[Matty22]

I dunno about your mob over there, but here, one list that i nearly always go through when djing ( i know im not playing) but always gets them going (unless its one of those, young groups, techno, R&B, pretend music)

Elvis - almost anything.
Abba - about the same, any of the popular stuff
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Surprised me, but ive never played something by creedence without getting most people up, bad moon rising, down on the corner, the stuff most people will know
AC/DC - for something heavier...

Things like the nutbush (as you listed), the bus stop,steps (5 6 7 8) not sure how you'd go playing that never really tried...

Cold chisel (over here anyway), khe sahn, working class man, flame trees

Meat loaf - bat out of hell, paradise by the dash board light, took the words right out of my mouth, i would do anythign for love....

Blondie, call me, etc

One thing ive found to get people up is to play that "im a bloke, im a yobbo" song, and which gets most guys singing it to their missus, and then play "im a bitch" song which gets the women singing it to their blokes, generally late-ish in the night, when everybody's well and truely intoxicated... maybe thats just an aussie thing, im not sure.

Survivor - Eye of the tiger
Deep purple - smoke on the water, if you can play them without getting someone to raise their eyebrows then the crowd isnt worth setting up for......

Billy joel - most people i know think that im crazy..

The hardest part is to play general stuff that the majority of people, young and old will recognise...

Thats about all i can think of, im sure theres thousands more.... perhaps a few (useless?) ideas for ya

Matty