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monkeybumskinshoes [Edit] [Delete] 46 replies 07:37 July 3rd, 2009

I am in need of help for suggestions for a first dance at a wedding. I don’t want my marriage to get off on the wrong foot (read. Elton John, Robbie Williams, Aerosmith) and have been looking through my music collecation but nothing is really coming to mind . Needs to be something romantic without being schmaltzy, something that wont upset the old schools, tough help!

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it should be something you can actually properly dance to

therefore i suggest...

talking heads - naive melody

Wasted_Opportunity | 3 Jul '09, 10:55 | X | ^ This | Reply
- uh oh, love comes to town
  
  would be better.
  
  grouchland @Wasted_Opportunity | 3 Jul '09, 12:13 | X | ^ This | Reply
- fabulous muscles (mama black widow version)
  
  by xiu xiu
  
  grouchland @Wasted_Opportunity | 3 Jul '09, 12:14 | X | ^ This | Reply
- ^but the you'd actually BE Traynor
  
  Amazing_Taste @Wasted_Opportunity | 3 Jul '09, 21:57 | X | ^ This | Reply
My Dream Girl Don't Exist

Jeff Mangum

That's what I have been threatening my girlfriend with.

Balonz | 3 Jul '09, 10:57 | X | ^ This | Reply
My baby just cares for me - Nina Simone

Or World of Shit by Nailbomb

thewarn | 3 Jul '09, 10:58 | X | ^ This | Reply
In the aeroplane over the sea

deadonthestairs | 3 Jul '09, 11:08 | X | ^ This | Reply
- thats a good one as I think it is a waltz
  
  which would be good for an old time traditional wedding type thing
  
  ThingsThatFly @deadonthestairs | 3 Jul '09, 19:39 | X | ^ This | Reply
The proclaimers - sunshine on leith

http://open.spotify.com/track/5QCHogdEUZqF9qMeiTheq6

although if you're in scotland it might have too footbally connotations.

EustaceHPlimsoll | 3 Jul '09, 11:41 | X | ^ This | Reply
'Into My Arms' Nick Cave

very romantic lyrics and nice slow tempo for shuffling around the room to.

Done.

sunbakedsnowcave | 3 Jul '09, 11:45 | X | ^ This | Reply
- I had that for my wedding
  
  Brilliant song but it last's ages. So i say go for something quick like Scum by naplam death
  
  MrSib @sunbakedsnowcave | 3 Jul '09, 16:56 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - INTO MY ARMS IS RELIGIOUS THO
    
    I couldn't have it.
    
    My first dance was AM 180 by Grandaddy.
    
    OH YEAH.
    
    Mike_Diver @MrSib | 4 Jul '09, 01:12 | X | ^ This | Reply
    - And it wasn't random or anything...
      
      ...if you look at the words, it's quite lovely...
      
      Don’t change your name
      Keep it the same
      For fear I may lose you again
      I know you won't
      It's just that I
      Am unorganized
      And I want to find you
      When something good happens
      
      If you come down
      We'll go to town
      I haven't been there for years
      But I’d be fine
      Wasting our time
      Not doing anything here
      Just doing nothing
      
      We’ll sit for days
      And talk about things
      Important to us like whatever
      We'll defuse bombs
      And walk marathons
      And take on whatever, together
      
      Mike_Diver @Mike_Diver | 4 Jul '09, 01:15 | X | ^ This | Reply
      - That's why you played it last at ATP....
        
        it all fits into place....
        
        lemonbrickcombo @Mike_Diver | 4 Jul '09, 01:37 | X | ^ This | Reply
- btw sunbakedsnowcave
  
  on a totally unrelated topic I listened to 'four women' track today based on what you said in that songs of 2009 thread...it's soooooo good.
  
  wewerewerewolvesonce @sunbakedsnowcave | 4 Jul '09, 01:38 | X | ^ This | Reply
I still haven't found what I'm looking for

clarker | 3 Jul '09, 11:54 | X | ^ This | Reply
- appreciative lol
  
  wewerewerewolvesonce @clarker | 3 Jul '09, 12:44 | X | ^ This | Reply
Radiohead- Creep

CillaCrack | 3 Jul '09, 12:23 | X | ^ This | Reply
If'n I ever get married, the first dance will be to 'Loverman' by Nick Cave.

It'd be good 'cause you can start off with a mid-tempo kind of acceptable dance, but when the chorus kicks in, you can tear at each others clothes, grind on the floor, bite each other... It would be sick.

poptimusgrime | 3 Jul '09, 12:27 | X | ^ This | Reply
- God Only Knows
  
  Beach Boys
  
  Elfrim @poptimusgrime | 3 Jul '09, 12:41 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - "I may not always love you..."
    
    not a great start
    
    crashingthrough @Elfrim | 3 Jul '09, 14:29 | X | ^ This | Reply
I see a darkness

bonnie prince. there really are no other options.

nickthescene | 3 Jul '09, 12:55 | X | ^ This | Reply
i say a little prayer - aretha

freddiehubbard | 3 Jul '09, 13:37 | X | ^ This | Reply
Super Furry Animals - Fire in my heart

chadders | 3 Jul '09, 13:45 | X | ^ This | Reply
- ^^^^^^
  
  I know someone whose first dance was to that song. Where you at the same wedding?
  
  Juninho10 @chadders | 3 Jul '09, 14:16 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - If it was in Wales maybe..
    
    Think i fell asleep fairly early on in the corner, music reverted to typical wedding fayre thereafter.
    
    chadders @Juninho10 | 3 Jul '09, 14:31 | X | ^ This | Reply
    - Nah...
      
      This one was just outside Biggleswade.
      
      Juninho10 @chadders | 3 Jul '09, 22:35 | X | ^ This | Reply
- This is a really good suggestion!
  
  Roo_UTalk @chadders | 3 Jul '09, 20:53 | X | ^ This | Reply
Guided by Voices - Awful Bliss

Zapsta | 3 Jul '09, 13:45 | X | ^ This | Reply
bjork 'unison'

jeff buckley 'everybody here wants you'

bowiecokemirror | 3 Jul '09, 14:33 | X | ^ This | Reply
I'm repeatedly told that it wouldn't work

but I still think 'Your Hand In Mine' by Explosions in the Sky would be a brilliant song for the first dance.

wewerewerewolvesonce | 3 Jul '09, 14:34 | X | ^ This | Reply
- It wouldn't work at all
  
  but it'd be brilliant to watch - what would happen when the smashing drums and distortion comes in at the end?
  
  TimmyL @wewerewerewolvesonce | 3 Jul '09, 17:00 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - there's only a little bit of distortion in 'Your Hand In Mine'
    
    it's no 'Greet Death'.
    
    alternatively I'd pick'You Sure Look Swell' by Sondre Lerche and the Faces Down Quartet.
    
    wewerewerewolvesonce @TimmyL | 3 Jul '09, 21:34 | X | ^ This | Reply
we had 'come together'

by Primal scream.

Unfortunately, there was neither much coming nor togetherness after the wedding.

PickledOeuf | 3 Jul '09, 16:33 | X | ^ This | Reply
'Kiss Me Where It Smells Funny' - Bloodhound Gang

shucks | 3 Jul '09, 17:06 | X | ^ This | Reply
I DJ'ed at a mate's wedding

and they chose 'Where Do You Go To (My Lovely)" by Peter Sarstedt

It worked well (if the couple can waltz!)

leyrbpw | 3 Jul '09, 17:12 | X | ^ This | Reply
Being a married man..

I was wed last October and first dance was to Pretty Thing by Bo Diddley.
Great song, apt lyrics - all you need.

alastair_order | 3 Jul '09, 17:15 | X | ^ This | Reply
Surely..

I Only Have Eyes For You by The Flamingos. It's just a lovely, lovely song..

sweet9caroline | 3 Jul '09, 19:06 | X | ^ This | Reply
If it wasn't for the opening verse, I'd say 'Be Sweet' by Afghan Whigs

Maybe Debonair instead.

lemonbrickcombo | 3 Jul '09, 19:46 | X | ^ This | Reply
i'm having babe you turn me on by nick cave (wife permitting)

the soft sweet intro and then....'..and the other down your panties'

that'll raise eyebrows

either that or coffee and cigarettes by otis redding

michael_w | 3 Jul '09, 20:56 | X | ^ This | Reply
- Morrissey - you're the one for me fatty
  
  Actually, I can't get married until I work out what Ryan Adams song I would have at every stage of the event.
  
  Which is a handy excuse.
  
  JimmyHuntspill @michael_w | 3 Jul '09, 21:26 | X | ^ This | Reply
New noise

Just for looks on faces

Mr_Mills | 3 Jul '09, 21:30 | X | ^ This | Reply
Mountain Goats - Southwood Plantation Road

Nick Cave is a good suggestion. Also Neil Young - Heart of Gold

pretty_vacant | 3 Jul '09, 21:33 | X | ^ This | Reply
- *Mountain Goats - No Children
  
  Amazing_Taste @pretty_vacant | 3 Jul '09, 21:58 | X | ^ This | Reply
I assume everyone's already seen this about a million times

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vqiw-Kqtlr0

Amazing_Taste | 3 Jul '09, 21:53 | X | ^ This | Reply
Harry Belafonte

'Get An Ugly Girl To Marry You'

If you wanna be happy for the rest of your life,
Never make a pretty woman your wife.
So from my personal point of view,
Get an ugly girl to marry you.

A pretty woman makes her husband look small,
And very often causes his downfall.
As soon as he marries her, then she starts,
To do the things that will break his heart.

But if you make an ugly woman your wife,
You'll be happy for the rest of your life.
An ugly woman cooks meals all the time,
She'll always give you peace of mind.

Don't let your friends say you have no taste,
Go ahead and marry anyway.
Her face is ugly, her eyes don't match.
Take it from me, she's a better catch.

Say, man?
Hey baby!
I saw your wife the other day.
Yeah?
Yeah, and she's sure is ugly. Ha!
Yeah, she's ugly, but she sure can cook, baby!
Yeah, alright.
Unfortunately, she has acne.
That's a shame, baby.
Yeah, baby.

brian_international | 4 Jul '09, 00:28 | X | ^ This | Reply

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