Funny Songs To Play At Your Wedding

Funny Songs To Play At Your Wedding


October 24, 2024 | Jesse Singer

Funny Songs To Play At Your Wedding


Laugh And Love

Weddings are some of the most special and memorable moments in people's lives—but who says they can't also be some of the funniest. For those couples with their tongues firmly implanted in their cheeks and a loving sarcastic streak—here are some great (possibly hysterically-inappropriate) song choices to surprise your guests—and, we can almost guarantee, get some laughs as well.

"We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together": Taylor Swift

First dance maybe?

Taylor SwiftEva Rinaldi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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"Love Stinks": J Geils Band

If you really wanna go hard with this one, get the super angry Adam Sandler version from The Wedding Singer. Although, the OG J Geils Band version is also a great choice.

J. Geils BandMarcel Antonisse, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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"Wannabe": Spice Girls

You'll wannabe dancing with all your bridesmaids for the "If you wanna be my lover, you gotta get with my friends" part.

Spice GirlsCHR!S, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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"50 Ways To Leave Your Lover": Paul Simon

How about this one for the recessional? Just said "I do" and already getting suggestions on how to leave.

Paul Simonwdecora, Flickr

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"Easy Lover": Phil Collins

Another sarcastic recessional track: "She will play around and leave you / Leave you and deceive you / Better forget it / Oh you'll regret it".

Phil CollinsRaph_PH, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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"Don’t Cha": The Pussycat Dolls & Busta Rhymes

“Don't cha wish your girlfriend was hot like me?” This one works as a first dance, but maybe it's best use case would be as the bride-to-be walks down the aisle. You go girl!

Pussycat DollsDerek Gordon, Flickr

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"I’m Not The Only One": Sam Smith

The slow track is a perfect first dance—the lyrics on the other hand: "But when you call me baby / I know I'm not the only one". And speaking of not the only one... 

Sam SmithRTP, Flickr

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"It Wasn't Me": Shaggy

This one could be wonderfully awkward for some of the more conservative guests at your wedding—do you dare?

ShaggyS Pakhrin, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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"Call Me Maybe": Carly Rae Jepsen

You didn't just meet and they already called—but still funny.

Carly Rae JepsenAndy Witchger, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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"Don’t Marry Her": Beautiful South

Play this during the processional and see the reaction. If the groom can pretend to hear the song and act like he's having second thoughts...even better.

Beautiful SouthDiego Sideburns, Flickr

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"Another One Bites The Dust": Queen

We think this one has the biggest laugh potential as either the recessional song or the grand entrance (when you enter the reception as newlyweds for the first time).

QueenExpress Newspapers, Getty Images

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"Highway To Hell": AC/DC

Recessional for sure!

AC/DC BandEd Vill, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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"It Must Have Been Love": Roxette

"It must have been love, but it's over now / It must have been good, but I lost it somehow".

RoxetteTor Even Mathisen, Flickr

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"Bad Romance": Lady Gaga

Use it for the recessional, first dance, or even your exit song as you leave the ceremony walking to the car with the string and cans attached to the back fender (do people still do that?).

Lady GagaDefense Visual Information Distribution Service, Picryl

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"Let’s Get It On": Marvin Gaye

Exit song...obviously.

Marvin GayeLos Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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"Love Shack": The B-52s

Another good one for sending the newlyweds off into the sunset.

The B-52'SCorentin LAMY, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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"Unfaithful": Rihanna

"Cause I know that he knows I'm unfaithful / And it kills him inside / To know that I am happy with some other guy".

Rihannacelebrityabc, Flickr

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"Save A Horse (Ride A Cowboy)": Big & Rich

Throw a cowboy hat on the groom's head and say goodbye to the crowd with this one blasting over the speakers.

Big & RichTom Frisch, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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"You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling": The Righteous Brothers

It happens....but hopefully not that fast.

Bill MedleyEthan Miller, Getty Images

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"Marry You": Bruno Mars

We can see a sweet laugh if played during the processional.

Bruno Marsslgckgc, Flickr

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"Nothing Lasts Forever": Echo & The Bunnymen

It takes a certain kind of sarcastic joy to play this one at any point during the ceremony. And in case this one is too subtle...

Echo & The BunnymenNRK P3, Flickr

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"D.I.V.O.R.C.E.": Tammy Wynette

Big L.A.U.G.H.S maybe?

Tammy WynetteGene Pugh, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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"I Don’t Love You": My Chemical Romance

Wonderfully inappropriate at any point during the celebrations.

My Chemical RomanceMichael Spencer, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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"Love Is A Battlefield": Pat Benatar

The grand entrance is a perfect spot for this track. Set the tongue-in-cheek tone right from the get go.

Pat BenatarRonald Woan, Flickr

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"I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For": U2

We're thinking grand entrance for the biggest laugh.

U2 BandPetr (Happy24), CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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"All I Do Is Win": DJ Khaled

Recessional of course. A good one for the grand entrance as well.

DJ KhaledWalt Disney Television, Flickr

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"I'm Too Sexy": Right Said Fred

Play this for your processional as everyone struts down the aisle. If you have a cat that makes it even funnier.

Right Said FredManfred Werner / Tsui, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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"Sexy And I Know It": LMFAO

In the same vain as "I'm Too Sexy" (without the cat).

LMFAODaniel Fleming, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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"Sharp Dressed Man": ZZ Top

Give the groom and his groomsmen their time in the spotlight with this ZZ Top classic.

ZZ TopRalph Arvesen, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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"Gold Digger": Kanye West

It's even funnier if one of the families is wealthy? Or maybe more awkward? What do you think?

Kanye WestPieter-Jannick Dijkstra, Flickr

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"Jailhouse Rock": Elvis Presley

Lean right into the old "ball and chain" metaphor.

Elvis PresleyRossano aka Bud Care, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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"All My Ex's Live In Texas": George Strait

This one gets more awkward (and possibly funnier) the closer the wedding ceremony is to the Lone Star State.

George StraitBede735, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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"Dear Future Husband": Meghan Trainor

Works for the processional (prior to the vows). Or why not throw this one on during the bouquet toss?

Meghan TrainorDrew de F Fawkes, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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"I Hate Everything About You": Three Days Grace

A little dark—but if you're the kind of couple that can pull this one off, that's a good sign.

Three Days GraceSven Mandel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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"Bye, Bye, Bye": NSYNC

Too on-the-nose for the exit song? You decide.

Justin TimberlakeEdward Kustoff, Flickr


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