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Best Pearl Jam Wedding Song?

blakeywawablakeywawa Posts: 26
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I am not getting married anytime soon, but I can't help thinking about what I will play when that big day arrives...

Future Days seems to be the obvious choice.

Other suggestions?
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    RibbertronRibbertron Posts: 163
    Maybe a live version of Harvest Moon edited to reduce the crowd noise?

    Parachutes
    Around the bend for some sort of father/bride or mother/son dance
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    GeoScottGeoScott South Carolina Posts: 151
    Just to make things fun, why not "Don't Gimme No Lip?"
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    Off I Go.Off I Go. Posts: 204
    edited August 2014
    My brother had Future Days.
    For his wedding last May!
    Beautiful.
    Post edited by Off I Go. on
    The waiting drove me mad!!!
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    LBCLBC Posts: 74
    Amongst the Waves.
    A truant finds home
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    tino_11tino_11 Posts: 1,940
    There is a version of harvest moon where Eddie toasts a couple at the end, it would sound like he's toasting you personally!

    Not PJ, but we went with Chris Cornell's cover of Thank You. Also walked back down the aisle to setting forth and had other songs such as just breathe and without you played whilst signing the register etc.
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    dimitrispearljamdimitrispearljam NINUNINOPRO Posts: 139,149
    Not for you
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    BLACK35BLACK35 Hanover, Ontario Posts: 22,463
    dimitrispearljam said:

    Not for you

    lol =))
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    badbrainsbadbrains Posts: 10,255
    dimitrispearljam said:

    Not for you

    Oh shit, no wonder why dimi isn't married! :D
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    ikiTikiT USA Posts: 11,007
    I'm a wedding photographer and the proper answer is Future Days.
    Amongst the Waves is pretty good too, I prefer it to Just Breathe.
    Wishlist, maybe.
    There's a lot of wrong answers.
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    JP33JP33 Posts: 1,348
    blakeywawa said:

    I am not getting married anytime soon, but I can't help thinking about what I will play when that big day arrives...

    Future Days seems to be the obvious choice.

    Other suggestions?

    JUST BREATHE ..........Future Days is to dramatic
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    PP193448PP193448 Here Posts: 4,281
    badbrains said:

    dimitrispearljam said:

    Not for you

    Oh shit, no wonder why dimi isn't married! :D
    I figured he would have suggested Leash.
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    VitalogensiaVitalogensia Posts: 1,923
    We had a friend sing "Picture in a Frame," which is kind of a PJ song.
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    pjman75pjman75 Indiana Posts: 836
    Thanks for the thread and ideas :)>-
    I'm a lucky man to count on both hands the ones I love.

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    Indifference71Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,736
    We used "Longing to Belong" by EV.

    If "Future Days" had been released at that time, probably would have used that.
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    The AkkusThe Akkus Posts: 1,093
    My wife and I went with Future Days. I played it on the acoustic for her on the beach during our honeymoon as well.
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    a5pja5pj Hershey PA Posts: 3,847
    We used Just Breathe, worked pretty well
    Wouldn't it be funny if the world ended in 2010, with lots of fire?



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    Empty GlassEmpty Glass In Rob's shed Posts: 12,329
    I used Thin Air
    I've met Rob

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    Leezestarr313Leezestarr313 Temple of the cat Posts: 14,346
    Ours is You Are. we have it engraved in our wedding rings too :)
    Please, Pearl Jam, consider a Benaroya Hall vinyl reissue!
    http://community.pearljam.com/discussion/148993/please-pearl-jam-consider-a-vinyl-benaroya-hall-re-issue


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    shepshep Houston Posts: 5,647
    married on Saturday past... wife asked me for suggestions... I gave her a list of songs to choose from, she went with Future Days... (note that it was the only PJ song on the list and she's not a big fan)...

    I am not a huge fan of the song, but it is perfect for the situation... and it will always have the meaning for me now.

    my first choice, which i would suggest to anyone, is distantly PJ related.... Song of Good Hope by Glenn Hansard... it's a beautiful song... my wife wanted something more literal tho...
    Houston, Texas... Believe it or not, there are 7 million people here... must be a couple of fans who'd love to see you play.
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    SmellymanSmellyman Asia Posts: 4,518
    around the bend
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    FrankY59FrankY59 Posts: 1,048
    My wife and I danced to Yellow Ledbetter at our wedding.
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    joseph33joseph33 Washington DC Posts: 1,206
    Betterman,lol.
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    TyTy Posts: 1,007
    We got "presented" to their cover of "Love, Reign O'er Me"!
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    rollingsrollings unknown Posts: 7,124
    Deep
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    alf7624alf7624 Posts: 102
    At my wedding, I selected most music played. Some cool highlights-

    I walked down the aisle to a instrumental ochestra version of Better Man. The wedding party walked down to Instrumental ochestra version of Release. My wife walked down to Verve's BitterSweet Symphony.
    Walked back up the aisle to a Instrumental ochestra version of Iron Maiden's Run to the Hills.

    During Cocktail hour a music mix had - Just Breathe, Small Town (Acoustic), and then just a great mix of Classic Rock, and softer 90s alt rock played

    First dance we went with Aerosmith's - Dont wanna miss a thing.
    Music played during food was served/ eating- Cloe Dancer/ Crown of Thorns, Shine On You Crazy Diamond, and one of the EV solo songs off Ukele Songs, cant remember which one I picked.

    Last song of the night, I gave DJ strict instructions- Room Lights get turned on full, and the last song was Yellow Ledbetter.


    I got many compliments with the music played from younger & older guests of the wedding.

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    anileanile Posts: 12
    Great thread... getting married next year and we have spoken about this a number of times, still cant decide but great to see the ideas and thoughts... Thankyou!!!
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    Indifference71Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,736
    alf7624 said:



    Last song of the night, I gave DJ strict instructions- Room Lights get turned on full, and the last song was Yellow Ledbetter.

    My wedding ended the same way...perfect way to end the night.
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    SVRDhand13SVRDhand13 NYC Posts: 25,791
    Listen to Hartford 2013 and Future Days is no longer the obvious choice :))
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    OlivavuOlivavu England Posts: 1,683
    badbrains said:

    dimitrispearljam said:

    Not for you

    Oh shit, no wonder why dimi isn't married! :D
    He wouldn't have time to be. All he does is post on this forum.
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    OlivavuOlivavu England Posts: 1,683
    My wife and I had Given To Fly as our first dance.
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