Wedding Song (Stookey & Others)

Subject: Wedding Song
From: Kevin
Date: 16 Mar 98 - 03:17 PM

I'm trying to locate a recording of Paul Stokey's "The Wedding Song" for my daughter's wedding in June. I have been unable to find it on any Peter Paul & Mary tape or CD currently available in record stores. Can someone tell me what album it was on and if it is still available?

thanks

Subject: RE: Wedding Song
From: Jack (who is called jack)
Date: 16 Mar 98 - 03:33 PM

Does it have to be Stookey's version.? My wife does music at weddings and she's got it in several variations on Tape and in Sheet Music. None of the taped versions are Paul's though. I'll see what we have when I get home tonight.

Subject: RE: Wedding Song
From: Joe Offer
Date: 16 Mar 98 - 03:38 PM

Hi, Kevin - Noel Paul Stookey's "Wedding Song" is on a CD from Sparrow, #SPD1418, called "Giving You the Rest of My Life." You can find it at cdnow.com and other online distributors by searching under "title" for "giving you the rest." Let me know if you have any trouble getting it, and I'll figure out another way for you. Sparrow also has a single of the song, but I don't know how to get it. It might be available at Christian music stores.
-Joe Offer-

Subject: RE: Wedding Song
From: rich r
Date: 16 Mar 98 - 11:34 PM

Stookey's "Wedding Song" was never recorded by PP & M (except perhaps on a PBS video). Paul recorded it on his first album "Paul And"

rich r

Subject: RE: Wedding Song
From: Dawn
Date: 17 Mar 98 - 04:35 PM

I have it on a single on Warner Brothers - WB 7147 - with a song called "Sebastian" on the flip side. Don't know if it would still be available or not....maybe an oldies store?

Subject: RE: Wedding Song
From: Bruce O.
Date: 17 Mar 98 - 05:40 PM

"Come write me down" in DT is also known as "The Wedding Song". Take your computer to the wedding; you sing while it plays.

Subject: RE: Wedding Song
From: Joe Offer
Date: 17 Mar 98 - 09:53 PM

Just got an e-mail from Stookey's assistant. He says the "Giving You the Rest of My Life" CD is the only recording that is currently available, but I swear I saw a Sparrow single CD of the song. By the way, the other songs on the CD are truly awful. I suppose the quality of the Stookey recording is open to discussion, but I confess that I like it. The CD is available at CDnow.com and Musicblvd.com.
-Joe Offer-

Subject: RE: Wedding Song
From: Kevin
Date: 06 Apr 98 - 12:39 PM

Thank you all,

I was able to find a copy of the PBS video (Peter Paul and Mary 25th Anniversary Concert).

I could use help finding one more song for my daughter's wedding.

I remember Tom Rush doing a version of "Just A Closer Walk With Thee" in the sixties or seventies. I have most of Tom's albums and I thought I had the song but I can't find it. Does anyone know what album (if any) it was on?

Thanks again,

Kevin

Subject: RE: Wedding Song
From: wolfz
Date: 08 Apr 98 - 04:48 PM

don;t know where you are but check the web for a zia record exchange in az. there are several locations in az and they will sometimes let you order from the net . they can find just about any tune you want.

Subject: RE: Wedding Song
From: Sir
Date: 09 Apr 98 - 11:24 PM

I played some pretty prelude music at the wedding of my neice on the piano a few years ago. Lot's of arpeggios, modulating to different keys (minor and major) and a slowly flowing melody. No one in the audience seemed to recognize I was playing "The Crawdad Song" ("You get a line - I'll get a pole, honey")... But back to Paul Stookey's beautiful song - I'll bet there's a lot of us who can recall weddings where the soloist had a pretty tough time with the rhythm of that song (the loooooong notes) and the accompanist was sweating buckets trying to make it sound good.

Subject: RE: Wedding Song
From: Dawn
Date: 10 Apr 98 - 12:30 AM

My "ex" and I did it for our wedding - he played it, I sang it...but we "cheated" and pre-recorded it. It was played just before the processional. I knew I wouldn't be able to sing at my own wedding!

Subject: RE: Wedding Song
From: Earl
Date: 10 Apr 98 - 11:54 AM

Kevin, Tom Rush recorded "Just A Closer Walk With Thee" on his Prestige album "Got a Mind to Ramble" (later re-released as "Mind Ramblin".) Fantasy has a CD with most of his Prestige material but unfortunately they left off "Just A Closer Walk With Thee".

Subject: RE: Wedding Song
From: Devon
Date: 24 May 98 - 06:18 PM

I an trying to find sheet music for "unexpected song", By Andrew Lloyd Webber. I need It by the 31st of May or sooner. Please help! E- MAIL ME gthorne @ponyexpress.net

Subject: RE: Wedding Song
From: Alex McAnus Van Husan
Date: 09 Aug 98 - 01:13 PM

I the highly illustrius Alex McAnus Van Husan am in search of all information related to " The Wedding Song ". I am looking for a copy of AEROSMITH's " The Wedding Song ". Please forward c/o

Alex McAnus Van Husan

Subject: RE: Wedding Song
From: amber jade ladouceur/mike victor dowd
Date: 22 Dec 99 - 05:00 PM

can you please write us a wedding song for the wedding or play it on T.V for us and we don't care it sounds like but as long as we like it and we are going to get married on January some time! so please play it on January the 1st thank you and love you all!!! keep on working hard and make a lot of money!!!

Subject: RE: Wedding Song
From: GUEST,Erin
Date: 24 Apr 00 - 01:06 PM

I am getting married this fall and want to find a song that my 3 sisters could sing together. They harmonize really well, so a capella isn't really a problem. I just can't come up with anything.

HELP!

Subject: RE: Wedding Song
From: Gary T
Date: 24 Apr 00 - 02:07 PM

Erin, I'm quite fond of "My Only Love", which was a country music chart hit for the Statler Brothers about 15 years ago. As you may know, they did some fine harmonies. I suggest find and listen to it, see if it appeals to you.

And I wish you a lifetime of happiness. If you can live through the next six months, you're halfway there! (BG)

Subject: RE: Wedding Song
From: SDShad
Date: 24 Apr 00 - 02:10 PM

Dawn--

I actually did sing at my own wedding! My brother played guitar for me, and I sang "Stand By Me" as Beth walked down the aisle.

Chris

Subject: RE: Wedding Song
From: GUEST,aldus
Date: 25 Apr 00 - 09:57 AM

On the album Planet Waves Bob Dylan sings a song he wrote called "Wedding Song" , makes the Paul one look pretty awful. Try that one...it is beautiful.

Subject: RE: Wedding Song
From: Gervase
Date: 25 Apr 00 - 01:53 PM

One of the best wedding songs is "COME WRITE ME DOWN", as performed by Shirley Collins on Anthems in Eden...which you can find in the DT here anchor text

Subject: RE: Wedding Song
From: GUEST,Mrr
Date: 25 Apr 00 - 02:35 PM

We used Marie's Wedding as our recessional, the one by the Clancy Bros and Tommy Makem...

Subject: RE: Wedding Song
From: GUEST,Manda
Date: 06 Feb 01 - 12:23 AM

Gervase: "Come Write Me Down"??? Would you mind emailing me the words to that song? My friend is looking for a song to sing at my wedding in July. Thank-you. Any other suggestions for songs for a girl to sing at a wedding? [e-mail]

Subject: RE: Wedding Song
From: GUEST,Bruce O.
Date: 06 Feb 01 - 08:46 PM

"Wedding Song/ Come write me down" can be found on the Bodley Ballads website (Mucat's Links) under the title "Second thought is best".

Subject: RE: Wedding Song
From: Gervase
Date: 07 Feb 01 - 06:20 AM

Manda, see your hotmail inbox and all will be revealed!

Subject: RE: Wedding Song (Stookey & Others)
From: GUEST,sara
Date: 28 Jul 04 - 01:10 PM

i need to find a song to sing at my friends wedding. does any one have any ideas beside from this moment....
thanks