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I had a wedding this past Saturday. The couple was 40ish (emphasis on the ish). They let their kids pick the play list for the most part.

So, we're ready to get the dance part going. We had a bridal party dance and most of the folks are still on the floor so we have some energy but need more. We get other folks up with Back In The New York Groove and people are diggin' it. Andrea says, "OK, everybody that's ready to get this party started yell, 'YEAH'". They yell. She does it again and they yell louder. On the third time I cut into Usher's Yeah (on their play list) and the dance floor dies.

Well, during dinner somebody had asked for "Crazy In Love" and that was on their list so I went to that next. Nothin'!

In the middle of "Crazy In Love" somebody requested stuff from the 70's. I went with "Get Down Tonight" (one of the few 70's their list) and the floor fills. I stuck with 70's, 80's and wedding standards like Love Shack, Shout, and such.

I only played about four or five songs from their list. i just winged it for the rest of the night and had a full floor for most of it. The bride and groom were out with almost every dance and gave us many compliments and a tip.

So, in true Papa Duce style of posing a question, at what point do you toss the list and wing it?
 
That's why you're the professional....you read your crowd, reacted and basically saved the day or the night!

I'd go with it for a song or two and see what happens and then resort to plan "B", like you did.

We had a member of the Bridal party keep on requesting Alice In Chains songs, going ...."Man, these will get everyone on the dance floor"...(I like Alice In Chains) We played one song, cleared the floor and got such strange looks from the crowd that we discreetely exited that song and went to more of a crowd pleaser to get our crowd back. Threw away the rest of this requests (while he wasn't looking), and never looked back!

I am sure that the Bride and Groom were happy that you steered the reception away from the "floor clearers" and got things going.
 
GoodKnightDJ said:
So, in true Papa Deuce style of posing a question, at what point do you toss the list and wing it?
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That's funny Tom. :sqlaugh:

But I just created a post about not winging it... and I corrected the spelling! :sqwink:

Wait, I have a "style" of posting a question? I thought I was an enigma! :sqerr:
 
GoodKnightDJ said:
at what point do you toss the list and wing it?
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When we discuss the list, prior to the event.......I always explain about the "major hit clause" or the fact that I have the final say over how to prepare the music mix.....I will honor their requests faithfully, but can make "substitutions" in the artists' songs (for example, "Sweet Home Alabama" in place of "Freebird" by Lynyrd Skynyrd), whenever the bigger hit would get a better reaction from the guests......

Clients are encouraged to make long lists.....but I can always pick & choose which songs are played, and in what order.
 
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