Dance

Hard to believe Whitney Houston has been gone for a dozen years. Last week’s blog pointed out that a song she recorded way back in 1987, “I Wanna Dance With Somebody,” to this day is the most popular wedding dance song on Spotify wedding playlists. And that song barely scratches…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynkaGd_zGwE Modern couples love vintage songs. The Knot said Elvis Presley’s 1961 hit, “Can’t Help Falling in Love” was the most popular wedding song of 2023, knocking off Ed Sheeren’s “Perfect” which had been number one for 7 consecutive years. But now another online wedding search tool, Breezit, says “I…

Wedding celebrations are simple. People want to get up and dance! The wedding DJ needs to be a great MC who knows how to motivate guests and help them overcome inhibitions. Everyone has a great time when the dance floor gets packed. Interestingly, there have been no shortage of songs…

Singer, songwriter, and actor Kris Kristofferson died in Hawaii on September 28th. He left behind a rich legacy of well-crafted songs that were anything but cookie-cutter. This blog looks at his top love songs for weddings. Kristofferson was a high IQ Rhodes scholar who had a knack for telling great…

Coldplay frontman, Chris Martin, was just in the news. People Magazine reports that he disguised himself in a "frumpy suit and red-haired wig” and handed out red balloons at the Tunnel of Love Wedding Ceremony in Vegas. Later on, Mr. Martin popped into a dive bar to shoot a music…

Dolly Parton has written and performed a shocking number of hit songs since she burst upon the the music scene in 1955. Still active at age 78, Dolly Parton wedding songs are staples at weddings, because she knows how to tell a story in her songs. She calls herself a…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBIWpVBEYwY On their 15th wedding anniversary, Eric and Jenny were reminiscing about their wedding day. And do you know what they remembered most? That the band played the wrong song for the first dance! Mistakes happen, but this one was a whopper! First dance songs are practically sacred, because they…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1qp7r99DcE The satyrical website, The Babylon Bee, poked some gentle fun at wedding couples who simply can’t dance. Believe us, there are lots of them. Some people just don’t have any sense of rhythm. For them, we offer some practical first wedding dance advice. First, let’s savor a little wedding…

Will singers still be singing Taylor Swift songs fifty to a hundred years from now? Time will tell. Time HAS weighed in on a canon of American songs dubbed “The Great American Songbook.” These are songs that have withstood the test of time. The Great American Songbook Foundation defines these…