Re: REQ: Looking for upbeat contemporary song to use for the wedding march

Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2003 02:19:14 +0800
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"Brent W Lievers" <email-address-deleted> wrote:
> Bruce Brown <email-address-deleted> wrote:
> > "Allen" <email-address-deleted> wrote:
>
> > Personally, I don't think you can go wrong with "When
> > A Man Loves A Woman" by Percy Sledge. It's not especially
> > upbeat in tempo but it's got more passion than most Christian
> > wedding songs I've heard.
>
> Hmmm...
>
> When a man loves a woman
> Down deep in his soul
> She can bring him such misery
>
> If she plays him for a fool
> He's the last one to know
> Lovin' eyes can't ever see
>
> I agree there is great passion in the performance, but is
> this the sort of sentiment you want at a wedding? It's like
> people using "I will always love you". Don't they realize
> the people in the song are splitting up?
>
> Perhaps I'm just analyzing these things too much :-)
LOL!!
I did a wedding gig last month and was agonizing over songs... even "My
Funny Valentine" couldn't be done ("Your looks are laughable //
Unphotographable...") and I actually DID get to argue against doing "And I
Will Always Love You" because it was a breakup song! I ended up singing a
load of saccharine blah, but since the bride was a fan of pop radio...
anything for the happy couple. I even sang an NSYNC song (which actually was
really wedding-appropriate, since most boyband ballads promise undying love
and everlasting commitment). I really did.
Oh, the pain......
-joy