Our Ultimate Wedding Party Soundtrack

First of all: apologies for failing to give you a wedding post yesterday. I had another lovely weekend away from the PC last week and am running VERY behind on my blog writing. That's my story and I'm sticking to it!

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I believe that our wedding playlist is one of the things that I went slightly Bridezilla on. I love dancing and music, and Marco the music only, but deeply. Between us, we have quite the eclectic taste, including everything from 70s, 80s & 90s rock, over Swing, Hip Hop, Indie, Soul, Disco and R'N'B to pop anthems and Country. So I spent hours compiling songs with Marco, accumulating a playlist that would keep everybody on the dance floor. Non-stop. I even put them all in the "right order". Sue me.

We had first considered playing mp3s off a docking station, but decided against this potential fail factor and booked our DJ through Kill The DJ, an agency I found on the internet. Let the professionals do it and have peace of mind. If only!
Especially in the last few weeks before the wedding I really felt that acting out the company's name was what I wanted to do. Actually, the DJ himself was excellent and helpful, I just felt like inflicting some harm on the admin staff. We had purchased a package which would allow us to have a customized playlist and quite a lot of input on the choice of songs. We were told that we were going to be matched with a DJ who specialized in our kind of music and that they would download a certain amount of titles if the DJ did not have them in his repertoire.
But: the former head of the company sold his business during our wedding preparation and went off to pastures new, and the lady who used to manage our order had gone on maternity leave and apparently nobody else had felt inclined to look after us. So when our allocated DJ called me about two weeks prior to the big day, asking what we wanted played at our wedding, I asked him if he had not been forwarded my lovingly-put-together playlist. He had not. Nor had anybody from the office been in touch with him lately (or with us). When I asked him if he thought that his Rock-heavy (I assumed) routine would cover our requests, he said that he usually played mostly Brit Pop. 
Grrrr. 
At one point I even found a message from the DJ on my phone. He had accidentally dialled my number, but was pleading with his company to finally "transfer the money that was still outstanding". 
Not good.
In the end, WE were compiling a CD for the DJ with the key songs that we did not want omitted. He helped us out with going through the list of tunes that I emailed him, telling us what he had and did not have. I was not a happy bunny, that much I can tell you! 
But now enough of the bad stuff, and in with the funky music! May I present to you our playlist! Like I would have played at our wedding if it had been acceptable for the bride to spin the discs... Click on the song title if you would like a listen. Enjoy!

L-O-V-E  - Nat King ColeThe Best Is Yet To Come - Michael Bublé

Come Fly With Me - Frank Sinatra

Too Marvellous For Words - Billie Holiday

It Had To Be You - Harry Connick Jr.

Let's Face The Music And Dance - Robbie Williams

You Should Be Dancing - Bee Gees

Get Down Tonight - KC And The Sunshine Band

I Say A Little Prayer - Dionne Warwick

Son Of A Preacher Man - Dusty Springfield

Single Ladies  - Beyoncé

Gold Digger - Kanye West

Bust A Move - Young MC 

Play That Funky Music  - Wild Cherry 

Proud Mary - Ike And Tina Turner

(Love Is Like A) Heat Wave - Martha & The Vandellas

Soul Man - The Blues Brothers

Think - Aretha Franklin

You're The First, The Last, My Everything  - Barry White

Hallelujah, I Love Her So - Eddie Cochran

Four Corners - Lee Dorsey

I Knew The Bride - Dave Edmunds

Hard To Handle - The Black Crowes 

Rosalita - Bruce Springsteen

Burning Love - Elvis Presley

Don't Stop Believin' - Journey

Automatic  - The Pointer Sisters

Dancing Queen - Abba

Ladies Night - Kool & The Gang

You Sexy Thing - Hot Chocolate

Upside Down - Diana Ross

4 Minutes - Madonna

Pon de Replay - Rihanna

Black Betty - Ram Jam

Dancing With Myself - Billy Idol

Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting) - Elton John

Fat Bottomed Girls - Queen

Baby Got Back - Sir Mix-A-Lot

Hey Ya! - OutKast

Papa Was A Rollin' Stone - The Temptations

River Deep, Mountain High - The Supremes

Signed, Sealed, Delivered - Stevie Wonder

Build Me Up Buttercup - The Foundations

Can't Take My Eyes Off You  - Andy Williams

Ring Of Fire - Johnny Cash

White Trash Wedding - Dixie Chicks

9 To 5 - Dolly Parton

Achy Breaky Heart - Billy Ray Cyrus

Life Is A Highway - Tom Cochrane

I Love Rock 'N' Roll – Joan Jett

Glory Days - Bruce Springsteen

Desire - U2

Home For A Rest - Spirit of the West

Fiesta - Pogues

Are You Gonna Be My Girl - Jet

Blister In The Sun - Violent Femmes

Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison

Down On The Corner - Creedence Clearwater Revival

Walking On Sunshine - Katrina & The Waves

Gimme Some Lovin' - The Blues Brothers

We Are Family - Sister Sledge

The Safety Dance - Men Without Hats

Three Little Birds - Bob Marley & The Wailers

Wonderful World, Beautiful People - Jimmy Cliff 

Rebel Rebel - David Bowie 

American Pie - Don McLean

Wild Night - John Mellencamp

Bonkers - Dizzee Rascal

Just Fine - Mary J. Blige

Bootylicious  - Destiny's Child

In Da Club - 50 Cent

O.P.P - Naughty By Nature

Let's Go Crazy - Prince & The Revolution

I Want You To Want Me - Cheap Trick

Man! I Feel Like A Woman! - Shania Twain

Conga - Miami Sound Machine

Groove Is In The Heart - Deee-Lite

Dancing In The Street - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas

What I Like About You - The Romantics

You Might Think - The Cars

Jessie's Girl - Rick Springfield

I Feel It All - Feist

You Better You Bet - The Who

Walk This Way - RUN-DMC

Footloose - Kenny Loggins

Love Train - The O'Jays

Funky Cold Medina - Tone Loc

Jump Around - House Of Pain

Love Shack - The B-52's

Sweet Caroline -  Neil Diamond

God Only Knows - The Beach Boys

The Gambler - Kenny Rogers

Summer Wine - Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood

Friends In Low Places  - Garth Brooks

Love Is Here To Stay - Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong

You've Got Me Wrapped Around Your Little Finger - Beth Rowley

At Last - Etta James

Unforgettable - Nat King Cole

Last Dance - Donna Summer

We'll Meet Again - Vera Lynn  

As you can see, everybody enjoyed themselves, and if you would like to listen to the whole playlist in all it's cheesy glory, you can do so here. 

Shake those tail feathers, Sugars!

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