The Marsels Song List
Top 40 + Dance Classics Hard To Handle - Black Crowes Harder To Breath – Maroon 5 Haven’t Met You Yet – Michael Bublé Addicted to Love - Robert Palmer Here I Am Baby - UB 40 All Night Long – Lionel Richie Higher Ground - Stevie Wonder American Girl – Tom Petty Hollywood Swinging - Kool and the Gang Beautiful Day – U2 Honky Tonk Woman – The Rolling Stones Better Together – Jack Johnson Hooked On A Feeling – Blue Swede Birthday – The Beatles Hot Fun In the Summertime - Sly Stone Blurred Lines – Robin Thicke How Sweet It Is – James Taylor Boogie Shoes – K.C. & The Sunshine Band I Can See Clearly Now – Johnny Nash Brick House - The Commodores I Don’t Want To Be – Gavin DeGraw Bright Side of the Road – Van Morrison I Feel Good - James Brown Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison I Gotta Feelin’ – Black Eyed Peas Brown Sugar – The Rolling Stones I Like The Way You Move – Outkast Build Me Up Buttercup - Foundations I Want To Take You Higher – Sly and Family Stone Burning Down The House – The Talking Heads I Want You Back - The Jackson Five But It’s Alright - Huey Lewis and the News I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor Can’t Get Enough of Your Love - Barry White I’ll Be Around – The Spinners Car Wash - Rose Royce I’ll Take You There - The Staple Singers Crazy Train – Ozzy Ozbourne I’m Yours- Jason Mraz Crossfire - Stevie Ray Vaughan Is It Love - Bob Marley and the Wailers Dance to the Music - Sly Stone It Only Takes A Minute - Tavares Dancing On the Ceiling- Lionel Ritchie It Wasn’t Me - Shaggy Dirty Water – The Standells It's Your Thing - The Isley Brothers Disco Inferno - The Trammps Jackie Wilson Said - Van Morrison Do'in the Butt - E.U. Jammin’ - Bob Marley and the Wailers Don’t Stop Believing - Journey Jealousy - Gin Blossoms Dynamite – Taio Cruz Jungle Boogie - Kool & the Gang Everyday People - Sly & the Family Stone Kiss - Prince Everything – Michael Bublé Last Dance - Donna Summer Family Affair - Sly & the Family Stone Late in The Evening – Paul Simon Fancy Dancer - The Commodores Leave Your Hat On – Joe Cocker Fire – The Ohio Players Let’s Get it On – Marvin Gaye Fireball – Pitbull Let’s Get it Started – The Black Eyed Peas Footloose – Kenny Loggins Let’s Groove Tonight – Earth, Wind and Fire For Once In My Life - Stevie Wonder Life in the Fast Lane – The Eagles Forget You – Cee Lo Green Little Wing – Jimi Hendrix Funky Broadway - Otis Redding Livin’ On A Prayer – Bon Jovi Funky Stuff - Kool and the Gang Locked Out of Heaven – Bruno Mars Get Down Tonight - K.C. & the Sunshine Band Love and Happiness – Al Green Get Lucky – Daft Punk Low Rider – War Gimme Some Lovin’ - Spenser Davis Group Mony Mony - James and the Shondells Give it to Me - Rick James Moves Like Jagger – Maroon 5 Give Up The Funk - Parliament Funkadelic No Diggity - Black Street Good Feeling – Flo Rida No Such Thing – John Mayer Grenade – Bruno Mars One Headlight - The Wallflowers Groove Me – King Floyd Party Train - The Gap Band Happy – Pharrell Williams The Marsels Song List
Payback – James Brown Waiting For The World To Change – John Mayer Pink Cadillac - Bruce Springsteen Walkin’ on the Sun - Smashmouth Play That Funky Music - Hot Cherry Walking on Sunshine – Katrina and the Waves Pride & Joy - Stevie Ray Vaughn What I Like About You - The Romantics Proud Mary - Ike & Tina Turner What Would You Say – Dave Matthew Band Purple Haze - Jimi Hendrix When I Come Around - Green Day PYT (Pretty Young Thing) – Michael Jackson Wild Night - John Mellencamp Respect - Otis Reading/Aretha Franklin Word Up – Cameo Right Place, Wrong Time - Dr. John You Are The Best Thing – Ray LaMontagne Rock Your Body – Justin Timberlake You Haven’t Done Nothin’ - Stevie Wonder Roxanne – The Police You Make Me Feel Like Dancing – Leo Sayer Runaround - Blues Traveler You Make My Dreams Come True – Hall & Oates Say Hey (I Love You) – Michael Franti You Sexy Thing - Hot Chocalate Semi-Charmed Life - Third Eye Blind You Should Be Dancing – The Bee Gees September – Earth, Wind and Fire Your Smiling Face – James Taylor Sex Machine – James Brown Shake Your Body Down – The Jacksons Motown - R+B Shining Star - Earth, Wind and Fire Shook Me All Night Long – AC/DC Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Marvin Gaye Shut Up and Dance – Walk The Moon Ain't to Proud to Beg - The Temptations Sing A Simple Song - Sly & the Family Stone Ain’t No Stopping Us Now - McFadden & Whitehead Singasong - Earth, Wind, and Fire Ain’t No Woman Like The One I Got - The 4 Tops Skin Tight – The Ohio Players As - Stevie Wonder Smooth - Santana Can't Get Next to You - The Temptations Smooth Criminal – Michael Jackson Can't Turn You Loose - Blues Brothers Some Kinda Wonderful - Grand Funk Railroad Get Ready - The Temptations Something to Talk About - Bonnie Raitt Heard It Thru the Grapevine - Marvin Gaye Spill The Wine - War Hold On, I’m Coming - Sam & Dave Stay - Maurice Williams I Can't Help Myself - The Four Tops Stir It Up - Bob Marley & the Wailers I Wish - Stevie Wonder Sugar – Maroon 5 Knock on Wood - Wilson Pickett Suit and Tie – Justin Timberlake Land of A Thousand Dances - Otis Redding SuperBad - James Brown Me and Mrs. Jones – Billy Paul SuperFreak - Rick James Midnight Hour - Wilson Pickett Superstition - Stevie Wonder Midnight Train To Georgia – Gladys Knight Sweet Caroline – Neil Diamond Mustang Sally - Wilson Pickett Take It Easy – The Eagles Papa Was A Rolling Stone - The Temptations Taking Care of Business - Bachman Turner Overdrive Papa's Got A Brand New Bag - James Brown Tenth Avenue Freeze Out – Bruce Springsteen Payback – James Brown Thank You - Sly and the Family Stone Sexual Healing - Marvin Gaye The Middle – Jimmy Eat World Shotgun - Junior Walker and the All-Stars The Reason - Hoobastank Shout - Otis Day & The Knights This is How We Do It – Montell Jordan Signed, Sealed, Delivered – Stevie Wonder This Love – Maroon 5 Sitting On The Dock Of The Bay – Otis Redding Thriller – Michael Jackson Tears Of A Clown - Smokey Robinson Tightrope - Stevie Ray Vaughn These Arms of Mine – Otis Redding Timber – Pitbull (feat. Kesha) What's Going On - Marvin Gaye Two Princes - Spin Doctors You’re All I Need to Get By – Gaye/Terrell Uptown Funk – Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars Your Love Has Lifted Me Higher – Jackie Wilson Use Me - Bill Withers Your Precious Love – Marvin Gaye/Terrell Valerie – Amy Winehouse 2
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50’s and 60’s Standards
All Shook Up – Elvis Presley A Foggy Day - George Gershwin Beyond The Sea – Bobby Darin A Kiss To Build A Dream On – Louis Armstrong Birthday – The Beatles All of Me - Frank Sinatra Blue Suede Shoes - Elvis Presley All the Way - Frank Sinatra Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of You – Frankie Valli Blue Bossa - A.C. Jobim Do You Love Me - The Contours Don't Get Around Much Anymore - Duke Ellington Further On Up the Road - Bobby Blue Blan Fly Me To The Moon - Frank Sinatra Hail, Hail, Rock and Roll - Chuck Berry Girl From Ipenema - A.C. Jobim Hallelujah I Love Her So – Ray Charles I Only Have Eyes For You - Frank Sinatra I Can't Help Falling In Love - Elvis Presley It Had To Be You - Harry Connick Jr. In The Still of the Night – The Five Satins Killer Joe – Quincy Jones Johnny Be Good - Chuck Berry Masquerade – George Benson Jump, Jive and Wail - Louis Prima Meditation - A.C. Jobim L-O-V-E – Nat King Cole Mercy, Mercy, Mercy – Josef Zawinul Louie Louie - The Kingsman Moonlight in Vermont – Frank Sinatra Loving You - Elvis Presley My Funny Valentine - Rodgers/Hart Mack the Knife - Bobby Darrin New York, New York – Frank Sinatra More – Bobby Darin Night and Day - Cole Porter More Today Than Yesterday – Spiral Staircase Our Love is Here to Stay – George Gershwin Only You - The Platters Out of Nowhere - Green/Heyman Rock Around the Clock - Bill Haley Strangers In The Night - Frank Sinatra Rockin Robin - Michael Jackson Summer Wind – Frank Sinatra Rockin’ At Midnight - The Honeydrippers Sweet Lorraine – Nat King Cole Runaround Sue - Dion Take the "A" Train - Duke Ellington Sea of Love – Phil Phillips The Chicken - Maceo Parker Shamma Lamma Ding Dong - Otis Day The Last Dance – Frank Sinatra Sloopy - The Kingsman The Best Is Yet To Come – Frank Sinatra Splish Splash - Bobby Darrin The Way You Look Tonight - Frank Sinatra Sweet Soul Music - Arthur Conley There is No Greater Love - Symes/James The Great Pretender - The Platters There Will Never Be Another You - Warren The Sunshine of Love – Louie Armstrong Wave - A.C. Jobim The Swim - Bobby Freeman When I Fall in Love - Nat King Cole The Twist - Chubby Checker Work Song – Nat Adderley The Wonder of You - Elvis Presley You Make Me Feel So Young – Frank Sinatra Twist and Shout- Isley Brothers Unchained Melody - Righteous Brothers Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong Wonderful World (Don’t Know Much) – Sam Cooke Yackety -Yak - The Coasters You Send Me - Sam Cooke
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Country Into the Mystic - Van Morrison Just My Imagination - The Temptations
Just The Way You Are – Billy Joel Colder Weather – Zak Brown Band Just To Be Close To You – Lionel Ritchie Country Fried – Zak Brown Band Just You and Me - Chicago Free – Zak Brown Band Killing Me Softly With His Song – Roberta Flack Golden – Lady Antebellum Landslide – Fleetwood Mac Hey Pretty Girl – Kip Moore Let’s Stay Together – Al Green I Do – Paul Brandt Love Is On The Way – John Mayer I Don’t Dance – Lee Brice Love Will Keep Us Alive– The Eagles I Hope You Dance – Lee Ann Womack Lover Lay Down – Dave Matthews Life is a Highway – Rascal Flatts Masquerade – George Benson My Maria – Brooks and Dunn Me And Bobby McGee – Janis Joplin Red Dirt Road – Brooks and Dunn My Girl - The Temptations Save A Horse, Ride A Cowboy – Big + Rich My Love – Lionel Richie She Thinks She Needs Me – Andy Griggs My, My, My – Johnny Gill Soul Shine – Allman Brothers Band Nothing Can Change This Love – Sam Cooke Sweet Home Alabama – Lynyrd Skynyrd One – U2 Wagon Wheel – Darius Rucker Overjoyed – Stevie Wonder Whatever It Is – Zak Brown Band Ribbon in the Sky – Stevie Wonder Who I Am With You – Chris Young Sail Away – Randy Newman You Were Always On My Mind – Willie Nelson She’s Got A Way About Her – Billy Joel
Shining Star – The Manhattans Ballads So Amazing - Luther Vandross So High – John Legend All Is Fair In Love – Stevie Wonder Someone Like You - Van Morrison All of Me – John Legend Songbird – Fleetwood Mac At Last - Etta James Stay With You – John Legend America – Ray Charles Summertime – Ella Fitzgerald/Louis Armstrong Banana Pancakes– Jack Johnson The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face – Roberta Flack Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me – Gladys Knight The Nearness of You – Norah Jones Crazy Love – Van Morrison The Reason – Hoobastank Can You Feel The Love Tonight – Elton John There You’ll Be– Faith Hill Fields of Gold – Sting Thinking Out Loud – Ed Sheeran For The Love Of You – The Isley Brothers Till There Was You – The Beatles God Only Knows – The Beach Boys Tiny Dancer – Elton John Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) – Green Day Truly – Lionel Richie Harvest Moon – Neil Young Try A Little Tenderness – Michael Bublé Have A Little Faith – John Hiatt Walking In Memphis – Marc Cohn Have I Told You Lately - Van Morrison When A Man Love a Woman – Percy Sledge How Do I Live – LeAnn Rimes When You Say Nothing At All – Alison Krauss I Believe In You and Me – The Four Tops Wildflower - Skylark I Could Not Ask For More – Edwin McCain Woman – John Lennon I Just Called to Say I Love You – Stevie Wonder Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton I Wanna Know – Joe You Are So Beautiful – Joe Cocker I Will – The Beatles You’re My Best Friend - Queen I’ll Be - Edwin McCain You’re My Home – Billy Joel I’ll Be There - Michael Jackson You’re The Biggest Part of Me - Ambrosia I’m Yours – Jason Mraz You’re The World To Me – David Gray If You Don't Know Me By Now - Simply Red You’ve Made Me So Happy – Blood, Sweat & Tears In My Life – The Beatles Your Song – Elton John 4
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Specialty Mother - Son Dances
A Song For Mama – Boyz II Men Introduction Music (can be anything on list) A Song For My Son - Traditional
Just The Way You Are – Billy Joel Pick Up The Pieces – Average White Band Moon River – Andy Williams Hollywood Swinging – Kool and the Gang My Wish – Rascal Flatts Crazy in Love – Beyonce The Wind Beneath My Wings - Bette Midler Hold On, I’m Coming – Sam & Dave Through the Years - Kenny Rodgers
Times of Your Life – Paul Anka (see Ballads also) Popular First Dances You Are The Sunshine of My Life – Stevie Wonder
You Raised Me Up – Josh Groban A Groovy Kind of Love – Phil Collins You’ll Be In My Heart – Phil Collins A Whole New World – from “Aladdin” You’re In My Heart – Rod Stewart All I Ask of You – from “Phantom of the Opera”
All My Life – Linda Ronstadt/Aaron Neville Annie’s Song – John Denver Cake Cutting Music - Other Beautiful in My Eyes - Joshua Kadison From This Moment On – Shania Twain Because You Loved Me – Celine Dion I’ve Had the Time of My Life- Medley/Warnes Can I Have This Dance – Anne Murray Michelle – The Beatles Close To You – The Carpenters Color My World - Chicago Moondance – Van Morrison Follow You, Follow Me – Genesis Music of the Night – from “Phantom of the Opera” Golden– Lady Antebellum Over The Rainbow – from “Wizard of Oz” Only One – James Taylor When I’m Sixty Four – The Beatles True Companion – Marc Cohn We Are Man and Wife – Michelle Featherstone Ethnic We’ve Only Just Begun – The Carpenters Anniversary Waltz – Traditional Father - Daughter Dances Brazil (Samba) – Traditional C7 Mambo – Traditional Daddy’s Little Girl - Traditional Danny Boy – Traditional Daughters – John Mayer Dodi Li – S. Sher Edelweiss – Rodgers and Hammerstein Erev Shel Shoshanim – J. Hadar Father and Daughter – Paul Simon Hava Nagila – Hassidic Forever Young – Rod Stewart Hora Medley – Traditional Here and Now – Luther Vandross Jerusalem of Gold – N. Shemer I Loved Her First - Heartland La Vie En Rose – Edith Piaf In My Daughter’s Eyes – Martina McBride Ose Shalom – N. Hirsh Isn’t She Lovely – Stevie Wonder Por Una Cabeza (Tango) – Traditional Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel) – Billy Joel Serenade –Enrico Toselli She’s Got A Way – Billy Joel Simon Tov – Traditional Somewhere Out There – Ronstadt/Ingram Sto Lat –Traditional Taking You Home – Don Henley Sunrise, Sunset – from “Fiddler on the Roof” Thank Heaven For Little Girls – Maurice Chevalier Tarantella –Traditional Unforgettable - Natalie Cole Theme from “The Godfather” – Nino Rota The Rainbow Connection – from “Sesame Street” Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral – Irish Melody You Are The Sunshine of My Life – Stevie Wonder When Irish Eyes are Smiling – Ball Yasis – B.Z. Shenker
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