When it comes to certain songs at weddings, you try to avoid playing them. For example, I was dj'n a wedding and I started playing Sweet Home Alabama and the entire wedding party looked at me extremely weird. Turns out they aren't fans of the University of Alabama and that's why they looked at me weird LOL! Well according to a new survey that was put out by FiveThirtyEight.com they have asked dj's what was the most banned song that the couples have said not to play at their wedding!
Here's the list, along with the estimated percent of weddings they're banned at:
1. "The Chicken Dance" . . . 23.1%
2. "The Cha-Cha Slide", DJ Casper . . . 22.5%
3. "Macarena", Los Del Rio . . . 17.6%
4. "The Cupid Shuffle", Cupid . . . 16.5%
5. "YMCA", Village People . . . 15.4%
6. "Electric Boogie (Electric Slide)", Marcia Griffiths . . . 12.6%
7. "Hokey Pokey" . . . 10.4%
8. "Wobble", V.I.C. . . . 7.1%
9. (Tie) "Happy" by Pharrell . . . 5.5%
(Tie) "Shout" by the Isley Brothers . . . 5.5%
11. "Love Shack", The B-52s . . . 4.9%
12. "We Are Family", Sister Sledge . . . 4.4%
13. (Tie) "Blurred Lines", Robin Thicke . . . 3.8%
(Tie) "Celebration", Kool & the Gang
(Tie) "Cotton Eye Joe", Rednex
(Tie) "Dancing Queen", ABBA
(Tie) "Don't Stop Believin'", Journey
(Tie) "Single Ladies", Beyoncé
(Tie) "Sweet Caroline", Neil Diamond
(Tie) "Turn Down for What", DJ Snake and Lil Jon
(Tie) "Watch Me (Whip / Nae Nae)", Silentó
22. (Tie) "Hot in Herre", Nelly . . . 2.7%
(Tie) "Mony Mony", Billy Idol
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