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therefore i suggest...

talking heads - naive melody

Jeff Mangum

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

Or World of Shit by Nailbomb

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

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

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

Done.

would be better.

by xiu xiu

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.

Beach Boys

bonnie prince. there really are no other options.

I know someone whose first dance was to that song. Where you at the same wedding?

not a great start

Think i fell asleep fairly early on in the corner, music reverted to typical wedding fayre thereafter.

jeff buckley 'everybody here wants you'

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

by Primal scream.

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

Brilliant song but it last's ages. So i say go for something quick like Scum by naplam death

but it'd be brilliant to watch - what would happen when the smashing drums and distortion comes in at the end?

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

It worked well (if the couple can waltz!)

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

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

which would be good for an old time traditional wedding type thing

Maybe Debonair instead.

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

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.

Just for looks on faces

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

it's no 'Greet Death'.

alternatively I'd pick'You Sure Look Swell' by Sondre Lerche and the Faces Down Quartet.

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

This one was just outside Biggleswade.

'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.

I couldn't have it.

My first dance was AM 180 by Grandaddy.

OH YEAH.

...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

it all fits into place....

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.