Waltz suggestions please!

[Andy Westcott 0]

OK, I've identified yet another area lacking in my collection.

 

I'm looking for suggestions of popular/chart tracks to which could be danced the Waltz.

 

The obvious one which springs to mind is Engelbert's 'The Last Waltz' which is superb, but do any of you have suggestions for more along the same lines, being specifically waltz tunes, but also being well-known?

 

Many thanks. http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html//emoticons/smile.gif

[andyw 0]

having read jamie's copy of PRO MOBILE,we decided that was an area we never had covered,so we bought 2 cd's off ebay one just came through so i'll read some tracks off it for you.

the album is the best of ballroom music part4

slow waltz

moon river - johnny mathis 29bpm

my colering book - andy williams 29bpm

the godfather waltz - percy faith 29bpm

may each day -andy williams 29 bpm

viennese waltz

a wonderful guy - doris day 60 bpm

my favourite things - andy williams 60 bpm

chim chim cher-ee - ray conniff 60 bpm

then it goes onto tango/slowfox/quickstep

will copy let you know about the other cd when i got it in my hand,hope this helps

andy

 

[Paul Smith 0]

Dean Martin - That's Amore is the best I can think of at the moment

 

Normally in this part of the world I'd play a few local (ish) ones e.g. I'll take you home again Kathleen etc etc

[EdBray 0]

Jim Reees songs "He'll Have To Go","Welcome to my World" and "I Love You Beacause" are all classic waltz tunes.

 

"He'll Have To Go" spent 31 weeks in the UK charts, Highest Position 12th, released 24/03/60

 

"Welcome To My World" spent 15 weeks in the UK charts, Highest Position 6th, released 13/06/63

 

"I Love You Beacause" spent 39 weeks in the UK charts, Highest Position 5th, released 20/02/64

 

Eddie.

[Andy Westcott 0]

Excellent suggestions!

 

I had completely forgotten about Jim Reeves' s offerings.

 

And thanks Andy for the pointer - I'll have a look and a listen and see what is out there.

[tonyj 0]

i bought a Max Bygraves lp at a car boot sale years ago for 10p, its been the backbone of my waltzs, foxtrots every since http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif

[Award Entertainment 0]

Simply Red - If You Don't Know Me By Now

[danno 0]

Get a copy of the Strictly Come Dancing CD..It has more recent tunes done in various styles, Waltz, Tango etc

[Ian Stewart 0]

Commodores - Three Times A Lady

[Andy Westcott 0]

Thanks for the suggestions of Simply Red and the Commodores, it is indeed possible to waltz to these tunes, but I was really looking for something a little older with a view to having something in hand when faced again with a room full of pensioners.

 

Either classic waltzes, or 50s or 60s chart material would be ideal.

 

Also, how often do you guys find you use this type of material?

[gunslinger757 0]

QUOTE (Andy Westcott @ Jul 31 2006, 09:29 PM)

Thanks for the suggestions of Simply Red and the Commodores, it is indeed possible to waltz to these tunes, but I was really looking for something a little older with a view to having something in hand when faced again with a room full of pensioners. Either classic waltzes, or 50s or 60s chart material would be ideal. Also, how often do you guys find you use this type of material?

Everytime I say goodbye - ella fitgerald

rambling rose - nat king cole

walking my baby back home - Nat king cole

count your blessings - bing crosby

anniversary waltz - kay starr

strangers in the night - frank sinatra

the blue danube - strauss

too young - nat king cole

around the world - frank sinatra

i get a kick out of you - frank sinatra

moon river - andy williams

 

 

[music box 0]

Andy I was at a Bristish Legion the other day and I needed quite a lot of this material.

So I am looking for waltz timing tunes. All they wanted was slow waltz as they called it.

There seems to be a confusion on here with the timing of the walt it's 3/4 time and counted 1-2-3 the old fashioned waltz or viennese waltz timing is 123 you will not get the older person dancing this.

Foxtrot is 4/4 timing counted as 1-2-3-4 in 2 groups. (1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8)

I hope this helps, I think Jim Reeves is the most used other than the big band stuff things like Distant Drums, He'll have to go and Welcome to my world. etc. are very commonly used, at dance lessons which is why people relate to them.

[RobbieD 0]

Two words:

 

Victor Silvester

[analyst 0]

QUOTE (music box @ Aug 1 2006, 07:47 AM)

There seems to be a confusion on here with the timing of the walt it's 3/4 time and counted 1-2-3 the old fashioned waltz or viennese waltz timing is 123 you will not get the older person dancing this. . .

Sorry to disagree, but the 1-2-3 is usually only for raw beginners to get the hang of it. It soon becomes a bit of a stomp if you carry on like that (think about it).

 

The waltz should be smoothed out to more like a "one . . two-o-o-o-o-o-o" with the 2 count now encapsulating the former 2-3 (stomp) not wishing to get too technical about it http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html//emoticons/rolleyes.gif

 

BTW I'd say the Commodores - 3 x Lady is a good choice.

 

Be careful when they say a slow waltz. What they mean is slow as opposed to the Viennese twirling thingy. Don't give 'em too slow a waltz timing because that is VERY hard to dance to - unless you've at least got coat tails and numbers pinned on your back, Victor!!!

 

Shania Twain - Is There Life After Love (from Woman In Me album) makes a beautiful slow waltz.

 

Now, with regards to:

QUOTE

I was really looking for something a little older with a view to having something in hand when faced again with a room full of pensioners.

if it is waltz timing they'll be able to dance to whatever.

 

With a typical mixed audience, I like to use modern stuff for ballroom/latin requests rather than resorting to Victor, because I feel it doesn't alienate the younger element.

 

e.g. requests for a fox-trot - I give 'em "You've Got a Friend in Me" aka Theme from Toy Story http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html//emoticons/smile.gif . It actually has a lovely sentiment in the lyrics if you care to listen to them - well suited to Gran and Grandad's 60th anniversary.

 

or you could use good old Sank Frinatra's "Noo Yoik, Noo Yoik" for a Fox-Trot (but tempo change at the end is a bit of a buggeration factor)

and Cha-Cha-Cha requests get the Mavericks - Dance the Night Away or Shania (again!) - That Don't Impress Me Much, and so on, get the idea?

 

It keeps younger interests alive much more than Reg Bloody Dixon on the friggin' Blackpool Wurlitzer http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html//emoticons/rolleyes.gif they may even join in, in their own way.

[Andy Westcott 0]

OK, this is opening up the subject nicely, and it all seems a little more complicated than I had at first thought....

 

As is probably obvious, this age group has been a bit of a rarity for me, but may well become more common which is why I would like to get myself 'tooled up' for the job!

 

Anyhow, I think there have been a good number of suggestions - certainly enough for me to do some experimentation, so now I'll have to decide to gamble on some of these tunes.

 

Thanks all who contributed, and if anyone else has any further suggestions, please post them! http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html//emoticons/smile.gif