Wedding First Songs

“lyra, you're spidey sense is wrong. i'm a true romantic. were i not i would have suggested "goodbye cruel world" or "waiting for the worms"

all things considered, i believe that 'run like hell' is probably the best choice.

wouldn't you agree?”

“you're nutz.”

“you're fruity.”

“Fruit? Nuts? What are you doing, making gorp or something?”

“sacco, sacco, sacco.......

..not that there's anything wrong with that... ;-)”

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sacco
12:46:37 PM
6/17/05
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Didn't you know? StoveStomer and myself are the to old guys from the Muppet Show.”

“yeah well you're a two-toed sloth!”

“Don't mess with Her Adorableness! ;-)”

“OK, you say it's the bride's day. A lot of grooms don't have much to do with weddings. I don't know how much or how little Opie is involved, but it seems kinda cool he's interested in the song choice.”

“i have 10 toes, Fruity Mclyra.


doubtful liz, he's prolly just pretending to give a rats ass in hopes of better sex on the honeymoon.”

“I have known a lot of grooms that wanted to be involved with the planning of the wedding. Of course, most men dont care, but by all means if they do, they should be able to have an opinion. It takes two to get married, right?”

“I'm getting married in one year and one week from today. :)) We'll likely go with Nora Jones' "Come Away With Me" for our first dance. SHort and sweet.”

“I was in charge of the musical selection at my wedding. Put everything on the laptop and patched it through the overhead speakers. It worked great. I chose the vast majority of the songs, so I didn't object when my wife wanted a particular song included. She chose Norah Jones' "What Am I To You". Good song.

Overall, we used a LOT of classic rock songs. Grand Funk Railroad, Journey, Allman Brothers, CCR, Eagles, The Kinks, Styx, REO Speedwagon, Joan Jett, John Mellencamp, John Fogerty, Blue Oyster Cult, Bad Company, Ozzie Ozbourne, Bob Seger, and a bunch of other stuff.”

“Thanks for all the feedback. Hopefully Randy and I can come to an agreement. I like several of the songs that you guys are mentioning and I hope that Randy does too. I want him to be involved because it is his wedding too.”

“Only 8 days until the wedding :) This time 2 weeks from now I'll be sitting on the beach somewhere drinking a drink out of a coconut!”

“Knock em for a loop! Play "My Sharona" for your first song, and rip away your wedding dress, revealing a sixties-era swimsuit.

Both of you can then dance to the song by doing that hold-your-nose swimming dance.

People will remember your wedding forever.”

“I think I would go with "Momma's got Her Boobs Out" sung by Rodney Carrington.”

“The one luxury item I carry on every trip is my coconut cup I made while on a camping trip. A guy brought a rum filled coconut and after 4 days we opened it up and drank the juice and ate the meat. I cut the top off to get in and a guy said hey, make a cup out of it! So I did. It still had the husk on so I shaved it down to the hard shell and have had it for three years. It is always in my pack.”

“But.... seriously, I'm with TreeBait....

"What a wonderful world" by Louis Armstrong

that is my most favorite song ever and I used to have it on my website..... easy listening while you shop, kinda... LOL...

Just listen to it real close next time...

and best wishes to you both !!
~ John ~”

“or... Elton John's.... Wind Beneath my Wings..”

“I have no idea what music was played at my wedding.

Whenever my wife hears one she goes all gooey.

Let the woman pick it out. This #&%!$ means more to them.”

“em - not exaclty. Our minister told us that I shouldn't get too worked up about any of the wedding stuff. All you need is a bride, a preacher, and a mother-in-law. They can find a groom, no problem.

V- same here, I couldn't tell you the first song from our wedding. I can name a person or two that sang there because they were friends of the family, but that's it.”

“It's quite likely that the two of you will remember your first song forever.

But I guarantee that almost nobody else will.”

“Locomotive Breath by Jethro Tull.”

““I have no idea what music was played at my wedding.

Whenever my wife hears one she goes all gooey.

Let the woman pick it out. This #&%!$ means more to them.”
VioLiN
3:04:27 PM
6/17/05

As a side note, V and I agreed on something. Wedding songs do bring people together!”

“stik - but only if OPIE plays the flute on one foot.”

“How about "Queen of My Doublewide Trailer?" Just kidding.

On a more serious note, Norah Jones' song, "Come Away With Me" would make a nice wedding song.”

“At my friend's wedding, she had a family friend sing "Songbird" (originally Christine McVie's from Fleetwood Mac, but redone by Eva Cassidy and on the Love Actually soundtrack) It's a beautiful song, made me misty eyed. : )
God help any guy I marry, cause I think I need some Journey. "Faithfully" perhaps. I love Journey.
I like Gem's "Always and Forever" suggestion too.”

“pixie...I love jorney. went to their concert a couple years back...but you know...perry wasnt' alive then...still pretty good.

I even have a journey shirt :) heeheehee”

“we just got married a couple of months ago and our first dance was
Bon Jovi's - I'll be there for you
Kinda of 90's I know, but the maid of honor sang it, so my wife loved it.

Another choice was Bruce Robison's - Just Married

check out Charlie Robison and Natalie Maines doing "the wedding song" bound to be a winner.

SBE
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“Ours was "This Night" by Billy Joel”

“Since half of all marriages end in divorce, a more realistic wedding song might be the Eagles' "After the Thrill is Gone".”

“ACDC Highway to Hell”

“Here's a personal favorite of mine: http://www.frontiernet.net/~electech/better.mp3 It's one of the pieces I used in a good friend's wedding video.
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“Eric Clapton, - You look wonderful Tonight”

“How about "I Shaved My Legs for This?"”

“""A song for you" leon russell from Carney album

"i'll be your baby tonight" bob dylan

"leather and lace" was that stevie nicks? and somebody..heh i fergot

so what song was playing when you experienced your first really deep kiss or first dance?”

“Opie,
let her choose the song she wants. Otherwise--
I suggest "Always and Forever" by Luther Vandross.

Just stay away from Kenny G, for chri'sake:)”

“my definition of comprimise is backing up part of the ways to accomadate the other parties wishes, until both have contributed and taken from their original ideas and wants coming to one decision making both happy.


her definition differs...can you compromise on the definition of compromise?”

“"another one bites the dust"”

“Making Memories of Us by Keith Urban

It's not too country, and is a perfect sentiment for a first song. But it's the kind of song that is coming from the man, so you should suggest that one, Opie.


"Making Memories Of Us"

I'm gonna be here for you baby
I'll be a man of my word
Speak the language in a voice that you have never heard
I wanna sleep with you forever
And I wanna die in your arms
In a cabin by a meadow where the wild bees swarm

And I'm gonna love you like nobody loves you
And I'll earn your trust making memories of us

I wanna honor your mother
I wanna learn from your pa
I wanna steal your attention like a bad outlaw
I wanna stand out in a crowd for you
A man among men
I wanna make your world better than it's ever been

And I'm gonna love you like nobody loves you
And I'll earn your trust making memories of us

We'll follow the rainbow
Wherever the four winds blow
And there'll be a new day
Comin' your way

I'm gonna be here for you from now on
This you know somehow
You've been stretched to the limits but it's alright now
And I'm gonna make you a promise
If there's life after this
I'm gonna be there to meet you with a warm, wet kiss

And I'm gonna love you like nobody loves you
And I'll earn your trust making memories of us
I'm gonna love you like nobody loves you
And I'll win your trust making memories of us”

“My dad and one of the ushers in my wedding got me to sneak "another one bites the dust" into the playlist. The usher cued it up right after our first dance. My wife got a laugh out of it...good thing she's easygoing.

Locomotive Breath...that's a good one. ”

“Ruby, I just bought that Keith Urban CD. I love that song. You have good taste in music. What do you think of Julie Roberts new CD? (1st one)”

““OPIE.


Let her have her way. Trust me on this one.”

bitpusher
8:20:34 AM
6/17/05

I am in complete agreement with bitpusher.”

“Maybe I'm Amazed or My Love by Paul McCartney both are pretty awesome and powerfull love songs and would make great wedding songs IMO , especially Maybe I'm Amazed.”

“I always thought that was Baby I'm Amazed. I learn something new every day.”

“bryan adams-cant remember the name of the song though--”

“heaven”

“Here's a list I found on a site. Ironiclly enough it is from a gay wedding site. LOL!

# "In My Life" (Lennon / McCartney)
# "Here, There and Everywhere" (Lennon / McCartney)
# "All of My Life" (Irving Berlin)
# "Keep it Precious" (Melissa Etheridge)
# "The Rose" (Amanda McBroom)
# "Amazing Grace" (traditional)
# "For Me and My Gal" (Leslie / Goetz / Meyer)
# "Come Rain or Come Shine" (Mercer and Arlen)
# "Zing went the Strings of My Heart" (H. Arlen)
# "Our Time" (Stephen Sondheim)
# "Can't Help Falling in Love" (Weiss / Peretti / Creatore)
# "There But for You Go I" (Lerner and Loewe)
# "My Heart is So Full of You" (Frank Loesser)
# "There is Nothing Like a Dame" (Rodgers and Hammerstein)
# "Love Me Like a Man" (Chris Smither)
# "It Had to Be You" (Jones / Kahn)
# "Always" (Irving Berlin)
# "Have I Told You Lately" (Van Morrison)
# "If I Ever Needed Someone" (Van Morrison)
# "Something to Talk About" (Shirley Eikhard)
# "Book of Dreams" (Bruce Springsteen)
# "If I Should Fall Behind" (Bruce Springsteen)
# "For You" (Tracy Chapman)
# "A Song for You" (Leon Russell)
# "My Funny Valentine" (Rodgers and Hart)
# "Love Don't Need a Reason" (Allen / Callen / Malamet)
# "You Are So Beautiful to Me" (George and Ira Gershwin)
# "Our Love is Here to Stay" (Billy Preston)
# "If We Only Have Love" (Jacques Brel)
# "Hawaiian Wedding Song" (Charles King)
# "A Simple Song" (Schwartz and Bernstein)
# "Still Thrives This Love" (k. d. lang and Ben Mink)
# "If Not for You" (Bob Dylan)
# "When You Wish upon a Star" (Harline and Washington)
# "Stand by Your Man" (Wynette and Sherrill)
# "Try a Little Tenderness" (Woods / Campbell / Connelly)
# "Stand by Me" (King and Glick)
# "Your Song" (Elton John)
# "Many Rivers to Cross" (Jimmy Cliff)
# "True Companion" (Marc Cohn)
# "Crazy for You" (George and Ira Gershwin)
# "I Live for Your Love" (Allen Rich)
# "Just in Time" (Comden / Green / Styne)
# "Simple Song" (Bernstein and Schwartz)
# "Anyone Would Love You" (Harold Rome)
# "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" (Lauper and Hyman)
# "True Love Ways" (Buddy Holly)
# "One Hand, One Heart" (Leonard Bernstein)
# "As Long As I Have a Heart" (Kathy Mattea)”