INTERN HOT LAURA:

Justin Timberlake: Summer Love: At parties, my favorite activity ever is shouting until somebody plays this song and then making everybody dance with me. also, justin is so fly, can sing, dresses amazingly, is funny, can dance, and is besties with ellen. basically, he’s my ideal woman.

Santogold: Starstruck: I once heard this song in an episode of csi: new york playing in the background while they examined evidence. if you’ve ever heard this song, you know that the only time it should ever be used as a soundtrack is if the people on screen are having sex. i.e. it’s too hot for words.

STEF:

OH MY GOD, THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE. Narrowing my party playlists down to just 5 songs is a HUGE task – and I feel like there’s SO MUCH that I left out – the Sounds were crowded out at the last minute because I realised I’d named only bands with [mostly] chick singers. These are songs I would expect to hear at my own badass dance party:

The Pipettes – “Pull Shapes“
The Pipettes combine two of my favourite eras of rock music – the girl groups of the 1960s and the “new” new wave of the early 2000s. They’re sort of like if Phil Spector held up Le Tigre at gunpoint (too soon?). This was the first song I ever heard by them, and it’s just absolute pure perfect pop bliss – the songITSELF is about how good the music is. Full disclosure: this song is #1 in my iTunes and always will be.

Siouxsie & the Banshees – “Cities in Dust“
GOTH NIIIIGHT. One of the best songs ever from one of the best bands ever, and for my crowd of friends this song is the fucking BIBLE. Siouxsie songs wereMADE for dancing, and nothing else sounds better when I’m plastered.

Joan Jett & the Blackhearts – “Do You Wanna Touch Me?“
OK, this one isn’t usually dance party fare, but this is my party and this song will always elicit an inappropriately loud positive response from me – moreso if I’m bombed (and let’s face it…). Odds are good I will shout along, and the friends accompanied to the party will regret being seen with me in public. I always secretly wanted the Distillers to cover this one.

Murder City Devils – “Boom Swagger Boom“
For whatever reason, I’ve been on a Murder City Devils kick this week.. They make me feel more like a badass. This is a good song for the following activities: drinking whiskey, dancing, making out with sexy strangers. Best party ever.

The B-52’s – “Dance This Mess Around“
It is not a party without the B-52’s. Sure, “Love Shack” may be more popular and “Mesopotamia” is better designed for dancing like an idiot, but “Dance This Mess Around” is THE jam. The song calls for the listener to do all sixteen dances, although it doesn’t list all of them – and the Camel Walk, the Aqua Velva, the Dirty Dog, the Shy Tuna etc. lend themselves to awesome interpretation.

INTERN X

Bell Biv Devoe-Poison Listen to this song and try not to do the running man, I dare you. I have found it impossible not to (and my running man looks more like a running octopus). This song came out when I was two years old but provides valuble life advice ”Never trust a big butt and a smile.”

Santigold-Creator I’m not a big hip-hop person except for Satigold. This is the only song I will ever attempt to rap along with, and if you’ve ever heard me do it it’s obvious I’ve missed my calling.

NATALIE:

Live your Life – T.I. featuring Rihanna: because “never mind what haters say ” is sort of my favorite phrase right now.

Low – T-Pain: … because don’t you have a pair of “apple-bottom jeans” too?

To Be With You – Mr. Big: This one reminds me of 2003, which was both absolutely horrible and absolutely wonderful. And Riese. Also, Mr. Big’s hair is envious. I would KILL for that volume.

INTERN DAPHNE DUCK

Kaki King- Lintoria—> Because it’s Kaki King and I love her. It is a song with great emotion and I have a lot of feelings when I listen to this song , all positive of course. The new EP is just incredebly good, a little more rough but it worked out really well ( I can go on about the psychology of Kaki’s lates ep but that would take me to far)

Noisettes- Don’t upset the rhythm—> I love their version. The singer has a great voice and the band creates some awesome athmosphere. This is a song I can truely go mental-dancy on.

CRYSTAL:

Killing In The Name – Rage Against The Machine. This song is so powerful and raw and energetic. Most importantly, it has really good cowbell.

When I Come Around – Green Day. I hear the opening riff and I get excited. I sorta lost myself in their Dookie album as a kid, and the songs off it still have the ability to amp me up.

Patience – Guns N’ Roses. What is not to love about Guns N’ Roses. This song makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside, it’s perfect for when the party is winding down and someone picks up the acoustic guitar.

Supermassive Black Hole – Muse. Whenever this song comes on, I can’t help but to sing it. I’ve never been a singer, I can’t say this about any other song.

Addicted To Bass, by Puretone ft. Amiel. There was a time, as a teen, when I wore a lot of black and refused to listen to anything that wasn’t heavy rock. I still wear black, but this song really opened my eyes to the world of pop. I’ve put the clip below because it’s Australian and so you probably don’t know it. Go on, I dare you to not tap your foot.

INTERN NICOLE

My first choice would have to be Sweet Caroline by Neil Diamond. Before you judge — know it’s for truly sentimental reasons. This song is played during the eighth inning of every Red Sox game. The whole crowd sings along. Last summer in Dublin I was walking around temple bar when I heard a crowd singing this song — I found my new home for a week. Also, I may or may not have taught a class of four-year-olds the chorus …

2. Blame it by Jamie Foxx just because it seems to be one of those songs I will only listen to while in a drunken state of mind. No one has said any Lady Gaga?

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