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Retro & Nostalgic Songbook

Meet Sean Hodder

Explore Sean Hodder’s song collection, packed with nostalgic favourites from the 70s to today. The focus is on retro crowd-pleasers and singalong classics rather than current chart hits — ideal for pubs, social clubs, weddings and events with grown‑up audiences.

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Set 1 – Warm-Up & Irish Favourites
    Belle of Belfast City
    Black Velvet Band
    Dirty Old Town
    Folsom Prison Blues
    Beyond the Sea
    Come Fly with Me
    Green Door
    Living Doll
    A Teenager in Love
    Blueberry Hill
    Rock Around the Clock
    Johnny B Goode
    Que Sera Sera
    Crazy
    King of the Road
    Jovial Irish tunes and jukebox rock n roll gems that get every pub singing along and every dance floor moving.
Set 2 – 60s Pop & Soul Classics
    All My Loving
    Brown Eyed Girl
    Daydream Believer
    I’m a Believer
    Help!
    Here Comes the Sun
    I Want to Hold Your Hand
    With a Little Help from My Friends
    My Girl
    Cupid
    Do You Love Me
    Higher and Higher
    Save the Last Dance for Me
    Under the Boardwalk
    You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’
    A vibrant set of Motown gems and 60s pop hits, guaranteed to get pub and club crowds singing every single word.
Set 3 – 70s Disco & Party Anthems
    Play That Funky Music
    Blame It on the Boogie
    Boogie Wonderland
    Brown Girl in the Ring
    Car Wash
    Daddy Cool
    Dancing Queen
    December 1963 (Oh What a Night)
    Disco Inferno
    Don’t Leave Me This Way
    Don’t Stop ’Til You Get Enough
    Good Times
    I Will Survive
    Lady Marmalade
    Le Freak
    Get groovy with 70s disco and funk gems. These floor-filling party tunes are guaranteed to have everyone dancing all night.
Set 4 – 70s & 80s Rock Anthems
    High-voltage guitar riffs and massive choruses that turn any pub into a stadium. Get ready for classic singalongs.

80s Pop & Dance

    Never Gonna Give You Up
    Celebration
    Just Can’t Get Enough
    Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
    Tainted Love
    Take On Me
    Rio
    Together in Electric Dreams
    It Must Be Love
    Karma Chameleon
    Come On Eileen
    Everybody Wants to Rule the World

Rock & Anthems

    I Want to Break Free
    Simply the Best
    Africa
    Baby Jane
    Down Under
    Every Breath You Take
    Footloose
    Let’s Dance
    Radio Ga Ga
    Summer of ’69
    Walk of Life

Soul & Motown

    If You Don’t Know Me by Now
    A Different Corner
    Money’s Too Tight (To Mention)
    True
    Careless Whisper
    Lady in Red
    Hello
    Say You Say Me

Easy Listening & Ballads

    Angels
    Wonderwall
    Don’t Look Back in Anger
    Chasing Cars
    Mr Brightside
    Sex on Fire
    I Gotta Feeling
    Shotgun
    Galway Girl
Set 5 – 80s–2000s Crowd-Pleasers & Finales
    Angels – Robbie Williams
    Wonderwall – Oasis
    Don’t Look Back in Anger – Oasis
    Chasing Cars – Snow Patrol
    Mr Brightside – The Killers
    Sex on Fire – Kings of Leon
    I Gotta Feeling – The Black Eyed Peas
    Shotgun – George Ezra
    Galway Girl – Steve Earle
    Uptown Funk – Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars
    Dance with Me Tonight – Olly Murs
    Shape of You – Ed Sheeran
    Cheerleader – OMI
    Wake Me Up – Avicii
    Despacito – Luis Fonsi ft. Daddy Yankee
    Epic 80s, 90s and 2000s anthems created for huge singalong finales and those high-energy last orders.
Noughties
  • Sex on Fire
  • Valerie
  • I'm Yours
    Singalong 2000s favourites that feel familiar and nostalgic, without drifting into today’s teen chart territory.

★ Sean covers many famous singers, including Robbie Williams, Michael Bublé, Elton John and more. A few modern songs are included, but the focus is firmly on nostalgic favourites from the last five decades.

Swing, Rat Pack & Easy Listening
  • A selection of timeless favourites.

  • Come Fly with Me — Frank Sinatra
    I’ve Got You Under My Skin — Frank Sinatra
    Love & Marriage — Frank Sinatra
    New York, New York — Frank Sinatra
    Strangers in the Night — Frank Sinatra
    You Make Me Feel So Young — Frank Sinatra
    Let There Be Love — Nat King Cole
    On the Street Where You Live — Nat King Cole
    When I Fall in Love — Nat King Cole
    Born Free — Matt Monro
    The Impossible Dream — Matt Monro
    We Have All the Time in the World — Louis Armstrong
Soul, Motown & R&B
  • A selection of soul, Motown and rhythm-and-blues favourites.

  • Cupid — Sam Cooke
    Wonderful World — Sam Cooke
    Higher and Higher — Jackie Wilson
    My Girl — The Temptations
    Save the Last Dance for Me — The Drifters
    Under the Boardwalk — The Drifters
    You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’ — The Righteous Brothers
70s & 80s Rock Classics
  • Energy-filled rock anthems for your event.

  • Don't Stop Believin' — Journey
    Sweet Home Alabama — Lynyrd Skynyrd
    Summer of '69 — Bryan Adams
    Living on a Prayer — Bon Jovi
    The Joker — Steve Miller Band
    Dreams — Fleetwood Mac
    Hotel California — Eagles

Watch Sean Live – Great for Singing and Dancing

Ready to book a professional performance? Sean’s nostalgic live sets are perfect for grown‑up crowds who love to sing and dance along. Get in touch today to discuss your event.

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