If the crowd is right, I play this as a left turn song. From the beginning with the piano, it builds the anticipation. Still a huge hit and they all sing there hearts out...pro tip turn the room pink for the hook.
For Pink Pony Club, I often bring the song in on the first vocal "I know, you wanted me to stay" (right after the piano intro). Or if I'm mixing a party set, bring it on the chorus "Pink Pony Club" (not the most artistic, but works). Or, coming out of a dinner set on a jazzy piano type song, bring in Pink Pony Club at the beginning of the song, that then ramps up into the start of a dance set. I don't much care for the 120+ BPM remixes of Pink Pony Club. Overall, the song is starting to cool off just a bit from its 2024-25 popularity, so it's OK to play it earlier in a party.
Brilliant curation here. The era-specific approach really nails something most wedding playlists miss, that music should reflect the couple's generation not thier parents'. I've been to weddings where half the guests dunno the songs and it kills the energy on thedance floor. Swapping Unchained Melody for Pink Pony Club is exactly the kind of bold refresh modern celebrations need.
Do you start Pink Pony at the beat, do you jump past the beginning?
If the crowd is right, I play this as a left turn song. From the beginning with the piano, it builds the anticipation. Still a huge hit and they all sing there hearts out...pro tip turn the room pink for the hook.
Love this! TY
Hey Steve. Thanks for the question.
From my DJ friend Gregg Hollmann...
For Pink Pony Club, I often bring the song in on the first vocal "I know, you wanted me to stay" (right after the piano intro). Or if I'm mixing a party set, bring it on the chorus "Pink Pony Club" (not the most artistic, but works). Or, coming out of a dinner set on a jazzy piano type song, bring in Pink Pony Club at the beginning of the song, that then ramps up into the start of a dance set. I don't much care for the 120+ BPM remixes of Pink Pony Club. Overall, the song is starting to cool off just a bit from its 2024-25 popularity, so it's OK to play it earlier in a party.
Brilliant curation here. The era-specific approach really nails something most wedding playlists miss, that music should reflect the couple's generation not thier parents'. I've been to weddings where half the guests dunno the songs and it kills the energy on thedance floor. Swapping Unchained Melody for Pink Pony Club is exactly the kind of bold refresh modern celebrations need.
Thank you. I appreciate your feedback. I know we do not want to forget the classics but we also have to change with the times.