Alt/Indie Wedding Songs. (Note: Not my wedding)

jill_valentine

Friend of mine asked me for suggestions for altish/indieish music for a wedding playlist, and I was curious what other folks would suggest.

Bear in mind a) he wants a bit of variety, b) ideally there's some sort of running romance theme, c) it can't be so weird as to alienate anybody, and d) you want people to dance, what would be your alternative wedding song suggestions?

homerun_homer

The Smiths - there is a light that never goes out
Ash - Shining Light
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Maps
The Ramones - Baby I love you
The Coral - Dreaming of You
Ed Harcourt - Apple of my Eye
Franz Ferdinand - Walk Away
Goldfrapp - Happiness
Joy Zipper - 1
Ladyhawke - Back of the Van
LCD Soundsystem - I can Change
The Maccabees -Love you Better
Mystery Jets - 2 Doors Down
Nirvana - About A Girl
Outkast - Ms Jackson
Pixies - Here Comes your Man
Pixies/Jesus in Mary Chain - Head On
Primal Scream - Glory of Love
Pulp - Disco 2000
Prince - Kiss
Queens of the Stone Age - Make it Wit chu
The Raveonettes- That Great Love Sound
Talking Heads - And She Was - this Must be the Place (Naive Melody)
We Are SCientists - after Hours
Weezer - Island in the Sun

palethinboy

Just a load of old Jamaican ska

lordgoat

palethinboy wrote: »

Just a load of old Jamaican ska

jesus christ no.

MajorThom

Radiohead - Videotape

"When Im at the pearly gates, this will be on my videotape"
"You are my centre when I spin away"
"No matter what happens now, I won't be afraid, Because I know today has been the most perfect day I have ever seen"

Truly beautiful.

jill_valentine

It is beautiful, but I'm not sure if it's going to set the happy, hope-sodden tone one would aim for at a young couple's wedding...

pappyodaniel

The Cure - Friday I'm in Love
Bruce Springsteen - Secret Garden
Richard Hawley - Tonight the Streets Are Ours
Sleepy Jackson - Good Dancers
Jens Lekman - Your Arms Around Me
Wreckless Eric - Whole Wide World
Ryan Adams - When the Stars Go Blue
Velvet Underground - Pale Blue Eyes
The Go Betweens - Love Goes On
Nick Cave - Into My Arms
Radiohead - House of Cards
Pete Doherty - For Lovers
Moldy Peaches - Anyone Else But You

lordgoat

Please Release Me - Ingelbert Humperdink.

It's all in the lyrics for a tongue in cheek opener... no?

And weddings are all about the cheese, no point in trying to be cool...

pappyodaniel

lordgoat wrote: »

Please Release Me - Ingelbert Humperdink.

It's all in the lyrics for a tongue in cheek opener... no?

And weddings are all about the cheese, no point in trying to be cool...

Not really, I knew a guy who went to a wedding in a forest, in Leitrim.

jill_valentine

Not so much about being cool, but it's a small informal wedding with close family and friends, and they want music they like. I've no doubt they'll have a bit of cheese thrown in just to keep everyone happy, but you know weddings, plenty of time for everything.

AnonoBoy

Outkast - Hey Ya.

Seriously. It never fails to win at weddings.

emo72

the frank and walters "After All". really nice melodic love song.

Fanny Cradock

I feel it all / Mushaboom - Feist
Go your own way - Fleetwood Mac (not the first song)
More that you know - Stepfather
Enjoy the silence - Depeche Mode
Thong song - Sisqo
Blankest year - Nada Surf
Pass this on - The Knife
Hounds of love/ Running up that hill - Kate Bush
Heard 'em say - Kayne West
Ge on the good foot - James Brown

Morninglory

Oasis - The Masterplan

Michellenman

Beatles - All you need is love
Thin Lizzy - Dancing in the moonlight
Department of Eagles - No one does it like you (maybe..)
Blondie - I'm gonna love you too
FutureHeads - Hounds of love
Camera Obscura - French Navy
Len - Steal my sunshine
The Cure - Friday I'm in love
Feist - One Evening
Hot Chip - One life stand
Thievery Corporation - Lebanese Blonde
Interpol - Obstacle 2
The Kinks - You really got me
LadyHawke - Back of the van
Hmmm I don't know whether to recommend Modest Mouse - The view, or not.. I think it's kind of romantic
Smashing Pumpkins - Today
The Knife - Heartbeats
Two Door Cinema Club - Something good can work

Warm Panda Cola

The Beatles-I want to hold your hand
Death Cab for Cutie-I will Follow you into the dark (despite it being a little dark, about the whole dying thing and stuff, but still it's a beautiful song:D)
band of Horses-No-one's gonna love you(the lyrics are, no-one's gonna love you more than I do!)
Jimi Hendrix-You Got Me Floatin'
Maccabees-Toothpaste Kisses
Regina Spektor-Fidelity
Airborne Toxic Event-Sometime around midnight
The Shins-Australia
the Verve-Sonnet

Fanny Cradock

Another few suggestions - and some of these are skirting close to the edge of schmaltzy cheese.

Time after time - Cindy Lauper (This version is guaranteed to either clear the room or start fights - best to stick to the original, I think.)
Let's stay together - Al Green
French Navy - Camera Obscura
You and me - Wannadies
Golden lady/ Superstition (Live on Sesame Street :eek:)/ Sir Duke - Stevie Wonder
Too young / If I ever feel better/ Listomania/ 1901 - Phoenix
La Ritournelle (Mr Dan Remix) or Original (7 mins long)/ Divine - Sebastien Tellier

hyperbaby

The Smashing Pumpkins - Stand Inside Your Love
You and me
Meant to be
Immutable
Impossible
It's destiny
Pure lunacy
Incalculable
Insufferable
But for the last time
You're everything that I want and ask for
You're all that I'd dreamed
Who wouldn't be the one you love
Who wouldn't stand inside your love
Beautiful lyrics...

I also agree with Ryan Adams - When The Stars Go Blue and Nick Cave- Into My Arms.
Just please not Tom Baxter - Better again... :rolleyes: