1. "YMCA" -- Village People
Why to Skip It: The fact that everyone knows the words, everyone knows the dance, and that this song fits lots of occasions -- between innings at a baseball game, for instance -- does not automatically qualify it as a must at your wedding.
2. "Chicken Dance"
Why to Skip It: At a wedding, everyone's dressed to the nines and feeling festive. Is this really the best time to flap your arms like a chicken in front of that cute bridesmaid/groomsman/new spouse? Didn't think so.
3. "Stayin' Alive" -- Bee Gees
Why to Skip It: There aren't too many people who know more than one line and one dance move to this song -- leave "Stayin' Alive" to the Saturday Night Fever reruns.
4. "Every Breath You Take" -- The Police
Why to Skip It: The Police are legendary, but the tune is a little high school dance-ish, and the line "Every move you make…I'll be watching you" is a little stalker-ish.
5. "Total Eclipse of the Heart" -- Bonnie Tyler
Why to Skip It: This song is worth skipping if only to avoid any guest from reenacting the profanity-laced rendition made famous from Will Ferrell's wedding in Old School.
6. "Macarena" -- Los Del Rio
Why to Skip It: You may know how to do the dance -- but do you really want to? Besides, everyone has a few certain relatives they'd rather not see get down with that hip swivel move.
7. "My Heart Will Go On" -- Celine Dion
Why to Skip It: We're not passing judgment on Celine Dion, but Titanic propelled this song into the realm of romance cliche. Besides, remember that Leo died in the movie -- a bit tragic for a wedding.
8. "Mony Mony" -- Billy Idol
Why to Skip It: Not sure what Billy Idol is singing in this song? Most other people don't know, either, and when that's the case, a good 10 percent of sing-alongers will find a way to say something objectionable.
-- Bethany Porter
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Sevinish
I completely agree with this list. As a matter of fact, I'm going to tell the DJ that he will not get paid if he plays 1, 2, 4, 6, and 7. I will also tackle any guest pestering him/her to play them.
taykai
hmmm.... its your wedding... dance to and what you want ! Live it up! Laugh alot! Enjoy your day in the way you want to remember it and if that means silly songs well life is way too short for senseless rules! Live Love and Laugh like its your last chance!
Mr&DrH
Just went to a wedding that had these rules. I was there without my fiance as he had to work. Everyone I knew was there with a date and I was left sitting out alone as they only played songs that required one-on-one dancing... I couldn't leave fast enough....
krystlelynn212
yeah...this article is somewhat silly...so what you flap your arms like a chicken...but so do the older people and kids...thats what a wedding is about..having fun, laughing at yourself and making a wonderful start to your future..its not supposed to be solemn like a funeral service...its a CELEBRATION..If the bride and groom want to look silly on the dancefloor and do line dances then thats what they should do!
cwyland
Oh please! Whoever wrote this needs to learn to have some fun. Line dances are essential at my family weddings. They get everyone up out of their seats and laughing and dancing. The slow songs she listed aren't even really danceable except for the Police. As for Mony Mony, it's become a family tradition for us. After one fateful wedding where an uncle had too much to drink and thought it'd be a good idea to dance to it, we now play it every wedding and take turns making fools of ourselves with the silliest dances we can think of.