To hope you'll help build a 4 yr old birthday party playlist - ROCKERS THIS ONE'S FOR YOU

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Apologies if this is the wrong forum, but I've seen the help MN can give and I'm hoping for a bit of help. My brief - to find 10 songs suitable for my DDs party tomorrow. All we have is DH 's iPod which his stacked full of his Metal and has all the usual albums we al bought in our teens/twenties in the 1990s and since. It's also remarkable how much stuff you'd think was a shoe in is actually totally unsuitable - Mumford & Sons has to be approached with care. So far I've got Chas N Daves Rabbit, and I'm Not Scared. Ooh and I think Walking On Sunshine might be in there. Im not sure Billy Bragg will quite cut it on the dance ability front. Any safe recommendations you think we might have? Taking the piss is also allowed. I'm not taking this too seriously.

Superman- black lace

Or bat out of hell by meatloaf if MIL is attending

That one, "Bonkers" by Dizzy Rascal

Or any happy hardcore that'll get them sweating out all that sugar.

I love watching 4 year olds bombing about to music, can I come?

My husbands 5 year old used to love Monster by the Automatic

My daughter loves the Foo Fighters, if you have them.

For my kids parties I set up you tube playlists the day before, saves me buying any music just for parties.

Sweet child o' mine?

guns and roses? Fantastic!

Got any AC/DC on there? 'For Those About To Rock' always goes down well here. As does 'Back in Black.'

Rock and Roll too; 'Great Balls of Fire' etc etc.

Thinking 90s... Ash? Girl from Mars? Too indie?

the ramones, blitzkrieg bop, my 2 and 3 year old love it

Dizzy (Im so dizzy my head is spinning)

Rock around the clock

Right on time

Anything by Queen esp what my DCs call "we will wock you"

"You can call me Al"

DCs love "Hit me with your rhythm stick"

Thinking of 90s - Supergrass "Alright"

You need ones with actions and where the grown ups know the dance so they can lead. Birdie song is good, superman, agadoo, conga and the Macarena are good. They will all dance along, do the actions very badly and have a ball. Okiekokie is good too!

My six year old really likes Nirvana, especially 'smells like teen spirit'. Also Jump Around by house of pain #superduperinappropriate

A selection for my DS's 1st birthday playlist that you might like...

Jungle Boogie - Kool and the Gang
I Got You (I Feel Good) - James Brown
Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry
Moves Like Jagger - Maroon 5
Mahna Mahna - The Fray version
Black Betty - Ram Jam
Eye of the Tiger - Survivor
Everybody Needs Somebody to Love - Blues Brothers
Park Life - Blur
Going to be (500 Miles) - Maximo Park version
Devil Woman - Cliff Richard

My 6 year old's spotify playlist consists of (to name a few):
Less Than Jake- the science of selling yourself short
The white stripes- fell in love with a girl
Wheezer- Buddy Holly
Barenaked ladies- if i had a million dollars
Blur- song 2
The bees- chicken playback (a particular favorite)
Velvet underground- i'm sticking with you
Cat empire- wine song
The Shins- turn a square
Ash- girl from mars

Hope this helps!

This is amazing! Better than I could have hoped for! GPs baby sitting so as soon as DD asleep we are off to the pub to distill what we can from your choice suggestions. Gil then, keep them coming. Remember, theres quite a lot of NWBHM on DHs iPod. I've only recently learned that acronym

Oh God. Ian Dury! Of course!

The ToyDolls cover of Nellie the Elephant. Best song in the world, and mine ADORED it when younger (they're too cool now)

Hmmm

Doop by doop is good, fill them up with sugar and watch them go

Smells like teen spirit, they won't know what the words are

Alison by the pixes, or debaser - slicing up eyeballs etc, kids love that

Jump around by house of pain

Lonely Boy - Black Keys my dc luvvvv this

Cha cha slide? Bare Necessities of Life?

if you are going to do white stripes it has to be 7 nation army all kids love that Ramstein it's in german they won't understand hopefully. shinobi vs dragon ninja lost prophets breaking the habit linkin park anything by muse is fairly tame lyric wise. basket case green day, one armed scissor by at the drive in, jimmy eat world bleed american, blink 182 nobody loves you when you're 23, everlong foo fighters

Slayer, anthrax and Metallica remain off the list. For now.

The automatic- monster, kids love the "what's that coming over the hill is it a monster" bit.

the rolling stones-ruby tuesday, loved this as a kid.