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Thread started 07/18/14 2:08pm

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Having a hard time creating a "Family Friendly" Playlist

First off, I'm far from being grandpa...let's get that clear. biggrin

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I was asked to make a playlist for a "family friendly" get together, where there will be generations going back 3 decades..spanning all ages. I'm still adding and deleting. I'm trying to give them some songs that fit in, but are rarely played...just to keep it fresh. Any suggestions?? sad

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My dilemma...I'm relying on a lot of older songs because most the new songs are pretty much all EXPLICIT! Damn!! Even some of the clean versions are way too suggestive. I hadn't realized this until now. If I had kids...what would they listen to??? eek

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Here's my list so far...

Song Title Artist
Rock The Boat Aaliyah
Back And Forth Aaliyah
Can't Stop (Remix) After 7
Diary Featuring Tony Toni Tone(Radio Edit) Alicia Keys
All I Got Amel Larrieux
Pissed Off Angie Stone
Giving You The Best That I Got (ext.) Anita Baker
As Above So Below Anthony David
Let Me In Anthony David
Forever More Ft. Algebra And Phonte Anthony David
Reach Ya Anthony David
Good Good Ashanti
Whip Appeal Babyface
Addictive Love (7" Edit) BeBe & CeCe Winans
Heaven BeBe & CeCe Winans
Deja Vu (featuring Jay-Z) Beyoncé
Irreplaceable Beyoncé
The Way You Move Big Boi Feat. Sleepy Brown
Still Not A Player Big Punisher
Love It Bilal
The Choice Is Yours-(Revisited) Black Sheep
Joy Blackstreet
No Diggity..Billie Jean Remix Blackstreet
No Diggity..All Star Version Blackstreet
No Diggity..Album Version Blackstreet
Roni Bobby Brown
My Prerogative (Single Mix) Bobby Brown
Every Little Step Bobby Brown
Rock Wit'cha (Quiet Storm Mix) Bobby Brown
Days Of Our Livez Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
66 Impala Featuring Poncho Sanchez And Sheila E. Booker T Feat Poncho Sanchez And Sheila E.
The Boy Is Mine Brandy & Monica
What Do You do Break Reform
Anytime Brian McKnight
Back Seat Brian McKnight
Betcha Brigette McWilliams
Somehow Brigette McWilliams
Fire Brigette McWilliams
If You Love Me Brownstone
Candy Cameo
Old School Lovin (Extended) Chante Moore
Big Pimpin' f/Snoop Dogg Charlie Wilson
Zoom Commodores
The Light Common
They Say Common Feat. Kanye West & John Legend
Brown Sugar D'Angelo
Lady D'Angelo
U Can Do (Life) De La Soul
Me Myself And I (party mix) De La Soul
Ooooh De La Soul Feat. Redman
Nothing Matters Debórah Bond
Perfect Debórah Bond
Highest Mountain Debórah Bond
You Are the One Debórah Bond
Never Was Debórah Bond
Love Destiny's Child
Girl Destiny's Child
Feels So Good (Lifted) Dianne Reeves feat George Duke and Nadia Washington
Kiss You Back Digital Underground
Same Song Digital Underground
The Humpty Dance Digital Underground
Touch Me Wit Ur Handz Featuring Chinah Blac DJ Jazzy Jeff
Summertime DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
Where's Your Love Featuring N'Dea Davenport DJ Spinna
Butterfly Girl Featuring Eric Roberson DJ Spinna
From Time [feat. Jhené Aiko] Drake
September Earth Wind & Fire
Beijo (Interlude) Earth Wind & Fire
Cruisin' -Earth Wind & Fire Earth Wind & Fire
Can't Hide Love Earth Wind & Fire
Keep Your Head To The Sky Earth Wind & Fire
In The Stone (LP Version) Earth Wind & Fire
Love's Holiday Earth Wind & Fire
That's The Way Of The World Earth Wind & Fire
You And I Earth Wind & Fire
I Know You Got Soul Eric B. & Rakim
Eric B. Is President Eric B. & Rakim
Paid In Full Eric B. & Rakim
Pretty Baby Eric Benet
The Last Time Eric Benet
You're The Only One Eric Benet
Borrow You Eric Roberson
Dealing Featuring Lalah Hathaway Eric Roberson
Break It Down Eric Roberson
Pave A New Road Eric Roberson
On & On Erykah Badu
Otherside Of The Game Erykah Badu
Tyrone (clean version) Erykah Badu
Next Lifetime Erykah Badu
Certainly Erykah Badu
Didn't Cha Know Erykah Badu
My Life Erykah Badu
Time's A Wastin Erykah Badu
Honey Erykah Badu
Window Seat Erykah Badu
Back In The Day (Puff) (Featuring Lenny Kravitz) Erykah Badu Featuring Lenny Kravitz
You Used To Love Me Faith Evans
You Gets No Love Faith Evans
Faithfully Faith Evans
Forever (f/ Musiq Soulchild) The Floacist
Daykeeper Foreign Exchange
Take Off The Blues Foreign Exchange
Leave It All Behind Foreign Exchange
Right After Midnight (feat. Sy Smith) The Foreign Exchange
Dreams Are Made For Two (feat. Carlitta Durand) The Foreign Exchange
Future Love Frank McComb
Listen To Your Heart Frank McComb
Yearning For Your Love The Gap Band
Outstanding (12" Version) The Gap Band
Read Between The Lines Gary Taylor
Checkin' Gerald McCauley
Don't You Forget It Glenn Lewis
Crazy Gnarls Barkley
I Like Guy
Is It Good To You Heavy D & The Boyz
Somebody For Me Heavy D & The Boyz
I Come Alive (Rimshots and Basses) Incognito
Strength, Courage, & Wisdom India.Arie
Simple India.Arie
Anything (Featuring Next) (Radio Edit) Jaheim
Just In Case Jaheim
The Chosen One Jaheim
Diamond In Da Ruff Jaheim
Looking For Love Jaheim
Anything Jaheim (Featuring Next)
Fabulous Jaheim (Featuring Tha Rayne)
Blame It [Radio Edit] Jamie Foxx Feat. T-Pain
Lady Luck Jamie Woon
That's The Way Love Goes Janet Jackson
Love Will Never Do (Without You) Janet Jackson
Come Back To Me Janet Jackson
Go Deep (Jam & Lewis Extended Mix) Janet Jackson
I Get Lonely Janet Jackson
Talk To Me Jill Scott
One Time Jill Scott
Golden (Og West Coast Mix) Jill Scott
So In Love (Feat. Anthony Hamilton) Jill Scott
Comes To Light (Everything) Jill Scott
Whenever You're Around Jill Scott
I Think It's Better/He Loves Me Jill Scott
Gettin In The Way Jill Scott
A Long Walk Jill Scott
Watching Me Jill Scott
Show Me Jill Scott
Come & Talk To Me (Hip Hop Remix) Jodeci
If I Was Your Man Joe
All The Things Joe
I Wanna Know Joe
You & I (Nobody In The World) John Legend
My, My, My (Single Mix) Johnny Gill
They Don't Know Jon B.
Could Have Been You Joss Stone
Player's Anthem (Radio Remix) -w/Notorious B.I.G, Lil Kim Junior M.A.F.I.A.
Until The End Of Time - Feat. The Benjamin Wright Orchestra Justin Timberlake
Rock Your Body Justin Timberlake
Can't Tell Me Nothing Kanye West
Good Life Kanye West Feat. T-Pain
Love Saw It - f/ Babyface Karyn White
Golden Time of Day (Featuring Kem) Kem
Matter of Time Kem
Love Calls Kem
Never Too Busy Kenny Lattimore
Brand New Keyshia Cole
Day 'n' Nite Kid Cudi
Summer Madness - Rare Extended Mix Kool & The Gang
Love Ballad (LTD featuring Jeffrey Osborne) L.T.D
Let Go Lalah Hathaway
For Always Lalah Hathaway
Doo Wop (That Thing) Lauryn Hill
Everything Is Everything Lauryn Hill
Turn Your Lights Down Low Lauryn Hill & Bob Marley
Best Friend Ledisi
Alright Ledisi
Stop Livin' In Ya Head Ledisi
I Blame You Ledisi
Goin' Thru Changes Ledisi
Sugar Lenny Kravitz
Heaven Help Lenny Kravitz
I Decided Liv Warfield
Waiting Liv Warfield
Around The Way Girl LL Cool J
Without You Lucy Pearl
Breakdown Featuring Bone Thugs-N-Harmony (Album Version) Mariah Carey
We Belong Together Mariah Carey
Fly Like A Bird Mariah Carey
Heartbreaker (Remix) Mariah Carey Feat. Da Brat & Missy Elliott
Message In Our Music (Interlude) Mary J. Blige
Love No Limit (Puff Daddy Mix) Mary J. Blige
Deep Inside Mary J. Blige
My Life Mary J. Blige
Love Is All We Need Mary J. Blige
Reminisce Mary J. Blige
Love No Limit Mary J. Blige
You Remind Me (Jazz Mix) Mary J. Blige
Let's Not Play The Game Maxwell
Pretty Wings Maxwell
Stop The World Maxwell
Fortunate Maxwell
Sumthin' Sumthin' : Mellosmoothie (Cut) Maxwell
Don't Ever Wonder-SOS Remix Maxwell
Sumthin'Sumthin' Maxwell
Ascension (Don't Ever Wonder) Maxwell
Dancewitme Maxwell
...Til The Cops Come Knockin' Maxwell
Whenever, Wherever, Whatever Maxwell
Reunion Maxwell
Her Favorite Song Mayer Hawthorne
Crime (with Kendrick Lamar) Mayer Hawthorne
Reachin' Down Inside Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly
Golden Time Of Day Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly
The Look In Your Eyes Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly
Joy And Pain Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly
We Need Love To Live Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly
Before I Let Go (Original LP Version) Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly
Silky Soul Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly
Can't Get Over You Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly
We Are One Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly
I'll Be There For You/You're All I Need To Get By (Razor Sharp Mix) Method Man Feat. Mary J. Blige
The Way You Make Me Feel Michael Jackson
You Rock My World Michael Jackson
Butterflies Michael Jackson
What Kind Of Man Would I Be - Radio Edit Mint Condition
Breakin ' My Heart (Pretty Brown Eyes) Mint Condition
Never Hurt Again (f/ Bobby Ross Avila) Mint Condition
Walk On Mint Condition
Not My Daddy Mint Condition
Mary Go Round Musiq Soulchild
Newness Musiq Soulchild
Stoplayin Musiq Soulchild
Halfcrazy Musiq Soulchild
Time Musiq Soulchild
Dontchange Musiq Soulchild
Picture This N'dambi
Broke My Heart N'dambi
L.I.E. N'dambi
The World Is Yours NaS
Hip Hop Hooray (Extended Mix) Naughty By Nature
Because Of You Ne-Yo
Money Can’t Buy (feat. Jeezy) Ne-Yo
Sexy Love Ne-Yo
Can You Stand The Rain New Edition
Too Close (Remix) Next
The Things That We All Do For Love Nona Gaye
Big Poppa (Original Version) The Notorious B.I.G.
One More Chance/Stay With Me ( Radio 2 ) The Notorious B.I.G.
Together Olu
Feeling You (Featuring Stevie Wonder) Omar
Rosa Parks Outkast
So Fresh, So Clean Outkast
New Day Patti LaBelle
Lots Of Lovin Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth
Passin' Me By The Pharcyde
Runnin' The Pharcyde
Number One Featuring Kanye West Pharrell
Come Get It Bae Pharrell Williams
Gust of Wind Pharrell Williams
Frontin' Pharrell Williams Feat. Jay-Z
Open Your Eyes The Platinum Pied Pipers (Bobby Caldwell)
Here We Go Again Portrait
Kiss Prince
Adore Prince
Beautiful, Loved & Blessed Prince
Shaka Q-Tip
It's Alright Queen Latifah
Step In The Name Of Love (Remix) R. Kelly
It's Alright Now Rahsaan Patterson
It Ain't Love Rahsaan Patterson
Stop By Rahsaan Patterson
Sensitivity Ralph Tresvant
Ask Of You Raphael Saadiq
Chic featuring Teedra Moses Raphael Saadiq
Get Involved Raphael Saadiq Feat. Q Tip
Leave Me Alone RC & The Gritz feat. Erykah Badu
Amazing featuring Tony Momrelle & Imaani Reel People
On The One The RH Factor
What Are We Doing [feat. Brandy] Robert Glasper Experiment
Worries [feat. Dwele] Robert Glasper Experiment
Trust [feat. Marsha Ambrosius] Robert Glasper Experiment
You Own Me [feat. Faith Evans] Robert Glasper Experiment
Somebody Else [feat. Emeli Sandé] Robert Glasper Experiment
Gonna Be Alright (F.T.B.) Robert Glasper Feat. Ledisi
Love After War Robin Thicke
A Brighter Day Featuring Stephanie McKay Ronny Jordan
Keep Your Head Up Ronny Jordan
Ain't Nobody Rufus featuring Chaka Khan
Cherish The Day (Pal Joey Remix) Sade
By Your Side Sade
Somebody's Already Broke My Heart Sade
Never As Good As The First Time Sade
Paradise Sade
Keep Looking Sade
A Love Bizarre (single edit) Sheila E.
Play My Funk SiMPle
Margarita -Feat. Pharrell & Big Boi Sleepy Brown
Tainted (f. Dwele) Slum Village
Drop It Like It's Hot Snoop Dogg Feat. Pharrell
Keep On Movin' (Featuring Caron Wheeler) Soul II Soul
Back To Life (How Ever Do You Want Me) Soul II Soul
Optimistic Album Version Edit The Sounds Of Blackness
Black Butterfly The Sounds Of Blackness
Love is Still Enough Sovory
Hope U Do Stephen Simmonds
Right Here Human Nature SWV
Use Your Heart SWV
Don't Disturb This Groove The System
So Into You Tamia
Just Us Two Teena Marie
Can We Talk Tevin Campbell
2 On (Feat. Schoolboy Q) (Clean) Tinashe
Creep TLC
Kick Your Game TLC
Diggin' On You TLC
Diggin' On You (Soulpower Remix) TLC
No Scrubs TLC
You're Makin' Me High Toni Braxton
Part The Waves Tony Rich Project
Top Notch Tony! Toni! Tone!
Let's Get Down Tony! Toni! Tone!
Boys & Girls Tony! Toni! Tone!
Can't You See Total
02 Find A Way A Tribe Called Quest
14 The Love A Tribe Called Quest
Buggin' Out A Tribe Called Quest
Check The Rhime A Tribe Called Quest
Award Tour (LP Version) A Tribe Called Quest
Electric Relaxation A Tribe Called Quest
Bonita Applebum A Tribe Called Quest
Can I Kick It? A Tribe Called Quest
Yeah! - Feat. Lil' Jon & Ludacris Usher
Confessions Part II Usher
There Goes My Baby Usher
U Got It Bad Usher
Born Again V Feat. Jill Scott
Let Me Break It Down (feat. Angie Stone) Vertical Hold
Crash Course To Heartbreak Vertical Hold
Wishful Thinking Vivian Green
What Is Love? Vivian Green
In The Waiting Line Zero 7
Destiny Zero 7
Hey Mr. D.J. Zhane
Sending My Love Zhane
Groove Thang Zhane
Request Line Zhane
Saturday Night Zhane
Only You (Remix) w/Notorious B.I.G 112
Cupid 112
Temptations 2Pac
I Get Around (ft Money B & Shock G) 2Pac
So Many Tears 2Pac
The Action 4 hero
Give In (feat. Darien Brockington & Phonte of Little Brother) 4hero

[Edited 7/18/14 14:08pm]

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Reply #1 posted 07/18/14 2:49pm

jeidee

You should consider tossing in some novelty/fun. And MARVIN.


Newcleus OR Mos Def - Jam On It

CeCe Penison - Finally

Kool & The Gang - Celebration

India Arie - I Choose

Musiq - Sunny

Lucy Pearl - Ask of You and Don't Mess With My Man

Whitney Houston - Fine and My Love Is Your Love

P Funk - One Nation or Tear The Roof Off

Faith Evans - Mesmerized

Just a few that might fit in nicely. So what time do we show up?

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Reply #2 posted 07/18/14 3:08pm

ginusher

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When I was a kid (and by kid, I mean about 9-12ish), I was listening to songs like 'Pony', 'Freak Me', 'Nice N Slow', 'Too Close', 'Peaches & Cream', 'Thong Song', without really knowing what they were about.

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And yes, they would play often at family parties as well. But then, I also remember that songs like these were played at school parties and the like, even when I was still in the later years of primary school.

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Hell, I remember being 9 or 10, and having lots of sh*ts and giggles listening with my friends to songs like 'Shut Up And Sleep With Me', 'Horny', and our personal favourite at the time 'Max, Don't Have Sex With Your Ex'. We thought it was absolutely hilarious. Sex was something dogs and horses did, and sometimes the leads of an action movie.

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I think it's safe to play these songs if you don't draw that much attention to them (especially to their lyrics).

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I don't want your rhythm without your rhyme
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Reply #3 posted 07/18/14 4:17pm

MickyDolenz

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Al Jarreau ~ Mornin'

Al Jarreau ~ Boogie Down

Joe Simon ~ Get Down

Joe Simon ~ Moonwalk (Parts 1&2)

Isley Brothers ~ It's A Disco Night

Gap Band ~ Talkin' Back

Joe Tex ~ Ain't Gonna Bump No More

Carla Thomas & Otis Redding ~ Tramp

Rufus Thomas ~ Do The Funky Chicken

Roy Ayers ~ Running Away

Mel Waiters ~ Got My Whiskey

Secret Weapon ~ Must Be The Music

Skyy ~ Skyyzoo

Sir Mix A Lot ~ My Hooptie

Wuf Ticket ~ Ya Mama

Chill Deal Boyz ~ Single

Salt N Pepa feat. EU ~ Shake Your Thang

The Temptations ~ Power

Frankie Smith ~ Double Dutch Bus

Undisputed Truth ~ Boogie Bump Boogie

Lakeside ~ Raid

En Vogue ~ Runaway Love

Frank Lucas ~ Good Thing Man

Johnnie Taylor ~ Running Out Of Lies

One Way ~ Pop What You Got

Richard "Dimples" Fields ~ If It Ain't One Thing, It's Another

You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton
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