Good music for a graduation party?!
Good music for a graduation party?
Me and my friend are host our graduation party/open house and i would like ideas for some good tunes to be played in the background.
Answers:
If you are having a graduation party, it is good to have music that is appealing to all age groups. You can have some mellow vibes in the beginning when everyone is arriving or is eating, with artists like Jack Johnson Songs: ("Upside Down, Better Together, Good People, Thicker than Water"), Coldplay Songs: ("Clocks, Fix You, Don't Panic, The Scientist"), Maroon 5 songs: ("Sunday Morning, Must get out",) Dave Matthews Band,("Stay", "So Much to Say", Crash"), Michael Buble("Feeling Good"), John Mayer ("Waiting for the world Change", "No Such Thing"), Jimmy Buffet ("Volcano", "Margaritaville", "Come Monday"), Sting (Living Seas Soundtrack)
To kick the party up a notch- you can add a little more upbeat songs like:
"Get this party started" by Pink
"Let's get Loud" Jennifer Lopez
I don't know what kind of a crowd you will have, but families always like the old standby songs such as, "We are family"- Sister Sledge, "Celebration" - Kool and the Gang, "Shout" - The Isley Brothers (1959),"You Should Be Dancing" - Bee Gees (1976),"Y.M.C.A." - Village People (1979)
"The Twist " - Chubby Checker (1960)
Also songs from Johnny Cash ("Get Rhythm", "Ring of Fire"),
More current artists that are good for a younger crowd include songs by Nelly Furtado("Say It Right"), Gwen Stefani("Cool") or No Doubt, Fergie, ("Glamorous")Justin Timberlake("Sexy Back"), Beyonce, and whatever else you feel like adding.
Of course, you'll want to throw in some graduation themed songs like: "These Are the Days", by Natalie Merchant
"Time of Your Life", by Green Day, "Wide Open Spaces", by Dixie Chicks, Eve6 (Here's to the Night), "Graduation Day" by Vitamin C, "Somewhere over the rainbow/ what a wonderful word" by Israel Kamawivo 'Ole,
"Forever Young"- Rod Stewart or Alphaville, "I Believe I can Fly"- R. Kelly, "I Hope you Dance" - Lee Ann Womack,...
Congratulations on your graduation!
A top 40 mix and some of the graduates favorites too