Best wedding first dance song?

[FunkyBeats]

Well, title says it all...what do you all think?

I like Waste by Phish but I fear it won't translate well for the Quebecois side of the family...

FB.

[phorbesie]

let it bleed

[Jaimoe]

It should be something personal between the wedding couple. If the hippy anthem "Waste" says it for you, then play it. My wedding song was "Passing Afternoon" by Iron and Wine. Honourable mention was Johnny Cash's version of "I See A Darkness" - we snuck this song in a little later in the evening. However, I wanted "Kick Out The Jams" over both.

[hamilton]

The Rolling Stones' "Bitch" would probably go over really well.

[p.p.]

Ripple

Crazy Fingers

I've been to two weddings with Waste.

Mine was Brokedown Palace.

[backbacon]

I once truncated Jerry Garcia Band's Shining Star (from 11 mins to 4 mins or so) for a wedding. (They ended up going with the Manhatten's version anyway.)

A few others I've played:

Van Morrison - Crazy Love

Dave Matthews - Waste

Etta James - At Last

Iz - Somewhere Over the Rainbow/ What a Wonderful World

Beach Boys - God Only Knows

Here's those mentioned:

Link

[tigger]

They Love each other.The up tempo versions.

[Prost]

Simply The Best - Tina Turner

[Tooly]

we danced to 'looking forward' by CSNY, great tune

for us it was a tossup between that one and blue sky by the allmans

[thatpatguy]

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[phishtaper]

Nine Inch Nails - Fuck You Like an Animal.

... always gets grandma up and out of her seat ...

[Deeps]

We danced to - "In My Life" covered by Jose Feliciano I copied it from vinyl to MP3 so it was cracking and popping..

I think I am cool.

Steve

PS Seriously though it was a nice song...good tempo good length.

[Ms Zimmy]

jolie louise lanois

[Patchoulia]

I can't believe no one has suggested "Bust a Move"...

[dancingbear]

ours was 'we are family'! (we asked everyone to join us)

[Dr_Evil_Mouse]

My option was Crazy Fingers (always struck me as having a nice wedding night vibe for reasons I can't quite define), but it was trumped by Attics of My Life, which had some bearing by being a meaningful song from our first show together. Could do worse .

[Schwa.]

Revival - Allman Brothers

Was done at Muddy and Blair's wedding and has always rung true.

[edger]

Nine Inch Nails - Fuck You Like an Animal.

... always gets grandma up and out of her seat ...

I was feeling travel weary until you absolutely made my night with that one!!

Our song was To Lay Me Down.

But during our 'service' we were also blessed with my cousins singing Attics, and MarcO singing They Love Each Other...

Topped the night off w/ some Friends of Hefner...

Weddings are extra special/fun when they comprise a community of folk that are tied through a mutual love of music.

[Hartamophone]

[skelter]

Mine was 'Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever' - performed by Kingston legends Bloom and based on The Band's version.

Our second choice was "I've Been Loving You Too Long" by Otis Redding, until we looked closer at the lyrics and realized it's kind of about an affair.

[Ms.Huxtable]

We didn't really have a first dance, but Kevin Breit played two great songs at our wedding that we clung to each other during:

1. Hang On - His own song

2. God Only Knows What I'd Be Without You - Beach Boys.

[Jay Funk Dawg]

[rubberdinghy]

haha...We had to do "We are family" too...

Jungle Fever was frowned upon.

Seriously...

[Blurry]

Every Rose Has Its Thorn.......just to keep it real.

[Blurry]

At our wedding we walked down the aisle to:

Overgrown Waltz (Bela)

Back up the aisle after being married to (like Schwa said);

Revival (ABB)

and I'm pretty sure our first dance song was;

When You're Standing next to Me (Mitch and Mickey)

followed by;

What a Wonderful World (Louis Armstrong)