Showtunes for a Wedding Party
Showtunes for a Wedding Party
Showtunes for a Wedding Party#1
Posted: 4/10/13 at 5:22am
Hi! My friend is looking to play some songs from musicals at her wedding. They will be played during the dancing, so fun stuff as opposed to romantic. She doesn't want it to kill the mood for the guests that don't love musicals. So far I was thinking about stuff from Memphis, Piragua from ITH, Mamma Mia..
Please help! The wedding is in month, they want to have a list for the band/DJ as soon as possible.
Showtunes for a Wedding Party#2
Posted: 4/10/13 at 5:27amAINT MISBEHAVIN pretty well leaps to mind.
Showtunes for a Wedding Party#2
Posted: 4/10/13 at 6:49amYou could do something fun with Fiddler. Mamma Mia, Grease and Hairspray could work as well.
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Showtunes for a Wedding Party#3
Posted: 4/10/13 at 9:40am
You're Gonna Love Tomorrow - Follies
Two Sleepy Creatures - Ain't Misbehaving
Showtunes for a Wedding Party#4
Posted: 4/10/13 at 9:54amIs there a dance mix of "Sorry-Grateful"? Preferably by Skrillex?
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/17/07
Showtunes for a Wedding Party#5
Posted: 4/10/13 at 11:06amPiragua from ITH really?? LOL... Go ahead and use the POP versions of songs that happen to be used in jukebox musicals. Otherwise, it may not land so well.
Showtunes for a Wedding Party#6
Posted: 4/10/13 at 12:03pm
My husband and I had a few showtunes at our wedding:
Recessional (at end of ceremony to walk back down aisle) - Seasons of Love followed by I'll Cover You
Grand Entrance: Oh What a Night
First Dance: Can't Take My Eyes Off of You
I also like Someone Like You from Newsies.
Showtunes for a Wedding Party#7
Posted: 4/10/13 at 12:36pm
Thank you for the replies! I guess I wasn't clear, the songs aren't for the actual ceremony, but for the dancing where everyone joins in and are having a good time. So not romantic songs, or songs to do with marriage necessarily, but songs that are fun to dance to. Some editing out of scenes in the recording is possible, so if there's a fun song that would be good but there's a small part where the characters talk, that's fine.
FineByDesing: I know Piragua is pretty random, but the bride loves ITH and it's a really good song for dancing. And, sadly Jukeboxes fit the requests more easily. And in the context of the rest of the songs, it will be clear we meant Mamma Mia. It sounds stupid, but it's a forgivable show tune for dancing.
Showtunes for a Wedding Party#8
Posted: 4/10/13 at 12:50pm"Totally F*cked" from Spring Awakening, "Nobody Needs to Know" from The Last Five Years & "Four Jews in a Room Bitching" from March of the Falsettos were the first to pop to mind.
Showtunes for a Wedding Party#9
Posted: 4/10/13 at 12:54pm
Some suggestions for dancing:
You Can't Stop the Beat (Hairspray)
Who Loves You (Jersey Boys)
Seize the Day (Newsies...if you cut out the beginning which is slow)
Steal Your Rock n' Roll (Memphis)
All That Jazz (Chicago...a bit slower at parts but still good)
Mamma Mia
Time Warp (Rocky Horror)
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Showtunes for a Wedding Party#11
Posted: 4/10/13 at 1:16pm
"Two Sleepy Creatures - Ain't Misbehaving"
Ghostlight, for shame! The show is called Ain't Misbehavin' and the song is Two Sleepy PEOPLE.
Showtunes for a Wedding Party#12
Posted: 4/10/13 at 1:29pmA special for the father and mother of the bride: BIG SPENDER. You *know* it will get a laugh.
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Showtunes for a Wedding Party#13
Posted: 4/10/13 at 1:48pmThere are remixed versions of many showtunes. You can even dance to Don't Cry For Me Argentina or Defying Gravity.
Showtunes for a Wedding Party#14
Posted: 4/10/13 at 2:09pm
"Timeless to Me" from Hairspray. Funny and sweet.
Lots of choices also from Smokey Joe's Cafe (Dance with Me, Kansas City, Love Me Tender/Don't, etc.)
Showtunes for a Wedding Party#15
Posted: 4/11/13 at 9:12amWildCard: Are these remixes on YouTube? Any specific one you know of? I don't even know how to start searching?
Showtunes for a Wedding Party#16
Posted: 4/11/13 at 10:11amI have always thought of a wedding reception when I hear, "The best of times" from La Cage aux folles. It's happy, celebrates love and upbeat (good for dancing to).
Showtunes for a Wedding Party#17
Posted: 4/11/13 at 10:22pm
as a gag gift for my birthday one year my friend made me a cd of broadway "wedding" theme songs like
Cant Take My Eyes Off of Your - Jersey Boys
Someday - Wedding Singer
You're The One That I Want - Grease
Uptown Girl - Movin' Out
Steal Your Rock and Roll - Memphis
Seven Wonders - Catch Me
Someday - Memphis
Thats Life - Come Fly Away
Wonderful Guy - South Pacific
Lucky be A Lady - Guys and Dolls
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Showtunes for a Wedding Party#18
Posted: 4/11/13 at 10:43pmIt wouldn't be a wedding party without thee wedding song "It's Your Wedding Day" from Wedding Singer :)Catchy and fun.
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