Difference between revisions of "Canon/CAR"

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* Tunak Tunak Tun - Daler Mehndi
 
* Tunak Tunak Tun - Daler Mehndi
 
* Sandstorm - Darude
 
* Sandstorm - Darude
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* It's Raining Men - The Weather Girls
 
* I Touch Myself - The Divinyls
 
* I Touch Myself - The Divinyls
 
* Dr. Boom Bombay - Dr. Bombay
 
* Dr. Boom Bombay - Dr. Bombay
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* Tears In Heaven - Eric Clapton (**)
 
* Tears In Heaven - Eric Clapton (**)
 
* Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen (**)
 
* Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen (**)
* It's Raining Men - The Weather Girls (***)
 
 
* James Brown Is Dead - L.A. Style
 
* James Brown Is Dead - L.A. Style
 
* I'm Too Sexy - Right Said Fred
 
* I'm Too Sexy - Right Said Fred
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* Jump Jive An' Wail - Brian Setzer
 
* Jump Jive An' Wail - Brian Setzer
  
(*) - These three songs are the Nomore songs, out of these, only Nightswimming is played at every dance
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(*) - These three songs are the Nomore songs.
 
 
 
(**) - These Dead Canon songs are starting to be played again some (just not always that much)
 
(**) - These Dead Canon songs are starting to be played again some (just not always that much)
 
(***) - No longer Dead Canon. Being/Been played at every dance.
 
  
 
The only songs with an order are those of the High-Holy Canon.  They are played in the order written above, at the end of every dance.  (Outside the period of 2000-2005, Forever Young is only played at the last dance.)
 
The only songs with an order are those of the High-Holy Canon.  They are played in the order written above, at the end of every dance.  (Outside the period of 2000-2005, Forever Young is only played at the last dance.)

Revision as of 14:10, 23 August 2008

High-Holy Canon

  • Forever Young - Alphaville (*)
  • Stairway To Heaven - Led Zeppelin
  • American Pie - Don McLean

Semi-Canon/Canon/High Canon

The placements of certain songs in these categories are debated.

  • Dragostea din tei/Numa Numa - O-Zone
  • Shook Me All Night Long - AC/DC
  • Tunak Tunak Tun - Daler Mehndi
  • Sandstorm - Darude
  • It's Raining Men - The Weather Girls
  • I Touch Myself - The Divinyls
  • Dr. Boom Bombay - Dr. Bombay
  • Paradise City - Guns 'n' Roses
  • Buddy Holly - Weezer
  • I Wanna Be Sedated - The Ramones
  • The Time Warp - The Rocky Horror Picture Show
  • Blister In The Sun - The Violent Femmes
  • Istanbul (Not Constantinople) - They Might Be Giants
  • Video Killed The Radio Star - The Buggles
  • Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
  • Dancing Queen - ABBA
  • Barbie Girl - Aqua
  • Baby Got Back - Sir Mixalot
  • Brimful Of Asha (Fatboy Slim Remix) - Cornershop
  • Rainbow Connection - Kermit The Frog (*)
  • Nightswimming - R.E.M. (*)
  • Like A Prayer - Madonna
  • In Your Eyes - Peter Gabriel
  • It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine) - R.E.M.
  • Come On Eileen - Save Ferris
  • Birdhouse In Your Soul - They Might Be Giants
  • I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
  • Wake me up Before you Go-Go (Jitterbug) - Wham!
  • Juliet - LMNT
    • NOTE: This was officially added as canon by CTYer Rachel and RA Marshall during 07.2 but credit to its popularity is given to Erica Schoneberger (07.1), Ram Narayan (07.1), Steven Braid (07.1), Eric "Smiley" Wei (07.1), and Emily Johnston (07.1 and 07.2)
  • What Is Love - Haddaway
    • NOTE: This song was also officially added as canon by RA Marshall during 07.2 but was brought to fame by his 07.1 hall. WE ARE MARSHALL!!!

Dead Canon

Still canon, but RAs have mostly stopped playing it.

  • Neem Een Ander In De Maling - Ome Henk (**) (A Dutch parody of Barbie Girl. This song is often incorrectly thought to be a German remake by Rammstein.)
  • Tears In Heaven - Eric Clapton (**)
  • Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen (**)
  • James Brown Is Dead - L.A. Style
  • I'm Too Sexy - Right Said Fred
  • Cecilia - Simon & Garfunkel
  • Sexbomb - Tom Jones (**)
  • Oh, L'Amour - Erasure
  • Bizarre Love Triangle - New Order
  • Rock Lobster - The B-52's (**)
  • Son Of A Preacher Man - Dusty Springfield
  • I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) - The Proclaimers
  • Jump Jive An' Wail - Brian Setzer

(*) - These three songs are the Nomore songs. (**) - These Dead Canon songs are starting to be played again some (just not always that much)

The only songs with an order are those of the High-Holy Canon. They are played in the order written above, at the end of every dance. (Outside the period of 2000-2005, Forever Young is only played at the last dance.)

Forever Young,
- AB (SomnusLupus)