Must have song for wedding set

rebelchick2

What song do you think has to be part of any wedding set????

Everyone has one song they love to hear coming on, Whats your choice????

victor1

Anything from eminem:D

seamus

Enter Sandman and Sweet Child O' Mine.

Essentials.

sweetie

I would reckon mundy - galway girl is played at the vast majority of weddings these days but my personal faves would be:
Killers - mr brightside
queen - don't stop me now
depeche mode - just can't get enough
soft cell - tainted love
cure - boys don't cry
clash - rock the casbah
george harrison - got my mind set on you
I could keep going but that's enough for now.

smelltheglove

We decided to go with a rock band as that is what we liked, I think it was a bad decision now though as not everyone there enjoyed the music, my husband beiong a singer was up doing a few songs, the band were friends, but halfway through the bands singer did comment to my brother that he couldnt get the crowd goign with his set, my brother recommended sweet caroline, the singer didnt know it all but started off the song, most of the people got up dancing and the mic was passed around like a little game to keep it going, I have to say it was the best get going song of the night and definitely not one myself or y husband could be bothered about but it really really worked.

sweetie

smelltheglove wrote: »

We decided to go with a rock band as that is what we liked, I think it was a bad decision now though as not everyone there enjoyed the music, my husband beiong a singer was up doing a few songs, the band were friends, but halfway through the bands singer did comment to my brother that he couldnt get the crowd goign with his set, my brother recommended sweet caroline, the singer didnt know it all but started off the song, most of the people got up dancing and the mic was passed around like a little game to keep it going, I have to say it was the best get going song of the night and definitely not one myself or y husband could be bothered about but it really really worked.

yeah sweet caroline is a great crowd pleaser as are
come on eileen, 500 miles, the way to amarillo, new york new york, don't stop believein' and (I've had) the time of my life

smelltheglove

yeah dont stop believing is a good one too, one of the songs my husband sang. You have to take into account a lot of the people will not be listening to new songs, I mean the older generation, I had one uncle houding me for Billy Joel, my husband knew some but the band didnt so really think of the older generation. Its a pity when youve put sooo much work into the day and people dont look like they are enjoying themselves.

How Strange

sweetie wrote: »

yeah sweet caroline is a great crowd pleaser as are
come on eileen, 500 miles, the way to amarillo, new york new york, don't stop believein'

Definitely all these songs. Sweet Caroline is an absolute must at a wedding IMO. Galway Girl by Mundy seems to be an essential one too. It doesn't matter if you don't like that kind of music. The main thing at a wedding is to get everyone up dancing.

Google wedding bands and have a look at some websites. Some of them give you a sample playlist which may give you some more ideas.

bigbadcon

What about some Michael jackson stuff..

emc2

U2 - "I still haven't found what I am looking for"

cyning

Siege of Ennis haha :rolleyes: has to be done. Seriously though I think the old stuff is the best (and I'm only 24!) I've had the Time of my life from Green day is pretty good floor filler too

rebelchick2

emc2 wrote: »

U2 - "I still haven't found what I am looking for"

At a wedding?????? :eek:

:D:D

CathyMoran

• True Friends in Time - the Golden Hoarde
• It Had to be You - Harry Connick Jr

clint_silver

From a band member and DJ

rock songs : sweet child, black betty, livin on a prayer, thunderstruck, shook me all night long, killing in the name of : rage against the machine, mr brightside by the killers, all these things (by the killers, if Im ending a set I'll finish with this, best ending song Ive ever played if the crowd are rockin), dont stop believin

80s, come on eileen, just cant get enough, call me al then all the usual cyndi lauper, madonna, michael jackson

60, 70s, we all know them

slow songs, take that, lino richie and I started playing jim diamond lately..wwwhyyyyyyyyyyyy eye eye eye eye eye shoulda known better...

crowd participation songs: ymca, rock the boat, macarena etc...

chart: whatevers hot.

sweetie

house of pain - jump around
joe dolan - such a good lookin' woman
the stunning - brewing up a storm
haddaway - what is love
tiffany - think we're alone now
bryan adams - summer 0f '69
shania twain - man, i feel like a woman
pulp - disco 2000/common people
oasis - she's electric/wonderwall (near the end)
blur - girls and boys/parklife/song 2
strokes - last nite
electric six - gay bar/danger high voltage
frank and walters - where's me jumpa
stealer's wheel - stuck in the middle
johnny cash - walkt the line/ring of fire
lipps - funkytown
jacksons - want you back/blame it on the boogie
dolly parton - 9 to 5
wham - wake me up/i'm your man
queen - crazy little thing called love
survivor - eye of the tiger (did a wedding in a lovely venue, middleton hse/ in westmeath and all the lads ran up the stairs to the balcony to this, raging i left my camera at home!)

CathyMoran

How could I forget these 2:

• Shannia Twain - Your still the one
• Savage Garden - I knew I loved you...

quazzy

Thunderstruck - AC/DC
Kids - MGMT
Do you Realize - The Flaming Lips
All you need is Love - The Beatles

sweetie

fratellis - chelsea dagger
chuck berry - teenage wedding
stevie wonder - superstition
black eyed peas - i gotta feeling

kingofslaves

Ring Of Fire - Johnny Cash
Irish Rover - Pogues
Riverdance
Jive Bunny - Yes really, mate of mine played it on NYE and had over 1000 people on the dance floor!

clint_silver

Ring Of Fire - Johnny Cash
Irish Rover - Pogues
Riverdance
Jive Bunny - Yes really, mate of mine played it on NYE and had over 1000 people on the dance floor!

I'll argue the jive bunny is top 5 on all set lists. Bear in mind theres an album of 4-5 minute jive bunny mixes (which Id differentiate to 15-20 minute own DJ mixes). I think theres only 1 or 2 of those jive bunny ones that work. I was at a 21st lately, and i swear with the average beeing around 21 that the jive bunny got more people on the floor then some of the top RnB tunes.

But Id also argue the pogues isnt a must have, Ive seen it work and seen it not work, its very much if the crowd are into an irish set that youre playing with maybe some saw doctors. Be interested to see if thats just a personal selection or do you gig and find it works everywhere you play it?

Oh yeah, the pogues version of dirty old town to finish off a night works great as well.

sweetie

these always work well for me
candi staton - young hearts, run free
candyman - christina aguilera
love machine - girls aloud

Flat2dmat

sweetie wrote: »

yeah sweet caroline is a great crowd pleaser as are
come on eileen, 500 miles, the way to amarillo, new york new york, don't stop believein' and (I've had) the time of my life

If Sweet Caroline, Come on Eileen, 500 miles, way to amarillo, don't stop believing, time of my life or Jive bunny was played at any wedding (including my own) I would walk out of the room. Cheese in the extreme!

Big reason I'm giving my DJ a very specific song list so there will be no cheesy/cringey songs

sweetie

Flat2dmat wrote: »

If Sweet Caroline, Come on Eileen, 500 miles, way to amarillo, don't stop believing, time of my life or Jive bunny was played at any wedding (including my own) I would walk out of the room. Cheese in the extreme!

Big reason I'm giving my DJ a very specific song list so there will be no cheesy/cringey songs

I totally agree with you and had only a small selection of cheese at my own wedding but you have to remember that most weddings have guests aged from 3 - 90 and you want to entertain a many as possible. Later in the night at my wedding we played justice, wilco, arcade fire, wiseguys, beastie boys, white stripes, lcd soundsystem etc but only after the jam, beatles, stones, van morrison, kinks etc. If you have mainly friends and family at your wedding you should be fine with whatever is played and sure if noone dances what harm but the client get what they ask for at the end of the day and they usually want a busy dancefloor and will sacrifice personal taste for party pleasers.

For example here's the playlist i received for a recent wedding. I don't usually encourage as many suggestions. As I also
specialise in indie/rock gigs, I sometimes get playlists without any chart or cheese and am happy to play them also.

Abba Dancing Queen
Kool and the Gang Get Down on It
The Jacksons Shake your Body
Kool and the Gang Celebration
The Gap Oops Upside Your Head
Lionel Richie Dancing on the Ceiling
Rick James Super Freak
Grand Master Flash Rappers Delight
Bee Gees Stayin Alive
Proclaimers 500 miles
Journey Don't Stop Believin
Lynyrd Skynyrd Sweet Home Alabama
Scissor Sisters I don't feel like dancin
Candi Staton Young hearts run free
B52's Loveshack
Bon Jovi Livin' On A Prayer
Cyndi Lauper Girls Just Want To Have Fun
Kc & The Sunshine Band Get Down Tonight
The Jam Town called malice
Wham Wake me up
Ac/Dc Thunderstruck
Kenny Loggines Footloose
Grease Soundtrack Megamix
The Tramps Disco inferno
Aretha Franklin Respect
Paul Simon Call me Al
Steelers Wheel Stuck in the middle
New Order Blue monday
Michael Jackson Don't Stop 'Til You Get enough
Michael Jackson Billie Jean
Violent Femmes Blister In The Sun
House of Pain Jump around
Moulin Rogue Soundtrack Lady Marmalade
The Killers Mr. Brightside
Madonna Material girl
Kc & The Sunshine Band Give it up
Weather Girls It's Raining Men
Snap Rhythm is a dancer
Earth, Wind & Fire September
Technotronic Pump up the jam
Nolan Sisters In the mood for dancing
Bee Gees Night fever
Aerosmith Walk This Way
Jackson 5 Abc
Prince 1999
Chemical Brothers Hey boy, hey girl
Queen I want to break free
Four Seasons December 1963
Prince Let's Go Crazy
Jet Are You Gonna Be My Girl
Bee Gees You Should Be Dancing
Dee-Lite Groove Is In The Heart
Destiny's Child Bootylicious
Tina Turner Nutbush city limits
John Cougar Hurts so good
Roy Orbison Pretty Woman
Bee Gees You Should Be Dancing
Wild Cherry Play that funky music
A-Ha Take On Me
The Fratellis Chelsea Dagger
Abba Waterloo
Barry Manilow Copacabana
MC Hammer Can't touch this
Bangles Walk Like An Egyptian
Billy Idol Mony Mony
Bucks Fizz Makin you're mind up
Franz Ferdinand Take me out
Diana Ross Chain Reaction
Diana Ross Last night a Dj saved my life
Men At Work Land down under
De Barge Rhythm of the night
Groove Armada I see you baby
Bee Gees Night Fever
Phil Collins You Can't hurry love
Basement Jaxx Rendez Vu
Dead or Alive You spin me
Kings of Leon Sex on Fire
Black eyed peas I gotta feeling
Lady gaga Just Dance
The Ting Tings That’s not my Name
Rihanna Don’t stop the Music
Beyonce Single Ladies

useurename

i woul do anything for love but i wont do that.-meatloaf