mumsnet guest thread no 678 - song ideas for kids disco

[ZoyzaSorris]

I'm attempting to wretchedly curry favour and accrue social capital in my local area by putting on a bit of a do tomorrow, in which i have foolishly promised a kids' disco.

Can people here who have or know children help me ensure that this takes as little effort and thought as possible, by giving me some good tune ideas to whack on the playlist.

I have been deceptively cultivating an incorrect image as the 'cool one' in the neighbourhood, so it'd be good for it to be quite tasteful. Ideally curated by bald ill people, who have always been the true drivers behind society's artistic momentum.

[Emma Raducanu]

Zouzounia

[Monsieur Verdoux]

Frankie Teardrop - Suicide

[Brian Freeze]

Bit of Blue for the dads.

[Emotional Support Peacock]

Pretty sure someone is obliged to make a Gary Glitter joke sometime about now.

[Pingers]

What age kids are we talking here?

[Brian Freeze]

What age kids are we talking here?

That's what I was supposed to write but the 25 second rule applied. There's a good chance they'll be running around screaming over the top of what you play so you'll be playing to the parents mostly.

[Icehaven]

Chart hits of 2017 and 1987.

[Alberon]

The Tweets - The Birdie Song
Rolf Harris - Two Little Boys
John Cage - 4'33"

[ZoyzaSorris]

I was just about to say that an age would be helpful. 28 years old, they are.

(4-5 sort of bracket. So they wont have a clue whats going on. Its the parents i have to impress. They think im some sort of DJ because I have a room full of things covered in knobs).

[Cuellar]

Gorecki's Third Symphony with visuals of holocaust etc

[Alberon]

I was just about to say that an age would be helpful. 28 years old, they are.

(4-5 sort of bracket. So they wont have a clue whats going on. Its the parents i have to impress. They think im some sort of DJ because I have a room full of things covered in knobs).

[Emma Raducanu]

4 year olds love 'happy'. Just play that on a loop and be sure to wear your baseball cap the wrong way round.

[Sebastian Cobb]

Hellfish and Producer - Toilet Wars

[ZoyzaSorris]

Basically Ive wasted the last two days producing Drill versions of 'Wheels on the Bus' and 'if you're happy and you know it' on my MPC and Im now panicking. Happy on loop it is then.

[Emma Raducanu]

Periodically mimick a dj and finish by pointing your fingers at the person nearest by.

[Pingers]

Yeah, pop music essentially. Don't try to be clever. 5 year olds aren't down with that shit. Give them pop or they will batter your shins. They might go for some air guitar until their attention span gives out. So, 'Beat It'. Just beat it. No-one needs to be defeated.

[petril]

Claire Welles - ITV Schools

[Notlob]

Inceste de citron.

Again and again and again.

[buzby]

Buzzcocks' 'Boredom'

[chveik]

Lostprophets

[Pdine]

Gangnam Style

[Sebastian Cobb]

Buzzcocks' 'Boredom'

Segueing this into the right bit of Rip It Up is a power move, almost as pro as mixing drum and bass into the swingbeat of Dexy's Geno. The kids won't have a clue what's going on.

[MuteBanana]

I saw an advert other day for one of those kids albums. Its a group of no name random kids doing terrible cover versions of terrible pop songs. I just don't know what to make of it. What's the point of it? Are the originals too complex for the kids to enjoy?

Probably the sort of thing for kids under 5 to be fair. Very babyish, nursery rhyme style really but just chart hits.

[Uncle TechTip]

The last four Now! compliations on shuffle. You head to the beer bit.

[Sebastian Cobb]

I saw an advert other day for one of those kids albums. Its a group of no name random kids doing terrible cover versions of terrible pop songs. I just don't know what to make of it. What's the point of it? Are the originals too complex for the kids to enjoy?

Probably the sort of thing for kids under 5 to be fair. Very babyish, nursery rhyme style really but just chart hits.

It's because it's cheap. Remember before now compilations you used to get unlicensed 'smash hit' records that were just a bunch of session musicians replaying hits complete with all the bum notes in the right places? Same idea but marketed differently.

[The Boston Crab]

You fuckin idiot sycophant

[chveik]

[Sherringford Hovis]

My niece (7) and nephew (5) adore Frog Leap Studios' versions of annoying kids' classics every parent hates. I can't even play them in the car because last time the adorable little shit-monkeys rocked out so hard they started biting big chunks out of the upholstery. My sister-in-law loathes my corrupting influence but I am now officially UNCLE METAL.

Wheels on the bus
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGtYLRQh1Gk

Baby Shark
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POdbe-_bYbs

Hakuna Matata
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0mCfJUwJRE

The Fox (What Does the Fox Say?)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aeV2aervI1Y

Let It Go
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=so49WpSj9bo

Barbie Girl
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vnVzoEz_Zs

Spongebob
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQ3YA70Xljo

Cotton Eye Joe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o58Tw62G7N8

Ghostbusters
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hF39e_hnFb8

Pink Panther
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQsIP_r5QDE

Plus there's about eight heavy versions of awful Christmas tunes...
Leo's stuff is available on every platform (Spotify, GooglePlay, iTunes, Amazon etc

[Kryton]

Whack a bit of Dimmu Borgir on. They love that kind of stuff.