A-List Band Music

The Full Repertoire — Receptions, Dinner, Mardi Gras, Christmas & Dance-Floor Favorites.

A curated, ever-growing songbook performed by The Great Expectations Band. Browse each set below — every list scrolls independently so you can explore the full catalog from any device.

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Reception & Dance Floor

Celebration Favorites

Soul, Motown, pop, and sing-along anthems built to fill the floor.

September Earth, Wind & Fire
Uptown Funk Bruno Mars
Living on a Prayer Bon Jovi
I Wanna Dance With Somebody Whitney Houston
Don't Stop Believin' Journey
Brick House Commodores
Get Down Tonight KC & The Sunshine Band
Celebration Kool & The Gang
Signed, Sealed, Delivered Stevie Wonder
Superstition Stevie Wonder
Play That Funky Music Wild Cherry
Old Time Rock and Roll Bob Seger
Sweet Caroline Neil Diamond
Footloose Kenny Loggins
Mustang Sally Wilson Pickett
Dancing in the Street Martha & The Vandellas
I Got You (I Feel Good) James Brown
Higher Love Steve Winwood
Rock With You Michael Jackson
Billie Jean Michael Jackson
Treasure Bruno Mars
24K Magic Bruno Mars
Happy Pharrell Williams
Cupid Shuffle Cupid
Wobble V.I.C.
Cha Cha Slide DJ Casper
Electric Boogie Marcia Griffiths

Dinner & Cocktail

Elegant Background Music

Smooth standards and romantic classics for cocktail hour and dinner service.

What a Wonderful World Louis Armstrong
The Way You Look Tonight Frank Sinatra
Fly Me to the Moon Frank Sinatra
I've Got You Under My Skin Frank Sinatra
L-O-V-E Nat King Cole
Unforgettable Nat King Cole
At Last Etta James
Misty Erroll Garner
Cheek to Cheek Irving Berlin
The Girl from Ipanema Stan Getz / Jobim
Summertime Gershwin
Autumn Leaves Standard
Moondance Van Morrison
Just the Two of Us Bill Withers
Lovely Day Bill Withers
Don't Know Why Norah Jones
Have I Told You Lately Van Morrison / Rod Stewart
All of Me John Legend
Make You Feel My Love Adele
Wonderful Tonight Eric Clapton
Brandy Looking Glass
Killing Me Softly Roberta Flack
Georgia on My Mind Ray Charles
Stand by Me Ben E. King

Mardi Gras & New Orleans

Mardi Gras Favorites

Brassy New Orleans grooves and second-line energy for themed events.

When the Saints Go Marching In Traditional
Iko Iko The Dixie Cups
Down by the Riverside Traditional
Hey Pocky A-Way The Meters
Big Chief Professor Longhair
Mardi Gras Mambo The Hawketts
Go to the Mardi Gras Professor Longhair
Carnival Time Al Johnson
Second Line Stop Inc.
Tipitina Professor Longhair
Jock-A-Mo Sugar Boy Crawford
Do Whatcha Wanna Rebirth Brass Band
Hey Now Traditional Brass
Bourbon Street Parade Paul Barbarin
Just a Closer Walk With Thee Traditional
Lil Liza Jane Traditional

Christmas & Holiday

Christmas & Seasonal

Holiday standards and modern favorites for galas, parties, and seasonal events.

The Christmas Song Nat King Cole
White Christmas Bing Crosby
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas Standard
Let It Snow Standard
Winter Wonderland Standard
Sleigh Ride Leroy Anderson
Jingle Bell Rock Bobby Helms
Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree Brenda Lee
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town Standard
Santa Baby Eartha Kitt
This Christmas Donny Hathaway
Merry Christmas Baby Charles Brown
Please Come Home for Christmas Charles Brown
All I Want for Christmas Is You Mariah Carey
Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) Darlene Love
Silver Bells Standard
Feliz Navidad José Feliciano
Run Rudolph Run Chuck Berry

First Dance & Ceremony

Wedding Moments

Selections crafted for processionals, first dances, and parent dances.

Canon in D Pachelbel
A Thousand Years Christina Perri
Perfect Ed Sheeran
Thinking Out Loud Ed Sheeran
At Last Etta James
Can't Help Falling in Love Elvis Presley
Marry Me Train
Better Together Jack Johnson
You Are the Best Thing Ray LaMontagne
I Hope You Dance Lee Ann Womack
My Girl The Temptations
Isn't She Lovely Stevie Wonder
Unforgettable Nat King Cole
The Way You Look Tonight Frank Sinatra
God Only Knows The Beach Boys

Country, Reggae & More

Crossover Crowd Favorites

Genre-spanning audience pleasers we add into nearly every show.

Rhinestone Cowboy Glen Campbell
Wagon Wheel Old Crow / Darius Rucker
Friends in Low Places Garth Brooks
Chicken Fried Zac Brown Band
Country Roads John Denver
Wait in Vain Bob Marley
Three Little Birds Bob Marley
Red Red Wine UB40
Dreams Fleetwood Mac
No Excuses Modern Dance
Sir Duke Stevie Wonder
I Want You Back The Jackson 5
ABC The Jackson 5
Ain't No Mountain High Enough Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
Respect Aretha Franklin