Nightclub DJ has song request price list for specific tracks with most annoying costing £1,000
You can't put a price on a good party - but this DJ reckons that you can definitely put one on being forced to play over-requested songs that drunken guests beg him to put on.
Colin-Gingell Good, better known as DJ PressPlay to partygoers, has introduced a series of hefty charges that punters who really want to hear their favourite track have to fork out for.
The 51-year-old from Colchester has been in the game for 17 years, so it's safe to say he probably hears classic party starters in his sleep by this point - and over the years, he's grown quite sick of his playlist plans getting derailed.
After nearly two decades, the disk jockey has grown tired of people not 'taking no for an answer' when he declines their pleas to play cliché tunes, so he decided to hit them where it hurts...right in the wallet.
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Colin introduced a price list for special requests during his sets in the hopes that people would stop 'ruining the night' by jumbling genres and asking for songs that 'don't make sense' for that specific party.
The Brit, who is a resident DJ at the bar and live music venue Coda in his hometown, has decided that it's about time that people get a 'polite reminder' not to interfere with a professional's playlist - otherwise, they'll have a large tab to pick up.
The priciest song you could ask DJ PressPlay to put on will set you back a whopping £1,000...but to be fair, the majority of people probably agree with him about this one being severely overplayed.
So, what's the infuriating track which will cost you a bag of sand to boogie to?
The Killers classic 'Mr Brightside', of course.
Oasis fans also need to take their cheque book if they're attending one of Colin's bashes, as sticking on 'Wonderwall' will set you back £500, while requesting 'Sex on Fire' by Kings of Leon will cost you £250.
The DJ explained he been putting up his tongue-in-cheek signs detailing his price list at his gigs and that so far, it has been working - and punters haven't asked for any of the blacklisted songs since he mocked up the notice.
Other 'fines' that lovers of generic music could be slapped with include a £100 fee for 'songs that don't fit the night', £50 for 'birthday requests', £100 for insisting the track be played next as you are leaving the party and a whopping £500 for 'insisting you know better than the DJ'.
Discussing the reasoning behind the bold move, Colin explained that he hoped it would deter demanding party guests from pesting him to play tacky tunes.
He told the Daily Gazette: "The majority of people request songs they personally love, but it doesn’t always fit the vibe of the night or the crowd.
"When I’m, for example, playing a disco and soul night, you won’t hear anything metal or something by the Foo Fighters, it just doesn’t fit.
"Some people don’t understand why we DJs do this, and that we are playing songs to keep the vibe going.
"The list is a tongue-in-cheek joke, the majority of people take it as a joke and can laugh about it. It is more for those people who do not take no for an answer and to keep from having discussions as to why I won’t play a song."
Colin said putting his rules 'in writing' has at least got him out of arguing the toss with boozed up Brits about why he won't play the song they want.
He added: "People take this more seriously than us just telling them that we won’t play a song. I’ve never played 'Mr Brightside', I just think it’s over-played.
"I don’t hate The Killers, but I just think there are so many better songs out there. Since I’ve put the signs up, I had not one person requesting it, so it seems to work."
Olivia Burke