When selecting your 30-40 songs, remember:
A balanced mix of dance hits from different eras keeps all guests engaged. Alternate between current hits, throwbacks, and oldies to maintain dance floor energy. Some songs work better early in the evening than later. People respond best to familiar, popular songs – check iTunes popularity ratings as a guide. Less popular songs, regardless of quality, often fail to engage dancers. Your 30-40 song highlights, along with basic notes like “must play,” “love oldies,” or “prefer current music” are all we need. Too many instructions can limit our ability to create a great party atmosphere. Keep your “don’t play” list to 10-15 songs, noting that certain categories are automatically excluded unless you request them.
Dance/Party/Top 40
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I Just Might – Bruno Mars
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Where Is My Husband – RAYE
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Pink Pony Club – Chappell Roan
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Hot To Go! – Chappell Roan
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Man I Need – Olivia Dean
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Golden – HUNTR/X KPop Demon Hunters
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Too Sweet – Hozier
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Stargazing – Myles Smith
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APT – Rosé & Bruno Mars
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A Bar Song (Tipsy) – Shaboozey
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Birds Of A Feather – Billie Eilish
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Espresso – Sabrina Carpenter
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I’m Good (Blue) – David Guetta & Bebe Rexha
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Dance The Night – Dua Lipa
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Best Of My Love/ Lil’ Boo Thang (Mash-up) – Emotions/Paul Russell
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Flowers – Miley Cyrus
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Sweet Lovin’ – Sigala
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The Business – Tiesto
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About Damn Time – Lizzo
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Juice – Lizzo
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Truth Hurts – Lizzo
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Good As Hell – Lizzo
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Cold Heart (PNAU Remix) – Elton John & Dua Lipa
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Levitating – (Feat. DaBaby) – Dua Lipa
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Don’t Start Now – Dua Lipa
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Beggin’ – Maneskin
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Havana – Camila Cabello
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Blinding Lights – The Weekend
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I Like Me Better – Lauv
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Despacito – J. Bieber/Daddy Yankee/Luis Fonsi
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The Middle – Zedd/Maren Morris/Grey
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Closer – The Chainsmokers Feat. Halsey
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24 Karat Magic – Bruno Mars
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Uptown Funk – Bruno Mars
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Marry You – Bruno Mars
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Locked Out Of Heaven – Bruno Mars
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This Is What You Came For – Calvin Harris/Rihanna
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Cheap Thrills – Sia/Sean Paul
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Can’t Stop The Feeling – Justin Timberlake
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Good Feeling – Flo-Rida
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Low – Flo-rida
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Cake By The Ocean – DNCE
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Trap Queen – Fetty Wap
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Shut Up and Dance – Walk The Moon
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Still Into You – Paramore
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Sugar – Maroon 5
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Fireball – Pitbull/John Ryan
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Time Of Our Lives – Pitbull/Ne-Yo
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Feel This Moment – Pitbull/Christina Aguilera
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Everytime We Touch – Cascada
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Timber – Pitbull/Ke$ha
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Tik Tok – Ke$ha
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Shake It Off – Taylor Swift
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Cruel Summer – Taylor Swift
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Feel So Close – Calvin Harris
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Murder On The Dancefloor – Sophie Ellis-Bextor
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Higher Love – Kygo/Whitney Houston
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I Love It – Icona Pop
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Party In The USA – Miley Cyrus
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Baby One More Time – Britney Spears
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Happy – Pharrell Williams
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Rather Be – Clean Bandit
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Blurred Lines – Robin Thicke
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Can’t Hold Us – Macklemore
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Get Lucky – Daft Punk
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Wake Me Up – Avicii
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Love Never Felt So Good – Michael Jackson/Justin Timberlake
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Don’t You Worry Child – Swedish House Mafia
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Starships – Nicki Minaj
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Call Me Maybe – Carly Rae Jepsen
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Party Rock Anthem – LMFAO
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Domino – Jessie J.
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We Found Love – Rihanna
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Moves Like Jagger – Maroon 5/Christina Aguilera
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Raise Your Glass – Pink
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Give Me Everything – Pitbull/Ne-yo/Nayer
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Firework – Katy Perry
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Valerie – Amy Winehouse
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Hips Don’t Lie – Shakira
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Dynamite – Taio Cruz
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Crazy In Love – Beyonce
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DJ Got Us Fallin’ In Love Again – Usher
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Hey Ya – Outkast
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The Way You Move – Outkast
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I Gotta Feeling – Black Eyed Peas
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Empire State Of Mind – Alicia Keyes/Jay Z
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Say Hey (I Love You) – Michael Franti & Spearhead
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Just Dance – Lady GaGa
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Dancing On My Own – Robyn
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Sexy Back – Justin Timberlake
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Yeah – Usher/Ludacris
70s, 80s, 90s Dance Hits
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Don’t Stop Til You Get Enough – Michael Jackson
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Billie Jean – Michael Jackson
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PYT (Pretty Young Thing) – Michael Jackson
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Beat It – Michael Jackson
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The Way You Make Me Feel – Michael Jackson
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Shake Your Body Down To The Ground – Michael Jackson
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I Want To Rock With You – Michael Jackson
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No Diggity – Blackstreet feat. Dr. Dre
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This Is How We Do It – Montell Jordan
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Ride Wit Me – Nelly
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Hot In Here – Nelly
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Ignition (Remix) – R. Kelly
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I Wanna Dance With Somebody – Whitney Houston
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Everybody (Backstreet’s Back) – Backstreet Boys
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Bye Bye Bye – NSYNC
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Wannabe – Spice Girls
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September – Earth Wind & Fire
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Let’s Groove – Earth Wind & Fire
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Gimmie! Gimmie! Gimmie! – Abba
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Dancing Queen – Abba
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Believe – Cher
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Power Of Love – Huey Lewis & The News
The songs below are often avoided unless asked for by you or a guest. They are great for the right crowd, and fun party music for the right group.
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Shining Star – Earth Wind & Fire
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Sing A Song – Earth Wind & Fire
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Get Into The Groove – Madonna
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Like A Prayer – Madonna
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Kiss – Prince
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Purple Rain – Prince
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1999 – Prince
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Ice Ice Baby – Vanilla Ice
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Lady Marmalade – Christina Aguilera/Little Kim/Mya
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Brick House – Commodores
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Celebration – Kool & The Gang
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Get Down On It – Kool & The Gang
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Last Dance – Donna Summer
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Bad Girls – Donna Summer
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Love Train – The O’Jays
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We Are Family – Sister Sledge
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Play That Funky Music – Wild Cherry
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Superfreak – Rick James
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Give It To Me – Rick James
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You’ll Never Find – Lou Rawls
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Everlasting Love – Carl Carlton
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Got To Be Real – Cheryl Lynn
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Ain’t Nobody – Chaka Kahn
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I Will Survive – Gloria Gaynor
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First, Last, Everything – Barry White
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Can’t Get Enough Of Your Love – Barry White
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Superstition – Stevie Wonder
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I Wish – Stevie Wonder
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Isn’t She Lovely – Stevie Wonder
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Love Shack – B52s
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Signed, Sealed, Delivered – Stevie Wonder
Fun for weddings!
80s, 90s Rock
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Jessie’s Girl – Rick Springfield
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Africa – Toto
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Girl’s Just Wanna Have Fun – Cyndi Lauper
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Summer Of 69 – Bryan Adams
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Take Me Home Tonight – Eddie Money
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What’s Up – 4 Non Blondes
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I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) – The Proclaimers
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Sweet Child O Mine – Guns & Roses
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Mr. Brightside – The Killers
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All The Small Things – Blink 182
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First Date – Blink 182
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Misery Business – Paramore
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Zombie – The Cranberries
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Basket Case – Green Day
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When I Come Around – Green Day
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My Own Worst Enemy – Lit
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Kryptonite – Three Doors Down
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Sex On Fire – Kings Of Leon
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Pour Some Sugar On Me – Def Leppard
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Your Love – The Outfield
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Don’t Stop Believing – Journey
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Jump – Van Halen
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Hit Me With Your Best Shot – Pat Benatar
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Footloose – Kenny Loggins
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Let’s Dance – David Bowie
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Walking On Sunshine – Katrina & The Waves
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Livin’ On A Prayer – Bon Jovi
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You Shook Me – AC/DC
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Seven Nation Army – The White Stripes
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Wild Nights – John Mellencamp
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Uptown Girl – Billy Joel
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You May Be Right – Billy Joel
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Hurts So Good – John Mellencamp
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Dancing In The Dark – Bruce Springsteen
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Glory Days – Bruce Springsteen
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Born To Run – Bruce Springsteen
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Tenth Avenue Freeze Out – Bruce Springsteen
The two below are fun party songs that we would typically not do unless OK by you. Guests will often ask for these:
50s, 60s Motown
The five below are shortened and part of our Motown Medley:
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Ain’t No Mountain High Enough – Marvin Gaye/Tammy Terrell
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December 1963 (Oh What A Night) – Frankie Valli
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Higher & Higher (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) – Jackie Wilson
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Good Lovin’ – The Young Rascals
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This Old Heart of Mine – The Isley Brothers
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I’m A Believer – The Monkees
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R-E-S-P-E-C-T – Aretha Franklin
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Mustang Sally – Sam & Dave
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Hold On I’m Coming – Sam & Dave
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I Feel Good – James Brown
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Knock On Wood – New York Soul Review
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What’s Goin’ On – Marvin Gaye
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Proud Mary – Ike & Tina Turner
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Build Me Up Buttercup – Foundations
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My Guy – Mary Wells
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Stand By Me – Ben E. King
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I Want You Back – The Jackson 5
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Sittin’ On The Dock Of The Bay – Otis Redding
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The Way You Do The Things You Do – Temptations
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Do You Love Me – Contours
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Soul Man – Blues Brothers
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Baby I Need Your Lovin’ – Four Tops
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Runaround Sue – Dion & The Belmonts
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Pretty Woman – Roy Orbison
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You’re The One That I Want – John Travolta & Olivia Newton John
Classic Rock
More can be added by advance request
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What I Like About You – The Romantics
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Sweet Home Alabama – Lynyrd Skynyrd
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Can’t Buy Me Love – The Beatles
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I Wanna Hold Your Hand – The Beatles
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Saw Her Standing There – The Beatles
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Twist & Shout – The Beatles
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All You Need is Love – The Beatles
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Hey Jude – The Beatles
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Satisfaction – Rolling Stones
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Start Me Up – Rolling Stones
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Long Train Runnin’ – Doobie Brothers
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Old Time Rock & Roll – Bob Seger
Standards/Big Band/Swing/Classics
Typically just one or two played early in the evening (unless otherwise requested). Timeless classics for the older guests and usually done at times where we need to play something but don’t necessarily want to pack the dance floor.
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I’ve Got The World On A String – Michael Buble
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Save The Last Dance For Me – Michael Buble
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Summer Wind – Frank Sinatra
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Fly Me To The Moon – Frank Sinatra
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The Way You Look Tonight – Frank Sinatra
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New York, New York – Frank Sinatra
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Young At Heart – Tony Bennett/Shawn Colvin
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Sway – Pussycat Dolls
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What A Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong
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Route 66 – Natalie Cole
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L-O-V-E – Natalie Cole
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In The Mood – Glen Miller Orchestra
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You Are The Sunshine Of My Life – Stevie Wonder
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For Once In My Life – Stevie Wonder
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How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You – James Taylor
Latin American
(Rhumba, Merengue, Bossa Nova, Cha Cha, Samba) *Additional Latin tunes available with the addition of our Latin Vocalist
Typically only done if requested, however “Carnival”, and “Vivir Mi Vida” fit into the Latin/American crossover style (like “Despacito”). These can be great at the right moment and offer variety while being very danceable.
Ballads/Easy Listening
Typically just a couple played at times when the band is in background mode such as during the salad service, or waiting on a toast, etc. There are times, however, when it takes a Ballad to pack the dance floor, and that can then be followed up with fun dance hits. These are still typically reserved for early on in the evening unless otherwise requested.
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Ordinary – Alex Warren
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The Best – Tina Turner
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Shallow – Lady Gaga/Bradley Cooper
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Perfect – Ed Sheeran
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Thinking Out Loud – Ed Sheeran
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Tennessee Whisky – Chris Stapleton
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All Of Me – John Legend
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Everywhere – Fleetwood Mac
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This I Promise You – NSYNC
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Better Together – Jack Johnson
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I’m Your’s – Jason Mraz
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You Are The Best Thing – Ray Lamontage
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If I Ain’t Got You – Alicia Keyes
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Everything – Michael Buble
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Home – Michael Buble
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At Last – Etta James
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My Girl – Temptations
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Landslide – Stevie Nicks
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Something – Beatles
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You Are So Beautiful – Joe Cocker
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Because You Loved Me – Celine Dion
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Have I Told You Lately – Rod Stewart
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Natural Woman – Aretha Franklin
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Unchained Melody – The Righteous Brothers
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She’s Got A Way – Billy Joel
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Just The Way You Are – Billy Joel
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Your Song – Elton John
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Tiny Dancer – Elton John
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Can’t Help Falling In Love – Elvis Presley
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Days Like This – Van Morrison
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Into The Mystic – Van Morrison
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Someone Like You – Van Morrison
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Tupelo Honey – Van Morrison
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Crazy Love – Van Morrison
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Let’s Get It On – Marvin Gaye
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Let’s Stay Together – Al Green
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Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of You – Frankie Valli
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Wonderful Tonight – Eric Clapton
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Maybe I’m Amazed – Paul McCartney
Island/Reggae/Beach
We typically wouldn’t do many of these unless requested. Great for outdoor pool or beach type events. A couple are good anytime and highlighted below.
Smooth Jazz/Light Tunes
Soft background songs and instrumentals, rarely played unless requested and used as background music if we need to fill time and don’t want dancing.
Specialty Dance/Ethnic
None played unless you request. These are mostly ethnic songs that would include things such as songs for the Hora, or Polkas, Italian songs, Irish Songs, etc. There are also a few popular songs used for the cake cutting or parent dances. Line dancing type songs are listed here as well. The band would not do any line dancing type songs unless specifically requested by you.
These four are part of our Hora medley which can be lengthened or shortened as needed:
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Di M’zinke Oisgegeben – Traditional
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Sunrise Sunset – Traditional
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Tarantella – Traditional Italian
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I Wanna grow old with you – Adam Sandler (Cake Cutting)
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Sugar – Maroon 5 (Cake Cutting)
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Sugar Sugar – The Archies (Cake Cutting)
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Daddy’s Little Girl – Traditional Father/Daughter dance
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Butterfly Kisses – Bob Carlisle (Father/Daughter dance)
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I Loved Her First – Heartland (Father/Daughter dance)
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My Little Girl – Tim MaGraw (Father/Daughter dance)
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Take Good Care Of My Baby – Bobby Vinton (Father/Daughter dance)
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Father Daughter – Paul Simon (Father/Daughter Dance)
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Because You Loved Me (Father/Daughter or Groom/Mother dance)
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My Wish – (Groom/Mother dance)
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Over The Rainbow – Israel Kamakawiwo’ole (Hawaiian version)
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Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong (Groom/Mother dance)
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Day’s Like This – Van Morrison – Groom/Mother dance
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Cupid Shuffle – Cupid
Country
None played unless you request.
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Cruise – Florida Georgia Line
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Man! I Feel Like A Woman – Shania Twain
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Whatever It Is – Zac Brown Band
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Homegrown – Zac Brown Band
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Wagon Wheel – Old Crow Medicine Show
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My Wish – Rascal Flatts
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Chicken Fried – Zac Brown Band
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Dixieland Delight – Alabama
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Take Me Home Country Roads – John Denver
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Friends In Low Places – Garth Brooks

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