How to Pick Music for an Eighties Party

Music of the eighties was changed by MTV and by moving from cassettes and vinyl to compact discs. The introduction of music videos made fashion statements and hairstyles an integral ingredient of the music experience. Follow the steps below to pick music for an eighties party.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Sound system
• Dance floor
• Compact discs
• Downloaded music

1. Pick a place for the eighties party that has plenty of room for dancing. This decade's music was not meant to be listened to while sitting on the floor meditating in the lotus position.
2. Determine how you want to attain music for the party. You can go through your own collection of compact discs and ask to borrow some from friends. Another way to get the music you need is to download only the songs you want from a website such as iTunes.
3. Play the songs by female artists who had Top 10 hits such as "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" by Cyndi Lauper, "Material Girl" by Madonna," "Straight Up" by Paula Abdul and "Greatest Love of All" by Whitney Houston.
4. Get the ladies dancing to Top 10 hits by male artists such as "Jessie's Girl" by Rick Springfield and "Purple Rain" by Prince.
5. Play energetic tunes such as "Wake Me Up Before You Go Go" by Wham and possibly the most popular song of the decade, the big dance number "Thriller" by Michael Jackson.

Tips & Warnings

• Suggest that guests who are coming to your party dress as an eighties music star. Prince, Madonna or Michael Jackson are just a few stars they could choose from.
• If you have satellite radio such as XM you can find an all eighties channel and play that music for the party. There is continuous music on satellite radio and is an inexpensive way to play music.
• Don't play music at the party that would have questionable lyrics if you have children attending.

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