Wedding Reception Playlist

lordscarlet · 09-05-2007, 03:22 PM

So my wedding is in 10 days. As you can see, I am on the ball! We are doing the music ourselves, with an "ipod DJ" (it's actually my macbook). We have put together a list of possible songs and I thought I would put it to the crowd to see if we missed anything good. Remember that, unfortunately, weddings aren't about good music, they're about what music will get people on the dance floor.

The list is at hxxp://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=pflesdvL9IZ-aw2xLWkoCRQ and is in no particular order. Hopefully tonight or tomorrow we're start putting it into some sort of play list order.

MikeVic · 09-05-2007, 03:32 PM

I was just going to say Total Eclipse of the Heart, and it's on there.

I would recommend The Way I Are by Timbaland and some others...

Mustang · 09-05-2007, 03:33 PM

Hmm.. quick check on the necessary wedding reception songs..

Celebration.. check
Shout... check
Cha Cha Slide.. check
Footloose... check

Not sure of the order but, I'd assume 'Friends in Low Places' will be played when everyone is drunk. Seems to be when that one is cracked out.

What... no YMCA???

Easy Mac · 09-05-2007, 03:39 PM

The list of songs we chose for our reception. Not entirely sure which ones were played, but nothing that wasn't on the list got played. Everyone there kept asking if we chose the music and we were complemented the whole time. The bolded ones are the ones I remember getting played. but there were others from here.

Code:

A Band of Bees – I Love You
AC/DC - You Shook Me All Night  Long
Aerosmith – Sweet Emotion
Allman Brothers – Blue Sky
Bachman-Turner Overdrive -  You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet
Bachman Turner Overdrive –  Let it Ride
BB King – How Blue can you  get?
Beastie Boys - Brass Monkey 
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy - Go Daddy-O
Bill Medley & Jennifer  Warnes - (I've Had) The Time of My Life
Bruce Springsteen - Born to  Run 
Buffalo Springfield - For What  It’s worth 
Chicago - 25 or 6 to 4
Chicago - Will You Still Love  Me?
Chicago - You're the Inspiration
Chuck Berry - Johnny Be Good 
Clay Aiken – Bridge over  Troubled Water
Clay Aiken – Solitaire
Coldplay - Clocks
Cowboy Mouth - Love of My Life 
Cream - White Room 
Creedence Clearwater Revival  – Born on the Bayou
Creedence Clearwater Revival  – Fortunate Son
Dave Matthews Band - Ants Marching 
Deep Purple - Smoke on the water 
Derek and the Dominos – Layla
Dexter Freebish – Leaving  Town
Dire Straits – Sultans of  Swing
Doobie Brothers – Long Train  Runnin 
Eagles – Best of My Love
Eagles – Love will keep us  alive
Elton John - Don’t go breaking  my heart 
Elton John – Saturday Night’s  Alright for Fighting
Elton John – Tiny Dancer
Elton John – Your Song
Eric Clapton - Cocaine 
Eric Clapton - Wonderful Tonight 
Foreigner - Feels like the  first time 
Frank Sinatra – Unforgettable
Franz Ferdinand - Take me out 
Free - All Right Now
Gap Band - You dropped a bomb  on me 
Garth Brooks - Friends in Low  places 
Genesis - I can’t dance 
Genesis - Invisible Touch 
George Thorogood and The Destroyers  – Who do you love
James Taylor - Carolina in  my mind 
Jimi Hendrix - All Along the  Watchtower 
Joe Cocker - With a Little  Help from My Friends
John Fogerty - Centerfield
John Lennon – Imagine
KC & the Sunshine Band  - Boogie Shoes 
Kings of Leon - King of the Rodeo
Live – Lightning Crashes
Led Zeppelin - D'Yer Mak'er 
Led Zeppelin - Dazed and Confused 
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Tuesday's Gone
Lynyrd Skynyrd – Gimme three  steps
Lynyrd Skynyrd – What’s  your name?
Matchbox Twenty – 3AM
Matchbox Twenty – Long Day
Manfred Mann's Earth Band -  Blinded by the Light 
My Morning Jacket - Lay Low
Needtobreathe – You are here
Otis Redding - Sitting on the  Dock of the Bay 
Outkast - Hey Ya! 
Paul McCartney - Maybe I'm Amazed 
Rod Stewart - Maggie May 
Rush - Tom Sawyer
Screamin’ Jay Hawkins - I  Put a Spell on You 
Semisonic - Closing Time 
 Soft Cell - Tainted Love 
Steppenwolf - Born to Be Wild 
 Steve Miller Band – The Joker
Steve Miller Band – Rock’n  Me
Sting - Fields of Gold 
Styx - Mr. Roboto 
Talking Heads - Once in a Lifetime 
Tears for Fears - Head Over Heels 
The Allman Brothers Band - One Way Out
The Allman Brothers Band -  Ramblin' Man
The Animals - House of the  Rising Sun 
The Drifters – Under the Boardwalk
The Beach Boys - God Only Knows 
The Beach Boys - Wouldn't It Be Nice 
The Beach Boys - Sloop John B 
 The Beatles - Twist and Shout 
The Beatles - Can't Buy Me Love 
The Beatles - Something 
The Byrds - Turn! Turn! Turn! 
The Cars - Just What I Needed 
The Clash - Rock the Casbah 
The Foundations - Build me up buttercup 
The Four Tops - I Can't Help  Myself 
The Fray – How to Save a life
The Fray – Over my Head (cable  car)
The Kingsmen - Louie, Louie 
The Kinks - You Really Got Me 
The Mamas & The Papas - California Dreamin' 
The Monkeys - I'm a Believer 
The Ramones - Blitzkreig Bop 
The Rolling Stones - Ruby Tuesday 
The Spencer Davis Group - Gimmie Some Lovin 
The Temptations - Get Ready 
The Time - Jungle Love 
The Troggs - Wild Thing 
The Who - Pinball Wizard 
The Who - Baba O'Reilly 
The Zombies - Time of the Season 
The Zombies - She's Not There 
Tom Petty – Free Fallin’
Traffic - Dear Mr. Fantasy
Van Morrison - Brown Eyed Girl
Weezer - Buddy Holly
XTC - Making Plans for Nigel

lordscarlet · 09-05-2007, 03:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MikeVic

I was just going to say Total Eclipse of the Heart, and it's on there.

I would recommend The Way I Are by Timbaland and some others...

There's actually a linedance we do to Total Eclipse of the Heart.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mustang

Hmm.. quick check on the necessary wedding reception songs..

Celebration.. check
Shout... check
Cha Cha Slide.. check
Footloose... check

Not sure of the order but, I'd assume 'Friends in Low Places' will be played when everyone is drunk. Seems to be when that one is cracked out.

What... no YMCA???

YMCA is on there.. between "What I like About You" and "Rockin' Robin"

When we used to help our mom DJ weddings, Friends in Low Places was a great last song of the night.

Pumpy Tudors · 09-05-2007, 03:59 PM

"Word Up" by Cameo.

Warhammer · 09-05-2007, 04:02 PM

Twist and Shout
Have I Told You Lately - Van Morrison
Paradise By the Dashboard Light - Meatloaf (better towards the end of the night.)

MikeVic · 09-05-2007, 04:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pumpy Tudors

"Word Up" by Cameo.

Suburban Rhythm · 09-05-2007, 07:32 PM

What self respecting wedding doesn't have Kenny G for background music??

Dr. Sak · 09-05-2007, 07:40 PM

Apache and Shout

lordscarlet · 09-05-2007, 08:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Suburban Rhythm

What self respecting wedding doesn't have Kenny G for background music??

First of all, this is for the reception, not background music.

Second, you should be revoked of your manhood.

Third, we have an acoustic guitarist playing music for the wedding ceremony and cocktails.

Fourth, we will be playing Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock and other as background music during dinner.

King of New York · 09-05-2007, 09:08 PM

And where, pray tell, is The Electric Six, "Danger! High Voltage" on that list?

"Fire in the disco
Fire in the Taco Bell
Fire in the Disco
Fire in the Gates of Hell"

Pure Genius. You should consider showing the song's video on a screen while the song plays.

Mustang · 09-05-2007, 09:18 PM

If you play DMB - Two Step, I'd play it early.. Not really a type of song to dance too or get the crowd going given it's length. Just seems if you play it in the middle that the floor will clear out.

lordscarlet · 09-05-2007, 09:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mustang

If you play DMB - Two Step, I'd play it early.. Not really a type of song to dance too or get the crowd going given it's length. Just seems if you play it in the middle that the floor will clear out.

Yeah. It's a small possibility and it's more about an inside "joke" between Wade and I.

AZSpeechCoach · 09-05-2007, 10:47 PM

I would suggest If You Love Somebody (Set Them on Fire) by the Dead Milkmen...but then, I was not allowed anywhere near my reception playlist.

korme · 09-05-2007, 11:31 PM

If you're going to play a DMB song, play "Crush" (not to be confused with "Crash Into Me"

wade moore · 09-06-2007, 05:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lordscarlet

Yeah. It's a small possibility and it's more about an inside "joke" between Wade and I.

*chuckle*

chesapeake · 09-06-2007, 02:25 PM

The biggest hit at my wedding was Sir Mix-a-Lot's magnum opus, "Baby got Back." If things start to drag, I guarantee that tune will get things going again.

And if you're talking love, Barry White needs to say his piece.

CamEdwards · 09-06-2007, 03:44 PM

Not a lot of punk/rock on there, but I'm a big fan of Me First and the Gimme Gimmes version of "Nothing Compares 2 U".

Also, I think the OK Go song is listed twice on the spreadsheet. And if you're looking for a slow song, Ryan Adams does a nice cover of "Wonderwall".

lordscarlet · 09-06-2007, 03:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CamEdwards

Not a lot of punk/rock on there, but I'm a big fan of Me First and the Gimme Gimmes version of "Nothing Compares 2 U".

Also, I think the OK Go song is listed twice on the spreadsheet. And if you're looking for a slow song, Ryan Adams does a nice cover of "Wonderwall".

Yeah. I wouldn't get a lot of dancing to punk/rock, thus the caveat in my first post.

This is why I have to purchase 90% of the music on the list, because I don't own any of it. I could probably slip in a Me First song, but that's about it.

Yeah, a couple songs were listed twice. That can happen by accident, but they won't be twice on the final play list.

CamEdwards · 09-06-2007, 07:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lordscarlet

Yeah. I wouldn't get a lot of dancing to punk/rock, thus the caveat in my first post.

This is why I have to purchase 90% of the music on the list, because I don't own any of it. I could probably slip in a Me First song, but that's about it.

Yeah, a couple songs were listed twice. That can happen by accident, but they won't be twice on the final play list.

This is why we had no music at our wedding reception. Well, that and the fact that we didn't really HAVE a wedding reception.

Easy Mac · 09-06-2007, 09:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CamEdwards

This is why we had no music at our wedding reception. Well, that and the fact that we didn't really HAVE a wedding reception.

Was

09-05-2007, 03:33 PM	#3
Mustang Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Wisconsin	Hmm.. quick check on the necessary wedding reception songs.. Celebration.. check Shout... check Cha Cha Slide.. check Footloose... check Not sure of the order but, I'd assume 'Friends in Low Places' will be played when everyone is drunk. Seems to be when that one is cracked out. What... no YMCA??? __________________ You, you will regret what you have done this day. I will make you regret ever being born. Your going to wish you never left your mothers womb, where it was warm and safe... and wet. i am going to show you pain you never knew existed, you are going to see a whole new spectrum of pain, like a Rainboooow. But! This rainbow is not just like any other rainbow, its...

09-05-2007, 03:59 PM	#6
Pumpy Tudors Bounty Hunter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Pittsburgh, PA	"Word Up" by Cameo. __________________ No, I am not Batman, and I will not repair your food processor.

09-05-2007, 07:32 PM	#9
Suburban Rhythm Pro Starter Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Pittsburgh	What self respecting wedding doesn't have Kenny G for background music?? __________________ "Do you guys play fast tempos with odd time signatures?" "Yeah" "Cool!!"

09-05-2007, 09:08 PM	#12
King of New York High School Varsity Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Edge of the Great Dismal Swamp	And where, pray tell, is The Electric Six, "Danger! High Voltage" on that list? "Fire in the disco Fire in the Taco Bell Fire in the Disco Fire in the Gates of Hell" Pure Genius. You should consider showing the song's video on a screen while the song plays. __________________ Input A No Input

09-05-2007, 09:18 PM	#13
Mustang Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Wisconsin	If you play DMB - Two Step, I'd play it early.. Not really a type of song to dance too or get the crowd going given it's length. Just seems if you play it in the middle that the floor will clear out. __________________ You, you will regret what you have done this day. I will make you regret ever being born. Your going to wish you never left your mothers womb, where it was warm and safe... and wet. i am going to show you pain you never knew existed, you are going to see a whole new spectrum of pain, like a Rainboooow. But! This rainbow is not just like any other rainbow, its...

09-05-2007, 03:32 PM	#2
MikeVic Head Coach Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Hometown of Canada	I was just going to say Total Eclipse of the Heart, and it's on there. I would recommend The Way I Are by Timbaland and some others...

09-05-2007, 04:02 PM	#7
Warhammer Pro Starter Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Dayton, OH	Twist and Shout Have I Told You Lately - Van Morrison Paradise By the Dashboard Light - Meatloaf (better towards the end of the night.)

09-05-2007, 07:40 PM	#10
Dr. Sak Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Stuck in Yinzerville, PA	Apache and Shout

09-05-2007, 10:47 PM	#15
AZSpeechCoach College Prospect Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Phoenix	I would suggest If You Love Somebody (Set Them on Fire) by the Dead Milkmen...but then, I was not allowed anywhere near my reception playlist. __________________ The dumber people think you are, the more surprised they'll be when you kill them! Visit Stewart the Wonderbear and his amazing travels http://wonderbeartravel.blogspot.com

09-05-2007, 11:31 PM	#16
korme Go Reds Join Date: May 2001 Location: Bloodbuzz Ohio	If you're going to play a DMB song, play "Crush" (not to be confused with "Crash Into Me"

09-06-2007, 02:25 PM	#18
chesapeake College Starter Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Arlington, VA	The biggest hit at my wedding was Sir Mix-a-Lot's magnum opus, "Baby got Back." If things start to drag, I guarantee that tune will get things going again. And if you're talking love, Barry White needs to say his piece.

09-06-2007, 03:44 PM	#19
CamEdwards Stadium Announcer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Burke, VA	Not a lot of punk/rock on there, but I'm a big fan of Me First and the Gimme Gimmes version of "Nothing Compares 2 U". Also, I think the OK Go song is listed twice on the spreadsheet. And if you're looking for a slow song, Ryan Adams does a nice cover of "Wonderwall". __________________ I don't want the world. I just want your half.

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