Guaranteed Dancefloor-fillers/Dancefloor Killers

Scram is a good choice!

fillers: 'Danger High Voltage', Le Tigre 'Hot Topic', B52s 'Love Shack', House Of Pain 'Jump Around', Blackstreet 'No Diggity', Grandmaster Flash 'The Message', Freelance Hellraiser 'A Stroke Of genieus', Missy Elliott 'Get Ur Freak On', the whole of '2 Many DJs'

unless that WAS you.

Anyway, the obligatory floorfiller: Tomcraft "Loneliness"

KILLER: Silver Jews' "Old New York."

Luckily I've mostly DJ'd on the radio and in between bands - I can't handle the stress of picking dancefloor fillers all night!

Very few people at Harvard knew who The Prodigy were back in the early 90s, let alone Leftfield. People were still stuck on Erasure and Duran Duran (specifically "Stop!" and "Rio", two songs I have come to loathe like you wouldn't believe due to forced exposure).

This was actually Aphex Twin's inspiration for "Digeridoo"

new examples of fillers ?

some of those coldplay bootlegs, junior jack 'e samba',
and, odd but true, at manchester's fashionable 'chips...'
last month ; 'a little respect' by erasure.

anyone else ?

Linus Loves new single "The Terrace" is the biggest filler I've heard lately, fucking mental 80s french loop, followed by a long piano breakdown and then the loop just comes in again. I'd imagine it'll be fucking huge.

Killers -- for some reason, Bowie's "Fashion" stands out as a request that not only cleared the floor, but caused the customers to carry a "no dance" grudge for the next few songs...which made me play more shit I wanted to hear, which killed any fun I was having that night.

Surprises -- for some reason, both "Shiny Happy People" and the 12" remix of "Sussudio" did much better than I thought they ever would. Could just be a middle of Michigan thing, however.

KILLER: Rip. Rig & Panic.

Hahaha, it was already topping every european dancechart back then, so that wasn't too difficult. From a UK perspective I also predicted Junior Senior pretty early, but that was also dead easy since it was already getting lots of airplay here.

suprise fillers: i had a nice books/r.ashley mix going that went over pretty well. casiotone for the painfully alone "baby it's you" (DFA Colette mix) with some bird sounds run through G4 and delayed/live roto-tracked during the intro pling plong part brought the house down.

Ambrose, you can't be talking about 'Opposites Attract', surely?

At least at the Mac store anyway :)

anything else = killer.

filler = nothing.
killer = everything.

Filler:
T Connection - "At midnight" (particularly good in a house set)
EPMD - "You gots to chill"
DMX Krew - "17 ways to break my heart"
Thirstin Howl III - "Live with my moms"

Killer:
Musique - "In the bush" (I don't know what the hell was wrong with those people)
Hixxy and Sharkey - "Toytown"
The Slits - "Heard it through the grapevine"

(the above being three good reasons why DJing in london sucks azzz)

killer - "Closer" by NIN (suddenly it's very clear to me that this song is OVER)

It's very NOW for Yanks and Brits to rag on each other, but this almost made me cry. It's time for some Hands Across The Ocean shit. We need to help these people.

Cornelius' 'Ball-In Kick Off' nearly killed it for me once even though it was mixed into 'Bentley's Gonna Sort You Out' and his remix of Coldcut perplexes everyone but me. Otherwise, I have no other personal killer tales.

'Call Me Al' used to get people dancing a couple of years ago, not sure about now though for some reason. Old nineties pop/rap/r'n'b - 'Return Of The Mac', 'Creep', 'NEver Gonna Get It', 'California Love', 'Keep Their Heads Ringing' etc always gets people my age on the dancefloor.

Into The Groove and Buffalo Stance both guaranteed.

"Blow the Whistle" and "My Neck, My Back"

New fillers and killers tested with a latin crowd:

F:

PATO BANTON - GO PATO
A BAND OF BITCHES - NORESTE CALIENTE
DEPECHE MODE - JUST CANT GET ENOUGH
GALANTIS - PEANUT BUTTER JELLY
JACKSONS - BLAME IT ON THE BOOGIE
SALT N PEPPA - SHOOP
MAJOR LAZER - LIGHT IT UP

IN 2016 THESE WILL DEFINITELY MAKE DRUNK LATIN GIRLS EXCITED, WHO KNOWS NEXT YEAR:

JOEY MONTANA - PICKY
MALUMA - BORRO CASSETTE
PITBULL - COMO YO LE DOY
JUSTIN BIEBER - SORRY
ENRIQUE IGLESIAS, NICKY JAM - EL PERDON

KILLERS (Oddly enough):

RIHANNA - WORK
DRAKE - ONE DANCE

If you live in Latin America there seems like there has been one or two Pitbull fillers every year for the past 10 years or so. Dude is a fucking party franchise in here it's getting ridonculous. This summer it's 'Como yo le doy' and 'Fun'. Last summer we had 'El Taxi' which was an annoying remake of 'Murder She Wrote', before that it was 'Timber' 'Dont stop the party' 'sube las manos pa arriba'...

I'll bet Pitbull's NBA Playoffs theme from 2014 would be a killer though

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HE3zoaE9Zh4

this year's too

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1pi4Vt-PXY

'Work' is such a tricky one. I've seen it fill and kill. has to be dropped at exactly the right time

One Dance and Work I've mostly hear them played for warming up. They're floor killers if played even in remix form when people are already in the floor... They could work on a more sexy, mellow kind of dancefloor but good luck finding one.

The best songs have enormous variations in tempo, beat and dynamics. Which makes, for instance, "Supper's Ready" useless for dancing.

― Geir Hongro, Thursday, 16 August 2007 12:59 (8 years ago) Permalink

I just lolled at this eight years after the fact.

if i spun records a lot in a club i would always have it takes two and funky cold medina on me at every gig IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. no matter what club i was in.

So I usually host parties at my house and since many people from different backgrounds and age gaps turn up every now and then I try to keep it mixed and take request to place in line. I guess my selections make 70% of the playlist and the others have been added as requested. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't but here's a collection of highlights of the last 5+ reunions.

These are not all necessarily dancefloor fillers - I wasn't sure where to post - they mostly work for cocktail parties I guess but there's drinking and dancing going on - I'll keep updating as more parties ensue.

Tullio De Piscopo - Stop bajon
Free Youth - We Can Move
Instant Funk - Got My Mind Made Up
Two Man Sound - Que tal America
Rawayana - Laberinto (Bosq Remix)
Altoparlante - Cambiarás
Franc Moody - Dream in Colour
The Brothers Johnson - Come Together
Me'Shell Ndegéocello - Who Is He and What Is He to You
Pato Banton - Go Pato
Mano Negra - Señor Matanza
Barrington Levy - Here I Come
Cymande - Getting It Back
Iseo & Dodosound - Chan Chan
Bareto - Elsa
Timewarp Inc feat. Emma Anagnostou - Afrofunk
Deelicious - Lonely Town Lonely Street
OutKast - SpottieOttieDopaliscious
George McCrae - Rock Your Baby (remix)
Marvin Gaye - Sunny (Baemon remix)
Sevyn Streeter - 23
Cube - Concert Boy
Lindstrøm and Christabelle - Baby Can't Stop
Michael Jackson - Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'
Róisín Murphy - Murphy's Law
Kendrick Lamar - Die Hard
K.P. & Envyi - Swing My Way
Victoria Monét - Jaguar
Mariah Carey - Fantasy (Bad Boy with O.D.B.)
Born at Midnite - Y o Y
Kylie - Love at First Sight (Ruff & Jam Club Mix)
Glass Candy - Rolling Down The Hills
Steve Monite - Welcome My Love
Jayda G - Both of Us
Cerrone - Hooked on You (The Reflex remix)
Gilberto Gil - Toda Menina Baiana (Ashley Beedle's Black Bahia Rework)
Pino D'Angiò - Ma quale idea
Punkin' Machine - I Need You Tonight
Chemise - She Can't Love You (Purple Disco Machine remix)
Fania All Stars - Ella fue (She Was the One)
Flans - Las Mil y Una Noches
Ora the Molecule - Here Comes the Hotstepper
CLUBZ - Cortes Modernos
Diana Ross - It's My House
Payfone - I Feel You (radio edit)
JD Hall - Into You (Johnathan Morning Mix)
Bruno Borlone - Blanco Bootleg
Simpson Ahuevo - Mextasis
Esteman - Noche Sensorial
The Change - Hora loca
J Balvin & Bad Bunny - Como Un Bebé (feat. Mr Eazi)
Wiley, Stefflon Don & Sean Paul - Boasty
Koffee - Toast
Rema - Calm Down
Drake - One Dance
Hadiya George - Hot Flavor (godmode smash bros rmx)
Capri - Tu Presencia (PAAX Tulum remix)
Nu - Palomita
Kermesse - Sunday Glide
Mr. White - You Rock Me
Cassius - Sound of Violence (Aeroplane remix)
Empire of the Sun - Chrysalis
The Weeknd - Secrets
The Weeknd - Starboy (kygo remix)
Pastora - Lola
Emmanuel - La última luna
Solange - Losing You
MØ - Slow Love
Honey Dijon - Why (feat. Nomi Ruiz)
Tensnake & Drama - Rooftop
2Pac - California Love
Nelly - Ride Wit Me
Mac Miller - Dang!
Tkay Maidza - 24k
Missy Elliott - WTF (Where They From)
Hotmood - You & Me
Girl Ray - Hold Tight
Gwen Guthrie - Peanut Butter (Larry Levan mix)
Stone Roses - Fools Gold (radio edit)
ESG - Moody
Blue Boy - Remember (Sure is Pure 7”)
The Cure - Close To Me
Robyn - Ever Again (Soulwax remix)
The Fixx - One Thing Leads to Another
Hall & Oates - Out Of Touch
A Tribe Called Quest - Can I Kick It? (J Cole remix)
Channel Tres - Brilliant Nigga
Laid Back - Bakerman (Soul Clap Remix)
Wiseguys - Too Easy
Little Simz - Point and Kill
Quantic - Sol Clap
Maria Conchita Alonso - Vamos a Bailar
Luis Miguel - Un Hombre Busca Una Mujer
Calo - Formas de Amor
TLC - Creep
Monifah - Touch It
Mark Morrison - Return of the Mack
Climax Blues Band - Couldn’t Get It Right
Lapsley - Operator (dj kozen remix)
Jack J - Thirstin
Social Lovers - Can’t Let It Go
Paul Simon - That Was Your Mother (Gui Boratto remix)
Toro y Moi - Ordinary Pleasure
Antonin - Ça fait du bien (polo y pan remix)
1da Banton - No Wahala remix
Dj Tunez - Cool Me Down

Here's on spotify
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6TqhZ0ZFr1OObnT7CEehNI

Mmm got cut off… not much left after but for completion purposes

Cont’d:

Topaz Jones - tootache
Kelly Rowland - work freemasons edit
Michael Jackson - PYT
Dua Lipa - levitating
Silk City - electricity

thanks so much for sharing this Moka. I've been listening to Stop Bajon almost daily since July, it's my new favourite! Now getting to grips with the rest of the playlist.

I don't know where in the world you are but a lot of the Italian / Spanish-language music was totally new to me. Pino D'Angio also seems like he will be getting some heavy rotation.

I want to go to Moka's for a party