BMW Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 So, we are with parents and well wishers trying to pick out songs to play during the wedding reception and so far... we have two songs. I'd like a selection of the lovey sentimental type songs, but then "they" said that we needed some fun, lively songs, too, and YMCA was suggested :001_huh: Ideas, please? Thanks, Bee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iquilt Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 Chicken Dance :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich with Kids Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 So, we are with parents and well wishers trying to pick out songs to play during the wedding reception and so far... we have two songs. I'd like a selection of the lovey sentimental type songs, but then "they" said that we needed some fun, lively songs, too, and YMCA was suggested :001_huh: Ideas, please? Thanks,Bee The Chicken Dance? I googled and came up with this. Good Luck and best wishes!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3lilreds in NC Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 How old are you? (Feel free to give an approximation if that's too personal, LOL.) What kind of music do you like? Are you a hair band kinda gal, popular music, 80's music, big band music? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMW Posted July 6, 2008 Author Share Posted July 6, 2008 Guess I'm an average 40yo gal, I love sentimental songs of all types - songs from movies, musicals, radio... soft country... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3lilreds in NC Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 So do you want all the songs, fast and slow, to be sentimental? Or just a good mix of slow and fast dancing songs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoughCollie Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 MUSIC: Macarena by Los Del Mar http://www.megalink.net/~dale/macarena.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3lilreds in NC Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton Don't Wanna Miss A Thing - Aerosmith (Mark Chestnutt sings a country version) I Will Be Here - Steven Curtis Chapman Always With Me, Always With You - Joe Satriani (instrumental guitar, and beautiful) Fly Me To The Moon - Frank Sinatra I Love The Way You Love Me - John Michael Montgomery If There Hadn't Been You - Billy Dean How Do I Live - LeeAnn Rimes Amazed - Lonestar I'm Already There - Lonestar Bless The Broken Road - Rascal Flatts (I LOVE this song) I'll Still be Loving You - Restless Heart Your Love Amazes Me - John Berry My Sharona - The Knack ABC - Jackson Five Love Shack - B52s Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry You Spin Me Round - Dead or Alive Funkytown - Lipps Inc Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison Some Kind of Wonderful - Grand Funk Railroad Here is a wedding reception playlist from iTunes. Here's another one. I am not at all up on current music; these are just songs I like and ones I remember liking for dancing. Hopefully it will give you a place to start. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFSinIL Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 Folks still talk about doing the Chicken Dance at our reception 20 years ago. We also had Smile (Chaplin) and some Elvis Presley. That is all I recall. Oh, that old song Jump! is good, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 He has some great lighthearted, nicely done songs - much better than the chicken dance or YMCA(:tongue_smilie:) A couple that come to mind are "She Makes Me Feel Good" and "She's No Lady (She's My Wife)", and (You Can Have My Girl But) "Don't Touch My Hat". Lyle is great for any crowd. You can't go wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3lilreds in NC Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 Folks still talk about doing the Chicken Dance at our reception 20 years ago. We also had Smile (Chaplin) and some Elvis Presley. That is all I recall. Oh, that old song Jump! is good, too. Oooh - how could I forget Elvis? As I like to tell my girls, what's not to love? (They have not caught the Elvis bug yet. I think there is something very wrong with them. :D) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny in Florida Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 In our case, because we're big movie and theatre fans, we chose all of the songs for our reception from soundtracks we loved. The only ones I remember off the top of my head (it was almost 15 year ago) are a couple of songs from "Beauty and the Beast," "The Rainbow Connection," Sally and Jack's duet from the end of "Nightmare Before Christmas" and a couple of selections from the stage musical version of "The Goodbye Girl." Now, obviously, our slightly odd take on this isn't for everybody, but maybe the idea of choosing a theme would help you come up with a list? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soph the vet Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 Whatever happened to "Sunrise, Sunset"? Always makes me cry at a wedding watching the mom dance with her son. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy in NH Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 At the Beginning - Richard Marx & Donna Lewis How Do You Fall in Love - Alabama Born to Make You Happy - Britney Spears Take My Breath Away - Berlin My Heart Will Go On - Celine Dion Angel Eyes - Jeff Healy Band High Enough - **** Yankees That's What Friends Are For - Dionne Warwick Time After Time - Cyndi Lauper Sometimes When We Touch - Dan Hill A Whole New World - Disney's Alladin Can't Help Falling in Love - Elvis Tears in Heaven - Eric Clapton Breathe - Faith Hill Feels Like the First Time - Foreigner On the Wings of Love - Jeffrey Osbourne Iris - Goo Goo Dolls Sea of Love - Robert Plant Crazy for You - Madonna Here & Now - Luther Vandross If I Fell - Beatles Stand By Me - Ben King Wind Beneath My Wings - Bette Middler I Don't Want to Miss a Thing - Aerosmith Just the Way You Are - Billy Joel Straight From the Heart - Bryan Adams Because You Loved Me - Celine Dion You're My Inspiration - Chicago Love Me Tender - Elvis What a Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong Save the Last Dance for Me - Drifters Unchained Melody - Righteous Brothers You've Got a Way - Shania Twain The Finer Things - Steve Windwood I Knew I Loved You - Savage Garden Now & Forever - Richard Marx In Your Eyes - Peter Gabriel Wedding Song (There is Love) - Peter, Paul & Mary Can You Feel the Love Tonight - Elton John Interstate Love Song - Stone Temple Pilots I Will Remember You - Sarah McLachlan Everything I Do - Bryan Adams Truly Madly Deeply - Savage Garden I Swear - John Michael Montgomery No Ordinary Love - Sade From This Moment - Shania Twain Track 4 - Night Ranger From a Distance - Bette Middler When I'm Sixty Four - Beatles Still the One - Orleans When a Man Loves a Woman - Percy Sledge True Colors - Cyndi Lauper Faithfully - Journey Time of Your Life - Green Day When I Fall in Love - Luther Vandross & Celine Dion Almost Paradise - Loverboy I'll Make Love to You - Boys 2 Men Suddenly - Billy Ocean And I Love Her - Beatles Lean on Me - Bill Withers Love Song - Tesla Follow Your Heart - Triumph I'll Be There - Rembrants How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You - Take 6 This Kiss - Faith Hill Endless Love - Lionel Richie & Diana Ross Through the Years - Kenny Rogers You Sang to Me - Marc Anthony Unforgettable - Nat King Cole Right Here Waiting - Richard Marx The Last Dance - Frank Sinatra Saved the Best for Last - Vanessa Williams Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy in NH Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 And if you want to throw in some "fun" songs, I'd suggest The Chicken Dance YMCA Shout Hokey Pokey ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyThreeSons Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 Time in a Bottle -- Jim Croce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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