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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 August 2008. 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 | Ac/Dc | You Shook Me All Night Long |
| 2 | Timberlake, Justin | Sexyback |
| 3 | Def Leppard | Pour Some Sugar On Me |
| 4 | B-52's | Love Shack |
| 5 | Morrison, Van | Brown Eyed Girl |
| 6 | Lynyrd Skynyrd | Sweet Home Alabama |
| 7 | Bon Jovi | Livin' On A Prayer |
| 8 | Abba | Dancing Queen |
| 9 | Sister Sledge | We Are Family |
| 10 | Diamond, Neil | Sweet Caroline (Good Times Never Seemed So Good) |
| 11 | Sir Mix-A-Lot | Baby Got Back |
| 12 | Kool & The Gang | Celebration |
| 13 | Outkast | Hey Ya! |
| 14 | Clapton, Eric | Wonderful Tonight |
| 15 | Journey | Don't Stop Believin' |
| 16 | Commodores | Brick House |
| 17 | Bee Gees | Stayin' Alive |
| 18 | James, Etta | At Last |
| 19 | Foundations | Build Me Up Buttercup |
| 20 | Beatles | Twist And Shout |
| 21 | Black Eyed Peas | Let's Get It Started |
| 22 | Village People | Y.M.C.A. |
| 23 | Brooks, Garth | Friends In Low Places |
| 24 | Temptations | My Girl |
| 25 | Righteous Brothers | Unchained Melody |
| 26 | Jackson, Michael | Billie Jean |
| 27 | Wild Cherry | Play That Funky Music |
| 28 | Rascal Flatts | Bless The Broken Road |
| 29 | Sinatra, Frank | The Way You Look Tonight |
| 30 | Dj Casper | Cha Cha Slide |
| 31 | Lonestar | Amazed |
| 32 | Big & Rich | Save A Horse (Ride A Cowboy) |
| 33 | Lauper, Cyndi | Girls Just Want To Have Fun |
| 34 | Vanilla Ice | Ice Ice Baby |
| 35 | Armstrong, Louis | What A Wonderful World |
| 36 | Presley, Elvis | Can't Help Falling In Love |
| 37 | Loggins, Kenny | Footloose |
| 38 | Rihanna | Don't Stop The Music |
| 39 | Dexy's Midnight Runners | Come On Eileen |
| 40 | Buffett, Jimmy | Margaritaville |
| 41 | 50 Cent | In Da Club |
| 42 | Kc & The Sunshine Band | Get Down Tonight |
| 43 | Romantics | What I Like About You |
| 44 | Grandmaster Slice | Electric Slide (Shall We Dance) '92 |
| 45 | Checker, Chubby | The Twist |
| 46 | Adams, Bryan | Summer Of '69 |
| 47 | Aerosmith | I Don't Want To Miss A Thing |
| 48 | Nelly | Hot In Herre |
| 49 | Rihanna Feat. Jay-Z | Umbrella |
| 50 | Prince | Kiss |
| 51 | House Of Pain | Jump Around |
| 52 | Jackson, Michael | Thriller |
| 53 | Seger, Bob & The Silver Bullet | Old Time Rock & Roll |
| 54 | Mcgraw, Tim With Faith Hill | It's Your Love |
| 55 | Jackson, Michael | Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough |
| 56 | Cheap Trick | I Want You To Want Me |
| 57 | Isley Brothers | Shout |
| 58 | Queen | Crazy Little Thing Called Love |
| 59 | Franklin, Aretha | Respect |
| 60 | Gaye, Marvin | Let's Get It On |
| 61 | Usher Feat. Ludacris & Lil' Jo | Yeah |
| 62 | Rednex | Cotton Eye Joe |
| 63 | Beyonce Feat. Jay-Z | Crazy In Love |
| 64 | Timbaland Feat. Keri Hilson | The Way I Are |
| 65 | Young M.C. | Bust A Move |
| 66 | Black Eyed Peas | My Humps |
| 67 | Flo Rida | Low |
| 68 | Journey | Faithfully |
| 69 | Sinatra, Frank | Fly Me To The Moon |
| 70 | Green, Al | Let's Stay Together |
| 71 | Springfield, Rick | Jessie's Girl |
| 72 | Fergie Feat. Ludacris | Glamorous |
| 73 | Gaynor, Gloria | I Will Survive |
| 74 | Sorta Crackers Band | Chicken Dance |
| 75 | Earth, Wind & Fire | September |
| 76 | Jones, Norah | Come Away With Me |
| 77 | Ub40 | Red Red Wine |
| 78 | Cash, Johnny | Ring Of Fire |
| 79 | Taylor, James | How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) |
| 80 | Big & Rich | Lost In This Moment |
| 81 | Pink | Get The Party Started |
| 82 | Guns N' Roses | Sweet Child O' Mine |
| 83 | Timberlake, Justin | Rock Your Body |
| 84 | Adams, Bryan | (Everything I Do) I Do It For You |
| 85 | Brooks & Dunn | Boot Scootin' Boogie |
| 86 | Gnarls Barkley | Crazy |
| 87 | Violent Femmes | Blister In The Sun |
| 88 | Baby Bash Feat. T-Pain | Cyclone |
| 89 | Heartland | I Loved Her First |
| 90 | West, Kanye Feat. Jamie Foxx | Gold Digger |
| 91 | Johnson, Jack | Better Together |
| 92 | Shakira Feat. Wyclef Jean | Hips Don't Lie |
| 93 | West, Kanye | Stronger |
| 94 | Furtado, Nelly Feat. Timbaland | Promiscuous |
| 95 | Eagles | Hotel California |
| 96 | Tone Loc | Wild Thing |
| 97 | U2 | Beautiful Day |
| 98 | Los Del Rio | Macarena |
| 99 | Aerosmith | Walk This Way |
| 100 | Rascal Flatts | My Wish |
| 101 | Beatles | All You Need Is Love |
| 102 | Jackson 5 | Abc |
| 103 | White, Barry | Can't Get Enough Of Your Love, Babe |
| 104 | Idol, Billy | White Wedding |
| 105 | Medley, Bill & Jennifer Warnes | (I've Had) The Time Of My Life |
| 106 | Paisley, Brad | She's Everything |
| 107 | Dion | Runaround Sue |
| 108 | Kc & The Sunshine Band | (Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty |
| 109 | Cupid | Cupid Shuffle |
| 110 | Four Tops | I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) |
| 111 | Prince | 1999 |
| 112 | Rascal Flatts | Life Is A Highway |
| 113 | Buble, Michael | Everything |
| 114 | Hot Chocolate | You Sexy Thing |
| 115 | White, Barry | You're The First, The Last, My Everything |
| 116 | Tone Loc | Funky Cold Medina |
| 117 | Mcgraw, Tim | My Best Friend |
| 118 | Martin, Dean | That's Amore |
| 119 | Krauss, Alison | When You Say Nothing At All |
| 120 | Queen | Another One Bites The Dust |
| 121 | Madonna | Like A Prayer |
| 122 | Travolta, John & Olivia Newton | Grease Megamix |
| 123 | Pussycat Dolls | Don't Cha |
| 124 | Brown, Chris Feat. T-Pain | Kiss Kiss |
| 125 | Beach Boys | Kokomo |
| 126 | Lifehouse | You And Me |
| 127 | Smith, Will | Gettin' Jiggy Wit It |
| 128 | Beatles | I Saw Her Standing There |
| 129 | Weather Girls | It's Raining Men |
| 130 | Stefani, Gwen | Hollaback Girl |
| 131 | A-Ha | Take On Me |
| 132 | Simon & Garfunkel | Cecilia |
| 133 | Madonna | Holiday |
| 134 | Connick, Jr., Harry | It Had To Be You |
| 135 | Salt-N-Pepa | Push It |
| 136 | Sean Paul | Temperature |
| 137 | Cascada | Everytime We Touch |
| 138 | Cole, Natalie With Nat King Co | Unforgettable |
| 139 | Cash, Johnny | I Walk The Line |
| 140 | Aguilera, Christina | Ain't No Other Man |
| 141 | Digital Underground | The Humpty Dance |
| 142 | Keys, Alicia | No One |
| 143 | Mr. C The Slide Man | Cha-Cha Slide |
| 144 | Jet | Are You Gonna Be My Girl |
| 145 | Buble, Michael | Save The Last Dance For Me |
| 146 | Akon Feat. Eminem | Smack That |
| 147 | Fergie Feat. Will.I.Am | Fergalicious |
| 148 | K-Ci & Jojo | All My Life |
| 149 | Strait, George | I Cross My Heart |
| 150 | Spears, Britney | Gimme More |
| 151 | Cherry Poppin' Daddies | Zoot Suit Riot |
| 152 | Prince | Let's Go Crazy |
| 153 | Sade | By Your Side |
| 154 | Idol, Billy | Mony Mony |
| 155 | Beastie Boys | Brass Monkey |
| 156 | Gap Band | You Dropped A Bomb On Me |
| 157 | Right Said Fred | I'm Too Sexy |
| 158 | Sledge, Percy | When A Man Loves A Woman |
| 159 | James, Rick | Super Freak (Part 1) |
| 160 | Spears, Britney | Toxic |
| 161 | Morrison, Van | Moondance |
| 162 | Deee-Lite | Groove Is In The Heart |
| 163 | Black Eyed Peas | Pump It |
| 164 | Soft Cell | Tainted Love |
| 165 | Orbison, Roy | Oh, Pretty Woman |
| 166 | Setzer Orchestra, Brian | Jump Jive An' Wail |
| 167 | Sinatra, Frank | New York, New York |
| 168 | Bee Gees | You Should Be Dancing |
| 169 | Summer, Donna | Last Dance |
| 170 | Rihanna | Pon De Replay |
| 171 | Checker, Chubby | Let's Twist Again |
| 172 | Savage Garden | Truly Madly Deeply |
| 173 | Gabriel, Peter | In Your Eyes |
| 174 | Journey | Open Arms |
| 175 | Temptations | Ain't Too Proud To Beg |
| 176 | Wang Chung | Everybody Have Fun Tonight |
| 177 | Jackson, Alan & Jimmy Buffett | It's Five O'clock Somewhere |
| 178 | Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mya & Pink | Lady Marmalade |
| 179 | Kelis | Milkshake |
| 180 | Sinatra, Frank | Come Fly With Me |
| 181 | Beatles | In My Life |
| 182 | Madonna & Justin Timberlake | 4 Minutes |
| 183 | Bangles | Walk Like An Egyptian |
| 184 | Madonna | Vogue |
| 185 | Timbaland Feat. Nelly Furtado | Give It To Me |
| 186 | Presley, Elvis | All Shook Up |
| 187 | Rascal Flatts | I Melt |
| 188 | Meat Loaf | Paradise By The Dashboard Light |
| 189 | Manilow, Barry | Copacabana (At The Copa) |
| 190 | Maroon 5 | She Will Be Loved |
| 191 | U2 | With Or Without You |
| 192 | Fall Out Boy | Dance, Dance |
| 193 | Urban, Keith | Making Memories Of Us |
| 194 | Chicago | You're The Inspiration |
| 195 | Gaye, Marvin | Sexual Healing |
| 196 | Abba | Take A Chance On Me |
| 197 | Sinatra, Frank | I've Got You Under My Skin |
| 198 | Joel, Billy | Just The Way You Are |
| 199 | Brooks, Garth | The Dance |
| 200 | Jackson, Alan | Remember When |
A 1960-2004 Top Billboard Hits PDF Document for download HERE. For those that love lists of music.
Top Bride Groom Dance Songs Title / Artist It Had to Be You - Harry Connick Jr. |
Top Bridal Party Songs You've Got a Friend - James Taylor |
Top Father Daughter Songs A Whole New World (Aladdin's Theme) - P. Bryson,R. Belle |
Top Mother Son Songs * Don't Know Much (Linda Rondstadt and Aaron Neville) |
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