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Ruthyo Sat 21-Jan-17 14:05:08

We have had an invitation to a wedding evening reception in the summer. The couple to be married are in their 20's and the RSVP card to be returned says "I /We promise to dance if you play..................................." I'm interested to know how you would all fill in the blank?!

mancgirl Sun 22-Jan-17 08:42:43

March of the Mods! I can still remember how to do it (just had a mental run through in my head!) but not heard that for years. Get Ready by the Temptations and love, love, love by Bobby Hebb are enough to get me up dancing on my own if I had tosmile

Grannyknot Sun 22-Jan-17 08:37:02

Bruce Springsteen, Dancing in the Dark.

Can't start a fire without a spark, this gun's for hire, even if we're just dancing in the dark.

Everyone always knows the chorus and bops along to it singing out loud. I always think that "dancing in the dark" is an apt phrase for setting out in marriage, so exciting! smile

nanaK54 Sun 22-Jan-17 08:36:54

What a great idea
I would choose Abba's Dancing Queen

Grannyboots1 Sun 22-Jan-17 08:28:11

Love Train by The O'jays. A good one to dance round your handbags!!

annifrance Sun 22-Jan-17 08:25:34

Stevie Wonder - I just called to say I love you.
Rod Stewart - Do you think I'm sexy.

Jan51 Sun 22-Jan-17 08:20:17

When my daughter gets married in the summer the music will be provided by the grooms own disco, (his brother will do most of the DJing) and he has said it will be requests only, so no requests no music. They are going to put slips on the tables similar to karaoke and a nephew who is too old to be a pageboy is being given the task of taking round a box to collect the slips.

Sheilasue Sun 22-Jan-17 08:14:47

Will dance to anything

Pinkshoes26 Sun 22-Jan-17 07:53:45

We had on of these invites last year. The evening do is after the wedding, after the tea party. Just come in the evening wile everybody is getting drunk. Buy your own drinks and was sent a little poem about how they did not want a gift, just a cash pressants.
We refused to go.

lionpops Sun 22-Jan-17 07:38:54

This is fairly common and ensures that the music played provides something for individual guests to dance to. Also that the dance floor remains full.

Andyf Sat 21-Jan-17 18:14:42

March of the Mods. I'd need all my old friends from my youth club days doing it with me though.
Crazy Love by Paul Carrack.

FlorenceN Sat 21-Jan-17 17:56:56

At last - Etta James
Hi Ho silver lining - Jeff Beck

Cherrytree59 Sat 21-Jan-17 17:47:11

Glad no ones mentioned the birdie song

Night fever usually gets the
dads/ grandads up. They all think they are Travolta

fiorentina51 Sat 21-Jan-17 17:38:04

Living la Vida Loca. DH and I learned to salsa to it about 15 years ago. I would like to see if we can still move as fast as we did back then!

grannypiper Sat 21-Jan-17 17:28:56

Build me up buttercup by the foundations gets me strutting do the dance floor everytime

Deedaa Sat 21-Jan-17 17:22:54

Cream's Sunshine of Your Love for me!

KatyK Sat 21-Jan-17 17:20:26

Just wanna dance the night away, with senoritas who can sway....would be one of mine

grannyactivist Sat 21-Jan-17 16:55:44

What a super idea.

When our son and daughter in law got married one of their few extravagances was a live jazz band and we were thrilled to see all ages, including the young (mostly university) friends of the couple, were all up and dancing.

PoshGran Sat 21-Jan-17 16:53:59

Marvellous.

Agree about Sinatra - what about Something Stupid.
Also smooch to Roberta Flack's The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face.
Up the tempo with Jeff Beck's Hi Ho Silver Lining.

Have fun Ruthyo

kittylester Sat 21-Jan-17 16:16:45

I think its a great idea. I'd choose The Gay Gordon's which gets people up dancing!

Jayh Sat 21-Jan-17 16:05:01

What a lovely request! I would choose a ceilidh tune for a Dashing White Sergeant. . That gets people dancing.

janeainsworth Sat 21-Jan-17 15:31:49

Nina Simone and My Baby Just Cares for Me. You can do a slow jive to it and it's a wonderful song.
For something a bit faster, Good Golly Miss Molly!
What a lovely idea and I hope they have a great time with lots of people ? smile

Greyduster Sat 21-Jan-17 15:30:27

Another for Sinatra here - "Witchcraft" for a gentle smooch around the dance floor. Not that either of us are dancers!

oldgoat Sat 21-Jan-17 15:23:32

We watched a 1980s Top of the Pops on the tele the other night. The clothes and hair were amazing but what struck us most was the fact that hardly anybody moved from their spot and mainly waved their arms about. OH and I don't seem to have moved on from this 80s style so when we go to an event when there is dancing we try to get in the middle of the floor where we can't be seen.

Charleygirl Sat 21-Jan-17 15:16:59

Queen and Rolling Stones for me!

Ana Sat 21-Jan-17 15:16:28

And very thoughtful! The couple obviously want guests to enjoy themselves and don't want to leave the choice of music down to the guesswork of a dj!