The True Meaning of Wedding Songs
It was brought to our attention this week by a wonderful bride-to-be that there are some songs on our do not playlist on other song lists for weddings.
This is a great point that we will consider this week and make the necessary changes. For example, “My Heart Will Go On” is on the Best 90s Songs list, and “American Pie” is on the best rock songs list.
We would like the make the point that not every bride knows the true meaning of the songs they are requesting for their wedding.
Many songs are very popular and many people like them. If brides like a particular song and it makes them feel good, then why not play it at your wedding?
It’s YOUR wedding!
We are just trying to get the word out about certain songs. Gloria Gaynor’s “I Will Survive” is a fantastic party song that gets people dancing.
It’s up to you if you want a song played at your wedding reception representing a woman who will survive a breakup. Not really a wedding themed but then again it’s your choice. Another example is “American Pie” by Don McLean.
The reason it’s on our do-not-play list is that the song is more than eight minutes long. This is a long time if no one is on the dance floor.
However, there are weddings I was a DJ at and the song created a singing frenzy on the dance floor with the bridal party as they loved the song.
The “Macarena” by Los Del Rio is on our do-not playlist for the simple reason of being well-overplayed. This is not to say you should not have it at your wedding. If you love the song, it is one of the best line dance songs of all time.
We are just sending a friendly reminder that the Macarena is played at the majority of weddings and many people have grown to hate it.
In conclusion, it’s your wedding. Play the songs you love, give the music entertainer the songs you don’t want to be played, and leave the rest up to them. It’s the music entertainer’s job to get people dancing!
