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what do 40yr olds like to listen to?

Post by MrStompy »

Hi there

Im playing at a gig for a school reunion coming up in oct.
the crowd will all be about 40yrs old.

We want to do a heap of songs they will love from "back in the day" or
current stuff they will like.
anyone got any suggestions?

I want to try keep it all upbeat and the really catchy stuff so they will all
sing along when they are hammered.

we need probably another 5 - 7 tunes as we are ditching a heap of the
current tunes we play to put in stuff they will like more

thanks for the help
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What reunion would that be ??? and would be on the 31st October ???? :D :kuda:
If it's the one I am thinking of I will be there.
So lotsa 70's and 80's stuff coooooooooooooool 8)
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Any Angles or ACDC tunes :kuda:
Edit + they are easy to learn & play
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Oh yeah deffo Angels and Acca Dacca stuff some radiators stuff to, depends on your vocal capabilties to so whatever you play would be good enough I wreckon.
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Anything off Never Mind The Bollocks Sex Pistols- Yeahhhh :kuda:

You know though, Dexys Midnight Runners, Abba :shock: , Aggado :shock: :shock: , Mille Vanilli :shock: :shock: :shock:, Superman :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:, Barbie Girl all hit the spot :D :D :D :D
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possibly a 25 year reunion...????
makes the music mid80's I reckon
top of the charts in 1985 was

Top 25 Hits of 1985

1. Careless Whisper, Wham! :shock:
2. Like A Virgin, Madonna
3. Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go, Wham!
4. I Want To Know What Love Is, Foreigner
5. I Feel For You, Chaka Khan
6. Out Of Touch, Daryl Hall and John Oates
7. Everybody Wants To Rule The World, Tears For Fears
8. Money For Nothing, Dire Straits
9. Crazy For You, Madonna
10. Take On Me, A-Ha
11. Everytime You Go Away, Paul Young
12. Easy Lover, Phil Collins and Philip Bailey
13. Can't Fight This Feeling, REO Speedwagon
14. We Built This City, Starship
15. The Power Of Love, Huey Lewis and The News
16. Don't You (Forget About Me), Simple Minds
17. Cherish, Kool and The Gang
18. St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion), John Parr
19. The Heat Is On, Glenn Frey
20. We Are The World, U.S.A. For Africa
21. Shout, Tears For Fears
22. Part-Time Lover, Stevie Wonder
23. Saving All My Love For You, Whitney Houston
24. Heaven, Bryan Adams
25. Everything She Wants, Wham!



geezus...try AccaDacca :lol:
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80'S, ACDC, Angels etc etc etc :D
Dr Hook, Kiss, Sherbert, Skyhooks.
Abba when they were growing up and it was new then too :shock:
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NOFX
Agent Orange
Dickies
White Flag
TISM
Bad Religion
Faith No More
Nirvana
etc.....

We're from the era of all the good music and where all the good music of today started... :-)


and you gotta do Kick Start my Heart.. :-)
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I know Dave listens to Nat King Cole and the Bay city rollers :lol: :kuda: but he over 40
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MadKaw wrote:
We're from the era of all the good music and where all the good music of today started... :-)

But your profile says "21" ??? :shock:
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6maniac wrote:
MadKaw wrote:
We're from the era of all the good music and where all the good music of today started... :-)

But your profile says "21" ??? :shock:
oh yeh.... :oops:

In that case, I have no idea.....
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:D :D :D
I've spent over 40 years of my life riding bikes .... the rest of it, I wasted ..
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hoffy wrote:I know Dave listens to Nat King Cole and the Bay city rollers :lol: :kuda: but he over 40



WHICH DAVE...................??












I have been waiting ages to say that...... :lol:
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devo wrote:What reunion would that be ??? and would be on the 31st October ???? :D :kuda:
na its not that one. its on the long weekend.
robracer wrote:Any Angles or ACDC tunes :kuda:
Edit + they are easy to learn & play
love the easy ones :)
were doing no secrets, ami i gonna see your face again, long way to the top, thinking of doing shook me all night long too.
doing comin home by the radiators as well.
Smitty wrote: Top 25 Hits of 1985

1. Careless Whisper, Wham! :shock:
2. Like A Virgin, Madonna
3. Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go, Wham!
.......

geezus...try AccaDacca :lol:
what a classic - could i live down playing wham.
i wonder if i would get away with a metal version of wake me up? :D
MadKaw wrote: and you gotta do Kick Start my Heart.. :-)
i would love to do kickstart my heart.
were doing sweet child of mine but i also wanna do paradise city and kickstart.

Doing some nirvana is a great idea. super easy too.


thanks everyone for the tips. some great ideas there.
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