Reception Music
December 16, 2007 · Posted in ceremony & reception by ami elizabeth
I love Weddingbee and search its archives all the time! Today I came across this post from Mrs. Bee, listing the top 100 requested reception songs. I know I found some that I am putting on my have-to-play list, and also some I am banning! This is from 2006, so it might have changed slightly, but you get the gist.
Three of the top 5 were already on my MUST play list, Brown Eyed Girl, Sweet Home Alabama, and Hey Ya!. All are good old true Southern girl choices. :) Can I just say that I HEART that Def Leppard was in the top 10? As a child of the 80s, Def Leppard and Bon Jovi are on my list as well.
However, I am slightly disappointed that Love Shack is #6? Really? Also, as much as I love Lonestar’s Amazed (fantastic song, really and truly), it’s above At Last, What a Wonderful World, and Friends in Low Places? We as a society have issues.
1. Abba - Dancing Queen
2. Outkast - Hey Ya!
3. Ac/Dc - You Shook Me All Night Long
4. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama
5. Van Morrison - Brown Eyed Girl
6. B-52’s - Love Shack
7. Kool & The Gang - Celebration
8. Black Eyed Peas - Let’s Get It Started
9. Def Leppard - Pour Some Sugar On Me
10. Sister Sledge - We Are Family
11. Commodores - Brick House
12. Eric Clapton - Wonderful Tonight
13. Bee Gees - Stayin’ Alive
14. Sir Mix-A-Lot - Baby Got Back
15. Usher Feat. Ludacris & Lil’ Jon - Yeah
16. Lonestar - Amazed
17. Etta James - At Last
18. Frank Sinatra - The Way You Look Tonight
19. Nelly - Hot In Herre
20. Village People - Y.M.C.A.
21. Righteous Brothers - Unchained Melody
22. Temptations - My Girl
23. Beatles - Twist And Shout
24. Louis Armstrong - What A Wonderful World
25. 50 Cent - In Da Club
26. Garth Brooks - Friends In Low Places
27. Wild Cherry - Play That Funky Music
28. Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline
29. Foundations - Build Me Up Buttercup
30. Jimmy Buffett - Margaritaville
31. Elvis Presley - Can’t Help Falling In Love
32. Dexy’s Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen
33. Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - Old Time Rock & Roll
34. KC & The Sunshine Band - Get Down Tonight
35. Aerosmith - I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing
36. Pink - Get The Party Started
37. Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Want To Have Fun
38. DJ Casper - Cha Cha Slide
39. Bon Jovi - Livin’ On A Prayer
40. Beyonce Feat. Jay-Z - Crazy In Love
41. Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby
42. Norah Jones - Come Away With Me
43. Grandmaster Slice - Electric Slide (Shall We Dance) ‘92
44. Marvin Gaye - Let’s Get It On
45. Rascal Flatts - Bless The Broken Road
46. Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive
47. Ciara Feat. Missy Elliott - 1, 2 Step
48. Aretha Franklin - Respect
49. Kenny Loggins - Footloose
50. Rednex - Cotton Eye Joe
51. Tim McGraw w/ Faith Hill - It’s Your Love
52. U2 - Beautiful Day
53. Romantics - What I Like About You
54. Big & Rich - Save A Horse (Ride A Cowboy)
55. Prince - Kiss
56. Chubby Checker - The Twist
57. Frank Sinatra - Fly Me To The Moon
58. Al Green - Let’s Stay Together
59. Alison Krauss - When You Say Nothing At All
60. House Of Pain - Jump Around
61. Gwen Stefani - Hollaback Girl
62. Sorta Crackers Band - Chicken Dance
63. Violent Femmes - Blister In The Sun
64. John Travolta & Olivia Newton - John Grease Megamix
65. Natalie Cole w/ Nat King Cole - Unforgettable
66. Michael Jackson - Billie Jean
67. Brooks & Dunn - Boot Scootin’ Boogie
68. UB40 - Red Red Wine
69. Bryan Adams - (Everything I Do) I Do It For You
70. Journey - Faithfully
71. Black Eyed Peas - Hey Mama
72. Cheap Trick - I Want You To Want Me
73. Simon & Garfunkel - Cecilia
74. Barry White - Can’t Get Enough Of Your Love, Babe
75. Hot Chocolate - You Sexy Thing
76. Harry Connick Jr. - It Had To Be You
77. Christina Aguilera, Lil’ Kim, Mya & Pink - Lady Marmalade
78. Justin Timberlake - Rock Your Body
79. Tone Loc - Wild Thing
80. Madonna - Holiday
81. 50 Cent - Candy Shop
82. Michael Jackson - Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough
83. Will Smith - Switch
84. Weather Girls - It’s Raining Men
85. Outkast Feat. Sleepy Brown - The Way You Move
86. Eagles - Hotel California
87. Dean Martin - That’s Amore
88. K-Ci & Jojo - All My Life
89. Sade - By Your Side
90. Young M.C. - Bust A Move
91. Nelly, P.Diddy & Murphy Lee - Shake Ya Tailfeather
92. Lee Ann Womack - I Hope You Dance
93. Barry White - You’re The First, The Last, My Everything
94. KC & The Sunshine Band - (Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty
95. Deee-Lite - Groove Is In The Heart
96. Rod Stewart - Have I Told You Lately
97. Earth, Wind & Fire - September
98. Peter Gabriel - In Your Eyes
99. Britney Spears - Toxic
100. James Taylor - How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)
What songs are on your play list? Are you giving a list to your DJ or band or letting them wing it?
E.
i looove “how sweet it is” as a cake cutting song! we used it. i also loved “perfect day” (legally blonde soundtrack) for the bouquet toss. as much as i love hip hop, we put a lot of it on our do-not-play list and advised our dj that we didn’t want to hear any songs with bad words or naughty implications. a couple of our guests were disappointed, but i’m sure the vast majority appreciated it.
great list….almost all of these are on my to-play list!
At a wedding I attended this summer, they started out the fast dancing with “Let’s Get It Started” it was a really good way to get things going. I have to agree some of the songs in the top 10 are pretty sad. ?????
I’m totally sending you my playlist. We had people dancing to the “classics” (har har) all night long!
Oh yay! *Please* send it to me!
one love photo, i almost picked that one for our wedding-party-gets-everyone-going dance but was afraid people might remember the original version and be offended. instead, i chose “let’s get this party started” by pink. same idea without the history.
