# Rat Pack assorted funk **URL:** \ **Category:** Music\ **Created:** [23 September 2023 13:18 UTC](https://djhistory.discourse.group/t/rat-pack-assorted-funk/1393 "2023-09-23T13:18:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![GrimsbyRiviera](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/djhistory.discourse.group/grimsbyriviera/32/9_2.png) [@GrimsbyRiviera](https://djhistory.discourse.group/u/GrimsbyRiviera)\ **Post date:** [23 September 2023 13:18 UTC](https://djhistory.discourse.group/t/rat-pack-assorted-funk/1393/1 "2023-09-23T13:18:39Z")
I’ve got a private party in the offing in which the theme is Viva Las Vegas. So i’m looking for suggestions of Rat Pack-style records that have got a bit of dancefloor swing to them. I’ve got a bunch already, like Sammy Davis Jr’ Baretta’s Theme and Up Up And Away and I think I can get away with some Lalo Schifrin and Quincy stuff, too. Any other suggestions? [![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/djhistory/original/2X/2/25888fbd5d5ca5992c833c4dda7079a13f3972cd.jpeg "Sammy Davis jr. - Baretta's theme") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HNWhVXcjV8) ---
**Author:** ![Laechelt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/djhistory.discourse.group/laechelt/32/1599_2.png) [@Laechelt](https://djhistory.discourse.group/u/Laechelt)\ **Post date:** [23 September 2023 16:21 UTC](https://djhistory.discourse.group/t/rat-pack-assorted-funk/1393/2 "2023-09-23T16:21:57Z")
[![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/djhistory/original/2X/1/1d23fd43c1ae3e030a1738fb03592280eeee28ab.jpeg "Comin' Home Baby") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBugBEWVnpA) Norman Jay put this on a Good Times comp. Opened me up to the idea of adding some swing. ---
**Author:** ![Laechelt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/djhistory.discourse.group/laechelt/32/1599_2.png) [@Laechelt](https://djhistory.discourse.group/u/Laechelt)\ **Post date:** [23 September 2023 16:26 UTC](https://djhistory.discourse.group/t/rat-pack-assorted-funk/1393/3 "2023-09-23T16:26:07Z")
[![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/djhistory/original/2X/8/8757dfa0b060b4ca3a1ef5cb35accd7f6c76b194.jpeg "Smack Dab In The Middle") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYorhU-SCEU) Big band with great lyrics to get the party started. ---
**Author:** ![Aubrey](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/djhistory.discourse.group/aubrey/32/2475_2.png) [@Aubrey](https://djhistory.discourse.group/u/Aubrey)\ **Post date:** [25 September 2023 08:20 UTC](https://djhistory.discourse.group/t/rat-pack-assorted-funk/1393/4 "2023-09-25T08:20:08Z")
[![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/djhistory/original/2X/3/345d16e650e96fc03128e49261019be4be78539a.jpeg "Telly Savalas - Who loves ya baby 1975") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVeLBUQ8wQk) ---
**Author:** ![GrimsbyRiviera](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/djhistory.discourse.group/grimsbyriviera/32/9_2.png) [@GrimsbyRiviera](https://djhistory.discourse.group/u/GrimsbyRiviera)\ **Post date:** [25 September 2023 08:23 UTC](https://djhistory.discourse.group/t/rat-pack-assorted-funk/1393/5 "2023-09-25T08:23:07Z")
Yeah I got that one, it’s great! I’ve got quite a cool pisstake by Chevy Chase, that’s like a cross between this and Barry White. ---
**Author:** ![Spider](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Spider](https://djhistory.discourse.group/u/Spider)\ **Post date:** [25 September 2023 08:31 UTC](https://djhistory.discourse.group/t/rat-pack-assorted-funk/1393/6 "2023-09-25T08:31:57Z")
[![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/djhistory/original/2X/9/91028be8b6ace9a53b810d1c6916830faf3ca58c.jpeg "Sammy Davis, Jr.\_Up, Up and Away") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxJ5vX555eQ) this used to go off at a funk night i did years ago ---
**Author:** ![RandomJukebox](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/djhistory.discourse.group/randomjukebox/32/2796_2.png) [@RandomJukebox](https://djhistory.discourse.group/u/RandomJukebox)\ **Post date:** [25 September 2023 16:20 UTC](https://djhistory.discourse.group/t/rat-pack-assorted-funk/1393/7 "2023-09-25T16:20:55Z")
More swing than funk but this might work during a warm up [![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/djhistory/original/2X/1/142051841e2e53338ca1c06b4a5883c807efe15d.jpeg "This is What you Are (Dim's Hipster Jazz Version by Dimitri from Paris)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rYGANrW160) of course if that works then there’s that whole Schema Records, Nicola Conte, Koop etc bag to explore but I’m sure you know all that already. Always thought this had a Vegas Vibe to it too [![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/djhistory/original/2X/5/5cc24838625f241b8627da0160d0d534ac69562f.jpeg "The Doors - Touch Me (Live)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6bRukfcUf0) Mark Murphy? Particularly love his version of She Loves You (but can’t find a link). And that Paul Anka lp has it moments, thanks to some decent production, for warming up [![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/djhistory/original/2X/9/962f7d2fc65c488343e3c1b6e32232dd88c55f15.jpeg "Eye of the Tiger - Paul Anka") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wruNqAByfzY) ---
**Author:** ![The\_Nightlark](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/djhistory.discourse.group/the_nightlark/32/244_2.png) [@The\_Nightlark](https://djhistory.discourse.group/u/The_Nightlark)\ **Post date:** [25 September 2023 20:25 UTC](https://djhistory.discourse.group/t/rat-pack-assorted-funk/1393/8 "2023-09-25T20:25:24Z")
[![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/djhistory/original/2X/d/d278d268ef510fc781f38f346f333b3d6d0510f7.jpeg "Della Reese - It Was A Very Good Year") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4B7nOT96nsE) ---
**Author:** ![Laechelt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/djhistory.discourse.group/laechelt/32/1599_2.png) [@Laechelt](https://djhistory.discourse.group/u/Laechelt)\ **Post date:** [26 September 2023 01:05 UTC](https://djhistory.discourse.group/t/rat-pack-assorted-funk/1393/9 "2023-09-26T01:05:35Z")
[![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/djhistory/original/2X/e/e36240bcdf9ce264c6a799d67957e9a58cdb0943.jpeg "Can't Get Enough Of Your Love Baby") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciAyRZKMgzU) Louis Prima covering Barry White could work. ---
**Author:** ![GrimsbyRiviera](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/djhistory.discourse.group/grimsbyriviera/32/9_2.png) [@GrimsbyRiviera](https://djhistory.discourse.group/u/GrimsbyRiviera)\ **Post date:** [26 September 2023 12:33 UTC](https://djhistory.discourse.group/t/rat-pack-assorted-funk/1393/10 "2023-09-26T12:33:12Z")
V good! Feel free to add more 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![GrimsbyRiviera](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/djhistory.discourse.group/grimsbyriviera/32/9_2.png) [@GrimsbyRiviera](https://djhistory.discourse.group/u/GrimsbyRiviera)\ **Post date:** [26 September 2023 12:34 UTC](https://djhistory.discourse.group/t/rat-pack-assorted-funk/1393/11 "2023-09-26T12:34:26Z")
Shouldn’t work, but totally does! x ---
**Author:** ![JonnyS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc348/32.png) [@JonnyS](https://djhistory.discourse.group/u/JonnyS)\ **Post date:** [26 September 2023 13:11 UTC](https://djhistory.discourse.group/t/rat-pack-assorted-funk/1393/12 "2023-09-26T13:11:19Z")
Sammy sings Shaft [![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/djhistory/original/2X/d/d5009909e8eb549f7e49acfdad872d36307c9a2e.jpeg "Sammy Davis Jr. (1972)John Shaft") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jaJzKlsg5dc) Also: Theme from SWAT Theme from black belt Jones I want to be evil by Eartha Kitt Where is my man by Eartha Kitt Louis prima: **“Felicia No Capicia”** I took Felicia to Las Vegas, here’s my story She spent the weekend eatin’ chicken cacciatore But when I said, “I’d like to kiss ya” Felicia no capicia ---
**Author:** ![GrimsbyRiviera](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/djhistory.discourse.group/grimsbyriviera/32/9_2.png) [@GrimsbyRiviera](https://djhistory.discourse.group/u/GrimsbyRiviera)\ **Post date:** [26 September 2023 13:19 UTC](https://djhistory.discourse.group/t/rat-pack-assorted-funk/1393/13 "2023-09-26T13:19:39Z")
That Louis Prima is great, completely forgotten about that 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![RandomJukebox](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/djhistory.discourse.group/randomjukebox/32/2796_2.png) [@RandomJukebox](https://djhistory.discourse.group/u/RandomJukebox)\ **Post date:** [26 September 2023 13:45 UTC](https://djhistory.discourse.group/t/rat-pack-assorted-funk/1393/14 "2023-09-26T13:45:43Z")
If you are going with Sammy Davis Jr then Shake Shake Shake does just that. [https://youtu.be/R6bEU\_yvw8c?feature=shared](https://youtu.be/R6bEU_yvw8c?feature=shared) His late 60s albums are worth cherry picking, particularly Something For Everyone [https://music.apple.com/gb/album/something-for-everyone/1616032710](https://music.apple.com/gb/album/something-for-everyone/1616032710) ---
**Author:** ![The\_Nightlark](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/djhistory.discourse.group/the_nightlark/32/244_2.png) [@The\_Nightlark](https://djhistory.discourse.group/u/The_Nightlark)\ **Post date:** [26 September 2023 14:17 UTC](https://djhistory.discourse.group/t/rat-pack-assorted-funk/1393/15 "2023-09-26T14:17:06Z")
If you are going down the Lois Prima alley, this is also maybe playable. [![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/djhistory/original/2X/4/493f867019955fc1ff1fcff12bf5e4d2e3e555f8.jpeg "Mrs. Robinson (Live)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMF2HVC8DbM) More stuff that isn’t perfect, but has the sort of sound that i think works in that context. Not exactly an easy task, this one… [![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/djhistory/original/2X/b/ba9c2916a2b8acacc592c6416193c8c056be3add.jpeg "Keep On Running") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeVMfZLzw2E) You could add “Looking Out My Window” but you’d be as well just using one of his more vegas sounding ones in my opinion. [![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/djhistory/original/2X/f/f8ffd10102968f775a5372a7e02ca66c8eb2affa.jpeg "I've Got My Mind Set on You") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6MWeXxSnYQ) [![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/djhistory/original/2X/9/93d3dd05e0642936aa1d30f0073c12a88e15a3e1.jpeg "Sinner Man") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xsvTXdFCCw) ---
**Author:** ![MusicForHangovers](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/djhistory.discourse.group/musicforhangovers/32/2254_2.png) [@MusicForHangovers](https://djhistory.discourse.group/u/MusicForHangovers)\ **Post date:** [26 September 2023 19:38 UTC](https://djhistory.discourse.group/t/rat-pack-assorted-funk/1393/16 "2023-09-26T19:38:32Z")
I played a Las Vegas themed party a few years ago at the big chill house, managed to fill over 2 hours with funky Vegas shizzle. Can’t remember exactly what i played but here are a few that i recall getting a good response, plus a few others that I discovered subsequently. A few are live recordings (several from Vegas itself) and i tended to include the applause at the beginning and/or end of the tracks as i felt it enhanced the sense of Vegas ‘showtime’ to my set. Mel Torme - Superstition. A quirky live version. Not especially funky, but it seemed to really grab people’s attention. Includes nice interpolations of Gershwin and John Barry. [![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/djhistory/original/2X/8/80962d8636c5c668d7526c7c88e93e4779cc68b8.jpeg "Superstition (Live at the Maisonnette)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9ucUgr5rAY) Jack Jones - Brother where are you. Recorded live at Vegas. It has a false ending, and then just as the guitarist begins to let loose the track fades out! Grrr… [![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/djhistory/original/2X/d/da90e6a21d1d99db39cc87163e96b8b4eb265906.jpeg "Brother, Where Are You? (Live At The Sands) - Jack Jones") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_MX3fdd-gE) Buddy Rich - The Beat Goes On. There are 2 versions of this cut - a 5 minute LP version (on Big Swing Face), and a snappier 2&1/2 min version on 45. It’s his 8 year old daughter on vocals, btw. [![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/djhistory/original/2X/8/8680a4c62a67d33cad16eeaa19f388adb7bad57b.jpeg "Buddy Rich Big Band - The Beat goes on.") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_JJaAkUwpc) peggy lee - dock of the bay. In case anyone recognizes the beat, the drums on this were jacked by the Beastie Boys. [![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/djhistory/original/2X/7/76439e4bd83dad2780c6780bad0b14af039f87e6.jpeg "Peggy Lee/Sitting On The Dock Of The Bay(Otis Redding) 1969") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOc0kRo-hMc) Shirley Bassey - Light My Fire. Classic version. [![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/djhistory/original/2X/1/1a0b9586bfc64b77b3851f10a5d25b5e67dbd33a.jpeg "Light My Fire (1994 Remaster)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4dAlxkTUZc) I’ll add a few more later 👍 ---
**Author:** ![Rodney-Bennett](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/djhistory.discourse.group/rodney-bennett/32/1109_2.png) [@Rodney-Bennett](https://djhistory.discourse.group/u/Rodney-Bennett)\ **Post date:** [26 September 2023 19:54 UTC](https://djhistory.discourse.group/t/rat-pack-assorted-funk/1393/17 "2023-09-26T19:54:00Z")
Did someone mention Las Vegas? [![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/djhistory/original/2X/f/fcbb26f7980fe8af5f3d2ef4a66843cb5685919c.jpeg "If You Talk in Your Sleep") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maX0PgZWKNQ) ---
**Author:** ![MusicForHangovers](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/djhistory.discourse.group/musicforhangovers/32/2254_2.png) [@MusicForHangovers](https://djhistory.discourse.group/u/MusicForHangovers)\ **Post date:** [26 September 2023 20:05 UTC](https://djhistory.discourse.group/t/rat-pack-assorted-funk/1393/18 "2023-09-26T20:05:22Z")
Ha! You beat me to it! Was just compiling some funky stuff by The King… His Stax phase yielded some good tracks. [![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/djhistory/original/2X/1/14e59f185d23a17cea34a5a9f6413cf409b4438f.jpeg "Elvis Presley - I Got A Feelin' In My Body (Official Audio)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apC9Frnpe28) [![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/djhistory/original/2X/3/34bc72b1ca2c02e74cf899c98e7667fed110f1a7.jpeg "Elvis Presley - Polk Salad Annie (Live)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9EzFC0IL2k) Tom Jones also did a decent version of Polk Salad Annie, though his attempts at a southern accent on the spoken intro are pretty hilarious! [![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/djhistory/original/2X/d/da499f4bff355a59d7fbc7d4e01c8a2ad7e5ab0b.jpeg "Wearin' That Loved On Look") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtv3chIAjug) [![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/djhistory/original/2X/4/43893eeae52ef615f2ed70bdc28a59c25408add8.jpeg "Rubberneckin'") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Np8tGxwI44) And there’s always Little Less Conversation, but that’s too obvious I suppose. Edit: I just remembered that I ended my set with this outro from one of his live performances (“Elvis Has Left The Building… .!”) [![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/djhistory/original/2X/4/403051d82b9944e206c73921806f835c8777c744.jpeg "End Theme (Orchestra) (Live)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKMGmqc8KDw) ---
**Author:** ![GrimsbyRiviera](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/djhistory.discourse.group/grimsbyriviera/32/9_2.png) [@GrimsbyRiviera](https://djhistory.discourse.group/u/GrimsbyRiviera)\ **Post date:** [26 September 2023 20:42 UTC](https://djhistory.discourse.group/t/rat-pack-assorted-funk/1393/19 "2023-09-26T20:42:03Z")
Can’t believe how good that Jack Jones is! I must’ve bought at least ten of his miserable albums from charities over the years and they’ve all been absolutely shit. ---
**Author:** ![MusicForHangovers](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/djhistory.discourse.group/musicforhangovers/32/2254_2.png) [@MusicForHangovers](https://djhistory.discourse.group/u/MusicForHangovers)\ **Post date:** [26 September 2023 21:25 UTC](https://djhistory.discourse.group/t/rat-pack-assorted-funk/1393/20 "2023-09-26T21:25:15Z")
Same here. You might try checking A Time For Us as there’s a couple of OK tracks on that, one of which (What Do You Get When You Fall In Love) was the source of an Andy Smith re-edit on one of his The Document comps. For some reason that I don’t fully understand, some of the tracks on that Jones LP are split between R and L channels (vox, drums and a few spectral horns on one channel, everything else on the other). Shut down the ‘everything else’ channel and you’re left with a brilliant quasi-D’n’B lounge track. It’s a nice trick! [Next page](https://djhistory.discourse.group/t/rat-pack-assorted-funk/1393.md?page=2)