The DJ's Guide To The Ultimate Jubilee Playlist

Having a party this weekend and want to celebrate the Jubilee? Not sure what music to play. Well Bicester Blogger has done all the hard work for you - today I am proud to unveil my "JUBILEE PLAYLIST".

This has been the result of many hours of work and research by myself to come up with the ultimate list. Here are the criteria I used. Here are the goals I set myself, and how I went about achieving them.

1) To showcase music from across the Queen's reign.
2) To include as many different types of music as possible.
3) To include only British artists.
4) To provide appeal to all ages and tastes.
5) To have a running time around 5 hours.
6) To be useable as a party playlist, or for personal listening.

So how did I get on? Let's see.

1) My original plan was to include hits from every year since 1952, which was conveniently also the year that the charts started. However, I soon ran into a problem with this. The problem being that in the 1950s the charts were largely dominated by American acts. The few acts we had were doing mainly ballads and cover versions - our hitmakers at that time were the likes of Jimmy Young and Doris Day. Plenty of Rock and Roll around from the mid 50s but largely American as I say, and for the purposes of the Brit List, artists such as Jerry Lee Lewis and Elvis are disqualified. Some other artists that were mentioned such as George Formby, well all their big hits were before the war - Sally's favourite, Leaning On A Lampost actually hails from 1937.

George Formby - big in the 30s

However I am sure Sally will be able to keep you entertained on Sunday with some hits from the 50s and if you do want to croon a Jimmy Young number, well he's in the karaoke books too.

Jimmy Young - No 1 with Unchained Melody decades before Robson and Jerome.

So most of the British acts I looked at from the 50s were not really the sorts of tunes you could include in a playlist you might want to put on at a party. Now I realise that this will probably horrify some people who think I am being ageist, but I decided to take the controversial decision not to start my playlist until the birth of the Beatles, some 10 years into the Queen's reign. But from that point onwards there are hits for every year from 1963 to 2012, two in most cases, in some weaker years only one, and very occasionally three.

The Fab Four

2) I decided very early on that the list would be chronological and that we would move through the ages, reflecting the types of music of each period. I did not want to favour any type of music over another and make it exclusively rock for example - this isn't being played in the Hobgoblin (Bell). So you will see we take a tour through classic 60s pop, glam rock, punk, new romantics, indie, britpop, boy bands, dance, it's all there. I also reluctantly decided to limit my personal preferences, so much as I adore my St Etienne, Garbage, etc I decided they were not mainstream enough for inclusion. However I have indulged myself to some degree so you won't be surprised to see the likes of Happy Mondays, Kaiser Chiefs etc appearing.

From the great "Madchester" era.

3) I had decided British artists only, which as I mentioned could be a problem in some eras when the charts were dominated by American artists, but other than the 50s I managed this OK. I also had a rule of no more than one song from any one artist. There are some holes you can pick in this - for example I have both a Take That and a Robbie Williams song, but that would be picking holes.

Ooh, don't they look young!

4) This ties in with point 2 really. Something for everyone. For every "cool" song there's a cheesy one too. Plenty for granny to enjoy as well as the youngsters. But younger people will enjoy the golden oldies too, as many of them are songs that have stood the test of time and that everyone will know.

A smattering of cheese. And it looks as if whitening toothpaste really did work back then.

5) I aimed for 5 hours as that's about as much as you'd normally need for a disco. I am officiallty on from 8:30 to 1:00pm on Sunday, but I normally start a little early, so this should work out about right. Obviously you won't be hearing the whole thing as we have karaoke on, but little snippets of most of the songs as we go through the night.

Classic Britpop - one of the best albums ever.

6) Funky Mike said he would nick this playlist for Saturday night - I've no problems with that - might want to amend it a little to make it pub friendly. If any of the rest of you are having a party and want some ideas, well help yourselves.

Proof that British talent is alive and well in the 21st century

So here is the list - I realise it is bound to cause some controversy - most likely you'll be wondering why your favourite artist is not there, or why I have included such and such a song. Well you have to appreciate, condensing 60 (or rather 50) years of popular music into just 5 hours means I can cover only a tiny fraction of the amazing creativity of the British pop scene over that time.

Enjoy and have a great weekend.

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Jason xx

And now - the list:

Love Me Do	Beatles	02:21
I Like It	Gerry & the Pacemakers	02:14
I'm Into Something Good	Herman's Hermits	02:32
You Really Got Me	The Kinks	02:15
It's not unusual	Tom Jones	02:04
Paint It, Black	Rolling Stones	03:48
Hi Ho Silver Lining	Jeff Beck	02:55
Fire	Crazy World Of Arthur Brown	02:57
Bend Me, Shape Me	Amen Corner	02:37
Something in the Air	Thunderclap Newman	03:54
All Right Now	Free	03:36
In the Summertime	Mungo Jerry	03:34
Get It On	T Rex	04:26
Coz I Luv You	Slade	03:32
All The Young Dudes	Mott The Hoople	03:31
Blockbuster	Sweet	03:15
Can The Can	Suzi Quatro	03:34
Tiger Feet	Mud	03:50
Sugar Baby Love	Rubettes	03:26
Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me)	Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel	03:54
Bye Bye Baby	Bay City Rollers	02:34
Don't Go Breaking My Heart	Elton John & Kiki Dee	04:26
You to me are Everything	Real Thing	03:21
Rockin' All Over The World	Status Quo	03:35
Smoke On The Water	Deep Purple	03:47
Baker Street	Gerry Rafferty	04:09
Ever Fallen In Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)	The Buzzcocks	02:43
Tears Of A Clown	The Beat	02:40
Cool For Cats	Squeeze	03:10
Geno	Dexy's Midnight Runners	03:27
Enola Gay	OMD	03:32
That's Entertainment	Jam	03:35
Tainted Love	Soft Cell	02:42
House of Fun	Madness	02:49
Hungry Like A Wolf	Duran Duran	03:25
Karma Chameleon	Culture Club	03:51
Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go	Wham!	03:52
Together In Electric Dreams	Phil Oakey & Giorgio Moroder	03:53
Walking On Sunshine	Katrina & The Waves	03:40
Dancing In The Street	David Bowie & Mick Jagger	03:09
Venus	Bananarama	03:52
You Keep Me Hangin' On	Kim Wilde	04:19
Respectable	Mel & Kim	03:24
Push It	Salt-N-Pepa	03:27
The Only Way Is Up	Yazz And The Plastic Population	04:05
Fools Gold	The Stone Roses	04:10
I Don't Want A Lover	Texas	04:05
Dub Be Good To Me	Beats Internationl ft Lindy	04:01
Step On	Happy Mondays	04:21
The Size of a Cow	The Wonder Stuff	03:13
America : What Time Is Love	The KLF	03:31
Ebeneezer Goode	The Shamen	03:40
Out Of Space	Prodigy	03:41
Could It Be Magic	Take That	03:30
Ain't No Love (Ain't No Use)	Sub Sub Feat. Melanie Williams	02:43
Girls & Boys	Blur	04:17
Common People	Pulp	04:08
Roll With It	Oasis	04:01
Alright	Supergrass	03:00
Wannabe [-5 SECS]	Spice Girls	02:53
Tubthumping	Chumbawamba	03:33
You're Not Alone	Olive	03:54
Perfect 10	Beautiful South	03:39
Millennium	Robbie Williams	04:05
Hey Boy Hey Girl	The Chemical Brothers	04:49
It Feels So Good	Sonique	03:49
We Will Rock You	Five Feat Brian May	02:57
Don't Panic	Coldplay	02:18
Buck Rogers	Feeder	03:12
Shake Ur Body	Shy FX	03:20
Just A Little	Liberty X	03:53
No Good Advice	Girls Aloud	03:47
Hole In The Head	Sugababes	03:38
Take Me Out	Franz Ferdinand	03:26
Golden Touch	Razorlight	03:30
I Bet You Look Good On The Dance Floor	Arctic Monkeys	02:53
Love Me Like You	Magic Numbers	04:50
The Modern Way	Kaiser Chiefs	03:31
She Moves In Her Own Way (radio version)	Kooks	02:48
Grace Kelly	Mika	03:07
She's So Lovely	Scouting For Girls	03:44
Goodbye Mr. A	Hoosiers	03:48
Mercy	Duffy	03:42
The Fear	Lily Allen	03:29
Bulletproof	La Roux	03:26
Starry Eyed	Ellie Goulding	02:57
Dynamite	Taio Cruz	03:23
Price Tag (Clean Edit) (w/out BoB)	Jessie J	03:09
Heart Skips A Beat	Olly Murs Feat. Rizzle Kicks	03:22
Hot Right Now	Dj Fresh Feat. Rita Ora	03:02