
4. JACKSON FIVE (I think - notes failing me again)

TOM L (WINOLJ): (3rd Place)
1. AMERIE - "1 Thing"
2. BEASTIE BOYS - "Sabotage"*
3. THERAPY? - (can't remember track)
4. THE KNIFE - "Heartbeats (Rex The Dog Mix)"

Comments

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Carrie's Utah Saints WAS the '08 mix but it was the 12" version I think?

Dana International was Viva La Diva!

[atommickbrane.livejournal.com]

it's nothing like the version I've got! But then again I think mine says "hi-tension rmx" as well as '08 so koganly goodness only knows.

[atommickbrane.livejournal.com]

Dude Dana International was Viva la Diva (obvioushlee).

Darn I thought we were going to wait cos I could have given you my predecessor setlist as well :D

This was so much fun!! And I'm not just saying that because I got to play some records either. All of it! All great! YES!

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Sorry, post it and I'll cut and paste it in! I can't remember my warm up set, I can't remember my closing tracks either except I know "Beat Dis" and "Last Train To Transcentral" got mucho dance reaction.

[atommickbrane.livejournal.com]

Oh I only remember the starters because it was mostly stuff on the same few cds and I can recall from the tracklisting.

late doors I remember
Popcorn
4 minutes
errrrrrm
urrrrrrr
yep....

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

I think either Rob's or Kat's would have been my favourite! though I don't like Scooter and have never heard the Temptations.

what I would have played had I not fallen over from Pimm's earlier:

ARMAND VAN HELDEN - U Don't Know Me
RIHANNA - Don't Stop The Music
LIL' JON AND THE EAST SIDE BOYZ ft. YING YANG TWINS - Get Low
LIL' MAMA ft. CHRIS BROWN & T-PAIN - Shawty Get Loose

[atommickbrane.livejournal.com]

Haha I had both your first and last song with me but didn't get round to playing them sadly!

[sbp.livejournal.com]

You have never heard the Temptations! etc etc etc.

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

Before I was born!

It was the third of September, a day I'll always remember

[koganbot]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=coM_6KZn1Tw

I wub the Temptations!

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Reference point: Fergie sampled their 'Get Ready' (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQdSJXPDtjs) for 'Here I Come' on her album? They are much better at singing than dancing, I promise.

Re: I wub the Temptations!

[koganbot]

Think they might have been taking the piss in that video. Normally, they're fine dancers.

[jauntyalan.livejournal.com]

Al's unknown #3 was a cover of Spice Up Your Life

[jauntyalan.livejournal.com]

and it was a BOSH COVER of snow patrol by BOOTY CALLERS - not just a remix. ahem

[byebyepride.livejournal.com]

alan - what was your award-winning Sugababes remix?

[hoshuteki.livejournal.com]

"Diva" was the DANA INTERNATIONAL track, a Eurovision song of yore. atommickbrane forced me to buy the single when in Croydon's famous Beano's, but it grew on me. The Jackson 5 track I played last was also unknown to all (note to self in future: play the hit singles), but called "You Made Me What I Am". Good night though, hurrah!

[jeff-worrell.livejournal.com]

I apologise for failing to make it yet agane. I am rubbish :(

Lots of good sets there.

[friend-of-tofu.livejournal.com]

Wish I could have been there! *sadface*

[braisedbywolves.livejournal.com]

Haha mine first song is "Death to Los Campesinos!"

I think the Therapy? was Screamager.

I enjoyed a lot of the last bit, including an Andrew WK album track*! What the out-Scootering Scooter final track?

*concept may not fully apply

[jauntyalan.livejournal.com]

that would be: scooter. :-)

off the new album. "Jump That Rock" - their take on Whatever You Want (obv)

[braisedbywolves.livejournal.com]

Hooray! Long may they bosh.

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

The formation AIR QUO action on the dancefloor was truly heart-gladdening.

[braisedbywolves.livejournal.com]

Also the wave of realisation passing through the club as Ver Quo surfaced was A TREAT.

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

OK now I'm GLAD I didn't go :ooo

[atommickbrane.livejournal.com]

it sounds so awful, yet it was sort of staggeringly amazing! i actually think you would have liked it! i was surprised how much i liked it myself!

[jeff-worrell.livejournal.com]

Even Scooter couldn't f*ck up "Whatever You Want". And to their credit, they don't try to. :)

[miss-newham.livejournal.com]

Indeed it was Screamager - cue me trying to remember how to dance to INDIE ROCK after several years off...

Well done everyone, I was absolutely exhausted by so many splendid sets!

[atommickbrane.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah! Hahaha that was me when realising my other cd was missing and I had a wicked thought. I listened to the singles through the cans but then whatever track I played (the one with the plinky plinky awesome start! I dunno the title!) sang to me :)

EDIT: Andrew WK that is!! None of this THERAPY?!?!! nonsense.

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

It was Ready To Die! I thought it was a single honestly, and enough people knew it (or recognised its innate greatness) that it might as well have been.

[atommickbrane.livejournal.com]

Oh yes! You're right. It seemed so HUGE I thought it was a single, and I am pretty sure I've listened to it with foax before but then again that could have been a party. This is high praise for Mr. WK, everything on that album sounds like it could have been a single rly. I was really happy that it worked, it sounded much better than Party Hard was to me, frexample...

[bengraham.livejournal.com]

'Screamager' got played at Poptimism? Srsly?

Least Poptimistic song EVER.

What I Played

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Warm Up Sets:

Nice And Smooth - "Early To Rise"
David Bowie - "African Night Flight"
Grupa Zeris - "Da Da Tako Je"
"Strip Twist" (Czech Europop 2008 song)
Marsheaux - "Promise"
Bosnian Eurovision Entry - "Pokusaj"
BBC Radiophonic Workshop - "The Astronauts"
Randys Allstars - "Mission Impossible"
Bulgarian Eurovision Entry - "DJ, Take Me Away"
Sebastian Tellier - "Divine"
Santogold - "Say Aha"
Santa Esmerelda - "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood"
David Bowie - "Suffragette City"

Closing Set (interspersed w/Sarah's picks!):

Donna Summer - "I Feel Love"
Wiley - "Wearing My Rolex"
Jay-Z - "Hard Knock Life" (at +8, still didn't really work)
Bomb The Bass - "Beat Dis"
Double Trouble and the Rebel MC - "Street Tuff"
KLF - "Last Train To Transcentral"
Scooter - "Jump The Rock"