Wedding Songs

Oldies but Goldies: 80s Wedding Songs

Choosing the music for the wedding reception is not an easy job. You need some music that fits every taste and every age. The society is continuously changing; people have more and more sophisticated tastes, but I’m sure that everybody knows the saying oldies but goldies. In this case we speak about music.

Like fashion that goes and comes back, there are also songs that will always be in fashion, no matter how old they are. They may raise on the dance floor people off all ages. Have you seen “The Wedding Singer” with Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler? Then you probably know what I mean.

80’s have meant a revolution in the music field, big names on stage and everlasting mega hits. Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, Madonna, Prince, Bon Jovi, Modern Talking and Europe are just some of the 80’s artists famous all over the world. Let’s see below some of the greatest hits of the 80’ that are still in trends in present days and can be heard at a wedding reception.

First of all let’s see a list with love songs that can be used for special moments such as the first dance of the newlyweds or the father-daughter dance:

Carrie – Europe

Is This Love – Whitesnake

Every Rose Has Its Thorn – Poison

Careless Whisper – George Michael

When I See You Smile – Bad English

I Just Called To Say I Love You – Stevie Wonder

Take My Breath Away – Berlin

Livin’ On a Prayer – Bon Jovi

When It’s Love – Van Halen

When I said I do – Clint Black and Lisa Hartman

More than words – Extreme

Lost in your eyes – Debbie Gibson

Now it’s time for some pop-dance music for your guests. You can take into consideration this list:

Call Me – Blondie

Billie Jean – Michael Jackson

Thriller – Michael Jackson

Beat It – Michael Jackson

Bad – Michael Jackson

You’re my heart, you’re my soul – Modern Talking

Brother Louie – Modern Talking

Take on Me – A-ha

The Way You Make Me Feel – Michael Jackson

Sweet Dreams – Eurythmics

Papa Don’t Preach – Madonna

Material Girl – Madonna

La Isla Bonita – Madonna

I Wanna Dance with Somebody- Whitney Houston

Lambada – Kaoma

Macarena – Los Del Rio

Still, there are some exceptions at a wedding reception. Not all 80′s songs are recommended for your wedding.  Try to avoid these because some guests, especially elderly, might feel embarrassed:

Push It – Salt-n-Pepa

The End of the World as we Know It – REM

Jessie’s Girl – Rick Springfield

Love Shack – B-52s

If you don’t want a 100% retro music wedding reception, you can sneack occassionaly some songs into the playlist. You will see that the dance floor will animate. If you browse the internet you will find plenty of retro music. Retro songs from the 80’s won’t fail at your wedding reception because everybody loves them. Teenagers will learn something about old times music and elderly guests will surely relive some happy moments in their youth.

Conclusion: All  your guests will be satisfied and your reception will be a successful one.

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