Tuesday, February 18, 2014

30 Garter Toss Songs for Your 2014 Wedding Reception

Here are 30 original garter toss songs.  Welcome to All Around Raleigh DJ Company!  I am a DJ in Raleigh, NC.  We do a lot of weddings so I'm writing songs that I think are great at weddings.  Some I've seen and played and some are just my picks that I'm hoping to see one day.  Check out my website at www.AllAroundRaleighDJ.com.  I also DJ private parties like mitzvah parties, birthdays...everything.  Please let me know what you think and maybe your thoughts.



1.  Baby Daddy - B-rock & the Biz
2.  Beat It - Michael Jackson
3.  Legs - ZZ Top
4.  Rico Suave - The Escape Club
5.  Bad to the Bone - George Thorogood
6.  Treat her Like a Lady - Cornelius Brothers
7.  Freddie's Dead - Curtis Mayfield
8.  I Like It Like that - Dave Clark Five
9.  I'm Just a Gigalo - David Lee Roth
10.  Shaft
11.  Another One Bites the Dust - Queen 
12.  If You Think I'm Sexy - Rod Stewart
13.  Hot in Here - Nelly
14.  Secret Agent Man - Johnny Rivers
15.  Keeps Your Hands to Yourself - Georgia Satellites
16.  Let's Get it On - Marvin Gaye
17.  Mission Impossible Theme    
18.  Oh Yeah (Twix, Back to the Future) - Yellow
19.  Pretty Woman - Roy Orbison/Van Halen
20.  The Stripper - David Rose
21.  Jaws Theme  
22.  Super freak - Rick James
23.  Wild Thing - Tone Loc
24.  Strokin' - Clarence Carter
25.  Da Butt - E.U.
26.  Bad Boys - Inner Circle
27.  Foxy Lady - Jimi Hendrix
28.  Just a Gigilo - David Lee Roth
29.  Sharp Dressed Man - ZZ Top
30.  I'm Too Sexy - Right Said Fred

Wedding Reception Last Song or Grand Exit Ideas



I just had a request for some ideas for the last song for a couple’s wedding.  As much as I hate it when the party is ending, this is the song that they will all be singing in the car on the way to the hotel or to the bars so we have got to make it good!  I hope you enjoy and get some good ideas.  Make sure you check out our Facebook page too!

1.     Glad You Came – The Wanted

2.     Time Of Your Life – Green Day

3.     Time Of My Life – Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes

4.     It’s The End Of The World – REM

5.     Friends In Low Places – Garth Brooks

6.     Evacuate The Dance Floor – Cascada

7.     New York, New York – Frank Sinatra

8.     How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You – James Taylor

9.    One Love – Marley

10.     All Night Long – Lionel Richie

11.     We Go Together – (From Grease)

12.     Save The Last Dance For Me – Michael Buble

13.      Stand By Me – Ben E King

14.     Livin’ On A Prayer – Bon Jovi

15.     Oh What A Night – Frankie Vali

16.     Hit The Road Jack – Ray Charles

17.     Bye Bye Bye – N’Sync

18.     Home – Phillip Phillips

19.     Party Rock – LMFAO

20.     Home – Michael Buble

21.     Fly Me To The Moon – Frank Sinatra

22.     Friends in Low Places – Garth Brooks

23.     Sweet Caroline – Neil Diamond

24.     Brown Eyed Girl  – Van Morrison

25.     Sweet Child O’ Mine – Guns ‘n’ Roses

26.     Livin’ on a Prayer – Bon Jovi

27.     What I Got – Sublime

28.     My Own Worst Enemy – Lit

29.     Shout – Isley Brothers

30.     Piano Man – Billy Joel

31.     I Would Walk 500 Miles – Proclaimers

32.     Wonderful Tonight – Clapton

33.     Time of my life – David Cook

34.     Save the last dance for me – Buble

35.     What a Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong

36.     Carolina In My Mind – James Taylor

37.     Sitting on the Dock of the Bay – Otis Redding

38.     Wonderwall – Oasis

39.     Lets Go Crazy – Prince

40.     Grow Old With You – Adam Sandler

41.     Theme from Cheers

42.     Don’t Stop Believin’ – Journey

43.     That’s What Friends are For – Dionne Warwick

44.     Theme from Golden Girls

45.     It’s So Hard To Say Goodbye – Boyz II Men

46.     Country Roads – John Denver

47.     Na Na Hey Hey (Kiss Him Goodbye ) – Steam

48.     Closing Time – Semisonic

49.     Let’s Get it On – Marvin Gaye

2014 31 Country Slow Dance Songs - Great Country First Dance Songs

There doesn't seem to be any good country slow dance song lists out there.  I think this is a good combination of old, new, common and uncommon ... but great songs for your 2014 country wedding first dance.  Thanks for the input from my friends!  All Around Raleigh DJ Company is located in Raleigh, NC and we DJ for everything from weddings and receptions to birthday parties, corporate events, pool parties and nightclubs.  I hope you find a good one! 


1.  Forever and Ever Amen - Randy Travis
2.  Keeper of the Stars - Tracy Byrd
3.  Whatever it is - Zac Brown Band
4.  She's Everything - Brad Paisley
5.  Love Story - Taylor Swift
6.  Bless the Broken Road - Rascal Flatts
7.  When You Say Nothing At All - Allison Krause
8.  When You Kiss Me Like That - Toby Keiths
9.  One Boy, One Girl - Collin Raye
10.  She's My Kind of Rain - Tim McGraw
11.  Could I Have This Dance - Anne Murray
12.  I Cross My Heart - George Straight
13.  When I Said I do - Clint Black and Lisa Black
14.  Remember When - Alan Jackson
15.  Would You Go With Me - Josh Turner
16.  How Do I Live - Trisha Yearwood
17.  Because You Loved Me - Jodie Messina
18.  My Best Friend - Tim McGraw
19.  My Wish - Rascal Flatts
20.  Lost In This Moment - Big and Rich
21.  Through the Years - Kenny Rogers
22.  Always on my Mind - Willie Nelson
23.  When Love Finds You - Vince Gill
24.  Crazy - Patsy Cline
25.  It's Your Love - Tim McGraw and Faith Hill
26.  I Can Love You Like That - John Michael Montgomery
27.  From This Moment On - Shania Twain
28.  Don't You Wanna Stay - Jason Aldean and Kelly Clarkson
29.  Landslide - Dixie Chicks
30.  Me and You - Kenny Chesney
31.  Amazed - Lonestar

70 Best Rock Dance Songs for Wedding Receptions or Anytime You Want to Rock

Here is a 2014 list of the 71 Best Rock Dance Songs for weddings or any other party where you want to dance and you want to ROCK!  These are fast-dance, booty-shaking songs from oldies to 80s rock to new rock dance songs and classic rock dance songs



1.  You Shook Me All Night Long - AC/DC
2.  What I Like About You  -  The Romantics
3.  Proud Mary  -  Ike And Tina Turner
4.  8675309 Jenny  -  Tommy Tutone
5.  Saw Her Standing There - Beatles
6  All Shook Up - Elvis
7  Mony, Mony - Billy Idol
8.  Walk This Way - Aerosmith
9.  Born in the USA - Bruce Springsteen
10.  Heartbreaker - Pat Benatar
11.  I Love Rock and Roll - Joan Jett
12.  Girls, Girls, Girls - Motley Crue
13  Twist - Chubby Checker
14.  Honky Tonk Woman - Rolling Stones
15.  Uptown Girl - Billy Joel
16.  Run Around Sue - Dion
17.  Shake Your Tailfeather  -  Ray Charles & the Blues Brothers
18.  Sharp Dressed Man - ZZ Top
19.  Shout - Isley Brothers
20.  My Sharona - The Knack
21.  Let's Dance - David Bowie
22.  Twist and Shout - Beatles
23.  Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd
24.  Tell Her About It - Billy Joel
25.  Living on a Prayer - Bon Jovi
26.  Train in Vain - The Clash
27.  Locomotion - Grand Funk Railroad
28.  Take Me Home Tonight - Eddie Money
29.  Johny B Good - Chuck Berry
30.  Shake it Up - Cars
31.  Come on Eileen - Dexy's Midnight Runners
32.  Lets Twist Again  -  Chubby Checker
33.  All Shook Up - Elvis
34.  Hard to Handle - Black Crowes
35.  Respect - Aretha Franklin
36.  Don't Stop Believin' - Journey
37.  Walk Of Life  -  Dire Straits
38.  Chain of Fools - Aretha Franklin
39.  You Can Leave Your Hat On - Joe Cocker
40.  Some Kind of Wonderful - Grand Funk Railroad
41.  Barracuda - Heart
42.  Old Time Rock and Roll - Bob Segar
43.  Hold on Loosely - 38 Special
44.  Hot Blooded - Foreigner
45.  Jump - Van Halen 
46.  Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen
47.  Your Mama Don't Dance - Poison or Kenny Loggins
48.  We're Not Gonna Take It - Twisted Sister
49.  Come On Feel The Noise - Quiet Riot
50.  The Boys Are Back In Town - Thin Lizzy
51.  Pour Some Sugar On Me - Def Leppard
52.  Burning Down the House - Talking Heads
53.  Keep Your Hands To Yourself - Georgia Satellites
54.  Do Ya' Think I'm Sexy - Rod Stewart
55.  Blister in the Sun - Violent Femmes
56.  Bang a Gong - T Rex
57.  I Wanna Be Sedated - The Ramones
58.  Blitzkrieg Bop - The Ramones
59.  Pump It Up - Elvis Costello
60.  Paradise City - Guns N Roses
61.  Black Betty - Ram Jam
62.  Mustang Sally - Commitments
63.  Love Shack - B-52s (sorta rock)
64.  Shake - Metro Station
65.  Dance, Dance - Fall Out Boy
66.  American Girl - Tom Petty
67.  Good Golly Miss Molly - Little Richard
68.  Great Balls of Fire - Jerry Lee Lewis
69.  I Wanna Rock and Roll All Night - Kiss
70.  Good Lovin' - Rascals

Indian Hindi Wedding Dance Songs

We're getting ready for another awesome 2014 wedding season here in Raleigh, NC! There is a large Indian and Pakistani population here and in the Morrisville and Cary, NC area and we do a lot of Indian weddings. Here is a list of music that goes very well for Hindi dancing. I hope you enjoy. Please leave me a comment below if you have suggestions and/or comments. As always....please visit our Facebook page too!

1. Sheila Ki Jawani - Katrina kaif
2. Hookah Bar – Khiladi
3. Dance Pe Chance – Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi
4. Aisa Jadoo Dala Re – Khakee
5. Let’s Rock The Party – Aa Dekhen Zara
6. Ganesh Hegde – Let’s Party
7. Pappu Can’t Dance – Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na
8. Lat Lag Gayee – Benny Dayal Shalmali Kholgade
9. Balma – Shriram & Shreya Ghoshal
10. Rascals – Neeraj Shridhar
11. Desi Beat – Mika Singh & Armrita Kak
12. Balma – Shriram & Shreya Ghoshal
13. Shake it Saiyyan – Sunidhi Chauhan Haji Springer
14. Jai Ho – Slumdog Millionaire
15. Let’s Party – Ganesh Hegde

29 Great Father Daughter Wedding Dance Songs - 2014

I've put together a this list 29 original father daughter slow dance songs for your 2013 wedding.  Some of these are very unique and I've never actually seen used.  Some are obvious.  Some are great no matter how many times you hear them.  Please leave me some comments if you know better songs or just want to tell me how great this list is! 

My company is All Around Raleigh DJ and we DJ for weddings in the Raleigh, NC area.  Check out www.AllAroundRaleighDJ.com and let me know what you think!


1.  I Loved Her First - Heartland
2.  Daughters - John Mayer
3.  Keeper of the Stars - Tracy Byrd
4.  How Sweet It Is - James Taylor (Marvin Gaye too)
5.  Butterfly Kisses - Bob Carlisle
6.  Father and Daughter - Paul Simon
7.  Because You Loved Me - Celine Dion
8.  My Girl - Temptations
9.  In My Daughter's Eyes - Martina McBride
10.  Unforgettable - Natalie & Nat King Cole
11.  Isn't She Lovely - Stevie Wonder
12.  I Hope You Dance - Lee Ann Womack
13.  You Are So Beautiful - Joe Cocker
14.  Landslide - Fleetwood Mac
15.  Pretty Woman - Roy Orbison
16.  Lullabye - Billy Joel
17.  In My Life - John Lennon
18.  All You Need Is Love - Beatles
19.  Somewhere Over the Rainbow / What a Wonderful World - Israel Kamakawiwo'ole
20.  Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch - Temptations
21.  Sweet Child of Mine - Guns n Roses
22.  You're My Best Friend - Queen
23.  Stand By Me - Ben E. King
24.  Through the Years - Kenny Rogers
25.  Time After Time - Cyndi Lauper
26.  My Little Girl - Tim McGraw 
27.  Darius Rucker - It Won't Be Like This For Long 
28.  Butterfly Kisses - Bob Carlisle 
29.  My Wish - Rascal Flatts

Grand Entrance Songs for your Wedding Reception

Your grand entrance to your 2014 wedding reception helps set the tone for the rest of your reception!  If you want your guests to know that it's okay to have some fun and get comfortable and kick their shoes off, play something funky and fun.  If you want everyone to know that this is a classy, upscale event then play something timeless and elegant.  


1.  Sing, Sing, Sing - Benny Goodman
2.  Sexyback - Justin Timberlake
3.  Movin' On Up - The Jeffersons
4.  Theme From Rocky - Ray Conti
5.  Beautiful Day - U2
6.  Can't Help Falling In Love - Elvis Presley
7.  Peter Gunn - Henry Mancini
8.  How Sweet It Is - James Taylor
9.  I Gotta Feeling - Black Eyed Peas
10.  Celebration - Kool & The Gang
11.  Another One Bites The Dust - Queen
12.  Sirius - Alan Parsons Project
13.  Love of a Lifetime - Lifehouse
14.  Hot in Herre - Nelly
15.  In Da Club - 50 Cent
16.  The Best is yet to Come - Frank Sinatra (Michael Buble too)
17.  Crazy in Love - Beyonce
18.  Can't Get Enough of Your Love - Barry White
19.  I Feel Good - James Brown
20.  Signed, Sealed, Delivered - Stevie Wonder
21.  Rock and Roll All Night - Kiss
22.  Walking on Sunshine - Katrina and the Waves
23.  Green Onions - Booker T and the MGs
24.  Theme from Shaft - Isaac Hayes
25.  Walk This Way - Aerosmith and Run DMC
26.  Joy to the World - Three Dog Night

40 Songs That Are Hot RIGHT NOW for 2014 Wedding Receptions

All Around Raleigh DJ is a DJ company located in Raleigh, NC.  We DJ all kinds of events but definitely specialize in weddings.  Here is a list of the songs that we play at wedding receptions that are a hit right now.  Make sure you 'Like' and check out our Facebook.

1.  Home - Phillip Phillips
2.  What Makes You Beautiful - One Direction
3.  Dancing In The Moonlight - King Harvest
4.  Wagon Wheel - Old Crow Medicine Show
5.  Wannabe - Spice Girls
6.  All My Life - K-Ci and Jojo
7.  Jessie's Girl - Rick Springfield
8.  Treasure - Bruno Mars
9.  I Gotta Feeling - Black Eyed Peas
10.  Glad You Came - The Wanted
11.  Holy Grail - Justin Timberlake and Jay Z (for some crowds)
12.  You Make My Dreams Come True - Hall and Oates
13.  Blurred Lines - Robin Thick
14.  The Wobble - VIC
15.  Hey Ya! - Outkast
16.  Shout - Lloyd Williams (Animal House soundtrack)
17.  Feel So Close - Calvin Harris
18.  Macarena (It's making a comeback and I don't know how I feel about this!)
19.  What Does the Fox Say? - Ylvis (again, some crowds)
20.  Run Around Sue - Dion
21.  You Are the Best Thing - Ray LaMontagne
22.  Carolina Girls - General Johnson & Chairmen of the Board
23.  I'm Yours - Jason Mraz
24.  Don't Stop Believin' - Journey
25.  Yeah - Usher
26.  Back that Thang Up - Juvenile
27.  Wild Ones - Flo Rida
28.  Don't Stop the Party - Pitbull
29.  Let's Go - Ne Yo
30.  Still Into You - Paramore
31.  Twist and Shout - Beatles
32.  Marry Me - Train
33.  Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton
34.  My Little Girl - Tim McGraw
35.  All of Me - John Legend
36.  How Sweet It Is - James Taylor
37.  My Girl - Temptations
38.  With This Ring - Platters
39.  Stand By Me - Ben E King
40.  Timber - Kesha and Pitbull
41.  Gone, Gone, Gone - Phillip Phillips
42.  How Sweet It Is - Michael Buble


25 Best Shag/Beach Music Songs for your Party

I've put together this list in 2014 specifically for your wedding reception but they are good for anything! Let me know what you think by commenting below!

The All Around Raleigh DJ Company is based in Raleigh, NC and specializes in DJ'ing for weddings, private parties, corporate events, bar mitzvahs, pool parties and any other event where you need great music!
 

1. Carolina Girls - General Johnson

2. With this Ring - Platters
3. I Love Beach Music - Embers
4. My Girl - Temptations
5. Sixty Minute Man - Billy Ward
6. Under the Boardwalk - Drifters
7. Miss Grace - Tymes
8. Summertime is Calling Me - Catalinas
9. Myrtle Beach Days - Fantastic Shakers
10. What You Do To Me - Embers
11. Shama Lama Ding Dong - Otis Day and the Knights
12. 39-21-46 - Showmen
13. Some Kind of Wonderful - The Band of Oz
14. Stay - Maurice Williams
15. Cool Me Out - LaMont Dozier
16. Lady Soul - Temptations
17.  Dancin', Shaggin' on the Boulevard - Alabama
18.  Ocean Boulevard - Band of Oz
19.  My Guy - Mary Wells
20.  You're More Than a Number in My Little Red Book - Drifters
21. Be Young, Be Foolish, Be Happy - Tams
22. Just a Gigolo - Louis Prima
23. She Used to be my Girl - O'Jays
24. Build Me Up Buttercup - Foundations
25. Girl Watcher - O'Kaysions

Modern Wedding Waltz Songs

Ever since Dancing With The Stars came on, there have been a lot more requests for waltz songs at  their weddings.  Check out this list of ideal contemporary songs that are great for wedding receptions. Waltzes are in 3/4 time and, in other words, have 3 beats per measure.  A big THANK YOU to the fine folks at Arthur Murray Dance Studio for their help on this list! 


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Please leave comments in the comment box below if you have any songs that you think belong on this list.
  1. Come Away With Me - Norah Jones
  2. Open Arms - Journey
  3. True Love - Elton John
  4. Play Me - Neil Diamond
  5. Annie's Song - John Denver
  6. I Can't Help Falling in Love - Elvis Presley
  7. When A Man Loves A Woman - Percy Sledge or Michael Bolton or Otis Redding
  8. Take It To The Limit - The Eagles
  9. You Light Up My Life - Debbie Boone
  10. If You Don't Know me By Now - Simply Red
  11. I Love You So - Tom Jones
  12. Amazed - Lonestar
  13. Theme from Edward Scissorhands - Danny Elfman
  14. Don't You Know - Della Reese
  15. The Most Beautiful Words - Della Reese
  16. It's In The Rain - Enya
  17. Melody of Love - Frank Sinatra
  18. Stay In My Life - Gerard JOling
  19. A Beautiful Mess - Jason Mraz
  20. If I Knew Then - Lady Antebellum
  21. Three Times a Lady - Lionel Richie
  22. Husbands and Wives - Neil Diamond
  23. On The Way To The Sky - Neil Diamond
  24. Under The Bridges of Paris - From "Shall We Dance"
  25. Kiss From A Rose - Seal
  26. Annie's Song - John Denver
  27. A Thousand Years - Christina Perri
  28. That's Amore - Dean Martin
  29. You and Me - Lifehouse
  30. Years From Now - Dr. Hook

Indie Hipster Wedding Music




Looking for some amazing and ORIGINAL 2014 wedding music?  Look no further!  All Around Raleigh DJ Company is a Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill based wedding DJ company and we do a lot of weddings that you might consider "hipster" or "indie".  Between our past weddings experience and songs that we just plain love to discover, we have come up with these great ideas just for you.  Don't worry...you won't have people saying "that was so and so's first dance song too!"  Let me know what you think and as always LIKE and share the love with everyone! 
  1. "Home" - Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros [Hipster Entrance Song]
  2. "Pumped Up Kicks" - Foster the People [Hipster Entrance Song]
  3. "Perfect Space" - Avett Brothers [Hipster First Dance Song]
  4. "Morning Theft" - Jeff Buckley [Hipster First Dance Song]
  5. "Be Easy On Me" - Barefoot Truth [Hipster First Dance Song]
  6. "Daughters" - Paul Simon [Awesome Hipster Father Daughter Dance Song]
  7. "Only Love" - Ben Howard
  8. "Three Rounds and a Sound" - Blind Pilot
  9. "God Must Have Spent a Little More Time On You" - Boyce Avenue [Cover N'sync Wedding First Dance]
  10. "Sweet Uncertain" - Braddigan
  11. "She's Mine" - Brett Dennan
  12. "Love Today" - Mike [Unique Wedding Grand Entrance]
  13. "Pistol" - Dustin Kensrue 
  14. "Safe and Sound" - Capital Cities [Unique party dancing song
  15. "Sideways" - Citizen Cope [Unique Hipster First Dance Song]
  16. "Heavenly Day" - Patty Griffin
  17. "Long Time Ago" - Current Swell 
  18. "If I Wanted Someone" - Dawes
  19. "We Both Go Down Together" - The Decemberists
  20. "Canon" - Zox
  21. "Honey Come Home" - The Head and the Heart [Warning VERY Hipster!]
  22. "Tightrope" - Walk the Moon [Hipster party dance song]
  23. "I Am" - Three Legged Fox [Unique Hipster Reggae Wedding song]
  24. "Indian Moon" - State Radio
  25. "Bushwick Blues" - Delta Spirit
  26. "Stubborn Love" - Lumineers




Sample 2014 Wedding Reception DJ Playlist

Here is a 2014 sample song list for a wedding reception playlist.  I've split the song list into:  dinner/cocktail music, casual dancing, slow dances and late night dance music.  This is meant to just give you an idea of what kind of music I would play if I didn't have input at all from the bride and groom.  I never go into a wedding reception with a playlist.  It has to be kept fresh and reacting to the crowd.  By tweaking a few songs here and there and playing songs in the order that works the crowd, I always get the dance floor packed!  I can't stress enough that every wedding is unique and special.  You can't just plug these songs in and hope for the best.  GOOD LUCK!  www.AllAroundRaleighDJ.com


Cocktail and Dinner Music:

1.  It Had To Be You - Harrick Connick Jr.
2.  Last Request - Paolo Nutini
3.  Ain't That A Kick In The Head - Dean Martin
4.  The Way You Look Tonight - Frank Sinatra
5.  Sunday Kind Of Love - Etta James
6.  You Are The Best Thing - Ray LaMontagne
7.  Son Of A Preacher Man - Dusty Springfield
8.  You're Just Too Good To Be True - Lauren Hill
9.  Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon - Neil Diamond
10.  Just The Way You Are - Bruno Mars
11.  Because of You - Ne-Yo
12.  You're My Best Friend - Queen
13.  Heaven - Los Lonely Boys
14.  Into The Mystic - Van Morrison
15.  Come Away With Me - Norah Jones
16.  Everybody - Ingrid Michaelson
17.  Sweetest Thing - U2
18.  Lucky - Colbie Cailat & Jason Mraz
19.  Haven't Met You Yet - Michael Buble
20.  I Knew I Loved You - Savage Garden
21.  Home - Phillip Phillips

Casual Dancing:

1.  My Girl - Temptations
2.  For Once In My Life - Stevie Wonder
3.  With This Ring - The Platters
4.  Lady Soul - Temptations
5.  Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
6.  Oh What A Night - Frankie Valli
7.  How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) - Marvin Gaye
8.  Proud Mary - Ike Turner and Tina Turner
9.  Baby I Need Your Loving - Four Tops
10.  Superstition - Stevie Wonder
11.  Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond
12.  I Can't Help Myself - Four Tops
13.  Wagon Wheel - Old Crow Medicine Show
14.  More Today Than Yesterday - Spiral Staircase
15.  Dancing In The Moonlight - King Harvest
16.  Ain't Too Proud To Beg - Temptations
17.  Mercy Me - Robert Palmer
18.  Dance With Me Tonight - Olly Murs

Dancing:

1.  Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
2.  Saw Her Standing There - Beatles
3.  Chain Of Fools - Aretha Franklin
4.  I Gotta Feeling - Black Eyed Peas
5.  Brick House - Commodores
6.  Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry
7.  Electric Slide - Marcia Griffiths
8.  Love Shack - B-52s
9.  Hot in Herre - Nelly
10.  Push It - Salt n Pepa
11.  Baby Got Back - Six Mix A Lot
12.  Appache - Sugarhill Gang
13.  It Takes Two - Rob Base
14.  Single Ladies - Beyonce
15.  Empire State Of Mine - Jay Z
16.  You Give Love A Bad Name - Bon Jovi
17.  DJ Got Us Falling In Love Again - Usher
18.  Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough - Michael Jackson
19.  Back That Thang Up - Juvenile
20.  Shake Your Booty - KC & The Sunshine Band
21.  Twist and Shout - Beatles
22.  Shout - Otis Day & The Knights
23.  We R Who We R - Ke$ha
24.  Sandstorm - Darude
25.  You Shook Me All Night Long - AC/DC
26.  Don't Stop Believin' - Journey
27.  Yeah - Usher
28.  Hey Ya! - Outkast
29.  Jump Around - House of Pain
30.  U Can't Touch This - MC Hammer
31.  Get Low - Lil Jon 
32.  Evacuate The Dancefloor - Cascada
33.  Wanna Be - Spice Girls
34.  Timber - Kesha and Pitbull

Slow Dances:

1.  Let's Get It On - Marvin Gaye
2.  Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton
3.  You Are So Beautiful - Joe Cocker
4.  Let's Stay Together - Al Green
5.  Sexual Healing - Marvin Gaye
6.  Better Together - Jack Johnson
7.  I Don't Want To Miss A Thing - Aerosmith
8.  Fields of Gold - Sting
9.  I Could Not Ask For More - Edwin McCain
10.  You & Me - Dave Matthews Band
11.  Stand By Me - Ben E King

Movie Inspired Wedding Music 2014


Any movie fans out there? Here is a list of songs from movies that would be perfect at your wedding reception.  Most of these are cocktail and/or dinner type songs but we also made a list for first dance songs from movies and dancing music from movies. Make sure you 'Like' and check out our Facebook.



Dinner and Cocktail Music:

1.  My Favourite Things - Tony Bennett - Sound of Music
2.  Come Fly With Me - Frank Sinatra - Vegas Vacation
3.  It's Raining - Inara George - Bridesmaids
4.  Hallelujah I Love Her So - Ray Charles - The Help
5. The Way You Look Tonight - Frank Sinatra or Michael Buble - My Best Friends' Wedding and Father of the Bride
6.  Feels Like Home - Edwina Hayes - How To Lose a Guy in 10 Days
11.  Sweet Home Alabama - Jewel - Sweet Home Alabama
12.  I Don't Want to Miss a Thing - Vitamin String Quartet - Armageddon
13.  Kiss From a Rose - Seal - Batman Forever
14.  I Will Always Love You - The John Tesh Project - The Bodyguard
15.  The Wind Beneath My Wings - Acoustic Guitar Troubadours - Beaches
16.  Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon - Neil Diamond - Pulp Fiction
17.  Don't You (Forget About Me) - Stella Starlight Trio - The Breakfast Club
18.  A Wink and a Smile - Harry Connick Jr. - Sleepless in Seattle and Top Gun
19.  As Time Goes By - Jimmy Durante - Casablanca and Sleepless in Seattle
20.  Eye of the Tiger - Paul Anka - Rocky IV
21.  (I've Had)The Time of My Life - The John Morris Orchestra - Dirty Dancing
22.  Bohemian Rhapsody - Vitamin String Quartet - Wayne's World
23.  Layla - Derek and the Dominos - Goodfellas
24.  Iris - Sabrina - City of Angels
25.  The Good Life - Tony Bennett - What Women Want

First Dance Songs From Movies:

1.  Righteous Brothers - Unchained Melody - Ghost
2.  Hallelujah - Rufus Wainwright - Shrek
3.  Somewhere Over The Rainbow - Israel kamakawiwo'ole
4.  What A Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong - Good Morning Vietnam
5.  Stand By Me - Ben E. King - Stand By Me
6.  This Year's Love - David Gray - Wimbledon and Girl Next Door
7.  Up Where We Belong - Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes - An Officer and a Gentleman
8.  Endless Love - Diana Ross and Lionel Richie - Endless Love
9.  Everybody Needs a Best Friend - Norah Jones - Ted

Movie Soundtrack Wedding Dancing Songs:

1.  Canned Heat - Jamiroquai - Napoleon Dynamite
2.  Let The Sunshine - Milk & Sugar - 40 Year Old Virgin
3.  Here I Go Again - Whitesnake - Old School
4.  Living In America - James Brown - Rocky IV
5.  Shout - Isley Brothers - Animal House
6.  Rapper's Delight - The Sugarhill Gang - The Wedding Singer
7.  Footloose - Kenny Loggins - Footloose
8.  Hound Dog - Elovis Presley - Forrest Gump
9.  Paradise City - Guns n Roses - Can't Hardly Wait
10.  It's Tricky - Run DMC - Road Trip
11.  I Want You to Want Me - Cheap Trick - 10 Things I Hate About You
12.  Swing 0 Savage - Knocked Up
13.  Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry - Back To The Future
14.  Twist and Shout - The Beatles - Ferris Bueller's Day Off
15.  Take It To The Floor - B2K - You Got Served
16.  Old Time Rock and Roll - Bob Seger - Risky Business
17.  Now That We Found Love - Heavy D & The Boys - Hitch
18.  A Little Less Conversation - Elvis Presley vs JKL - Oceans 11
19.  Right Round - Flo Rida - The Hangover
20.  Stayin' Alive - Bee Gees - Saturday Night Fever

101 Wedding First Dance Songs - 2014

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Here are 101 first dance songs for your 2014 wedding reception...in no particular order.  Remember, every wedding is different and special.  These may not work for you but they should help :).  Leave me some comments if you have suggestions or thoughts.  Good luck! All Around Raleigh DJ


1.  At Last - Etta James (Beyonce has an excellent version too)
2.  All My Life - K-Ci and JoJo
3.  Amazed - Lonestar
4.  Always - Atlantic Star
5.  Sea of Love - Del Shannons
6.  La La Means I Love You - Delfonics
7.  I Swear - All For One
8.  Marry Me - Train
9.  I Cross My Heart - George Straight
10.  Me & You - Kenny Chesney
11.  Amazed - Lonestar
12.  Keeper of the Stars - Tracy Byrd
13.  Angel - Aerosmith
14.  Heaven - Bryan Adams
15.  I Can Love You Like That - All For One
16.  That's Where It's At - Sam Cooke
17.  Make You Feel My Love - Adele (Garth Brooks too)
18.  I Do - Paul Brandt
19.  Kissing You - Des'ree
20.  American Wedding - Gogol Bordello
21.  Home - Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros
22.  Never Let Go - Hanson
23.  You and Me - Dave Matthews Band
24.  Steady As We Go - Dave Matthews Band
25.  This Must Be the Place - The Talking Heads
26.  You're My Best Friend - Queen
27.  Lucky - Colbie Cailat and Jason Mraz
28.  My Best Friend - Tim McGraw
29.  You Are The Best Thing - Ray LaMontagne
30.  Keb' Mo' - One Friend
31.  Thank You - Led Zeppelin
32.  One - U2
33.  Stolen - Dashboard Confessional
34.  Candy - Big Maybelline
35.  Love Song - Cure (311 too)
36.  Come Away With Me - Norah Jones
37.  Sweet and Low - Augustana
38.  I'll Be - Edwin McCain
39.  You're Just Too Good to Be True - Lauren Hill (Four Seasons too)
40.  Everything - Michael Buble
41.  This Will Be Our Year - The Zombies
42.  Love and Happiness - Al Green
43.  Fade Into You - Mazzie Star
44.  Lovely Day - Bill Withers
45.  Just The Two Of Us - Grover Washington
46.  I Wanna Grow Old With You - Adam Sandler
47.  Then - Brad Paisley
48.  A Kiss To Build A Dream On - Louie Armstrong
49.  A Wink and a Smile - Harry Connick Jr.
50.  I Don't Want to Miss a Thing - Aerosmith
51.  Unforgettable - Nat King Cole (Natalie Cole too)
52.  I Can Love You Like That - John Montgomery
53.  From This Moment On - Shania Twain
54.  Our Love Is Here To Stay - Harry Connick Jr.
55.  No Ordinary Love - Sade
56. When You Say Nothing At All - Allison Krauss
57.  As Time Goes By (A Kiss is Just a Kiss) - Michael Feinstein (Johnny Mathis too)
58.  Faithfully - Journey
59.  The Way You Look Tonight - Frank Sinatra
60.  Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton
61.  I Can't Help Falling In Love - Elvis (UB40 too)
62.  Someone Like You - Van Morrison
63.  Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye - The Casinos
64.  When a Man Loves a Woman - Otis Redding
65.  That's How Strong My Love Is - Otis Redding
66.  Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World - Israel Kamakawiwo'ole
67.  Better Together - Jack Johnson
68.  Feels Like Home To Me - Chantal Kreviasuk
69.  My One and Only Love - Frank Sinatra (Sting too)
70.  Always and Forever - Heatwave
71.  Loving You Is All I Know - The Pretenders
72.  Into the Mystic - Van Morrison
73.  I'll Stand By You - The Pretenders
74.  Time After Time - Cyndi Lauper
75.  Is This Love - Bob Marley
76.  Lost in this Moment - Big & Rich
77.  Wicked Games - Chris Isaac
78.  Breathe Me - Sia
79.  You Didn't Know Me When - Harry Connick Jr.
80.  Sunday Kind of Love - Etta James
81.  I Just Want to Make Love to You - Etta James
82.  You Are My First, My Last, My Everything - Barry White
83.  You Are My Special Angel - Bobby Helms
84.  Penguin - Christina Perri
85.  Ingrid Michaelson - The Way I Am
86.  Forever and Ever Amen - Randy Travis
87.  For Once in My Life - Stevie Wonder
88.  Eternal Flame - The Bangles
89.  You Are the Sunshine of my Life - Stevie Wonder
90.  I Only Have Eyes For You - The Flamingos
91.  In My Life - The Beatles
92.  I Will - Beatles
93.  I Will - Dean Martin
94.  Bless the Broken Road - Rascal Flatts
95.  Fly Me To the Moon - Frank Sinatra
96.  Save the Last Dance For Me - Drifters with Ben E. King
97.  Whatever It Is - Zac Brown Band
98.  L.O.V.E. - Nat King Cole
99.  Truly, Madly, Deeply - Savage Garden
100.  You Are So Beautiful - Joe Cocker
101.  Fields of Gold - Sting