I just got a wedding request list.
soulmarcosa
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I weep now. Only one song will make this gig worthwhile.
BABY COME BACK- PLAYERTAKE ON ME ??? AHATRUE ???SPANDAU BALLETWHEN WILL I SEE YOU AGAIN (PRECIOUS MOMENTS) ???THREE DEGREESFERNANDO ??? ABBATAKE A CHANCE ON ME ??? ABBAAFTER THE LOVE IS GONE ??? EARTH, WIND AND FIREALLISON ??? ELVIS COSTELLOBILLIE JEAN ??? MICHAEL JACKSONFLOAT ON ??? MODEST MOUSE BREAKDOWN ??? TOM PETTYNEVER BEEN TO SPAIN ??? THREE DOG NIGHTBEAST OF BURDEN - ROLLING STONESI LOVE YOU ??? THE CLIMAXX BLUES BANDCHINA GIRL ??? DAVID BOWIE YOUNG AMERICANS ??? DAVID BOWIECOME AWAY WITH ME ??? NORAH JONESAIN???T LOVE A KICK IN THE HEAD ??? DEAN MARTINCHEEK TO CHEEK ??? ELLA FITZGERALD AND LOUIS ARMSTRONGLA VIE EN ROSE ??? LOUIS ARMSTRONGLADY ??? LITTLE RIVER BANDHOLD ME NOW ??? THOMPSON TWINSDON???T DREAM ??? CROWDED HOUSEBABYLON ??? DAVID GRAYGROOVE IS IN THE HEART ??? DEE LITEPROMISE ??? WHEN IN ROMEPROMISES ??? ERIC CLAPTONLET ME BLOW YOUR MIND ??? EVE AND GWEN STEPHANIGOT TO GIVE IT UP - MARVIN GAYESARA SMILE ??? HALL AND OATESSHE???S GONE ??? HALL AND OATESRICH GIRL ??? HALL AND OATESBLUE BAYOU ??? LINDA RONSTADTDIFFERENT DRUM ??? LINDA RONSTADTI THINK IT???S GONNA WORK OUT FINE- LINDA RONSTADT & JAMES TAYLORDON???T STOP TILL YOU GET ENOUGH ??? MICHAEL JACKSONMIDNIGHT RIDER ??? ALLMAN BROTHERSNEED YOU TONIGHT ??? INXSNEVER TEAR US APART- INXSSAIL ON ??? COMMODORESSTUMBLING IN- SUZIE QUATROEASY ??? COMMODORES
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I might just give you the money to for a plane ticket to come and do just that. Not only would it get me out of having to do the gig, but I'd get to videotape you singing "Stumblin' In" and post it on YouTube.
I'm not mad at these:
The beach music request has me a little concerned however. And anything I didn't bold.
Have fun!
that's actually pretty good dude, I could get with that at my wedding.
"Across 110th St."?
"She's Gone"?
"Baby Come Back"?
...at a WEDDING????
Please tell me you left that on the list by accident.
will the korbel be free? if so i might even throw in some "when i needed you" and some scatalogical vocal stylings of shig.
shitshitskibeebopfuckfuckfuckshitskibeebopfuckyfuckyfuckybitchbitchityrebop
GET FAMILIAR
Or will you be utilising your dildo via SLSK connections for thsi gig.
List seems fairly routine for early 40 yr old conservative couple, but whats usually worse is the requests from drunken wedding party people that made me never ever want to do another wedding ever again. And my only one was for 2 genuinely hip people (soul/funk/jazz playlist), but they had the usual belligerent relatives who just made it a very unenjoyable experience for me. Now i can't recall my friends weddding as being something special. Just abuse for apparently having shit taste in music. IE: *ahem* the married couples playlist (which was very tasteful)...
Remind me to take Bonnie Rait, Meatloaf & AC/DC next time.. Oof!
I think that has more to do w/ my fondness for the bideo than anything. The animation was next level so to speak for 1985....
Not at all. I don't advertise DJing for weddings, but this will be my fourth one in two months.
In fact, these people hired me because I DJ'd their friends' wedding, where I played well-known but tasteful soul, disco, & beach music for the entire family (first night's reception), and almost all funk 45s (with a live funk cover band) for the bride & groom's friends (second night's party).
Luckily, THAT couple hired me on the basis of my soul/funk club gigs. Dunno what these people were thinking.
i have had the displeasure of playing at 6 weddings (and another this weekend) they were all for friends or relatives and they were all fucking painfull.
my take is that you are essentially playing music for people that dont really listen to music, the only point of referance most of the guests have is the few drunken partys they can remember from their glory years, so thats why the meatloaf gets requested.
i have always found (no matter what the couple tell you in advance) that playing the motown 'usual suspects' supplemented by a bit of Frank, Louis, Ella, et al does the trick for early on in the day (a bit of Jimmy Smith at dinnertime keeps em quiet as well)
and then, the most important thing any wedding DJ needs to know...
whatever they ask you to play they mean disco and 80s.
DJing weddings sucks.
grumblegrumble.
It'll be like....
like..................
WAIT FOR IT......................
"no way man did he just bust a mean orbit over the intro braek? whoa dude, he just did a mash up of those two 80s songs I hear on the local car dealership commercial. UBER! WAYYY!"
I am fortunate that I only do weddings where the couple want 60s/70s soul...but it is always a concern to me that most of the most bangin' soul tunes of that era are usually about cheatin' and heartbreak, so I am always on the fence on whether or not the lyric content is appropriate. "Lover and a Friend" is always a good one lyric wise. It also makes me feel weird to see grandma and grandpa gettin down to "Sex Machine"
BABY COME BACK- PLAYER
break up song
TRUE ???SPANDAU BALLET
break up song
FERNANDO ??? ABBA
maybe the worst song ever. sorry, i digress
TAKE A CHANCE ON ME ??? ABBA
take a "chance"...and marry me?
AFTER THE LOVE IS GONE ??? EARTH, WIND AND FIRE
obviously
ALLISON ??? ELVIS COSTELLO
hopefully her name is Allison
BREAKDOWN ??? TOM PETTY
break up song
BEAST OF BURDEN - ROLLING STONES
so who's not going to do chores?
CHINA GIRL ??? DAVID BOWIE
hopefully she is Chinese
LA VIE EN ROSE ??? LOUIS ARMSTRONG
gay. i digress again.
DON???T DREAM ??? CROWDED HOUSE
break up song
SARA SMILE ??? HALL AND OATES
SHE???S GONE ??? HALL AND OATES
RICH GIRL ??? HALL AND OATES
what? come on.
I THINK IT???S GONNA WORK OUT FINE- LINDA RONSTADT & JAMES TAYLOR
i hope so
MIDNIGHT RIDER ??? ALLMAN BROTHERS
um, basically a song about a player who can't be tied down to no bitch.
IF I CAN???T HAVE YOU ??? BEE GEES
um, you can have him/her. You're getting married.
PROMISES ??? NAKED EYE
break up song
WHAT A FOOL BELIEVES ??? DOOBIE BROTHERS
"As he rises to her apology
Anybody else would surely know
He???s watching her go"
MERCY, MERCY ME ??? MARVIN GAYE
you know
COULD THIS BE LOVE ??? BOB MARLEY
jesus, it better be.
ANY BEACH MUSIC WOULD BE TERRIFIC
*****ALSO OUR FIRST DANCE WILL BE TO???.. LET???S STAY TOGETHER ??? AL GREEN*****
I don't get southern white people and their "beach music"?
It's OK to say soul or R&B.
One time I had a bride select Al Green "Simply Beautiful" for her father daughter dance. It was creepy erotic and people were giving me the roll eyes like I picked it.
I think if I heard 'Baker Street' I would fall out of my chair, that shit is too funny.
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That's a cover of "When the stars GO blue" by Ryan Adams, right? My coworker El*onora had that song on winamp repeat for a year. She got all emo everytime. Great ass, too bad I'm retired.
This kind of statement should always include a picture. I'm sorry.
Nothing crazy at all, but i do find myself listening intently to what he's doing when i hear him at work or in passing.
The couple apologised said they loved the music and paid me and i went home with $400 and had a huge spliff.
If I do another wedding i would be happy to have a huge list of songs i could download onto a laptop.I would automix their huge playlist have a wireless internet connection to download requests as they come up,get really pissed and get paid. I think for weddings you really have to leave your own tastes at the door a bit and just play the shit they want and have a good time.
Looking at the play list they gave you it could be worse.
If you are single weddings are a good place to pick up as well. (see Wedding Crashers DVD)
Ha great comments Fr*nk.
All I can say is
IT'S A CAROLINA THING. YOU WOULDN'T UNDERSTAND.
The funny thing is, at least half of the beach music I hear is white dudes either covering or attempting to imitate old R&B... the more modern/synthy versions are absolutely horrendous
But the other half is some good ole Billy Stewart or Sam & Dave or whatever...