Reception Music

[Shana]

I cannot believe I get to post a thread like this:D

Throw your ideas at me.... we are having a SMALL wedding and the reception will be at my friend Sue's house. Maybe 30 people. I have a good list going, which I will share -- but we are looking for music that indicates love, commitment, joy. NOT looking for boogey down party music LOL

Please leave your suggestions -- keeping in mind that we are NOT AT ALL fans of ANY sort of country type music:thumbsdown Thanks!

Currently on the playlist:

U2: Two Hearts Beat as One, Original of the Species, A Man and a Woman, All Because of You, Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own, Miracle Drug, Walk On

Temple Yard (My brother's band): By Your Side

Sting: Sacred Love, After the Rain has Fallen, A Thousand Years

Steven Curtis Chapman: Love and Learn

Snow Patrol: Run

Seal: Waiting for You, Love's Divine

Lenny Kravitz: My Precious Love, Let Love Rule, You Were in My Heart

Jonny Lang: Beautiful One, The One I've Got

Hootie: I'll Come Running

Foo Fighters: Everlong

DMB: #34, #41, Steady as We Go, DreamGirl, Stay, TwoStep

The Brand New Heavies: Higher, You are the Universe, This Feels Like Right, Shelter, Do Right

Barry White: Can't Get Enough of Your Love

Alanis Morrisette: Everything

311: Love Song

[Jejune]

I always think that The Fourteenth of February, by Billy Bragg, is a really special song for any couple getting married. It makes me cry.

Ummm....I'll look at my iTunes lists. I have a playlist called something like Mushy Mushy Lovey Mushy Love that is all songs that make me get weepy in a good, romantic way.

[Shana]

:thankyou my friend Kristen !!!

[Brooke]

OUr wedding song was In My Life by the Beatles and it always brings me to tears. Even before it was my wedding song. I highly recommend it.

The songs you've chosen are beautiful. I'll put on my thinking cap and get back to this tonight after work :D

[Val]

I love your list- very cool. My must have would be Al Green- Let's stay together. I'll try to think of some more.

[Christine]

My One and Only Love by Sting

Til the Day I Die by Third Day

[Val]

but we are looking for music that indicates love, commitment, joy.

So then 'She's no lady she's my wife' is out hu? :rofl

[Kristi]

Great choices Shana :D

[Shana]

Thanks for the suggestions :)

Christine -- I have heard Sting's song before but I did a search on iTunes and can't find it :confused

Brooke that is a great suggestion and Kristen I looked up the lyrics to yours... very beautiful :lovealot

And Val. Yeah. That one is OUT LOL

[Shana]

I gave my word, I made a promise
And I'm gonna keep it til the end
What would I do, if I lost it
There's nothing better than what we have

Somehow in my mind
Always new I'd find my

Beautiful one, Beautiful child, my everything
Beautiful one, Beautiful child

So much you give so much to live for
And I wanna give it all back to you
And If it means pouring my heart out
to show you I love you, then I will

Beautiful one, Beautiful child, my everything
Beautiful one, Beautiful child

To be the one to call you mine
To feel the way I do inside
You're so much more than I ever dreamed
This is forever I believe

Beautiful one, Beautiful child, my everything
Beautiful one, Beautiful child
I know you're what I need
Beautiful one, Beautiful child

[Jejune]

OK, here's my lovey squishy music, minus the sad songs! LOL

Knock Me A Kiss - Ella Fitzgerald
Be Gentle with Me - The Boy Least Likely To
Every Day - Buddy Holly
This one's silly, but: You are the Light - Jens Lekman
Another silly one: Nowhere with You - The Joel Plaskett Emergency
It's Only a Paper Moon - Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald
The Book of Love - Magnetic Fields
Nothing Matters when We're Dancing - Magnetic Fields
Something So Right - Paul Simon
In Your Eyes - Peter Gabriel
Be Mine - R.E.M.
True Fine Love - Steve Miller Band
Dream Operator - Talking Heads
You Send Me - Sam Cooke
I Saw Her in the Anti-War Demonstration - Jens Lekman
You Do Me Good - Dido? (It's from a Lilith Fair CD.)

[Christine]

Shana - It was in the soundtrack to Leaving Las Vegas, if that makes any difference. It was our wedding song and is beautiful!

[Val]

Shana- Have you heard of Jonah Matranga? He sang in person at my brother's wedding and everyone was a sobbing mess of joy. My favorite was Halo, I'm trying to find a link to a good version.

[Shana]

THANK YOU!!! Kristen, I went through iTunes and I love each of them!

Christine, thank you so much for telline me where to find the song... I love it :)

And Val... any info you'd like to pass along on Jonah Matranga is most welcome :D

[Sam]

Shana you need chasing cars by Snow patrol.

Love the u2 ones ;)

We know we will be having

Chasing cars- SP
Fall at your feet- Crowded house
The power of love- frankie goes to hollywood

[Val]

Sam- Frankie got to Hollywood! I love it LOL

Shana- the only link I've been able to find so far is a live version where he just randomly talks in the middle :rolleyes

[Jejune]

Oooh - Shana, I just thought of this, but do you have last.fm? If you set up a profile there, you can enter the names of all the artists on your list and it will make you a custom station that includes similar artists. I've found a lot of new artists/songs I like through there.

[Shana]

Christine -- it's not on iTunes but I did find it on Amazon :thankyou

Okay Kristen we added most of yours :D Plus these:

Keep in mind that most of these were added by Brian... the one that is cracking me up the most is Mofo by U2 :lmao

U2 -- Kite, One

Snow Patrol -- Chasing Cars (thank you Sam :lovealot)

REM -- Shiny, Happy People

Wish You Were Here -- Pink Floyd

Peter Gabriel -- Secret World, Love to be Loved, Blood of Eden

Madonna -- Cherish

John Lennon -- Love

Indigo Girls -- Power of Two

Grateful Dead -- SugarRee

The Corrs -- When the Stars Go Blue

Bob Marley -- One Love

Barry White -- You're My Everything

10k Maniacs -- These are the Days

Keep them coming, my friends. We have a little over one year to get it perfect LOL

[Shana]

And Kristen again... thank you!!! I am checking it out now.... last.fm