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I LOVE JAZZ
JAZZY-JAZZ-JAZZ
HERE IT GOES DOWN
DOWN INTO MY BELLY
(loosely interpreted quote from Anchorman)
There just aren’t enough posts about music on Weddingbee these days. Too much talk about bodyboarding and missing mamas. 
So, to fill in the gap, I’m presenting my first rough ’sketch’ of our reception playlist. Note: our music tastes are REALLY eclectic, so we narrowed it down to music that:
A) had a good beat - make no mistake, ours will be a dancing wedding - our guests will dance until their feet bleed (at which point we will offer them monogrammed towel favors)
B) had a special meaning to us
C) had a good beat (did I mention the dancing?)
As you can see, most of them are oldies - jazz standards, motown hits, doo-wop, disco - I’m a big nut for anything older than I am! So, now I have a million or so fast-paced songs… but there are still so many songs to choose - for slower dances, for eating, for toasts, for the cake-cutting, for the ‘official’ dances (ie, father-daughter, NOT the chicken dance)…
Does anybody have any suggestions for slower songs, especially songs for during dinner?
For dinner we’re doing a lot of Chet Baker - it’s soft and classy.
First off, our playlists share like 80% of the songs! Love, love that you have the “Get Out of My Dreams” song.
As far as slow songs, we’re using a lot of Dean Martin and Micheal Buble. You might the slower songs from Ben Folds, like “The Luckiest” and “Lullaby”; also Ray LaMontagne’s “Hanna,” and “Hold You in My Arms,” - everything by Ray is good, really.
You may also find some useful things in Broadway Musical soundtracks - not at all my style, but some people really enjoy that kind of music.
For our dinner music, we are using scores from movies. Not really our favorite movies but just slower sounding instrumentals that sound like “dinner music.” Some people may recognize the songs, some may not but we thought it was a good idea. It did take hours on itunes to make a decent list but it was worth it. I had a friend that used Coldplay songs during her dinner hour.
I’m the same way about music-I like stuff that was played out decades before I was even born!
im doing piano pieces of movies or ones that are my favorites for dinner music. i really want to set a tone of classy atmosphere as much as possible.. =)
I’m a swing DJ, and here are some of the standard wedding songs for swing dancing you might want to check out:
Solid As A Rock - Ella Fitzgerald
I Love Being Here With You - Ernestine Anderson
Cheek To Cheek - Ella and Louis Armstrong (the best version of this song, IMHO)
Knock Me A Kiss - Louis Jordan
All Right, OK, You Win - Joe Williams (with Count Basie)
A Guy Is A Guy - Ella Fitzgerald
Slower songs:
Sweet Lorraine - Frank Sinatra or Nat King Cole
My Baby Just Cares For Me - Nina Simone
You Are My Sunshine - Bill Henderson (and Oscar Peterson)
Most of these are available on iTunes, emusic or Amazonmp3 for download. Good luck!
Miles Davis “Kind of Blue” for dinner. Or for the cocktail hour. It’s the perfect party background music.
I really like “Ain’t No Sunshine When She’s Gone” for a slower song.
One of my fave slower songs is At Last by Etta James — certainly a crowd pleaser at weddings.
For dinner music, I’m thinking of picking music that’s low-key jazzy but non-descript — I don’t know what that is, but am hoping my DJ does 
I always am dissapointed when I hear good Sinatra at dinner and no one is dancing to it!
We are doing a lot of Enya for dinner. MY FI’s family loves her. We are also doing a lot of Louis Armstrong, Glenn Miller Band and Bing because I love them and they have great standards to listen to during weddings. If you want some great love songs and father daughter songs that are slow check out some fo the country artists. Betterfly Kisses is probably what my dad and I will dance too but there are 2 recent songs about fathers and daughters that are great too…Cinderella and I can’t remeber the other but I think it’a Kenny Chesney.
It’s not an oldie, but we’re going to be playing Death Cab for Cutie’s “I’ll follow you”. I think it’s a sweet song.
I have no suggestions…just want to stop by to say: “i love lamp”.
As a guest, I would love to dance at your wedding! Amazing playlist:)
You seem to have forgotten “A Kiss to Build a Dream On.” I’m sure it’s on another part of the list I just didn’t see.
Honestly, for the cake, we had Ethel Merman and Ray Bolger doing “If I Knew You Were Coming I’d Have Baked a Cake.” For us, it fit the tone of the event; probably wouldn’t work for everyone, though.
i don’t have suggestions either… just.. “baxter! you know i don’t speak spanish!” *wipes tear*
I LOVE JAZZ
JAZZY-JAZZ-JAZZ
HERE IT GOES DOWN
DOWN INTO MY BELLY
(loosely interpreted quote from Anchorman)
I love quotes, how’s about this one:
“Beneath the clothes we find a man….
& beneath the man we find……
…His nucleus.”
Movies are great.
miss shortcake -
I was just listening to a group called the puppini sisters & they made me think of you! they sing in the 1940s jazz style. BUT, even more fun, they do modern covers, like a killer “crazy in love” & “walk like an egyptian.” I think you need to check it out!
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Mrs. Shortcake, Vancouver Age and Occupation: 24, Marketing Manager/Children's Lit Writer Fiance's Age and Occupation: 24, Master's Student/Personal Trainer Engagement Date: August 7, 2007 Wedding Date: October 2008 Blogging Since: Venue: Ceremony in a historic church, tented lawn reception at a golf and country club About Me: 1950's housewife sent to the future, reborn as crafting-obsessed, jill of all trades. I enjoy decorating, writing, baking sweet things, singing show tunes/dancing in public, wearing pearls, and knitting sweaters for my furbaby, Harvey, to chew upon. I heart pink, and believe that sparkles are the new black.
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