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Food and Drink Songs: 294 Title Matches and Playlist Ideas

Explore 294 food and drink song ideas, from sweet title matches to savory deep cuts. Get starter playlists, the full DJWS list and individual song...

  • DJWS
  • Food
  • Karaoke
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16 Thanksgiving Songs for Gratitude, Home and Friendship

Build a Thanksgiving playlist with 16 songs about gratitude, home and friendship, plus dinner music and after-dinner karaoke ideas from DJ Wonder Sean.

  • DJWS
  • Karaoke
  • Playlists
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DJWS Is Becoming a Music Planning System

DJWS has grown from theme lists into a searchable music planning system with hosted song books, shareable event pages, artist discovery, and tools built for...

  • DJWS
  • Event Planning
  • Hosted Song Books
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Building a Karaoke Database for Alison “MetalBabe” Cohen’s 29 Again Party

A party-preparation project became a deeper hard-rock and metal catalog. Browse the original artist-and-album inventory or start an editable DJWS song book.

  • 29 Again
  • Alison MetalBabe Cohen
  • DJ Wonder Sean
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60 Artists With Food in Their Names: Bands and Solo Singers

From Cake and Bread to Fiona Apple and Red Hot Chili Peppers: 60 food-name bands and solo artists, 193 linked tracks, and a quick-start menu...

  • Artists
  • Bands
  • DJWS
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Vintage microphone on a Halloween rock stage with violet fog, pumpkins, guitars, and a crescent moon

105 Halloween Songs for Karaoke and Spooky Playlists

Build a Halloween karaoke round or spooky party playlist with 105 song ideas, a 12-song starter set, monster classics, haunted deep cuts and practical hosting...

  • DJWS
  • Halloween
  • Karaoke
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44 Songs With Colors in Their Titles for Karaoke and Playlists

Find 44 songs with colors in their titles, from Prince and Coldplay to Mitski and Nick Drake, plus ideas for karaoke rounds and your next...

  • Colors
  • Karaoke
  • Playlists
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Built from the working side of the room

DJWS is built by a DJ, KJ, band performer, and karaoke singer.

Sean Arenas, known as DJ Wonder Sean, has been selecting music for audiences since the 1980s. His path includes mixtapes and mix CDs, DJ work, two bands, eight years as a KJ, and more than 1,200 songs on his karaoke list.

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