Last Night Changed It All
I've quite enjoyed the Guardian's recent lists of '1000 Songs you must hear' The songs are of Love, People & Places, Politics and a few more themes. Below are my highlights from their Best Party songs. You can hear on Spotify by clicking on title, in fact spotify playlists for all of the themes would be excellent...
1000 songs everyone must hear
Party songs: part seven of 1000 songs everyone must hear
My selection of 47 from the Guardian.co.uk list of 162
- Pacific State (808 State, 1989)
- Back in Black (AC/DC, 1980)
- Uptown Top Ranking (Althea and Donna, 1977)
- I Bet You Look Good On the Dancefloor (Arctic Monkeys, 2005)
- Bourgie Bourgie (Ashford and Simpson, 1979)
- (You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party) (Beastie Boys, 1987)
- Let’s Dance (David Bowie, 1983)
- Le Freak (Chic, 1978)
- Machine Gun (Commodores, 1974)
- Da Funk (Daft Punk, 1995)
- Groove Is in the Heart (Deee-Lite, 1990)
- Cokane in My Brain (Dillinger, 1976)
- Long Train Runnin’ (Doobie Brothers, 1973)
- Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick (Ian Dury and the Blockheads, 1978)
- Boogie Wonderland (Earth, Wind and Fire, 1979)
- Livin’ Thing (Electric Light Orchestra, 1976)
- One Nation Under a Groove (Funkadelic, 1978)
- Dare (Gorillaz, 2005)
- WFL (Think About the Future) (Happy Mondays, 1989)
- Back to My Roots (Richie Havens, 1981)
- Over and Over (Hot Chip, 2006)
- Jump Around (House of Pain, 1992)
- Don’t Stop ’Til You Get Enough (Michael Jackson, 1979)
- I Love Rock’n’Roll (Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, 1982)
- Nightclubbing (Grace Jones, 1981)
- Williams Blood (Aeroplane remix) (Grace Jones, 2008)
- Transmission (Joy Division, 1979)
- Numbers/Computer World 2 (Kraftwerk, 1981)
- LFO (LFO, 1990)
- Can’t Stand Me Now (The Libertines, 2004)
- Move On Up (Curtis Mayfield, 1970)
- White Lines (Don’t Do It) (Grandmaster Melle Mel, 1983)
- Kids (MGMT, 2008)
- Cigarettes and Alcohol (Oasis, 1994)
- Hey Ya! (OutKast, 2003)
- Jump (For My Love) (The Pointer Sisters, 1984)
- Brass in Pocket (The Pretenders, 1979)
- Loaded (Primal Scream, 1991)
- Sorted for Es and Wizz (Pulp, 1995)
- All Night Long (All Night) (Lionel Richie, 1983)
- Car Wash (Rose Royce, 1976)
- Let the Music Play (Shannon, 1983)
- Lost in Music (Sister Sledge, 1979)
- He’s the Greatest Dancer (Sister Sledge, 1979)
- Dance to the Music (Sly and the Family Stone, 1968)
- Shout (Tears for Fears, 1984)
- Last Night Changed It All (Esther Williams, 1976)
