I don't know what Luke and I were thinking, dedicating so much time to piddly matters like our family's religion when there were clearly deeper, more life-altering subjects bubbling just below the surface. I discovered this last night, while perusing through our DJ's song list and realizing my future husband was serious when he said there would be no "U Can't Touch This" at our wedding reception.
Before we even started dating, we knew our musical tastes weren't a hundred percent compatible. He liked They Might Be Giants and Beth Orton, while my CD collection suffered from chronic Boy Bandism--NKOTB, Hi-Five, N'Sync, Backstreet Boys, 98 Degrees; you know, the essentials--with recurring bouts of Cheesy Pop and Early Nineties Rap, the kind of rap my sixth-grade friends jammed to while their parents were at work, the kind of rap that earned me a week's grounding when it was found pulsating through my boombox. What can I say? George and Lyn were not big fans of directives like "Let me lick you up and down 'til you say Stop."
Anyway, now that I'm old enough to control the dial on my CD player, I often find myself drawn to stations that highlight tunes from my early years, banned and non-banned alike. And this has naturally influenced the types of songs I consider DJ-friendly. I mean really, people, who wouldn't want to Ride The Train and be Dangerous on the Dance Floor while ingesting large quantities of alcohol and very scrumptious cake?
Apparently Luke, who is of the mindset that our reception should feature mostly contemporary music, even though "My Humps" is the only current song he knows, and THAT is only because I have a passionate love for it that defies all logic, reason, and hatred for the phrase "lovely lady lumps" (though Fergie does deserve props for her mad use of alliteration, and YES, Samantha, that is the same Stacy from Kids, Incorporated). He thinks "The Perculator" is just a coffee attachment, and if that's not good enough reason to sport a paper bag over my head with the words "I Don't Know This Man" when we're out in public, he's actually banned the playing of "YMCA," only the biggest dance staple to feature homosexual, role-playing, culturally diverse men in the UNIVERSE. Next thing you know he'll be telling me that "The Macarena" wasn't a movement at all but in fact a presidential conspiracy to encourage the shocking and gratuitous use of The Elbow. You know, because elbows are needed for the bending of the arm, a motion that plays a critical part in getting one's hands from the head to the hips.
Is there any hope for us? Also, what songs get your feet moving?
Oh my gosh, this is hard.
For our wedding we asked our friend (who had introduced us to each other) to make a mix tape. I love it and used to listen to it back when I could still play a tape.
As for songs that make me dance...what about "Golddigger"? That would be awesome for a wedding!!
Posted by: Isabel | April 10, 2006 at 03:53 PM
I love reading your writing Bree. You had me laughing out loud at work, and I'm not supposed to be reading blogs at work! If it makes you feel any better, went through the same thing myself.
Posted by: David McNelis | April 10, 2006 at 08:23 PM
What about the electric slide?
Posted by: butterflygirl | April 11, 2006 at 12:08 AM
How about playin me some LaBouche? Haha! I can't wait to get out there on the dance floor - gonna be a great time! :0)
Posted by: Lost a Sock | April 11, 2006 at 12:10 AM
Does anyone remember how to do the bus stop? I am sure a few of your aunts do. Must be done to the song Night Fever by the BeeGees.
Posted by: Um Ibrahim | April 11, 2006 at 03:19 AM
"I Want You" by Savage Garden is an old favorite of mine. That one has Phil's vote, too.
(chic-a-cherry cola)
Posted by: Becky | April 11, 2006 at 02:14 PM
I can't believe he banned "YMCA." Come on, that's a classic! I am a bit ashamed, though, that I know what The Percolator is. And that I think it's Time for it right now.
Posted by: Fraulein N | April 11, 2006 at 03:08 PM
If you used to work in a line-dancing bar, which you already hated, and was forced to hear YMCA a good three times a night, you'd want to ban it, too.
And, Frema, as far as my own musical tastes go, I do know plenty of comptemporary music. Just not much of it is pop or dance. So nah!
Posted by: Luke | April 11, 2006 at 04:00 PM
You've got to have hip-hop...and oldies, such as "We Are Family" "Cha-Cha Slide" and ohhh I can think of millions more. Songs that get my feet moving are late 80's-90's dance music, you know the classics. And also popular radio tunes. We wanted people to get down at our wedding and they did. ;) If you want some song suggestions, pretty please let us know!! ;) Trust me, my hubby the DJ is well experienced in this most important detail.
Posted by: Sambo V. | April 11, 2006 at 10:21 PM
motown and 50's
thats my kind on oldies
Posted by: auntie betty | April 12, 2006 at 04:05 AM