Ian Stewart Blog

Just for a change, I was booked to supply the disco for a joint 60th birthday party at the Orwell Park School in Ipswich.

but before that, I went to see the greatest football team in world, namely Southend United who were playing their nearest neighbours Colchester United, wow what an exciting game finishing 3-3.

unusually for me, at The Orwell park School, they do not require me to arrive at the venue, until one hours befor mr start time, so I left home a little later then usual 7pm, and drove to Ipswich in the pouring rain, and the roads were very very bad, luckily enough, when I unloaded the equipment from the van, the rain had subsided alot.

I had all the equipment set by 9.00pm, and the staff at the venue were lovely and gave us our dinner, and allowed us to sit in the staff room until the clients had finished their dinner, which did over run quite a bit, and instead of a 10pm start, I started at 10.45pm, and went straight into the dancing, with a full floor right up until the end of the night.

As with most of my clients they had completed their music list online, here is what they chose for their birthday party disco:

1 Must Play Dancing Queen Abba
2 Must Play Waterloo Abba
3 Must Play More than a woman Bee Gees
4 Must Play Stayin' Alive Bee Gees
5 Must Play (I've Had) The Time Of My Life Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes
6 Must Play Lady in Red Chris de Burgh
7 Must Play Dancing in the Street David Bowie & Mick Jagger
8 Must Play Walk of Life Dire Straits
9 Must Play American Pie Don Mclean
10 Must Play Mercy (Album Mix) Duffy
11 Must Play Hero Enrique Iglasias
12 Must Play Sweet Dreams Eurythmics
13 Must Play Moving on up M People
14 Must Play I heard it through the grapevine Marvin Gaye
15 Must Play I'm In The Mood For Dancing Nolans
16 Must Play Another day in Paradise Phil Collins
17 Must Play Sussudio Phil Collins
18 Must Play Whiter Shade of Pale Procol Harem
19 Must Play We will rock you Queen
20 Must Play Don't Stop Me Now Queen
21 Must Play Let me entertain you Robbie Williams
22 Must Play Maggie May Rod Stewart
23 Must Play Paint it Black Rolling Stones
24 Must Play Get Off of My Cloud Rolling Stones
25 Must Play We Are Family Sister Sledge
26 Must Play Keep on running Spencer Davis Group
27 Must Play Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours Stevie Wonder
28 Must Play I love to Boogie T Rex
29 Must Play Substitute The Who
30 Must Play It's Raining Men Weather Girls
31 Play If Possible Yes Merry Clayton Dirty Dancing
32 Play If Possible Fields of Gold Robbie Williams
33 Play If Possible Paint it Black Rolling Stones

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