Here are a few of my favorite selections for cocktail hour songs 2016. During the cocktail hour you want to start building the energy but not going to wild. Keep the volume low enough for people to conversate but just loud enough to feel the groove. You can either go for the classic lively jazz or some classic/pop feel good songs. Check out some of my favorite selections below.
Al Green – Love and Happiness
Adele – Rolling In The Deep


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Bag Raiders – Shooting Stars
Bastille – Pompeii


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The Beatles – Love Me Do


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Beyonce – Love on Top


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Bob Marley – Jammin


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Bruno Mars – Marry You


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Chaka Khan – Through The Fire
Capital Cities – Safe and Sound


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Classixx – I’ll Get You


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Clean Bandit – Rather Be
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Daft Punk – Get Lucky


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Daft Punk – Something About Us


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Disclosure – Latch


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Doobie Brothers – What A Fool Believes


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The Eagles – Hotel California


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Edwin Mccain – I’ll Be


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Ellie Goulding – Lights


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Ellie Goulding – Love Me Like You Do


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Elton John – Your Song


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Empire of the Sun – Walking On A Dream


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Etta James – A Sunday Kind of Love


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Flight Facilities – Crave You


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Frank Sinatra – Come Fly With Me


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Fun – We Are Young
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Hall & Oates – You Make My Dreams Come True


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Jack Johnson – Better Together
Jamiroquai – Canned Heat


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Jason Mraz – Melt With You


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Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat – Lucky
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John Mayer – Waiting on a World to Change


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Justin Timberlake – Can’t Stop This Feeling


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Justin Timberlake – Mirrors


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The Killers – Mr. Brightside


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King Harvest – Dancing In The Moonlight
Kings of Leon – Use Somebody


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Lionel Richie – All night Long


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Lucy Pearl – Dance Tonight


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Lumineers – Ho Hey


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Luther Vandross – Never Too Much


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Lykke Li – I Follow Rivers (The Magician Remix)


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M83 – Midnight City


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Mariah Carey – Dreamlover


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Mariah Carey – Emotions


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Mark Ronson Ft. Amy Winehouse – Valerie
Maroon 5 – Sugar


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MGMT – Kids


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Michael Buble – Haven’t Met You yet
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Michael Jackson – Rock With You


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Michael Jackson – The Way You Make Me Feel


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Oasis – Wonderwall


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Of Monsters and Men – Little Talks


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Paula Cole – I Don’t Wanna Wait
The Postal Service – Such Great Heights
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Phantom Planet – California


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Prince – The Most Beautiful Girl In the World
The Spinners – I’ll Be Around


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Stevie Wonder – For Once In My Life


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Toto – Africa


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Train – Hey Soul Sister


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Vance Joy – Riptide


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Wham – Everything She Wants


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