Just for fun, what songs are on your DO NOT PLAY list

DaniBites

Mine includes:

Mambo #5

The Macarena

YMCA

Cha Cha Slide

The Electric Slide

Basically anything that includes group dancing

Drop it like it's Hot

What about you guys?  I can't be the only one who hates group dances can I?  I feel grinchy.

southernbelle0915

- cotton eyed joe (except I forgot to put it on the DNP list and it got played - I went to the bathroom)

- the chicken dance

- the hokey pokey

- YMCA

I don't remember everything. Our DJ was amazing and really packed the dance floor.

vulpiepop

The Chicken Dance

The Hamster Song

YMCA

The Macarena

The Electric Slide

Anything with inappropriate lyrics

I also hate group dances. 

We put up a "request a song" page on our website because we thought it'd be fun and we're doing an iPod to supplement the string duet we'll have playing so whatever people want to hear we'd need to put it on the playlist beforehand. Every single song on our do not play list was requested...Every. Single. One.

climbingsingle

This was on my Do Not Play list that I submitted to my DJ 

Nickelback

Creed

Any country

Group dances (electric slide, Macarena, etc.)

Meatloaf

Any songs from Grease

Village People

Bon Jovi 

Cookie Pusher

This is what we submitted to our DJ:

-          Anything by Chris Brown, R. Kelly, Justin Beiber, One Direction (and other such boy bands)

-          Eric Clapton – Wonderful Tonight

-          Robin Thicke – Blurred Lines

-          Any choreographed dances (i.e. Macarena, Electric Slide, Chicken Dance, Cha Cha Slide, Cupid Shuffle, Hokey Pokey, Achy Breaky Heart, etc.)

-          Hardcore or gangsta rap

-          Songs with blatantly inappropriate lyrics

ElcaB

The Chicken Dance

Happy by Pharrell

The Hokey Pokey

DaniBites

ElcaB said:

The Chicken Dance

Happy by Pharrell

The Hokey Pokey

Omg thank you for reminding me to add Happy.

Jen4948

Happy
Limbo
Hokey Pokey
Macarena
Chicken Dance
Electric Slide
YMCA

Rap
Hip hop
Country

For starters.

mikenberger

Macarena and the YMCA. I worked at the YMCA for 13 years. If I die never hearing that song another day in my life, it'll be too fucking soon.

And country music. You want the Electric Slide? Get married and host your own wedding reception.

futuremrsr2015

Justin Beiber

knottie9c5ed33df4bbd226

I am putting (so far), NO:
Chris Brown
Rhianna
Bon Jovi (Fiance doesn't like it)
No explicit rap
No group dances

knottie9c5ed33df4bbd226

DaniBites said:

Mine includes:

Mambo #5

The Macarena

YMCA

Cha Cha Slide

The Electric Slide

Basically anything that includes group dancing

Drop it like it's Hot

What about you guys?  I can't be the only one who hates group dances can I?  I feel grinchy.

I JUST added a bunch of Lou Bega to my MUST play! Haha!

frenchiekin

I love this thread.

We haven't officially made our DNP list yet, but I think we started deciding on the songs we didn't want to play before we even thought about which ones we actually do want.

- ABSOLUTELY NO GROUP/ORGANIZED DANCES OF ANY KIND.  Omg kill me.

- Any and all country music

- Celebration by Kool and the Gang

- Sweet Caroline (I'm from Boston and I hate that song with a fiery passion)

- Anything by Black Eyed Peas, Bon Jovi, and anything that could have ever been on a Jock Jams CD.

Just so, so many more.  I'm scared that I only have 8 more months to make this list.

princessleia22

Cookie Pusher said:

This is what we submitted to our DJ:

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<!--[if !supportLists]-->-          <!--[endif]-->Eric Clapton – Wonderful Tonight

<!--[if !supportLists]-->-          <!--[endif]-->Robin Thicke – Blurred Lines

<!--[if !supportLists]-->-          <!--[endif]-->Any choreographed dances (i.e. Macarena, Electric Slide, Chicken Dance, Cha Cha Slide, Cupid Shuffle, Hokey Pokey, Achy Breaky Heart, etc.)

<!--[if !supportLists]-->-          <!--[endif]-->Hardcore or gangsta rap

<!--[if !supportLists]-->-          <!--[endif]-->Songs with blatantly inappropriate lyrics

This sounds like my list, except ours didn't restrict Robin Thicke (would have if we thought about it) or Eric Clapton.  And our restricted choreographed dance list specifically included YMCA and Gangnam style. 

Our requested music styles were primarily classic rock and country.  80% of our guests were over the age of 60.  15% were in their 30's.  The rest were under age of 10.

Our DJ sucked... YMCA and Gangnam Style were both played, even though they were specifically on our do not play list.  Our guests enjoyed it so we didn't really bitch about it.  And I will admit it was cute watching the kids do them. If electric slide or any of those were played we would have put a stop to it.  BUT, when he started playing some rap stuff that was SO not wedding appropriate, our wedding coordinator was kind enough to chew him out for us and set him back on the correct musical path. 

Cookie Pusher

princessleia22 said:

Cookie Pusher said:

This is what we submitted to our DJ:

<!--[if !supportLists]-->-          <!--[endif]-->Anything by Chris Brown, R. Kelly, Justin Beiber, One Direction (and other such boy bands)

<!--[if !supportLists]-->-          <!--[endif]-->Eric Clapton – Wonderful Tonight

<!--[if !supportLists]-->-          <!--[endif]-->Robin Thicke – Blurred Lines

<!--[if !supportLists]-->-          <!--[endif]-->Any choreographed dances (i.e. Macarena, Electric Slide, Chicken Dance, Cha Cha Slide, Cupid Shuffle, Hokey Pokey, Achy Breaky Heart, etc.)

<!--[if !supportLists]-->-          <!--[endif]-->Hardcore or gangsta rap

<!--[if !supportLists]-->-          <!--[endif]-->Songs with blatantly inappropriate lyrics

This sounds like my list, except ours didn't restrict Robin Thicke (would have if we thought about it) or Eric Clapton.  And our restricted choreographed dance list specifically included YMCA and Gangnam style. 

Our requested music styles were primarily classic rock and country.  80% of our guests were over the age of 60.  15% were in their 30's.  The rest were under age of 10.

Our DJ sucked... YMCA and Gangnam Style were both played, even though they were specifically on our do not play list.  Our guests enjoyed it so we didn't really bitch about it.  And I will admit it was cute watching the kids do them. If electric slide or any of those were played we would have put a stop to it.  BUT, when he started playing some rap stuff that was SO not wedding appropriate, our wedding coordinator was kind enough to chew him out for us and set him back on the correct musical path. 

See, we would have had a blast at each other's weddings. We requested mostly classic rock and country, but allowed for whatever fun, non-choreographed music people wanted for dancing - we trusted our DJ and knew our guests weren't going to request anything outrageous. The DJ ended up being a little more conservative than some guests liked but it worked well for us and we had a blast. I mean, we were all mostly too busy doing shots together to really dance a whole lot anyway.

short+sassy

DJ Horror Story

Not a wedding, but a work Xmas party.  We hired the DJ the venue recommended.

My first red flag ran high up the pole when I asked him to e-mail me an invoice (before the event), so our corporate office could have a check cut for him to give at the end of the party.  He told me he does not have an e-mail address and asked for our address to snail-mail it to us.

In the same conversation, he asked if he could bring his g/f.  That floored me a bit.  In my brief stunned silence, he threw in that she helped him out with the DJing.  I stalled him and told him I would need to ask one of the higher ups and would get back to him.  We did allow it, but emphasized we would be providing only him with a meal.  I also told him our event was cocktail attire and asked for him to make sure she was dressed appropriately.  It was one of those sticky situations where I felt like it was a rude and very "un-etiquette approved" thing to say, but I also didn't want her showing up in jeans and a grungy t-shirt.

The night arrived.  DJ's g/f is dressed appropriately (phew).  During the cocktail hour, he is playing a lot of old-timey mellow or classical music.  That was okay.  Then dinner starts.  He basically put on a CD of Anne Murray and let it roll.  Yes, omg yes, I could not make this up.  He played Anne Murray throughout the ENTIRE dinner.

Don't get me wrong, I Iikes me some Anne Murray.  One song would have been lovely.  But an entire CD's worth all at one time was a bit much and a bit lazy, lol. 

Dinner's over and now people are ready to dance.  He (finally) switches away from Anne Murray, but stays with that same type of music.  One of my coworkers goes up to him and requests he play something more modern and upbeat.  The very next song?  Caribbean Queen by Billy Ocean.  I s**t you not.

He did get a bit better after that because the guests learned to go up to him and request specific songs.  But my coworkers and I laughed about the Anne Murray dinner many times over the next couple months...and then we laughed again as next year's December started to near. 

aliwis000

So funny....great ideas ladies! It is so much fun to read all the opinions.

I am from a very country background so two-stepping will be loud and proud at our reception. I saw cotton eyed joe mentioned above. It will be on my "please play" list (not the remix version some people use, but one of the older ones). Some of my best memories as a kid was dancing this with my parents and getting away with shouting BULL**** when the time came.

sophhabobopha

I love group dances. Sorry guests

beethery

I love this thread.

dcbride86

Golddigger

allispain

Here's ours:

-  “Thrift Shop”

-  Anything Justin Bieber or Taylor Swift

-  “Boot Scootin’ Boogie”

-  “Achy Breaky Heart”

-  Any line or group dances (ala Chicken Dance, Electric Slide, etc.)

MnHGirl

sophhabobopha said:

I love group dances. Sorry guests

I would not say that I "love them" but my family and friends will crowd the dance floor when a group song comes on so they will be played at our wedding as well  

Cotton Eyed Joe is also a song that gets played and heavily danced- it must just be a regional thing  

-I am a country girl but a few songs that I can not stand will not be played.

-I will ask that no boy band stuff be played unless requested by some of the younger crowd attending 

-No rap

peachy13

My do not play list:

house music/techno, today's pop, organized dance songs, Justin Beiber

pinkcow13

No organized group dances. That is pretty much it. We are going to speak to the DJ when it comes closer to the wedding and give him ideas of what we would like, and what we wouldn't like. Other than that, I think the DJ we chose is perfect for us and will now how to cater to our crowd. 

tpwkalyn

Ohhh,the DNP list.
My MOTHER wanted the whole wedding party to learn the Thriller dance & perform it at the reception. I promptly shut that down. I love my mom, but just, no.

I have a very similar list to those of the PPs.
- YMCA
- Cha Cha Slide
- Cupid Shuffle
- Basically any "group dancing"

I have a lot of older family members that will be attending so obviously nothing *too* raunchy either.

I do, however, want to play fun music that everyone can enjoy & dance to if they please.

Dreamergirl8812

DNP: Any group dance songs, Katy Perry, Justin Bieber, Robin Thicke... basically every song/group that was mega-popular but totally shitty in October of 2013.

KatWAG

There are so many awesomely bad songs on this thread!

H really didnt want Dont Stop Believin'

kat1114

I don't remember what we had on ours. I know I added Kotton Eye Joe because I was horrified to see that it was on our DJs list of Top 100 requested songs. I also added We Are Family, Celebration, and Rhianna "What's My Name" because I hate that song, and my friends know it and play it just to mess with me. They once spent $4 at a bar jukebox to put it on loop several times just to annoy me.

Other than that, we actually made our entrance to the beginning of Blurred Lines (I love that song sorrynotsorry) and we definitely had one of the group dances (either Cupid Shuffle or Cha Cha Slide). We didn't request it, but the DJ played it and a bunch of people danced to it, so I guess it worked out okay.

southernbelle0915

OMG sweet caroline. Such a bro song. 

I got married before Happy came out, but that FOR SURE would have been on my list. That song sounds like a broken fucking record.

Also, I forgot that Blurred Lines was also on our DNP list. Nope!

flyingfoxes

We are banning any hip hop or rap, I put Beyonce because her voice makes my ears bleed....I can't remember off the top of my head what else I put down, lol. 

 

Happy is our recessional song.  I'm sick to death of it, but FI wanted it so there we have it. 

DaniBites

I'm surprised about Blurred Lines being on so many DNP lists!

It's on my play over and over list along with Timber.  I'm so basic