The ultimate wedding playlist
It’s wedding season again. When I put together our playlist, Ben Meadow (Leah’s uncle) gave me a couple pieces of advice. First, include up to two slow songs. And probably only one. Second, make sure you have music for all ages. I stacked the golden oldies up front, which worked well.
Here’s the playlist that kept everyone on the dance floor the entire night:
- I’m A Believer - The Monkees
- Baby I Love You - Aretha Franklin
- Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough - Michael Jackson
- Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
- Get Down Tonight - KC & The Sunshine Band
- Brick House - Commodores
- Love Shack - The B-52’s
- At Last - Etta James
- ABC - Jackson 5
- Dancing Queen - ABBA
- Celebration - Kool & The Gang
- Wild Thing - Tone-Loc
- Stayin’ Alive — Bee Gees
- Don’t Stop Believin’ - Journey
- Mony Mony - Billy Idol
- Kung Fu Fighting - Cee Lo Green
- A Little Party Never Killed Nobody (All We Got) - Fergie, Q-Tip, GoonRock
- Cha Cha Slide - Mr. C
- Gangnam Style - PSY
- It’s Time To Disco - Vasundhara Das, KK, Shaan
- Sexy And I Know It - LMFAO
- Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) - Beyonce
- Save A Horse (And Ride A Cowboy) - Big & Rich
- Hava Nagila - The Klezmer Lounge Band
- Poker Face - Lady Gaga
- Hello (Feat. Dragonette) - Martin Solveig
- The Time (Dirty Bit) - The Black Eyed Peas
- Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond
Truthfully, people sat down for the Bollywood song. But it wouldn’t be my wedding without Bollywood. For the Hava Nagila, Leah and I actually did end up on chairs. And, if you’ve ever lived in Eugene, you know why we ended with Sweet Caroline.
Good luck!