The following songs are suggestions only! There are over 150 songs on this list and all of our DJ’s have every one of these songs. You are perfectly free to choose a song that is not on this list
SONGS FOR MEMORIAL CANDLES
Please note: Many times it is not appropriate to play a song! (Especially if the person has recently passed away)
Angel of Mine- Monica
I Will Always Love You- Whitney Houston
Memories- Elvis Presley
Memory (Theme from Cats)- Barbara Streisand
One Sweet Day- Boys II Men W/ Mariah Carey
Somewhere Out There- James Ingram
Tears in Heaven- Eric Clapton
Together Again- Janet Jackson
SONGS FOR GRANDPARENTS
Can’t Smile Without You- Barry Manilow
Ease on Down the Road- Michael Jackson & Diana Ross Everything I Do- Bryan Adams
Forever Young- Rod Stewart
Happy Together- The Turtles
Have I Told You Lately- Rod Stewart
Hero- Mariah Carey
Hot Hot Hot- Buster Poindexter
I Just Called To Say I Love You- Stevie Wonder
I Say a Little Prayer- Diane King
I’ll Always Love You- Whitney Houston
I’ll Be There- Mariah Carey or Jackson’s version
I’m So Excited- The Pointer Sisters
In the Mood- Glenn Miller
It’s Not Unusual (To Be Loved by anyone)- Tom Jones Le Chaim (To Life)- Fiddler on The Roof
My Way- Frank Sinatra
New York, New York- Frank Sinatra
Respect- Aretha Franklin
Rock Around The Clock- Bill Haley and The Comets Simin Tov Mazel Tov
Sunrise Sunset- Fiddler on The Roof
Takin’ Care of Business- BTO
Through the Years- Kenny Rogers
Times of Your Life- Paul Anka
Tradition- Fiddler on The Roof
We Are Family- Sister Sledge
Wonderful World- Louis Armstrong
You Are the Sunshine of My Life- Stevie Wonder Your Love is My Love- Whitney Houston
SONGS FOR AUNTS & UNCLES
Bad Case of Lovin You- Robert Palmer
Bad Girls- Donna Summer
Born To be Wild- Steppenwolf
Celebration- Kool & the Gang
Dancing On The Ceiling- Lionel Richie
Everybody have Fun- Wang Chung
Great Balls of Fire- Jerry Lee Lewis
Hot Stuff- Donna Summer
I Love the Nightlife- Alicia Bridges
I’m Too Sexy- Right Said Fred
If I Were a Rich Man- Fiddler On the Roof
Instant Replay- Dan Hartman
La Bamba- Los Lobos
New York, New York- Frank Sinatra
Oh Whatta Night (December 1963)- Four Seasons Old Time Rock & Roll- Bob Seger
Pretty Woman- Roy Orbison
Put A Little Love In Your Heart- Al Greene
Rock Around The Clock- Bill Haley & The Comets She Drives Me Crazy- Fine Young Cannibals
So Many Men, So little Time-Miguel Brown
Still the One- Orleans
SONGS FOR COUSINS
Everybody (Backstreet’s Back)- Backstreet Boys
Everybody Have Fun- Wang Chung
Free- Ultra Nate
Gettin’ Jiggy With It- Will Smith
Good Lovin- The Young Rascals
Great Balls of Fire- Jerry Lee Lewis
Hot Hot Hot- Buster Poindexter
I’m Too Sexy- Right Said Fred
Instant Replay- Dan Hartman
It’s a Sunshine Day- The Brady Bunch Smile- Vitamin C
Walkin’ on Sunshine- Katrina & The Waves
We Like to Party- Venga Boys
What a Girl Wants –
Where My Girls At?- 702
SONGS FOR FRIENDS
A Little Help From My Friends- Beatles or Joe Cocker
Anytime you need a Friend- Mariah Carey
Bad Boys- Inner Circle
Bad Boys- Miami Sound Machine
Barbie Girl- Aqua
Everybody (Backstreet’s Back)- Backstreet Boys
Fly- Sugar Ray
Friends- Bette Midler
Fun Fun Fun- Beach Boys
Gettin’ Jiggy With It- Will Smith
Girls (That’s What I Really Want)- Beastie Boys
Girls Girls Girls- Motley Crue
Girls Just Wanna have Fun- Cyndi Lauper
Heal the World- Michael Jackson
I Saw her Standing There- The Beatles
I’ll Be There- Mariah Carey
If My Friends Could See Me Now- Broadway Show 42 Street
Lean On Me
Let’s Go Crazy- Prince
Maria- Ricky Martin
My Love is Your Love- Whitney Houston
Pretty Fly for a White Guy- Offspring
Shook Me All Night Long- AC/DC
Stand By Me- Ben E King
Still A Friend of Mine- Incognito
Teach the Children- Crosby Stills Nash & Young
Thank you For Being a Friend- Theme from Golden Girls
That’s What Friends Are For- Dionne Warwick & Friends
The Boys are Back in Town- Thin Lizzie
The Boys Are Back in Town- Thin Lizzy
The Stripper
Theme from Growing Pains (As Long As We’ve Got Each Other)
We Are The Champions- Queen
We Are the World
We Go Together- Grease
We Like to party- Venga Boys
We Will Rock You- Queen
What a Girl Wants –
What About Your Friends- TLC
Whenever I Call You Friend- Melissa Manchester Where My Girls At?- 702
Whoomp! There It Is- Tag Team
Wild Thing- Tone Loc
Wind Beneath My Wings- Bette Midler
You’re A Friend of Mine- Clarence Clemmons You’re My Best Friend- Queen
You’ve Got A Friend- James Taylor or Carole King
SONGS FOR SISTERS
Anything You Can Do I Can Do Better Baby Love- The Supremes
Bad Girls- Donna Summer
Barbie Girl- Aqua
Big Girls Don’t Cry- Four Seasons
Born to Be Wild- Steppenwolf
Brick House- Commodores
Brown Eyed Girl- Van Morrison
Do Wah Diddy- Manfred Mann
I Saw Her Standing There- Beatles
I Will Survive
I’m Every Woman- Whitney Houston
I’m Too Sexy- Right Said Fred
Isn’t She Lovely- Stevie Wonder
Maria- Ricky Martin
Modern Woman- Billy Joel
More Than A Woman- Bee Gees
My Girl- Temptations
Pretty Woman- Roy Orbison
Sexual- Amber
She Drives Me Crazy- Fine Young Cannibals
Supermodel (you better work) Ru Paul
Theme from Growing Pains (As Long As We’ve Got Each Other)
Uptown Girl- Billy Joel
We Go Together- Grease
What a Girl Wants
Where My Girls At?- 702
SONGS FOR BROTHERS
Anything You Can Do I Can Do Better
Bad Boys Theme- (Reggae) Inner Circle
Bad to The Bone
Born To Be Wild- Steppenwolf
Fly- Sugar Ray
Getting’ Jiggy W/ it- Will Smith
I’m Too Sexy- Right Said Fred
Just A Gigolo- David Lee Roth
Just Can’t Wait To Be King- Lion King
Let’s Hear It For The Boy- Deniece Williams
Livin’ La Vida Loca- Ricky Martin
Macho Man- Village People
My Way- Usher
Pretty Fly For a White Boy- Offspring
Rocky Theme (Gonna Fly Now) (Also good if sister is named Adrienne)
Simply the Best- Tina Turner
Soul man- Blues Brother
Soul Man- Sam & Dave
Superman Theme (esp. if he’s very young- have dancers fly him in)
Supermodel (You Better Work)- Ru Paul
The Boys Are Back In Town- Thin Lizzie
We Go Together- Grease
Whatta Man- Salt & Pepa
Whoomp There It Is- Tag Team
Wild Thing- The Throggs
SONGS FOR PARENTS
Everlasting Love- Gloria Estefan
Everything I Do- Bryan Adams
Greatest Love of All- Whitney Houston
Hero- Mariah Carey
I Just Called To Say I Love You- Stevie Wonder
I Will Always Love you- Fast Version- Sarah Washington
I will Always Love You- Slow Version- Whitney Houston
I’ll Be There- Mariah Carey
I’ll Stand By You- The Pretenders
If I Were A Rich Man- Fiddler On The Roof
Just the Way You Are- Billy Joel
Looks Like We Made It- Barry Manilow
Love of My Life- Carly Simon
My way- Frank Sinatra
Teach Your Children- Crosby Stills Nash & Young
Theme from Growing Pains (As Long As We’ve Got Each Other)
Through The Years- Kenny Rogers
Time To Remember- Billy Joel
To Life- Fiddler on the Roof
Tradition- Fiddler on the Roof
We’re Havin A Party- Rod Stewart or Southside Johnny versions
Wind Beneath My Wings- Bette Midler
You’re Still the One- Shania Twain
Your Love is My Love- Whitney Houston
Your Mama Don’t Dance (and your Daddy Don’t Rock & Roll)- Kenny Loggins
SONGS FOR GUEST OF HONOR
(The Good Luck Candle)
Another One Bites the Dust- Queen
Birthday- Beatles
Celebration- Kool & the Gang
Here Comes the Hot stepper- Ini Kamoze
I Feel Good- James Brown (or the fast version)
Save the Best for Last- Vanessa Williams
Simply The Best- Tina Turner
Still the One- Orleans
Waiting for Tonight- Jennifer Lopez
We’re Having a Party- Southside Johnny or Rod Stewart
SONGS FOR PEOPLE FROM OUT OF TOWN
Various places & states: Rockin Me- Steve Miller Band
(This song includes: Phoenix, AZ, Tacoma, WA,
Philadelphia, PA, Atlanta, GA and Los Angeles, CA),
Also great for people who travel a lot
Alabama: Sweet Home Alabama- Lynyrd Skynyrd
America- Neil Diamond (esp. if they’re from a foreign country)
California: California Dreamin- Mamas & Papas
California: California Girls- Davie Lee Roth or Beach Boys
California: California Sun
Carolina: Carolina In My Mind- James Taylor
Chicago: My Kind of Town- Frank Sinatra
Come on Let’s Go- Richie Valens
Cuba: Cuba- Gibson Brothers
Ease on Down the Road- The Wiz
Georgia: Georgia on My Mind- Ray Charles
Las Vegas: Viva Las Vegas- Elvis Presley
CANDLE LIGHTING SONG SUGGESTIONS
Los Angeles, CA (LA Law Theme) (Also good for lawyer friends or relatives)
Miami- Will Smith
Miami: Miami Vice Theme
New York: New York, NY Frank Sinatra
San Francisco, CA San Francisco- Village People
San Francisco, Ca: I Left My heart In San Francisco- Tony Bennett
Tennessee: Tennessee- Arrested Development
Texas: Yellow Rose of Texas- Gene Autry
West: Thank God I’m A Country Boy- John Denver West: The Joker (Some People Call Me A Space Cowboy)- Steve Miller
Why Did You Have To Leave Me Lucille
SONGS FOR SPORTS FANS
Centerfield (Put Me In Coach I’m Ready to Play) ESPN Sports center Theme
Monday Night Football Theme
Rock Roll Part ll
Sirius- Chicago Bulls Theme
Sweet Georgia Brown- Harlem Globetrotters Theme Take Me Out to The Ballgame
SONGS FOR CHILDREN
Hakuna Matada- Lion King
Just Can’t Wait To Be King- Lion King Sesame Street Theme
Zip A Dee Doo Dah- Disney
SONGS FOR DOCTORS
Bad Case of Lovin You- Robert Palmer Dr. Beat- Gloria Estefan
SONGS WITH NAMES
Barbara Ann- Beach Boys
Freddie My Love- Grease Soundtrack Gloria- Laura Branigan
I Love Lucy- Theme
Johnny B. Good- Chuck Berry
Louie, Louie- Various Artists
Lucille- Chuck Berry
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds- Beatles Mambo # 5- Lou Vega
Michelle My Belle
Runaround Sue- Dion
Sherry- Four Seasons