Tunes From ‘70s On Honeymoon With Nuptial Guests

Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blues - you hear it all while you’re tearing up the dance floor at wedding receptions.

But although the weddings themselves haven’t changed much over the years, the party playlists provide a barometer of shifting musical tastes and trends.

We polled bandleaders, musicians and disc jockeys to give us their latest readings:

Hot Hot Hot

“Stayin’ Alive” and other songs from “Saturday Night Fever.” Look out - the ‘70s revival is in full swing, and John Travolta wannabes are filling the dance floor.

“Greased Lightning” and other songs from “Grease.” See “Stayin’ Alive.”

“Electric Slide.” Adding twang to the Bus Stop created this country and western line dance that has outlasted Billy Ray Cyrus (see Not Not Not).

“Power of Love.” Celine Dion’s big ballad has displaced Whitney Houston’s “I Will Always Love You” as the fave clingy slow dance.

“Hot Hot Hot.” Better hide in the bathroom if you don’t want to get swept up by the conga line that forms every time Buster Poindexter’s 1988 hit plays.

“In the Mood.” The twentysomethings are digging the big band sounds, and Grandma and Grandpa still love dancing to them.

“YMCA.” Thanks to “Wayne’s World 2” and that darned ‘70s revival, the Village People’s campy hit has people in tuxes and dresses forming the title letters with their arms.

“Love Shack,” This B-52’s hit has been the sure-fire way to get the youngsters on the dance floor, though it’s beginning to lose steam.

“Wonderful Tonight.” Eric Clapton’s comeback somehow brought this syrupy 1978 ballad back to life.

“Unforgettable.” “I just got off the phone with a bride, and she wants ‘Unforgettable,’ ‘that new Natalie Cole song,”’ says Stanley Paul, leader of Chicago’s Stanley Paul Orchestra.

In The Warmer

“Unchained Melody.” Though this Righteous Brothers classic has cooled off since the movie “Ghost” lighted a fire under it, it’s still a favorite first dance.

“I Will Always Love You.” Houston’s hit was such a supernova that it became an instant cliche.

“Old Time Rock ‘n’ Roll.” Bob Seger’s old-timers anthem was a dance-floor fixture several years ago but now is showing its age.

“You Never Can Tell.” “Pulp Fiction” revived this minor Chuck Berry hit, leading to even more Travolta imitations.

“What I Like About You,” the Romantics. See “Love Shack,” then set the Wayback machine to the 1980s.

Motown medleys. They just keep hangin’ on.

“I’ll Be There for You” (from “Friends”). “When it first came out, you had to have it,” says Robert Glen, owner of Pro DJ’s. “And it’s still popular, but not as much.”

“The Twist,” “Shout,” “Twist & Shout.” After years of hearing these, our knees are creaking, but we’re not sitting them out yet.

“New York, New York.” Start spreading the news.

Not Not Not

“Celebration,” Kool & the Gang. “That was the cliche wedding song,” Paul says. “Now the brides say, ‘Don’t play it.”’

“Proud Mary,” Ike and Tina Turner. “Because it was so overplayed, people can’t stand it,” says Stu Hirsh, leader of Chicago’s Stu Hirsh Orchestra.

“Vogue” (or anything else by Madonna). “Right now, no one’s really asking for Madonna,” says Bill Allen, weekend operations director for Pro DJ’s in Chicago.

“U Can’t Touch This.” According to deejays, U Can’t Stand This.

“Achy Breaky Heart.” Sorry, Billy Ray, but every trend must have its casualties, and you’re No. 1.

“You Light Up My Life,” Debby Boone. See “Proud Mary.”

“I’m So Excited,” The Pointer Sisters. The thrill is gone.

“Tie a Yellow Ribbon,” Tony Orlando and Dawn. See “You Light Up My Life.”

“Ice Ice Baby.” Vanilla Ice? Who was that?

“Feelings.” Morris Albert. See “Tie a Yellow Ribbon.”