SNSUN Posted 22 May, 2012 Posted 22 May, 2012 Just over two weeks until our wedding, and the future Mrs SNSUN and I have a list of songs as long as your arm to use as a first dance. The song that we consider "our song" isn't a song you can dance (or even sway) to, so that rules that out. Now we need to find a song with a decent tune, decent beat, apt lyrics and that doesn't go on forever. The trouble is the more songs we hear, the longer the list grows, as we like so much stuff. To those of you married (or divorced of course), what was your first dance wedding song and what did it mean to you? Does anybody have any good suggestions?
Golactico Posted 22 May, 2012 Posted 22 May, 2012 'Let's Stay Together' - Al Green. Not a bad song but a fairly unimaginative choice, if I'm honest. It was a compromise as I wanted 'Baby I Love You' by The Ramones.
the saint in winchester Posted 22 May, 2012 Posted 22 May, 2012 Rappers Delight - Sugarhill Gang. Rubbish song but if you can keep rapping for the full 8 minutes Mrs SNSUN will be impressed with your stamina.
SNSUN Posted 22 May, 2012 Author Posted 22 May, 2012 Rappers Delight - Sugarhill Gang. Rubbish song but if you can keep rapping for the full 8 minutes Mrs SNSUN will be impressed with your stamina. 8 minutes would be a record for me for anything...:-D Stand By Me by Ben E King has caught my attention...
Fowllyd Posted 23 May, 2012 Posted 23 May, 2012 You don't have to do the first dance thing at all if you don't want to - my ex and I didn't when we got married. This was not, I hasten to add, the reason that she's now my ex! Neither of us liked the idea of getting up and dancing in front of loads of people, so we didn't. We told the chap doing the music that there'd be no first dance and he just got on with it.
hutch Posted 23 May, 2012 Posted 23 May, 2012 You can't beat a bit of Strauss. It will give you an excuse to watch all those recordings of "Strictly Come Dancing" you've secretly got stashed away as well.
keithd Posted 23 May, 2012 Posted 23 May, 2012 The Mrs and I walked back up the aisle to Barry White First Last Everything, got the mourners smiling. First dance was Paul Weller You Do Something to Me. I think we chose good tunes, plus they meant stuff to us so double good
Wurzel Posted 23 May, 2012 Posted 23 May, 2012 Ours was Dusty Springfields Look of Love. No particular meaning just the first one we actually agreed on after loads of suggestions. Has grown to become a favourite because of that (I know, it's meant to be the other way round) Went to a friends wedding in 2004 who actually had first dance to , I kid you not ....... [video=youtube_share;NbJCBi9MVIw]
Hatch Posted 23 May, 2012 Posted 23 May, 2012 You to me are Everything - The Real Thing. NB. We are getting divorced now, although not due to the choice of song.
Saint in Paradise Posted 23 May, 2012 Posted 23 May, 2012 We could only just afford a very very small reception so there was no worry about having music and having to decide a first dance tune. Same reason I didn't have a stag night - lack of money.
This Charming Man Posted 23 May, 2012 Posted 23 May, 2012 [video=youtube;Vqiw-Kqtlr0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vqiw-Kqtlr0
buctootim Posted 23 May, 2012 Posted 23 May, 2012 Save the Last Dance for me. Lyrics fit well with a wedding reception when everyone wants to dance with bride. Classic too so all ages in the room will respond to it - you can play the hipper stuff after. I think the Drifters did it originally but its been covered by everybody - eg Tom Jones, Michael Buble, Dolly Parton, even Bruce Willis.
The Cat Posted 23 May, 2012 Posted 23 May, 2012 This should do the trick. Has very heartfelt lyrics with the truth rammed on at the end of them. Plus it'll give you a chance to throw some epic shapes when the beat kicks in. Why go for the obvious lovey, dovey crap when you can give the crowd something they'll never forget? We've all been to weddings when people dance to some schmaltzy rubbish, most of the guests knowing it's a bunch of shiite and they'll be divorced in 3 years despite the fact they bought them an overpriced toaster and some matching egg cups. Anyway, here's WHAT YOU NEED.
dronskisaint Posted 23 May, 2012 Posted 23 May, 2012 You to me are Everything - The Real Thing. NB. We are getting divorced now, although not due to the choice of song. Now more 'You to me give everything'?
keithd Posted 23 May, 2012 Posted 23 May, 2012 [video=youtube;Vqiw-Kqtlr0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vqiw-Kqtlr0 fack all makes me cringe more than choreographed wedding dances. Makes me want to puke
swannymere Posted 23 May, 2012 Posted 23 May, 2012 One day like this - Elbow God only knows - The Beach Boys Something - The Beatles Let there be love - Nat King Cole My baby just cares for me - Nina Simone
Huffton Posted 23 May, 2012 Posted 23 May, 2012 Sometimes When We Touch by Dan Hill, although Wonderful Tonight was a very close second in the choices
toofarnorth Posted 23 May, 2012 Posted 23 May, 2012 Had Walk of Life for coming back down the aisle. First dance was a ceilidh so no idea what the song was
Micky Posted 23 May, 2012 Posted 23 May, 2012 The Mrs and I walked back up the aisle to Barry White First Last Everything, got the mourners smiling. First dance was Paul Weller You Do Something to Me. I think we chose good tunes, plus they meant stuff to us so double good This. Top top song, great lyrics, Wellers voice characteristics, hauntingly good guitar solo (even if it's not long enough) - stunning tune. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCzF06GKROE
norwaysaint Posted 23 May, 2012 Posted 23 May, 2012 We had "We have all the time in the world" by Louis Armstrong
Hamilton Saint Posted 23 May, 2012 Posted 23 May, 2012 Into the Mystic - Van Morrison Great song; superb recording!
BigShadow Posted 23 May, 2012 Posted 23 May, 2012 We had "We have all the time in the world" by Louis Armstrong As did we. A fine tune.
ChicagoSaint Posted 24 May, 2012 Posted 24 May, 2012 Our first dance song was "It must be love" by Madness
SaintBobby Posted 24 May, 2012 Posted 24 May, 2012 Nobody does it better....Carly Simon So bad it's good.
St Jim Posted 24 May, 2012 Posted 24 May, 2012 Terry Callier's Lean on Me. (this is not a remake of the Bill Withers' Lean on Me, completely different song) For those that have never heard this, highly recommend listining to it. This song had a fair amount of menaing to my wife as her dad is a Terry Callier fan (he's into his soul music, used to DJ a fair bit around the Aldershot, Farnham & Farnborough area) and she grew up listening to his music. I just love the song. No one seems to have heard of it before and the 10 piece jazz/funk bank we had at the wedding had literally 3 days to learn it but it was fantastic hearing it live. As for music at a wedding, can not recommend the band 'Payback' enough!
timebomb Posted 24 May, 2012 Posted 24 May, 2012 Genesis - Stay with me. Black Eyed Peas - I gotta feeling.
Johnny Bognor Posted 24 May, 2012 Posted 24 May, 2012 Marriage? Find a woman you really ****ing hate and give her your house. It'll save you a lot of bother.
SNSUN Posted 24 May, 2012 Author Posted 24 May, 2012 Nobody does it better....Carly Simon So bad it's good. My best mate had that at his wedding. ANother wedding I went to had Eric Clapton's Change The World. Still debating, but my personal favourite so far is Andy Williams "Let There Be Love". She wants Take That's "Million Love Songs" or some **** by Michael Buble. Old songs are just better IMO. Discussions continue. I'll let you know what we choose after the wedding.
SNSUN Posted 24 May, 2012 Author Posted 24 May, 2012 Marriage? Find a woman you really ****ing hate and give her your house. It'll save you a lot of bother. She's welcome to half of everything I own. (Half of eff all is eff all.) Oh wait, she can have half of all my Saints stuff. As a Norwich fan, she'd love it. :-)
Dimond Geezer Posted 24 May, 2012 Posted 24 May, 2012 Love Is All Around by Wet Wet Wet, not very imaginative, but when we got married it had been no. 1 for about 6 months. I don't 'do' dancing, but by the time we got to this part of the day I'd had a few glasses of champers & much to my new wifes surprise turned this slowy into something resembling a 50's jive. I'm still seeing the osteopath 18 years later.
dune Posted 24 May, 2012 Posted 24 May, 2012 Make it a retro 1980's wedding. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwjHjLl1g2Y
KK the 2nd Posted 24 May, 2012 Posted 24 May, 2012 Twas back in '78 ... "I was only joking" by Rod Stewart. Youthful humour, missus still didn't get it!
Hamilton Saint Posted 24 May, 2012 Posted 24 May, 2012 A friend of mine had a small wedding reception (about thirty people) at a local restaurant which featured their own regular house band - a black R&B/blues band. After the meal, the music was about to begin. I kid you not - my friend went over and made a request - for the first dance, he and his new wife grooved around the dance floor to the band's version of B.B. King's The Thrill is Gone.
JonnyLove Posted 25 May, 2012 Posted 25 May, 2012 Mine was Bad English - When I see you smile. Being a DJ I hear loads of the same old unoriginal crap but here are some that have taken my fancy over the last couple of years. Boris Gardner - I Want to wake up with you Etta James - At last James Morrison - I Won't let you go John Legend - Stay with you Magnet & Gemma Hayes - Lay Lady Lay
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