![]() ![]() On the other hand, of course, others expect – and even embrace – them at their party, so the only rule is that there is no rule! One way of avoiding any accusations of playing cheesy music is to go for the less obvious musical choices. Who hasn’t witnessed dozens of arms waving around the dance-floor to ‘YMCA’ and the strict formation manoeuvres of the ‘Cha Cha Slide’? But it’s just those kind of actions that many clients – especially wedding couples – have a problem with for their special day. To the novice DJ they represent an ideal starting point to get interactive with an audience. One feature that identifies a certain ‘flavour’ of cheese is certainly the actions or dance routines that are associated with the songs. I find that ‘if in doubt, leave it out’ is the best motto in this instance. Some cheesy tracks are simply children’s songs aimed at the very young, and as a DJ I would consider very carefully whether such travesties as the ‘Hokey Cokey’, ‘Superman’ or ‘Crazy Frog’ should have a place at any party you are in charge of. ![]() One person’s anthem is another’s slice of pungent cheese. So it really does depend on your, and more importantly your clients’, personal tastes as to where the threshold of cheese is situated. However, über-cool clubbers would find classics such as ‘Show Me Love’ or ‘I Got A Feeling’ somewhat cheesy. To a lot of our clients the cheesiest songs are ones that involve those ‘enforced fun’ dance routines such as ‘Oops Upside Your Head’ or ‘Saturday night’. Both DJs and clients alike have very differing perceptions of what a cheesy song is. ![]() Although everyone is probably familiar with the phrase ‘cheese’ when it comes to music, there’s no doubt that it means different, sometimes very different, things to different people. ![]()
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