*wedding songs?

BombaySaphire · #1 10-03-2002, 09:42 PM

has anyone here had a stevie/fm wedding song?
i plan on mine being leather and lace cause i LOVE that song...kinda early to decide seeing as im 18...with no boyfriend...or anyone to marry...but still...lol
if you did have one, which one was it? just curious...thanks.

kristin · #2 10-03-2002, 11:12 PM

Well.....it's not a Stevie written song, but I REALLY like her version of At Last.....just love that song....so maybe when I get married in like 10 years I can use it

Kristin

iamstevienicks · #3 10-04-2002, 05:23 AM

Beauty and the beast

tommer · #4 10-04-2002, 06:15 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by iamstevienicks
Beauty and the beast

you know, i asked some of my friends that if something happens to me and i die, to play this song in my funeral!
(i really mean it, not that i have any intentions on dying or anything, but just in case...

)

sulamith · #5 10-04-2002, 08:29 AM

I have always thought it would be beautiful to have a like twelve piece orchestra play an instrumental version of "Crystal" for the procession. The violins, cellos, clarinetes and oboes would be awesome.

DrummerDeanna · #6 10-04-2002, 10:40 AM

I have thought about this SO much...since I will be getting married sometime within the next five years or so....(whenever I decide to freakin' graduate from college lol)

Anyway...her songs are great...but many that start as love songs end up so sad..have you noticed this? SO...I thought Leather and Lace would be great....but I LOVE the idea of the orchestra playing Crystal..I'd never thought about that....but it would be lovely....

sulamith · #7 10-04-2002, 10:52 AM

Wouldn't it though?

and have a harpist in the mix as well, doing the little plinky water sounds. It would be an unusal and unique way to incorporate their music but still be classy and traditional.

You have to be careful when using popular music at a wedding. If it is not done right it really comes off as tacky.

Bella Figura · #8 10-04-2002, 11:12 AM

at my couisins wedding, they chose "At Last" but they said it was by Etta James even tho she didn't actually write the song but I was like telling my sisters if you're gonna give Etta credit, you should also credit Stevie, I love her version...

Most of Stevie's songs have a sad twinge to them so they are not really suited to a wedding song but I always thought "If I Were You" had that music box quality and might make a good wedding song...

kristin · #9 10-04-2002, 01:47 PM

Wait....if Etta James didn't write it, then who did?? Who else recorded this song?

Kristin

Bella Figura · #10 10-04-2002, 02:16 PM

"At Last was written by Harry Warren and Mack Gordon for Glenn Miller and his Orchestra and the 20th-Century Fox films Sun Valley Serenade (1941) and Orchestra Wives (1942). It became one of Miller's biggest hits."

I was starting to freak out a bit because I knew the song was older than the Etta James version but I was having a tough time researching exactly who wrote it...

the singer/songwriter is a rather new invention in music which took off during the late 60's and early 70's, before that the songwriter and the singer were most of the time, two seperate entities...which is another thing that makes Stevie so unique...

sodascouts · #11 10-04-2002, 06:25 PM

I had a friend who used Lindsey's "Countdown" for his wedding reception. However, I told him "Why didn't you use Crystal? What were you thinking?" lol

David · #12 10-05-2002, 06:57 PM

"Love from Here, Love from There" would make an excellent wedding song -- perfect for the processional.

"Rattlesnake Shake" is a great choice for the first dance.