Songs NOT to Play at Weddings
These are a listing of songs not to play at weddings. We giving you something to think about when selecting songs for your wedding.
Do not play music with explicit lyrics. Do not play songs that reference death. Do not play songs that reference suicide. Classical background music would not be appropriate for a country theme reception. Do not play music that is suggestive or offensive. Songs to add to a do not play list at a wedding reception may include songs that refer to the stressful wedding planning process. Please add stalking songs to your do not play list. You must consider if you would like songs played that have an extended playing time. Please consider adding songs to your do not play list that are just plain in bad taste.
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.
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.
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Songs Not to Play at Weddings
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Artist |
Format |
Reason
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Lyrics |
iTunes
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Amazon
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| All My Ex's Live In Texas |
George Strait |
Country |
Inappropriate meaning
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Lyrics |
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| American Pie |
Don McLean |
Rock |
Song Length
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Lyrics |
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| Baby Got Back |
Sir Mix-a-Lot |
Rap |
Suggestive
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Lyrics |
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| Chicken Dance |
Emeralds |
Oldies |
Group dance?
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| D-I-V-O-R-C-E |
Tammy Wynette |
Country |
Inappropriate meaning
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Lyrics |
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| Don't Close Your Eyes |
Kix |
Rock |
About suicide
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Lyrics |
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| Dude Looks Like a Lady |
Aerosmith |
Rock |
Inappropriate meaning
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Lyrics |
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| Eve of Destruction |
Barry McGuire |
Rock |
Inappropriate meaning
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Lyrics |
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| Every Breath You Take |
The Police |
Rock |
About stalking
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Lyrics |
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| Everything About You |
Ugly Kid Joe |
Rock |
Inappropriate meaning
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Lyrics |
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| Free Bird |
Lynyrd Skynyrd |
Rock |
Song Length
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Lyrics |
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| Gold Digger |
Kanye West |
Rap |
Inappropriate meaning
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Lyrics |
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| Goodbye Earl |
Dixie Chicks |
Country |
About death
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Lyrics |
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| Highway To Hell |
AC/DC |
Rock |
Inappropriate meaning
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Lyrics |
n/a
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n/a
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| Hokey Pokey |
Ray Anthony |
Oldies |
Group dance?
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Lyrics |
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| I Hate Everything About You |
Three Days Grace |
Rock |
Inappropriate meaning
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Lyrics |
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| I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For |
U2 |
Rock |
Inappropriate meaning
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Lyrics |
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| I Touch Myself |
The Divinyls |
Rock |
Suggestive
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Lyrics |
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| I Will Survive |
Gloria Gaynor |
Disco |
Song Meaning
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Lyrics |
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| I'm In A Hurry (And Don't Know Why) |
Alabama |
Country |
Wedding stress
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Lyrics |
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| In The End |
Linkin Park |
Rock |
Inappropriate meaning
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Lyrics |
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| It Wasn't Me |
Shaggy |
Reggae |
Inappropriate meaning
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Lyrics |
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| Jessie's Girl |
Rick Springfield |
Rock |
Song Meaning
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Lyrics |
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| Jumper |
Third Eye Blind |
Rock |
About suicide
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Lyrics |
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| Just A Gigolo |
David Lee Roth |
Rock |
Inappropriate meaning
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Lyrics |
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| Love Hurts |
Nazareth |
Rock |
Inappropriate meaning
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Lyrics |
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| Love Stinks |
J. Geils Band |
Rock |
Inappropriate meaning
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Lyrics |
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| Love Will Tear Us Apart |
Joy Division |
Rock |
Inappropriate meaning
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Lyrics |
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| Lyin' Eyes |
The Eagles |
Rock |
Inappropriate meaning
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Lyrics
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| Macarena |
Los Del Rio |
Dance |
Group dance?
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Lyrics |
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| Mother-In-Law |
Ernie K-Doe |
Oldies |
Inappropriate meaning
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Lyrics
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| My Best Friend's Girl |
The Cars |
Rock |
Inappropriate meaning
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Lyrics
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| My Heart Will Go On |
Celine Dion |
Rock |
About death
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Lyrics |
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| My Humps |
Black Eyed Peas |
Rap |
Suggestive
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Lyrics |
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| Paradise by the Dashboard Light |
Meat Loaf |
Rock |
Song Length
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Lyrics |
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| She Hates Me |
Puddle Of Mudd |
Rock |
Inappropriate meaning
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Lyrics
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| Should I Stay or Should I Go |
The Clash |
Rock |
Inappropriate meaning
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Lyrics
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| Somebody's Watching Me |
Rockwell |
R&B |
About stalking
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Lyrics
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| Stairway to Heaven |
Led Zeppelin |
Rock |
Song Length
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Lyrics |
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| Suspicious Minds |
Elvis Presley |
Oldies |
Inappropriate meaning
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Lyrics
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| Tainted Love |
Soft Cell |
Dance |
Inappropriate meaning
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Lyrics |
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| Tears In Heaven |
Eric Clapton |
Rock |
About death
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Lyrics
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| The End |
The Doors |
Rock |
Inappropriate meaning
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Lyrics
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| To All The Girls I've Loved Before |
Julio Iglesias with Willie Nelson |
Rock |
Inappropriate meaning
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Lyrics
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| White Wedding |
Billy Idol |
Rock |
Song Meaning
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Lyrics |
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| Why Don't We Get Drunk |
Jimmy Buffett |
Rock |
Inappropriate meaning
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Lyrics
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| Wild Thing |
Tone-Loc |
Rap |
Suggestive
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Lyrics |
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| You Can't Always Get What You Want |
The Rolling Stones |
Rock |
Inappropriate meaning
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Lyrics
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| You Give Love A Bad Name |
Bon Jovi |
Rock |
Inappropriate meaning
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Lyrics
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Songs not to play at weddings is updated periodically throughout the year. If you have a song that you think should be included, please send us your suggestion through the Contact Us link on the bottom of this page.
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