Right music fans

I'm doing the playlist for our wedding (which I'm sure the DJ will abandon after 25 minutes). I've already got loads of ideas but wondered if anyone could unearth some gems I'd forgotten. they can't be obscure so the majority will know them, and I'm focusing on the following:

Mowtown/Soul - eg I'm in a different world, this old heat of mine, higher and higher
80's classics - eg she drives me crazy, caravan of love, shout to the top!
Britpop - Riverboat song, common people, live forever
Modern Indie - Wake Up, On Call, Apply Some Pressure

Any songs you want to through in to the mix?

Cheers everyone

Andy

 

Weddings are difficult for DJ's because

there is usually such a diverse range of people there, it's usually best to stick to the standards and more cheesy songs ie Dolly Parton 9 2 5, Love really hurts without you billy ocean, december 63 Frakie Valley, Build me up buttercup etc, some of the 80's goes down well ie culture club, Duran Duran, Wham etc, if you want more indie stuff Chelsea dagger, etc ie the more poppy sound, but at the end of the day its your wedding and make sure the DJ plays what you want, as long as folk dance he will be quite happy

 

here goes.....

love grows where my rosemary goes - edison lighthouse
keep on loving you - reo speedwagon
Is she really going out with him - joe jackson
For once in my life - stevie wonder
Aint Nobody - Chaka Khan
Breakeven - The Script
How Will I Know - Whitney Houston
Your Song - Elton John
I'm Gonna Get You Good - Shania Twain
Save Tonight - Eagle Eye Cherry
Wake Me Up Before You Go Go - Wham
Beautiful Girls - Sean Kingston
I Think We're Alone Now - Tiffany
I Don't Want to miss a thing - Aerosmith
Paradise by the dashboard light - meatloaf
Take on me - Aha
The Power Of Love - Huey Lewis
Together in electric dreams - phil oakey
Why do fools fall in love - four seasons
I want you back - jackson 5
here i go again - whitesnake
sweet little mystery - wet wet wet
absolutely everybody - vanessa amorosi
perfect 10 - beautiful south
love story - taylor swift
rule the world - take that
romeo & juliet - dire straits

Christ, I was enjoying that. Hope that might help you some mate Oh, good luck with the wedding too bud.

 

add the birdy song and agadoo

for an almost full suite of reasons to exit stage left to a nearby boozer

 

Cheers mate, a couple i'd forgotten in there, especially Chaka Khan.

Can't wait til this goes on - everyone will be dancing!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrPTDU40hO4

 

Daft Punk - One More Time
Kings Of Leon - Sex On Fire
Bellamy Brothers - Let Your Love Flow
Dead Of Alive - You Spin Me Right Round
Housemartins - Happy Hour
Dexys Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen
Undertones - Teenage Kicks
Guns & Roses - Sweet Child O Mine
Journey - Dont Stop Believing

 

Ya welcome mate......

Eaststand Lower has also pulled out some beauties - especially Don't Stop Believin' - journey.

 

Good stuff there mate, personally prefer 'Digital Love' from Daft Punk, but 'one more time' is right up there.

 

I did same for a mate's wedding, went down a storm, your on right track there for sure so far

Almost identical to genre's we went for, see if any of these get yer:

Beat It - Jacko
Peaches - Stranglers
Enjoy The Silence - Depeche Mode
This Charming Man - Smiths
Fools Gold - Stone Roses
All The Young Dudes - Mott The Hoople
Take On Me - Aha
Sun Always Shines On TV - Aha
Regret - New Order
Relax - Frankie goes to Hollywood
Everday is Like Sunday - Smiths
Papa Don't Preach - Madonna
She Will Be Loved - Maroon 5
This Love - Maroon 5
In The Name Of Love - U2
Waterloo Sunset - Kinks
With Or Without You - U2
Unbelievable - EMF
Here Comes The Night - Them
Billie Jean - Jacko
Save A Prayer - Duran Duran
West End Girls - Pet Shop Boys
You Got It - Roy Orbison
When Doves Cry - Prince
Children Of The Revolution - T Rex
Message To You - Specials
Whole Of The Moon - Waterboys

 

smack my bitch up, paranoid, orgasm addict

 

Journey are w@nker than a big w@nk nt

 

Cheers mate, will definately add Teenage Kicks and Daft Punk. I've gone for caravan of love by the Housemartins. we're having one day like this by elbow for the first dance followed by Higher and Higher by Jackie Wilson

 

Oh yes there's lots of similarities there - especially the smiths this charming man nt

 

Shut it soft lad. Go bum down the disco.

 

Its a top idea doing your own tunes if you have the resource and imagination, like you obviously

have, rather than paying some muppet to totally ruin your big day

Not been big headed but it was by far and away best wedding i've been to because i quite simply covered all bases, but not tacky

Even had say in which Sugababes and Girls Aloud songs went on for kids lol

Kudos of people coming up to Groom asking who did music and asking for cd's was the crowning glory

(nodding2fingers)

 

Ok so far...

First dance

One Day like This (Album version) Elbow

Followed by

(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher Jackie Wilson




Don't Stop Tell You Get Enough Michael Jackson
Wake Up Arcade Fire
No Cars Go Arcade Fire
Tracks of my Tears Smokey Robinson
Caravan of Love The Housemartins
She Drives Me Crazy Fine Young Cannibals
Running Up The Hill Kate Bush
Could It Be Magic Take That
Electric Feel MGMT
Grounds For Divorce Elbow
On Call Kings of Leon
Apply Some Pressure Maximo Park
Touch the Sky Kanye West
I Got a Woman Ray Charles
Superstition Stevie Wonder
I'm in a different world Four Tops
Move on Up
Summer Breeze The Isley Brothers
This Old Heart of Mine The Isley Brothers
Baby Now That I Found You The Foundations
I Bet that you look good on the dancefloor Arctic Monkeys
Sunday Shining Finley Quaye
Mr Brightside The Killers
A Town Called Malice The Jam
Shout to the Top! Style Council
Reach Out Four Tops
Riverboat Song Ocean Colour Scene
Babies Pu lp
The Promise Girls Aloud
Love Machine Girls Aloud
Shine Take That
Don't Stop Me Now Queen
Good Luck Basement Jaxx
Ring Of Fire Johnny Cash
Dakota Stereophonics
Pride (In The Name Of Love) U2
I Heard It Through The Grapevine Marvyn Gaye
Wherever I Lay My Hat Paul Young
Close To Me / Love Cats ? The Cure
Tender Blur
Girl from Mars Ash
Live Forever Oasis
Design For Life Manic Street Preachers
She Bangs The Drums Stone Roses
This Charming Man The Smiths
Love Is the Law the Seahorses
Place Your Hands Reef
National Express The Divine Comedy
North Country Boy The Charlatans
Gimme Shelter The Rolling Stones
Lets Dance David Bowie
Gold Spandau Ballet
Sledgehammer Peter Gabriel
West End Girls Pet Shop Boys
Just can't get Enough Depeche Mode
Prince Charming Adam and the Ants
Two Tribes Frankie Goes To Hollywood
Ghost Town The Specials
Tainted Love Soft Cell
Seven Nation Army White Stripes
Blue Monday New Order
Love is the Drug Roxy Music
Chelsea Dagger The Fratellis
Temptation Heaven 17
View To A Kill Duran Duran
Everybody Wants to rule the World Tears For Fears
Whats up? 4 Non Blondes
Killer Adamski
It Must be Love Madness
Roxanne The Police
Your All I Need To Get By Tammi Tyrell and Marvin Gaye

Behind A Painted Smile The Isley Brothers
Would I Lie To You Charles and Eddie
To Be With You Mr Big
Born To Run Bruce Springsteen
Lets Stay Together Al Green
All You Need Is Love The Beatles
That’s Not My Name Ting Tings
I Am The Resurrection Stone Roses
Frontier Psychiatry Avalanches
Since I Left You Avalanches
Insomnia Faithless
Common People Pulp
Valerie Mark Ronson
Rehab Amy winehouse
Ain't Nobody Chaka Khan

 

Good stuff mate

the DJ we've booked has said he'll stick to what we want so fingers crossed. I've chucked in some of the more acceptable Take that esque stuff

 

Valerie. nt

 

RE: Oh yes there's lots of similarities there - especially the smiths this charming man nt

This Charming Man would be a good one, the bride could swing her flowers round her head like morrissey did when performing the song