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20 Jan 10 - 01:43 PM (#2816843) Subject: Acapella ideas for a wedding march!? From: GUEST,Paul My fiancee and I are getting married in a hilltop chapel with no power so we want a friend to sing an acapella song as the wedding march... Can anyone think of a good one? (Have already considered Ave Maria) |
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20 Jan 10 - 02:02 PM (#2816851) Subject: RE: Acapella ideas for a wedding march!? From: MMario Mairi's wedding.... |
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20 Jan 10 - 02:03 PM (#2816854) Subject: RE: Acapella ideas for a wedding march!? From: John MacKenzie Love Is The Sweetest Thing Ray Noble "Say It With Music" Love is the sweetest thing What else on earth could ever bring Such happiness to ev'rything As Love's old story. Love is the strangest thing No song of birds upon the wing Shall in our hearts more sweetly sing Than Love's old story. Whatever heart may desire Whatever fate may send This is the tale that never will tire. This is the song without end. Love is the greatest thing The oldest yet, the latest thing I only hope that fate may bring Love's story to you. |
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20 Jan 10 - 02:20 PM (#2816870) Subject: RE: Acapella ideas for a wedding march!? From: GUEST,leeneia 3 ideas: Use the Dutch hymn "We gather together," changing some words to reflect that this is a wedding. Use "Let all things now living," which uses the joyful tune "Ash Grove," and do the same. 'Be thou my vision.' Skip verse 3. |
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20 Jan 10 - 02:39 PM (#2816889) Subject: RE: Acapella ideas for a wedding march!? From: Paul Burke Perhaps "Il Ne L'Aura Pas" as performed by the City Waites: though as this is supposedly commenting on the bride's state, perhaps it's not quite appropriate. |
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20 Jan 10 - 02:52 PM (#2816905) Subject: RE: Acapella ideas for a wedding march!? From: open mike Kate Wolf's Give Yourself to Love but perhaps you could have instruments... just no amplification...perhaps ones with some volume...such as bagpipes, nyckelharp, or some resonator type this would carry better than a voice.. will you plan to have multiple singers? a pretty waltz is Give Me Your Hand (i do not know of lyrics for this--i am thinking instrumental here) or as mentioned above, Mairi's Wedding |
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20 Jan 10 - 08:12 PM (#2817195) Subject: RE: Acapella ideas for a wedding march!? From: GUEST,999 Well, be-bop-a-lula, she's my baby Be-bop-a-lula, I don't mean maybe Be-bop-a-lula, she's my baby Be-bop-a-lula, I don't mean maybe Be-bop-a-lula, she's my baby love My baby love, my baby love |
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20 Jan 10 - 08:20 PM (#2817200) Subject: RE: Acapella ideas for a wedding march!? From: GUEST,999 Congratulations, btw. Best wishes to both of you. |
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20 Jan 10 - 09:03 PM (#2817217) Subject: RE: Acapella ideas for a wedding march!? From: AllisonA(Animaterra) Congratulations! Here's a favorite of mine. Scroll down the page to find "Blessed" by Lui Collins |
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20 Jan 10 - 09:05 PM (#2817219) Subject: RE: Acapella ideas for a wedding march!? From: ClaireBear How about Bob Franke's Beggars to God? |
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20 Jan 10 - 10:00 PM (#2817248) Subject: RE: Acapella ideas for a wedding march!? From: mousethief Here she comes Walkin' up the aisle She got the foxiest looks that Make everybody smile Hey hey she's my honey (etc) ----- Beats my other choice which was "Me and You and a Dog Named Boo" ----- Congratulations and Mazel Tov! O..O =o= |
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21 Jan 10 - 04:32 AM (#2817354) Subject: RE: Acapella ideas for a wedding march!? From: MGM·Lion For the record, I was once musical director ·+· playing Amiens who gets to sing most of the songs in a 1970 open-air As You Like It in Cambridge. The theme was of a sort of hippy-paradise in the forest where they sang folk - so I set e.g. Under The Greenwood Tree to tune of The Gentleman Soldier &c. For Hymen's Wedding Hymn in the last scene {"Wedding is Great Juno's Crown' V iv 140}, sung chorally by all the 'courtiers', I used Kelvingrove ["The Shearing's No' for You" ], which all said fitted it beautifully. So I offer it as a humble suggestion - no royalties expected. The name 'Hymen' in the song, nowadays having other connotations, could be altered to something like 'Wedlock' perhaps. |
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22 Jan 10 - 04:20 AM (#2818269) Subject: RE: Acapella ideas for a wedding march!? From: Dave the Gnome Why go acapella - Just find someone with an accordion:-) DeG |
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22 Jan 10 - 05:03 AM (#2818281) Subject: RE: Acapella ideas for a wedding march!? From: Marje I don't see why the lack of power should prevent instrumental music at all. Can't you find someone who plays the fiddle, or pipes, or flute, or (well why not?) even accordion? Or some combination of these? I think a tune (with no words) would be better for a processional march, leaving the song idea until later in the ceremony. That gives you a lot more scope, as all sorts of tunes are powerful and stirring enough to serve the purpose, regardless of their titles. A single piper would provide a dramatic start to the occasion. At our daughter's wedding, her cousin and uncle sang "One hand, one heart" from West Side Story, with guitar accompaniment. I think it's one of the simplest, loveliest wedding songs there is. But maybe not suitable for a march, better for a more reflective moment later in the proceedings. Marje |
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22 Jan 10 - 06:51 AM (#2818342) Subject: RE: Acapella ideas for a wedding march!? From: Micca Would this be a good time to point out that one of the 2 best known(aand most used) Wedding Marches, The Wagner one from Lohengrin, that is the "Here comes the Bride" one, is actually done acapella (without ANY orchestral accompaniment) in the opera? so a small chorus of voices might be able to carry it off? |
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22 Jan 10 - 07:24 AM (#2818359) Subject: RE: Acapella ideas for a wedding march!? From: Richard Mellish In Scandinavia they have loads of wonderful wedding marches, normally played by one or more fiddlers. Richard |
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27 Jan 10 - 08:45 PM (#2823109) Subject: RE: Acapella ideas for a wedding march!? From: GUEST do you know of any cd that are song acapella with here comes the bride on them |
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27 Jan 10 - 08:50 PM (#2823113) Subject: RE: Acapella ideas for a wedding march!? From: GUEST,999 Might help your search: the 'real' title of the "Here Comes the Bride" song is "Bridal Chorus." |
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28 Jan 10 - 07:48 AM (#2823399) Subject: RE: Acapella ideas for a wedding march!? From: squeezeboxhp fight the good fight (i'll get me coite) |
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28 Jan 10 - 01:05 PM (#2823678) Subject: RE: Acapella ideas for a wedding march!? From: JohnB We have done "Mairie's" Wedding at one and "Come Write me Down" (aka The Wedding Song) at two others although you do have to watch the audience joining in the repeats and slooowwwwiiiiinnnnnngggggggg down the chorus in the Wedding Song. Oh yeah a group of us also did the Bryan Adams Song from Robin Hood "Look into my Eyes or whatever it's called) at another. ALL couples are still together too. JohnB. |