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Your Wedding Starts with Cocktail Music. This is the time of night when I begin to work your crowd and get them in the mood for the dancing to come. This time frame is somewhat critical to the success of your evening as it let's me begin to establish some rapport musically with your guests. It's a time to get people feeling good about the night to come.
Consider what you want for a cocktail hour "vibe". Are you looking for more of what I call Pottery Barn Jazz; Bobby Darrin, Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong or a mix of that with some more contemporary stuff like Coldplay, Buble, Mraz, Jack Johnson, Dido, Bedingfield, Cake OR even all of that with some fun 80's stuff laced in? Consider this when we discuss your event. Of course you can not even worry about it and let me run with it based on my feel for your crowd as well.
Below is a music list from a National Mobile DJ/Bridal Survey reported in 2010. Supposedly this is real time. Remember it is national, not regional.
Also below this Top 200 table is a listing of top picked Bridal Dance, Father / Daughter, Mother / Son, ceremony music and so forth.
Mobile Beat Magazine in conjunction with DJ Intelligence is pleased to publish the Top 200 Most Requested Songs. This unique list is systematically calculated by analyzing actual client requests made through the DJ Intelligence music request system over the course of the past 12 months. Over two hundred thousand requests are made each month. These requests are compiled and tallied in real time to create this dynamic list.
Print Ready Version of National Top 200 as Seen Below| 1 | Black Eyed Peas | I Gotta Feeling |
| 2 | Journey | Don't Stop Believin' |
| 3 | Lady Gaga Feat. Colby O'donis | Just Dance |
| 4 | Beyonce | Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) |
| 5 | AC/DC | You Shook Me All Night Long |
| 6 | Bon Jovi | Livin' On A Prayer |
| 7 | Morrison, Van | Brown Eyed Girl |
| 8 | Diamond, Neil | Sweet Caroline (Good Times Never Seemed So Good) |
| 9 | Cupid | Cupid Shuffle |
| 10 | Def Leppard | Pour Some Sugar On Me |
| 11 | B-52's | Love Shack |
| 12 | Black Eyed Peas | Boom Boom Pow |
| 13 | Jackson, Michael | Billie Jean |
| 14 | Lady Gaga | Poker Face |
| 15 | Lynyrd Skynyrd | Sweet Home Alabama |
| 16 | DJ Casper | Cha Cha Slide |
| 17 | Timberlake, Justin | Sexyback |
| 18 | ABBA | Dancing Queen |
| 19 | Outkast | Hey Ya! |
| 20 | Usher Feat. Ludacris & Lil' Jon | Yeah |
| 21 | Rihanna | Don't Stop The Music |
| 22 | Kool & The Gang | Celebration |
| 23 | Clapton, Eric | Wonderful Tonight |
| 24 | Sister Sledge | We Are Family |
| 25 | Sir Mix-A-Lot | Baby Got Back |
| 26 | Usher Feat. Will.I.Am | Omg |
| 27 | Beatles | Twist and Shout |
| 28 | Ke$Ha | Tik Tok |
| 29 | Jackson, Michael | Thriller |
| 30 | Lady Gaga | Bad Romance |
| 31 | Mraz, Jason | I'm Yours |
| 32 | Brown, Chris | Forever |
| 33 | Black Eyed Peas | Let's Get It Started |
| 34 | Brooks, Garth | Friends In Low Places |
| 35 | Flo Rida Feat. T-Pain | Low |
| 36 | Isley Brothers | Shout |
| 37 | James, Etta | At Last |
| 38 | Sinatra, Frank | The Way You Look Tonight |
| 39 | Foundations | Build Me Up Buttercup |
| 40 | Temptations | My Girl |
| 41 | Jackson, Michael | Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough |
| 42 | Commodores | Brick House |
| 43 | Vanilla Ice | Ice Ice Baby |
| 44 | Loggins, Kenny | Footloose |
| 45 | Seger, Bob & The Silver Bullet Band | Old Time Rock & Roll |
| 46 | Village People | Y.M.C.A. |
| 47 | Bee Gees | Stayin' Alive |
| 48 | Armstrong, Louis | What A Wonderful World |
| 49 | Righteous Brothers | Unchained Melody |
| 50 | Big & Rich | Save A Horse (Ride A Cowboy) |
| 51 | Presley, Elvis | Can't Help Falling In Love |
| 52 | Cyrus, Miley | Party In The U.S.A. |
| 53 | Black Eyed Peas | Imma Be |
| 54 | Adams, Bryan | Summer Of '69 |
| 55 | Beyonce Feat. Jay-Z | Crazy In Love |
| 56 | Lauper, Cyndi | Girls Just Want To Have Fun |
| 57 | Wild Cherry | Play That Funky Music |
| 58 | Taio Cruz | Dynamite |
| 59 | Kid Rock | All Summer Long |
| 60 | Flo Rida Feat. Keisha | Right Round |
| 61 | Dexy's Midnight Runners | Come On Eileen |
| 62 | Rascal Flatts | Bless The Broken Road |
| 63 | Aerosmith | I Don't Want To Miss A Thing |
| 64 | Rednex | Cotton Eye Joe |
| 65 | Jackson, Michael | The Way You Make Me Feel |
| 66 | Lonestar | Amazed |
| 67 | Springfield, Rick | Jessie's Girl |
| 68 | Jackson, Michael | Beat It |
| 69 | House Of Pain | Jump Around |
| 70 | Guetta, David Feat. Akon | Sexy Chick |
| 71 | Jackson, Michael | P.T.T. (Pretty Young Thing) |
| 72 | Cascada | Evacuate The Dancefloor |
| 73 | Mraz, Jason & Colbie Caillat | Lucky |
| 74 | Jay-Z Feat. Alicia Keys | Empire State Of Mind |
| 75 | Earth, Wind & Fire | September |
| 76 | Train | Hey Soul Sister |
| 77 | Young M.C. | Bust A Move |
| 78 | Johnson, Jack | Better Together |
| 79 | Lady Gaga Feat. Beyonce | Telephone |
| 80 | Queen | Crazy Little Thing Called Love |
| 81 | Swift, Taylor | Love Story |
| 82 | 50 Cent | In Da Club |
| 83 | Buble, Michael | Everything |
| 84 | Pink | Get The Party Started |
| 85 | Guns N' Roses | Sweet Child O' Mine |
| 86 | Franti, Michael & Spearhead | Say Hey (I Love You) |
| 87 | Journey | Faithfully |
| 88 | Nelly | Hot in Herre |
| 89 | Romantics | What I Like About You |
| 90 | KC & The Sunshine Band | Get Down Tonight |
| 91 | Kings Of Leon | Sex On Fire |
| 92 | Four Tops | I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) |
| 93 | Jones, Norah | Come Away With Me |
| 94 | Cheap Trick | I Want You To Want Me |
| 95 | Brown Band, Zac | Chicken Fried |
| 96 | Rihanna | Disturbia |
| 97 | Buble, Michael | Save The Last Dance For Me |
| 98 | Checker, Chubby | The Twist |
| 99 | Green, Al | Let's Stay Together |
| 100 | U2 | Beautiful Day |
| 101 | Madonna | Like A Prayer |
| 102 | Sinatra, Frank | Fly Me To The Moon |
| 103 | Beatles | All You Need Is Love |
| 104 | Taylor, James | How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) |
| 105 | Paisley, Brad | She's Everything |
| 106 | Medley, Bill & Jennifer Warnes | (I've Had) The Time Of My Life |
| 107 | West, Kanye Feat. Jamie Foxx | Gold Digger |
| 108 | Mcgraw, Tim With Faith Hill | It's Your Love |
| 109 | Black Eyed Peas | My Humps |
| 110 | Buffett, Jimmy | Margaritaville |
| 111 | Ke$Ha | Your Love Is My Drug |
| 112 | Prince | Kiss |
| 113 | Brooks & Dunn | Boot Scootin' Boogie |
| 114 | Griffiths, Marcia | Electric Boogie (Electric Slide) |
| 115 | Paisley, Brad | Then |
| 116 | Salt-N-Pepa | Push It |
| 117 | Grandmaster Slice | Electric Slide (Shall We Dance) '92 |
| 118 | Perry, Katy | Hot N Cold |
| 119 | Jackson 5 | ABC |
| 120 | Jay Sean Feat. Lil Wayne | Down |
| 121 | Los Del Rio | Macarena |
| 122 | Rihanna | Rude Boy |
| 123 | Adams, Bryan | (Everything I Do) I Do It For You |
| 124 | Gaye, Marvin | Let's Get It On |
| 125 | Travolta, John & Olivia Newton-John | Grease Megamix |
| 126 | Franklin, Aretha | Respect |
| 127 | Kingston, Sean | Fire Burning |
| 128 | Rascal Flatts | My Wish |
| 129 | Coldplay | Viva La Vida |
| 130 | Hammer, M.C. | U Can't Touch This |
| 131 | Big & Rich | Lost In This Moment |
| 132 | Houston, Whitney | I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) |
| 133 | UB40 | Red Red Wine |
| 134 | Black Eyed Peas | Rock That Body |
| 135 | Rascal Flatts | Life Is A Highway |
| 136 | T.I. | Whatever You Like |
| 137 | Cash, Johnny | Ring of Fire |
| 138 | Gaynor, Gloria | I Will Survive |
| 139 | Timberlake, Justin | Rock Your Body |
| 140 | Flo Rida Feat. David Guetta | Club Can't Handle Me |
| 141 | Rihanna Feat. Jay-Z | Umbrella |
| 142 | Timbaland Feat. Keri Hilson | The Way I Are |
| 143 | Eagles | Hotel California |
| 144 | Idol, Billy | White Wedding |
| 145 | T.I. Feat. Rihanna | Live Your Life |
| 146 | Kings Of Leon | Use Somebody |
| 147 | Metro Station | Shake It |
| 148 | Lifehouse | You And Me |
| 149 | Aerosmith | Walk This Way |
| 150 | Mcgraw, Tim | My Best Friend |
| 151 | Sorta Crackers Band | Chicken Dance |
| 152 | K-Ci & Jojo | All My Life |
| 153 | A-Ha | Take On Me |
| 154 | B.O.B. Feat. Bruno Mars | Nothin' On You |
| 155 | Cascada | Everytime We Touch |
| 156 | Lmfao Feat. Lil Jon | Shots |
| 157 | Dion | Runaround Sue |
| 158 | Black Eyed Peas | Meet Me Halfway |
| 159 | Violent Femmes | Blister In The Sun |
| 160 | Shakira Feat. Wyclef Jean | Hips Don't Lie |
| 161 | Queen | Another One Bites The Dust |
| 162 | Idol, Billy | Mony Mony |
| 163 | Foxx, Jamie Feat. T-Pain | Blame It |
| 164 | Lady Gaga | Alejandro |
| 165 | Derulo, Jason | In My Head |
| 166 | Lady Gaga | Paparazzi |
| 167 | Perry, Katy | California Gurls |
| 168 | Checker, Chubby | Let's Twist Again |
| 169 | White, Barry | Can't Get Enough Of Your Love, Babe |
| 170 | Fergie Feat. Ludacris | Glamorous |
| 171 | Smith, Will | Gettin' Jiggy Wit It |
| 172 | Weather Girls | It's Raining Men |
| 173 | Prince | 1999 |
| 174 | M.I.A. | Paper Planes |
| 175 | Martin, Dean | That's Amore |
| 176 | White, Barry | You're The First, The Last, My Everything |
| 177 | Sledge, Percy | When A Man Loves A Woman |
| 178 | Sinatra, Frank | Come Fly With Me |
| 179 | Iglesias, Enrique Feat. Pitbull | I Like It |
| 180 | Timbaland Feat. Justin Timberlake | Carry Out |
| 181 | Krauss, Alison | When You Say Nothing At All |
| 182 | Jet | Are You Gonna Be My Girl |
| 183 | Temptations | Ain't Too Proud To Beg |
| 184 | Beatles | I Saw Her Standing There |
| 185 | Usher | DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love |
| 186 | Daft Punk | One More Time |
| 187 | Digital Underground | The Humpty Dance |
| 188 | Mars, Bruno | Just The Way You Are |
| 189 | Tone Loc | Wild Thing |
| 190 | Beach Boys | Kokomo |
| 191 | Tone Loc | Funky Cold Medina |
| 192 | KC & The Sunshine Band | (Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty |
| 193 | Urban, Keith | Making Memories Of Us |
| 194 | Orbison, Roy | Oh, Pretty Woman |
| 195 | Gnarls Barkley | Crazy |
| 196 | Strait, George | I Cross My Heart |
| 197 | Swift, Taylor | You Belong With Me |
| 198 | Heartland | I Loved Her First |
| 199 | Connick, Jr., Harry | It Had To Be You |
| 200 | James, Rick | Super Freak (Part 1) |
Top Bride Groom Dance Songs Title / Artist I Gotta Feeling - Black Eyed Peas I'll Be - Edwin Mccain |
Top Bridal Party Songs I Gotta Feeling - Black Eyed Peas Stand By Me - Ben E. King I Don't Want To Miss A Thing - Aerosmith In My Life - Beatles Let's Get It Started - Black Eyed Peas Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton Time Of My Life - David Cook Cha Cha Slide - DJ Casper Thriller - Michael Jackson Don't Stop Believin' - Journey Just Dance - Lady Gaga Featuring Colby O'donis Amazed - Lonestar You And Me - Dave Mathews Band Bless The Broken Road - Rascal Flatts I'll Be There For You - Rembrandts I Hope You Dance - Lee Ann Womack What A Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong The Twist - Chubby Checker Over The Rainbow - Iz At Last - Etta James Jump On It - Sir Mix-A-Lot Could I Have This Dance - Anne Murray I Got You (I Feel Good) - James Brown & The Famous Flames Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) - C+C Music Factory Featuring Freedom Williams Anytime You Need A Friend - Mariah Carey That's What Friends Are For - Dionne & Friends: Elton John, Gladys Knight And Stevie Wonder That's What Friends Are For - Dionne Warwick September - Earth, Wind & Fire Now That We Found Love - Heavy D. & The Boyz Rock With You - Michael Jackson The Way You Make Me Feel - Michael Jackson You're My Better Half - Keith Urban Girls Just Want To Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper Footloose - Kenny Loggins It's Your Love - Time Mcgraw With Faith Hill (I've Had) The Time Of My Life - Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes Tupelo Honey - Van Morrison I'm Yours - Jason Mraz |
Top Father Daughter Songs I Loved Her First - Heartland |
Top Mother Son Songs * My Wish (Rascal Flatts) |
Top Bouquet Toss SongsSingle Ladies (Put A Ring On It) - Beyonce |
Top Garter Toss SongsAnother One Bites The Dust - Queen |
Top Cake Cutting SongsSugar, Sugar - Archies |
Top Wedding Introduction SongsI Gotta Feeling - Black Eyed Peas |
Top Last DancesSave The Last Dance For Me - Michael Buble |
Top Money Dance SongsIf I Had $1,000,000 - Barenaked Ladies |
Ceremony Music - YES, we can dj your Michigan Wedding Ceremony when you get married at the same facility as the reception.
Prelude music: Played prior to the ceremony, while guests are arriving.
* Moonlight Sonata (Beethoven)
* Isn't It Romantic (Glenn Miller)
* Water Music (Handel)
* Ave Maria (Schubert / Gounod)
* The Four Seasons (Vivaldi)
* Greensleeves (Traditional)
* Rhapsody In Blue (Gershwin)
* God Only Knows (The Beach Boys)
* As Time Goes By (A Kiss Is Just A Kiss) (Tony Bennett)
* Arioso (Bach)
* Ode To Joy (Beethoven)
* Brandenburg Concerto #2 (Bach)
* Gloria (Vivaldi)
* Unchained Melody (Righteous Brothers)
Processional & Bridal music: Played during the time the family, wedding party, and the bride walk down the aisle. Generally their are 2 songs. One for the bridal party members and then the brides song.
* Bridal Chorus (Here Comes The Bride) from "Lohengrin" (Wagner) MOST COMMON FOR BRIDE'S ENTRY
* Trumpet Voluntary in D (The Prince of Denmark's March) (Clarke or Purcell)
* Canon in D (Pachelbel) MOST COMMON FOR BRIDAL PARTY
* The Four Seasons (Handel)
* Water Music (Handel)
* What A Wonderful World (Louis Armstrong)
* Unforgettable (Nat King Cole)
* I Can't Help Falling In Love (Elvis Presley)
* When A Man Loves A Woman (Percy Sledge)
* In My Life (The Beatles)
* March From Lohengrin (Wagner)
Interlude music (optional): The songs played during the ceremony possibly for candle lighting, ritual blessings etc...
* Ave Maria (Schubert)
* Amazing Grace (Traditional)
* La Traviata (Verdi)
* Sheep May Safely Graze (Bach)
* And I Love Her (The Beatles)
* Primavera: First Movement, Allegro (Vivaldi)
* Love Me Tender (Elvis Presley)
* Für Elise (Beethoven)
* We've Only Just Begun (The Carpenters)
* Have I Told You Lately (Van Morrison)
Recessional music: Music played as the new husband and wife walk up the aisle together after being pronounced husband and wife.
* Wedding March (from "A Midsummer Night's Dream") (Mendelssohn)
* Ode To Joy (from The Ninth Symphony) (Beethoven)
* Hallelujah Chorus (from "The Messiah") (Handel)
* Trumpet Tune (Purcell)
* Magnificat In D (Bach)
* The Long And Winding Road (The Beatles)
* I Got You (I Feel Good) (James Brown)
* How Sweet It Is (James Taylor)
* Then He Kissed Me (The Crystals)
* I Got You Babe (Sonny and Cher)
* Love is in the Air (this rocks)
* I Got You Babe (Sonny and Cher)
* Love is in the Air - cool way to end the ceremony...
* 99 Red Love Balloons - also a cool way...
* Chapel of Love Moonlighters
* Love Me Tender Philharmonic Wedding Ensemble
* Siman Tov Mazel Tov
* The Wedding March Mendelsson
* Traditional Wedding March Doug Betschart & Dave Fuller
* Trumpet Voluntary Clarke
* Wedding March Gulbenkian Symphony Orchestra
UNITY CANDLE SONGS
Always - Atlantic Starr
Always and Forever - Heatwave
Amazing Grace - Lari White
Ave Maria - Celine Dion (and many others)
Because You Loved Me -Celine Dion
Coming Home - Kimaya Seward
Endless Love - Luther Vandross & Mariah Carey
From This Moment -Shania Twain
Grow Old with Me - Mary Chapin Carpenter
Here and Now - Luther Vandross
I Believe in You and Me - Whitney Houston
I Live My Life for You - Firehouse
I'll Always be Right There - Bryan Adams
It's Your Love - Tim McGraw & Faith Hill
Lord's Prayer - Mallote
The Keeper of the Stars - Tracy Byrd
The Power of Love - Celine Dion
The Wedding Song - Kenny G
You Light Up My Life - LeAnn Rimes
Yours, Mine & Ours - David Chamberlin & Teresa James
VOWS
Canon in D: - Sostenuto Philharmonia Virtuosi
O, Promise Me - Philharmonic Wedding Ensemble
This is Love - Philharmonic Wedding Ensemble
Client Testimonials
- "At 11pm the dance floor was still packed..."
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Our wedding was on a Friday Night and at 11pm the dance floor was still packed with people dancing! Dan was wonderful to work with and his expertise and professionalism kept our party going! Our reception was so much fun, and we have to thank Dan for that! It was the perfect ending to our most memorable day! BOOGIE BROTHERS ROCKS!
Joy & Jason Fair
November 3, 2006
Grand Ballroom at St. John's Armenian Church
- "You played everything we wanted..."
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We wanted to thank you very much for everything you did with our wedding. Everyone kept saying what a great time they had. You played everything we wanted and then some. The sound was great, you pronounced our last names when introducing us as if you were saying them for years, which some of our last names weren't easy. You had everyone from ages 75 all they way down to our 2 year old nephew out there dancing. A lot of people said they've been to beautiful weddings before where people didn't have a good time, then not so beautful weddings where people had a great time but to go to a beautiful wedding and have a blast dancing the night away was a great treat. The ending was amazing!!! Thank you so much for everything if we had to do it all over again (which we wish we could) we wouldn't change a thing.!
Allison & Mark Kivimaki
May 19, 2007
Dearborn Inn Grand Ballroom