I was the wedding DJ – something that happens from time to time. It’s hard work and there’s anxiety around it, around requests and the worry that people aren’t going to quite get that I’m not DJ Spotify, I’m there with a crate of records (two crates actually) and that I hope to have the bases covered with what I have. Well, this one went well – really well. I enjoyed myself and the dancefloor stayed busy and it felt like a great time for all. Hope so anyway. Here were the tunes as they rolled out from leading up to the first-dance and then on from there…
1. Glenn Gould, Goldberg Variations BMV 988: Aria
2. Max Richter, On The Nature of Daylight
3. Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, Soft Trees Break The Fall
4. Smashing Pumpkins, 1979
5. Turtles, Happy Together
6. The Temptations, Ain’t Too Proud To Beg
7. Diana Ross & The Supremes, Baby Love
8. James Brown, I Got You (I Feel Good)
9. Sam & Dave, Hold On I’m Comin’
10. The 5th Dimension, Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In
11. Van McCoy and the Soul City Symphony, The Hustle
12. Michael Jackson, Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough
13. Prince, 1999
14. Blondie, Heart of Glass
15. David Bowie, Let’s Dance
16. Grease, Summer Nights
17. Abba, Dancing Queen
18. Outkast, Hey Ya!
19. Daft Punk, Get Lucky
20. New Order, Blue Monday
21. Dexy’s Midnight Runners, Come On Eileen
22. Grace Jones, Pull Up To The Bumper
23. Billy Ocean, Caribbean Queen
24. George Michael, Faith
25. Prince, Raspberry Beret
26. Thompson Twins, Love On Your Side
27. Mel & Kim, Respectable
28. Michael Jackson, Billie Jean
29. George Benson, Give Me The Night
30. Paul Simon, Late In The Evening
31. Stevie Wonder, Sir Duke
32. Amy Winehouse, Rehab
33. Bill Medley and Jennifer Warners, (I’ve Had) The Time of My Life
34. The Ronettes, Be My Baby
35. Maurice Williams and The Zodiacs, Stay
36. Smokey Robinson and The Miracles, I Second That Emotion
37. Bow Wow Wow, I Want Candy
38. OMD, Enola Gay
39. The Vapors, Turning Japanese
40. Kylie Minogue, I Should Be So Lucky
41. MC Hammer, You Can’t Touch This
42. The Housemartins, Caravan of Love
43. Salt N Pepa, Push It
44. Womack & Womack, Push It
45. David Bowie, Ashes to Ashes
46. Cyndi Lauper, Girls Just Want To Have Fun
47. Deneice Williams, Let’s Hear It For The Boy
48. Nena, 99 Luftballoons
49. Madonna, Crazy For You