High Fidelity 0 Posted December 5, 2004 Report Share Posted December 5, 2004 Just received the booking form for a surprise 60th birthday this coming Friday and the lady has requested mainly Soul http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html/emoticons/thumbup.gif and ManHatten Songs http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html/emoticons/533.gif Anybody got any ideas what she means by ManHATTEN Songs (This is how she's written it on the form). I don't really want to ring her up as she can never talk on the phone as her husbands usually around (he's the surprise birthday boy), and also she seems a little bit dizzy. (In the nicest possible way of course http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif ) The only thing that sprang to my mind was Manhatten Transfer. Any help much appreciated. Quitting Smoking & Drinking doesn't make you live longer It just feels like it. Link to post Share on other sites
funkymook 0 Posted December 5, 2004 Report Share Posted December 5, 2004 ManHATTEN??? Considering the age (60) I'm imagining a cool Manhatten loft cocktail party type affair (but thats only 'cos I want to be invited to those sorta sofisticated do's myself) - I'd hazard a guess that it's Barbara Streisand, Neil Diamond, type stuff,and Sinatra, Ella, maybe Dave Brubeck, Count Basie if you find out they're a proper music buff crowd - but gonna need all the usual 60th birthday music as well - as we know bookers are not the best when it comes to describing what they want, and it's usually totally different to what their guests want anyway......maybe you could contact the venue and see if they've got any idea on they style of party, maybe they've been asked to do cocktails, or decorate in a certain style, anything to give you a clue......but really the only way is to speak to her and pin her down to some artists or songs - if you do find it's an easy listening jazzy type affair then I can give you some good tunes and artists that I've found usually work and they might like (latin jazz goes down a storm..) http://www.indieretrodj.com http://www.souldisco.co.uk Link to post Share on other sites
Discodunc 0 Posted December 5, 2004 Report Share Posted December 5, 2004 This is a track listing from a manhatten music disc. 1. Staten Island Groove 2. Brooklyn Heights 3. Savour the Flavour 4. Muesli Brown 5. Yo Mama's So Phat 6. Touch Of Voodoo 7. 17 Mile Drive 8. Carlito's Way 9. 3 Days In Manhattan 10. On The Corner Of Darcy Street It would also appear to cover the likes of Neil Diamond and Barbara Striesand, but the older stuff they did. No...... the really old stuff. Could be way off but thats what it looks like. Dunc. Link to post Share on other sites
gunslinger757 0 Posted December 5, 2004 Report Share Posted December 5, 2004 are you sure she doesn't mean philidelphia? i must confess i've never heard of manhatten music, but the soul request would go hand in hand with the philly stuff and the age range matches too. i'd try and ring her to clarify if i was you, Virtually starved and out of ammunition 2 Para finally surrenderd at Arhnem. German Officer :"I have fought many battles including stalingrad, and yet have never met men so skilled in city fighting - where did you learn this?" British Officer: "Well it was our first time, but we'll try to do better next time" Link to post Share on other sites
High Fidelity 0 Posted December 5, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2004 (edited) QUOTE are you sure she doesn't mean philidelphia? Doh http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html/emoticons/stupid.gif Why didn't I think of that. Isn't it funny how you never look for the simple answer http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html/emoticons/533.gif Think I'll give her son a ring as I might get more sense out of him. http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html/emoticons/wallbash.gif QUOTE maybe you could contact the venue and see if they've got any idea on they style of party, maybe they've been asked to do cocktails, or decorate in a certain style, anything to give you a clue Don't think that would be any good. Try thinking of a down market "Cavern" and you'd be close to describing this venue. http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html/emoticons/fear.gif EDIT Just spoke to the son in law. Philly was the nearest, it should have been Mowtown. Edited December 5, 2004 by High Fidelity Quitting Smoking & Drinking doesn't make you live longer It just feels like it. Link to post Share on other sites
funkymook 0 Posted December 5, 2004 Report Share Posted December 5, 2004 Manhatten Jazz, Philly Soul?!?,....better chuck in a bit of Texas Blues as well just to be sure........ http://www.indieretrodj.com http://www.souldisco.co.uk Link to post Share on other sites
Eskie 0 Posted December 5, 2004 Report Share Posted December 5, 2004 QUOTE it should have been Mowtown. is that lawnmower music then http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html/emoticons/rolleyes.gif ...puts Motowns Greatest Hits CD on and takes pedantic hat off http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html/emoticons/whistling.gif Anthony Winyard Entertainment www.awe-dj.co.uk, Entertaining London & the South-East! Click here to LIKE The Funky Penguin on Facebook. www.facebook.com/awe.dj Link to post Share on other sites
High Fidelity 0 Posted December 6, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2004 This damn keyboards got a mind of it's own http://www.dj-forum.co.uk/html/emoticons/whistling.gif Quitting Smoking & Drinking doesn't make you live longer It just feels like it. Link to post Share on other sites
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