So no “Cradle of Filth”?
I was at a reception playing “Paradise by the Dashboard Lights”. My date and I walked out.
My off list is different ... no “Electric Slide” and never never never “The Chicken Dance”.
Ironically, my sister was in a band that did that kinda stuff.
I wanted “several species of small furry animals gathered together in a cave and grooving with a Pict”. But my fiance vetoed it.
White Wedding — Billy Idol!
What’s funny is that probably up to a few years ago, hardly anyone in the US had even heard Queen’s “Don’t Stop Me Now”.
They probably figured at the time the song was “too gay” for American audiences.
See ... these are things you don’t have to worry about if you’re Baptist. Big decision is “O Promise Me” vs “I Love You Truly” for the soloist.
Here are a couple of my wedding favorites:
-Lying eyes: Eagles
-Cold as ice: Foreigner
-Walk on the wild side: Lou Reed
And last but not least...
-I’m not in love: 10cc
I’m surprised that “White Punks on Dope” by The Tubes wasn’t on the banned list.
Wonderfully funny thread.
Someone in my family was serving in the Navy. He snuck home (8 hours away) the weekend before the wedding. He was not scheduled for duty over the weekend but he was UA. The father of the bride (my uncle) had to pull some strings with his congressman’s office to get his future son-in-law released from base restriction to be allowed to come to his own wedding.
The DJ ban list included, In the Navy and Jailhouse Rock.which were repeatedly requested.
“Sweet Caroline” is a Red Sox theme.
I would NEVER ban it!
No Neil Diamond? He should burn in hell.
Silly groom thinks he has ANY influence over what happens at the wedding.
That’s The Way I’ve Always Heard It Should Be by Carly Simon
I would ban, “I Knew the Bride When She Used to Rock and Roll.”
Who banned the songs?
Until--Claudia Muzio (1918)
Through the Years--Nat Shilkret & the Victor Orchestra, vocal by Nelson Eddy (1936)
I would likely use these for my own wedding if I can ever find the right girl to marry. I used "Through the Years" when I made a video about my parents.
For a video about my brother's wedding, I seriously considered using The Wedding of the Painted Doll by James Burrows (1929), from my favorite movie musical, "Hollywood Revue of 1929," but my mother convinced me to use instead, No Other Love by Jo Stafford (1950)--and she was right. My brother, his bride, and her family loved that choice. She died of cancer a decade ago after 20 years of a happy marriage, and I still think of her every time I hear that song.
Actually, allowing Neil Diamond at a wedding is a real crime.
50 years experience as a radio and wedding DJ speaking. For success at either, you play the hits. Your Spotify playlist may be great for your boat, backyard bar-b-que or club party, but will it keep the dance floor packed all night with your guests? You’ve asked family and friends to give up their Saturday to sit through a ceremony , most likely the same format as the one last attended, cocktails, dinner and sit through overly long BM & MOH speeches , cake cutting and formal dances to get to the actual party. This hopefully is the most fun they have all night for their investment, time and money, in your event. At this point the party is your thank you to them. Let them have fun hearing “That Funky Music or Uptown Funk” for the billionth time.
If I have a closed playlist, I make sure the guests know the Groom or Bride chose the music. Usually I end up with the couple telling me to do what I know to do. You don’t restrict the tools of your car mechanic or physician. The music is the DJ’s tools. Let them operate.