We need a new recessional song

OurWildKingdom

We originally chose "Don't Stop Believin'," but have changed our minds for reasons I won't go into. We both have eclectic tastes in music and are open to suggestions. 

If it helps, here's the rest of our ceremony music:

Prelude:
"When Love Comes to Town" - U2 and B.B. King
"For Once in My Life" - Stevie Wonder 
"One Love/People Get Ready" - Bob Marley and the Wailers 
"Feeling Good" - Nina Simone
"All You Need Is Love" - The Beatles

Processional:
"Variations on a Shaker Tune, from Appalachian Spring" - Aaron Copland
"The Marriage of Figaro," Overture - Mozart
9th Symphony, "Ode to Joy" - Beethoven 

Candlelighting:
"True Companion" - Marc Cohn

Postlude:
"On Top of the World" - Imagine Dragons 
"Adventure of a Lifetime" - Coldplay 

ernursej

I might just take one of the prelude, processional or postlude songs and use as a recessional.

OurWildKingdom

We really do need all three processional songs, but we can skip the postlude and just use those songs and maybe one more as a recessional.

OurWildKingdom

Got it! FW picked Phil Collins, "Groovy Kind of Love." It was originally one of our songs for the reception, but it was easy to move it. Thanks, @ernursej!

ETA: I probably should have asked her first, but she suggested that I ask all of you. 

donethat

Love your variety filled list - you can tell you're both fun!  Sounds like you have it figured out, but in case your'e still considering, here is a blog with some good ideas!  http://nightmusicdj.com/news/2015/10/14/fun-recessional-music-ideas-for-your-wedding-ceremony/

OurWildKingdom

Great songs -- thank you! And thank you for the compliment! 

GlamQueenBride

I don't understand the need for all those songs. Am I missing something?

OurWildKingdom

GlamQueenBride said:

I don't understand the need for all those songs. Am I missing something?

The reasoning behind the multiple songs for processional and recessional is because we have a couple BMs with mobility issues, and we want to make sure everyone has time to move safely at an appropriate pace for them. We probably could cut the prelude by a couple songs.

ETA: The classical pieces are 3 to 4.5 minutes long each. We might be able to move one or cut it entirely.

OurWildKingdom

OK, we changed up the music a bit more and cut a few pieces:

Prelude:

“Night and Day” — Cole Porter, performed by Sergio Mendes and Brasil ‘66

“Fly Me to the Moon” — Frank Sinatra, featuring Count Basie and His Orchestra

“Feeling Good” — Nina Simone

“Groovy Kind of Love” —  Toni Wine and Carole Bayer Sager, performed by Phil Collins

 

Processional:

“Prelude and Fugue in E Flat Major, ‘St. Anne’” — Johann Sebastian Bach

9th Symphony, Movement IV,  “Ode to Joy” — Ludwig van Beethoven

Candle Lighting and Chalice Ceremony

“True Companion” — Marc Cohn

Recessional

“Variations on a Shaker Tune, from ‘Appalachian Spring’” — Aaron Copland

“The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492: Overture” — Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart