Good Dance Songs for a Wedding

[redmarvel]

I've been invited to a wedding and on the invitation was a request for 3 Songs that we would like to hear played. I want "wedding appropriate" dance tunes that don't involve the Bird Dance or the Bunny Hop or any other line dances... Any suggestions?

 

[Strange]

Queen "Another one bites the dust"

 

[jaguarr]

Every wedding I've ever been to has played "YMCA" (a song I normally loathe) at the reception, but for whatever reason that song seems to get EVERYONE up and dancing and having a great time.

jag

 

[redmarvel]

Here are a few:

I Just Can't Get Enough
Get Down Tonight
(I Like to) Move It
The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)
Dollar Wine

 

[Master Chief]

The Time Warp.

 

[redmarvel]

Satisfaction - The Rolling Stones

 

[black_dust]

Billy Idol White wedding

Or Motor Head Ace of spades

 

[Clerk]

Total Eclipse of the Heart - Dan Band
More than a Feeling- Boston
Closer - Nine Inch Nails (Ok not this one.......)

 

[The Chairman]

If you want some really good dance music, I suggest digging deep into the 1970s' disco catalogue:

Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel - Tavares
Heaven Must Have Sent You - Bonnie Hunter
You Should Be Dancing – The Bee Gees
Disco Inferno – The Trammps
You’re The First, The Last, My Everything – Barry White
Shake Your Groove Thing – Peaches and Herb
Thriller – Michael Jackson
Funkytown – Lipps, Inc.
Best Of My Love – The Emotions
Boogie Oogie Oogie – A Taste Of Honey
Shake, Shake, Shake (Shake Your Booty) – KC And The Sunshine Band
Instant Replay – Dan Hartman
Heart Of Glass - Blondie
Shame – Evelyn “Champagne” King
Young Hearts Run Free – Candi Staton
Got To Be Real – Cheryl Lynn
Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough – Michael Jackson
Stayin’ Alive – The Bee Gees
Get Down Tonight – KC And The Sunshine Band
September - Earth, Wind & Fire
Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground) - The Jacksons
Trampled Under Foot - Led Zeppelin
Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough - Michael Jackson
Y.M.C.A. - The Vilage People
Hot Stuff - Donna Summer
Macho Man - The Village People
Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry
We Are Family - Sister Sledge
Love Machine - The Miracles
Ain't No Stopping Us Now - McFadden And Whitehead
Turn The Beat Around - Vicki Sue Robinson
Everlasting Love - Carl Carlton
Dancing Queen - ABBA
December 1963 (Oh, What A Night) - The Four Seasons

80s':

Express Yourself - Madonna
The Reflex - Duran Duran
Celebration - Kool & The Gang
Dancing With Myself - Billy Idol
Super Freak (Part 1) - Rick James
Some Guys Have All The Luck - Rod Stewart
Venus - Bananarama
Rock The Casbah - The Clash
Everybody Have Fun Tonight - Wang Chung
Heaven Is A Place On Earth - Belinda Carlisle

Some 50s' - 60s' oldies:

Rock Around The Clock – Bill Haley And The Comets
Runaround Sue – Dion
La Bamba – Richie Valens
A medley of old Elvis tunes
The Twist – Chubby Checker
Any classic Motown tunes (The Supremes, Stevie Wonder, The Four Tops)
(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction – The Rolling Stones
Uptown Girl – Billy Joel
Rock ‘ N’ Roll Music – Chuck Berry
Twist And Shout – The Beatles
Do Wah Diddy Diddy - Manfred Mann
Build Me Up, Buttercup – The Foundations
Sugar, Sugar – The Archies
Dance To The Music – Sly And The Family Stone
Let’s Twist Again – Chubby Checker
Twisting The Night Away - Sam Cooke
Brown Sugar – The Rolling Stones
Paradise by The Dashbaord Light - Meat Loaf
(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher – Jackie Wilson
Shout – The Isley Brothers

Sadly, I don't know much about 90s' dance music, but this should have you covered.

 

[huskerwebhead]

Hurt - Johnny Cash

 

[Malice]

L.O.V.E. - Nat King Cole
Amazed - Lonestar

Those are the two songs from my wedding Red...

 

[redmarvel]

Young Hearts Run Free – Candi Staton
Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough – Michael Jackson
Get Down Tonight – KC And The Sunshine Band
Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground) - The Jacksons
Trampled Under Foot - Led Zeppelin
Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough - Michael Jackson
Hot Stuff - Donna Summer
Macho Man - The Village People
We Are Family - Sister Sledge
Love Machine - The Miracles
Ain't No Stopping Us Now - McFadden And Whitehead
December 1963 (Oh, What A Night) - The Four Seasons
Dancing With Myself - Billy Idol
Super Freak (Part 1) - Rick James
Some Guys Have All The Luck - Rod Stewart
Venus - Bananarama
Rock The Casbah - The Clash
Everybody Have Fun Tonight - Wang Chung
Runaround Sue – Dion
Build Me Up, Buttercup – The Foundations
Paradise by The Dashbaord Light - Meat Loaf
(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher – Jackie Wilson

*lol* there are some pretty "twisted" songs in your list that might just fit the bill

 

[redmarvel]

More than a Feeling- Boston

Great pick, these folk were teenagers in the 80's so that suits well and I know that he likes Boston.

 

[Ongie]

"Notorious" by Duran Duran

 

[amazingfantasy15]

Isn't there a standard list of crappy dance songs that you must play at every wedding. I didn't think you could deviate for the list that includes such classics as the Electric Slide, the Chicken Song, YMCA, Who let the Dogs Out, the Macarana, etc...

 

[redmarvel]

Isn't there a standard list of crappy dance songs that you must play at every wedding. I didn't think you could deviate for the list that includes such classics as the Electric Slide, the Chicken Song, YMCA, Who let the Dogs Out, the Macarana, etc...

Most DJ's have standards that they bring because they know SOMEONE will ask for those songs... However, a good way to avoid this is to provide the DJ with a list of songs you would like to hear and songs that they MUST not play. When Hubby and I got married I had one song on my ABSOLUTELY MUST NOT PLAY list... "Achy Breaky Heart".

 

[Malice]

We told them, we will kill you if we hear the Duck Song

 

[the_joker]

No doubt - Running.

 

[Kaleb]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zx60ZiuqpTI&search=wedding singer

 

[Mr. Credible]

dude... you make me want to SHOUT!!!

that is THE wedding song.

 

[POWdER-man]

We're not going to take it - Twisted Sister

 

[Mr. Credible]

good choice, powder...

... also, anything by queen.

 

[Carter]

Down with the sickness comes to mind

 

[POWdER-man]

good choice, powder...

... also, anything by queen.

I really like queen but Another one bites the dust is perfect for when they throw the garter belt...

 

[POWdER-man]

Bon Jovi - Shot through the Heart