Yeah, I'm celebrating being alone this Valentine's Day weekend by listening to a bunch of love songs. And it occurred to me that there are some songs that are just absolutely going to be played at my wedding. No, my bride-to-be does not have veto power over this. I assume she's going to have control over everything else, so I'll fight for this one. Besides, music tastes are actually a major issue for me (seriously, conflicting music tastes will be a dealbreaker long before politics and religion); if she doesn't like at least a few of these, I doubt we'll ever even get to the second date.
"Something," by the Beatles
In an ideal world, this would be the first song at the reception. As no less a person than Frank Sinatra once pointed out, "Something" is one of the greatest love songs of all time, and it pulls this off without ever once saying the words "I love you."
Hey, speaking of...
"The Way You Look Tonight," by Frank Sinatra
I first heard this song when James Darren sang it in the series finale of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Sinatra's version is more upbeat than Darren's, which makes sense, given that Darren was essentially singing about the breakup of a team we'd come to know and love for seven years. Yeah, I'm a nerd, and yeah, this song is ancient, but man, it's beautiful.
The rest of these are generally faster-paced, for later on in the evening when all the people who think only slow songs should be played at weddings have worn themselves out.
"Crazy Little Thing Called Love," by Queen
Continuing my descent into unforgivable nerdhood, if this song is good enough for Rory and Amy Pond, it's good enough for me.
"Bargain," by The Who
"To win you, I'd suffer anything and be glad." Again, the phrase "I love you" is totally absent from it. And yeah, my best man will point to its inclusion on this list that I am totally whipped. And I'll call that a bargain, the best I ever had.
"Love Struck Baby" by Stevie Ray Vaughan
What? you ask, no "Pride and Joy?" That one's a bit overrated in my opinion. Other than "Something," I'm trying to stay away from the signature songs.
"Everybody Needs Somebody to Love," by the Blues Brothers
Because come on. The Blues Brothers are awesome.
"Nothing Else Matters," by Metallica
I might keep this one in reserve, just in case someone requests a song from their lifetime. I'm really not that big on this song, but my favorite Metallica tunes just aren't appropriate for a wedding.
In completing this list, I'm stunned by the lack of Pink Floyd. That's because the closest they ever came to a love song was "Pigs on the Wing 2," which has two problems. One, it's incredibly short, and two, it's got one hell of a naughty double entendre in it. I do know that "High Hopes" is getting played at my funeral... but that's a list for another, much later day.
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