Putting together a wedding playlist is much harder than it looks. A conservative estimate would make 90 percent of my taste in music completely inappropriate for a day when I really want to hear only the music my wife and I want to hear. Do you know how little Born Against you can play at a wedding? His Hero Is Gone? Bikini Kill? The fucking Lox?
Stay far from Joy Division and Elliott Smith. Put away the Jadakiss "Champ Is Here" mixtape. If you have to play Catherine Wheel, stay with "I Want To Touch You," even if their best song is indisputably "Black Metallic." It ought to be illegal for a Brooklyn native to get married and not play B.I.G., but oh, is that ice ever so delicate.
So to get it out of my system, every day until my July 30 wedding, I'm going to post a song that I reluctantly can't play at the ceremony. Let's start with a song from back when I was vegan and took it really seriously.
Mandy, I want you to know I would never seriously suggest playing Dropdead at the wedding.
Think like an Insurgent, man.
Catherine Wheel? Judy's staring at the sun.
Which leads us to both Belly and Throwing Muses.
Rancid - Ruby Soho is a LOVE song!
Dance Hall Crashers - C'mon now, that's marryin' music.
No Use for a Name - Soulmate - You're not gonna do better than that.
Me? I'd go back for some Patty Smyth and some Benatar, but I can see where that might not resonate with you.
But think about including something from The Knack - post hipster irony is hilarious...
Posted by: mikey | 07/05/2011 at 07:58 PM
Hey, 7/30! That's my birthday. An excellent day to get hitched-- mazel tov!
Posted by: Doctor Memory | 07/06/2011 at 01:54 PM
Its great to know about the yours wedding. My wedding is also on the same day. And we people throw a big party on this special day :]]
Posted by: Wedding rings | 08/29/2011 at 12:38 AM