Right now, I'm in Syracuse, NY to celebrate the recent engagement of my friend Kevin. I just had a barbecue with a few of my friends, as sort of an impromptu engagement party. We were discussing the wedding plans (they're getting married next summer), and it turns out Kevin's fiancé only trusted him with one responsibility: picking the wedding song. That's all he has to do, and she's taking care of the rest. This, of course, is a good thing, as no man really wants to be involved with the planning of a wedding anyway.
Of course, Kevin is having trouble with his sole assignment. He asked me to put up a poll on Shoutmouth and see what suggestions come up. I have no idea why he would ask this, and I can pretty much guarantee he'll disregard my advice and pick something lame no matter what. Nevertheless, I must oblige, as he is my friend.
Here's the deal: the song has to be something cool. No "I Will Always Love You," or "You're Still the One," or any of that crap. Here is a link to a website of the most popular first dance songs at weddings. This is exactly the type of thing we don't want. Kevin's original idea was to go with "Hot For Teacher" -- his soon-to-be wife teaches middle school -- and then he thought about hiring a Pearl Jam cover band. Both of these were immediately shut down by the future Mrs. Kevin, but they should give you an idea of what he's going for. The song can't be something lame or cliché, but it does have to be something that a girl would actually approve.
These are off-limits:
"Wonderwall" by Oasis (this is going to be my wedding song and there's no way I'm letting him hijack it)
"Heartspark Dollar Sign" by Everclear (another friend says he's using this as his wedding song - don't ask)
Anything by Billy Joel
Anything rap or techno (for obvious reasons)
That's it. They grew up in the 80s and 90s, so anything from those times would hold a greater meaning. They're also an Irish couple, so if Bono can somehow be incorporated then that's definitely worth bonus points.
Also, for my own amusement, I'd also like suggestions for terrible wedding songs. My friends agreed that Akinyele's "Put It In Your Mouth" would be the worst possible song for a first dance, but surely there are some others nearly as bad.
So, to sum up, we're looking for either:
1) Cool, non-cliché wedding songs.
OR
2) Completely inappropriate wedding songs that would terrify all the aunts and grandmothers in attendance, and make all our younger friends laugh for the next 30 years.
Please help my boy out, he's far too lazy to do this on his own.
