Help an ex mobile DJ get back in business

[Vince (messinwiththekid)]

I spent over a dozen years from the mid-80's to the late as a mobile disc jockey. Mostly did weddings, and was pretty good at it. Got older, equipment got heavier, day job got busier, and I packed it in.

Well unemployment hits, and I have free time and discover blip.fm. With the help of all of you I rediscover a passion for music, and the DJ biz. Now I want to get back into it. Technology has made lugging equipment a thing of the past. Now I just need to get up to speed musically.

This is where all you blip folks come in. Let me know a few songs from say the past dozen years or so that you would expect a DJ to have, especially the wedding type stuff. Not asking for all the unique stuff we play on blip, but the mass appeal stuff. A lot of the weddings I have been to have shown things have not changed a ton. But I know there are some hits and popular dances,that I have missed while indulging my own musical preferences, not worrying about appealing to the masses.

Also I might be doing some bar gigs. Not house, techno, or any dace clubs, but your neighborhood type joints.

So any input from you musical experts would be appreciated. Again I am not necessarily asking for what you like, but what is going to keep a dance floor hopping.

Thanks for your time and consideration.

Vince

[pinkpolkadots]

hey heyy Vince,

here's a few I scraped up for you.
# Nothing Compares To You. Sinead O’Connor
# Close To You. Maxi Priest
# Power of Love. Jennifer Rush
# Love Me Tender. Elvis Presley
# I Can’t Help Falling in Love with You. Elvis Presley
# Just the Way You Are. Billy Joel
# When You Say Nothing At All. Ronan Keating
# From This Moment On. Shania Twain
# You Made Me Love You. Al Jolson
# How Deep Is Your Love. Bee Gees

[pinkpolkadots]

This is for Father/daughter dance.
1. Butterfly Kisses. Bob Carlisle
2. Daddy's Little Girl. Al Martino
3. Unforgettable. Natalie Cole
4. Wind Beneath My Wings. Bette Midler
5. Because You Loved Me. Celine Dion
6. The Way You Look Tonight. Frank Sinatra or Tony Bennett
7. Daddy's Hands. Holly Dunn
8. Through the Years. Kenny Rogers
9. My Girl. Temptations
10. Hero. Mariah Carey
11. Have I Told You Lately. Van Morrison
12. Wonderful Tonight. Eric Clapton
13. Daughter of Mine. John McDermott
14. Times of Your Life. Paul Anka
15. What a Wonderful World. Louie Armstrong
16. Isn't She Lovely. Stevie Wonder
17. A Song for My Daughter. Mikki Viereck
18. You're the Inspiration. Chicago
19. My Special Angel. Bobby Helms
20. You Decorated My Life. Kenny Rogers

[pinkpolkadots]

Mother and Son
1. Wind Beneath My Wings. Bette Midler
2. Through the Years. Kenny Rogers
3. A Song for Mama. Boyz II Men
4. A Song for My Son. Mikki Viereck
5. What a Wonderful World. Louis Armstrong
6. Because You Loved Me. Celine Dion
7. Unforgettable. Natalie & Nat King Cole
8. Have I Told You Lately. Rod Stewart
9. Forever Young. Alphaville
10. Sunrise Sunset. Fiddler on the Roof Soundtrack
11. In My Life. Beatles
12. The Perfect Fan. Backstreet Boys
13. The Rose. Bette Midler
14. I am Your Child. Barry Manilow
15. Could I Have This Dance. Anne Murray
16. Hero. Mariah Carey
17. Beautiful In My Eyes. Joshua Kadison
18. A Smile Like Yours. Natalie Cole
19. Memories. Elvis Presley

[pinkpolkadots]

Wedding Party Songs

1. That's What Friends are For. Dionne Warwick
2. Celebration. Kool & the Gang
3. YMCA. Village People
4. We Are Family. Sister Sledge
5. Theme from Friends. Theme from Friends
6. Thank You. Dido
7. Respect. Aretha Franklin
8. All My Life. KC & Jojo
9. Lean on Me. Club Nouveau
10. With A Little Help from my Friends. Beatles
11. Thank you for Being a Friend. Andrew Gold
12. You've got a Friend. James Taylor
13. You've got a Friend in Me. Randy Newman
14. I Will Survive. Gloria Gaynor
15. Let's Stay Together. Al Green

[pinkpolkadots]

First Dance Wedding Songs

1. Amazed. Lonestar
2. From This Moment On. Shania Twain
3. At Last. Etta James
4. Because You Loved Me. Celine Dion
5. I Cross my Heart. George Strait
6. It's Your Love. Tim McGraw & Faith Hill
7. Wonderful Tonight. Eric Clapton
8. Have I Told You Lately. Rod Stewart or Van Morrison
9. I Swear. All 4 One
10. Unchained Melody. Righteous Brothers
11. I Knew I Loved You. Savage Garden
12. Always and Forever. Heatwave
13. The Way You Look Tonight. Frank Sinatra
14. True Companion. Marc Cohn
15. Endless Love. Lionel Richie & Diana Ross
16. I Do [Cherish You]. 98 Degrees
17. It had to be You. Harry Connick Jr.
18. Could I Have This Dance. Anne Murray
19. Here and Now. Luther Vandross
20. Truly, Madly, Deeply. Savage Garden
21. Everything I Do. Bryan Adams
22. I Could Not Ask For More. Edwin McCain
23. All My Life. KC & JoJo
24. Taking You Home. Don Henley
25. Beautiful in My Eyes. Joshua Kadison
26. When a Man Loves a Woman. Michael Bolton
27. Breathe. Faith Hill
28. What a Wonderful World. Louis Armstrong
29. Unforgettable. Nat King Cole & Natalie
30. My Heart Will Go On. Celine Dion

[pinkpolkadots]

Bouquet Toss Wedding Songs

1. Wishin' and Hopin'. My Best Friend's Wedding Soundtrack
2. This one is for the girls. Martina McBride
3. I feel like a woman. Shania Twain
4. Hey Ladies. The Beastie Boys
5. Going to the Chapel. Yellowman
6. Hit Me With Your Best Shot. Pat Benatar
7. Its Raining Men. The Weather Girls
8. Ladies Night. Kool & The Gang
9. Just a girl. No Doubt
10. Another One Bites the Dust. Queen
11. Can't Hold Us Down. Christina Aguilera
12. Girls Just Want To Have Fun. Cyndi Lauper
13. Diamonds are Girl's Best Friend. Marilyn Monroe
14. One way or another. blondie
15. Single White Female. Chely Wright

[pinkpolkadots]

Cake Cutting Wedding Songs

1. How Sweet It Is. James Taylor
2. Sugar, Sugar. The Archies
3. Hit Me With Your Best Shot. Pat Benatar
4. It's your Love. Tim McGraw & Faith Hill
5. Ice Cream. Sarah McLachlan
6. The Sweetest Thing. U2
7. Pour Some Sugar On Me. Def Leppard
8. Thank you. Led Zeppelin
9. That's Amore. Dean Martin
10. When I'm 64. The Beatles
11. Cut The Cake. Average White Band
12. Everlasting Love. Natalie Cole
13. Recipe for Making Love. Harry Connick, Jr.
14. Love You Madly. Cake
15. Only Wanna Be With You. Hootie & the Blowfish

[pinkpolkadots]

Dinner Wedding Songs

1. Thank You. Dido
2. All the Way. Frank Sinatra
3. Unbroken. Tim McGraw
4. Summer Wind. Frank Sinatra
5. Fallen. Lauren Wood (Pretty Woman Sndtrk)
6. Pictures. Kid Rock and Sheryl Crow
7. Be our Guest. Beauty and the Beast soundtrack
8. Shower me with your love. Surface
9. The Wedding Song. Bob Dylan
10. Underneath it All. No Doubt
11. Angel In Disguise. Brandy
12. Eternal flame. Bangles
13. Sweet Happy Life. Peggy lee
14. I would walk 500 miles. Proclaimers
15. Heaven. Bryan Adams

[pinkpolkadots]

I hope maybe this helps you out some. good luck with it! :o)

[Nicki H]

Hi there
I'm in the UK so may be different musical tastes but lot of 80s stuff seems to be played at weddings these days..despite the youth of the couples!!
PinkPolkadots has done a great job on the list below will have a think about any others:)))

[Vince (messinwiththekid)]

Thanks to both of you for the replies. Some great choices there PP, and some I had forgotten about. I am still a little unsure of what songs from the last decade or so work at a mixed age crowd like weddings. I'm comfortable with the old standbys, and hope fluffyboots is right about the 80's, cause that is my strength.

Well I guess I will find out in a little less than two weeks. First wedding in a decade on the 19th. Wish me luck.

[Nicki H]

good luck let us know how you get on..:))

Vince (messinwiththekid) said:

Thanks to both of you for the replies. Some great choices there PP, and some I had forgotten about. I am still a little unsure of what songs from the last decade or so work at a mixed age crowd like weddings. I'm comfortable with the old standbys, and hope fluffyboots is right about the 80's, cause that is my strength.

Well I guess I will find out in a little less than two weeks. First wedding in a decade on the 19th. Wish me luck.