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another 'first dance song' post

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  • mrsgravestobemrsgravestobe
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    edited December 2011

    Have you heard the Sweetest Love by Robin Thicke? It is goosebump-inducing amazing. Romantic, sexy and about a couple in love. Perfect!

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  • pookiemarie78pookiemarie78 member
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    edited December 2011

    My FI and are using God Bless the Broken Road by Rascal Flatts. 

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  • SalvaNosSalvaNos member
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    edited December 2011
    We are dancing to "Your Guardian Angel" by the Red Jumpsuit Apparatus


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  • kkaimalakkaimala member
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    edited December 2011
    we were debating between Andrew Bird 'Oh No' (but it's too fast and people wouldn't understand the lyrics) and Peter Bjorn and John 'young folks' (just a bit fast, but danceable) or Ben Folds 'the luckiest'. We ended up choosing Led Zeppelin 'Thank You'
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  • juliec1000juliec1000 member
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    edited December 2011
    I wanted "Thank God I Found You" by Mariah Carey w/ 98 Degrees but my FI wasn't thrilled with it.  It's very late 90's R&B-ish but the words and the melody are amazing.

    We are probably going to wind up with "Lucky" by Jason Mraz & Colbie Callait.
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  • ndwoodsndwoods member
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    edited December 2011
    If There Was No You, by Brandi Carlile.
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  • machinegundaisymachinegundaisy member
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    edited December 2011
    Don't know if anyone's suggested this, but use Pandora or Last.fm to their fullest! Make stations with songs close to what you want, and you can find a lot more.

    Our song is "Calico Skies" by Paul McCartney (it's on one of his newer albums). Some other ones I like just in general for weddingy songs are:

    "The Promise" by Chris Murray (a sweet ska/reggae song) 

    "Something about your love" by Mason Jennings 

    "Days like this keep me warm" by the Polyphonic Spree 

    The theme from "Up"

    I like them because they I don't find them to be particularly cheesy.
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  • doroshee00doroshee00 member
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    edited December 2011
    I orignally picked Colorblind by Counting Crows but my sister and my fiance both thought it sounded a tad too depressing. Personally, I think it's beautiful but I picked Paul McCartney's This Never Happened Before instead and FI just loved it. Not too long, good tempo, and sweet.

    good luck picking!
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  • JaredSaraJaredSara member
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    edited December 2011
    We are using "You Send me" by Sam Cooke
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  • AMYFAYE1AMYFAYE1 member
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    edited December 2011
    We had a really hard time picking a song, but decided on I knew I loved you before I met you by Savage Garden. I also love Lets Stay Together by Al Green, but it's a little to fast for my dancing impaired husband to be! LOL!
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  • erins87erins87
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    edited December 2011
    We are dancing to "In My Time of Need" by Ryan Adams
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  • flamindakotaflamindakota member
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    edited December 2011
    We're going to dance to Flaws & All, Beyonce
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  • jamie321jamie321 member
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    edited December 2011
    We are dancing to "Baby I love your way," by Peter Frampton.
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  • yh142yh142 member
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    edited December 2011
    We are not doing a first dance, but if we did, it'd be to Ryan Adams's "My Love for You is Real" - a little rock, a little country, a little indie, a little bit, but not too cheesy.  Plus, it's slow, so not too complicated.
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  • GH_TS.03GH_TS.03 member
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    edited December 2011
    My FI and I are dancing to "Heaven" by Bryan Adams! Love it!!
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  • LynnM20LynnM20
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    edited December 2011
    Tim McGraw "My Best Friend"
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  • dmunoz785dmunoz785
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    edited December 2011
    We are using Jason Maraz and Colbie Caillat "Lucky"

    It's a beautiful song.  Good luck!
    Wedding Countdown Ticker Future Mrs. Shaifer
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  • jayslojayslo member
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    edited December 2011
    Marry Me by Train
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  • musiq_lovahmusiq_lovah member
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    edited December 2011
    I love this thread!!

    I originally wanted "Thank You" by Led Zeppelin - but we found that it is a little slow for dancing to, so we're using it during the ceremony instead. There were so many choices... these were our ideas:

    His: "Swing Life Away" - Rise Against
           "Highway 101" - Social Distortion

    Mine: even though I love my fiance's songs those ones aren't exactly "dancy" tunes
      "You and Me" by the Dave Matthews Band is a great song
      " Thank you for Loving Me" - Bon Jovi
     "I Am" - Bon Jovi
    "Thank You" - McMaster and James (we're using this for the dance with the bridal party"
    "Here for you" - Firehouse (We're using this for dance with the parents)

    MY sister used "Love of a Lifetime" by Firehouse as her first dance, my other sister used "Crash" by Dave Matthews band for hers.

    Some other good song choices:
    "Love Song" - 311
    "Ever the Same" - Rob Thomas
    "No Matter What" - Def Leppard
    "Good Times" - Tom Cochrane ( a really good dancing song)
    "It's You" - Michelle Branch (A FAVORITE! but using at the ceremony)

    And finally... we decided on "Better Together" by Jack Johnson... I had no idea how popular it was... but we are doing a tropical theme and what better way than to use Jack Johnson?! :)


    99 days!
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  • cinkaecinkae member
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    edited December 2011
    Bless this Broken Road by Rascal Flats.
    Havent decided if I'm going to have someone sing it while we dance or just have it DJed.. .
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  • juliec1000juliec1000 member
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    edited December 2011
    Here are some more I love.  A couple are very uncommon.

    Then - Brad Paisley
    Follow You, Follow Me - Genesis
    If I Had the World To Give- Grateful Dead
    You Save Me - Kenny Chesney
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  • blackscarletblackscarlet
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    edited December 2011

    @sdbell88 that is such a great song we love Michael Franti I love that!!!

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  • DressyBessyDressyBessy member
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    edited December 2011
    I have been kicking around the idea of using Ray Lamontagne's "You Are the Best Thing" or James Morrison's "You Give Me Something." Both artists are hipster neo-soulsters whose songs sound old-school soul on the Adult Alternative tip.
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  • mgreene404mgreene404 member
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    edited December 2011
    We are dancing to a little-known song called "The Simple Things."  It's sung by Rebecca Lynn Howard but is found on Jim Brickman's CD.  It is perfect for my fiance and I!  You should listen and see if it might work for you!
    "It's a long way down off of lover's leap, but falling's half the fun!"
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  • AIMEEALEXISAIMEEALEXIS member
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    edited December 2011
    Myself and my fiance are dancing to two songs joined together. We are starting with Adam sandler "I wanna grow old with you " and then we are scratching it with the Michael Buble song "Feeling Good". (Complete with choregraphed dancing) It should be a good time and we are hoping to set a fun mood for the remainder of the evening.

    We are getting married on Friday the 13th (August 13th, 2010).
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  • jillian.726jillian.726
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    edited December 2011
    My fiance and I are dancing to Everyday by Dave Matthews Band.  The basis of the lyrics is "all you need is love, everyday".  I just think it's so simple, yet so true.  I'm a little worried that it might not be a good pace to dance a waltz too, but we're going to sign up for private lessons and if it seems it's going to be challenging to dance to, then we might change the song, to another DMB song of course, because we met at one of his concerts!  Dave has lots of awesome songs!  Crush and Crash are great too.
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  • lissasikeslissasikes member
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    edited December 2011
    "If Not For You" by Bob Dylan
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  • toonces69toonces69 member
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    edited December 2011
    My friend is gonna sing "Angel Eyes" by Jeff Healy. Then the whole wedding party is going to do a dance to Thriller/Time Warp! So much fun!
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  • 22wander22wander member
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    edited December 2011
    "Waste"  by Phish

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  • amandaq02amandaq02 member
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    edited December 2011

    We are using Ray Lamontagne  "You are the Best Thing".  We also considered using Dave Matthews Band  "Two of Us", but that is now our entrance song for the reception.  Something more fun could be, All I want is You from the Juno soundtrack.

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