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Motown Magic: Crafting Your Wedding Playlist with a Vintage Spin w/ DJ ESG

April 10, 2024 DJ ESG Season 8 Episode 1
Motown Magic: Crafting Your Wedding Playlist with a Vintage Spin w/ DJ ESG
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Honest Wedding Advice
Motown Magic: Crafting Your Wedding Playlist with a Vintage Spin w/ DJ ESG
Apr 10, 2024 Season 8 Episode 1
DJ ESG

Dust off your dancing shoes and get ready to boogie because this season, I, DJ ESG, am here to amp up your wedding with a Motown revival that will have every guest, from your trendy cousin to your groovy grandma, twirling under the disco ball. Imagine the magic of '59 coursing through your reception as we spin the tracks that have not only defined a generation but have been the hidden heartbeat behind today's chart-toppers from Lizzo to Nicki Minaj. 

Tune in for an electrifying rundown of classics from Marvin Gaye's soulful serenades to the infectious melodies of The Jackson 5 that are guaranteed to fill your dance floor with joy, nostalgia, and a whole lot of soul. With my three decades of turntable triumphs, I'll guide you to curate a playlist that's not just a collection of songs, but a celebration of your love story set to the timeless tunes of Motown. So, raise a glass and let's make musical memories that will last a lifetime, all while honoring the iconic artists who brought us the groove. Peace, love, and vinyl vibes - DJ ESG, over and out!

Peace, Love & God Above! :-)

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Dust off your dancing shoes and get ready to boogie because this season, I, DJ ESG, am here to amp up your wedding with a Motown revival that will have every guest, from your trendy cousin to your groovy grandma, twirling under the disco ball. Imagine the magic of '59 coursing through your reception as we spin the tracks that have not only defined a generation but have been the hidden heartbeat behind today's chart-toppers from Lizzo to Nicki Minaj. 

Tune in for an electrifying rundown of classics from Marvin Gaye's soulful serenades to the infectious melodies of The Jackson 5 that are guaranteed to fill your dance floor with joy, nostalgia, and a whole lot of soul. With my three decades of turntable triumphs, I'll guide you to curate a playlist that's not just a collection of songs, but a celebration of your love story set to the timeless tunes of Motown. So, raise a glass and let's make musical memories that will last a lifetime, all while honoring the iconic artists who brought us the groove. Peace, love, and vinyl vibes - DJ ESG, over and out!

Peace, Love & God Above! :-)

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What's up guys? Dj ESG Honest Wedding Advice. Season number eight is upon us and the only thing I'm talking about this season is music, because I'm a DJ and that is what I want to talk about and that is what I think you need to know and that's the best advice I can give you as somebody 30 plus years in this business. And today I'm talking about Motown, founded in 1959. You ever sit there at a dinner table and you're talking about your wedding and some elderly aunt, uncle, cousin, grandparents start saying, are you going to be having motown music at your wedding? And you're like, yeah, sure, the fuck's motown music. You turn around, you're like, all right, listen, turn on lizzo, turn on cardi b, turn on nicki minaj. I guarantee they sampled something from the 60s, something that you will hear on one of their tracks or one of their CDs or one of their LPs is sampled music from back in the day. Why? Because it was so good and they're paying such respect and the hooks and the instruments and everything else. It wasn't pre-produced, it was just live and it was good. And these are some of the songs that if you're going to play at your wedding that I think you should choose as a DJ they work and put this down. Jot it down, save this, store this Dancing in the Street.

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By Martha and the Vandellas. I Heard it Through the Grapevine. By Marvin Gaye. Ain't no Mountain High Enough? Also by Marvin Gaye and Tammy Terrell I'm sure you've heard that one before.

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Signed, sealed, delivered. I'll be there. By the four tops, you can't hurry. Love by the Supremes, I want you back. By the Jackson five, not the NSYNC one. My girl by the temptations Ain't too proud to beg by the temptations Nowhere to run. By Martha and the Vandellas. Up tight, everything's all right, stevie wonder, baby. Love by the Supremes. Do you love me by the contours? Stop in the Love by the Supremes. Heat Wave by Martha and the Vandellas. Shop Around by the Miracles, I Can't Help Myself. Sugar by Honey Buns. By the Four Tops. This Little Heart of Mine is Weak for you. By the ISC Brothers, please, mr Postman. By the Marvelettes and Jimmy Mack. By Martha and the Vandellas.

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These are Motown timeless classics that you can fill dance floors with for anybody over the age of 50, 60 years old, and I'm telling you, you will probably know the hooks or the choruses or the lines or the riffs or the arrangements of a lot of these songs because the rappers nowadays they use them, they stick them in there and they are awesome. They are great. You will thank me later. This entire season, season 8, will be dedicated to music and to the music that you are going to be playing at your wedding. I can't wait to bring this to you. 30 years of knowledge. I'm DJ ESG. It's great advice Peace, love and God above, and I'm out Bye-bye.