PJ Wedding Songs

PerilJam
PerilJam Posts: 31
edited April 2011 in The Porch
So, I went to a wedding on the weekend and the bride (not even a PJ fan really) walked down the aisle to 'Just Breathe'. It was lovely and really suited the outdoor bushland setting.

So, not that I'm getting hitched, but just wondered what other songs people thought would be good for weddings out of curiosity....
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  • Cool Face Ryan
    Cool Face Ryan Posts: 1,254
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  • ejh76
    ejh76 Posts: 133
    manutd3581 wrote:
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    hahaha good one! Can we nominate other bands? ACDC - highway to hell..
  • mattcoz
    mattcoz Chicago Posts: 2,243
    Not sure a sad song about death should be played at a wedding, but I guess if you don't listen to the lyrics.
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  • cuyler41
    cuyler41 Posts: 388
    PJ dosn't have a wedding song. IMO :D (kinda glad they don't)
  • drummerboy_73
    drummerboy_73 Las Vegas, NV Posts: 2,011
    Without a doubt...acoustic Lukin!
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  • LetsJustBreathe
    LetsJustBreathe Posts: 9
    My wife and I got married last June and she surprised me with "Just Breathe" as we walked back down the aisle after our ceremony. The best part was it was done by the violin and acoustic guitarist we hired...it was awesome and I was completely amazed she got them to do it :)
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  • fisherman
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    I've always had fond memories of Yellow Ledbetter. It always signifys, not just an end, but a hopeful look towards the future. I asked my wife if we could have it played and we ended up finishing the reception with it. Everyone danced along with us until the very end when they all thought it was over and stopped dancing, leaving just my wife and I to finish the song with everyone else watching and clapping.
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    Evolution.....Your life def changes
  • thefin190
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    fisherman wrote:
    I've always had fond memories of Yellow Ledbetter. It always signifys, not just an end, but a hopeful look towards the future. I asked my wife if we could have it played and we ended up finishing the reception with it. Everyone danced along with us until the very end when they all thought it was over and stopped dancing, leaving just my wife and I to finish the song with everyone else watching and clapping.

    That's interesting. I do love Yellow Ledbetter, but I picture it as a song being played at my funeral, not my wedding. Just Breathe is probably the best song for the occasion.
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  • Red_Dot
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    If did a search yesterday and there are some decent older threads you should look at. I’m not sure many PJ songs would fit, but maybe Thin Air. There are some really good covers like Cant help falling in love and Throw your arms around me. Eddies cover of Tonight you belong to me is awesome – and its going to be on his new album. I like Neil Young’s version of Harvest Moon, but PJ cover that too.
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  • TroubledSoul
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    Red_Dot wrote:
    There are some really good covers like Throw your arms around me.
    mattcoz wrote:
    ...but I guess if you don't listen to the lyrics.
    Yeh I've seen Pearl Jam, too. But I can't remember the dates.
  • Spags
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    We signed the register to this :D

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  • jonbond1779
    jonbond1779 London, UK Posts: 1,642
    I had Thin Air play at my wedding - perfect!
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  • IC188161
    IC188161 Posts: 53
    my wife and I did our first dance to can't help falling in love from the x-mas single
  • wolfamongwolves
    wolfamongwolves Posts: 2,414
    Red_Dot wrote:
    Eddies cover of Tonight you belong to me is awesome – and its going to be on his new album.
    ... and begins with the line, "I know you belong to somebody new" !!!!! :?
    and ends... "I know with the dawn that you will be gone"


    Not exactly an appropriate wedding song, methinks.

    That said, my friend and his girlfriend played it at their friends' wedding a few years ago, so whatever floats your boat, I suppose.
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  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    My friends chose Thin Air as their wedding dance song :)
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  • Tboz51
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    We have (for Oct) Yellow Ledbetter as our wedding song.

    She loves it cause it was in Friends last episode and I love it because Pearl Jam rules!
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  • CD143775
    CD143775 Posts: 32
    I would love to have Better Days as I walk down the aisle... "our future's paved with Better Days"... sweet :)
  • ML162321
    ML162321 Posts: 15
    I walked down the aisle to a PJ cover of Love, Reign O'er Me. We used a Can't Help Falling in Love cover for our recessional. For some reason people were surprised that I walked down the aisle to Pearl Jam. They said they weren't expecting it, but should have been :-)
    We played Just Breathe at some point during the reception and ended the reception with Yellow Ledbetter.

    I think most people were surprised that our first dance wasn't also Pearl Jam - but my husband isn't a huge fan like me, so I tried to show restraint. And Pearl Jam isn't really that danceable.
  • bigmattk11
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    Parachutes would be my ideal song. "What a different life had I not found this love with you." Beautiful.
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