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A few weeks ago, NPR ran a funny story about songs inappropriate for weddings. That prompted me to make a list of my own. Here are some songs, in no particular order, that should never slip into a wedding DJ’s playlist, but probably do…

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I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For — U2

It’s the End of the World As We Know It — R.E.M.

She’s Having My Baby — Paul Anka

A Quick One, While He’s Away — The Who (“I missed you, and I must admit, I kissed a few and once did sit, on Ivor the engine driver’s lap, and later with him, had a nap.”)

Highway to Hell — AC/DC

My Heart Will Go On — Celine Dion (In the song, her love is deceased.)

Bring Your Daughter to the Slaughter — Iron Maiden

One — U2 or Johnny Cash (“You gave me nothing, now that’s all I’ve got.”)

Fat Bottomed Girls — Queen

Another One Bites the Dust — Queen

Who Let the Dogs Out? — Baha Men

Every Breath You Take -– The Police (A stalker song. “Every move you make, every vow you break, every smile you fake, every claim you stake, I’ll be watching you.”)

White Wedding — Billy Idol (A white shotgun wedding.)

Mr. Brightside — The Killers (“Choking on your alibis, but it’s just the price I pay.”)

I Never Promised You A Rose Garden — Lynn Anderson

Run for Your Life — The Beatles (“Well, I’d rather see you dead, little girl, than to be with another man. You better keep your head, little girl, or I won’t know where I am.”)

What’s Love Got to Do With It? — Tina Turner

The Bitch is Back — Elton John

Let’s Get Drunk And Screw — Larry Pierce