2016 Prom Music Log

From the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia, here's the Music Log for
Prom 2016. Kept the dance floor packed all night!

"September" - Earth Wind & Fire"
"Beat It" - Michael Jackson
"Sugar" - Maroon 5
"Shake It Off" - Taylor Swift
"Happy" - Pharrell Williams
"No" - Meghan Trainor
"I Wanna Dance With Me" - Whitney Houston
"Downtown Funk" - Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars
"Footloose" - Kenny Loggins
"Let's Get It Started" - Black Eyed Peas
"Cha Cha Slide" - DJ Casper
"Thinking Out Loud" - Ed Sheeran
"Cotton Eyed Joe" - Rednex
"I Melt With You" - The Cure
"Watch Me" - Silento
"My House" - Flo Rida
"Don't Stop Believin'- Journey
"Work From Home" - Fifth Harmony
"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" - Aerosmith
"Wobble" - V.I.C.
"Work" - Rihanna Featuring Drake
"Wop" - J. Dash Featuring Flo Rida
"Stressed Out" - Twenty One Pilots
"Time of My Life" David Cook (King & Queen Dance)
"Get Lucky" - Daft Punk
"Cake By The Ocean" - DNCE
"Jessie's Girl" - Rick Springfield
"Hotline Bling" - Drake
"Purple Rain" - Prince & The Revolution
"What Makes You Beautiful" - One Direction
"Gangham Style" - PSY
"Big Green Tractor" - Jason Aldean
"Fire Burning" - Sean Kingston
"Turn Down For What" - DJ Snake & Lil Jon
"Low" - Flo Rida
"Shut Up And Dance With Me" - Walk The Moon
"I've Had The Time of My Life" - Medley & Warnes

Been out of the loop on teen dances for a few years but that seems like a lot of oldies. Not saying it's bad but surprising. I probably haven't played Purple Rain at an event in the last 25 years. Nice variety of music.

All good and fun songs. I like it! (I'm guessing Downtown Funk mean Uptown Funk )

It's been said before, but teen dances aren't just playing what's on the radio - they want to have fun, and want a mix of stuff. I had the top 40 radio station on about an hour yesterday (Ryan Seacrest syndication), and heard "Yeah", "Raise Your Glass", and "Shake ya Tailfeather" Nelly ...... so even Top 40 includes throwbacks.

@Mark Evans - I had a request for Purple Rain at an 8th grade dance Friday night - Prince is trending now. (I didn't have time to play it - but I did play let's Go Crazy)

My wife and I just made the decision to STOP doing school events (includes middle and high school dances). I love that list of songs, but I'd had been shot in my neck of the woods if I played that. We live in a pretty rural area, and the kids like their country and rap. Lots and lots of rap. I have to throw out at least half of of the requests I get because the songs are centered around sex and drugs. Sure, there are clean versions (I use Promo Only), but this doesn't get around the fact that so many of the songs are on that DO NOT PLAY LIST from School Dance Network. Maybe it's about seeking out the right schools, but ultimately, it's just not worth the added stress and work. We'll stick to weddings