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12 Nov 06 - 12:41 PM (#1883874) Subject: Wedding songs needed, non folk!! From: muppitz A friends has asked me to do a set at her wedding next year and I need some ideas for appropriate songs, bearing in mind that the audience is a non-folky one so I'm looking for mainstream/chart stuff anything from the last 30/40 years or so. I've had a search and I can only find threads that suggest folk songs so any suggestions would be appreciated and if guitar chords are available too that would be fantastic! muppitz x |
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12 Nov 06 - 12:53 PM (#1883886) Subject: RE: Wedding songs needed, non folk!! From: Effsee "First time ever I saw your face" would be OK I guess. |
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12 Nov 06 - 01:11 PM (#1883900) Subject: RE: Wedding songs needed, non folk!! From: GUEST wedding song, Bob Dylan, from the album planet waves, gorgeous song. |
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12 Nov 06 - 01:42 PM (#1883926) Subject: RE: Wedding songs needed, non folk!! From: GUEST It's not from the charts, muppitz but always include, "Fight the Good Fight" |
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12 Nov 06 - 02:01 PM (#1883947) Subject: RE: Wedding songs needed, non folk!! From: oldhippie We used "Plain & Simple Love" - Holly Near |
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12 Nov 06 - 02:20 PM (#1883958) Subject: RE: Wedding songs needed, non folk!! From: Leadfingers I Wish I was Single Again is always good for a laugh !! |
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12 Nov 06 - 02:43 PM (#1883973) Subject: RE: Wedding songs needed, non folk!! From: Sorcha Love is Blue, Whither Thou Goest, Simple Gifts |
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12 Nov 06 - 02:44 PM (#1883974) Subject: RE: Wedding songs needed, non folk!! From: Genie You might find some suggestions in other threads here, such as this one: |
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12 Nov 06 - 03:12 PM (#1884004) Subject: RE: Wedding songs needed, non folk!! From: GUEST the pogues, rainy night in soho, sought of folky but also quite mainstream :) some of them might know it lol |
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12 Nov 06 - 03:24 PM (#1884015) Subject: RE: Wedding songs needed, non folk!! From: GUEST maids when your young never wed and old man heheheheh o dam that is folk again still good for a laugh. |
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12 Nov 06 - 03:28 PM (#1884021) Subject: RE: Wedding songs needed, non folk!! From: Joybell Love is a Golden Ring There'll Never be anyone else but You Devoted to You Dream (And several other Everly Brothers songs) The Rose Have I Told You Lately the I Love You Remember Me I'm the one who Loves You I'll dig out our list. Cheers, Joy |
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12 Nov 06 - 04:09 PM (#1884068) Subject: RE: Wedding songs needed, non folk!! From: muppitz Liking some of them, although I must admit there are a few I've never heard of! Please keep them coming! Cheers muppitz x |
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12 Nov 06 - 04:16 PM (#1884073) Subject: RE: Wedding songs needed, non folk!! From: Canberra Chris I sang Fields of Gold (Eva Cassidy's version) at my niece's wedding and it went down a treat. Eva herself said that she sang You Take My Breath Away at weddings. I confess I have also sung Never Wed an Old Man! It was however upstaged at one wedding by the bridegroom's madrigal group singing A Long Prick (musical notation term and double entendre of the era.) Bliss to the happy, Chris |
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12 Nov 06 - 04:29 PM (#1884086) Subject: RE: Wedding songs needed, non folk!! From: Rasener Muppitz Got to sing for your own wedding eh :-) How about Rubber Bullets - 10CC Will You Love Me tommorrow - The Shireeles Stand And Deliver - Adam & The Ants Slow Hand - Pointer Sisters Can't Keep It In - Cat Stevens Seriuosly how about Addicted To Love - Robert Palmer Then I Kissed Her - The Beach Boys Love Letters - Ketty Lester We Two Are One - The Eurythmics I Got You Babe - Cher I Knew You Were Waiting For Me - Aretha Franklin Signed Sealed Delivered, I'm Yours - Stevie Wonder Wedding Song - Bob Dylan I.m Gonna get married - Lloyd Price Heartbeat - Buddy holly I'm Getting Married In The Morning - Stanley Holloway Love & Affection - Joan Armatrading Well you did ask LOL See you Dec 1st Cheers les |
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12 Nov 06 - 04:53 PM (#1884101) Subject: RE: Wedding songs needed, non folk!! From: PSzymeczek We used "Everything I Do, I Do for You", by Bryan Adams. |
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12 Nov 06 - 05:05 PM (#1884110) Subject: RE: Wedding songs needed, non folk!! From: Rasener That was the first song I heard after my first daughter was born (about 4 in the morning). That has remained her song ever since. |
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12 Nov 06 - 05:09 PM (#1884118) Subject: RE: Wedding songs needed, non folk!! From: Genie Oops. "Always And Forever" was recorded by Luther Vandross. Several popular wedding songs here: Something That We Do (Clint Black) popular love song lyrics from last few decades: A - F Years From Now (R Cook/C Cochran) When I Said "I Do" (Clint Black) (Forever Yours) Faithfully - by Journey I Could Not Ask For More Me And You (K. Chesney) This Is The Night Truly (Lionel Richie) Love Of My Life (Dave Matthews Band) Love Of My Life (Jim Brickman) I Know How The River Feels Look What Love Has Done (R. Mathes, S. Lewis) Could I Have This Dance (For The Rest Of My Life) Everything I Have Other popular wedding songs (some kind of overused): Looking Through The Eyes Of Love (Carole Bayer Sager & Marvin Hamlisch) To Each His Own (another oldie that's been covered recently by contemporary artists) Amazed (sung by Lonestar) Endless Love (sung by Lionel Richie and Diana Ross) The Prayer (Carole Bayer Sager & David Foster) The Rose (by Amanda McBroom, recorded by Bette Midler) Unchained Melody (On the charts in the 1950s, '60s, '90s, and 2000s) Hawaiian Wedding Song Ebb Tide - another standard Not as "folky" as some of Tom's others, and a great wedding song: Outward Bound (Tom Paxton) And I know you're not looking for folk songs, but you really should check out John Prine's song (duet with Nanci Griffith, I think) "In Spite Of Ourselves" (if only for the reception). |
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12 Nov 06 - 05:11 PM (#1884121) Subject: RE: Wedding songs needed, non folk!! From: PSzymeczek If I were going folk, I'd like John Gorka's "Love Is Our Cross to Bear". |
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12 Nov 06 - 05:13 PM (#1884124) Subject: RE: Wedding songs needed, non folk!! From: alison The Rose - Bette Midler My heart will go on (bleuggghhhhhh!!!) Celine Dion slainte alison |
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12 Nov 06 - 05:21 PM (#1884135) Subject: RE: Wedding songs needed, non folk!! From: Genie I see some of the ones on my list(s) were suggested while I was looking up links. Here's a list I found that's supposed to be currently popular wedding songs. Some have the same titles as some standards or oldies from the '50s and '60s, so I'm not sure if they're new songs or covers of those older hits/standards. E.g., "Have I Told You Lately That I Love You," "Always," and "From This Moment On" are titles that each represent at least two completely different love/wedding songs. Anyway, here's the list: 98 Degrees - I Do Ace Of Base - Its A Beautiful Life Alanis Morissette - Head Over Feet All For One - So Much In Love Allison Krauss - When You Say Nothing At All Amy Grant - When I Look Into Your Heart (feat. Vince Gill) Andy Gibb - I Just Want To Be Your Everything Anna Nalick - Forever Love Backstreet Boys - As Long As You Love Me The Beatles - Here, There & Everywhere Billy Joel - Just The Way You Are Bob Carlile - Butterfly Kisses Bon Jovi - Thank You For Loving Me Boyz to Men - I Swear Boyzone - I Love The Way You Love Me Christian Music - Love Will Be Our Home (Christian Wedding Songs) Clint Blank - When I Said I Do Dave Matthews Band - Love of My Life (feat. Carlos Santana) Dido - Thank You DJ Sammy - Heaven Don Henley - On My Wedding Day Jennifer Rush - Power Of Love Elvis Presley - I Can't Help Falling In Love With You Elton John - Your Song Hank Snow - With This Ring I Thee Wed Jim Brickman & Michael W. Smith - You Are The Love Of My Life John Denver - Perhaps Love Josh Groban - I Want to Spend My Lifetime Loving You (feat. Tina Arena) K-Ci & JoJo---All My Life (Same as the Ingram-Ronstadt song?) Keith Urban - Making Memories of Us Kenny Loggins - Danny's Song (I'm So In Love With You, Honey) - 1st and last verses Life House - I Live My Life For You Lifehouse - Hanging By A Moment Lifehouse - You And Me Lifehouse - You Belong To Me Lonestar - Good Morning Beautiful Mandy Moore - I Want To Be With You Martina Mcbride - I Love You (Runaway Bride Soundtrack) Martina McBride - Valentine Mary Chapin Carpenter - Grow Old Along With Me Michael Buble - You Belong To Me (probably the old Jo Stafford hit) Moulin Rouge Soundtrack - Come What May Nat King Cole & Natalie Cole - Unforgetable N'Sync - This I Promise You Randy Travis - Forever And Ever, Amen Rick Astley - Together Forever Savage Garden - Truly Madly Deeply Sawyer Brown - Thank God For You Sawyer Brown - With This Ring Shania Twain - From This Moment On Stacy Q - Two Of Hearts Surface - Shower Me With Your Love The Carpenters - We've Only Just Begun The Turtles - So Happy Together Tim McGraw and Faith Hill - It's Your Love Sade - By Your Side Then there's the old Motown song "The Way You Do The Things You Do" (covered reggae-style by UB40) or one of my favorites, "I Can't Help Myself" (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch). When my brother was getting married (again) recently and looking for wedding songs, I jokingly suggested "Wild Thing" (the Trogs?). He actually USED it (a short clip) as he and our dad (the minister) and the ushers entered the chapel! *g* |
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12 Nov 06 - 05:23 PM (#1884140) Subject: RE: Wedding songs needed, non folk!! From: Genie Oh, I almost forgot. I don't know if it's too "folky" for you, but one of my favorite love songs is John Denver's song "Annie's Song." |
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12 Nov 06 - 05:35 PM (#1884153) Subject: RE: Wedding songs needed, non folk!! From: GUEST Fat Larry's Band....Zoom. |
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12 Nov 06 - 06:16 PM (#1884187) Subject: RE: Wedding songs needed, non folk!! From: Big Al Whittle You're my best friend |
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12 Nov 06 - 06:23 PM (#1884196) Subject: RE: Wedding songs needed, non folk!! From: GUEST,Crowhugger Here's a few more suggestions, as if you don't already have more than enough to choose from Did You Know (Don McLean recorded it, not sure if he wrote it) It Had To Be You (Words & music: Gus Kahn & Isham Jones) Dream a Little Dream of Me (I don't know writer/performer) And for a lighter touch, Side By Side (don't know) I sang Don McLean's 'Did You Know (that love can grow)' at a friend's wedding, and it drew quite a satisfying amount of sniffling. ~CH. |
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12 Nov 06 - 07:21 PM (#1884243) Subject: RE: Wedding songs needed, non folk!! From: oldhippie If I were using a folky song - "The Trumpet Vine" - Kate Wolf |
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12 Nov 06 - 08:11 PM (#1884275) Subject: RE: Wedding songs needed, non folk!! From: Ferrara "True Love" -- from The Philadelphia Story? A friend sang "Love Me Tender" for a wedding. It actually is a very nice wedding song. |
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12 Nov 06 - 09:20 PM (#1884323) Subject: RE: Wedding songs needed, non folk!! From: Gorgeous Gary We used "What A Wonderful World" for our first dance. (That would be the one made famous by Louis Armstrong, among others. NOT the "Don't know much about history" one...). -- Gary |
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12 Nov 06 - 09:46 PM (#1884336) Subject: RE: Wedding songs needed, non folk!! From: Gary T Well, since you specifically requested non-folk type songs, I'm not going to suggest any folk-type songs. :-) "My Only Love" was a hit for the Statler Brothers on the country charts in 1984(?). It's an actual wedding song (not just a love song), and it's not "too country." "One Hand, One Heart" goes back more than 40 years, but being from "West Side Story" it's likely somewhat familiar to your audience. Again, it's an actual wedding song. I find it to be lovely and elegantly simple. We had these songs as part of our wedding, and it's been 22 years now, so they must work! :-) |
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12 Nov 06 - 11:16 PM (#1884389) Subject: RE: Wedding songs needed, non folk!! From: Genie Actually, "True Love," "Love Me Tender," and "What A Wonderful World" were on that long list of popular wedding songs I found and posted above. And "It Had To Be You" has got to be one of the favorite songs in the retirement communities where I do music (folks who were teenagers in the 1930s-1940s). I just didn't post all of them, especially if they were popular before 1960 or 1970 (unless they've been recently covered). If you want to go back before 1960, one of my favorite love songs is "L'Hymne A L'Amour" by Edith Piaf, which was a huge hit in the US as Jo Stafford's "If You Love Me." A very powerful song. |
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13 Nov 06 - 07:28 AM (#1884555) Subject: RE: Wedding songs needed, non folk!! From: muppitz Wow!! Thank you all so much, there's loads I could use here! Villan, I am NOT singing for my own wedding as I'm not actually getting married, I hear you have to have a partner for that sort of thing! (Something which I seem to have trouble finding!) muppitz x |
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13 Nov 06 - 07:53 AM (#1884575) Subject: RE: Wedding songs needed, non folk!! From: Mo the caller Plenty of time yet muppitz. How about singing a non-folk song, chosen to be meaningful to the age group who are getting married (no good having something that us old hippies know if your friends are under 40), and then getting them to join in the chorus of that good old folk song "Get a little table". So suitable for today's equal opportunities society! Well maybe some other folk song then. |
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13 Nov 06 - 08:49 AM (#1884612) Subject: RE: Wedding songs needed, non folk!! From: GUEST,Jack Campin I don't know where you are but if it's anywhere in central Scotland and if I am in any way acquainted with the parties involved, please cross me off the invitation list if they're going to play ANYTHING suggested so far in this thread. Or if they're really going to do "Annie's Song", let me know in enough time that I can hire a flamethrower. |
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13 Nov 06 - 09:18 AM (#1884633) Subject: RE: Wedding songs needed, non folk!! From: Barbara Shaw We did a wedding last year where they asked us specifically to do "How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You" (Holland, Dozier, Holland 1964) as performed by James Taylor. We also threw in "Never Ending Love" as performed by Bonnie & Delaney and "Mon Vrai Destin" by PP&M, same time period. |
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13 Nov 06 - 09:30 AM (#1884638) Subject: RE: Wedding songs needed, non folk!! From: dermod in salisbury The Anniversary Waltz. The start goes 'Oh how we danced on the night we were wed'. Specially good if it is a jewish wedding. More than 40 years old, but had a revival when it was sung in the Al Jolson story some years ago. |
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13 Nov 06 - 10:35 AM (#1884679) Subject: RE: Wedding songs needed, non folk!! From: Scrump A couple I don't think were mentioned above (apologies if they were): The Wedding - a UK hit for Julie Rogers in the 1960s Hawaiian Wedding Song - also recorded by her, and others To The Aisle - The Five Satins And for light relief how about: It Should Have Been Me - recorded by Gladys Knight & The Pips, and Yvonne Fair DIVORCE - Tammy Wynette (or the Billy Connolly version for more laughs) |
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13 Nov 06 - 11:25 AM (#1884724) Subject: RE: Wedding songs needed, non folk!! From: GUEST Billy Idol - White Wedding. |
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13 Nov 06 - 11:29 AM (#1884727) Subject: RE: Wedding songs needed, non folk!! From: cptsnapper I've sometimes segued " Let It Be Me " by the Everly Brothers with " In My Life " by the Beatles |
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13 Nov 06 - 04:54 PM (#1884985) Subject: RE: Wedding songs needed, non folk!! From: Genie dermod, the song that goes "O how we danced on the night we were wed ..." is actually titled "The Anniversary Song." (Al Jolson co-wrote it, based on music by Ivanici, and recorded it.) "The Anniversary Waltz" is a different song that starts "Tell me I may always dance the Anniversary Waltz with you ..." (maybe slight paraphrase). Both those songs have lyrics really more suited to something like a 25th wedding anniversary. (But then, it's not my wedding, so what do I know?) "Hawaiian Wedding Song" was already mentined, scrum. Shame on you! *g* But I might add that I love singing the Hawaiian lyrics ("Ke Kali Nei") even more than the English ones. |
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13 Nov 06 - 05:06 PM (#1884992) Subject: RE: Wedding songs needed, non folk!! From: catspaw49 "The Anniversary Waltz. The start goes 'Oh how we danced on the night we were wed'. Specially good if it is a jewish wedding. More than 40 years old, but had a revival when it was sung in the Al Jolson story some years ago." Geeziz.....I don't think that one is real appropriate. Now I may have it wrong, but the only lines I have ever heard that come next are: Oh how we danced on the night we were wed. I gave you my heart But you wouldn't give head. I don't think that would be very good for most weddings, although...................... Spaw |