This old man can use a few suggestions for a Valentine's dance. I can handle all of the schmaltzy stuff usual for the occasion. The problem is what do the 30-50 year olds dance to?

I probably w'on't even recognize the titles, but I would like a few, even if I have to play some MP3's(ugh).

For the 40-50 generation, better prepare for some 80s, e.g. Duran Duran and Aha titles (BTW, they each did very nice James Bond songs), and probably early 90s Eurodance (Ace of Base, Dr. Alban, Haddaway ...), also maybe Madonna and No Doubt (e.g. their cover version of 'It's my life'). Just a few examples...

The Standard Pop Dance tunes always work well..

Old Time Rock & Roll
I Will Survive
Celebration
Leroy Brown
The Wanderer
Runaround Sue
Blurred Lines
Uptown Funk
Cupid Shuffle
Billy Jean
Money Money (Billy Idol ver)
Whip Nay Nay
Electric Slide
Cha Cha Slide
The Twist
YMCA
Takin Care of Business

Valentine (Paul Mc McCartney)
Always and Forever
Have I Told You Lately
Lady In Red
Wind Beneath My Wings
Unforgettable
Funny Valentine
Unchained Melody
Always (Atlantic Starr)

Martina McBride (Jim Brickmann) (1997) "Valentine"
Stevie Wonder (1984) "I just called to say I love You"
"Love is in the Air" John Paul Young"
"Loves Theme" Barry White

Regards,

Jerryghr

And, here's one Don Mason challenged me with about a year ago: https://app.box.com/s/21ym6jtzjshzc72lbzw0

Unfortunately, I don't remember the author.

Gary

I immediately smell the disco fog machine from 1993 when I hear these...
Better times than today...

Bernie, I’m not sure what firs where these days. This list is what I have been using – when needed. 60% backing.
John C.

Long Tall Sally
Chantilly Lace
I'm Walkin'
Jailhouse Rock
La Bamba
Margaretville
Old Time Rock and Roll
Pretty Woman
Save the Last Dance for Me
Kansas City
LeRoy Brown
Love will keep us together
Evil ways
Higher and higher
My life
Rock and roll music
Rockin’ pneumonia
Y M C A

The VIDEO posted by Gary is the song "Valentine" which - for what it's worth - according to wikipedia was 'co-written' by Jim Brickman, with no mention of who else was involved in writing the song ... sung by Martina McBride
The song Gary SANG is "My Valentine" written by Sir Paul McCartney, written in 2012 ...

Yep, that's the one, Tony - Thanks for tip.

Gary

THIS is the age I play too every week here are some good songs

september - earth wind
play that funky music-avrg white band
good times- chic
old time rock n roll
mustang sally
achey breaky
carriben queen
YMCA
Happy song
Get Lucky
black magic woman
uptown funk
Honky tonk woman
Get down on it
Shake Shake shake
pretty woman
a few for starters

Ron

I think it highly depends on where you play...

I think you can mix in some EDM for these people overhere in europe... Think music like tiesto, van Buren, but also some rave and such for those in their 30's.

To bad our arrangers are less suited for that kind of music, thats where Montage and Kronos come into play..

Thank you one and all. These numbers are just what I need.
Best to all
Bernie

With modern dance music, you can arrange a dance version of almost any song... If you want them to dance, its not what you play, but how younplay it..



The above one is the dance version...
This will get everyone under 40 on the floor



This is the orriginal....



With the right EDM styles( you can get them for yamaha user created for free on psr tutorial) you get them dancing for sure, an arranger is the perfect instrument to turn your wellknown songs into awesome dance music...

Keep in mind that it does require you to feel end enjoy the soul of the dance music to make a convincing experience

There's The advantage of The BK-9: You Can assign audio EDM rhythms to The upper keys, ans they sync to the style tempo.

Here's a nice demo (unfortunately in German) by the Hessian store Session Music and Carsten Helfrich (Roland Germany) where EDM rhythms are added to a style. See 6:05 for the normal style and around 7:00 where the EDM track is added.

https://youtu.be/MUo2xypzgOA?t=6m4s

Lovely technollogy
On tyros you can use audio multipads for that
(and i think the new Casio MZ-X will excell at this, got a lot of funtions for audio and phrases)

Here is a good example of Dance music on Tyros, with one of the styles freely available by its creator on the PSR tutorial forums. Even at my age of almost 50, i like this trance music when i am out with my wife and our friends.. just need to dance ...