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No country, no "Hey Ya". We have to have "Don't Stop Believin'" and "Joy to the World (Jeremiah was a Bullfrog)". Oh, and we have to have "Carolina Girls" since the wedding is in SC. :)
For me it is a most that my dinner music has the first dance wedding songs of other people's weddings I stood up in.
For instance:
Waiting on a Woman - my sister
My Best Friend - a dear friend of mine
Free - my sister
I Need You - my MOH
So these songs will be thrown in during dinner. I want to honor these special women in some way.
We have a few "must plays" that were some of our favorite songs.
We had zero "do not plays". I let the DJ read the crowd and gave him free reign to play what would get people dancing. The older crowd tends to like country, I can't remember but we probably had a couple country songs played throughout the night. Yes, we even had the chicken dance and the hokey pokey; you know why? EVERYONE gets out on the dance floor for those songs whether they are 3 or 103.
I really don't get the "do not play" list, unless it's to avoid songs that remind you of ex-lovers of something. My goal during our reception was to make sure ALL our guests had fun, not just those in "my crowd", but also the kids, parents, and grandparents. So no songs or music genres were banned.
@abbyful:Yeah thats how I feel. Some of the "corny wedding songs" are the ones that really get people up and dancing!
My wedding planner said " you may not agree now, but at midnight when everyone is drunk and Dancing, def leopard might be exactly what they want to hear"
There is only one song on my do not play list and that is "Every rose has it's thorn." I cannot stand that sond for some odd reason. Other than that, I will let the DJ have free reign!
I plan on having a variety but not too many slow jams. I do plan on some fun ones like the cha cha... Them def. get people up, especially when drunk!
Do not play "dance" hits of 2011. HATE. I'll be so happy if 2011 goes down as the worst year in music to date.
I haven't booked a dj yet but I have started compiling my "drunken classics" set for the last hour.
So far the list has been graced by the ever elegant "Baby Got Back", the timeless classic "Love in an Elevator", and the purportedly original "Ice Ice Baby". (it goes dun dun dun dun dadundun TIC , that's what makes it different)
@doily: We are kindred spirits. I HATE that song. Middle school cafeteria dance allllll over again. LOL.
@Yunalala: I love you.
We'll be skipping the 'uncomfortable' ones, like 'S&M'...or basically anything Rhianna. Or Hinder. maybe I'll get drunk enough to let someone play ONE Nickleback song, but that's it.
But I totally plan to do a kid-friendly 8-9:30 (Chicken Dance, Hokie Pokie, polkas, country, etc), group party 9:30-11 (Cha Cha Slide, Shout, some 80s rock anthems, some MoTown, Electric Slide, etc), and then down right party party from 11-1. I mean, club music, todays hits, the 'inappropriate classics' like Cherry Pie, Mony Mony (gotta sing along), or Alice (Alice...who the f*@$ is Alice!), the Stroke, Baby Got Back, etc. Drunk, grab your friends, sing at the top of your lungs songs will round out the night (Sweet Caroline, Don't Stop Believing, Ice Ice Baby, etc).
@Yunalala: lol
Our must play list has songs from some of our favorite bands and some 80's stuff. Our do not play list: no country, no participation dances (i.e. YMCA, cha cha slide, macarena, chicken dance, etc, I really dislike dances with instructions), no disco, and no Michael Jackson.
We have a Do Not Play List:
Chicken Dance
YMCA
Macarena
Hokie Pokie
But you best believe we'll be playing "Sweet Home Alabama" "Friends in Low Places" :)
My mom keeps insisting on having the chicken dance but I am putting it on the Do Not Play list.
On my HAVE to play list is a couple of Backstreet Boys songs. Also, Bohemian Rhapsody!
@phoenixandstars: Mine Do Not Play list is almost identical! Just add The Cha-Cha slide, Electric Slide, and "We Are Family" which my mother keeps harassing me to play.
@Yunalala: lol
Ours is No Chicken Dance, too! Or any of those big group dances, unless someone really really really begs the DJ. He said in that case, he has one that's not too annoying that he can bust out. Seeing as he's got to listen to that stuff over and over again at different events, I'm OK with trusting him on that one.
MUST PLAY
MAYBE PLAY
DO NOT PLAY
I'm pretty laid back when it comes to music, but there are 2 songs that are absolutely NOT allowed at my wedding:
1. Macarena (Leave it in 1996!)
2. Electric Slide
As you can tell i'm not into the choreographed line dance songs..
The only Do Not Play songs are "my songs" I had with my ex. The only reason I don't want to hear them is because once upon a time they were going to be my "first dance" songs with him!
Konstantine by Something Corporate
I was just Thinking by Teitur
This Year's Love- David Grey
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Having a hard time with reception music. I can't seem to think of anything! What were your's??