DJs, Kevin Bacon and Footloose

Kevin Bacon asks wedding DJs not to play “Footloose” song because guests want him to dance 'like I'm a trained monkey'
Bacon says he has "no one to blame but myself" for the enduring popularity of "Footloose" — but that doesn't mean he'll dance for you.
Kevin Bacon Asks DJs Not to Play ‘Footloose' Song at Weddings: People ‘Form a Circle' Around Me ‘Like I'm a Trained Monkey'
Kevin Bacon has dozens of memorable roles, but it’s his 1984 film “Footloose” that he’s asked about most frequently - or asked to dance to. Ahead of his new Prime Video series, “The Bondsman,” Bacon sat down for a career retrospective at SXSW on March 7.
Kevin Bacon’s 1 request for wedding DJs to avoid his ‘worst nightmare’
During a retrospective of his career at SXSW in Austin, Texas, on March 7, the actor, who played Ren in the smash film, said he hates when Kenny Loggins’ iconic title track from the 1984 movie plays at weddings. “My worst nightmare is to be at a wedding and the DJ puts on the music,” he said, according to Variety.
Kevin Bacon Requests Wedding DJs to Not Play Footloose Song For THIS Hilarious Reason:
Kevin Bacon has a special request for the wedding DJs. The movie star asks the console controllers to not play Footloose songs due to a hilarious reason.
Kevin Bacon asks wedding DJs not to play this song: ‘People will form a circle around me like I’m a trained monkey’
By about 10.30, the song comes on, and suddenly the wedding becomes about me getting out and dancing,’ said the actor
Kevin Bacon Reveals His 'Worst Nightmare' at Weddings — and It Involves “Footloose”
Suddenly the wedding becomes about me, and people form a circle around me and I become a trained monkey,” he said
'My Worst Nightmare': Kevin Bacon Explains Why He Doesn't Want Wedding DJs to Play Footloose
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