Please post your MUST Play songs...

Need some suggestions on your favorite songs to dance to at weddings...

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Last week, I downloaded one of the most beautiful songs I have ever heard. It's a Hawaiian mix of 'Somewhere over the rainbow' and 'What a wonderful world' by Israel Kamakiwiwaole. If anybody saw the episode of ER where Dr. Green dies, it was used at the end of the episode. I highly recommend it. I think that I will use it for the cake-cutting.

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Thanks Barbara...that is a very cool song and I know someone who used that for their first dance. (Also in the now defuct Etoys commercial as well as the movie Finding Forrester)

But I forgot to mention: I have a band - so I don't think that version would would work unless they happen to carry a eukelele :D

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I Belive in you and Me - Whitney Housten from Preacher's Wife - just love the words!

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must plays:

Workin' Day and Night - Michael Jackson
Night Fever - Bee Gees (my girlfriends and I are going to do the Hustle)
Don't You Forget about me - The Breakfast Club soundtrack
I Get a Kick Out of You - Sinatra
Maybe I'm Amazed - McCartney (first dance)
In the Mood (instrumental for the Lindy!!)
Theme from Grease - (grease is the word, is the word that you heard....)
Don't Tell Me - Madonna
Upside Down - Diana Ross
Don't Leave Me This Way - Donna Summer?
Jackson 5 - haven't selected yet
Ain't Nobody - Chakha Khan
I Will Be All Right (not sure of title)- Beta Band
Sleigh Ride - Harry Connick Jr.
Safety Dance - Just cause you HAVE to!
It's the Stuff That Dreams are Made Of - Carly Simon
Stand by Me
In the Mood for Love - (my parents wedding song)
We Are Family

- just a few to give you an idea. I haven't written the full list yet - good luck

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I am considering my bridal party to come into Somewhere Over the Rainbow by that Hawaiian singer. I am trying to get out of my head that Dr. Green died to that but I like the sound of it and it is different.

Let’s Get Loud
YMCA
No Rap (Unless song requested)
Brown Eyed Girl
Play that Funky Music
Hands Up
Runaround Sue
The Twist
Escape
Oh, What a Night
Fast Shania Twain
It Wasn’t Me
Friends in Low Places
Build Me Up Buttercup
Cecilia
Bust A Move
C’mon Ride the Train
Shook Me All Night Long
Wild Thing
September
Cotton Eyed Joe
Only the Good Die Young
Get this Party Started
Dance 70’s/80’s
Who Let the Dogs Out
Disco Inferno

Still compiling my list though...

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Bust a move
brown eyed girl
build me up buttercup
going to the chapel

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I am still working on it, but here is what I have so far:
Recipe for making love- Harry Connick, Jr. (cake cutting)
Could Not Ask for More- Edwin McCain (first dance)
A little Respect - Erasure
Don't Leave me This Way
First, Last, Everything - Barry White
September to Remember - Earth Wind & Fire
It' All Right/Get Right Back
I want you to want me
Dancing Queen - ABBA
Come on Eileen - Dexy's Midnight Runners
There You'll Be - Groom's Dance with his Mom
Can't get enough of your love baby
Girl from Ipanema (during dinner)

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Kiss-Prince
you don't even know me-byron stingly
a few freestyle jams for my cousins
in the mood-g miller
oh marie-louie prima
abc-jackson 5
anything-bee gees
perfect combination-stacy latisaw
At last-our fist dance
Evergreen-b streistand
Sea of love-honeydrippers
in the still of the night
boogie woogie bugle boy-andrews sisters

I'll think of more

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Lauren,
Thats my first dance too (90% sure)!!

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RichsBride,

I'm doing At Last for my first dance too! Which version? I'm using Celine Dion's new version...it's out on her new album.

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All the Way - Frank Sinatra (first dance)
Wind Beneath My Wings - Bette Midler (mother-son)
When I'm 64 - Beatles (cake cutting)

Twist & Shout
The Twist
Can't Help Falling in Love - Elvis
Dancing Queen - ABBA
Stayin' Alive - Bee Gees (Sat Night Fever)
rock n' roll from the 60's and 70's
some disco
Let's Get Loud - JLo
anything by Frank Sinatra

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dido-thank you

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when you have to think of songs how funny how you forget what you wanted!

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Debbie - can you post your full list?

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I think i'm gonna have my bridal party come in to 'Enter Sandman' by Metallica. My FH loves Metallica

'i wanna grow old with you' Adam sandler
Paradise by the Dashboard Light - Meatloaf
'Lets get Loud - JLo
'Cotton Eye Joe'
ANYTHING BY BILLY JOEL!!!


Thats all i got so far.. lol

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My list...

First Dance: At Last- Etta James (no Bridal Party or Guests)
Second Song (with Guests): Somewhere Beyond the Sea-Bobby Darrin

German Toast: “Ein Prosit”

Dinner
*Going to California BBC Live version– Led Zepplin
Wish you were here and comfortably numb - Pink Floyd
Riders of the Storm - The Doors
*Besume Mucho – not Beatles
*Girl from Ipanema


Cake Cutting – When I’m 64 – Beatles
Father/Daughter – My Girl – Temptations
Mother/Son – In my life - beatles

Anniversary/Dedication Dance (include ALL couples and longest married couple gets bouquet) –
L-O-V-E – Nat King Cole

Last Dance – My first, my last, my everything– Barry White

Marvin Gaye - I heard it through the Grapevine
Madonna – Ray of Light
*George Michael – Faith
Fleetwood Mac – Don’t Stop thinking about tomorrow
Billy Idol – Dancing with myself
*Los Bravos – Black is Black (Groom’s Uncle Pete sang originally)
*Michael Jackson – Billie Jean
*Van Halen – Jump and Hot for Teacher (Jump for Bride’s Aunt Sandy)
*Village People – YMCA (for Bride’s father)
Katrina and the Waves – Walking on Sunshine
*Police – Every little thing she does is magic
*Barry Manilow – CopaCabana (for Bride’s mother)
*groove is in the heart – dee-lite
*Never There – Cake
* Let me stand next to your fire – Jimi Hendrix

Bee Gees
Fat Boy Slim
Gogos
Culture Club
Wham
Monkees
*Beatles
*Elvis
Abba
*Duran Duran
*Glenn Miller
*70’s Disco
*big band (beginning of night?)
Neil Diamond

Ethnic
*Salsa (please limit to 2-3 songs)
*Spanish Hava Nagilah (towards end of night – Groom’s Uncle Joe (Jose Gonzalez) must go into the middle)
*German polka
Pennsylvania polka