acctually, Billy Idol is the right idea- and yeah, the cha cha slide ? i dont think they'd ever heard of it? Basically, they probably wanna hear dave mathews and pearl jam, but i refuse to play that- but i dont wanna alienate the crowd??? No dipset (too gangsta), no M.I.A. (too hip) - maybe Prince and like Rock Lobster -
No, someone there WILL ask for the Cha Cha slide and that Miami Sound Machine 'Conga' jam. Bring 'em.
And instead of asking us, ask the couple. If they don't tell you anything, then yeah...ask us.
80s 80s 80s, but 70s disco hits too.
and bring some 90s country hits, someone will also demand "Friends in Low Places" or "Travis Tritt".
acctually the couple, asked me because they're kinda panicked - which made me PANIC!!!
Jokes aside, your suggestions are pretty good. So far I have:
70???s: I want you back- Jackson 5 ABC - Jackson 5
80???s: White Wedding- Billy Idol Rock Lobster- B-52???s
90???s: "Smells Like Teen Spirit"- Nirvana Theme from Friends ??? The Rembrandts
Hip-hop ( for white folks): Funky Cold Medina- Tone Loc Who let the dogs out - 95 South
indeed. I hope you are being rewarded handsomely for this.
I just did a wedding a month or so ago. It was cool because it was the after party and they wanted mostly funk and hip hop, but I made sure I played the shit that they wanted. They being the bride and groom. You dont want to be the guy that fucked up the wedding. I made set lists and emailed them to the bride and groom for their approval. If you need to go get a bunch of random best of the 70's and 80's Cd's if you have a CD deck. One suggestion though would be Rappers Delight...ever since the wedding singer movie people freak on that track at weddings.
Michael Jackson's Off The Wall (Or is playing old Mike taboo yet?)
a homie of mine played PYT at a extremely christian wedding while he was still on trial. had those folks waving their hands in the air like the just dont care. just go through those compilation cds and see what was popular from those time periods. people like you and me might want to be suprised by music we have never heard before butthe people at the wedding will respond to things they know already.
Every time I get a wedding gig, I tell myself to buy the following but I can never bring myself to do it:
RHINO'S OHMYGOD! 80s BOX SET RHINO'S DISCO BOX SET RHINO'S FUNK BOX SET
You could DJ an entire wedding just off those, guaranteed.
One hint, though - bring some easygoing 40s big band and 50s jazz vocal and doo wop stuff for the grandparents. They're gonna ask you to "play something to dance to" but what they really mean is "play something very soft with no beat."
The old folks will also be telling you throughout the wedding to "turn the music down," so don't take it personally.
You wanna rock Brandy by Looking Glass, I'm Alright by Loggins and Takin it to the Streets by the doobies. Then you got to mix it up and throw in Apollo Kids by Ghostface outa nowhere. And when some drunk white girl comes up to the DJ booth and is like, "I can't dance to this," you gotta say, "You need to listen to this. This is how America is livin under George Bush." Then act like you're gonna step out from the booth, but dont. Just say some hard Jamaican patios. After things simmer down, throw on September by Earth Wind and Fire and then that Oh What a Night. Follow that up with CIA by KRS and Zach De La Rocha. Next time said drunk white girl comes to the booth, just start repeating, "Don't test me." Proceed to do the robot dance.
ABBA-Dancing Queen Rolling Stones- Start Me Up Madonna- Vogue or anything else.
Dont sleep though, there is always that one/two kids who listens to Hip Hop and asks for some other stuff just to prove he's "real" so I'd have the Bat-backup hardradiohit w/ me.
true. I dj' d a midwest wedding in february, man you better have "rocky top" whatever the fuck that is. I didn't have it and these motherfuckers got mad and sang it acapella through my headphones through the mic input. funniest shit ever. ABBA - dancing queen was the second most requested song. the fucked up thing was this was WHy? from anticon's brother's wedding and he's the drummer for a lot of those bands. so I thought it would be a pretty musical crowd. They wanted funk and soul. unfortunately most of The wedding party was the brides side who she informed me that her family was kind of "redneck" shit was crazy. I think I did a good job though....
this all great, y'know what i'm missing here? is some R.e.m, U2, Violent Femmes type jams...y'know alot of these gals went to college in the 80's - i'm forgetting that sound.
60???s: Sex Machine ??? James Brown Under my thumb ??? Rolling Stones Little Red Corvette - Prince Kiss - Prince
70???s:
Super Freak - Rick James Staying Alive - Bee Gees YMCA - Village Peeps Don???t stop till you get enough - Michael Jackson ABBA-Dancing Queen Rolling Stones- Start Me Up Brandy - Looking Glass Takin it to the Streets - the doobies bros. Oh What a Night ??? Frankie Valli and the 4 Seasons
80???s:
Angel is a centerfold ??? J. Giels Band White Wedding- Billy Idol Love Shack - B-52???s Girls Just Wanna Have Fun ??? Cyndi Lauper Billie Jean - Michael Jackson P.Y.T. - Michael Jackson Little Red Corvette - Prince Kiss ??? Prince I would die 4 U - Prince When Doves Cry - Prince GET INTO THE GROOVE ??? MADONNA Add it up ??? Violent Femmes In the name of love - U2
90???s: R.E.M - Stand "Smells Like Teen Spirit"- Nirvana Groove is in the Heart ??? Dee-Lite
Hip-hop ( for white folks):
Funky Cold Medina- Tone Loc Bust a Move ??? Young MC OPP ???Naughty By Nature Jump - Kriss kross Push It ??? Salt N??? Pepa Jump Around ??? House Of Pain Hey Ya ??? OutKast
When I mean white, I mean late 20's early 30's[/b] Charlottesville, VA whiteys... Can my fellow strutters help me out with a tracklist that has some jams from the 70's, 80's and today?
it's 2005, not 1986. everyone under the age of 35 listens to club hip hop when they wanna get down... honestly stockbrokers and accountants in boise probably know more about Fifty, Jay Z, Beyonce, and Outkast then i do...
that said, bring a couple Glen Miller and Sinatra songs for the grandparents, "Love Rollercoaster" by the Ohio Players and "Upside Down' by Diana Ross for the horny old aunts and "jumpin jack flash" for the one burnt out rock dude...
"one fine day" by The Chiffons...i think it relates to weddings somehow, im brown and i love that joint..too much.
u can get crazy and play "will u marry me" by paula abdul, who probably wrote that song with emilio estevez in mind and then he dumped her and drove her to depression, but they dont have to know that.
You wanna rock Brandy by Looking Glass, I'm Alright by Loggins and Takin it to the Streets by the doobies. Then you got to mix it up and throw in Apollo Kids by Ghostface outa nowhere. And when some drunk white girl comes up to the DJ booth and is like, "I can't dance to this," you gotta say, "You need to listen to this. This is how America is livin under George Bush." Then act like you're gonna step out from the booth, but dont. Just say some hard Jamaican patios. After things simmer down, throw on September by Earth Wind and Fire and then that Oh What a Night. Follow that up with CIA by KRS and Zach De La Rocha. Next time said drunk white girl comes to the booth, just start repeating, "Don't test me." Proceed to do the robot dance.
What he said, plus liberal doses of Prince and New Order. If they don't dance, start shooting at their feet.
CHEAP TRICK-Surrender FLOCK OF SEAGULLS-I Ran RAMONES-Blitzkrieg Bop VAPORS-Turning Japanese GRAND FUNK RAILROAD-American Band ROD STEWART-Young Turks BEASTIE BOYS-Fight For Your Right
When I mean white, I mean late 20's early 30's[/b] Charlottesville, VA whiteys... Can my fellow strutters help me out with a tracklist that has some jams from the 70's, 80's and today?
it's 2005, not 1986. everyone under the age of 35 listens to club hip hop when they wanna get down... honestly stockbrokers and accountants in boise probably know more about Fifty, Jay Z, Beyonce, and Outkast then i do...
you're making faux_rillz kinda nervous. His world is slowly crumbling...
You wanna rock Brandy by Looking Glass, I'm Alright by Loggins and Takin it to the Streets by the doobies. Then you got to mix it up and throw in Apollo Kids by Ghostface outa nowhere. And when some drunk white girl comes up to the DJ booth and is like, "I can't dance to this," you gotta say, "You need to listen to this. This is how America is livin under George Bush." Then act like you're gonna step out from the booth, but dont. Just say some hard Jamaican patios. After things simmer down, throw on September by Earth Wind and Fire and then that Oh What a Night. Follow that up with CIA by KRS and Zach De La Rocha. Next time said drunk white girl comes to the booth, just start repeating, "Don't test me." Proceed to do the robot dance.
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I want you back- Jackson 5
ABC - Jackson 5
80???s:
White Wedding- Billy Idol
Rock Lobster- B-52???s
90???s:
"Smells Like Teen Spirit"- Nirvana
Theme from Friends ??? The Rembrandts
Hip-hop ( for white folks):
Funky Cold Medina- Tone Loc
Who let the dogs out - 95 South
This is good. And by good I mean "good." Just hit repeat after this set.
I had to laugh at all these suggestion,but in reality they are PERFECT...
I'm now officially embarassed to be white.
a homie of mine played PYT at a extremely christian wedding while he was still on trial. had those folks waving their hands in the air like the just dont care. just go through those compilation cds and see what was popular from those time periods. people like you and me might want to be suprised by music we have never heard before butthe people at the wedding will respond to things they know already.
RHINO'S OHMYGOD! 80s BOX SET
RHINO'S DISCO BOX SET
RHINO'S FUNK BOX SET
You could DJ an entire wedding just off those, guaranteed.
One hint, though - bring some easygoing 40s big band and 50s jazz vocal and doo wop stuff for the grandparents. They're gonna ask you to "play something to dance to" but what they really mean is "play something very soft with no beat."
The old folks will also be telling you throughout the wedding to "turn the music down," so don't take it personally.
That's my jam.
true. I dj' d a midwest wedding in february, man you better have "rocky top" whatever the fuck that is. I didn't have it and these motherfuckers got mad and sang it acapella through my headphones through the mic input. funniest shit ever. ABBA - dancing queen was the second most requested song. the fucked up thing was this was WHy? from anticon's brother's wedding and he's the drummer for a lot of those bands. so I thought it would be a pretty musical crowd. They wanted funk and soul. unfortunately most of The wedding party was the brides side who she informed me that her family was kind of "redneck" shit was crazy. I think I did a good job though....
Tin roof!..............................................
.......................rusted
Don't get me wrong, I dig Prince.
But "Kiss" is one of those songs that has been played so much that I can barely stand hearing it anymore. Great song, but goddamn.
60???s:
Sex Machine ??? James Brown
Under my thumb ??? Rolling Stones
Little Red Corvette - Prince
Kiss - Prince
70???s:
Super Freak - Rick James
Staying Alive - Bee Gees
YMCA - Village Peeps
Don???t stop till you get enough - Michael Jackson
ABBA-Dancing Queen
Rolling Stones- Start Me Up
Brandy - Looking Glass
Takin it to the Streets - the doobies bros.
Oh What a Night ??? Frankie Valli and the 4 Seasons
80???s:
Angel is a centerfold ??? J. Giels Band
White Wedding- Billy Idol
Love Shack - B-52???s
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun ??? Cyndi Lauper
Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
P.Y.T. - Michael Jackson
Little Red Corvette - Prince
Kiss ??? Prince
I would die 4 U - Prince
When Doves Cry - Prince
GET INTO THE GROOVE ??? MADONNA
Add it up ??? Violent Femmes
In the name of love - U2
90???s:
R.E.M - Stand
"Smells Like Teen Spirit"- Nirvana
Groove is in the Heart ??? Dee-Lite
Hip-hop ( for white folks):
Funky Cold Medina- Tone Loc
Bust a Move ??? Young MC
OPP ???Naughty By Nature
Jump - Kriss kross
Push It ??? Salt N??? Pepa
Jump Around ??? House Of Pain
Hey Ya ??? OutKast
it's 2005, not 1986. everyone under the age of 35 listens to club hip hop when they wanna get down... honestly stockbrokers and accountants in boise probably know more about Fifty, Jay Z, Beyonce, and Outkast then i do...
Billboard 2004 Top 40 singles of the Year
that said, bring a couple Glen Miller and Sinatra songs for the grandparents, "Love Rollercoaster" by the Ohio Players and "Upside Down' by Diana Ross for the horny old aunts and "jumpin jack flash" for the one burnt out rock dude...
u can get crazy and play "will u marry me" by paula abdul, who probably wrote that song with emilio estevez in mind and then he dumped her and drove her to depression, but they dont have to know that.
What he said, plus liberal doses of Prince and New Order. If they don't dance, start shooting at their feet.
FLOCK OF SEAGULLS-I Ran
RAMONES-Blitzkrieg Bop
VAPORS-Turning Japanese
GRAND FUNK RAILROAD-American Band
ROD STEWART-Young Turks
BEASTIE BOYS-Fight For Your Right
you're making faux_rillz kinda nervous. His world is slowly crumbling...