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!