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Rhode Island DJ Music Chart – Week of 5/21

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This week’s DJ Music Chart is in the format of Contemporary Hit Radio (CHR). The top five songs are by Justin Timberlake, Pink, Macklemore, Rihanna and Demi Lovato with “Mirrors” on top of the DJ Music Chart the week of May 21, 2013
The following DJ Music Chart is based on MediaBase data and is updated weekly. MediaBase monitors more than 1500 radio stations 24-hours-a-day, 7-days-a-week, in the top 140 US metro markets. Prime Cuts Music

DJ Music Chart Week of 5/21 CHR Format

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DJ Music Chart – Contemporary Hit Radio (CHR) Format

”  A station which plays a significant amount of current popular music, whether singles or album cuts. As it is no longer unusual for a single to remain on the charts for 30-40 weeks or longer, “current” refers to music released within the last year. A more accurate description for “CHR” would be “Current Hit Radio”. This format is the descendent of the Top 40 stations popular from the 50’s through the 80’s.

Although some CHR stations base their playlists on surveys of local record sales or phone requests, most rely on published charts such as the Billboard Hot 100. As of December, 1998, the Billboard Hot 100 chart began to include popular album tracks not commercially released as singles, and began weighing a song`s airplay three times as heavily as a song`s sales.  The Billboard Hot 100 chart is therefore a measure of which songs are being played on CHR stations which, in turn, base their playlists on Billboard`s Hot 100 chart.

Contemporary Hit Radio stations tend to concentrate on specific music styles, such as Rock or Urban, or a range of styles, such as Rock/Pop/Dance or R&B/Rap/Dance. Some CHR stations play a significant amount of hits released during the past ten or fifteen years, particularly if there are insufficient current hit releases which fall within the station’s stylistic range.” New York Radio Guide

DJ Music Chart with Rhode Island Wedding DJ

In plain English, CHR Format is Pop and Top 40 Radio Music, and the genre that compromise Top 40 typically. Which song is your current favorite form the DJ Music Chart this week?

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No Child Left Behind | Making Music Magazine

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The latest information about music’s connection to mental power, wellness, and creativity emphasizes the importance of the art form: it should be an educational priority. The current federal education act produces both positive and negative outcomes for the arts in public schools. Music education advocates say they need strong support from grass-roots movements and local communities.

The Importance of Music Education for Kids

“Parents need to understand that they need to be proactive in this process and not reactive,” says Scott McCormick, founder and CEO for the National Association of Music Parents (AMP). “[School board meetings] are where the decisions are made and the discussions begin to happen, where budgets are looked at and talked about and things are said, where people have to be present on a regular basis to hear those things. Then, rally the troops before it becomes an issue.”

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The Elementary and Secondary Education Act was originally adopted in 1966. Since then, every presidential administration has reauthorized it, but put its own twist on it. The Bush Administration renamed it the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) act in 2002. Their twist was to put more emphasis on testing and accountability. Currently, the act lists music and the arts as core subjects. This is a positive breakthrough in education reform.

“There have been aspects of NCLB that are beneficial for arts education,” says Marcia McCaffrey, president elect for State Education Agency Directors of Arts Education (SEADAE). “For instance, indicating that arts is a core content area and should therefore be available to all students. [But] you can’t say that’s true for the entire nation. Some of our students who need the arts the most to be successful are the ones who are not getting it.”

Problems arise when public schools follow the strict guidelines of adequate yearly progress (AYP), and are subjected to state and federal testing and accountability. This serves as a basis for all federal funding. Currently AYP only measures math and reading skills and public schools have no incentive to test other subjects. This can be unfavorable for the non-tested subjects such as the arts and music. The NCLB assessments and funding process change how administrators and teachers approach arts classes in regard to professional development and scheduling. When nationwide budget cuts take place, the funding for non-tested subjects are affected first, especially in low-income school districts.

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This year the US Department of Education granted various state waivers for NCLB that give more flexibility with federal funds and provide an opportunity for states to redefine their adequacy programs. As Democrats and Republicans continue their struggle over the proper role of the federal government in education, the Obama administration has relieved more than half the nation’s schools from central provisions of NCLB in a short amount of time.

“The way we’re going to get better is to have community arts organizations, providers of supplemental arts instruction, certified arts teachers, and certified teachers in other content areas come together to talk about and show that they value the arts in education,” McCaffrey says.

The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) has partnered with the National Association for Music Education (NAFME) on what is known as the SupportMusic Coalition. Together they are arming the grassroots with the information and tools they need to make a case for supporting local music programs.

Music and Dance for Children with Rhode Island Wedding DJ

“When parents understand the value of critical thinking, cooperation, creative visioning, collaboration, and developing positive work ethics, they will almost insist that a child be a part of that program,” says Conn-Selmer vice president of education Dr. Tim Lautzenheiser, at a SupportMusic Coalition teleconference. “And there’s no other part of the school curriculum that does this better than music.”

The coalition is designed to inform parents on national statistics and research, laying out the intrinsic value and economic arguments for music education. Educators stress that they can’t achieve change and progress by themselves. They need help from the public.

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“The Support Music Coalition supports grass-roots advocacy and we’re working to keep music and arts education strong in communities everywhere, so every child has a chance to learn music and the arts as part of the core curriculum. Together we’re working to keep music education strong,” says Mary Luehrsen, NAMM director of public affairs and government relations.

Music and Dance for Children with Rhode Island Wedding DJ

Participation and support are crucial for success. AMP is another nonprofit organization designed to assemble parents of school-aged students and bring about a national movement beginning at the local level.

Wondering how to get involved? There are many ways. Success depends on the involvement of concerned parents and the public. Learn how to rate your school, build your case, and develop effective advocacy strategies at www.SupportMusic.com. Be heard and achieve meaningful results on the local and national level by becoming a member of AMP at www.AMParents.org.

“[Even] for a parent whose child is going to be a doctor or a lawyer, the spin-off benefits [from music education] that the child develops in the habits of life skills, just can’t be denied,” Lautzenheiser says. “If anybody does their research and is able to connect that information to parents, I think our numbers will go up, I think our programs will remain strong, and I think administrators across the country will find a way for us to exist. So, that’s why it’s important for us to hang together rather than separately.”

via No Child Left Behind | Making Music Magazine.

No Child Left Behind

by Avery Galek

Music and Dance for Children with Rhode Island Wedding DJ

Music and music education are so critical to the appreciation and creation of music. Humans need music and no better time to start than early childhood. I invite us all to support local music and art programs and school funding for music and art.  We all need to get involved and make sure all children get the opportunity to learn and appreciate music as part of a healthy lifestyle.Balnce doe snot just happen magically as an adult, it begins in early childhood. Music is too important to ignore, too important. Making Music Magazine has great articles and resources for musicians, listeners and dancers about music and its impact in our lives. Any Multicultural DJ knows this and is actively engaged in  music for all generations.

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Billboard All-Time Hot 100 Top Songs

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I was doing some research today and thought it would be fun to review the Billboard All-Time Hot 100 top songs of Billboard’s 50th Anniversary.

The songs in the “50th Anniversary” charts had to appear on the Hot 100 in order to be counted. This may create some confusion (for example: many great country artists and songs are not on the “50th Anniversary” chart because, while very popular on the country charts they didn’t cross over to the Hot 100). Also, keep in mind the Hot 100 started in August 1958 so any prior songs are not listed, including some popular Elvis Presley songs.

The “50th Anniversary” chart is based on actual performance on the weekly Billboard Hot 100. The artist chart utilizes the same methodology, with weighted points applied to all titles charted by each artist during that 50-year span. They are ranked based on an inverse point system, with weeks at number one earning the greatest value and weeks at number one hundred earning the least.

Hot 100’s 50th Anniversary award relative points for every week that a title spent on the chart, regardless of rank. For the Hot 100’s 50th Anniversary, Billboard’s charts department ensured a more balanced representation of hits from all 50 years, by analyzing the length of chart runs in earlier decades, as well as the average weeks that titles spent in the top 10 and at number one. Weights for earlier spans were then formulated, to compensate for the shorter chart runs that titles experienced before the 1991 conversion to precise and objective sales and radio data from Nielsen Music.

Billboard All-Time Hot 100 top songs

  1. “The Twist” – Chubby Checker
  2. “Smooth” – Santana featuring Rob Thomas
  3. “Mack the Knife” – Bobby Darin
  4. “How Do I Live” – LeAnn Rimes
  5. “Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)” – Los del Río
  6. “Physical” – Olivia Newton-John
  7. “You Light Up My Life” – Debby Boone
  8. “Hey Jude” – The Beatles
  9. “We Belong Together” – Mariah Carey
  10. “Un-Break My Heart” – Toni Braxton
  11. “Yeah!” – Usher featuring Lil Jon & Ludacris
  12. “Bette Davis Eyes” – Kim Carnes
  13. “Endless Love” – Diana Ross & Lionel Richie
  14. “Tonight’s the Night (Gonna Be Alright)” – Rod Stewart
  15. “Foolish Games” / “You Were Meant for Me” – Jewel
  16. “(Everything I Do) I Do It for You” – Bryan Adams
  17. “I’ll Make Love to You” – Boyz II Men
  18. “Theme from A Summer Place” – Percy Faith & His Orchestra
  19. “Le Freak” – Chic
  20. “How Deep Is Your Love” – The Bee Gees
  21. “Eye of the Tiger” – Survivor
  22. “I Just Want to Be Your Everything” – Andy Gibb
  23. “Low” – Flo Rida featuring T-Pain
  24. “Too Close” – Next
  25. “Every Breath You Take” – The Police
  26. “Flashdance… What a Feeling” – Irene Cara
  27. “Tossin’ and Turnin’” – Bobby Lewis
  28. “The Battle of New Orleans” – Johnny Horton
  29. “One Sweet Day” – Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men
  30. “Truly Madly Deeply” – Savage Garden
  31. “Silly Love Songs” – Paul McCartney & Wings
  32. “Let’s Get It On” – Marvin Gaye
  33. “Night Fever” – The Bee Gees
  34. “Another One Bites the Dust” – Queen
  35. “Say Say Say” – Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson
  36. “How You Remind Me” – Nickelback
  37. “Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree” – Dawn Featuring Tony Orlando
  38. “It’s All in the Game” – Tommy Edwards
  39. “I Want to Hold Your Hand” – The Beatles
  40. “Shadow Dancing” – Andy Gibb
  41. “Candle in the Wind 1997” / “Something About the Way You Look Tonight” – Elton John
  42. “No One” – Alicia Keys
  43. “End of the Road” – Boyz II Men
  44. “Call Me” – Blondie
  45. “Let Me Love You” – Mario
  46. “Stayin’ Alive” – The Bee Gees
  47. “Lady” – Kenny Rogers
  48. “I’m a Believer” – The Monkees
  49. “Gold Digger” – Kanye West featuring Jamie Foxx
  50. “Apologize” – Timbaland featuring OneRepublic
  51. “The Sign” – Ace Of Base
  52. “Centerfold” – The J. Geils Band
  53. “(Just Like) Starting Over” – John Lennon
  54. “The Boy Is Mine” – Brandy & Monica
  55. “Because I Love You (The Postman Song)” – Stevie B
  56. “I Love Rock N’ Roll” – Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
  57. “Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In” – The 5th Dimension
  58. “Whoomp! (There It Is)” – Tag Team
  59. “Ebony and Ivory” – Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder
  60. “Rush, Rush” – Paula Abdul
  61. “That’s What Friends Are For” – Dionne Warwick, Elton John, Gladys Knight and Stevie Wonder
  62. “Upside Down” – Diana Ross
  63. “Sugar, Sugar” – The Archies
  64. “Dilemma” – Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland
  65. “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” – Marvin Gaye
  66. “You’re Still the One” – Shania Twain
  67. “Hot Stuff” – Donna Summer
  68. “I Will Always Love You” – Whitney Houston
  69. “Gangsta’s Paradise” – Coolio featuring L.V.
  70. “Abracadabra” – Steve Miller Band
  71. “Billie Jean” – Michael Jackson
  72. “You’re So Vain” – Carly Simon
  73. “Play That Funky Music” – Wild Cherry
  74. “Say You, Say Me” – Lionel Richie
  75. “My Sharona” – The Knack
  76. “All Night Long (All Night)” – Lionel Richie
  77. “Nothing Compares 2 U” – Sinéad O’Connor
  78. “I Swear” – All-4-One
  79. “Family Affair” – Mary J. Blige
  80. “Waiting for a Girl Like You” – Foreigner
  81. “Are You Lonesome Tonight” – Elvis Presley
  82. “Killing Me Softly with His Song” – Roberta Flack
  83. “Hurts So Good” – John Mellencamp
  84. “I’ll Be Missing You” – Puff Daddy & Faith Evans featuring 112
  85. “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head” – B.J. Thomas
  86. “Another Day in Paradise” – Phil Collins
  87. “Best of My Love” – The Emotions
  88. “You Make Me Wanna…” – Usher
  89. “Big Girls Don’t Cry” – Fergie
  90. “The Way We Were” – Barbra Streisand
  91. “Another Night” – The Real McCoy
  92. “It’s Now or Never” – Elvis Presley
  93. “Do That to Me One More Time” – Captain & Tennille
  94. “A Fifth of Beethoven” – Walter Murphy & The Big Apple Band
  95. “Like a Virgin” – Madonna
  96. “Maria Maria” (Album Version) – Santana featuring The Product G&B
  97. “I Will Survive” – Gloria Gaynor
  98. “I Can’t Stop Loving You” – Ray Charles
  99. “U Got It Bad” – Usher
  100. “Joy to the World” – Three Dog Night

Elvis Presley Billboard All-Time Hot 100 Top Songs with Rhode Island DJ

I am very surprised by all of the top ten, except maybe “Hey Jude” by The Beatles. It is not that I think they are not good or popular songs, I just did not conceptualize them as the ones that have had the most success on Billboard’s Hot 100 Charts of all time.

At the other end, I would have thought Madonna’s “Like A Virgin” would have been near the top of the list. The exclusion of songs like “Stairway To Heaven” by Led Zeppelin, as described below, stand out as clear missing by popularity over time.

The Beatles Billboard All-Time Hot 100 Top Songs with Rhode Island DJ

Prior to December 1998, songs did not appear on the Billboard Hot 100 until a retail single became available (which, incidentally, is why hits like Led Zeppelin‘s “Stairway to Heaven” and No Doubt‘s “Don’t Speak” never appeared on the Hot 100). In earlier years, retail singles came to market fairly early in a song’s life-usually shortly after, or even before, a song came to radio.

But, during the 1990s, when labels would strategize number-one chart bows by significant hits, the retail release of some priority singles were withheld until radio audience reached maximum levels. Although some of these songs spent significant numbers of weeks at number one or in the top ten, the delay of the sales component ultimately shortened the spans these songs would spend on the chart. With the new methodology rewarding points for a song’s entire chart run, rather than confining points to weeks spent in the top ten, the shorter chart lives recorded by the songs that debuted at number one impact their all-time standings.

Motown Records Billboard All-Time Hot 100 Top Songs with Rhode Island DJ

Which songs are you most surprised about high, low or omitted on the Billboard All-Time Hot 100 Top Songs?

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DJ Music Library Hits 40,000 Songs!

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I am so excited! My DJ Music Library reached 40,000 last week with the latest downloads from Prime Cuts Music. For those who don’t know, Prime Cuts Music is subscriber service for DJ Music.

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“PrimeCuts subscriptions include over 50 new songs a week, covering 25 genres of music, such as Top 40, Country, Adult Contemporary, Alternative, Dance, Latin and much more.PrimeCuts includes every song & every genre of music we release to radio & DJs in the US–it truly is the most comprehensive music service for DJs!

All subscribers automatically have access to download their releases from the PrimeCuts website. Subscribers can also choose to receive discs (either audio CDs or MP3 CDs) in addition to their downloads. The PrimeCuts downloads system couldn’t be easier to use. Most subscribers use our popular 1-click option to download the entire week of releases. Once it is downloaded, they can either choose to keep all tracks and put them on their DJ computer, or they can pick & choose which songs they keep. Depending on your internet speeds, you can be fully updated with your weekly music update in as little as 5 minutes! Imagine that--just 5 minutes a week to stay current with all the new releases!”

Best DJ Music from Prime Cuts Music for professional DJs

It iso much fun adding new, legal DJ music every week directly from Prime Cuts Music. Having a DJ Music library of over 40,000 songs has taken quite a while and feels great to be at this milestone, but more to add every week from Prime Cuts Music and for individual Brides, Grooms and Party Planners for Weddings, Parties and Events. I am currently working on a playlist for an upcoming 50th Birthday Party for a Latina, a Professor at Rutgers State University and an Interfaith Minister. She is a great woman as a bonus! She wants a nice mix of Latin Music- Salsa, Bachata and Meringue and English Music from The Big Bands to Michael Buble with The Eurythmics and Duran Duran, and some current tunes like Macklemore “Thrift Shop” and will.i.am and Britney Spears “Scream and Shout”. Should be a really fun Party!

40,000 songs in my DJ Music Library!

DJ Mystical Michael Rhode Island DJ & Boston DJ

 

DJ Spring 2012 Top 40 Mix

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I have had several customers ask me lately for copies they can listen to or keep of my professional DJ Mixes, so I produced the DJ Spring 2012 Top 40 Mix. I am going to start creating Music Players for many mixes of different genre available for listening. I posted the DJ Spring 2012 Top 40 Mix first due to the need for access to what is popular now for clients wanting to hear that my professional DJ music library is current, which it always is.

DJ Spring 2012 Top 40 Mix

      Spring 2012 Top 40 Mix - DJ Mystical Michael

If you would like a CD copy, I invite you to contact me and I will mail you one for free!

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John Lennon Imagine

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John Lennon Imagine. I remember the bittersweet night of being a professional DJ at a club in Randolph, NJ on a Monday night, it was December 8,1980. The club was mostly packed, especially for a Monday night in winter. The dance floor was jamming and everybody was having a good time. A young woman came up to the DJ booth and begged me to play Bruce Springsteen. I explained that the dance floor was full and she would have to wait till it thinned out, otherwise everybody would probably stop dancing. She finally convinced me to play him while she was standing there. I had the record in my hand when one of the bouncers ran up and told me John Lennon had just been shot and killed. I dropped the record on the floor of the DJ booth. After the song playing was over, I turned on the mike and announced his death. I asked for moment of silence and then played “Imagine” before returning to my regular set, although not regular at all. It is the moment I think of the most when I get behind my turntables, then CD Players and now MacBook. Growing up, he was hero my hero with his music and desire for peace.

John Lennon Imagine Music Video

The next day, as Program Director of the local college radio and DJ, I stated that we only play John Lennon Imagine and music by John Lennon for the next twenty-four hours.

The Beatles and John Lennon Imagine Icon

 

“BMI named John Lennon Imagine one of the 100 most-performed songs of the 20th century. The song ranked number 30 on the Recording Industry Association of America‘s list of the 365 Songs of the Century bearing the most historical significance. It earned aGrammy Hall of Fame Award and an induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. A UK survey conducted by the Guinness World Records British Hit Singles Book named it the second best single of all time, andRolling Stone ranked it number 3 in their list of “The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time“. Since 2005, event organisers have played it just before the New Year’s Times Square Ball drops in New York City. Dozens of artists have performed or recorded versions of “Imagine”, including Madonna, Stevie Wonder, Joan Baez, Elton John, and Diana Ross. Emeli Sandé recorded a cover for theBBC to use during the end credits montage at the close of the 2012 Summer Olympics coverage in August 2012. “Imagine” subsequently re-entered the UK Top 40, reaching number 18.” Wikipedia

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Na Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye

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It is interesting how songs change their cultural shape and form over time. When Steam released the song “Na Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye” in 1969, I doubt very much Gary De Carlo thought it would be a song used as a way to hate and taunt people fifty years later. It is actually a love song in a way, not your traditional love song but still not hateful or a way to give somebody ‘the finger’ through music.

 

I think the first seeds of the negative perspective of the song  Na Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye originated with cheerleaders leading this song as a way to say ‘goodbye’ to the fans and players of the other team that they beat after a game; pretty simple and harmless stuff. It may be indicative of todays culture that this simple song, Na Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye, has gone from a number one hit on Billboard Hot 100 in 1969 to a cheerleaders chant to a way to disrespect a person or group with anger and force. The artist literally meant for the person to actually kiss the man goodbye, like a real kiss. He says, “I still love you girl, I still need you girl”. These are not words of hate or taunting…

Steam Na Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye Music Video

Na Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye was meant to be the ‘B side’ of Gary’s first single because he did not like it. The record company wanted him to release it as an ‘A side’ single so Gary changed it from his real name to Stream, to not be identified with the song personally. Bananarama released a cover of Na Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye in 1983, which also enjoyed commercial success. The video of Na Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye has a woman punching a man in the face, as a way to ‘kiss him goodbye’. This may be when the song changed from a soft, playful tune to one of hate and anger. This goes in line with the current climate in the USA that supports women taking their anger out on men physically, as if it will solve the cycle of violence of men towards women.

Reaction To Women Abusing Men In Public

Hate and violence do not quell hate and violence, they expand it. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. taught us this many years ago (click the link for the entire speech).

“…Through violence you may murder the hater,
but you do not murder hate.
In fact, violence merely increases hate.
So it goes.
Returning violence for violence multiplies violence,
adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars.
Darkness cannot drive out darkness:
only light can do that.
Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.”

Martin Luther King Famous Quotes Na Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye

Bananarama Na Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye Music Video

Na Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye gained another round of popularity following the success of the film, Remember The Titans. The film’s last scene includes the men humming the chorus. The song itself was played earlier during the film as well.

Again, Na Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye is not a song about violence or taunting.

 
Here is the exact quote from the last scene from allsubs.org:
Older Sheryl: "People say that it cant work, black and white; well
  here we make it work, everyday. We have our disagreements, of
  course, but before we reach for hate, always, always, we remember
  the Titans."


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Thanksgiving DJ Songs

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I was thinking earlier tonight while preparing for a DJ gig this week, that it might be fun to post a short list of Thanksgiving DJ Songs for DJs, or anyone to add to their Thanksgiving Day. This is just a list I threw together and far from conclusive. None are particularly religious but still think they have some meaning and value around this time of year.  Let me know hat you think ad what would be other good songs to add to the list.

Thanksgiving DJ Songs List

Peace Train Cat Stevens 4:13 Greatest Hits Pop 83 1971 256 kbps (VBR)
Thank You For Loving Me Bon Jovi 5:09 04.Recessional Music 128 kbps
Thank You Dido 3:45 Billboard Top 100 of 2001 Pop 2001 128 kbps
Thanks For The Memories Fall Out Boy 3:24 Infinity On High Rock 2007 248 kbps (VBR)
Thank You Boyz II Men 4:35 Billboard Top 100 of 1995 R&B 1995 160 kbps
What a Wonderful World Louis Armstrong 2:22 04.Recessional Music 128 kbps
Thank You Keith Urban 5:15 Defying Gravity Country & Folk 2009 256 kbps (VBR)
Thank God I found Mariah Carey feat Joe & 98 Degrees 4:18 Billboard Top 100 of 2000 Pop 2000 192 kbps
Thank you Led Zeppelin 4:50 09.Cake Cutting Songs 225 kbps (VBR)
I Thank You Sam And Dave 2:53 Billboard Top 100 of 1968 Top 40 1 1968 128 kbps
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving George Winston 2:31 Linus & Lucy: The Music Of Vince Guaraldi Jazz 1996 256 kbps (VBR)
Thank God I’m A Country Boy John Denver 3:08 Billboard Top 100 of 1975 Pop 1975 160 kbps

Father, Bride and Groom Hug on Wedding Dance Floor with Thanksgiving DJ Songs

What are you favorite Thanksgiving DJ Songs?

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PrimeCuts Music For Professional DJs

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I have become so grateful for finally signing-up for PrimeCuts Music Weekly MP3 music. It has been one of the best decisions I have made as a professional DJ.  Receiving all the newest and hottest hits and about to be hits across all the major American Pop genres including Top 40, Rock, Dance, Urban, Country, Hip Hop, Alternative, Adult Contemporary, Smooth Jazz and Religious Music. Then, bi-weekly downloads of popular Latin and current Music with emphasis on Salsa, Bachata, Merengue, Reggaeton, Baladas and other Latin hits. PrimeCuts sends high quality 320kbps songs. I get excited every Wednesday to log-on and download all the great MP3s.

 

It is so much fun to open the folder and start listening to all the new stuff each week. There are so many great new songs to experience and think about how and which songs will mix and segue with other tunes, old and new.  We also receive a whole folder full of a capella and instrumental versions of current and classic hits and other popular songs.  They have another separate folder of TV and Movie Theme songs, and Broadway Show tunes.  For those who use them, they have hundreds of DJ Drops, which I do not use often myself.

 

If you haven’t yet gotten the point, PrimeCuts Music is incredible

If you haven’t yet gotten the point, PrimeCuts Music is an incredible value for the monthly fee they charge for professional DJs and radio stations.  Knowing I will always have all the newest songs before they hit the radio and Billboard Charts is such a relief to me as a professional Wedding and Party DJ.

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Yo! Where Are All The Good DJs?

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Yes, that was a real post I saw earlier today. I was scanning the Craigslist postings for professional DJs in the New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania area to see what other Wedding, Event and Party DJs are doing. And I had to actually laugh out loud when I read the title of the post, “Yo! Where Are All The Good DJs?”

I have been a professional Wedding DJ and Party DJ for a long time and the thing I find the most fascinating is what people decide makes a good DJ, a good DJ and what makes a bad DJ, a bad DJ.  In most cases, it is simply a good DJ is a DJ that plays music you like. It has nothing to do with skill, inspiring a crowd, high quality equipment, professionalism, ability to interact positively with guests or any actual ‘talent’. This makes sense since the music industry in general is taste, not talent, driven. The most talented artists rarely get known outside of the community of trained musicians themselves. Physical appearance, stage presence, production and music that meets the tatses a wide range of listeners is typically what earns the highest ratings and $$$. Also, the age of who the music appeals to is significant, since the music industry in the USA is driven by the 13-27 year-old demographic.

The professional DJ business is somewhat different. Aside from playing music you like, which any professional good DJ without an ego can do easily with modern technology, many people do not know how to choose a good DJ, so they use the few distinctions that they know like scratching and so-called ‘beat-matching’.  Both of these skills are just a product of practice, there are no actual ‘talents’, since anyone who practices enough can do them. Talent is something that is demonstrated in a craft or art that practice alone is not enough. Some examples are athletes ands musicians. No matter how much I practice, I will never be as good an athlete as Kevin Durant or Derek Jeter. I will not be a vocalist like Adele or Andrea Bocelli or songwriter like Elton John or John Lennon. Some things cannot be taught, either you have them or you don’t. An exceptional professional Wedding DJ and Party DJ is similar, but maybe not as easily detectable to those on the dance floor, or to those who want to dance but can’t figure out why they are “Not in the mood tonight”. Here is where the subtle distinction between the exceptional professional DJ and the regular professional DJ exists.

What Is An Exceptional Professional or Good DJ?

The exceptional professional DJ inspires you to move even when you are not in the mood, too tired or have to get up early for work in the morning. An exceptional DJ is part of the inspiration that makes dancing such a fun, exhilarating and sometimes ecstatic experience. A great live band is still my favorite form of musical experience but an exceptional DJ can bring something else to the experience that can be equally inspirational.

Fun Party on the Dance Floor with Good DJ Mystical Michael

What makes a good DJ in your experiences?

DJ Mystical Michael Rhode Island DJ & NY DJ