Showtunes for a Wedding Party

[qazdannywsx]

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.

[SeanMartin]

Posted: 4/10/13 at 5:27am

AINT MISBEHAVIN pretty well leaps to mind.

[all that jazz]

Posted: 4/10/13 at 6:49am

You could do something fun with Fiddler. Mamma Mia, Grease and Hairspray could work as well.

[ghostlight2]

Posted: 4/10/13 at 9:40am

You're Gonna Love Tomorrow - Follies
Two Sleepy Creatures - Ain't Misbehaving

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 4/10/13 at 9:54am

Is there a dance mix of "Sorry-Grateful"? Preferably by Skrillex?

[finebydesign]

Posted: 4/10/13 at 11:06am

Piragua 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.

[WickedOne2]

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.

[qazdannywsx]

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.

[Patronus]

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.

[WickedOne2]

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)

[qazdannywsx]

Posted: 4/10/13 at 1:13pm

Oh, good ones! Thanks!

[eperkins]

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.

[SeanMartin]

Posted: 4/10/13 at 1:29pm

A special for the father and mother of the bride: BIG SPENDER. You *know* it will get a laugh.

[Wildcard]

Posted: 4/10/13 at 1:48pm

There are remixed versions of many showtunes. You can even dance to Don't Cry For Me Argentina or Defying Gravity.

[Gibbsville]

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.)

[qazdannywsx]

Posted: 4/11/13 at 9:12am

WildCard: Are these remixes on YouTube? Any specific one you know of? I don't even know how to start searching?

[Queen of the Night]

Posted: 4/11/13 at 10:11am

I 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).

[kikki327]

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

[sephyr]

Posted: 4/11/13 at 10:43pm

It wouldn't be a wedding party without thee wedding song "It's Your Wedding Day" from Wedding Singer :)Catchy and fun.