Starting to think about music for the big day. What do you guys like to get drunk and dance too? We like alot of differnent kinds of of music so offer anything. If you like to stay on the sidelines ask your wife. Thanks in advance.

-Luds

chicken dance

well you gotta be drunk to polka, so that's what I'm going with..

Anything Sabbath is usually a hit at a wedding.....

meaning.. that my polish side of the family likes to tie one on then polka like mad

If your getting a DJ let him play what everybody asks for...easiest way.

And since you not going to be needing your plugs anymore afterwards just send them to me :hee:

chicken dance
Funny, that was my first thought as well :cheers:

-spence

I like 80's.. Chicken dance is out.

I like 80's.. Chicken dance is out.

Electric Slide :hihi:

I'm not sure it's reasonable to expect any serious responses here.

-spence

You can not go wrong with Mowtown and Stax as your starting point. I would have it at at least 30 -40%. Everyone knows it and everyone of all ages who dance will feel comfortable dancing to it. Then throw in a little Elvis, Beach Boys, Beatles, some swing type stuff like Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin. Latin music is always good to get people dancing. Most importantly it is your wedding play some kind of music you and your partner like to dance to. If you want specific suggestion send me a pm.

Electric Slide :hihi:

oh yeah.....electric slide is money.

Band or DJ ???

sir mix a lot , Baby got back

I agree to get a good DJ that has a lot of experience and good references. Also, try to go to a function to see the DJ. We had a live band at our wedding and my wife and I crashed a reception so we could see them. We were glad we did because it was nice to know what to expect (and the hors d'oeuvre were beyond reproach).

Maybe you could get some ideas for your first dance from this. Cheferson should really like it.
http://www.glumbert.com/media/weddingfirstdance

A good DJ should only need minimal guidance with song choices. I mean, you're paying them a lot, they should be able to read the crowd and keep things going. I remember telling my DJ to make sure he threw in some classic rock and some 80's hair band stuff once the dancing got going, but that was really it. I know some DJ's like to get a song list from the couple, but in the end, it's the DJ that has done wedding after wedding and knows what works and what doesn't. You and your fiance may love "She's like the Wind" by Patrick Swayze, but that doesn't mean all your guests are going to have a good time dancing to it.

Band or DJ ???


dj

make a list of songs that you don't want as well as what you want and give that to the DJ. That way if someone requests brick house and you hate it, he'll know not to play it.

i'm gonna request the electric slide and the macarena every 15 minutes or so, so if you don't want to hear it, put it on the list :hihi:

make a list of songs that you don't want as well as what you want and give that to the DJ. That way if someone requests brick house and you hate it, he'll know not to play it.

i'm gonna request the electric slide and the macarena every 15 minutes or so, so if you don't want to hear it, put it on the list :hihi:

I did that as well;
We gave him a do not play list, as well as out 'set' dances early on, then told him to use his experience to play what was appropriate. Worked out fine, but the do not play list is key!!!

clogs - thats what I did, I made a list of what not to play, I did not want to hear Old Time R&R by seger at my wedding.

clogs - thats what I did, I made a list of what not to play, I did not want to hear Old Time R&R by seger at my wedding.

Come on Jim, you exude a 'I love Pop music' vibe :fishslap:

Andrea Boccelli. Either way I wish you the very best LUDS.

yeah good call on the "do not play" list. that is key. we had quite a few songs on there and I'm glad we did!

You can't go wrong with Earth Wind & Fire.

Carwash

its raining men

its raining men

Funny Story....

I was at this 40th B'day party at function Hall, me and a buddy of mine noticed that the DJ......all 300 lbs. of him.....sang along and danced to all the songs he played.

so we sent one of the wives up to request Its Raining Men.......I'll tell ya, nothing funnier than a guy that size singing and dancing to that song.......especially when you have a few pops in your system

luds. let's rifle through my 80's collection one night on the computer. i just found this dazz band lp downstairs that rocks the house too. dead or alive usually gets the people movin as well.

Some fitting wedding music must include....
"The End" by The Doors
"The End Of The World As We Know It" by REM
"You Can't Always Get What You Want" by the Rolling Stones
"Suicide Is Painless" theme from MASH
"Kill Yourself" By the Young Adults

Some fitting wedding music must include....
"The End" by The Doors
"The End Of The World As We Know It" by REM
"You Can't Always Get What You Want" by the Rolling Stones
"Suicide Is Painless" theme from MASH
"Kill Yourself" By the Young Adults

HAHAHAHAH thats funny!!!:rotflmao:

"Run to the Hills"-Iron Maiden.

Not really of course.

Best to you and your prospective wife!

Killing in the Name Of

Fishermen's Blues by Waterboys, cause you could be singing them.

"I used to Love Her...."

"Killing Floor"

Hokey pokey. bunny hop , macerena(?sp) , I know at the end of the night when they are all trasjhed , the girls like to dance to the song Jump , Jump for my love and the other biggy is Gloria , Not G L O R I A Gloria but the one "Gloria , i think i got your number"" blah blah blah. I don't know why but they like those two songs .

Oh yeah , i forgot the two from the bat out of hell album

two out of Three aint bad and paradise by the dashboard lights ( tell me right now! Will you love me to the end of time?.....and now I'm waiting til the end of time)... :)

Anything by John Valby is sure to liven things up too....:shocked:

Got to throw some Sinatra in there just for the Steeze of it!

Ludz,

We actually had our dj create a sample CD of what he had in mind for us. That wasn't too bad ... but he also suggested that we not take any requests due to most requests coming from the younger generation (teenagers) and we really didn't want any techno/metal or rap.

80's stuff seemed to be the way to go. Greased Lighting is always a hit, Paradise like Saltheart said, .....get a sample to see where the dj's head is...and things will work themselves out. Don't worry, you won't be hearing much music anyways....:cheers2:

Get the pictures' session out of the way immediately......do it before you start tipping the bottle. :D

Good Luck and Best wishes -

In all honesty the ONLY thing you have to have go right at a wedding is the Bar......anything else won't matter, but if the Bar isn't there, for some reason, then all hell will break loose