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courtski2004
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DJ 'Do Not Play' list
Did/does anyone have a 'Do not Play' list for their DJ? If yes, I'm curious to see what songs are the most hated and overplayed! So far I have a list of about 15 songs/artists that are forbidden...I guess my inner control freak is peeking out.
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Re: DJ 'Do Not Play' list
No Lady Gaga
No Katy Perry
No Ke$ha
No Chicken Dance
No Mambo #5
No Electric Slide
No-song-that-lasts-forever-and-makes-you-stomp-your-feet-and-clap-your-hands
No "friends in low places"
No Soulja Boy
I'm sure there's more... haha
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We had a do not play list and some were played anyways.
While I enjoy Gretchen Wilson, we banned all of her songs because I knew it would tick some off. We didn't want rap songs or Creed. That's all I can remember.
[QUOTE] No-song-that-lasts-forever-and-makes-you-stomp-your-feet-and-clap-your-hands
Posted by bsn1752[/QUOTE]
Hahaha that cracks me up.
The only really gimmicky dance we did was the Cupid Shuffle.. cheesy? Yes, but everyone participated.
We let our guests request things, the only thing that was really forbidden was Michael Jackson because at the time I thought I'd die if I had to hear another one of his songs again.
[QUOTE]No Soulja Boy
Posted by bsn1752[/QUOTE]
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(totally kidding!)
NO YMCA
NO Celebrate
NO Alan Jackson (i heart country, but really dislike his voice...dunno why...)
NO Macarena
NO John Mayer
NO 90's Boy band ANYTHING
Tiffany--I WISH I could outlaw Michael Jackson, but I think the Best Man would back out and probably never talk to us again
[QUOTE]<strong>What's wrong with some Garth, Brianna?</strong> That song came on the radio this weekend and I told DH that our neighhbors kid growing up sang the song for everyone at church during service once ;) We had a do not play list and some were played anyways. While I enjoy Gretchen Wilson, we banned all of her songs because I knew it would tick some off. We didn't want rap songs or Creed. That's all I can remember.
Posted by shortgirltx[/QUOTE]
With Garth? Nothing.
That song... everything. And not because I don't like it, I love it... but knowing my crowd, they're BOUND to get rowdy, and Andrew's grandmother is from NJ and would go into culture shock, I'm sure.
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[QUOTE]Ahh Brianna, yours are great! I'm glad it's not just me!! <strong>NO YMCA NO Celebrate</strong> NO Alan Jackson (i heart country, but really dislike his voice...dunno why...) <strong>NO Macarena</strong> NO John Mayer NO 90's Boy band ANYTHING Tiffany--I WISH I could outlaw Michael Jackson, but I think the Best Man would back out and probably never talk to us again :(
Posted by courtski2004[/QUOTE]
YES - you just added 3 to my list
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No Owl City - FireFlies
I find those to be highly annoying.
[QUOTE]Anna--I'm with you on 'Low" (Apple Bottom Jeanssssss Boots with the furrrrr--awesome, now it will be in my head all night!) my mom is the same way. I have a feeling that every time a new song comes on that I will be nervously looking at her for a reaction and try to play interference if she turns up her nose. Yowza. <strong>Somehow she LOVES Fergie?</strong> Not sure how that happened. I will be allowing Josh Groban for her listening pleasure.
Posted by courtski2004[/QUOTE]
My mom does too! I got her the last Black Eyed Peas cd, and she listens to it all the time. So funny. :)
No group dances like Macarena, Chicken Dance, YMCA etc.
No country except what I specify - maybe 2-3 songs
No Britney Spears or Boy Bands
No R&B
[QUOTE]Brianna- what's your beef with Lady Gaga?? I do get the Katy Perry hate though. No group dances like Macarena, Chicken Dance, YMCA etc. No country except what I specify - maybe 2-3 songs No Britney Spears or Boy Bands No R&B
Posted by tam427[/QUOTE]
<div>OH GOSH, where do I start? I will be nice and say - she's not my "cup of tea"</div><div>
</div><div>:)</div>
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[QUOTE] No Mambo #5
Posted by bsn1752[/QUOTE]
LOL I want to ban that song but my mom loves that song to the point that it's hilarious, so I won't
I'm not so good with the advice... Can I interest you in a sarcastic comment?
I am with some of you, but I love country so it will be played the most!!! Here are just a few of our no no's!!
No Macarena, Chicken Dance
No Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Ke$ha
No Korn, Nirvana
No Achy Breaky Heart
No Barbie Girl
No Hard core rap
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I say only Country if someone requests it and no rap. Melody let me choose which "cheesy wedding songs" I was okay with. I actually gave her a list of all my favorite songs that I deemed danceable (lots of 80s) and by the end of the night, she just went down the list. I am an awesome song-picker, though
Random: we used "Pour some sugar on me" as our cake cutting song because I had a running joke with friends on how it is the most inappropriate wedding song ever. Jay's mom told me a few weeks later one of Jay's cousins used it as his first dance song
When we came up with our play list, we excluded anything by Celion Dion, country, we did nix the Macarena
Photo by K & S Photography
FI and I are having a list already for music. We both know it will change. I have Cupid Shuffle, I told him ONE Britney and ONE Lady Gaga song WILL be played (he doesn't like them I do!!!)...FI and myself has put like 10 songs (some will be deleted trust me!!!) from 90's boy bands....me and the girls gotta play our song-Low! We are doing the Anniversary Dance to Remember When by Alan Jackson...
We have lots of 90s music and 80s music plus stuff like Black Eye Peas. Stuff that is on my NO list will include Gangsta Rap....Rap in general...maybe some low key is ok.....No rock/metal (cus it gives me a headache!)
I guess you can say this is what we have so far:
Keeper of the Stars- Tracy Byrd-our song
Truly Madly Deeply- Savage Garden
I Melt-Rascal Flatts
Fantasy-Mariah Carey-thinking the boquet toss
Remember When-Alan Jackson-Ann. song
I Hope You Dance- Lee Anne Womack,
Good Night For Dancing- Josh Abbott Band
Taste- Josh Abbott Band
All My Life- KC and Jojo
I Do (Cherish You)- 98 Degrees
I Knew I Loved You When- Brad Paisley
You and Me-Lifehouse
Cupid Shuffle-Cupid
Tootsie Roll-69 Boyz
Forever and for Always –Shania Twain
Da’ Dip-Freak Nasty
Drowning- Backstreet Boys (prob will delete)
I Promise You- Backstreet Boys (prob will delete)
This I Promise You- N’Sync
Time of My Life- Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes (Dirty Dancing song)
Up Where We Belong- Joe Cocker
Butterfly Kisses- Bob Carlisle (prob will delete)
Here’s To The Night-Eve 6
My Hump-Black Eye Peas
Just Dance-Lady Gaga
Heartland-George Strait-one of my fav George songs!!!!
Please Don’t Stop the Music-Rhianna
Crazy in Love-Beyonce/Jay Z
Tonight's Gonna Be a Good Night-Black Eye Peas
Our DJ basically to keep our "must play" list short, but feel free to list as much as we want on our "do not play" -
The funny thing is, we hired a total "sub-culture" DJ (because, well, we are a bit sub-culture) so my cheesy pop music that I want played: Cupid Shuffle (because it's cheesy, but fun - and a group dance w/o being the chicken dance), Pink & Lady Gaga is stuff my DJ will actually have to get, because she doesn't have anything like that
Our "Do Not Play" list so far (sometimes it's easier to list the band than the songs):
-Golddigger - Kanye/Jamie Foxx
-The Cramps
-The Ramones
-The Flametrick Subs
-Bob Seger
-Steve Miller Band
-The Eagles
-The Beatles (other than maybe one song - haven't picked father/daughter dance yet - but they are otherwise banned)
-Village People
-Beach Boys
-Abba
If you are curious, our "sound"/feel will be:
Cocktails/apps/social time: outlaw country mixed with old soul & doo-wop
Dance party: 80's fun, plus some pop goodness & a lil rap (my FI hates rap, but I know my sis and I will want to booty-dance)
I actually gave him a list of songs that we wanted to hear and then told him to fill in with similar things after my list ran out. We didn't have any country because our family and friends don't really care for it. I listened to country at A&M but have kind of fallen away from it.
Did you know that Garth Brooks has not made his music available on iTunes?
[QUOTE]We have a do not play that include Britney Spears, Boy band (Not counting Boys II Men), Lady Gaga, Country, and many things above. I went ahead and gave a huge this of appopriate songs. With Indian and American songs so if he sticks to the list we shouldn't have a problem
Posted by DFWIndian[/QUOTE]
I wouldn't classify Boys II Men as a boy band. They are more of an R&B group. IMO
[QUOTE]I actually liked the group dances as they get people having fun and being goofy out on the dance floor. I actually don't mind the Cupid Shuffle or the Chicken Dance or the Electric Slide. When we came up with our play list, we excluded anything by Celion Dion, country, we did nix the Macarena
Posted by ewinkler1977[/QUOTE]
Ah, no Celine Dion! Word! We actually met with a DJ with a "No Michael Bolton" policy.