The Motown Wedding Cocktail Hour

Motown is a record label founded by Berry Gordy, Jr. in 1960. The “Motown Sound” is a style of soul music with a distinct pop influence. While the music typically sounds happy and bright, many Motown tracks contain bittersweet lyrical themes. Ambient DJ music mixologist Christopher Smith, aka DJ Spinz, was tasked with compiling a list of “wedding friendly” tracks for an all-Motown cocktail hour.

For his signature cocktail, Spinzy selected “The Last Word,” a gin-based prohibition era cocktail with an equal part of green Chartreuse developed at the Detroit Athletic Club.

The Motown Wedding Cocktail Hour - by DJ Spinz

1. My Girl – The Temptations

2. My Guy - Mary Wells

3. Ain’t No Mountain High Enough - Diana Ross

4. You’re All I Need to Get By - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell

5. Baby I Need Your Loving - The Four Tops

6. Cruisin - Smokey Robinson

7. Got To Be There- Michael Jackson

8. Endless Love - Diana Ross & Lionel Richie

9. Heard it Through the Grapevine - Gladys Knight & the Pios

10. Uptight - Stevie Wonder

11. Dancing in the Streets - Martha & the Vandella

12. How Sweet It Is - Marvin Gaye

13. Mickey’s Monkey - Smokey Robinson & the Miracles

14. ABC - The Jackson Five

15. Do I Do - Stevie Wonder

16. All Night Long - Lionel Richie

17. Rhythm of the Night - Debarge

18. I Need Your Lovin - Teena Marie

A custom wedding cocktail hour playlist curated by DJ Spinz of New Jersey mobile DJ wedding specialist Ambient DJs (www.ambientdj.com). Signature cocktail - The Last Word. Follow us on Spotify to enjoy our entire catalog of 100+ wedding cocktail hours.