Music! Wadding! Music!

[squeequeg]

I'm trying to put together a good playlist for the reception (once the musicians have packed up their instruments and settled in to eat tasty foods), and it's becoming rapidly apparent that my iTunes is severely lacking in this department. Nor do I really have a good idea of what constitutes a decent dance mix. Granted, by this point in the reception I fully expect a lot of people to be off playing games, but since there will be some dancing, I'd like to have a good list put together.

Suggestions? Artists, genres, particular songs that really ought to be played? Otherwise it's likely to be a playlist called The Shame of My iTunes, Vol. I. And if you must suggest ridiculous songs -- 4'33" is right out -- could you also give a few serious ones as well?

(Left unlocked so as to cast a wider net. Internet! Inform me!)

Comments

[coraline]

i think ours was more informed by "music that's significant to us" than specifically dance-y, but i can look up the list when i get home.

(of course, we also didn't end up using it, because elh was having such a good time they just played until the bitter end. which means i didn't get to play "blood wedding" (oysterband) at my reception... which disappoints me but is probably for the best :)

[stealthmuffin.livejournal.com]

We're hoping to go for that, but I know we've got family and friends who'd like to dance. And hm...maybe I'll look that up.

[coraline]

here's (most of) our playlist :)

Breakfast At Tiffanys
The Time Warp
Magic Dance
Lovesong (covered by Tori Amos)
Raspberry Swirl
She Blinded Me With Science
Istanbul (Not Constantinople)
Where Do I Begin (Shirley Bassey - The Remix Album)
Boogie On The Beach (Red Elvises)
Stand(REM)
Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Blood Wedding (Oysterband)
Weird Science
Jockey Full Of Bourbon (as covered by Moxy Fr|vous)
Lady Marmalade
Cantina Band
Feelin' Groovy (covered by Jim's Big Ego)
In the Mood
Gossip Queen (Fruit)
They Can't Take That Away From Me (Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong)
Let's Dance (David Bowie)
Friday I'm In Love
Video Killed The Radio Star
Klezpolka (Boiled In Lead)
When I'm Sixty-Four
Private Idaho

[stealthmuffin.livejournal.com]

Ooooo....thank you!