Tuesday, November 20, 2018

Progress: #19. Get married

The natural fusion of being both thrifty and crafty is all things DIY. I like my DIY to have an outlet, so I'm pretty excited about my wedding planning. Sharing things, to me, makes them feel more real -- so you're inevitably going to be subject to my plans.

DIY #1: Missed My Calling As An iTunes DJ.

I am madly excited to share with you my ultimate wedding dance party playlist. I am not normally a dancer -- nor do I often have the desire to dance. However, 50% of the songs on this list challenge that general notion and, as such, my inclination to stay seated.

I've tried to consider my audience. I have imagined busting a move on the dance floor with my ma and my little sis (who are much better and more willing dancers than I). I have considered my country roots, my indie-folk love, my 90s hip hop fiancé, my mainstream radio pop friends (no BSB, though, because the vitriol is strong in this one #sorrynotsorry).

Honestly, though, most of this playlist reminds me of all the best moments with my two sisters, blaring and rapping silly songs on road trips, bar hopping when we were young and dumb and more energized than today, and engaging in impromptu kitchen dance parties with paper Santa beards and serious discussions about Clipse lyrics. 

It fills me with good feelings I can't even fully describe. 

It is for this reason more than any that I've said no thanks to a DJ, in favour of hitting "play". This is a love letter to my sisters, almost more than to my to-be husband. (His love letter will be in my walking-down-the-aisle tune and our first dance song.)

I've spent a lot of time considering music blogs on wedding playlists. One of the best pieces of advice I received was that no one, unless under the influence of E, is going to want to dance for three hours straight, so back-to-back-to-back-to-back hits isn't necessary; input songs that deescalate to allow for drink and bathroom breaks. If you know me well enough, you know that mixes are sort of my thang (I've probably even made you one that has been collecting dust since), so fading song into song on a large scale was BOMB. 

I've had so much fun and I'm looking forward to dancing with you on Saturday, April 13, 2019.



61 songs, 3 hrs. 58 mins, 7 slow songs 



YEAR
ARTIST
SONG TITLE
GENRE
1.
2009
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
"Home"
Indie Folk-Rock
2.
2014
Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars
"Uptown Funk"
Pop Funk/Soul
3.
2002
Jay-Z ft. Panjabi MC
"Beware of the Boys"
Alt. Hip Hop
4.
1996
Weezer
"Falling for You"
Alt. Rock
5.
2001
Pink
"Don't Let Me Get Me"
Pop Rock
6.
2003
The Postal Service
"Such Great Heights"
Indie Pop
7.
2008
Rosi Golan ft. William Fizsimmons
"Hazy"
Indie Folk
8.
1969
Lee Dorsey
"A Lover Was Born"
Soul/Funk
9.
2003
Britney Spears
"Toxic"
Pop
10.
2003
The Killers
"Mr. Brightside"
Alt. Rock / Post Punk Revival
11.
2007
Mark Ronson ft. Amy Winehouse
"Valerie" (cover)
Indie Rock / Soul
12.
1981
The Police
"Every Little Thing She Does is Magic"
Rock
13.
1956
Johnny Cash
"I Walk the Line"
Country
14.
1991
The Tragically Hip
"Long Time Running"
Folk Rock
15.
2012
Calvin Harris ft. Florence Welch
"Sweet Nothing"
EDM
16.
2006
Nelly Furtado ft. Timbaland
"Promiscuous"
Dance Pop
17.
2003
Beyonce ft. Jay-Z
"Crazy in Love"
Pop R&B
18.
2001
Hawksley Workman
"Striptease"
Glam Rock
19.
2014
Taylor Swift
"Shake it Off"
Dance Pop
20.
1980
Dolly Parton
"9 to 5"
Country
21.
1988
Neneh Cherry
"Buffalo Stance"
Hip Hop / Dance Pop
22.
2012
Twenty One Pilots
"Can't Help Falling in Love with You" (cover)
Pop Rock
23.
2012
Serena Ryder
"What I Wouldn't Do"
Pop
24.
2008
Estelle ft. Kanye West
"American Boy"
R&B/Disco Funk
25.
1997
Harvey Danger
"Flagpole Sitta"
Power Pop
26.
2013
Pharrell Williams 
"Happy"
Neo Soul
27.
1997
Tanto Metro & Devante
"Everyone Falls in Love"
Dancehall
28.
1998
The Rascalz
"Northern Touch"
Hip Hop
29.
1992
The Cranberries
"Dreams"
Alt. Rock
30.
2005
Bright Eyes
"First Day of my Life"
Indie Folk
31.
2002
Outkast
"Hey Ya"
Soul/Funk
32.
2010
Cee-Lo Green
"Fuck You"
Pop Soul/Funk
33.
1999
Rufus Wainwright
"Instant Pleasure"
Pop Rock
34.
2002
Missy Elliott vs. The White Stripes
"Gossip Nation Army"
Hip Hop
35.
2001
Shaggy
"Hope"
Reggae Fusion
36.
2013
Lorde
"Royals"
Alt. Pop
37.
1944
Ella Fitzgerald
"Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall"
Jazz/Blues
38.
1994
Jann Arden
"Good Mother"
Alt. Pop
39.
1994
R.E.M.
"What's the Frequency, Kenneth?"
Alt. Rock
40.
1975
Queen
"You're My Best Friend"
Rock
41.
1993
Sammy Kershaw
"She Don't Know She's Beautiful"
Country
42.
1990
Spirit of the West
"Home for a Rest"
Folk Rock
43.
2006
Jenny Lewis & The Watson Twins
"Handle with Care" (cover)
Indie Pop / Alt. Country
44.
2007
R. Kelly vs. Broken Social Scene
"I'm a Flirt"
Hip Hop
45.
2012
The Lumineers
"Ho Hey"
Folk Rock
46.
1999
Chantal Kreviazuk
"Feels Like Home"
Pop Rock
47.
2011
Lana Del Rey
"Diet Mountain Dew"
R&B
48.
2001
Destiny's Child
"Survivor"
R&B
49.
1999
Choclair
"Rubbin'"
Hip Hop
50.
1993
Tupac
"Keep Ya Head Up"
Hip Hop
51.
2004
The Streets
"Could Well Be In"
Alt. Hip Hop
52.
1991
Boyz II Men
"Motown Philly"
R&B
53.
2005
Sean Paul
"Temperature"
Dancehall
54.
2007
Timbaland ft. Keri Hilson & d.o.e.
"Way I Are"
Hip Hop/Electro
55.
2007
M.I.A.
"Paper Planes"
Alt. Hip Hop
56.
1998
Ludacris
"What's Your Fantasy"
Hip Hop
57.
2006
Clipse
"Wamp Wamp (What It Do)"
Hip Hop
58.
2007
Enur
"Calabria 2007"
House
59.
1998
Lauryn Hill
"Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You"
R&B
60.
2001
Ben Folds
"The Luckiest"
Alt. Rock
61.
1981
Journey
"Don't Stop Believin'"
Rock






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