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Soul music bingo: a night of Motown and soul classics

Soul is a grateful genre for music bingo: the intros are iconic, the voices unmistakable and the songs have been played at every party for sixty years. From the first notes of Respect to the bass line of My Girl, the room recognises it within seconds.

You paste a soul playlist from Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music or Deezer, or type the songs yourself. We put them on unique bingo cards and the Bingo Master plays the recognisable 30-second part of every song.

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Music bingo for company parties, weddings, clubs, pubs and care homes

Motown as the backbone

Start your list with Motown: The Supremes, The Temptations, Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye. Those songs are short, instantly recognisable and known across three generations. For half an hour of play you need about 55 songs, which the great soul catalogue delivers with ease.

From classic soul to now

Extend the line to later soul: Al Green and Otis Redding for the connoisseurs, and modern names like Amy Winehouse, Alicia Keys and Leon Bridges for the younger guests. The night sounds like one whole and every age recognises enough.

The mood of a soul night

Soul does not ask for a conga line but for a good volume knob and room to sway along. Play relaxed rounds and vary the win patterns: first the corners, then a row, and the full card to finish, right when the biggest classics come around.

Example songs for this theme

For inspiration: these are songs that tend to work well with this theme. You are not tied to any of them — you build your own list, so use them, extend them or ignore them completely.

Respect — Aretha Franklin
I Heard It Through the Grapevine — Marvin Gaye
My Girl — The Temptations
Superstition — Stevie Wonder
Ain't No Mountain High Enough — Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
Stop! In the Name of Love — The Supremes
(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay — Otis Redding
Stand by Me — Ben E. King
Let's Stay Together — Al Green
I Want You Back — The Jackson 5
Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours) — Stevie Wonder
Son of a Preacher Man — Dusty Springfield
Rehab — Amy Winehouse
Valerie — Mark Ronson & Amy Winehouse
If I Ain't Got You — Alicia Keys

How to make this music bingo yourself

Paste your playlist

A link from Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music or Deezer, or type your own list of songs. The app collects the titles and removes duplicates.

Choose playing time and win pattern

The app works out how many songs you need and picks the card size.

Print the unique bingo cards

Two cards per A4 with cut lines, with a matching emoji above every title, plus a checklist for the host.

Play the hits

The Bingo Master plays the recognizable part of every song and verifies each bingo through the card code.

Making a music bingo in four steps: paste a playlist, plan the night, print cards and play

Frequently asked questions

What is a soul music bingo?

A music bingo where every song on the card comes from soul and Motown, from the sixties to modern soul.

What kind of group does this suit?

A broad one: the Motown classics are known across three generations. The theme fits a party, a bar night or a company party.

How many songs do I need?

About 55 for half an hour, 110 for an hour and 164 for ninety minutes of play.

How do my guests join?

With printed cards, two per A4 with cut lines, or free on their own phone through bingobanger.party with the host's game code.

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