The slow set...

Yourself isit

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Yep, that was another sure fire number.

When you think of it, it was a great effort by society coaxing women into opening up to the prospect of a relationship, encouraging the mating ritual. Stick on a romantic song, introduce alcohol, have the whole peer pressure thing going on. The youth of today are being denied the opportunities we had...

Society was much better at that pre disco when everything was a slow set. And people danced with multiple partners on a night out.

Youth today have tinder.

The Princess Bride

The Castle Arms Durrow on a Sunday night.
DJ Nicholas Mooney slowing it down with

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5hWWe-ts2s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5boRQcTvnwU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bx51eegLTY8

Then he'd speed it up with

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pH-tNGS5MQ

or this one

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwYN7mTi6HM

Brilliant nights out.

darkpagandeath

Ah the slow set. Where standards had no showing with the old beer goggles.

corner of hells

corner of hells wrote: »

If I could find something in Valentia but cahirciveen , portmagee or ballinaskelkigs would be perfect. .possibly in two or less years.

Suspect Ballinskelligs would be a little pricier than Caherciveen, but beautiful down around there - always think Caherciveen very underrated, tends to be almost bypassed while tourists go for the Kenmare, Sneem, Waterville, Killarney. Not a beautiful town, but good spot for going out, bit livelier than Waterville on a dark January night.

Prices aint going down though...

dd972

Deleted User wrote: »

...has it definitely definitely disappeared or any clubs or pubs out there still churn it out?

Probably, somewhere in Roscommon or Edenderry.

Outlaw Pete

And if all that there is is this fear of being used, I should go back to being lonely and confused.


































If I could.



























I would.






















I swear.

This says it all really:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEViQXpUsIo

"Slow set is dead. What do you say, when you're eternal flame Has been drowned by her Purple rain"

I remember one night - forgive me I was very young then - thinking it was a good idea to stand stock still in the middle of a dance floor when "So Long Marienne" came on, with my head in my hand. Just stood there during the whole song.

When I was asked if I was ok I just answered "Yea - it's just such a sad song". Never got so many offers of drinks, chats, or the company of so many girls in one night in my life. Was meant to try it again sometime - but I fear I grew up

Buford T. Justice XIX

infogiver wrote: »

I've a worse one, wait now...

https://youtu.be/2cFOLFtw2Ic

That needs to be full screen with memories of MTUSA and Sundays sitting at home listening to music we would rarely hear on the radio and videos we'd never see. (Tempted to fire up George Thorogood now)

If you were any way shy, the slow set was an absolute nightmare but you would get experience by being a wingman, asking your friends female interests' friend for a dance to increase his chances of a dance. And that lead to many interesting situations:)

blastman

The lad who used to DJ in the local GAA club always played Baby Stop Crying by Bob Dylan as part of the slow set, it was his calling card, so to speak. I don't think I ever heard it played anywhere else.

Mind you, there was probably a few young wans crying most nights at the state of the big mullahs giving them their best moves....

Lorelli!

blastman wrote: »

The lad who used to DJ in the local GAA club always played Baby Stop Crying by Bob Dylan as part of the slow set, it was his calling card, so to speak. I don't think I ever heard it played anywhere else..

I love that song

Around 1999, I was sixteen and my brother and his mate took me to the local nightclub.

At the end of the night, they played this and the whole nightclub sang and danced along. My brother said that the DJ played it as the last song every week. I think the slow set was gone then but the DJ was trying recreate it or something

chakotha

I haven't seen a slow set since the 80's.

Nights in White Satin by the Moody Blues and Wonderful Tonight by Eric Clapton were regulars.

razorblunt

Lorelli! wrote: »

At the end of the night, they played this and the whole nightclub sang and danced along. My brother said that the DJ played it as the last song every week. I think the slow set was gone then but the DJ was trying recreate it or something

Look at the title of the video, that's not the name of the song!

I'm going to report that to youtube, it's annoying me that much!

omb0wyn5ehpij9

razorblunt wrote: »

Look at the title of the video, that's not the name of the song!

I'm going to report that to youtube, it's annoying me that much!

Glad I'm not the only person it's annoying

Lorelli!

razorblunt wrote: »

Look at the title of the video, that's not the name of the song!

I'm going to report that to youtube, it's annoying me that much!

Ok, don't get too mad about it

infogiver

Deleted User wrote: »

This says it all really:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEViQXpUsIo

"Slow set is dead. What do you say, when you're eternal flame Has been drowned by her Purple rain"

I remember one night - forgive me I was very young then - thinking it was a good idea to stand stock still in the middle of a dance floor when "So Long Marienne" came on, with my head in my hand. Just stood there during the whole song.

When I was asked if I was ok I just answered "Yea - it's just such a sad song". Never got so many offers of drinks, chats, or the company of so many girls in one night in my life. Was meant to try it again sometime - but I fear I grew up

if we could only have stayed that way for a little while more

Widdershins

What about the Marquees? A friend often refers to them. He's about mid fifties. I'm not sure if they were a dance hall or something else. It sounds like most of their sets were slow.

sadie06

Beach Weather

Why is it not called a slow song?

sadie06

Beach Weather wrote: »

Why is it not called a slow song?

It refers to a few songs in a row..so a 'set'.

Mam of 4

Widdershins wrote: »

What about the Marquees? A friend often refers to them. He's about mid fifties. I'm not sure if they were a dance hall or something else. It sounds like most of their sets were slow.

The Marquees usually had a live band playing , in a big tent type thing:D
That's as much as I can remember of them , was in my teens then

davo10

Cold November Rain. Went on for 10 minutes, even if your were a rocker it was cool to slow dance to Guns n Roses.

December2012

Lorelli! wrote: »

razorblunt wrote: »

Look at the title of the video, that's not the name of the song!

I'm going to report that to youtube, it's annoying me that much!

Ok, don't get too mad about it

I don't think that you understand

freedominacup

Pete Cetera. The Glory of Love. From the karate kid movie.

An awful lot of nostalgia on this thread.

JupiterKid

Ah, the all slow set. Got my very first proper shift with a girl at Wesley during one back about '89. Of course, in those days you had the ask your mate to ask her mate if she'd dance with you for the slow set.:D

I'm sure it's all different these days.

Lorelli!

December2012 wrote: »

I don't think that you understand

Oh right tell me then??

D0NNELLY

The weekend was lost if you didn't get a hickie during the slow set.

freedominacup

JupiterKid wrote: »

Ah, the all slow set. Got my very first proper shift with a girl at Wesley during one back about '89. Of course, in those days you had the ask your mate to ask her mate if she'd dance with you for the slow set.:D

I'm sure it's all different these days.

The machinations that could be involved.

Grandeeod

I cannot believe this song hasn't been mentioned. From my school discos to every dump of a club, (1980s) it was always in the slow set.

I give you Mr. Adrian Gurvitz and Classic.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3a0Q6tvfmNs

Grandeeod

freedominacup wrote: »

Pete Cetera. The Glory of Love. From the karate kid movie.

An awful lot of nostalgia on this thread.

A lot of nostalgia alright. So many songs that were old and current back then. I got to know a lot of the older ones because of the slow set.

Grandeeod

infogiver wrote: »

Mind you I'll see your Spandau and raise you a Duran

https://youtu.be/6Uxc9eFcZyM

Preferred Save a Prayer and hated True, but True was the more popular in the slow set for some reason.

lertsnim

Nothing like the slow set to clear a dance floor. I'm convinced they only did it to get people to the bar. I hated it.

Grandeeod

lertsnim wrote: »

Nothing like the slow set to clear a dance floor. I'm convinced they only did it to get people to the bar. I hated it.

From experience it only tended to clear the floor for a few mins until couples hooked up and that was only after you had being eyeing up someone from earlier on.

holdfast

Boom babe, are you dancing ??? simple but great times.

whisky_galore

Yourself isit wrote: »

Society was much better at that pre disco when everything was a slow set. And people danced with multiple partners on a night out.

Youth today have tinder.

Sure dancing with girls, bit gay isn't it?

Not everything has to be a slow set...pre disco...