Songs NOT to Play at Weddings

Weddings are a time to celebrate the marriage of two people in love with one another. Wedding music sets the mood for the wedding ceremony and wedding reception. Not every song is appropriate for a wedding ceremony and reception. We provide the songs below as a guide. However, many of the songs are popular songs by many. So use your best judgment and your desired wedding.

Do Not Play Songs at weddings.

• Do not play music with explicit lyrics. We do not list any songs below in this category as this is self explanatory. Be sure your music entertainer has radio version of all songs to be played at a wedding.
  
• Do not play songs that pertain to death. Do not play songs that reference suicide. Songs in this category include Don't Close Your Eyes by Kix and Jumper by Third Eye Blind.
  
• Be sure the music selected fits the theme and style of the wedding and reception. Classical background music would not be appropriate for a country themed reception. If at all possible, we recommend to have the widest range of musical types as possible. This will keep the majority of the guests happy. Music entertainers must be given as much leeway on music selections for the dancing portion of the wedding reception. This is their specialty - to get guests dancing!
  
• Do not play music that is suggestive or offensive. Just A Gigolo by David Lee Roth is a great song for the garter removal or garter placement. However, is this song really appropriate for a wedding? Other song considerations with inappropriate meaning include Love Stinks by J Geils Band, Mother-In-Law by Ernie K-Doe and Relax by Frankie Goes To Hollywood.
• Songs that refer to the stressful wedding planning process. A Song example is I'm In A Hurry (And Don't Know Why) by Alabama.
• Please add stalking songs to your do not play list. Song examples include the Police's Every Breath You Take and Somebody's Watching Me by Rockwell.
• Songs played that have an extended playing time. The average song length is about 3 1/2 minutes. Extended length songs include American Pie by Don McLean and Paradise By The Dashboard Light by Meat Loaf.

You must decide if both of you would like group dances to be played at your reception. Some people do not like such dances as they consider them goofy and/or well overplayed at wedding receptions. Popular group dance songs that are played at many wedding receptions include the Macarena by Los Del Rio, Chicken Dance and the Hokey Pokey.

Many people feel the money/dollar dance is inappropriate at a wedding reception. The reasoning is because guests are expected to bring a present and to ask for more money in the dollar dance is greedy. However, others feel it is a great way to have multiple one on one conversions with many guests.

Songs Not to Play at Weddings

Song	Artist	Reason	Format	iTunes	Amazon
All My Ex's Live In Texas	George Strait	Inappropriate meaning	Country
American Pie	Don McLean	Song Length	Rock
Baby Got Back	Sir Mix-a-Lot	Suggestive	Rap
Chicken Dance	Emeralds	Group dance?	Oldies
D-I-V-O-R-C-E	Tammy Wynette	Inappropriate meaning	Country
Don't Close Your Eyes	Kix	About suicide	Rock
Dude Looks Like a Lady	Aerosmith	Inappropriate meaning	Rock
Eve of Destruction	Barry McGuire	Inappropriate meaning	Rock
Every Breath You Take	The Police	About stalking	Rock
Everything About You	Ugly Kid Joe	Inappropriate meaning	Rock
Free Bird	Lynyrd Skynyrd	Song Length	Rock
Gold Digger	Kanye West	Inappropriate meaning	Rap
Goodbye Earl	Dixie Chicks	About death	Country
Highway To Hell	AC/DC	Inappropriate meaning	Rock	- -	- -
Hokey Pokey	Ray Anthony	Group dance?	Oldies
I Hate Everything About You	Three Days Grace	Inappropriate meaning	Rock
I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For	U2	Inappropriate meaning	Rock
I Touch Myself	The Divinyls	Suggestive	Rock
I Will Survive	Gloria Gaynor	Song Meaning	Disco
I'm In A Hurry (And Don't Know Why)	Alabama	Wedding stress	Country
In The End	Linkin Park	Inappropriate meaning	Rock
It Wasn't Me	Shaggy	Inappropriate meaning	Reggae
Jessie's Girl	Rick Springfield	Song Meaning	Rock
Jumper	Third Eye Blind	About suicide	Rock
Just A Gigolo	David Lee Roth	Inappropriate meaning	Rock
Love Hurts	Nazareth	Inappropriate meaning	Rock
Love Stinks	J. Geils Band	Inappropriate meaning	Rock
Love Will Tear Us Apart	Joy Division	Inappropriate meaning	Rock
Lyin' Eyes	The Eagles	Inappropriate meaning	Rock
Macarena	Los Del Rio	Group dance?	Dance
Mother-In-Law	Ernie K-Doe	Inappropriate meaning	Oldies
My Best Friend's Girl	The Cars	Inappropriate meaning	Rock
My Heart Will Go On	Celine Dion	About death	Rock
My Humps	Black Eyed Peas	Suggestive	Rap
Paradise by the Dashboard Light	Meat Loaf	Song Length	Rock
She Hates Me	Puddle Of Mudd	Inappropriate meaning	Rock
Should I Stay or Should I Go	The Clash	Inappropriate meaning	Rock
Somebody's Watching Me	Rockwell	About stalking	R&B
Stairway to Heaven	Led Zeppelin	Song Length	Rock
Suspicious Minds	Elvis Presley	Inappropriate meaning	Oldies
Tainted Love	Soft Cell	Inappropriate meaning	Dance
Tears In Heaven	Eric Clapton	About death	Rock
The End	The Doors	Inappropriate meaning	Rock
To All The Girls I've Loved Before	Julio Iglesias with Willie Nelson	Inappropriate meaning	Rock
White Wedding	Billy Idol	Song Meaning	Rock
Why Don't We Get Drunk	Jimmy Buffett	Inappropriate meaning	Rock
Wild Thing	Tone-Loc	Suggestive	Rap
You Can't Always Get What You Want	The Rolling Stones	Inappropriate meaning	Rock
You Give Love A Bad Name	Bon Jovi	Inappropriate meaning	Rock
You're So Vain	Carly Simon	Inappropriate meaning	Rock