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brainofjbbrainofjb Boston Posts: 381
edited April 2008 in The Porch
SO I am planning my wedding.
We have a couple of songs that could possibly be our wedding song
We havent decided yet.

If I dont pick a pj song, I would like to atleast have one that we do dance too.
I have a couple in mind

just wanted your thoughts on a good song
There's the moon asking to stay
Long enough for the clouds to fly me away
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  • allmyrivalsallmyrivals Posts: 228
    Dead Man walking


    :P my attempt at smiles.
    Seriously, Congrats!

    Thin Air i would say. That song used to mean alot to me once. But i'll let ya use it :-)
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  • brainofjbbrainofjb Boston Posts: 381
    allmyrivals wrote:
    Dead Man walking


    :P my attempt at smiles.
    Seriously, Congrats!

    Thin Air i would say.



    Thin Air was my First pick and most likely will be the one.. still up in the air :)

    p.s. that did make me smile
    There's the moon asking to stay
    Long enough for the clouds to fly me away
  • UnkeptUnkept Posts: 65
    Before our ceremony, we had a video cut to 'Parachutes'. Actually we even had a a verse (actually parts of two verses) on our invitations...It was well received, and very appropriate...espescially if you know us. Good luck.
  • brainofjbbrainofjb Boston Posts: 381
    Unkept wrote:
    Before our ceremony, we had a video cut to 'Parachutes'. Actually we even had a a verse (actually parts of two verses) on our invitations...It was well received, and very appropriate...espescially if you know us. Good luck.

    OMG... I wrote the lyrics down for my fiance.(he is not as big of a fan as I)
    and I said that if we picked parachutes I want to have the last line written on our invites ..


    I just dont know if Its a great song to dance to..
    We are not a coordinated couple when it comes to dancing
    but the lyrics are my fav... thats why i would pick it
    There's the moon asking to stay
    Long enough for the clouds to fly me away
  • ozsmalltowngirlozsmalltowngirl Posts: 14,362
    Congrats! :)

    If 'Thin Air' had've been around when we got married....it would've been our bridal waltz song for sure!!! It would have to be one of the most beautiful (dare I say) love songs I've ever heard :)

    One of the songs we had was 'Thank You' by Led Zeppelin.
  • brainofjbbrainofjb Boston Posts: 381
    ozsmalltowngirl wrote:
    Congrats! :)

    If 'Thin Air' had've been around when we got married....it would've been our bridal waltz song for sure!!! It would have to be one of the most beautiful (dare I say) love songs I've ever heard :)

    One of the songs we had was 'Thank You' by Led Zeppelin.

    A friend of mine had that as her wedding song
    very beautiful!
    There's the moon asking to stay
    Long enough for the clouds to fly me away
  • MalMal Posts: 74
    Comeback is my choice. The words dont fit but its a nice song to dance to.
  • bm12musicbm12music Posts: 292
    We used Ben Harper's Forever and Parachutes at our wedding last month
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  • Stephen FlowStephen Flow Posts: 3,327
    Mal wrote:
    Comeback is my choice. The words dont fit but its a nice song to dance to.

    same thing with low light.
  • IWillLiveForeveIWillLiveForeve Posts: 427
    brainofjb wrote:
    SO I am planning my wedding.
    We have a couple of songs that could possibly be our wedding song
    We havent decided yet.

    If I dont pick a pj song, I would like to atleast have one that we do dance too.
    I have a couple in mind

    just wanted your thoughts on a good song

    For our first dance, my wife and I had 'Throw your arms'. Live version from the Austrailian tour. It went over well.
  • jackwvuujackwvuu Posts: 42
    Blood!!!!
  • mom2toboysmom2toboys Posts: 6
    When DH and I got married are first dance was by james taylor, something in the way she moves.. but are last dance was garden, also the first song we ever danced to( at his dads wedding a few years before we got married)
  • pkh43pkh43 Posts: 253
    my wife and I had "thin air" as ours. it was beautiful
  • lateralus963lateralus963 Posts: 381
    I would say "Smile"... I just love that song and it makes me smile.

    Or Pearl Jam's cover of "Harvest Moon" or "Love, reign on me" those would be great for weddings. Or as weird as it sounds I have thought about Black in the past, not because of the words but because of the beautiful experience it creates at concerts... Black is always one of mine and boyfriends favorite moments...

    So my advise is fuck tradition... pick a PJ song that means something to you. Like the open song, or your favorite song, of the first show you guys went together to.

    But congraz... hope you pick something good
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  • cheeseandricecheeseandrice Posts: 206
    Harvest Moon!!!!!!!
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  • VOLITIONVOLITION Posts: 328
    We used "thin air" at our wedding. I think it might be their most romantic song
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  • MudfestMudfest Posts: 1,025
    Cant help falling in love .... slow version

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    harvest moon or elderly woman behind the counter in a small town or both.
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  • MKTerpMKTerp Posts: 66
    For my wedding, I made a cd to play during cocktail hour - it included Thin Air, Wishlist, and Harvest moon.

    First Dance - Thank You by Led Zeppelin

    During dinner, we played Given to Fly, Loveboat Captain, and Can't Help Falling in Love (xmas single version).
  • High Fidelity 2000High Fidelity 2000 New Mexico USA Posts: 4,435
    We didn't really have a wedding song, but during the dance songs, we played Thin Air and Can't Help Falling in Love from Vegas 2000.

    Someone I know's brother played NothingMan as their first-dance song. Doesn't really make sense to me lyrically. I guess they just played it since it was slow?
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  • burnerbenburnerben Posts: 80
    Many congrats! Good luck with the planning and don't get too stressed out, everything will be perfect, including all the things that go wrong ;)

    My wife and I picked "You're True" from the Hawaii show for our first dance. Being a uke song, it wasn't the best dancing song, but we got engaged at that show so it was the obvious choice for us :)
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  • KushikushunKushikushun Posts: 1,263
    Thinking of going with 'Low Light' for our wedding in August. That song and the whole rythm and vibe always gets to me. Lyrics not that important.
    And I'll be standing on my mans feet...we love to dance like that in the kitchen.

    Goodluck and have FUN!
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  • danedane Posts: 1,062
    I just got engaged. A thing I thought would never happen! :)
    I would love to have PJ songs played at the wedding.Thin air and Low light are definitely candidates. Also Light years, but the lyrics doesn't really fit a wedding and Hail, Hail, but in that case the music doesn't really fit.
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  • AnonAnon Posts: 11,175
    All Those Yesterdays
    Parachutes
    Low Light
  • tombrady12tombrady12 Posts: 57
    eddie covered some old elvis songs that would be great wedding songs.
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  • kh65kh65 Posts: 946
    Blood



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  • IWillLiveForeveIWillLiveForeve Posts: 427
    I would skip PJ and go with Motorhead. Ace of Spades. You will be a god.
  • slightofjeffslightofjeff Posts: 7,762
    ozsmalltowngirl wrote:
    Congrats! :)

    If 'Thin Air' had've been around when we got married....it would've been our bridal waltz song for sure!!! It would have to be one of the most beautiful (dare I say) love songs I've ever heard :)

    I'd say the same about Parachutes. That would have to play into my wedding if I were getting married today.
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  • slightofjeffslightofjeff Posts: 7,762
    dane wrote:
    I just got engaged. A thing I thought would never happen! :)
    I would love to have PJ songs played at the wedding.Thin air and Low light are definitely candidates. Also Light years, but the lyrics doesn't really fit a wedding and Hail, Hail, but in that case the music doesn't really fit.
    Decisions, decisions..........

    And also "Hail, Hail" is a 90s grunge version of "Love Stinks." Please don't play that at a wedding. The lyrics are anti-love.
    everybody wants the most they can possibly get
    for the least they could possibly do
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