The 70s vs 80s Xmas Special - 24th December 2016

"Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.." but luckily The George IInd was the place to be! Not quite as busy as expected, but we had our moments with some great requests. Certainly was good to see people getting into the xmas spirit, (and the xmas beers and ciders!!)

So, my last DJ night for 2016, doing what I enjoy the most. Many thanks to all that have supported my nights throughout the year, with special thanks as always to the George IInd staff and Russ for the sound monitoring and tweeking (!) Merry Christmas to you all and we'll see you next year!

Edison Lighthouse - Love Grows Where My Rosemary Goes
Madness - My Girl
Rod Stewart - Maggie May
The Jam - That's Entertainment
Chicory Tip - Son Of My Father
A Flock Of Seagulls - Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)
Wizzard - See My Baby Jive
Depeche Mode - Get The Balance Right
Ken Booth - Everything I Own
Blancmange - Don't Tell Me
David Essex - Hold Me Close
Tears for Fears - Everybody Wants to Rule The World
Abba - Mama Mia
Bananarama - Venus
Jonathon Richmond & The Modern Lovers - Roadrunner
Pet Shop Boys - It's A Sin
Bee Gees - Night Fever
INXS - New Sensation
Earth, Wind & Fire - Boogie Wonderland
Texas - I Don't Want A Lover
Free - All Right Now
Aerosmith - Same Old Song & Dance ®
Killing Joke - Pssyche ®
John & Yoko - Happy Xmas Everyone (War Is Over) ®
T Rex - Get It On
Human League - Sound of The Crowd
David Bowie & Mott The Hoople - All The Young Dudes
Led Zeppelin - Rock And Roll ®
Soft Cell - Say Hello, Wave Goodbye
Golden Earing - Radar Love
David Bowie & Moonage Daydream ®
Style Council - Speak Like A Child
Terry Jacks - Seasons In The Sun
Re-Flex - The Politics of Dancing
Bay City Rollers - Bye Bye Baby
The Cult - Rain
ZZ Top - Sharp Dressed Man ®
Gary  Glitter - Rock & Roll (Part 1) ®
Tubeway Army - Cars ®
Billy Ocean - Love Really Hurts Without You
Roxy Music - Virginia Plain
The Smiths - Bigmouth Strikes Again
Status Quo - Rocking All Over The World (R.I.P. Rick Parfitt)
Blondie - Hanging On The Telephone
The Selector - On My Radio
Slade - Merry Christmas Everyone
The Cult - She Sells Sanctuary ®
Freda Payne - Band Of Gold
David Bowie - Golden Years ®
Stone Roses - Fools Gold
Rolling Stones - Miss You ®
Motely Crew - Kickstart My Heart ®
Deep Purple - Strange Kind Of Woman
AC/DC  -Hells Bells ®
Echo & The Bunnymen - People Are Strange ®
The Beat - Hands Off, She's Mine
The Stranglers - No More Heroes
The Ramones - Sheena Is A Punk Rocker
Cockney Rebel - Make Me Smile
XTC - Senses Working Overtime
Billy Joel - Uptown Girl
Sweet - Hell Raiser ®
The Sparks - This Town Ain't Big Enough For The Both Of Us
Duran Duran - Planet Earth
The Special AKA - Free Nelson Mandela
Simple Minds - Alive And Kicking
The Pixies - This Monkey's Gone To Heaven (album version)
Electric Light Orchestra - Livin' Thing
The Pretenders - Don't Get Me Wrong
Westworld - Sonic Boom Boy
PIL - This Is Not A Love Song ®
U2 - Desire
Darts - The Boy From New York City
Killing Joke - Love Like Blood ®
Sex Pistols - Pretty Vacant
Heatwave - Boogie Nights
Chic - Le Freak
Curtis Mayfield - Move On Up
The Jam  - Going Underground
The Pogues & Kristy McCall - Fairy-tale Of New York ®

Dance of Death 2.12.2016

Apart from the sound and electrical problems first encountered, added with the usual trepidation of running a night made worse by the very nature of this particular night, I must say this was actually a fun night. Considering the last minute slot, The Cure gigs and other various local events, definitely including the main effort of trying to get people out for ones birthday in December, all's well that ended well. A quiet start as usual, but things soon picked up. Luckily the requests were down to a minimum, which meant I could basically leave the music on auto, and, after a few tequilas, dance the night away with friends!

So thank you all that attended my night, put up with the theme of solely dedicated favourite songs, and those that gave me birthday cards, although that actual dubious ageing process is still pending and the memory loss of the last part of the night I'm sure is more down to alcohol consumption than dementia!

Soft Cell - Entertain Me
Dexy's Midnight Runners - Breaking Down The Walls Of Heartache
John Lydon - Sun (Leftfield Mix)
Nash The Slash - Swing-Shift (flexi-version)
Black Light Ascension - Ocean
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Pretending To See The Future (Peel Session)
Caress E Sickmob - R.U.Experienced?
D.A.F. - Der Mussolini
Public Image Limited - Death Disco
Peter Murphy - Memory Go
David Bowie - D.J. ®
Jesus & Mary Chain - Who Do You Love
The Cult Of Dom Keller - Ravens & Rockets
Killing Joke - European Super State
Xmal Deutschland - Polarlitch
Ian Dury & The Blockheads - What A Waste
John Foxx - Underpass
Ultravox - The Thin Wall (Album Version)
Garden of Delight - Shared Creation
Gary Numan - For The Rest Of My Life
Japan - Canton
The Smiths - Shoplifters of the World Unite
Siouxsie & The Banshees - Red Light
Pulp - Common People ®
Theatre Of Hate - Freaks
Psychic TV - (It Was) Never Enough
Ministry - N.W.O.
CombiChrist - Blut Royale
Bang Bang Machine - Technologica
Front 242 - Headhunter V.1.0
Beck - Devil's Haircut ®
Barnes & Barnes - Fish Heads
Faith & The Muse - Sovereign
Sloppy Wrenchbody - Even In Hell
KVB - Sympathy For The Devil
The Janitors - Here They Come
The Mission - Tomorrow Never Knows
Depeche Mode - It's No Good
The Oscillation - All You Want To Be
The Cure - Pornography
Joy Division - These Days
Loop - Arc Lite (Sonar)
Sisters Of Mercy - First & Last & Always (Whistle Test)
NFD - Light My Way
Talking Heads - Once In A Lifetime
The Beat - Best Friend
The Cult - Dreamtime
David Bowie - Ashes To Ashes
Klark Kent - Don't Care ®
Fields Of The Nephilim - Dawnrazor
New Model Army - White Coats
Bauhaus - In The Flat Field
Marilyn Manson - I Put a Spell on You
Human League - Do Or Die
Nine Inch Nails - Sin
Cop Shoot Cop - $10 Bill
Goldblade - City of Christmas Ghosts (feat. Poly Styrene)
The Bomb Party - Sugar Sugar
The Cramps - You Got Good Taste
The Stooges - 1969
Red Lorry Yellow Lorry - Walking On Your Hands
Crazyhead - Baby Turpentine
The Damned - Neat Neat Neat
The Ruts - Staring At The Rude Boys
The Skids - Charade
The Specials - Nite Klub
The Exploited - Sex And Violence
Magazine - Sweetheart Contract
The Beat  - Mirror In The Bathroom
The Jam - Strange Town
Sex Pistols - Did You No Wrong
Splognesabounds - 2 Pints Of Lager
Generation X - Day By Day
The Clash - Brand New Cadillac
Roxy Music - Dance Away
The Doors - Light My Fire
Elvis Presley - (Marie's the Name of) His Latest Flame
The Who - My Generation
The Scaffold - Lily The Pink
The Smiths - Charming Man ®
Rolling Stones - Under My Thumb ®