The setlist
Our ’80s Party Setlist
The set is ’80s-focused, the songs that filled mixtapes, school dances and late-night road trips, with some ’70s and ’90s favorites mixed in. Here’s the list, sorted the way you’d sort a good mixtape.
The Gen X Mixtape
Sorted A to Z.
| Song | Artist |
|---|---|
| Baby I’m a Star | Prince |
| Cream | Prince |
| Creep | Radiohead |
| Crumblin’ Down | John Cougar Mellencamp |
| DMSR | Prince |
| Don’t You (Forget About Me) | Simple Minds |
| Drift Away | Dobie Gray |
| Every Breath You Take | The Police |
| Free Fallin’ | Tom Petty |
| Get Down Tonight | KC and the Sunshine Band |
| Girl, You’ll Be a Woman Soon | Neil Diamond |
| Give Me One Reason | Tracy Chapman |
| Hotel California | Eagles |
| Hurt So Good | John Cougar |
| I Melt with You | Modern English |
| I’m Afraid of Americans | David Bowie |
| In the Air Tonight | Phil Collins |
| It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World | James Brown |
| Jack and Diane | John Cougar |
| Jessie’s Girl | Rick Springfield |
| Long Train Runnin’ | The Doobie Brothers |
| Love on the Rocks | Neil Diamond |
| Musicology | Prince |
| Nothing Compares 2 U | Prince (Chris Cornell version) |
| Pink Houses | John Cougar Mellencamp |
| Play That Funky Music | Wild Cherry |
| Purple Rain | Prince |
| Raspberry Beret | Prince |
| (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction | The Rolling Stones |
| Shout | Tears for Fears |
| Smells Like Teen Spirit | Nirvana |
| Somebody | Depeche Mode |
| Something to Do | Depeche Mode |
| Sweet Caroline | Neil Diamond |
| Take Me to the River | Talking Heads |
| What You Need | INXS |
Got a Song Request?
Planning a private party or a wedding and there’s one song you have to hear? Tell us about it when you reach out, and we’ll let you know what we can do.