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Wedding Reception Music?
« on: June 12, 2007, 09:59:43 pm »
Long story short, in order to save money at my cousin's wedding, my uncle, my brother-in-law, and I will be DJ'ing the reception.  We have all the equipment (my brother-in-law was a DJ 10+ years ago), but no one seems to know what we need for the music.  I think my brother-in-law has all of the cheesy ones like the chicken dance and the macarena (I'm going to fight them against playing those, but I know I'll lose), but he doesn't seem to have much more then that.

Anyone know good songs to play at a wedding reception?

Feel free to make long lists, because we'll have to keep the music going for several hours.

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Re: Wedding Reception Music?
« Reply #1 on: June 12, 2007, 11:59:26 pm »
BRASS MONKEY!!!!!!!!!! :cheers:

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Re: Wedding Reception Music?
« Reply #2 on: June 13, 2007, 12:19:30 am »
I'd suggest checking with the couple to see what they'd like to hear (or more importantly, what they'd like NOT to hear).  Other than that, fun ones that can get a reaction include:

Jump Around
Twist and Shout
The Humpty Dance
The Loco-motion
Play That Funky Music
Brickhouse
Everybody Wants You
The Electric (electric slide)
Brown Eyed Girl (if the bride has brown eyes, of course...)

Also make sure to have some sappy slow songs for slow dancing.

If you think you might need to clear the dance floor at some point, have an AC/DC song on tap.  I love AC/DC, and I'm not sure why it is, but if you play AC/DC at a wedding, the dance floor will empty.

If all else fails, remember that everybody likes Elvis.

Oh yeah, and don't forget a swing song or two.  The old people will flip.
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Re: Wedding Reception Music?
« Reply #3 on: June 13, 2007, 01:18:28 am »
I'd suggest checking with the couple to see what they'd like to hear (or more importantly, what they'd like NOT to hear). 
Thanks for the tips, I actually just asked the bride a few hours ago to make a list of any songs she wants to hear.  The wedding isn't for another two months, so theres no rush, I just don't want to wait till the last minute to find the music.

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Re: Wedding Reception Music?
« Reply #4 on: June 13, 2007, 10:18:19 am »
I'm getting married in a month and a day, and definitely good call on asking the bride/groom what music they want.  round here, we do the shot dance, which is polkas, have some 80's slow music, line dance music like the electric slide, macarena, etc... and a few songs that they like.

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Re: Wedding Reception Music?
« Reply #5 on: June 13, 2007, 10:23:03 am »

Holy Christ that's all the crap that make wedding receptions suck.  Play something people actually want to listen to, anything really, doesn't matter what... but trust me, no one ever actually chooses to listen to the Macarena or the Electric Slide.

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Re: Wedding Reception Music?
« Reply #6 on: June 13, 2007, 10:33:26 am »
but that's the thing, you have a huge diverisity of people at the wedding, you can't please each and every one of them.  every one i've been to, people like the line dances like the electric slide and the macarena, especially the women folk.

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Re: Wedding Reception Music?
« Reply #7 on: June 13, 2007, 10:36:48 am »

You don't have to please everyone.  You have to please the wedding party.  It's their party.  They paid for it, it is to celebrate their wedding, and they should have what they consider fun.  It's not about pervy uncle herb and his 350lb behemoth of a wife being offended by a little Welcome to the Jungle.

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Re: Wedding Reception Music?
« Reply #8 on: June 13, 2007, 10:44:15 am »

You don't have to please everyone.  You have to please the wedding party.  It's their party.  They paid for it, it is to celebrate their wedding, and they should have what they consider fun.  It's not about pervy uncle herb and his 350lb behemoth of a wife being offended by a little Welcome to the Jungle.

I can't agree more.  My wife and I got married 5 years ago and paid for the wedding ourselves.  We filled out lists for the DJ of songs that we definitely wanted to hear and songs that we absolutely didn't want to hear.

It may sound selfish, but when we were filling out the lists we didn't have anyone in mind but ourselves. 

We banned all the 'traditional' songs like the Chicken Dance, Macarana, Hokey Pokey, etc...  And I added a few Rob Zombie songs to the must hear list!  If people didn't like the songs, tough!

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Re: Wedding Reception Music?
« Reply #9 on: June 13, 2007, 10:48:38 am »

We did the list thing too.  The DJ thoroughly ignored the list and played all the traditional crap we didn't want to hear.  I think we heard every song Meatloaf ever recorded.

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Re: Wedding Reception Music?
« Reply #10 on: June 13, 2007, 10:57:30 am »

We did the list thing too.  The DJ thoroughly ignored the list and played all the traditional crap we didn't want to hear.  I think we heard every song Meatloaf ever recorded.

I hope that DJ didn't get a tip!

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Re: Wedding Reception Music?
« Reply #11 on: June 13, 2007, 10:59:24 am »

We bought a package deal with the reception hall (a very large restaurant) that was supposed to supply the photographer, DJ, and various other things as part of the package price.  I don't think any of them listened to any of our instructions.  If the DJ got tipped it sure wasn't by me.

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Re: Wedding Reception Music?
« Reply #12 on: June 13, 2007, 11:33:11 am »
Our DJs were freinds of my wife that were also DJs at the local college station.  My band also played and I did a song for my wife with some of my other friends.

We had none of that traditional crap, no chicken dance, no electric slide or any of those other crap 'dance' songs. No bride cuts the cake, no garder belt BS.  Just mostly new wave/alternative.  12 years later people still talk about it as one of the best weddings they've been to.

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Re: Wedding Reception Music?
« Reply #13 on: June 13, 2007, 12:15:38 pm »
For our reception, I amassed a collection of songs that me and the wife preferred, then made a playlist to keep a good mixture of music going non-stop. I also created another playlist of the "required" songs (dad dance, mom dance,etc.) At the reception I set up my laptop connected to a nice stereo setup. When a required song was needed, one of my groomsmen would switch playlists for a song, then go back to the general playlist. This worked awesome. We got the music we wanted when we wanted it, we saved money, and the quality of music/sound was very good. 

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Re: Wedding Reception Music?
« Reply #14 on: June 13, 2007, 12:32:39 pm »
Try to hit a couple songs at least from each generation.  I will always get out of my chair and dance for "Love Shack" by the B-52's, or "Mustang Sally".  Also everyone always wants to hear a sappy father/daughter song, try "Daddy's Girl" by Peter Cetera.  There won't be a woman in the room not crying!  Your parents or grandparents will appreciate a little Chuck Berry or Bo Diddly.  I had my DJ play "You Are So Beautiful" and "Up Where We Belong" by Joe Cocker.  You already know what you like, so the key is to get a little bit of what everyone older/younger likes.

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Re: Wedding Reception Music?
« Reply #15 on: June 13, 2007, 01:25:59 pm »
I think the only song anyone really listens to is the first dance.  we did a cool thing and I made a mix of "just the two of us" by Bill Withers and then about 1/2 thru is faded into a more contemporary song that my wife picked "lady" by Modjo.  It was pretty cool and kept kind of a traditional feel and injected our taste into it.


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Re: Wedding Reception Music?
« Reply #16 on: June 13, 2007, 01:32:34 pm »

We used an Adam Sandler song for the first dance.

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Re: Wedding Reception Music?
« Reply #17 on: June 13, 2007, 01:39:50 pm »
Our DJ introduced us as 'The Pearles" and my wife's family as 'The Birgs' (maiden name was Briggs).

I don't think he got a tip, or at the very least a very bad one.

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Re: Wedding Reception Music?
« Reply #18 on: June 13, 2007, 01:48:57 pm »
Oh man, if the DJ did that at my wedding, my wife's relatives would have pelted him with anything within reach.  People were drunk before they even left the church.

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Re: Wedding Reception Music?
« Reply #19 on: June 13, 2007, 01:49:17 pm »
Our DJ introduced us as 'The Pearles" and my wife's family as 'The Birgs' (maiden name was Briggs).

I don't think he got a tip, or at the very least a very bad one.

Oh that's bad....our DJ was late....like an hour late.  Luckily, due to weather, the ceremony was delayed 1/2hr.  But he was supposed to have the music for the ceremony. Luckily, the venue had a pa system with cd player, so that all worked out.  

Also, the date of one of my wife's friends showed up (before the DJ) wearing a cheeseball tuxedo with ruffles, and a top hat, so I went up to him thinking he was the DJ  :laugh2:

No, the DJ didn't get a tip.....or any referrals.

EDIT: changed "that's not too bad" to "Oh that's bad"....brain fart when posting. 
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Re: Wedding Reception Music?
« Reply #20 on: June 13, 2007, 02:19:46 pm »
A little Brian Setzer is a good compromise for appealing to both young and old.... For the oldies; Mel Torme, "Happy Together", some Sinatra like "Fly Me To The Moon," a little Louis Armstrong "Wonder World" for a slow dance... Cheezy songs that people like to dance to once the alcohol has been flowing for a while: US3's Cantaloop, Kris Kross "Jump around", Average White Band "Cut The Cake," 3 Dog Night "Mama Told Me" Beatles "twist and shout", Isley Brothers "shout" "Mony mony" Billy Idol or the original by Tomy James and the Shondels... Just a few ideas.
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Re: Wedding Reception Music?
« Reply #21 on: June 13, 2007, 03:03:39 pm »
The wife and I actually interviewed a handful of potential DJ's, all of whom had video demo's of their work. That was nice, since the demo's allowed us to eliminate all the guys who think you hire a DJ to do something other than play music - I'm amazed at how many wanna-be comedians DJ weddings.  ::)

I was pretty explicit during the interview process that any song on our 'banned' list that got played would be an invitation for trouble. The guy we finally chose actually seemed to like the fact that we had lengthy play lists, and very specific 'do not play' requests as well. No Macarena, No Electric Slide, and probably a lot more James Brown than you usually hear at a wedding.

We had the Bridal party introduced to the theme from The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly  ;D

If you're gonna have music during dinner, I highly recommend classic instrumental Jazz - Coltrane, Gilespie, Cal Tjader, etc. Got a lot of compliments from our older guests on that choice.
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« Reply #22 on: June 13, 2007, 03:52:42 pm »
The most fun I had with a DJ at a wedding...I slipped him a 5 spot and told him the best man requested "Jesse's Girl" by Rick Springfield.  The idiot played it with a special intro..."From the best man to the bride." :laugh2:  I'm glad my sister-in-law does not read BYOAC.
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Re: Wedding Reception Music?
« Reply #23 on: June 13, 2007, 04:32:19 pm »
Whatever music you play, when the priest or whoever says "I now pronounce you man and wife.", you have to have the "pac-man dying" sound effect play.

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Re: Wedding Reception Music?
« Reply #24 on: June 13, 2007, 04:37:46 pm »
Whatever music you play, when the priest or whoever says "I now pronounce you man and wife.", you have to have the "pac-man dying" sound effect play.

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Re: Wedding Reception Music?
« Reply #25 on: June 13, 2007, 04:56:55 pm »
Once upon a time, many many moons ago, when most of my cabinets were either on the street earning money or not made yet, I spent some time DJing 4 nights a week with a professional outfit where I learned some important stuff.

Weddings are the WORST -- there are a wide range of people to entertain, anybody remotely related to the wedding party feels that they are entitled to hear what they want and most people's musical selections suck (everybody wants to hear their own favourite or special song). My philosophy as a DJ was to build a groove (for lack of a better term) through the course of the event and play whatever added to the groove. If you listen to everybody who has something to say, then you will end up with a disjointed, poorly sequenced set (think CrapMAME) that results in empty dance floors.

In the past couple of years, I have programmed music for friends and family weddings with great results (e.g. the bride and groom and families were pleased and everybody danced). Programming in advance is tougher because you can't adjust on the fly, but easier because you don't have to accomodate everybody who wants to hear their song and hear it now.

It is absolutely true that the bride is the one you need to please. Even if her taste in music sucks. The groom is a distant second, but if you make him happy then you get the tip. Everybody else can suck rocks, although you may not be popular.

The first thing I do is get the list of "must haves", including desired scheduling. So, music for introductions, first dance, parents' dances, special dances, etc. Then I choose (with the bride/groom's help) the last few songs (gotta finish strong). This hits the important spots and lays out a timeline which just needs to be filled in. Take special note of planned "interruptions" like cake cutting, bouquet tossing, garter tossing, drunken stupidity, etc.

Once I have this rough time line, I go through the list of "music they like" and select stuff that "fits", is danceable and sequence it in a manner that "builds the groove". Remember that the groove needs to go up AND down, or else people will collapse from exhaustion or be upset about the lack of groping opportunities.

Then I fill in the gaps. Typically I try to do this with generic/popular dance music from a wide range of periods. People like to recognize the music more than they will appreciate the music. A song may be great, but if people recognize it, then they are more likely to dance/enjoy. This is an opportunity to exercise "good judgement over good taste". I almost never play stuff that comes from my personal music collection -- I like to think I have good taste, but people want to hear what they know.

Admittedly, a lot of this process comes from instinct/experience, but most of it is just listening, changing the sequence and listening again. I typically spend 10 hours to sequence an hour of music (if I were DJing live, then that number falls drastically as I can react and adjust as I go). I almost always have an extra set programmed to fit in just before the final few dances, but have never ended up needing it.

As a rule, unless requested, I do not throw in the gimmick songs like the chicken dance. Only once have I been asked for the Macarena. Check those with the B&G beforehand and, if no interest, forget 'em.

There is, somewhere, a box set of the top 100 stock wedding songs that may provide some tracks (can't remember the name right now).

One song that I think should be played is Michael Jackson's Don't Stop Til You Get Enough. I hate that bloody song and I hate Michael Jackson with a passion, but everybody dances to it. I have played it more as a DJ than any other song. It's one of those things that seperates good judgment from good taste.

I'll see if I can dig up the playlists from the last few weddings I did. I'm pretty sure I deleted them, but I'll have a look.

Oh ... almost forgot ... unless introducing somebody or explaining a special dance, the DJ should not talk on the microphone. 'Nuff said.

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Re: Wedding Reception Music?
« Reply #26 on: June 13, 2007, 05:51:43 pm »
my friend had "bring your daughter to the slaughter" by iron maiden played at his reception,that was funny >:D

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Re: Wedding Reception Music?
« Reply #27 on: June 13, 2007, 07:04:46 pm »
I had a live band at my wedding. Cost a few bucks, but it really was a lot better than a DJ. In between they played a CD with songs we chose mixed by a DJ friend. The CD songs were danced to as well, but the live band really got the party going a lot better.
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Re: Wedding Reception Music?
« Reply #28 on: June 13, 2007, 09:16:02 pm »
A few songs that get played at pretty much every social (wedding and non) around these parts that always fill the dance floor:

Grease Mega mix (If you haven't heard it, it takes a piece from most of the dancable songs on the Grease soundtrack...Great fun!)
Mony Mony!
Home for a rest - Spirit of the West
Rasputin - Boney M
YMCA - Purely fun once everyone is liquered up.
Thunderstruck - ACDC
Bird dance

The only thing I outlawed at our wedding social was rap.  No rap was to be played at all.
Other than that, we let the DJ more or less do his thing.  We told him to play stuff from the 50's to present, and he mixed it up pretty well (we had people attending from most age groups over 18).  Granted, regardless of our taste in music, we wanted people up and filling the dance floor...Why rent the space if it's gonna sit empty all night.

I've been to a couple of socials where the hosts took the stance "play our music and ours only"...And more often than not, the floor was empty most of the night and many people leave early.  If I'm inviting people to my party I'd want them to have fun...But maybe that's just me.

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Re: Wedding Reception Music?
« Reply #29 on: June 14, 2007, 06:05:19 am »
Does the bride and groom have a particular song to slow dance to? If not, stick on Tony Bennett - The way you look tonight, perfect mood setter

I'm working as a DJ for 16 years now and have done tons of wedding gigs. Keep the old reliables till near the end e.g. YMCA, Boney M megamix, Abba megamix, the timewarp, rock the boat etc. Put a good mix for all ages together, the golden rule for a gig with a wide age spread is variety and popularity (i.e. stuff people know). If theres a list give to you, space out any diverse tracks thinly among well known ones. Play newer tracks near the start to keep the younger crowd happy, then go 60s-80s as it gets later and people get more oiled up.

Most important for people doing this for the first few times, don't get paronoid if nobodys dancing early, it's pretty standard unless you're on after a band. Stick to the formula above and it will all come together. Heres some recommendations (don't forget, I'm based in Ireland):

80s stuff

just can't get enough - Depeche mode
Freedom + Wake me up before you go go - Wham
Don't leave me this way - Communards
I think we're alone now - Tiffany
Heaven on earth - Belinda Carlisle
Blue monday - new order
brass in pocket - pretenders
red red wine - ub40
take on me - a-ha
I'm too sexy - Right said fred
summer of 69 - bryan adams
tainted love - soft cell
don't you want me - human league
Walking on sunshine - katrina and the waves
hey mickey - toni basil
Where the streets have no name - U2
Footloose - Kenny Logins
Walk like an egyptian - the bangles
Heart of glass - blondie

70's stuff

disco inferno - the trammps
i will survive - gloria gaynor
tragedy + stayin alive - the bee gees
get along without you now - viola wills
i love to love - tina charles
young hearts run free - candi staton
le freak - chic
we are family - sister sledge
waterloo + dancing queen - abba
abc + i want you back + blame it on the boogie - the jacksons
knock on wood - amii stewart
celebration - kool and the gang
rock the boat - hues corporation
love is in the air - john paul young
december 1963 (oh what a night) - frankie valli

Misc party tracks

500 miles - the proclaimers
should I stay or should I go - the clash
my boy lollipop - millie
teenage kicks - the undertones
the boys are back in town + whisky in the jar - Thin Lizzy
build me up buttercup - the foundations
i'm a believer - the monkees
brown eyed girl - van morrison
mambo no. 5 - louie bega
dance the night away - the mavericks
achy breaky heart - billy ray cyrus
shop shoop song - cher
simply the best - tina turner
Thats amore - Dean Martin
Just help yourself - Tom Jones

special occasion
Grease megamix
beatles megamix
motor city megamix
back to the 60's megamix
y.m.c.a.
timewarp (damien version)
macarena
saturday night - whigfield
New york, new york - Frank Sinatra

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Re: Wedding Reception Music?
« Reply #30 on: June 14, 2007, 08:14:14 am »
Me and the wife danced to Tim McGraw/Faith hill "Your my best friend". That, in my opinion, is the perfect first dance song. My wife let me pick all the special music for the reception, weird huh? I guess she had enought to worry about as it was.

I briefly considered the late 90's song, "Who got the hooch?" as that was our song while dating (It played multiple times on pretty much every date we went on). ;D Didn't figure that would be appropriate. :laugh2: :laugh2:

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Re: Wedding Reception Music?
« Reply #31 on: June 14, 2007, 11:11:16 am »
Wow, some good lists of songs.  Thanks.

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Re: Wedding Reception Music?
« Reply #32 on: June 14, 2007, 12:22:24 pm »
I was once a dj, about 10 yrs. ago, and I have to agree weddings were the worst. Along with keeping the couple happy, you have to keep the mother of the bride happy (usually she is the one paying you). It's a juggling act. People get so caught up the the details they forget to have fun. Oh and tipping was a joke too, those cheep ---daisies--- would slip you a ten spot for a $600 - $1000 gig (i guess they were already tapped out by the time it got to paying me). Anyways don't sweat it, it's just music. Good Luck  :cheers:

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Re: Wedding Reception Music?
« Reply #33 on: June 19, 2007, 07:57:30 am »
I'd love to help you out...but for our reception we had a steel drum player.  We did a tropical themed wedding...flowered shirts, leis and lots of rum.

I'd vote for the non-traditional stuff...make the wedding different!  I haven't been to wedding other than mine that was very different from all the others.  Y B normal?

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Re: Wedding Reception Music?
« Reply #34 on: June 19, 2007, 08:24:56 am »
I'd vote for the non-traditional stuff...make the wedding different!  I haven't been to wedding other than mine that was very different from all the others.  Y B normal?

Mainly because most Brides have envisioned their wedding since they were old enough to talk. Non-traditional weddings best fit with second marriages, or vow renewals. Me and the wife plan on doing a Hawaiian beach vow renewal in a few years.

We did have a luau for our rehearsal dinner which was a blast.

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Re: Wedding Reception Music?
« Reply #35 on: June 19, 2007, 12:15:47 pm »
We did have a luau for our rehearsal dinner which was a blast.

A luau in West Virginia?   :D

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Re: Wedding Reception Music?
« Reply #36 on: June 19, 2007, 01:39:01 pm »

Bug zapper zapping out the calypso beat.

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Re: Wedding Reception Music?
« Reply #37 on: June 19, 2007, 05:44:05 pm »
That's why you gotta find the right woman!!  Ya know, one that let's you build cabs...many, many cabs.   :cheers:

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Re: Wedding Reception Music?
« Reply #38 on: June 19, 2007, 07:47:31 pm »
May I humbly suggest Taco's "Putting on the Ritz"? 

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Re: Wedding Reception Music?
« Reply #39 on: June 19, 2007, 09:07:13 pm »
May I suggest Wipeout by The Fat Boys

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