Sunday, March 10, 2013

Wedding Playlist

Since we put all this time and effort into the tunes that would be the soundtrack to our wedding night, might as well share them with you.  All tunes are from our record collection.


Ceremony
Booker T. and the MGs (Golden Slumbers/I Want You) – pre-ceremony
Flash Gordon – Wedding March
The Hero – post ceremony (walk out)

Jazz Cocktail Hour
Getz/Byrd – Jazz Samba - Bata, Samba Dees Days
Getz/ Gilberto – The Girl from Ipanema
Django – Anything...
Louie Prima – Breaking it Up, Mint Julep
Benny Goodman – This is Benny – Anything…
Louis Armstrong – Plays WC Handy – St Louis Blues, Ole Miss
Duke Ellington – Daybreak Express – Anything…
Booker T – Green Onions – Green Onions

Intro (Meet the new couple for the first time as Mr and Mrs)
Black Sabbath – Black Sabbath – Black Sabbath – segue into...
The Gaylords – Pizza Party – Neapolitan Nights (first dance)

Reggae Dinner
Peter Tosh – Mama Africa – Johnny B Goode
Peter Tosh – Mystic Man – Mystic Man
Peter Tosh – Equal Rights – Downpresser Man, I am That I am
Ziggy Marley – New Love
Bob Marley – Catch a Fire - 400 Years, Kinky Reggae, Baby We’ve Got a Date, Midnight Ravers
Bob Marley Live – I Shot the Sheriff, Lively Up Yourself
Jimmy Cliff – You Can Get It If You Really Want, Harder they Come
The Clash – Black Market Clash – Armagideon Time, Pressure Drop, Justice Tonight/Kick it Over

Rockabilly
Chuck Berry – Johnny B Good
Chuck Berry – Rock n Roll Music, Roll Over Beethoven
Joan Jet – I Need Someone
Neil Young and the Shocking Pinks – Payola Blues, Kinda Fonda Wanda
Stray Cats – Built for Speed – Baby Blue Eyes
The Ventures – Walk Don’t Run or Rap City
Jack White – I’m Shakin’

Disco Funk Desserts
Herbie Hancock – Monster – Go For It
Stevie Wonder – Living for the City, Higher Ground
Kool and the Gang – Hollywood Swinging, Jungle Boogie
Blondie – Parallel Lanes – Heart of Glass, Rapture
James Brown – My Part/Make It Funky Part 3
James Brown – Make It Funky Part 1
KC Sunshine Band – Shake Your Booty
Michael Jackson – Off the Wall – Don’t Stop Till You Get Enough
Lipps Inc – Funky Town
Thomas Dolby – She Blinded me with Science

Dance Party
Peter Tosh – Mystic Man – Buk-in-hamm Palace
Run DMC – It’s Tricky, It’s Like That, Peter Piper
Run DMC – Run’s House
Duran Duran – Notorious
Kurtis Blow – The Breaks
Kurtis Blow – Party Time
Neil Young – Trans – Sample and Hold
Flock of Seagulls – I Ran
Go Gos – We Got the Beat
Fat Boys – Human Beat Box
Men Without Hats – Safety Dance, Modern Dancing
DEVO – Freedom of Choice – Whip It
James Brown – Sex Machine, Call me Super Bad
Stray Cats – Built for Speed – Rock This Town
Beastie Boys – Paul’s Boutique – Hey Ladies, Shake your Rump
Beatles – Red Album – All my Loving
Michael Jackson – Thriller – Beat It
The Faint – Dance Macabre – Let the Poison Spill From Your Throat
Madonna – Like a Virgin – Dress You Up
Madonna – You Can Dance – Into the Groove
Huey Lewis and the News – The Heart of Rock n Roll
Ramones – Blitzkreig Bop
Lou Reed – Vicious
Jimmy Smith – Hoochie Coochie Man – Hoochie Coochie Man, Mint Julep
The Stooges – Funhouse – Down on the Street
Sugar Hill Gang – Rappers Delight
Whodini – The Freaks Come Out At Night, 5 Minutes of Funk
Young MC – Bust a Move
Paul Simon – Call Me Al
Rolling Stones – Lets Spend the Night Together

Slow Songs:
The Cars – Greatest Hits - Drive
Billy Idol – Rebel Yell – Eyes Without a Face
CCR – Green River - Night Time is the Right Time
Marvin Gaye – Lets Get It On
Louis Prima – All Night Long
Queen – Night at the Races - Somebody to Love (last dance)
Louis Prima – Chop Suey
Frank Sinatra – I Get a Kick Outta You
Beatles – Red Album – And I Love Her
Lou Reed – Satellite of Love

Filler
Marvin Gaye – That’s the Way Love Is – Cloud Nine
Billy Idol – Rebel Yell
George Michael – Monkey
Madonna – Holiday
Lionel Richie – All Night Long, Running with the Night
Wham! – Careless Whisper


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