Garter removal and Toss Songs

The history of the garter removal and toss is closely related to the bouquet toss. Like the bouquet toss, the origins of the garter removal and toss can be traced back to the middle ages in 14th century France. At the time Europe was  in the midst of a plague called the Black Death. It’s estimated that every other person in Europe died from the disease and the people had no explanation for the cause of such widespread death. The lack of science based medicine led people to put their faith in lucky objects. Wild and unruly guests destroyed many wedding gowns, and in the process, hurt the brides. In an effort to avoid the chaos, clever brides and grooms began throwing the bouquet, garter and other personal items as a way to appease and distract their overzealous guests.

The garter was also a symbol of the brides chastity. So any man that got the brides garter and gave it to his love, secured her faithful devotion. At the time, it was customary for wedding guests to accompany the newlyweds into the bedroom. As you can imagine, neither the bride or groom  was thrilled with the prospect of guests in the bedroom, so the tradition of the garter removal and toss became firmly established as a way to put the guests off from entering the bedroom.

Like so many old traditions, the meaning is lost to, or evolves over time. In spite of  it’s origins, the garter removal and toss is still a  popular wedding activity. Our list of over 90 top garter removal and toss songs is full of songs from most major music genres.

Song	Artist	Genre	iTunes
03′ Bonnie & Clyde	Jay Z & Beyonce	Hip Hop
A Little Less Conversation (JXL Remix)	Elvis Presley	Pop
Addicted	Ne-Yo	R&B
Ain’t No Other Man	Christina Aguilera	Pop
American Woman	Lenny Kravitz	Rock
Another One Bites The Dust	Queen	Rock
Back In Black	AC/DC	Rock
Bad Boys	Inner Circle	Reggae
Bad To The Bone	George Thorogood	Rock
Beautiful	Snoop Dogg	Hip Hop
Between The Sheets	The Isley Brothers	R&B
Big Pimpin’	Jay-Z	Hip Hop
Bonita Applebum	A Tribe Called Quest	Hip Hop
Bootylicious	Destiny’s Child	R&B
Born To Be Wild	Steppenwolf	Rock
Boys Are Back In Town	Bus Boys	R&B
Boys Are Back In Town	Thin Lizzy	Rock
Brick House	The Commodores	R&B
Business Time	Flight of the Conchords	Rock
Bust A Move	Young MC	Hip Hop
Buttons	Pussycat Dolls	R&B
Candy Shop	50 Cent	Hip Hop
Can’t Get Enough of Your Love Babe	Barry White	R&B
Cherry Pie	Warrant	Rock
Danger Zone	Kenny Loggins	Rock
Do Me	Bell Biv DeVoe	R&B
Do Me, Baby	Prince	R&B
Do Ya Think I’m Sexy	Rod Stewart	Pop
Don’t Wanna Be A Player	Joe	R&B
Dukes Of Hazzard Theme (Good Ol’ Boys)	Waylon Jennings	Country
Enter Sandman	Metallica	Rock
Everybody Got their Something	Nikka Costa	Pop
Eye Of The Tiger	Survivor	Rock
Footsteps In The Dark	The Isley Brothers	R&B
Foxy Lady	Jimi Hendrix	Rock
Fever	Peggy Lee	Oldies
Freak Me	Silk	R&B
Freaky Gurl	Gucci Mane	Hip Hop
Gonna Fly Now (Theme from Rocky)	Bill Conti	Instrumental
Girls	Beastie Boys	Hip Hop
Girls, Girls, Girls	Motley Crue	Rock
Here Comes The Hotstepper	Ini Kamoze	Reggae
Hey Ladies	Beastie Boys	Hip Hop
Hot In Herre	Nelly	Hip Hop
Hot Legs	Rod Stewart	Rock
How Many Drinks?	Miguel	R&B
I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)	Jay-Z	Hip Hop
I Like It, I Love It	Tim McGraw	Country
I Wanna Be Your Lover	Prince	R&B
I Wanna Love You	Snoop Dogg feat. Akon	Hip Hop
I Wanna Sex You Up	Color Me Badd	90s R&B
I’m N Luv (Wit A Stripper) (Instrumental)	T-Pain	Hip Hop
I’m Still A Guy	Brad Paisley	Country
I’m Too Sexy	Right Said Fred	Dance
Raiders of the Lost Ark (Indiana Jones)	John Williams	Soundtrack
It’s Raining Men	Weather Girls	Disco
Just A Gigolo	David Lee Roth	Rock
Keep Your Hands To Yourself	Georgia Satellites	Country
Kiss	Prince	R&B
Lady Marmalade	Christina Aguilera	Pop
Lap Dance	N.E.R.D.	Hip Hop
Legs	ZZ Top	Rock
Let’s Get It On	Marvin Gaye	R&B
Macho Man	Village People	Disco
Men In Black	Will Smith	Dance
Milkshake	Kelis	R&B
Mission Impossible Theme	Cincinnati Pops Orchestra	Instrumental
Mr Lover	Shaggy & Janet Jackson	Pop
Oh Yeah	Yello	Dance
One Way Or Another	Blondie	Rock
Partition	Beyonce	R&B
Pony	Ginuwine	R&B
Pretty Fly (For A White Guy)	Offspring	Rock
Real Good Man	Tim McGraw	Country
Right Round	Flo Rida	Hip Hop
Rock and Roll Part II	Gary Glitter	Rock
Rock Your Body	Justin Timberlake	Pop
Sensual Seduction	Snoop Dogg	Hip Hop
SexyBack	Justin Timberlake	Pop
Sharp Dressed Man	ZZ Top	Rock
She’s A Lady	Tom Jones	Pop
Slow Ride	Foghat	Rock
Summer Of ’69	Bryan Adams	Rock
Superfreak	Rick James	R&B
Talk Dirty	Jason Derulo ft. 2 Chainz	Pop
The Boys Of Summer	Don Henley	Rock
The Final Countdown	Europe	Rock
The Man	Aloe Blacc	R&B
The Pink Panther Theme	Henry Mancini	Instrumental
The Stripper Song	David Rose Orchestra	Instrumental
The Way You Make Me Feel	Michael Jackson	R&B
The Wild Boys	Duran Duran	Rock
This Velvet Glove	Red Hot Chili Peppers	Rock
Thong Song	Sisqo	R&B
U Can’t Touch This	MC Hammer	Dance
Velvet Glove	Victory Valley	Indie
We Are The Champions	Queen	Rock
What Makes You Beautiful	One Direction	Pop
Whatever You Like	T.I	Hip Hop
Whatta Man	Salt-N-Pepa	Hip Hop
Whip It	Devo	Rock
Who Let The Dogs Out	Baha Men	Dance
Wild Thing	Tone Loc	Hip Hop
Womanizer	Britney Spears	Dance
You Can Leave Your Hat On	Joe Cocker	Rock
You Sexy Thing	Hot Chocolate	R&B
You Shook Me All Night Long	AC/DC	Rock

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