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your signature closing song

mixmasterdave 3:10 PM - 2 April, 2010
I was just wondering who has a song that they play every time they spin at the end of the night
Maskrider 3:54 PM - 2 April, 2010
I usually end it with an R&B to give them a sign that it's over.
DJ'Que 4:36 PM - 2 April, 2010
Too Short ( Its Time To Go) Followed By Trey Songz ( I Gotta Go). They Know Its The End When Those Come On And They Start Heading Out The Door.
DJ GaFFle 4:52 PM - 2 April, 2010
"Spottieottiedopaliscious" - Outkast

Makes 'em go "oooooohhhh" every time.
DJNickSaunders 4:56 PM - 2 April, 2010
It changes quite a lot, recently its been Bob Marley, Oasis, or some random R&B stuff,.
Groove45 6:19 PM - 2 April, 2010
Musical Youth - Pass the dutchie

Bob Marley - One Love
SMOKE DOGG BITCH 7:41 PM - 2 April, 2010
fresh prince of bel aire theme
DJ Prinvale` 7:42 PM - 2 April, 2010
Rick Astley
Jay Sol 7:59 PM - 2 April, 2010
being from / in hawaii, i usually end with "Aloha O'e"
DJ Klyph 8:33 PM - 2 April, 2010
MG! The Vissionary - Goodnight
DJWALDO 9:05 PM - 2 April, 2010
Gangsters Paradise
djatrain@hotmail.com 9:14 PM - 2 April, 2010
Frank Sinatra Chicago or Lou Rawls You'll Never Find.

House Music All Night Long!
DJ Magic 300 9:30 PM - 2 April, 2010
Ludacris - Freaky Things. Only cause of the opening monologue lol.

But i switch it up alot, depends on the vibe.
Dj Farhan 10:06 PM - 2 April, 2010
ludacris - move bitch get out da way...

jk.
Manny Rize 11:30 PM - 2 April, 2010
kid cudi-memories...
Phil Anthony 12:02 AM - 3 April, 2010
Sista Nancy - Bam Bam
Sometimes Clash or Radiohead....def depends on the spot.
dj_craigmac 12:32 AM - 3 April, 2010
Brazilian Rhyme by Earth Wind and Fire
O.B.1 12:37 AM - 3 April, 2010
Van Halen "Happy Trails"-accapella
DJ Michael Basic 1:27 AM - 3 April, 2010
Bump and Grind, then a loop of Jodeci Freak You to close it out.
Turn Table Tennis 1:36 AM - 3 April, 2010
SteadFast 2:34 AM - 3 April, 2010
too short "get off the stage bitch"
lakecharlesdjs 2:50 AM - 3 April, 2010
Bob Marley "Three Little Birds"
DJ_Phenom 5:19 AM - 3 April, 2010
right now, Chromeo - Night By Night(Skream Remix)
djbanno 10:41 AM - 3 April, 2010
The 7am drop (pack up and dance) - original mix - Andy Cato (Groove Armada)
over ridden by the re-remix "rack up and dance"...lol!
djbanno 10:48 AM - 3 April, 2010
Watchwww.youtube.com
EDM at its best!
DJ Sainte 11:05 AM - 3 April, 2010
Ginuwine - "Pony". Works every time.
DJ Goce 11:23 AM - 3 April, 2010
Max Romeo and Upsetters - Chase the devil...
DJ Scorpion 11:44 AM - 3 April, 2010
+1 for bob marley - three little birds
Pressure Point 3:28 PM - 3 April, 2010
I wouldn't necessarily call these "signature" songs, but a few that come to mind for a typical bar/pub gig...
Ludacris - "One More Drink"
ODB ft Method Man, Raekwon & Macy Gray - "Intoxicated"
Marvin Gaye - "Let's Get It On"

I try to avoid the obligatory Semisonic - "Closing Time"

There was a time when I always dropped the Dillinja remix of Shanie - "You're Gonna Miss My Face" at the end of a drum n bass set.
Mike_P 3:31 PM - 3 April, 2010
when i had my residency it was either...

killing me softly - fugees
freaks of the industry - digital underground
no woman no cry - bob marley
DJkahar aka Skyscraper 5:01 PM - 3 April, 2010
Quincy Jones "Sanford & Son theme" or Busta Rhymes "Get Out"
Grumpy 7:32 PM - 3 April, 2010
Closing set tunes:
Biz markie - Just A Friend
Luniz - I got 5 on it
Blackstreet - No Diggity
Biggie - Juicy
djdalite 2:11 AM - 4 April, 2010
weak

Tpain app plus my drunk ass - shawty
dj poisonous handz 6:06 AM - 4 April, 2010
mop - ante up
ninos 6:07 AM - 4 April, 2010
my closing tune is always,

Journey - small town girl.
Audio1 6:34 AM - 4 April, 2010
Red Peters - The Closing Song (Get The Fuck Out)
O.B.1 10:32 AM - 4 April, 2010
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my closing tune is always,

Journey - small town girl.


don't stop believing

for some reason it gets all the girls singing along...
Jay Sol 11:06 AM - 4 April, 2010
i like to end with Lauryn Hill - Can't Take My Eyes or Musiq Soulchild - Sobeautiful.

those tunes are sick closers...
djticonyc 2:08 PM - 4 April, 2010
I play a banger. Make them want to come back next week. kaboooom
Millz 2:56 PM - 4 April, 2010
Marvin Gaye - Lets Get It ON
dj poisonous handz 4:02 PM - 4 April, 2010
depending on the number of couples.id drop this slept on gem Watchwww.youtube.com
ZESH! 4:17 PM - 4 April, 2010
Last Dance by Donna Summer
Can't believe no one's mentioned this one
Watchwww.youtube.com

Empire State of Mind PART 2 by Alicia Keys (If it's a Hip Hop scene)
without Jay Z-- SOOO Much better.
Watchwww.youtube.com
BIG DJ PHAZE 10:23 PM - 4 April, 2010
Conway Twitty - Tight Fitting Jeans
SuckaDJ 1:01 AM - 5 April, 2010
dj unk walk it out
SuckaDJ 1:02 AM - 5 April, 2010
or beyonce- single ladies...
DJS/R 2:00 AM - 5 April, 2010
for my college night stuff I end on "She won't let me fuck"- afroman... and I shout out to all the dudes going home empty handed
DjSugarDaddy 2:01 AM - 5 April, 2010
for 3 years straight at one of my nights it was Marvin's Lets Get It On
but now I like Biggie's I'm F*cking You Tonight! LOL
O.B.1 5:33 AM - 5 April, 2010
here's another one,
and another one...
DJ DisGrace 2:33 PM - 5 April, 2010
Mad Cobra - Flex
boabmatic 2:41 PM - 5 April, 2010
In the past I used to always play snoop - whats my name at the end of the night.. but now it can be anything......
JRAlexander 2:51 PM - 5 April, 2010
Big Sean - SupaDupa
Beat Chasers 3:53 PM - 5 April, 2010
House version of Sweet Caroline
Audio1 4:16 PM - 5 April, 2010
Nine Inch Nails - Closer works too!
DJ Schematic 4:47 PM - 5 April, 2010
Ludacris - Roll Out (loop the beginning for about 1min, fadeout)
djkinghwat 7:01 PM - 5 April, 2010
"Before I Let You Go" - BlackStreet

Always my very last song. By the time I play it Im already unplugging things and just strolling around casually.
dj hes 9:07 PM - 5 April, 2010
I have a playlist for end of the night tracks, a couple of my faves tho:

Id rather Fuck you - NWA
Im Fucking you Tonight - Biggie ft R Kelly
Just Friends - Musiq Soulchild
Never can Say Goodbye - Jackson 5
Tunecrew 11:07 PM - 5 April, 2010
when i used to play reggae & soca, there was almost always a popular track out that was actually a cover of some much older track (often not even a Caribbean track) so my signature closing was to play the original version, which were often quite obscure
freshtodeath 4:19 PM - 6 April, 2010
Tom Jones - Its Not Unusual
djstix 4:26 PM - 6 April, 2010
^Carlton dance out the door! LOL
djstix 4:27 PM - 6 April, 2010
One of my favorite closing songs....

Al Green "Let's stay together"

Watchwww.youtube.com
DJ_STEVE 4:36 PM - 6 April, 2010
one of my favorites to drop Watchwww.youtube.com
ta2423 1:20 AM - 7 April, 2010
Been rocking Moby flower for the last song after doing hip hop all night... It has become the hey its time to effn leave right now to all the regulars. Dont even have to say get out anymore.
BERTO 1:26 AM - 7 April, 2010
con te partiro Andrea Bocelli
BERTO 1:26 AM - 7 April, 2010
or some Movits!
ta2423 1:33 AM - 7 April, 2010
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con te partiro Andrea Bocelli

Watchwww.youtube.com
Classic...Gotta be a head turner after hiphop...
The Notorious DI4TC 8:00 PM - 15 April, 2010
Used to be Spottieottie at my old lounge spot.

At my new spot thats a little younger/a little hipper I have been known to end with Slayer- Raining Blood.
BERTO 8:19 PM - 15 April, 2010
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Used to be Spottieottie at my old lounge spot.

At my new spot thats a little younger/a little hipper I have been known to end with Slayer- Raining Blood.

not a slayer fan but the guitar riffs are awesome
O.B.1 8:49 PM - 15 April, 2010
SLAYER RULES!
DJMaytag 11:15 PM - 15 April, 2010
Watchwww.youtube.com (semisonic - closing time)
wicked223 4:12 PM - 16 April, 2010
HUMPTY DANCE
wicked223 4:14 PM - 16 April, 2010
mcmiked97 8:30 PM - 16 April, 2010
Here's what I played last night.
Watchwww.youtube.com
mikep 8:51 PM - 16 April, 2010
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Van Halen "Happy Trails"-accapella


use this one alot.
O.B.1 9:50 PM - 16 April, 2010
Bom Pa Dee Duh, Bom Pa Dee Duh...
:)
MrTM2 11:06 PM - 16 April, 2010
Happy trails - roy rogers
DJ Overpour 11:23 PM - 16 April, 2010
Quote:
my closing tune is always,

Journey - small town girl.


lol
jbnyc 12:24 AM - 17 April, 2010
Watchwww.youtube.com

no shit, i always play this lol
Mperor 10:00 AM - 17 April, 2010
al green- lets stay together
barry white- first, my last, my everything
biz markie- just a friend
stevie wonder- i wish
neil diamond- sweet caroline

and i hate to say it but closing time and dont stop believin' sneak its way in when im tired and just want to pack up and leave and let people know they need to get the F out
MexiKanMan 2:56 PM - 17 April, 2010
Sublime - Santeria
Rehab - Bartender Song (Sittin' at a Bar)
PumpkinHead 4:36 PM - 17 April, 2010
Jill Scott - Long Walk
DJ Doug Collins 5:12 PM - 17 April, 2010
Something that's guaranteed to get someone laid usually. R. Kelly, Marvin Gaye, Keith Sweat. I don't have one I always play.
dj_soo 6:47 PM - 17 April, 2010
some closing songs i've been feeling lately:

fugees - Killing me softly
warren g - regulate
camille yarbourough - Take yo praise
dirtyonekanobi 7:56 PM - 17 April, 2010
Drunk in the Club - Bei Major
I don't really like the song, but it just fits!
frost-9 10:09 PM - 17 April, 2010
Bill Withers - Lovely Day
DJ Habibi 11:11 PM - 17 April, 2010
Can't forget about you - Nas
I'm your puppet - James And Bobby Purify
My Girl - Temptations
mikep 11:43 PM - 17 April, 2010
When I did a lot of school dances through mostly the '80's, Stairway to Heaven was my closing song. At one dance I thought they were tired of it or didn't care and I played 2 shorter slow song instead to wnd things down and a few people asked me what happened to Stairway so I went back to it.
DJ Sniffles 1:55 AM - 18 April, 2010
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Used to be Spottieottie at my old lounge spot.

At my new spot thats a little younger/a little hipper I have been known to end with Slayer- Raining Blood.


Watchwww.youtube.com
O.B.1 2:33 AM - 18 April, 2010
Quote:
Quote:
Used to be Spottieottie at my old lounge spot.

At my new spot thats a little younger/a little hipper I have been known to end with Slayer- Raining Blood.


Watchwww.youtube.com Watchwww.youtube.com


that remix sucks!
he totally butchered that Slayer song...

(if you're gonna do a remix, at least make it better somehow)
Dj.Mojo 12:35 PM - 19 April, 2010
I like playing Israel Kamakawiwo'Ole 'IZ' 'Somewhere Over The Rainbow' if it is an older crowd.
Watchwww.youtube.com

My closer for the last couple of weeks for "regular crowds" was Paul Kalkbrenner - Sky and Sand
Watchwww.youtube.com
nativespinner 5:12 PM - 19 April, 2010
thuggish ruggish bone, gotta take it back
slimmjimm 9:07 PM - 19 April, 2010
More often than not,

Don't you forget about me or Praise you. Sometimes I'll throw something different in there.

Never ever Closing time.
dj hammurabi 9:13 PM - 19 April, 2010
Musiq - Just Friends
djdocfresh 3:19 PM - 21 April, 2010
2 Pac Check Out Time
The Notourious B.K.S. 3:35 PM - 21 April, 2010
I wanna sex you up........ I always hear people singing it as they walk out.
PVK01 4:25 PM - 21 April, 2010
I guess by now...

Seba - Exodus

ask audio 1 LOL
TreyPeezyDot 4:54 PM - 21 April, 2010
Yall have some real good songs on here. Imma have to try a few of them.

One I always play is:
Red Peters - The Closing Song (Get The Fuck Out)

But here his one better than RED's. Google it you will BE LIKE WOW, gotta love the BLUES!

Theodis Ealey - Stand Up In It
Phooka 12:25 AM - 22 April, 2010
NWA - Automobile
Michael Jackson - Can't Help It
Outkast - Spottieottiedopaliscious
Marvin Gaye - Lets Get It On
jbnyc 12:28 AM - 22 April, 2010
thats the good thing about a closing song, you can play your personal favorite and no one gives a shit lol
MADLOGIC the Selectah 7:44 AM - 23 April, 2010
I never try to end with the same song twice, but for certain gigs I do prefer reggae, my last song really depends on the venue I am playing.
TONZ 10:22 AM - 23 April, 2010
lately i've been using "i'm yours" Jason Mraz
the ladies melt once they here it.
or "santeria" sublime never fails to make em all say "ohhhhh"
basically sing alongs always work well.
dj smidget 2:10 PM - 23 April, 2010
empire state of mind for the charity we've been running. everyone knows its coming and goes nuts when i drop it at the end of the night.
Dj.Mojo 2:45 PM - 23 April, 2010
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lately i've been using "i'm yours" Jason Mraz
the ladies melt once they here it.

Works very well in Germany as well.
DjLogan 2:57 PM - 23 April, 2010
Asshole Dennis Leary
New York - Frank Sinatra
My Way - Frank Sinatra / Pavarati
Closing Time - Semisonic
Medium Pace - Adam Sandler
Piece of Shit Car - Adam Sandler
Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond

Id only play these in a Night Club usually something funny or different but something people can sing along with ... If I wanna see a fight Id through in RATM - Killing in the name of or Move Bitch - Ludacris ... Door men really dont like that tho lol ... At the end of the night those songs tend to get people all roudy
dj skraps 5:06 PM - 23 April, 2010
my favs...

bomb bud - quik
flex - mad cobra

people love these songs but cant really play it in a set...try em out
DJ.ReFRESH 6:30 PM - 23 April, 2010
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Asshole Dennis Leary
Medium Pace - Adam Sandler


::two thumbs up for originality::
DjLogan 8:58 PM - 23 April, 2010
Quote:
Quote:
Asshole Dennis Leary
Medium Pace - Adam Sandler


::two thumbs up for originality::


LOL Thank you, I just read my original post I really should proof read before I post ... I cant really spell apparently lmao
djransom 9:06 PM - 23 April, 2010
My personal fav is by Plies "I Feel Like F*ckin"
Dj-M.Bezzle 9:06 PM - 23 April, 2010
theres never anyone still in there at closin time anyway so it dosent matter what i play lol
DjLogan 9:25 PM - 23 April, 2010
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theres never anyone still in there at closin time anyway so it dosent matter what i play lol


Aww Bezzle have a hug!!! Ill be sure to send you a fly swatter ... Hey dd they figure out the Jog Wheel issue yet? I dont know about you but im getting a little pissed