Feb 7
Updated: Mar 5
When you want to fill your Cocktail Hour with classic songs that everyone will enjoy ->
We love performing at cocktail receptions! The energy, the mood, the chance to break the ice and start a reception off nicely and match the vibe of the evening is always an interesting challenge.
Starting your reception off on the right note is often all about choosing the right songs. When your guests hear music that they love, it helps inspire conversation, loosens the atmosphere and ignites the party spirit before they have even entered the dinner reception.
Song requests are always a great idea, and we love to include ALL of your favourite songs in our setlists, but what happens when you don't know where to start? Over the hundreds of receptions we have been grateful to have been a part of, we have found that there are some classic songs that just to seem to work just about anywhere.
We often will begin our performances off with some mix of these songs and thought it would be helpful to share them here with you to help inspire your own classic cocktail playlist!
The Way You Look Tonight - Frank Sinatra
All Shook Up - Elvis Presley
L.O.V.E. - Nat King Cole
Thinking Out Loud - Ed Sheeran
Marry You - Bruno Mars
All Of Me - John Legend
Today Was A Fairy Tale - Taylor Swift
Signed Sealed Delivered - Stevie Wonder
Can't Help Myself - The Four Tops
Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Marvin Gaye
Pretty Woman - Roy Orbison
Ob La Di Ob La Da - The Beatles
Crocodile Rock - Elton John
Longest Time - Billy Joel
You're My Best Friend - Queen
Is This Love - Bob Marley
You Can Call Me Al - Paul Simon
Like A Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan
Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong
Don't Be Cruel - Elvis Presley
Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
Sweet Child O Mine - Neil Diamond
Build Me Up Buttercup - The Foundations
My Girl - The Temptations
Can't Take Me Eyes Off You - Franki Valli
God Only Knows - Beach Boys
Daydream Believer - The Monkees
Can't Hurry Love - Diana Ross
Your Love Keeps Liftin Me Higher - Jackie Wilson
Stand By Me - Ben E. King
I Want It That Way - Backstreet Boys
Tearin Up My Heart - NSync
Stop - Spice Girls
Teenage Dream - Katy Perry
Shape Of You - Ed Sheeran
Late Night Talkin - Harry Styles
Dance The Night - Dua Lipa
Flowers - Miley Cyrus
Blank Space - Taylor Swift
Don't Stop Believing - Journey
Sweet Child O Mine - Guns N Roses
Dancing With Myself - Billy Idol
Rebel Rebel - David Bowie
Wonderwall - Oasis
Livin On A Prayer - Bon Jovi
Come On Eileen - Dexy's Midnight Runners
Summer of 69 - Bryan Adams
Heaven Is A Place On Earth - Belinda Carlisle
I've Had The Time Of My Life - Dirty Dancing