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First Dance Song Help!!!

Hi all!

I have been having the HARDEST time finding a first dance song and I really need help!  I have been searching all over the internet and I can't seem to find anything.  Here's the criteria I'm looking for:
  • No county (sorry country fans, it's just not for me)
  • We're having a live band play, so the song needs to be "coverable"
  • I want something orignal (not anything like "At Last")
  • Also looking for a song with staying power
  • Needs to be danceable

Songs that have come close are:

  • Bless the Broken Road - LOVE the lyrics, but I can't get over that the original song is country
  • Imagine - Is probably the perfect song (classic but modern, coverable, and has a great message).  The problem is that my FI is Israeli & I'm not Jewish, so the whole no religion, etc may be contraversial
  • Nothing Else Matters - FI didn't like it, but it would be perfect to dance to since it's a waltz!
  • The Luckiest - Ben Folds has such an original voice that any cover wouldn't do the song justice
  • You are the Best Thing - Love the song because it's a relatively unknown song that's modern but has a vintage feel.  I'm just afraid about the staying power piece.  I think it was fairly popular 3 years ago...

Any suggestions would be really appreciated!

 

 

Re: First Dance Song Help!!!

  • One I've been in love with is Hold on by Michael Buble, but FI will be playing The Luckiest. It's one of the few love songs FI feels strongly enough about to sing along to when it comes on.

  • FI found our song....Jason Mraz I won't Give Up The lyrics are beautiful and the song is definitely timeless!
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  • we danced to Umbrella - the Mandy Moore cover.  I loved it because it's a song you would never ever imagine dancing to as a first dance.  but the slow version is so beautiful and when you really listen to the lyrics....they are perfect for a wedding.  it's something different, not country, covable, dancable, and I think it has staying power
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  • My fiance and I are dancing to "Give A Little" by Hanson. The lyrics are nice and the song is really upbeat and danceable. We are doing a correographed swing dance to the song.
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