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Unexpected Wedding Reception Song Requests By: Loretta Legend  |
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Wedding receptions are highly personalized events. It doesn’t matter who does the planning or what the budget is, each wedding reception is bound to be very different in almost every aspect. With so many variables it would be almost impossible to have one wedding reception resemble another; accept for one very important aspect.
If the reception music is being run by a DJ who takes requests from the wedding guests, the music may very well be the one thing that remains consistent from one wedding to another. The reason why is unknown, but for some reason, wedding guest seem to have a list of songs that they expect and request when attending a wedding.
What people request the DJ to play is perhaps the oddest collection of music ever assembled. When researching the topic I came across a list of the 200 most requested songs played at wedding receptions, compiled by diskjockeys.com, and the list isn’t quiet what you would expect.
Take a look at some of these most unexpected highly requested songs:
• The number one requested song: “You Shook Me All Night Long” by ACDC
• The sixth most requested song: “Sweet Home Alabama” by Lynyrd Skynyrd
• Number 14: “Baby got Back” by Sir Mix-A-Lot
• Number 27: “Friends in Low Places” by Garth Brooks
• Number 34: “Ice Ice Baby” by Vanilla Ice
• Number 45: “Summer of 69” by Brian Adams
• Number 72: “Blister in the Sun” by the Violent Femmes
• Number 74: “In Da Club” by 50 Cent
• Number 128: “You Dropped a Bomb on Me” by The Gap Band
• Number 146: “Walk Like An Egyptian” by the Bangles
I guess I found the list compiled by diskjockeys.com so interesting because it shows what can happen when you allow your guests to make song requests. These songs, and honestly, most of the songs on the top 200 are, in my opinion, not only in poor taste for a wedding; there also not good songs. I wouldn’t want any of them played at my wedding.
Which brings up the next most important point; if you are going to have a DJ at your wedding, it’s a really good idea to not only provide a list of songs you want to hear, but also a list of songs you don’t want to hear.
Before your wedding do some research and find compiled list of the most requested songs at wedding receptions, like the one on diskjockeys.com. From there you should be able to get a pretty good idea of what you don’t want to hear at your wedding.
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