Either you will have listened to our selection of tracks in abject horror, vowing never to utter their name or hum their melodies until long after the wedding vows are secured and the reception is ancient history. It’s been quite a journey through 50 of the most inappropriate wedding songs! But how you make use of this list is entirely up to you. If you feel your “body is to give joy”, we won’t argue, but we don’t think you should associate with the promiscuity that “Macarena” seems to glorify! Whichever remix you listen to, Macarena is mad at her boyfriend and resolves to go and shake it lustfully with seedy men in shady bars. In America, it stayed at #1 for 14 weeks – and so it became a meme. It did the rounds at dance clubs and on cruise ships for a few years – and in 1996, it found worldwide fame as the Macarena bug infected its host. Originally released on a local Spanish label in 1993, American label BMG resolved to make “Macarena” a US hit. You’ll want to press “skip” when these pop up on the playlist… So if you want to avoid red faces and tears on what should be the happiest night of your life, swiftly hand this list to the DJ and request they delete these songs from his collection. With cover bands playing every genre and DJs boasting tens of thousands of songs all available on your night, there’s a good chance some of these terrible wedding songs might have accidentally snuck into their repertoires. We reckon, then, that the last thing you want to be dancing to at that romantic reception party is anything that reminds you of divorce, death, or displeasure! Unfortunately, couples continue to hear staggeringly inappropriate songs for weddings, and we want to do something about it. From there, your hand-picked wedding band or wedding DJ delivers your ultimate playlist, keeping the spirits high both on the dance floor and in the glasses – the champagne flows, the celebrations are strong, and nothing matters but you, your new spouse, and the moment. After tenderly gazing into your betrothed’s eyes and uttering vows of devotion, you take to the floor and move to your first dance while dewy-eyed guests gush with sentimental affection. Your wedding day is (hopefully) the once in a lifetime moment where you finally unite and dedicate yourself to that special someone.

50 songs you should never play at your wedding – unless you’re a hardcore connoisseur of irony!

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