GoldenGlove said:

he's tried "er". ain't working. more than likely, since they don't respond to "d.m.s.r." they ain't gonna respond to "1999".

purplecam said:

kind of an over-reactionary gesture, ain't it? leaving one's dj post merely because the clientele don't respond to prince songs as they "should". doesn't really make much sense...some people like p, some don't. the world keeps spinning.

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

1999 was an old skool hit.

Honestly, in my opinion,if Prince ever did a cut with Pharrell, Outkast, Snopp Dogg, Kanye West or any other current hip hop giant, good song or not, it'll get that crowd on the dance floor.

If he'd had released the Hot Wit U remix as a video with Eve that'd work too.

Unfortunately, now a days, it ain't about the song as it is about the artist. Not always but far too often.

GoldenGlove said:

so what? if they ain't responding to p, they ain't responding to p. it wouldn't matter if all 3121 played prince-wise was hits.

Well i have several friends at school aged 15/16... who once said "did Michael Jackson used to be called Prince??" *shudders*

But they love songs such as "Eoric City, Gett Off, Raspberry Beret"

One lad asked me to burn call my name to CD to him because he loved it so much (pardon the pun)

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

True, I was getting carried away in my rant. It stinks that people don't find the funk but that's on them. They like what they like and we like what we like. As you said, the world keeps spinning and spinning. Thanks
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Wow...Erotic City and Kiss don't even work? Are you sure they can hear?
Maybe try A Love Bizarre?

I also vote for:
Nasty Girl
Sexy Dancer
Gett Off
P. Control
Face Down (maybe)

I wouldn't try 1999 it's played out since...1999.

Also, do they respond to the Pfunk or Stevie? If not, I would say hippin' them to the Purple Funk may be a lost cause...

Well at my junor prom this year he couldn't! I requested a Prince song from the DJ and he played Erotic City for me. I was so excited, but as soon as it came on me and my group were the only ones dancing to it!!!!

I was like are you people crazy!!!?? This song is awesome!

I don't get it.

Where do u live, that might affect the floor clearing so quickly. I know that whenever someone plays P Control the floor fills up! The only problem is that most of the people don't know that it's Prince!!!!

I've been DJ(ing) for many years now and I'm only 27 years old!
Back when I started spinning, of course alot of the kids at my High School were into Dr.Dre and Snoop Dogg...lots of the Westcoast Hip Hop and now that the times have changed, we have that sorry sounding "Krunk Muzak" which is the most horrifying genre of music...anyone could ever invent! -BUT IT GETS THE WORK DONE; RIGHT .
Anyhow...I've been DJ(ing) Prince Music Nights for the past 4-5 years and when I DJ a party thats mainly Hip Hop/R&B...alot of Old School Prince is what gets the crowd in an Uproar!

"Head" -Seems to be a favorite, but for some reason I can't stand that one!
"Erotic City" is cool, but its getting really overplayed!

It depend on the Club and what kind of crowd...I've played for Alternative-Rock crowds and unknown Prince Trax: Interactive (Dance Mix), Endorphinmachine, Loose, Human Body, Pheromone, Come On (Techno Mix),When Doves Cry (Techno Mix), Kiss (Daft Punk Mix), Strange but True...all these trax...one after another seems to do the trick!
Then alot of the Suburbian Kids come up and ask if thats PRINCE!

Also...other songs that gets the kids up and dancing with no clue...is: Mad, Now, Gett Off or for the dance club vibe...try: The Greatest Romance (Neptunes/Dance Vers.) right into Sleep around, Rave In2 The JoyFantastic, New World.


These are just tracklistings that usually gets my crowd pumped.
So good Luck on your qwest to get the party started with a Prince Track...I do believe you will fill a dance floor...eventually, you just gotta test the waters and be more spontaneous...try drinking a few strong ass-alcoholic beverages and I can almost guarantee your playlist will become more daring!


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It depends on what type of club you are in. In the early 1990s, I used to go to a black gay club in my area and the DJ at this club (who was a huge Prince fan) used to play the Prince "Ultimix". This was a 12 minute megamix that contained songs from the beginning of Prince's career through the "Symbol" album era (this obviously was when the megamix was made). It started with "Let's Go Crazy" and progressed into later songs like "My Name Is Prince", "Get Off", "Cream", etc. When it first came on, the dance floor would clear. Later into the mix, it progressed into older Prince songs like "Head", "Let's Work", "Soft And Wet", "I Wanna Be Your Lover", etc. In other words, the "old Prince" as we knew and loved him. The dance floor would fill during this stretch and would empty again when more recent Prince songs would emerge in the mix. By the next week, the DJ was still playing the megamix but he would begin it with the "old Prince" songs and move on to another artist once the newer Prince songs started to come on.

This black gay club used to play mainly house music. This same club started playing mainly rap and hip hop after it took over music. This attracted a younger crowd and they didn't want to hear Prince music of any kind, or any other artist that wasn't rap. All the older black gay people started going to the white gay club which played and still plays mainly techno house. The dance floor fills when the DJ plays "Kiss"....this is a version that has Vaughn Mason and Crew's "Bounce, Rock, Skate, Roll" mixed in it. They also enjoy a version of "Cream" which has Madonna's "Music" and Michael Jackson's "Bad" mixed in it. When it comes to gay clubs, there must be a mix or something different going on. Gay people are more creative and get bored very easy with just normal versions.

I've been to straight black clubs that have had an old school music night every once and awhile. These are people that are in their 30s and 40s. Basically anything by the "old Prince" such as "Head", "Let's Work", "Erotic City", etc. went over very well. The only later song I've heard from Prince in these clubs would be either "Kiss" or maybe "Adore" or "Scandalous" when they play a slow jam.

In white straight clubs, I've seen the floor pack for the extremely popular songs like "When Doves Cry" and "Kiss". Other than that, Prince has bombed.

Historically, Prince songs have done very well in clubs. However, now it's all about house and hip hop in the clubs and Prince hasn't had a national dance hit since "My Name Is Prince". If I feel inspired, I'll post all his dance chart hits according to Billboard magazine tonight.

i would not go out to a place that played prince,mj or madonna...


seriously..



but when i did i remember a dj who would play Get Off and it always packed the dancefloor.....

I rememeber back when "My Name is Prince" cleared the floor...

but "P Control" always seems to pack the floor with the ladies.

These guys can dance to Prince

http://media.putfile.com/SexyDancer

lilgish said:

hey check this shit out.

sosgemini said:

Right on. I've seen him fill a dance floor several times. But with the sound systems being as horrible as they are these days in most clubs nobody can hear a fucking thing what they are playing anyway. So they just dance to the drone, pretending they are really hip to the beats.

Just pump Lady Cab Driver.

Here is a list of Prince's past U.S. dance hits and their peak position on Billboard's national dance chart:

I Wanna Be Your Lover / Sexy Dancer - 2
Uptown / Dirty Mind / Head - 5
Controversy / Let’s Work - 1
1999 - 1
Little Red Corvette - 61
Let’s Pretend We’re Married / Irresisitible Bitch - 52
When Doves Cry / 17 Days - 1
Let’s Go Crazy / Erotic City - 1
I Would Die 4 U - 50
Around The World In A Day (LP - all cuts) - 8
Raspberry Beret / She’s Always In My Hair - 4
Pop Life / Hello - 5
Kiss - 1
Mountains - 11
Anotherloverholenyohead / Girls & Boys - 21
Sign ‘O’ The Times - 2
I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man / Hot Thing - 4
Alphabet St. - 22
Batdance - 1
Partyman - 45
Theives In The Temple - 9
Gett Off - 1
My Name Is Prince - 9

Ive noticed this also. It has to be a commercial hit that will get peeps to shake their

lilgish said:

...now that's the shit there. "sd" is absolutely perfect to poplock/dance to. the shit's classic.

sextonseven said:

Good job, sex.

So many of the songs suggested here would work great on a dancefloor, but I would suggest that you play them later in the night. Give everyone a chance to get good and liquored up.

The way I see it is, so many people have issues when it comes to Prince. They can't get past the 80's image and appreciate the music, so they won't dance to his music almost on principle.

But these same folks might not be so inhibited after they've had a drink or five.

3121 said:

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Maybe your in a lame ass club. I have never been anyplace that those songs you listed cleared a dance floor. If you can't get RnB people to dance to Nasty Girls something is really wrong in your town. Looks like a case of Void of Funk. (LOL)

Beat this....


I was at a night club a few weeks ago that usually plays rubbish dance shit like " Eric Prydz - Call On Me ".... you get what i mean.


Then.....


THEN.....

Uptown came on...WOOOOO, The place was jumpin!

I know exactly what he means though. I DJ'd in a club for a few months back in 1994. At the time, hip hop had not completely taken over yet and house music was still popular. This club's crowd wanted to hear either house music or fast paced rap (Miami bass type rap). Other than that, they weren't feeling anything else.

The music in the clubs has changed since then (for the worse) but club goers minds are still the same. They only want to hear what is in style at the current moment. The crowd is also much younger nowadays and I've noticed that the old school funk fans don't go out anymore. Hell, I through parties at home and have a ball (or two). I hardly ever go clubbing anymore.

Has the man been over doing the Mac Donald's? The last time I looked he could just about fill an envelope never mind a dance floor!

did u try some The Time stuff ?
did u try to pitch ?
+1 to +2 could work, let us know

Erotic City and Nasty Girl are the most commonly played tracks, almost always mixed with something else. These days, you'll hear more Prince in a neighborhood bar, where older music is played most of the time. Speaking of that, I saw the I Wanna Be Your Lover video at some place just yesterday and I hear LRC and Kiss regularly.