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As I mentioned yesterday, we've begun putting together possible music selections to play at our wedding reception.

Of the two of us, I'm more of a music connoisseur, so after discussing things with The Gryphon, I've been sifting through our CDs to look for songs and albums that might work.

Since we have a retrofuturistic theme for our wedding, we'd like the dinner music to have a spacy, loungey feel. This means music ranging from 60s space lounge to ballads to lounge versions of classic favorites.

After dinner, and after our first dance as a couple — to the Lenny Kravitz song "Believe" — the music will switch over to danceable hits, with some spacier tracks mixed in.

I managed to get through all of our current CDs and have started adding songs and/or albums that we might like to have played. It's possible that the DJ will have some of them.

Here are some highlights:

Dinner Hour (spacey/lounge/60s)

             bold = Must play

"Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" - The Beatles, Sgt. Pepper

"Crying" - Bjork, Debut

"Like Someone in Love" - Bjork, Debut

"Come to Me" - Bjork, Debut

" Violently Happy" - Bjork, Debut

"I'm the Urban Spaceman" - Bonzo Dog Band, Best Of

"The Wedding Song" - David Bowie, Black Tie White Noise

Anything from Stereolab's Emperor Tomato Ketchup album

Anything from Esquivel's Space Age Bachelor Pad album

"Ping Island/Lightning Strike Rescue Op" from The Life Aquatic album

"The Way I Feel Inside" -The Zombies, The Life Aquatic

"Beautiful Day" - U2, All That You Can't Leave Behind

"Slip Inside This House" - Primal Scream, Screamadelica

"Life on Mars" - David Bowie, Hunky Dory

"I Almost Touched You" - The Primitives, Pure

"Mr. Blue Sky" - ELO, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

"It's the Sun" - Polyphonic Spree, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

"Marwa Blues" (instrumental) - George Harrison, Brainwashed

"Wishing It Was" - Santana, Supernatural

"Katamari on the Rock" - Katamari Damaci soundtrack

"The Moon and the Prince" - Katamari Damaci soundtrack

"The Wonderful Star's Walk is Wonderful" - Katamari Damaci soundtrack

"Wanda Wanda" - Katamari Damaci soundtrack

"Lebanese Blonde" - Thievery Corporation, Garden State soundtrack

"Lo Boob Oscillator" Stereolab, High Fidelity soundtrack

"I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever)" Stevie Wonder, High Fidelity

"Get Your Way" - Jamie Cullum, Catching Tales

"Our Day Will Come" - Jamie Cullum, Catching Tales

"Praise You" - Fatboy Slim, The Greatest Hits

"E.V.A. [Fatboy Slim Remix]" - Fatboy Slim/Norman Cook Collection

Anything from The Flaming Lips' Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots

"Late Show" - Book of Love

Dance Time (danceable hits)

"Believe" - Lenny Kravitz (bride and groom's first dance)

Anything from Aerosmith's Big Ones album

"Girls Just Want to Have Fun" - Cyndi Lauper, She's So Unusual

"Devil's Haircut" - Beck, Odelay

"Where It's At" - Beck, Odelay

Anything from Blondie's The Best of Blondie

Anything from Classic Gold double album

Anything from Funky Stuff: The Best of Funk Essentials compilation album

"Summer in the City" - Styx Big Band Theory

"Smooth" - Santana, Supernatural

"Friday I'm in Love" - The Cure, Galore

"Rebel Rebel" - David Bowie, Sound & Vision II

"Young Americans" - David Bowie, Sound & Vision II

Anything from James Brown 70s Funk Classics

"The Rockafeller Skank" - Fatboy Slim, The Greatest Hits

"Wonderful Night" - Fatboy Slim, The Greatest Hits

"How Sweet It Is" - Marvin Gaye, The Very Best

Anything from Michael Jackson's Thriller album

"Are You Gonna Go My Way" - Lenny Kravitz, Are You Gonna Go My Way

"Authority Song" - John Mellencamp, Greatest Hits

"Crumblin' Down" - John Mellencamp, Greatest Hits

"R.O.C.K. In the U.S.A." - John Mellencamp, Greatest Hits

"Hey Ya" - Outkast, The Love Below

Anything from Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers' Greatest Hits

"Let's Go Crazy" - Prince, Purple Rain

"1999" - Prince, 1999

"Shiny Happy People" - R.E.M., Out of Time

"Don't Walk Away Eileen" - Sam Roberts, The Inhuman Condition

"Come Dancing" - The Kinks, Best Of

"Barracuda" - Heart, Little Queen

"Love Shack" - The B-52's

Anything from Billboard's #1s: The '80s compilation album

OTHER FAVORITES WE DON'T OWN

"Nothing But Flowers" - Talking Heads

"Roxanne" - The Police

The Beatles White Album (for dinner hour)

"The Safety Dance" - Men Without Hats

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