I need to delegate a music project

[captncrzy]

I need to put together a 15-to-20-song playlist that will play in conjunction with a slideshow of pics of employees "having fun". This slideshow will be playing during New Hire Orientation as noobs come in and out of class at the beginning, end, and during breaks.

The music needs to be energetic and "happy", but I don't want to use the same bullshit that always gets played during these sessions.

Help me!

[sydaud]

I humbly suggest using Elvis Costello's "Pump It Up" as one of your presentation songs.

[frozen pilgrim]

gangsta rap, son.

[marooko]

keep in mind its a workplace.

[frozen pilgrim]

exactly. slideshows of shirt and tie interns with the chronic in the background. censored radio edits of course, but like, ridiculous overblown gangsta rap full of stuff about bling and cash. tell me that wouldn't give people a subconscious bit of motivation

[sydaud]

Are you using full songs, or just snippets of several songs?

[zenidogx]

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[paganman7]

http://www.goal-setting-college.com/motivation/inspirational-motivational-songs/

http://www.reinventingmyself.com/groovysongs.html

[bleep]

I humbly suggest using Elvis Costello's "Pump It Up" as one of your presentation songs.
brilliant

Vampire Weekend's "A-Punk"
The Buzzcocks - "Everybody's Happy Nowadays"
The Go! Team - "Huddle Formation"

[captncrzy]

I humbly suggest using Elvis Costello's "Pump It Up" as one of your presentation songs.

Excellent. One down.

Are you using full songs, or just snippets of several songs?

Full songs

http://www.goal-setting-college.com/motivation/inspirational-motivational-songs/

http://www.reinventingmyself.com/groovysongs.html


Thanks for these links. I googled but didn't see these

brilliant

Vampire Weekend's "A-Punk"
The Buzzcocks - "Everybody's Happy Nowadays"
The Go! Team - "Huddle Formation"

Nice. Thanks!

[BROKENDOLL]

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w18/1BROKENDOLL/spin200801_0075_fg-2.png Motivates the shit out of me, anyway!

[kitt kat]

Paul McCartney - Coming Up
Talking Heads - Burning Down the House

[boarderwoozel3]

Arcade Fire is pretty inspirational.

[Pixiessp]

Republica-Ready to Go

[sydaud]

Spoon - Don't You Evah
LCD Soundsystem - Time To Get Away
The Cars - Let's Go
Lenny K - Are You Gonna Go My Way?


Those suggestions probably all suck for what you're looking to do, but I'd rather think about your job than think about mine!

[captncrzy]

Excellent. Here's my list:

Pump It Up-Elvis Costello
Pump It-Black Eyed Peas
Rebellion-Arcade Fire
Dare-Gorillaz
September-Kool and the Gang
My Sharona-The Knack
Kids-MGMT
Higher Ground-Stevie Wonder
Freedom 90-George Michael
Smooth Criminal-Michael Jackson
Tiny Dancer-Elton John
Sweet Caroline--Neil Diamond
Ulysses-Franz Ferdinand
Come Together-The Beatles
Ready to Go-Republica
Don't You Evah-Spoon

[sbessiso]

Disintegration-The Cure

[Gonshman]

There Is a Light That Never Goes Out - The Smiths

[chairmenmeow47]

Disintegration-The Cure

nothing says employees having a fun like a kiss of treachery!

[sydaud]

Disintegration-The Cure

There Is a Light That Never Goes Out - The Smiths

I guess to be fair, there wasn't a more specific description of "fun" and "happy" in the original request. I guess it was just taken for granted what those words implied, ha ha...

[zenidogx]

Hands across the water!

[MissingPerson]

Go Team is a fantastic suggestion. I would add Los Campesinos to that, and maybe some Hot Chip.

I was going to suggest Beirut's Postcards From Italy or something, but I think that might make the slideshow look eerily like some sort of memorial tribute.

[captncrzy]

I guess to be fair, there wasn't a more specific description of "fun" and "happy" in the original request. I guess it was just taken for granted what those words implied, ha ha...

Yeah those are too gloomy..which is part of my problem, as a great majority of my music collection consists of gloomy music.

[MissingPerson]

MGMT?

[Aurgasm]

There Is a Light That Never Goes Out - The Smiths

my favorite.

Ready For the Floor- Hot Chip

[Gonshman]

my favorite.

Ready For the Floor- Hot Chip

Favorite Smiths song, or favorite choice for this presentation?

[Young blood]

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[Young blood]

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[darkjustice]

Mannheim Steamroller

[Aurgasm]

Favorite Smiths song, or favorite choice for this presentation?

well... both! although i can imagine a bunch of colleagues sitting around listening to the smiths would be a bit awkward.

[MissingPerson]

Hmm.... The Rumble Strips and/ or The Hoosiers?