Thursday, December 31, 2009

Trippin' The Disco Fantastic... New Year's Eve 2009!

Hour 1
New Year's Theme - The Salsoul Orchestra
Strike It Up - Black Box
You Should Be Dancing - The Bee Gees
The Boss Struts Her Funky Stuff - Megamix by Shane Owen
Love Pains - Yvonne Elliman
Menergy - Patrick Cowley with Sylvester
Boogie Oogie Oogie - A Taste Of Honey
Everybody Dance - Chic
Disco Inferno - The Trammps
Turn The Beat Around - Vicki Sue Robinson
Ain't Nothing Gonna Keep Me From You - Teri DeSario
That's They Way (I Like It) - K.C. & the Sunshine Band

Hour 2
It Only Takes A Minute - Tavares
Can't Stop The Music - The Village People
Give Me A Break - The Ritchie Family
An Earthquake In Your Cha-Cha Heels - Megamix by Shane Owen
Love Hangover - Diana Ross
I've Got The Next Dance - Deniece Williams
Say Say Say - Hi-Tack
Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground) - The Jacksons
Keep On Dancing - Gary's Gang
Love And Desire - Arpeggio
Come To Me - France Joli
Heaven Knows - Donna Summer with Brooklyn Dreams
Never Can Say Goodbye - Gloria Gaynor

Hour 3
I Just Wanna Dance - Allison Jiear
Relight My Fire - Take That with Lulu
Hung Up - Madonna
Flawless (Go To The City) - George Michael
Poker Face - Lady Gaga
What Do I Have To Do - Kylie Minogue
Never Gonna Give You Up - Rick Astley
Venus - Bananrama
Lola's Theme - Shapeshifters
Brand New Lover - Dead Or Alive
Right On Target - Paul Parker
Don't Stop The Music (Jody Den Broeder Mix)
Never Lose Your Sense Of Humor - Paul Jabara with Donna Summer
Last Dance (Shane Owen Mix) - Paul Jabara with Donna Summer

Saturday, December 19, 2009

Feel The Spin. December 20th...

Hour 1
(Brand-new/current releases)
Telephone - Lady Gaga with Beyonce
Amazing Grace - Boy George
Wild Horses (In the Club Mix) - Susan Boyle
I Want It All - Dangerous Muse
Outta My Head - Leona Lewis
Love Letters - Leona Lewis
Fever - Adam Lambert
Put Your Make-Up On - Simon Curtis
Room 501 - Ryan Ferrada
Heartbreak Warfare - John Mayer
Hopes And Fears - Will Young
Venice Beach - Jen Foster
I'm In Love With You - Jen Foster

Hour 2
(I started by placing the delicious, unreleased gem "Can't Help Falling In Love" by RyanDan--a gift from my pal/genius-producer Steve Anderson--into the middle of the hour, and I then started threading songs around it. I love the vibe of this hour.)
Day Too Soon - Sia
Without You ("From Rent") - Siobhan Donaghy
The Face - RyanDan
Can't Help Falling In Love - RyanDan
If There's Any Justice - Lemar
Strange Arrangement - Mayer Hawthorne
Candlelight - LaBelle
Broken Open - Adam Lambert
Sleepwalking - Maria Lawson
Right To Dream - Mariah Carey
Defeated - Anastacia
Fighting Spirit - Madonna

Hour 3
(Another hour built around two songs that I really wanted to play: "Long Way To Go" by Liam Finn and "Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart" by Alicia Keys. It blends genres and artists that shouldn't be compatible, but I believe they are.)
Dog Days Are Over - Florence + the Machine
Rabbit Head (Raise It Up) - Florence + the Machine
Cornerstone - Arctic Monkeys
Long Way To Go - Liam Finn
Dear Departed - The Verbs
Sober - Pink
Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart - Alicia Keys
I Keep Forgetting - Michael McDonald
Each Tear - Mary J. Blige
I Am - Mary J. Blige
Shine - Luther Vandross
Your Secret Love - Luther Vandross

Hour 4
(Trippin' the disco fantastic)

Get Down Tonight - K.C. & the Sunshine Band
Heartbeat - Taana Gardner
Funky Sensation - Gwen McCrae
Shake Your Body - The Jacksons
Square Biz - Teena Marie
Doctor Love - First Choice
Pow Wow - Cory Daye
(You Make Me Feel) Mighty Real - Sylvester
Sunset People - Donna Summer
Souvenirs - Voyage

Saturday, December 12, 2009

Feel The Spin Playlist, December 13th...

Hour 1
(Brand-new/current releases)

Speakerphone (Steve Anderson Mix) - Kylie Minogue
Room 501 - Ryan Ferrada
Why Wait - Shakira
Acapella - Kelis
Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart - Alicia Keys
A Loaded Smile - Adam Lambert
Delusional - Simon Curtis
Last Days Of Disco - Robbie Williams
Rain (Seamus Haji Mix) - Mika
Fight For This Love - Cheryl Cole
You'll See - Susan Boyle
Wild Horses (In The Club Mix) - Susan Boyle

Hour 2
(Songs from the stoop, aka '70s-era favorites I listened to as a boy on the radio)
Life Is A Rock (But The Radio Rolled Me) - Reunion
Loves Me Like A Rock -Paul Simon
It's So Easy - Linda Ronstadt
Takin' It To The Streets - The Doobie Brothers
Let's Stay Together - Al Green
Be Thankful For What You've Got - William DeVaughan
People Make The World Go Round - The Stylistics
Maybe Tomorrow - The Jackson 5ive
I'll Be Around - The Spinners
Carry On Wayward Son - Kansas
Running On Empty - Jackson Browne
Dance With Me - Orleans
Love Will Find A Way - Pablo Cruise

Hour 3
(Random songs that popped up in my brain... maybe there's a secret, unifying thread to discover!)
Radio Nowhere - Bruce Springsteen
Nothing Left To Lose - Mat Kearney
Come On Get Higher - Matt Nathanson
Make You Feel My Love - Adele
Hallelujah - Rufus Wainwright
Midnight Radio (From "Hedwig & the Angry Inch") - John Cameron Mitchell
What I Did For Love - Cast Of "A Chorus Line"
You Know Me - Robbie Williams
Another Day - Elouise
I Believe In You (Steve Anderson's Orchestral Mix) - Kylie Minogue
Time For Miracles - Adam Lambert
Distant Dreamer - Duffy

Hour 4
(Trippin' the disco fantastic)
Amazing Grace - Boy George
What The Child Needs - Terry Ronald
Peace (In The Valley) - Sabrina Johnston
The Pressure - Sounds Of Blackness
Makin' Happy - Crysal Waters
We've Got A Love Thing - CeCe Peniston
Just A Little More Love - David Guetta
Change - Lisa Stansfield
Leave A Light On - Martha Wash
Make It Happen - Mariah Carey