Non cheesy first dance song?

RocketRaccoon

Hey there. I'm not sure if I am allowed post this or if there is a special thread for this so someone please move it if necessary.

Myself and my oh are getting married in a few weeks and we have everything planned to a T except we just cannot find a song for our first dance. Neither of us want anything run of the mill or cheesy... We are both into rock and metal music and would like something along those lines but we just can't think of anything. Has anybody found anything that would suit?

Garfin

Still haven't found what I'm looking for

mcgiggles

Metallica - nothing else matters?

tracey turnblad

Not rock or metal but we had Imelda May, Kentish Town waltz. We were together a long time before we got married and been through some tough times and got through it together... donut suited us to a tee. I still love it

AnneFrank

Lola

jacksie66

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Garfin

Crosby Stills & Nash- "Love the one you're with"

BorneTobyWilde

Like a Bat outta Hell I'll be gone when the morning comes.

mojesius

David bowie, absolute beginners
Rolling stones, wild horses
Van Morrison, into the mystic

Don't know much about metal to suggest anything..

We had neil young 'harvest moon' for first dance, not sure if that's cheezy but meant a lot to us

Savman

J. Geils Band - Love Stinks

missmatty

We had difficulty choosing as well; my OH is not into music and we don't have a song of our 'own', so to speak. We picked 'Ho Hey' by The Lumineers and it was great. Danced to it ourselves for a few minutes then waved everyone on to the dancefloor for the faster bit at the end.

Casey78

10CC I'm not in love.

eviltwin

Pick something that means something to you both. Don't just pick a song that you think will be cool or whatever. If it's cheesy so what.

razorblunt

missmatty wrote: »

We had difficulty choosing as well; my OH is not into music and we don't have a song of our 'own', so to speak. We picked 'Ho Hey' by The Lumineers and it was great. Danced to it ourselves for a few minutes then waved everyone on to the dancefloor for the faster bit at the end.

Great choice, I was at a wedding that used this song to in a similar setup that you mentioned, it worked very well.

...And Justice

mcgiggles wrote: »

Metallica - nothing else matters?

There's a huge trend of this being played at weddings in the last few years.

VandC

Get everybody up in a giant circle and do the hokey pokey/cokey! No one will expect that! And it will get everyone up on to the dancefloor to have your first dance with you.

Gravelly

Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now - The Smiths

lilblackdress

Hi there,

I got married recently and we asked our band to do a version of bell x1 velcro. The lead singer shortened it slightly and sort of slowed it. Anyways, was an amazing version and so many people loved it.

deadybai

Stairway to heaven - led Zeppelin

baby and crumble

You should have a look around at cover versions of songs you like. We found a really awesome version of "Diamonds" (originally by Rhianna) that we're probably going to use as our first dance. You can get covers of mad songs that you'd never think would work for a first dance.

I also really like a song called "You & I (Forever)" by Jessie Ware. I think it'd be a lovely 1st dance.

jellybear

We had Hey Jude by The Beatles and it was a big hit with our guests- particularly when it kicks into the 'na, na, na, na, na na, na' bit

deadybai

Kim - Eminem :pac:

Seriously I think knocking on heaven's door is a great wedding song that isn't too cheesy .

You could use the GNR'S version if you like Rock/Metal, although I don't think you can beat Bob Dylan's

_Dara_

eviltwin wrote: »

Pick something that means something to you both. Don't just pick a song that you think will be cool or whatever. If it's cheesy so what.

My thoughts too. Pick a song you both love, it doesn't matter what anyone else thinks of it. It should be meaningful to you and your OH, not the whole room.

Romantic Rose

We had the American Authors- Best Day of my Life. Was quite easy to shuffle to and it got everyone up dancing with us. Was good to start off with a livelier song for us.

SEPT 23 1989

Rocket Queen GnR

Tigger

mcgiggles wrote: »

Metallica - nothing else matters?

That was ours

Tigger

...And Justice wrote: »

There's a huge trend of this being played at weddings in the last few years.

To clarify It was ours in 2010

sweetie

"I promise" by Radiohead from the Oknotok b sides album

Littlehorny

Get the father of the bride to bring her up to the dance floor to the opening strains of Iron Maidens- Bring your daughter to the slaughter

Some friends of mine had the Ramones: Baby I love you. Was a perfect choice for them!

julyjane

I know a couple who didn't have one. The band started with a few floor fillers and got the party going early on. Later on the dj did a slow set and they had their first dance then without all the eyes (and the phones!) on them.

Me, I'd like a floor filler but then I also love watching the videos on other people's Facebook pages of ones that are obviously well choreographed (usually "I've had the time of my life" from Dirty Dancing, with or without the lift. I'd love one of those too but if I want one I'll have to find another fiancé

roy rodgers

Your song Elton john

Cakerbaker

Elbow One day like this

MadamRazz

We had All I Want Is You by Barry Louis Polisar.

We are both into our metal and rock so guests were quite shocked. Go for a song thats special to you be it by Britney Spears or Machine Head.

ShaShaBear

We had You'll Never Walk Alone.
Cheesy as all hell but my husband lives, breaths and worships LFC!
We really chose it because we felt the lyrics represented some dark times we had to fight through to find each other, and there were a lot of LFC fans present who piped in with loud voices to help take the focus off the two married eegits with four left feet :pac:

I actually originally wanted Scorpion - Winds of Change, but there was a unanimous boo when I suggested it!

...And Justice

Slayer - angel of death
Sepultura -beneath the remains

judeboy101

I touch myself- D'vinyls

budgemook

Everlong by Foo Fighters? Acoustic version perhaps

The_Stranger

We had Iris - The Goo Goo Dolls.

Seriously like others have said just pick a song you both really love, it doesn't need to be cheesy or even lovey dovey, just something that you both can enjoy your first dance to.

jellybear

budgemook wrote: »

Everlong by Foo Fighters? Acoustic version perhaps

Oh great song! I walked up the aisle to that

julyjane

jellybear wrote: »

Oh great song! I walked up the aisle to that

That sounds fantastic! People laugh at me when I say I'd love "I bet that you look good on the dancefloor" by the arctic monkeys as a first dance, but with the right choreography I think we could pull it off. It would certainly give the traditionalists something to talk about

Lorelli!

Casey78 wrote: »

10CC I'm not in love.

I remember hearing on the radio years ago that that song is apparently one of the most popular for a wedding.

I'm not saying the song we had but at one stage I really wanted The Road To Nowhere by The Talking Heads We had Irish dancers which my mam arranged and I really wanted them to do a dance to The Dropkick Murphy's, Shipping Up To Boston but I didn't get the chance to ask them in the end

Op i think its something you have to just choose yourself. Something you both like.

StarBright01

Ramones Baby I love You? An easy one if ye aren't big dancers!

fixXxer

Closer - Nine Inch Nails.

Be memorable

Wellyd

A friend recently had Never Change by Picture This and I thought it was a really great choice!

rellorrac

The thoughts of a first dance with everyone looking at me fills me with dread ... although really like some of these suggestions

Atomic Pineapple

Nothing Else Matters is a popular choice these days but we went with a cover version of it that we felt suited our wedding day better.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrqBYG_sjCY

By the way huge Metallica fans but felt the original didn't fit the day, I wanted For Whom the Bell Tolls but was shot down