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With so many decisions to make about your wedding music, the last song of the evening can so often be overlooked. Your first dance and ceremony songs are usually very personal to you as a couple, but when it comes to the last song of the evening, there’s more room to be adventurous with your choice! Whether it’s an epic singalong, romantic oldie or a bouncing rocker to end with a bang, it will no doubt be a moment that you and your guests will never forget.
We enlisted the help of 50 wedding bands and DJs across the UK and asked them to send us their most popular last dance songs from the past 12 months. So, form a circle and get those arms in the air, it’s time to warm up those vocal cords…
Epic Singalongs
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Hey Jude – The Beatles | LISTEN
Bohemian Rhapsody – Queen | LISTEN
One Day Like This – Elbow | LISTEN
Champagne Supernova – Oasis | LISTEN
You Can’t Always Get What You Want – The Rolling Stones | LISTEN
American Pie – Don McLean | LISTEN
Free Bird – Lynyrd Skynyrd | LISTEN
Anything for Love – Meatloaf | LISTEN
More Classic Singalong
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Never Forget – Take That | LISTEN
Sweet Caroline – Neil Diamond | LISTEN
My Way – Frank Sinatra | LISTEN
Don’t Look Back In Anger – Oasis | LISTEN
Daydream Believer – The Monkees | LISTEN
Lean on Me – Bill Withers | LISTEN
All You Need Is Love – The Beatles | LISTEN
Wonderwall – Oasis | LISTEN
Angels – Robbie Williams | LISTEN
Contemporary
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Marry You – Bruno Mars | LISTEN
Best Day Of My Life – American Authors | LISTEN
Uptown Funk – Mark Ronson / Bruno Mars | LISTEN
You’ve got The Love – Florence + The Machine | LISTEN
Thinking out loud – Ed Sheeran | LISTEN
Hold Back The River – James Bay | LISTEN
Marry Me – Train | LISTEN
Mr Brightside – The Killers | LISTEN
Ho Hey – The Lumineers | LISTEN
Time Of Your Life (Good Riddance) – Green Day | LISTEN
24k Magic – Bruno Mars | LISTEN
Hey, Soul Sister – Train | LISTEN
Make You Feel My Love – Adele | LISTEN
A Thousand Years – Christina Perri | LISTEN
Yellow – Coldplay | LISTEN
Rock Anthems
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Don’t Stop Believing – Journey | LISTEN
Always – Bonjovi | LISTEN
Summer of 69 – Bryan Adams | LISTEN
Baba O’Riley – The Who | LISTEN
Purple Rain – Prince | LISTEN
Livin’ on a Prayer – Bonjovi | LISTEN
I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing – Aerosmith | LISTEN
Sweet Child o’ Mine – Guns ‘n’ Roses | LISTEN
Rocking All Over the World – Status Quo | LISTEN
Romantic
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John Legend – All Of Me | LISTEN
I Will Always love You – Whitney Houston | LISTEN
(I’ve had) The Time of my Life – Dirty Dancing | LISTEN
In My Life – The Beatles | LISTEN
Grow Old With You – Wedding Singer Soundtrack | LISTEN
You’re My Best Friend – Queen | LISTEN
Stand by Me – Ben E. King | LISTEN
Endless Love – Lionel Richie, Diana Ross | LISTEN
Wonderful Tonight – Eric Clapton | LISTEN
Donna Summer – Last Dance | LISTEN
Elvis Presley – Can’t Help Falling In Love | LISTEN
I Just Called To Say I Love You – Stevie Wonder | LISTEN
God Only Knows – The Beach Boys | LISTEN
Chasing Cars – Snow Patrol | LISTEN
Upbeat Classics
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Jonny B Goode – Chuck Berry | LISTEN
Shout – The Isley Brothers | LISTEN
I’ll Be There For You -The Rembrandts | LISTEN
Build Me Up Buttercup – The Foundations | LISTEN
Sister Sledge – We Are Family | LISTEN
Don’t Stop Me Now – Queen | LISTEN
Happy – Pharrell Williams | LISTEN
Disco 2000 – Pulp | LISTEN
Humorous (or just a little bit silly!)
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(I’m Gonna Be) 500 Miles – The Proclaimers | LISTEN
Come on Eileen – Dexys Midnight Runners | LISTEN
Fresh Prince of Bel Air – Theme tune | LISTEN
Maniac – BOF Flashdance | LISTEN
Jump Around – House of Pain | LISTEN
Do The Conga – Black Lace | LISTEN
Boom Shake The Room – DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince | LISTEN
Grease Megamix – John Travolta / Olivia Newton | LISTEN
King of the Swingers – Jungle Book | LISTEN
YMCA – Village People | LISTEN
Swing, Hollywood and Movie Soundtracks
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New York New York – Frank Sinatra | LISTEN
Frank Sinatra – The Way You Look Tonight | LISTEN
Fly me to the moon – Frank Sinatra | LISTEN
What a Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong | LISTEN
Mack The Knife – Frank Sinatra | LISTEN
They Way You Look Tonight – Frank Sinatra | LISTEN
Come Fly With Me – Frank Sinatra | LISTEN
Alternative Rockers
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Song 2 – Blur | LISTEN
Smells Like Teen Spirit- Nirvana | LISTEN
Killing in the Name – Rage Against the Machine | LISTEN
Paranoid – Black Sabbath | LISTEN
Nothing else Matters – Metallica | LISTEN
All the Small Things – Blink 182 | LISTEN
Feeder – Buck Rodgers | LISTEN
This feature was written by Adam at Bands For Hire
Bands For Hire represent a broad and diverse range of wedding bands throughout the UK, from Swing, Rock ’n’ Roll and Soul to Indie, Pop and Rock, there’s something for the whole family. As well as bands for evening entertainment we also work with String Quartets, Harpists, Jazz Bands and Solo performers suitable for Ceremony and Drinks Reception background music.
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Such a beautiful wedding!
Thank you for the post.