Wedding Playlist
At our wedding, the only thing that I was really responsible for was the music. Coming up with five hours of appropriate music was pretty difficult.
Lisa walked down the aisle to “It’s a Wonderful World,” sung by our friend Ann-Marie LaRocca, which hopefully explains the over abundance of versions of that song in the playlists.
My timing got a little screwy because of the weather, but overall it worked out pretty well.
The playlists that we used are after the jump.
I used iTunes XHTML Playlist to convert these out of iTunes…
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Song Name |
Artist |
Album |
Time |
Year |
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| 1 |
What a Wonderful World
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Joey Ramone
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Don’t Worry About Me
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2:23 |
2002 |
| 2 |
Blitzkrieg Bop
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Yo La Tengo
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Genius + Love = Yo La Tengo (Disc 2)
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2:18 |
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| 3 |
Donna
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Clem Snide
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Your Favorite Music
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3:50 |
2000 |
| 4 |
Crazy About You Baby
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Howlin’ Wolf
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The Chess Box (Disc 1)
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2:22 |
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| 5 |
Island in the Sun
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Weezer
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Weezer
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3:20 |
2001 |
| 6 |
I’m Living In A Great Big Way
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Louis Prima
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Louis Prima Volume 1
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3:07 |
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| 7 |
Lisa Says
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Lou Reed
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Between Thought and Expression
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5:33 |
1992 |
| 8 |
My Little Corner Of The World
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Yo La Tengo
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I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One
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2:24 |
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| 9 |
The Wonder Of You
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Elvis Presley
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Elv1s 30 #1 Hits
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2:28 |
1970 |
| 10 |
Stroker Ace
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Lovage
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Instrumentals
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4:36 |
2001 |
| 11 |
Who Do You Love?
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Bo Diddley
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The Chess Box (Disc 1)
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2:29 |
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| 12 |
Over The Rainbow-What A Wonder
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Israel Kamakawiwo`ole
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5:07 |
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| 13 |
We’ll Meet Again
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Johnny Cash
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American IV: The Man Comes Around
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2:58 |
2002 |
| 14 |
I Get a Kick Out of You
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Frank Sinatra
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Classic Sinatra - His Great Performances, 1953-1960
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2:54 |
2000 |
| 15 |
Moten Swing
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Kansas City Band
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Kansas City
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3:42 |
1995 |
| 16 |
Return To Sender
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Elvis Presley
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Elv1s 30 #1 Hits
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2:11 |
1962 |
| 17 |
Sweet Caroline
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Neil Diamond
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Beautiful Girls
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3:24 |
1996 |
| 18 |
Back In Baby’s Arms
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Patsy Cline
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Natural Born Killers
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2:04 |
1963 |
| 19 |
She Knocks Me Out (Alternate)
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Harold Burrage
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Messed Up - The Cobra Recordings 1956-1958
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2:16 |
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| 20 |
What a Wonderful World
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Dan Zanes & Lou Reed
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Night Time!
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3:37 |
2002 |
| 21 |
Young Pilgrims
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The Shins
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Chutes Too Narrow
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2:47 |
2003 |
| 22 |
Dreamland Dub
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Lee Scratch Perry
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Scratch Attack!
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3:18 |
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| 23 |
Beautiful Girl
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Peter Droge & The Sinners
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Beautiful Girls
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4:34 |
1996 |
23 songs, 1.2 hours, 84.4 MB
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Song Name |
Artist |
Album |
Time |
Year |
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What Would I Do Without You
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Ray Charles
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The Birth of Soul 1952-1959
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2:37 |
1991 |
1 songs, 2.6 minutes, 2.5 MB
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Song Name |
Artist |
Album |
Time |
Year |
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Love Is Here To Stay
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Louis Armstrong
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4:02 |
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1 songs, 4 minutes, 3.6 MB
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Song Name |
Artist |
Album |
Time |
Year |
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That’s How Strong My Love Is
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Otis Redding
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Dreams to Remember - The Otis Redding Anthology
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2:25 |
1998 |
1 songs, 2.4 minutes, 2.4 MB
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Song Name |
Artist |
Album |
Time |
Year |
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| 1 |
Arroz con Pollo
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Maxwell
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Embrya
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2:55 |
1998 |
| 2 |
New Slang
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The Shins
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Oh, Inverted World
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3:53 |
2001 |
| 3 |
Highschool Lover
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Air
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The Virgin Suicides (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture)
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2:42 |
2004 |
| 4 |
You And I
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Stevie Wonder
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Talking Book
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4:38 |
1972 |
| 5 |
Fade Into You
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Mazzy Star
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So Tonight That I Might See
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4:55 |
1993 |
| 6 |
I Wanna Be Your Man
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The Rolling Stones
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Singles Collection: The London Years (Disc 1)
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1:42 |
1989 |
| 7 |
Yeah, You’re Right
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The Meters
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Funkify Your Life: The Meters Anthology (Disc 1)
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2:46 |
1995 |
| 8 |
Here Comes Your Man
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Pixies
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Pixies
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3:06 |
2002 |
| 9 |
Something You Got
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Lee Perry & The Upsetters
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Bashment
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3:19 |
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| 10 |
Stickshifts And Safetybelts
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Cake
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Fashion Nugget
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2:09 |
1996 |
| 11 |
At Last
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Etta James
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At Last!
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3:02 |
1999 |
| 12 |
These Arms of Mine
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Otis Redding
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The Very Best of Otis Redding
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2:34 |
1992 |
| 13 |
Save Me
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Aretha Franklin
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30 Greatest Hits (Disc 1)
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2:19 |
1985 |
| 14 |
Save It
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The Cramps
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Bad Music for Bad People
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2:57 |
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| 15 |
Rockin’ Robin
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Bobby Day
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Warwick-Doo Wop Groups
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2:37 |
1999 |
| 16 |
Can’t Help Falling In Love
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Elvis Presley
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Elv1s 30 #1 Hits
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3:00 |
1961 |
| 17 |
Let’s Get Married
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Al Green
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Al Green: Greatest Hits
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3:23 |
1975 |
| 18 |
Good Good Lovin’
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James Brown
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Star Time (Disc 1)
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2:19 |
1960 |
| 19 |
Hotel Yorba
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The White Stripes
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White Blood Cells
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2:10 |
2001 |
| 20 |
I Want A Chance For Romance
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Hector Rivera
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Broasted Or Fried - Latin Breakbeats, Basslines & Boogaloo
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2:30 |
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| 21 |
Let’s Get A Groove On
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Lee Fields
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Let’s Get A Groove On
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2:54 |
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| 22 |
I Want to Take You Higher
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Ike & Tina Turner
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Absolutely The Best
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2:42 |
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| 23 |
Let’s Stay Together
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Al Green
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Al Green/Greatest Hits
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3:18 |
1975 |
| 24 |
You Got It
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Etta James
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Etta James The ChessBox
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2:26 |
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| 25 |
Do Right Woman, Do Right Man
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Aretha Franklin
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30 Greatest Hits (Disc 1)
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3:16 |
1985 |
| 26 |
Look-Ka Py Py
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The Meters
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Funkify Your Life: The Meters Anthology (Disc 1)
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3:19 |
1995 |
| 27 |
All Shook Up
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Elvis Presley
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Elv1s 30 #1 Hits
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2:00 |
1957 |
| 28 |
Superstition
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Stevie Wonder
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Talking Book
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4:26 |
1972 |
| 29 |
Seeds Of Life
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Harlem River Drive
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Broasted Or Fried - Latin Breakbeats, Basslines & Boogaloo
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5:06 |
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| 30 |
The Seed (2.0)
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The Roots
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Phrenology
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4:27 |
2002 |
| 31 |
Venus As a Boy
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Björk
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Björk: Greatest Hits
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4:41 |
2002 |
| 32 |
Use It Before You Lose It
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Bobby Valentin
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Broasted Or Fried - Latin Breakbeats, Basslines & Boogaloo
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3:03 |
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| 33 |
Dance To The Music
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Sly & the Family Stone
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3:00 |
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| 34 |
That’s How Strong My Love Is
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Percy Sledge
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When a Man Loves a Woman: The Ultimate Collection
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2:06 |
1990 |
| 35 |
When I Fall In Love
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3:49 |
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| 36 |
You Are The Sunshine Of My Life
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Stevie Wonder
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Talking Book
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2:58 |
1972 |
| 37 |
Pata Pata
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3:53 |
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| 38 |
Creation
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The Latinaires
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Broasted Or Fried - Latin Breakbeats, Basslines & Boogaloo
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3:18 |
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| 39 |
Gimme Some More
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The J.B.’s
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Funky Good Time: The Anthology (Disc 1)
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3:07 |
1995 |
| 40 |
Closer To The Bone
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Louis Prima
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4:12 |
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| 41 |
Think
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Aretha Franklin
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30 Greatest Hits (Disc 1)
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2:18 |
1985 |
| 42 |
Angel (Remix)
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Shaggy
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Angel
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3:54 |
2001 |
| 43 |
Baby, Baby I Need You
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The Temptations
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Motown Legends
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2:54 |
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| 44 |
As Time Goes By
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Billie Holiday
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3:14 |
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| 45 |
Groove Me
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King Floyd
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Beautiful Girls
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3:01 |
1996 |
| 46 |
I can’t get Next to You
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The Temptations
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2:54 |
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| 47 |
Top Of The Game (Ft Rahzel)
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Sean Paul
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Dutty Rock-CD
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4:04 |
2002 |
| 48 |
James Brown Collection - Pa
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James Brown
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2:21 |
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| 49 |
Riviera Rendezvous
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Ursula 1000
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Kinda’ Kinky
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5:00 |
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| 50 |
Now That You’ve Won Me
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The Temptations
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Motown Legends
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3:12 |
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| 51 |
Crazy
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Willie Nelson
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4:18 |
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| 52 |
It Had To Be You
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6:55 |
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| 53 |
That’s How Strong My Love Is
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Percy Sledge
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When a Man Loves a Woman: The Ultimate Collection
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2:06 |
1990 |
| 54 |
Thank You For Letting Me Be My
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Sly and the Family Stone
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4:46 |
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| 55 |
Are You Gonna Be My Girl
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Jet
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Get Born
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3:36 |
2003 |
| 56 |
A Little Less Conversation
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Elvis Vs JXL
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TV
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3:31 |
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| 57 |
Hot In Herre
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Nelly
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Nellyville
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3:48 |
2002 |
| 58 |
Higher Ground
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The Blind Boys Of Alabama
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Higher Ground
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6:14 |
2002 |
| 59 |
Sleepwalk
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Santo & Johnny
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Canadian American Story
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2:23 |
1999 |
| 60 |
Daktari Walk
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Daktaris
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Soul Explosion
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4:53 |
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| 61 |
(What A) Wonderful World
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Art Garfunkel
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Garfunkel
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3:29 |
1988 |
| 62 |
What a Wonderful World
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B.B. King
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Reflections
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3:57 |
2003 |
| 63 |
He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother
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The Hollies
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The Hollies’ Greatest Hits (Remastered)
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4:20 |
1973 |
| 64 |
Simple Man
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Lynyrd Skynyrd
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The Essential Lynyrd Skynyrd
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5:58 |
1998 |
64 songs, 3.6 hours, 247.5 MB
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Tags: Life
10 responses so far ↓
1 Ryan // Feb 22, 2006 at 12:47 am
Thanks man, I got a lot of great ideas.
I’m sure your wedding was a success.
2 JHill // Feb 23, 2006 at 6:52 am
No problem, I’m glad it helped. When you’re done with your playlist, be sure to post a link here. Hopefully, it’ll help other people too.
3 Jennifer // Aug 13, 2006 at 12:56 am
Thanks so much for posting this. My Fiance and I are working on our playlist tongight and as two very musically challenged people this is fantastic.
4 christie // Nov 12, 2006 at 3:08 pm
great playlist - it is helping me out a lot!
5 JHill // Nov 13, 2006 at 6:47 am
Good to hear that it was useful, when you’re finished with your playlist, post a link here so we can check it out!
6 Erica // Mar 29, 2007 at 10:51 am
So what did the old people think of Nelly’s Hot In Herre? haha Thanks for the info- it helped
7 jhill // Mar 29, 2007 at 10:57 am
They loved it, by that time the bartenders’ hard work had really started to pay off…
8 J // Jun 2, 2007 at 10:51 pm
thanks for the suggestions. some gems here.
9 P_O_M_A // Jun 26, 2007 at 3:54 am
Thanks for doing this. I have to DJ a wedding for people that are friends of the Mrs. and I hardly know them. Couple good ideas on your lists. On the down side the bride wants Justin Timberlake but on the up side the groom wants Iron Maiden!!! Wiiiiiiide Spectrum!!!
10 shelly // Mar 16, 2008 at 9:37 am
Thank you this really helped us, especially the break-downs for each event, and then totaling up all the music length at the end is a great help.
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