If you were in a certain Islington gastropub last Sunday enjoying some brunch with the family, or hoping to rock back in the comfy chairs to watch the r*gby, you may have thought "I'm sure they don't normally play Public Enemy or the Field Mice in here". Or maybe you were walking down Canonbury Road, wondering why the speakers in the garden were blaring out Chas and Dave and the Mary Chain. Or perhaps you were at the private party at the same venue the day before, thinking "hmmm, why are they spinning Bubblegum Splash! alongside Take That and George Michael...?"
As you'll have surmised by now, yes it was us, doing our "pop / R&B" set (luckily, Bubblegum Splash! count as both). You might think that lots of this playlist is too 'commercial' for us, but we did have an audience to try and please, and in any case there are very few records here that we don't rate *very highly indeed*: it's only the odd Britpop track and, er, the Will Young one (we took a couple of requests) that really hang heavy on our hearts. It got especially random for the last hour or so, as we'd assumed we would be chucked out long before then...
En Vogue "Hold On"
SWV "Right Here" (Human Nature mix)
TLC "Creep"
Beyoncé "Crazy In Love" (version without Jay-Z)
Jennifer Lopez "Love Don't Cost A Thing"
Christina Aguilera featuring Lil' Kim "Can't Hold Us Down"
Destiny's Child "Independent Women (Part 1)"
Mis-Teeq "Scandalous"
Justin Timberlake "Rock Your Body"
Mark Morrison "Who's The Mack?"
R. Kelly "Ignition (remix)"
Warren G featuring Nate Dogg "Regulate"
The Notorious B.I.G. "Hypnotize"
Ice Cube "It Was A Good Day" (remix from "NWA Legacy Vol. 1")
Ice-T "You Played Yourself"
Gang Starr "You Know My Steez"
Eric B. & Rakim "Don't Sweat The Technique"
Public Enemy "Harder Than You Think"
EPMD "The Big Payback"
NWA "Express Yourself"
Estelle "1980"
The Contours "Just a Little Misunderstanding"
The Isley Brothers "This Old Heart Of Mine (Is Weak For You)"
Cat Stevens "The First Cut Is The Deepest"
R. Dean Taylor "There's a Ghost In My House"
The Ronettes "You Came, You Saw, You Conquered"
The Velvelettes "A Bird In The Hand (Is Worth Two In The Bush)"
The Supremes "Stoned Love"
Gloria Jones "Tainted Love"
Marcel King "Reach For Love"
52nd Street "Can't Afford To Let You Go" (12" mix)
The Field Mice "Missing The Moon"
The Orchids "Peaches"
Heavenly "Our Love Is Heavenly"
Wendy James "London's Brilliant"
Sandie Shaw "Hand In Glove"
Kirsty MacColl "You Just Haven't Earned It Yet Baby"
Morrissey "First Of The Gang To Die"
A.R. Kane "Honey Be (For Stella)"
Gabrielle "Forget About The World"
Massive Attack "Unfinished Sympathy" (Nellee Hooper 7'' mix)
George Michael "Fastlove"
Take That "Sure"
Will Young "Love Is A Matter Of Distance"
Rachel Stevens "Negotiate With Love"
Daniel Bedingfield "Gotta Get Thru This"
Jamelia "Superstar"
Anastacia "Not That Kind"
Amy Winehouse "Tears Dry On Their Own"
Mark Owen "Makin' Out"
The Lightning Seeds "Pure"
The Jesus and Mary Chain "Darklands" (with strings)
Echo & The Bunnymen "Silver"
Orange Juice "Rip it Up"
Orlando "Just For A Second"
Marc Almond "Tears Run Rings"
Altered Images "Bring Me Closer"
Dexy's Midnight Runners "There There My Dear"
Chas & Dave "Ain't No Pleasing You"
The Redskins "Keep On Keepin' On!"
The Style Council "Walls Come Tumbling Down"
The Blow Monkeys featuring Curtis Mayfield "Celebrate (The Day After You)"
Matumbi "Bluebeat & Ska"
Junior Murvin "I Was Appointed"
King Tubby "Executioner Dub"
Sugar Minott "Good Thing Going"
Keith Hudson "Turn The Heater On"
Aswad "Ways Of The Lord"
Siouxsie & The Banshees "Hong Kong Garden"
The Slits "I Heard It Through The Grapevine"
Bronski Beat with Marc Almond "I Feel Love (Medley)"
Erasure "Stop!"
Pet Shop Boys "Love Comes Quickly"
Tears for Fears "Pale Shelter"
Depeche Mode "New Life"
Japan "Quiet Life"
Dead or Alive "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)"
Heaven 17 "Temptation"
The Smiths "Barbarism Begins At Home"
Pulp "Lipgloss"
The House Of Love "Shine On"
The Fall "Hey! Luciani"
The Wedding Present featuring Amelia Fletcher "Getting Better"
The Flatmates "Happy All The Time"
The Pastels "Classic Line-Up"
Stiff Little Fingers "Silver Lining"
The Undertones "Male Model"
Napalm Death "You Suffer (Pt.2)"
Pepsi & Shirlie "Heartache"
White Town "Your Woman"
Cornershop "Brimful Of Asha" (Fatboy Slim-free original version)
Alexander O'Neal "Criticize"
The Sea Urchins "Pristine Christine"
Manic Street Preachers "Red Sleeping Beauty"
The Damned "Eloise"
Prince "Kiss"
Primal Scream "Velocity Girl"
Milky Wimpshake "Dialling Tone"
Tullycraft "Lost in Light Rotation"
Beatnik Filmstars "I Can Tame Lions"
All Saints "Pure Shores"
Melanie C "Suddenly Monday"
Bubblegum Splash! "The 18:10 To Yeovil Junction"
McCarthy "Governing Takes Brains"
Blueboy "Marco Polo"
Felt "Sunlight Bathed The Golden Glow"
BMX Bandits "Serious Drugs"
The Bluetones "Slight Return"
Brighter "Poppy Day"
The Primitives "Crash"
Cocteau Twins "Iceblink Luck"
The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart "Higher Than The Stars"
Strawberry Switchblade "Since Yesterday"
Joy Division "Transmission"
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New Order "Fine Time"
JoBoxers "Just Got Lucky"
The Lotus Eaters "The First Picture of You"
Fats Domino "Blue Monday"
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Thanks to all those that enjoyed it, or made us feel better by pretending to.
