Help needed - need some songs
Discussion
Am getting married in a few weeks and I have two major tasks - the car and DJ. The car was an easy one (beautiful 1950's Bentley) but the DJ is proving to be a pain. He's been recommended and bokked by the Hotel and I thought all I would have to do is tell him the type of music I want and that would be it.
Except its seems he's needs to have songs named for him to play.
Which is where I need your help as I don't know any - we want funky disco style music, stuff like they play in HiFi in Leeds on a Friday night which seems to be along the lines of James Brown etc. I love the music but genuinely don't have any (my music collection is primarily rock). Feel a bit of a twit asking, but heyho.
Can anyone recommend some good music that I can pass onto the DJ.
Thanks
Except its seems he's needs to have songs named for him to play.
Which is where I need your help as I don't know any - we want funky disco style music, stuff like they play in HiFi in Leeds on a Friday night which seems to be along the lines of James Brown etc. I love the music but genuinely don't have any (my music collection is primarily rock). Feel a bit of a twit asking, but heyho.
Can anyone recommend some good music that I can pass onto the DJ.
Thanks
Bit of a mish-mash but hopefully some useful ideas...
[Caveat: They may not all be suitable wedding fodder! Plus I've never been to Hifi so apologies if way off the mark!]
Ella Fitzgerald - Sunshine of your love
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIY7jhg2CrA
Ellen McIlwaine - Toe Hold
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rkFLM0KdYQ
Linda Clifford - Runaway Love
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOmhKpwpDkc
Betty Harris - There's A Break in the Road
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Stku9PiXUA
Marlena Shaw - Let`s wade in the water
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdl2XEsBQYY
The Meters - Hand Clapping Song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwZHtEqF8ZU
Family Tree - Family Tree
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02hxb3k-Wvc
The Flirtations - Nothing But A Heartache
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39SjyMvBbk4
Rick James - Mary Jane
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhreCLlcq3Q
Ann Robinson - You Did It
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxtUh4g2A0k
Creative Source - You Can't Hide Love
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOVAH8L7fMA
Gloria Jones - Tainted Love
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mYgNAAtwIc
Etta James & Sugar Pie DeSanto - In The Basement
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74qQtPKGzSk
Marlena Shaw - California Soul
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmk30mvVz3Y
Jimmy Castor - Its Just Begun
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qj9RCRtq46g
Dyke & The Blazers Let A Woman Be A Woman and A Man
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpTEoreMRPA
Linda Lyndell - What a Man
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1bVMW2XVNI
Love Unlimited Orchestra - Satin Soul
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAvqnYtAH4c
Charles Wright Watts 103rd Street Band - Express Yourself
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01rL_QoE8lQ
Freda Payne - Unhooked Generation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0jMAh4ZBQo
Ann Peebles - I Can't Stand the Rain
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CCrA5Lq5XU
Teddy Pendergrass - You Can't Hide from Yourself
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnygTSm8_VE
Machine - There But For The Grace Of God There Go I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUAp9QZHED0
Esther Williams - Last Night Changed It All
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uz9zkEYXabU
Babe Ruth - The Mexican
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPVI73Ocxg8
Rufus Thomas -Itch & Scratch pt2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGX6QjE4ca0
Yellow Sunshine - Yellow Sunshine
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Yb7GWL21sY
Vernon Burch - Get Up
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGoG7CKVHew
Minnie Ripperton ~ Reasons
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=en8B2xnxNRA
GWEN McRAE - 90% OF ME
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuWa-eSVjTQ
Charanga 76 - Ain't no stopping us now
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDFyTaKzOjc
MFSB - Freddie's Dead
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRdxf0PEBZk
Marvin Gaye-T Plays It Cool
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oo-lnXtXmSA
Curtis Mayfield - Move on up
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8l8qu5rUzk
[Caveat: They may not all be suitable wedding fodder! Plus I've never been to Hifi so apologies if way off the mark!]
Ella Fitzgerald - Sunshine of your love
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIY7jhg2CrA
Ellen McIlwaine - Toe Hold
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rkFLM0KdYQ
Linda Clifford - Runaway Love
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOmhKpwpDkc
Betty Harris - There's A Break in the Road
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Stku9PiXUA
Marlena Shaw - Let`s wade in the water
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdl2XEsBQYY
The Meters - Hand Clapping Song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwZHtEqF8ZU
Family Tree - Family Tree
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02hxb3k-Wvc
The Flirtations - Nothing But A Heartache
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39SjyMvBbk4
Rick James - Mary Jane
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhreCLlcq3Q
Ann Robinson - You Did It
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxtUh4g2A0k
Creative Source - You Can't Hide Love
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOVAH8L7fMA
Gloria Jones - Tainted Love
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mYgNAAtwIc
Etta James & Sugar Pie DeSanto - In The Basement
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74qQtPKGzSk
Marlena Shaw - California Soul
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmk30mvVz3Y
Jimmy Castor - Its Just Begun
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qj9RCRtq46g
Dyke & The Blazers Let A Woman Be A Woman and A Man
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpTEoreMRPA
Linda Lyndell - What a Man
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1bVMW2XVNI
Love Unlimited Orchestra - Satin Soul
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAvqnYtAH4c
Charles Wright Watts 103rd Street Band - Express Yourself
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01rL_QoE8lQ
Freda Payne - Unhooked Generation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0jMAh4ZBQo
Ann Peebles - I Can't Stand the Rain
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CCrA5Lq5XU
Teddy Pendergrass - You Can't Hide from Yourself
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnygTSm8_VE
Machine - There But For The Grace Of God There Go I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUAp9QZHED0
Esther Williams - Last Night Changed It All
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uz9zkEYXabU
Babe Ruth - The Mexican
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPVI73Ocxg8
Rufus Thomas -Itch & Scratch pt2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGX6QjE4ca0
Yellow Sunshine - Yellow Sunshine
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Yb7GWL21sY
Vernon Burch - Get Up
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGoG7CKVHew
Minnie Ripperton ~ Reasons
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=en8B2xnxNRA
GWEN McRAE - 90% OF ME
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuWa-eSVjTQ
Charanga 76 - Ain't no stopping us now
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDFyTaKzOjc
MFSB - Freddie's Dead
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRdxf0PEBZk
Marvin Gaye-T Plays It Cool
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oo-lnXtXmSA
Curtis Mayfield - Move on up
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8l8qu5rUzk
Edited by _dodge_ on Monday 22 June 21:30
DJs "booked by the venue" are notorious for being exceedingly poor.
However, you are doing the right thing by preparing an explicit list of songs for him to include - although I expect he won't have most of Dodge's list (some really cool classics in there!)
I have been to four weddings in the last year, and at three of them, the happy couple just went with the venue supplied DJ. Truly pitiful..... DJs who had no concept of a playlist, or how to select the correct music for the crowd. The annoying thing is, if they had asked me, I could have given them a list of recommended chaps who would probably not have cost much (if any) more that the venue supplied guy.
At the fourth one, they booked "String Fever" - who play electric versions of classical string instruments... they did two sets, and I put a chap in to DJ before and after - who (on request) played 80s all night
ABsolutely superb.
However, you are doing the right thing by preparing an explicit list of songs for him to include - although I expect he won't have most of Dodge's list (some really cool classics in there!)
I have been to four weddings in the last year, and at three of them, the happy couple just went with the venue supplied DJ. Truly pitiful..... DJs who had no concept of a playlist, or how to select the correct music for the crowd. The annoying thing is, if they had asked me, I could have given them a list of recommended chaps who would probably not have cost much (if any) more that the venue supplied guy.
At the fourth one, they booked "String Fever" - who play electric versions of classical string instruments... they did two sets, and I put a chap in to DJ before and after - who (on request) played 80s all night
ABsolutely superb.
Completely agree Meeja. All the weddings I've been to recently have been ruined (in my mind) by the DJ. I had full intentions of hiring my own but this guy was recommended by several people who's opinion I do trust, but I didn't appreciate how much of an input I would need. It is only a slight inconvenience really, and he sounds a decent chap on the phone.
I think it sums up the whole wedding experience - nothing that should be easy in fact is.
I think it sums up the whole wedding experience - nothing that should be easy in fact is.
here you go T/T. soul/funk/disco and a few lively older pop songs.....no idea what you want from yr wedding as dont know the club you mentioned.....hope there'sd a few here that may be of use...
Jackie Wilson - (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher & Higher (2:49)
Jackson 5 - Abc (2:53)
Barry White - Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe (4:21)
The Temptations - Ain't Too Proud To Beg (2:26)
Diana Ross & Supremes - Baby Love (2:32)
Stevie Wonder - Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I'm Yours (2:35)
Eddie Floyd - Knock On Wood (3:00)
Wilson Picket - Mustang Sally (3:01)
Arthur Conley - Sweet Soul Music (2:16)
Aretha Franklin - Respect (2:20)
Sam & Dave - Soul Man - (2:55)
Junior Walker - Shotgun (3:00)
Jackie Wilson - Reet Petite (2:38)
Wilson Picket - In The Midnight Hour (2:23)
Marvin Gaye - It Takes Two (2:55)
Marvin Gaye - Can I Get A Witness (2:45)
Jackson 5 - I Want You Back (2:52)
Blues Brothers - Everybody Needs Somebody to Love (3:18)
The Temptations - Get Ready (Original Version) (2:30)
Martha Vandellas - Heatwave (2:35)
Same & Dave - Hold On! I'm Comin' (2:31)
James Brown - I Got You (I Feel Good) (2:44)
Kool And The Gang - Celebration (3:32)
Sylvester - Do You Wanna Funk (3:20)
Kool And The Gang - Get Down On It (4:46)
Kool And The Gang - Ladies Night (3:03)
Earth Wind And Fire - Let's Groove (3:48)
War - Lowrider (3:03)
Wild Cherry - Play That Funky Music (3:08)
Brothers Johnson - Stomp (4:02)
Stevie Wonder - Sir Duke (3:52)
Lulu And The Luvvers - Shout (2:49)
The Weathergirls - It's Raining Men (3:27)
Gloria Gaynor - I Am What I Am (12 Inch) (Mastermix Classic Cuts Disco Vol. 22) (5:47)
Jackson 5 - I Want You Back (2:52)
Rose Royce - Car Wash (3:14)
The Trammps - Disco Inferno (3:09)
Edwin Starr - H.A.P.P.Y. Radio (1:36)
Jackson 5 - Abc (2:53)
Robbie Williams - Let Me Entertain You (3:38)
B 52s - Love Shack (4:14)
Katrina & The Waves - Walking On Sunshine (3:46)
D-Ream - Things Can Only Get Better [D-reamix Edit] (3:55)
Yazz - The Only Way Is Up (3:53)
Communards - Don't Leave Me This Way (5:45)
Bamboo - Bamboogie (3:25)
[Unknown] - Oh La La - I love you Baby (3:38)
Beyonce - Crazy In Love (3:53)
Robin S - Show Me Love (3:31)
Pointer Sisters - I'm So Excited (3:41)
Steps - Chain Reaction (3:53)
Girls Aloud - Jump (3:35)
Sugababes - Push The Button - (3:32)
Jackie Wilson - (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher & Higher (2:49)
Jackson 5 - Abc (2:53)
Barry White - Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe (4:21)
The Temptations - Ain't Too Proud To Beg (2:26)
Diana Ross & Supremes - Baby Love (2:32)
Stevie Wonder - Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I'm Yours (2:35)
Eddie Floyd - Knock On Wood (3:00)
Wilson Picket - Mustang Sally (3:01)
Arthur Conley - Sweet Soul Music (2:16)
Aretha Franklin - Respect (2:20)
Sam & Dave - Soul Man - (2:55)
Junior Walker - Shotgun (3:00)
Jackie Wilson - Reet Petite (2:38)
Wilson Picket - In The Midnight Hour (2:23)
Marvin Gaye - It Takes Two (2:55)
Marvin Gaye - Can I Get A Witness (2:45)
Jackson 5 - I Want You Back (2:52)
Blues Brothers - Everybody Needs Somebody to Love (3:18)
The Temptations - Get Ready (Original Version) (2:30)
Martha Vandellas - Heatwave (2:35)
Same & Dave - Hold On! I'm Comin' (2:31)
James Brown - I Got You (I Feel Good) (2:44)
Kool And The Gang - Celebration (3:32)
Sylvester - Do You Wanna Funk (3:20)
Kool And The Gang - Get Down On It (4:46)
Kool And The Gang - Ladies Night (3:03)
Earth Wind And Fire - Let's Groove (3:48)
War - Lowrider (3:03)
Wild Cherry - Play That Funky Music (3:08)
Brothers Johnson - Stomp (4:02)
Stevie Wonder - Sir Duke (3:52)
Lulu And The Luvvers - Shout (2:49)
The Weathergirls - It's Raining Men (3:27)
Gloria Gaynor - I Am What I Am (12 Inch) (Mastermix Classic Cuts Disco Vol. 22) (5:47)
Jackson 5 - I Want You Back (2:52)
Rose Royce - Car Wash (3:14)
The Trammps - Disco Inferno (3:09)
Edwin Starr - H.A.P.P.Y. Radio (1:36)
Jackson 5 - Abc (2:53)
Robbie Williams - Let Me Entertain You (3:38)
B 52s - Love Shack (4:14)
Katrina & The Waves - Walking On Sunshine (3:46)
D-Ream - Things Can Only Get Better [D-reamix Edit] (3:55)
Yazz - The Only Way Is Up (3:53)
Communards - Don't Leave Me This Way (5:45)
Bamboo - Bamboogie (3:25)
[Unknown] - Oh La La - I love you Baby (3:38)
Beyonce - Crazy In Love (3:53)
Robin S - Show Me Love (3:31)
Pointer Sisters - I'm So Excited (3:41)
Steps - Chain Reaction (3:53)
Girls Aloud - Jump (3:35)
Sugababes - Push The Button - (3:32)
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