All You Need Is Love (Songs)

[trinityofone]

Here is something very cool: nenar has asked me to make a couple of mixes for her wedding in September! I love making mixes, and I'm honored to be asked to do one for such an important occasion. However, I started playing around with it last night, and I'm beginning to worry that I don't have the world's most wedding-appropriate music collection.

For example, some things I have discovered:

1. Just because I happen to think that Half-Gifts is the most romantic song ever does not mean that it, nor any song that contains the lyric, "This relationship cannot sustain itself," is appropriate for a wedding.

2. Neither is Beast of Burden, you weirdo.

3. The Cher version of Walking in Memphis is probably NOT sexy and romantic to anyone who wasn't a huge fan of The X-Files, and a big Mulder/Scully 'shipper to boot.

4. Has The Flamingos' I Only Have Eyes For You ever been anything other than creepy? Is it bad that I still want to use it?

5. At Last is not about dead people. This makes it more appropriate for use, not less.

6. I can totally get away with including Temptation, but yes, I will be the only one giggling to myself and picturing Joe's dork!dance.

And the big one:

7. MY MUSIC MAY BE GOOD, BUT YOU CAN'T DANCE TO IT.

So I need your help with that. What are some good wedding songs--that you can dance to? If you can YSI or sendspace or megaupload them, that would be great, but if not, even just names would be helpful. I want this mix to be good. ('Cause poor nenar--if she's reading this, she's probably really nervous now.)

Tangentially: if anyone has Kate Bush's Aerial that they want to upload for me, that'd be totally awesome. In exchange I have...well, a lot of music totally inappropriate for weddings. *guilty grin*

ETA: DAMN YOU, spazatron! Now I can't stop listening to Wuthering Heights! I want to put it on nenar's mix! The whole wedding party can do THE DANCE.

This is in no way related to the above.

Comments

a friendsfriends drive-by

[prairiedaun.livejournal.com]

I'd suggest different Blue Rodeo songs, but mostly Five Days in May.

[farwing.livejournal.com]

Well, I'm not sure how wedding-appropriate it is but you can dance to "White Wedding" by Billy Idol.

"Legal Man" by Belle & Sebastian might work. Very peppy.

Maybe for a slow dance "Lucky Day"? I like the Erin McKeown version.

[trinityofone.livejournal.com]

*looks hopeful* Is there any chance you can upload any of those for me? Except for "White Wedding"; I have that, and am trying to decide whether or not the bride would be amused. ;-)

Either way, thanks for the recs!

[farwing.livejournal.com]

Legal Man

http://s54.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=250KL64FARQLQ3D3WQ6K6HDPIU


Lucky Day

http://s54.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1X84VWGKRDCII34C0PUXZSLSSG

I hope they work.

[20thcenturyvole.livejournal.com]

Hmm... I have Swimming In Your Oceans and The Ghosts that Haunt Me by The Crash Test Dummies; Two-Step (though it's long and changes beat a few times), Angel and Dreamgirl by The Dave Matthews Band, Modern Dance by Lou Reed and, if you want a cheesy end-of-the-evening-and-everyone's-kinda-drunk-anyway song, Over You by Roxy Music.

If any of that is remotely useful, I can send it to you. Also, it turns out that my favourite band in the world, The Barenaked Ladies, use their poppy alt-rock sound to mask the fact that all of their clever, clever lyrics are horrendously cynical and depressing. All their albums, and not one single wedding-appropriate song! Canada, why do you fail me?

[cynicatlantis.livejournal.com]

You are so very, very right about BNL - I went through all of their albums too, and couldn't find a single appropriate song - even their most "romantic" tracks are about unrequited love, or failing relationships
(take Call and Answer, for example: I only think about you when we're both in the same room. I'm only here to witness the remains of loving you. You think we're here to play a game of who loves more than who. 0_o).

The rest of their catalogue covers everything from stalkers with a primate fixation, to shopaholics, alcoholics, suicide, window washers, manslaughter, high school geekdom, pollution and insomnia. And oh, how I love them for it *hugs BNL*

*friends you, on discovery of a fellow ex-Qld filmo* solidarity! Oooh, and icon love.

[20thcenturyvole.livejournal.com]

*friends right back* Beanie!Shep! Barenaked Ladies! Wraith!mouse! Hah, I thought I recognised your name. :D

[cynicatlantis.livejournal.com]

w00t! *does the Happy Dance of mild-internet-fame-within-one-fandom*

[cynicatlantis.livejournal.com]

These are the most dance-able wedding-y songs I've got, see what you think:

Nikka Costa's Happy In The Morning (http://www.sendspace.com/file/3xxefg) is fun, though I'm not sure if the lyrics "You take all my naughty thoughts and they get put to use instead" are entirely appropriate for a wedding, but you never know ;)

The Waif's Love Serenade (http://www.sendspace.com/file/of5030) is folksy but very sweet (lyrics "Another day comes, another day goes, but I'm still sittin' on top of the world, just thinking about you. I wouldn't say it if it wasn't true, but honey I'm in love with you...")

Royal Crown Revue are great if you're into swing, so here's Trapped in a Web of Love (http://www.sendspace.com/file/1kjkbm). (Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Atomic Fireballs and The Squirrel Nut Zippers are all along similar lines, though this seemed the most appropriate track from all of them.)

And for sheer glam, here's The Darkness' I Believe in a Thing Called Love (http://www.sendspace.com/file/m6qv44)

[mandysbitch.livejournal.com]

So I need your help with that. What are some good wedding songs--that you can dance to?

"Love will tear us apart" - Joy Division. I mean, it's romantic in that, 'I love you so much i want to die...' kind of way.

But in all honesty, "Moving on up" by Primal Scream. It's my party song.

"Sweet Harmony" by the Beloved (*very* dance-y). "Pure" by the Lightning Seeds.

Umm... perhaps you want something less than ten years old... "The Time is Now" by Moloko or "Forever More" by Moloko. *Anything* by Moloko.

"Enola Gay" by OMD... okay, so it's about a nuclear explosion - but man, can you *dance* to it.

I have some of these on mpeg but my upload speed is *really* slow. Changing my broadband plan tomorrow which should improve things somewhat.

Oh - and if you can get your hands on a copy of the Propellerheads remix of "Naked Eye" by Luscious Jackson you are one *lucky* son of a bitch. That piece is so goddamn funky it makes white boys dance.

[trinityofone.livejournal.com]

"Love will tear us apart" - Joy Division. I mean, it's romantic in that, 'I love you so much i want to die...' kind of way.

Heh. 1) That totally gets you the emo kid icon; 2) I must admit that I actually considered this; and 3) Have you ever seen the movie Series 7? Specifically, the "Love Will Tear Us Apart" "music video" it has in it?

Let's not even touch the fact that I have a LWTUA t-shirt.

If you're able to upload any of them when your connection speeds up (*crosses fingers for you*) that'd be awesome. In the meantime, I'll keep my eyes open. Thanks!

[mandysbitch.livejournal.com]

1) That totally gets you the emo kid icon;

I *love* my Joy Division. Best band EVAR!! Okay, maybe along with Sonic Youth... and You Am I...

I>Have you ever seen the movie Series 7?

No - that was the reality game show movie, right?

The bandwidth won't increase until the weekend but i'll see if I can upload you Primal Scream and the Lightning Seeds in the meantime. I owe people music so I might put them in a post...

[no-detective.livejournal.com]

Butting in just to say: YAY MOLOKO!!!

(Seriously, they have a song about killer bunnies. You don't get much cooler than that.)

Also, trinityofone: do you need Aerial the album or just the one song?

[trinityofone.livejournal.com]

I have never even heard of Moloko before the above mention! I must investigate!

I would love the whole album, if that's possible. *looks pathetic, which is not difficult considering current physical and mental state*

[no-detective.livejournal.com]

Oh, yes - you should investigate Moloko! Roisin Murphy's singing style reminds me very much of Kate, actually. And she is a firecracker in live shows. I think you'd like her.

I'm at work right now, so it might be a while before I manage to upload the album for you. Sorry!

[trinityofone.livejournal.com]

*stomps foot* But I want it now! It, and the WORLD. [/Verruca Salt]

I mean, that's fine. That's fantastic, actually. Thank you for offering at all.

=)

[no-detective.livejournal.com]

No problemo. I'll email you as soon as I upload it. I can also send you some Moloko; I have all four of their albums... *puts on pimp hat*

[trinityofone.livejournal.com]

That would be AWESOME. *does dance of excitement--which, much to the relief of all involved, you can't see*

*headdesk*

[no-detective.livejournal.com]

OK, so long story short, because my computer died three days ago, I'm using my roommate's new computer which is a whole new species of tech beast and I don't know what the hell I'm doing. Which is why I was using a completely wrong program until a minute ago and have sent you (or tried to) a bunch of useless files.

I am now trying again. And hopefully this will not screw up my spam karma. :/

[siria]

Hey dear, are you still up for trekking out to mine this evening to watch the Oscars? Or would you prefer that I taped them for you, and you can come over sometime tomorrow and watch them then? Whichever suits you best.

[trinityofone.livejournal.com]

Maybe I should wait until tomorrow? Last night I had a truly awful sleep, and I feel pretty shitty, to be honest.

How are you doing? Were things any better by the time you left?

[siria]

That's fine. It might even be a better idea to watch them during the day, because of less intrusion from Moronic Housemates. And then I think the rest of Tuesday will be devoted to some ill-advised but thoroughly needed retail therapy.

I'm about on a par with you, actually. Mam had worked her way through a bottle of wine by lunchtime yesterday, then passed out on the sofa in the living room. Dad didn't leave his room all day, and then barely spoke to me this morning. So. You know. Now I'm sitting in the library, listening to a shitload of Death Cab songs and alternately playing with Photoshop while I ignore my diss work, and staring out at the cricket pitch in an emo manner.

Which is almost pretentious enough of me to make me smile.

[siria]

Wow, that totally worked! Rodney just materialised in the middle of the Religion and Philosophy Department, wearing nothing more than a shocked look on his face, and a copy of the Missalum Romanorum that he hastily snatched from a nearby shelf.

He appears to be shrieking something about how he's never going to let John use the "yes, of course, Rodney, I'm certain they're just" alien sex toys in bed, because look what they've done now! Cold and naked with moronic undergraduates looking at him, he seems to think, is not a good look.

I will not disabuse him of this notion and tell him that you were psychically involved.

[siria]

Well, the glances of this undergraduate are all about the bow-chicka-wow music, I can tell you.

Blergh. Laundry. Good luck! *toddles off to medieval arch.*

[trinityofone.livejournal.com]

Aww, you stole my appropriate icon of appropriateness because I just woke up (kind of) from having been (kind of) asleep for an hour.

Maybe I should try napping again, because the ideas presented in this comment would give me nice dreams. Hmm...

[siria]

I had a tiny little fit of glee when I came across the icon post, because no other icon so closely describes my current mental state. I kind of had to have it. Plus, the mental image of John napping is kind of adorable.

Napping in general is good, I think. I am going to go home, have some soup, tape the Oscars and then have a lie down somewhere and read. (So far, btw, I am quite liking Lymond)

More dreams of Rodney naked, whether on the TCD campus or not, are always a good thing. Certainly, that's what I was focusing on during class today. Well, that and scribbling fic with young!Rodney-and-Fraser taking notes, of course.

Re: tomorrow, do you want to meet up around ten thirty or eleven or so? There can be shopping and lunch before we go let you indulge yourself with the Jon Stewart watching?

[trinityofone.livejournal.com]

I also really like this one from the same batch; the nap one ended up being a little too apt!

Big yay! for liking Lymond. There is much to like. Such as mumble mumble *stuffs sock in mouth* Anyway, yes, continue.

Even bigger yay! for fic scribbles! *sleepy squee*

Your plan for tomorrow sounds sensible. *nods* Can we make it eleven, because, you know, sleep wonk? Arts ramp, as per usual?

John should take naps all curled in on himself, and then Rodney should slip into bed behind him and wrap his arms around his chest, and slowly, as they slept, their bodies should elongate and relax, and John would breathe deeply, his head tucked loosely against Rodney's shoulder.

Yes.

[siria]

You, like, win at comments.

[trinityofone.livejournal.com]

I would be perfectly happy with slow wedding music, although not as happy as I would be with nekkid Rodney as my date to the wedding.

*looks hopeful*

*waits*

[trinityofone.livejournal.com]

Ooh, thank you! These are universally awesome. Even if I can't use them all for the mix, I'll get some pleasure out of them. (And that's what's really important, y'know. *eg*)

What's the Prince song called? It came up as "Track 01."

[trinityofone.livejournal.com]

The air I breathe gives me John/Rodney ideas. But yes, yes it is. Hmm.

[aurora]

I concur with Mona: you can't go wrong with Al Green. I love his 'Let's Stay Together'. I can upload if you want.

And wow, my playlist is so not suited for weddings. :|

Oh, crack!rec: LMNT - Hey Juliet. :X (Again, holla if you need an upload. /getto)

[trinityofone.livejournal.com]

My playlist is suited to what it's usually used for: writing ANGST. Weddings? Not so much.

I do have "Let's Stay Together"; you're right, it's awesome. I'd love the crack!song, though, if you want to upload it. Thanks!

[aurora]

My playlist is the epitome of emo. And it's completely unintentionally. The only other thing that might work is Damien Rice and Maroon 5. Or Coldplay :S.

Hee, Teh Crack Song. I cannot be held responsible for brain damage caused by listening to this song. You did not get it from me. *hides*

[whiskeypants.livejournal.com]

i can send you stuff, if you like. have a fuckton of music. let me know.

[trinityofone.livejournal.com]

I would love that; your music is consistently awesome.

Also: "fuckton" is a groovy word.

[lil-nibbler.livejournal.com]

"I only have eyes for you" is only creept because of the Buffy ep but otherwise it is a perfectly romantic song. Maybe not wedding appropraite but still good