What do you think of this list for Saturdays Wedding?

[MikeW]

Hi Guys. I think this is possibly the first time I have posted a list on here. I received this a couple of hours ago. Apart from a couple, it is not normally the type of music I would play. Just wondering what your thoughts are?

1. The Final Countdown - Europe
2. Hero - Nickleback
3. Crawling in the Dark - Hoobustank
4. The Reason - Hoobustank
5. Anthem - Zebrahead
6. The Kill - 30 Second to Mars
7. Taste of Ink - The Used
8. All that I've got - The Used
9. Miss Murder - AFI
10. My Heart is Broken - Evanescence
11. Start Wearing Purple - Gogol Bordello
12. Don't you Forget about Me - Simple Minds
13. The Middle - Jimmy Eat World
14. Feeling Good - Muse
15. Closer to the Edge - 30 Seconds to Mars
16. Shining Light - Ash
17. I'm not Okay - My Chemical Romance
18. Disco 2000 - Pulp
19. The Hindu Times - Oasis
20.Closing Time - Semisonic

For our 1st Dance we would like - The Luckiest by Ben Folds

[musicologydisco]

Don't know some of those but those I do are good'uns! Could be a good gig.

[Daryll]

Same here , I have not heard of some , just did a quick copy N paste into you tube , sure makes a change from the usual suspects.

Daryll

[funkymook]

Looks good to me, but it's the sort of stuff I play anyway. But I'd have a concern that if that short list has thrown you how are you going to handle it if that's the sort of music all the guests want all night. I'd talk to your clients and see what they think everybody else will want.

[Unklbrian]

The Gogol Bordello tune is a Balkan Beat tune iirc ,
a good band who's biggest tune in the Uk was 'Yuri Gagarin' from 5 years or so back ..

Most of the others are a mystery to me

[MikeW]

Looks good to me, but it's the sort of stuff I play anyway. But I'd have a concern that if that short list has thrown you how are you going to handle it if that's the sort of music all the guests want all night. I'd talk to your clients and see what they think everybody else will want.

Thanks for your reply's guys. The list has thrown me slightly. Before I put this on the forum I did contact the client to see if he thought everyone that was going would have the same taste in music. This was his reply: That's great. If u could through in some more rock, indie & 80's stuff that would be great. Apart from that just a general mix as the guests age range is toddlers to pensioners. Bit of Beatles wouldn't go a miss either.


Is there anything that stands out that I should definitely be playing?

[funkymook]

Thanks for your reply's guys. The list has thrown me slightly. Before I put this on the forum I did contact the client to see if he thought everyone that was going would have the same taste in music. This was his reply: That's great. If u could through in some more rock, indie & 80's stuff that would be great. Apart from that just a general mix as the guests age range is toddlers to pensioners. Bit of Beatles wouldn't go a miss either.


Is there anything that stands out that I should definitely be playing?

Classic Blur, Pulp, Smiths etc tunes would probably work well. You can't go far wrong with Town Called Malice once the lads have had a few drinks, almost guaranteed to get them on the dance-floor, as is Baggy Trousers, One Step Beyond etd. I'd also have some Kasabian, Foo Fighters, Kings of Leon, Kaiser Chiefs, Fratellis, Libertines, Arctic Monkeys, Greenday, Killers etc waiting in the wings in case they look like they'll work....Teenage Dirtbag has been getting great reactions whenever I've played it recently as well.

[MikeW]

Classic Blur, Pulp, Smiths etc tunes would probably work well. You can't go far wrong with Town Called Malice once the lads have had a few drinks, almost guaranteed to get them on the dance-floor, as is Baggy Trousers, One Step Beyond etd. I'd also have some Kasabian, Foo Fighters, Kings of Leon, Kaiser Chiefs, Fratellis, Libertines, Arctic Monkeys, Greenday, Killers etc waiting in the wings in case they look like they'll work....Teenage Dirtbag has been getting great reactions whenever I've played it recently as well.

Thanks very much for that I really appreciate it. I will be doing some research before the wedding and to be honest I am quite looking forward to it!

[Jim - Scotland's Party DJ]

That's quite the list.

Some of them will definitely go over well especially after everyone's got a good few drinks in them - the final countdown, I'm Not OK, Disco 2000, closing time jump out to me.

Others are just way too dirgy for a wedding imo (Nickelback's dirgy Spiderman tune???) I'd have a listen to all of them and definitely pick out the ones that don't have some sort of groove. I had to do a wedding earlier int he year where they had a reasonably similar set of requests: tonnes of Muse, Nirvana etc... and it bombed with all of the guests except the close friends of the couple. Stuck on Steeler's Wheel and the floor filled...

As always I'd just use your judgement on the night and let them couple know in advance that you might not be able to play all of them if the crowd isn't receptive.

[MikeW]

That's quite the list.

Some of them will definitely go over well especially after everyone's got a good few drinks in them - the final countdown, I'm Not OK, Disco 2000, closing time jump out to me.

Others are just way too dirgy for a wedding imo (Nickelback's dirgy Spiderman tune???) I'd have a listen to all of them and definitely pick out the ones that don't have some sort of groove. I had to do a wedding earlier int he year where they had a reasonably similar set of requests: tonnes of Muse, Nirvana etc... and it bombed with all of the guests except the close friends of the couple. Stuck on Steeler's Wheel and the floor filled...

As always I'd just use your judgement on the night and let them couple know in advance that you might not be able to play all of them if the crowd isn't receptive.

Thanks for that Jim. My feeling is that it might only be a small percentage of guests who are into that list. To be honest there are a lot that I don't have but am happy to purchase even although they might not be played on the night (or ever again!) It will cost me approx £15.00 which I don't have a problem with as it does help build my collection. (I do offer people the chance to submit a playlist and this will be the biggest amount of tracks I have had to purchase for someone for a while, but like I say I am ok with it)

[funkymook]

If it's any help here's part of a playlist from my rock/indie residency - quite a few requests in there...

Time Bomb Rancid
(White Man) In Hammersmith Palais The Clash
Steady, As She Goes The Raconteurs
Gold On The Ceiling The Black Keys
Back in Black AC/DC
Dancin' In The Moonlight Thin Lizzy
Born To Run Bruce Springsteen
Nightrain Guns N' Roses
Valerie Amy Winehouse
Are You Gonna Be My Girl Jet
Nightrain Guns N' Roses
Hail to the King Avenged Sevenfold
My Curse Killswitch Engage
All My Life Foo Fighters
How You Remind Me Nickelback
Lump The Presidents of the United States of America
Run To The Hills Iron Maiden
Wheels Of Steel Saxon
Here To Stay Korn
Fuel Metallica
Land of Confusion Disturbed
My Curse Killswitch Engage
Molly's Chamber Kings Of Leon
Come As You Are Nirvana
Hash Pipe Weezer
Two More Years Bloc Party
Stricken Disturbed
Underdog Kasabian
Rock And Roll Led Zeppelin
Armageddon It Def Leppard
Sweet Child O' Mine Guns N' Roses
We Will Rock You Queen
Walk This Way Run-D.M.C.
It's Like That Run-D.M.C. Vs. Jason Nevins
Push It Salt-N-Pepa
Rebel MC & Double Trouble / Street Tuff Rebel MC & Double Trouble
White Lines (Don't Don't Do It) Grandmaster Flash & Melle Mel
Highway To Hell AC/DC
Living After Midnight Judas Priest
Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle) Limp Bizkit
In The End Linkin Park
Killing In The Name Rage Against The Machine
Cochise Audioslave
In The End Linkin Park
Epic Faith No More
Out Of Space The Prodigy
Higher State Of Consciousness Josh Wink
Block Rockin' Beats The Chemical Brothers
Insomnia Faithless
Voodoo People (Pendulum Remix) The Prodigy
I Chase the Devil Max Romeo
American Idiot Green Day
Song 2 Blur
Gay Bar Electric Six
Blink 182 - All The Small Things
Teenage Dirtbag Wheatus
Smells Like Teen Spirit Nirvana
Paradise City Guns N' Roses
Ace Of Spades Motörhead
I Bet That You Look Good On The Dance Floor Arctic Monkeys
This Charming Man The Smiths

[MikeW]

If it's any help here's part of a playlist from my rock/indie residency - quite a few requests in there...

Time Bomb Rancid
(White Man) In Hammersmith Palais The Clash
Steady, As She Goes The Raconteurs
Gold On The Ceiling The Black Keys
Back in Black AC/DC
Dancin' In The Moonlight Thin Lizzy
Born To Run Bruce Springsteen
Nightrain Guns N' Roses
Valerie Amy Winehouse
Are You Gonna Be My Girl Jet
Nightrain Guns N' Roses
Hail to the King Avenged Sevenfold
My Curse Killswitch Engage
All My Life Foo Fighters
How You Remind Me Nickelback
Lump The Presidents of the United States of America
Run To The Hills Iron Maiden
Wheels Of Steel Saxon
Here To Stay Korn
Fuel Metallica
Land of Confusion Disturbed
My Curse Killswitch Engage
Molly's Chamber Kings Of Leon
Come As You Are Nirvana
Hash Pipe Weezer
Two More Years Bloc Party
Stricken Disturbed
Underdog Kasabian
Rock And Roll Led Zeppelin
Armageddon It Def Leppard
Sweet Child O' Mine Guns N' Roses
We Will Rock You Queen
Walk This Way Run-D.M.C.
It's Like That Run-D.M.C. Vs. Jason Nevins
Push It Salt-N-Pepa
Rebel MC & Double Trouble / Street Tuff Rebel MC & Double Trouble
White Lines (Don't Don't Do It) Grandmaster Flash & Melle Mel
Highway To Hell AC/DC
Living After Midnight Judas Priest
Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle) Limp Bizkit
In The End Linkin Park
Killing In The Name Rage Against The Machine
Cochise Audioslave
In The End Linkin Park
Epic Faith No More
Out Of Space The Prodigy
Higher State Of Consciousness Josh Wink
Block Rockin' Beats The Chemical Brothers
Insomnia Faithless
Voodoo People (Pendulum Remix) The Prodigy
I Chase the Devil Max Romeo
American Idiot Green Day
Song 2 Blur
Gay Bar Electric Six
Blink 182 - All The Small Things
Teenage Dirtbag Wheatus
Smells Like Teen Spirit Nirvana
Paradise City Guns N' Roses
Ace Of Spades Motörhead
I Bet That You Look Good On The Dance Floor Arctic Monkeys
This Charming Man The Smiths

Thanks very much, really appreciated.

[ukpartydj]

Some quite nice tracks being thrown around here... one thing I always seem to find is that when the B&G request less popular tracks unless there is a bunch that really like you'll end up playing it as background music as it simply won't get normal people dancing...

Out of all the tracks I have heard of all the bands however I only know these songs -

The Final Countdown - Europe
Don't you Forget about Me - Simple Minds
Feeling Good - Muse
I'm not Okay - My Chemical Romance
Disco 2000 - Pulp
Closing Time - Semisonic

And I'd say that I'd probably play feeling good as background music, closing time right at the end with final countdown just before it... disco 2000 in the middle somewhere with don't you forget about me.
My Chemical Romance is a bit too aggressive, old and not danceable enough for me to be comfortable with playing, not sure even most rock night clubs would play it anymore if you asked??

[funkymook]

My Chemical Romance is a bit too aggressive, old and not danceable enough for me to be comfortable with playing, not sure even most rock night clubs would play it anymore if you asked??

Don't forget that sometimes songs are on a client's list for a reason (especially if it's a fairly short list), this could be a major anthem for them and their friends.

A good question to ask is 'are these just songs you like or do any of them have particular significance?' Getting the story behind why they've chosen certain tunes can help you judge if and when you play them.

Big hint I'm getting from that list is that they like America pop/punk bands (for want of a better description) - a short set with some Green Day, Blink 182 etc would probably go down a storm.

[ukpartydj]

If you're doing background music for them I'd recommend Vitamin String Quartet... they do string covers of many of these type of bands inc Blink 182 and greenday

[MikeW]

Some quite nice tracks being thrown around here... one thing I always seem to find is that when the B&G request less popular tracks unless there is a bunch that really like you'll end up playing it as background music as it simply won't get normal people dancing...

Out of all the tracks I have heard of all the bands however I only know these songs -

The Final Countdown - Europe
Don't you Forget about Me - Simple Minds
Feeling Good - Muse
I'm not Okay - My Chemical Romance
Disco 2000 - Pulp
Closing Time - Semisonic

And I'd say that I'd probably play feeling good as background music, closing time right at the end with final countdown just before it... disco 2000 in the middle somewhere with don't you forget about me.
My Chemical Romance is a bit too aggressive, old and not danceable enough for me to be comfortable with playing, not sure even most rock night clubs would play it anymore if you asked??

I think you have hit the nail on the head there (unless the majority are into these tracks). It is a fine line between playing what the client wants to hear and what fills the dance floor.


Don't forget that sometimes songs are on a client's list for a reason (especially if it's a fairly short list), this could be a major anthem for them and their friends.

A good question to ask is 'are these just songs you like or do any of them have particular significance?' Getting the story behind why they've chosen certain tunes can help you judge if and when you play them.

Big hint I'm getting from that list is that they like America pop/punk bands (for want of a better description) - a short set with some Green Day, Blink 182 etc would probably go down a storm.

Thanks for that. I guess that is where the client meeting comes in!