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Here Comes The Wedding Thread
Posted by David Wright on 29 July 2010 - 7:31pm.
I'm attending my first wedding in nearly 10 years next Saturday and look forward to drinking Pimms and catching up with old friends and having a good old knees up. A wedding compilation seems to be the order of the day; with some songs old, some songs new and perhaps a few blue. I would be grateful to hear your suggestions, so far I have:
1) White Wedding-Billy Idol
2) Prairie Wedding-Mark Knopfler
3) Wedding Vows In Vegas-Was (Not Was)
4) Start Again- Teenage Fanclub
And (touch wood)if things don't go to plan, Elbow's Grounds For Divorce is waiting in my CD shelf.
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God Bless The Bride
...from kevin Coyne - first track on this myspace lovely lovely song.
www.myspace.com/kevincoynebookscom
This seems almost too obvious...
And this would be controversial.
Peter Hammill - 'Crying Wolf'
On second thoughts, perhaps not...
got to have
Gram Parsons' $1000 Wedding.
When I was getting married, I asked one of my mates what he thought would make a good choice for the first song to dance with the new wife. He thought about it for a minute and then replied "Run To The Hills" by the Maiden.
It turns out he was absolutely right.
Don't Look Back In Anger
Sorry to hear your marriage didn't work out but they're both good tunes.
10,000 Maniacs
"My Sister Rose". Randy Newman's "A Wedding in Cherokee County" also springs to mind.Not sure it strikes the right tone though!
"I Knew The Bride (When She Used To Rock 'n' Roll)" - Nick Lowe
I think I prefer the Dave Edmunds version, but here's the original, with video:
Schoolboy Error
Not a good idea to use this, if you did indeed 'know' the bride
No, no...
It'll give the bride an incentive to ...er... rock 'n' roll again...
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If I ever get married,
I am having this played. Possibly for the first dance.
"You Never Can Tell" - Chuck Berry
The inspiration for "I Knew The Bride" (see above). Chuck Berry telling a story in the manner of Noel Coward:
For the more cynical amongst you
Fast Car - Joan Armatrading
Elton John
"Kiss The Bride". Of course you did dear.
Kiss
How could I forget this one!
Well, why not?... you never know!!
D.I.V.O.R.C.E - Tammy Wynette
Surely...
Clean Bride
If the bride has been around a bit:
1) Dirty Girl-Eels
2) Anytime Lisa-Was (Not Was)
3) Roxanne-The Police
The first two lines of this should go down well
When Madonna Was Good
Funny and along those lines, "Till Death Do Us Part"-Madonna
Rilo Kiley
How about 'Portions for Foxes'? Great chorus...