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Wedding reception entertainment ideas

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Popular Wedding Music Songs

This is a list of popular wedding music songs that we regularly get asked for to help you plan your first dance right through to your last!

Popular first dance songs:

Unforgettable (Nat King Cole)

Can't Help Falling In Love (Elvis Presley)

Can I Have This Dance? (Ann Murray)

The Way You Look Tonight (Frank Sinatra)

It Had To Be You (Harry Connick, Jr.)

What A Wonderful World (Louis Armstrong)

Endless Love (Diana Ross and Lionel Richie)

As Time Goes By (A Kiss Is Just A Kiss) (Michael Feinstein)

When You Say Nothing At All (Allison Krauss)

Faithfully (Journey)

No Ordinary Love (Sade)

Here And Now (Luther Vandross)

I Can Love you Like That (John M. Montgomery)

Power Of Love (Celine Dion)

Everything I Do {I Do For You} (Bryan Adams)

When A Man Loves A Woman (Percy Sledge or Michael Bolton)

All My Life (Linda Ronstadt & Aaron Neville)

I'll Be There (Mariah Carey)

From This Moment On (Shania Twain)

Our Love Is Here To Stay (Harry Connick, Jr.)

Unchained Melody (The Righteous Brothers)

Mother/son dance songs:

Don't Know Much (Linda Rondstadt and Aaron Neville)

Butterfly Kisses (Bob Carlisle)

I.O.U (Jimmy Dean)

Moon River (Andy Williams)

Moon Dance (Van Morrison)

'Til The End Of Time (Perry Como)

Through The Years (Kenny Rogers)

Have I Told You Lately (Rod Stewart)

Because You Loved Me (Celine Dion)

Just The Way You Are (Billy Joel)

Unforgettable (Nat King Cole / Natalie Cole)

What A Wonderful World (Louis Armstong)

In This Life (Bette Midler)

You're The Inspiration (Chicago)

Wind Beneath My Wings (Bette Midler)

Friends (Elton John)

In Your Eyes (Peter Gabriel)

A Song For My Son (Steve Moser, Mikki Viereck, Ray Allaire)

Sunrise, Sunset (Fiddler On The Roof - Sndtrk)

In My Life (The Beatles)

Ever I Saw Your face (Roberta Flasck)

Greatest Love Of All (Whitney Houston)

I Wish You Love (Natalie Cole)

Thanks Again (Ricky Skaggs)

Stand By Me (Ben E. King)

Father/daughter dance songs:

My Girl (The Temptations)

Just The Way You Are (Billy Joel)

Unforgettable (Nat King Cole / Natalie Cole)

The Wind Beneath My Wings (Bette Midler)

My Dad (Paul Petersen)

Hero (Mariah Carey)

Butterfly Kisses (Bob Carlisle)

Times of Your Life (Paul Anka)

A Song For My Daughter (Steve Moser, Mikki Viereck, Ray Allaire)

Can You Feel The Love Tonight (Elton John)

The Way You Look Tonight (Frank Sinatra)

Have I Told You Lately (Rod Stewart)

Because You Loved Me (Celine Dion)

My Heart Will Go On (Celine Dion)

Have I Told You Lately (Van Morrison)

Isn't She Lovely (Stevie Wonder)

Landslide (Fleetwood Mac)

Thank Heaven For Little Girls (Gigi)

Father's Eyes (Amy Grant)

Friends (Elton John)

In Your Eyes (Peter Gabriel)

Wedding Reception songs:

Songs from the 60s

A Little Less Conversation – Elvis Presley

Brown Eyed Girl – Van Morrison

Can’t Take My Eyes Off You – Frankie Valli

Dock Of The Bay – Otis Redding

Drive My Car – The Beatles

I Got You (I Feel Good) – James Brown

I Heard It Through The Grapevine – Marvin Gaye

It’s Not Unusual – Tom Jones

Mustang Sally – Wilson Pickett

My Generation – The Who

Son Of A Preacher Man – Dusty Springfield

Spooky – Dusty Springfield

Stand By Me – Ben E King

What A Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong

Songs from the 70s

Ain’t No Sunshine – Bill Withers

Blame It On The Boogie – Jackson 5

Car Wash – Rose Royce

Dancing In The Moonlight – King Harvest

Don’t Stop Me Now - Queen

Easy – The Commodores

For Once In My Life – Stevie Wonder

In The Summertime – Mungo Jerry

I Shot The Sheriff – Bob Marley

I Wish – Stevie Wonder

Jungle Boogie – Kool & The Gang

Killing Me Softly – Roberta Flack

Lady Marmalade – Patti LaBelle

Le Freak - Chic

Lean On Me – Bill Withers

Let’s Stay Together – Al Green

Superstition – Stevie Wonder

Songs from the 80s

Alphabet Street - Prince

Billie Jean – Michael Jackson

Don’t You Want Me – Human League

Every Breath You Take – The Police

Faith – George Michael

Ghostbusters – Ray Parker Jr

Have I Told You Lately – Van Morisson

Summer of 69 – Bryan Adams

Super Freak – Rick James

Walking On Sunshine – Katrina & The Waves

When Doves Cry – Prince

Word Up! - Cameo

Your Love Is King - Sade

If There’s Any Justice – Lemar

Songs from the 90s

Stronger Than Me – Amy Winehouse

Cosmic Girl – Jamiroquai

Deeper Underground - Jamiroquai

Don’t Speak – No Doubt

Fastlove – George Michael

Fly Away – Lenny Kravitz

Give It Away – The Red Hot Chilli Peppers

God Gave Rock & Roll To Me - Kiss

One – U2

Under The Bridge – The Red Hot Chilli Peppers

You Can Leave Your Hat On – Tom Jones

You Do Something To Me – Paul Weller

Songs from the 00s

Crazy – Gnarls Berkley

Hey Ya - Outkast

I Believe In A Thing Called Love – The Darkness

I Predict A Riot – Kaiser Chiefs

If There's Any Justice - Lemar

Rock Your Body – Justin Timberlake

Stronger Than Me - Amy Winehouse

Take Me Out – Franz Ferdinand

Take Your Mama Out – Scissor Sisters

This Love – Maroon 5

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