# Bad Wedding Song Choices **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 12, 2003, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-wedding-song-choices/201126 "2003-09-12T03:29:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ddgryphon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8c91f0/32.png) [@ddgryphon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ddgryphon)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2003, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-wedding-song-choices/201126/1 "2003-09-12T03:29:20Z")
Inspired by the pick a wedding song thread, I thought, what would be inappropriate or tasteless songs to choose for a wedding. I don’t have great choices, but the first three that come to mind are: Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad - MeatLoaf Every Breath You Take - The Police Cherry Pie - by some forgettable 80’s glam band. Come on – pile up on the wedding Friends, don’t let friends walk down the aisle. ---
**Author:** ![Sanscour](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f475e1/32.png) [@Sanscour](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sanscour)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2003, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-wedding-song-choices/201126/2 "2003-09-12T03:36:59Z")
Well having _The Wedding Singer_ on the brain, definitely one right off the bat is Love Stinks My Brother just got married a month ago so I’m still oriented on good songs. Sanscour ---
**Author:** ![j666](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de0a6/32.png) [@j666](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/j666)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2003, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-wedding-song-choices/201126/3 "2003-09-12T03:46:13Z")
‘Dixie Chicken’ & ‘I Like My Women a Little on the Trashy Side’ both of which I had intended to have a my wedding. Fortunately, we eloped. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2003, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-wedding-song-choices/201126/4 "2003-09-12T04:01:57Z")
_White Wedding_ - Billy Idol _DSL_ - Egyptian Lover _White Trash Wedding_ - Dixie Chicks ---
**Author:** ![TeaElle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8491ac/32.png) [@TeaElle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TeaElle)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2003, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-wedding-song-choices/201126/5 "2003-09-12T04:21:56Z")
_Ready To Run_ - Dixie Chicks _I Will Survive_ - Gloria Gaynor _Keep Your Hands to Yourself_ - Some 80s hillbilly rock band ---
**Author:** ![Nvme77](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c89c15/32.png) [@Nvme77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nvme77)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2003, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-wedding-song-choices/201126/6 "2003-09-12T04:23:24Z")
Oops, I did it again- Britney Spears Secret Lovers- Atlantic Starr Liar- Henry Rollins Band ---
**Author:** ![bmoak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9dc877/32.png) [@bmoak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bmoak)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2003, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-wedding-song-choices/201126/7 "2003-09-12T04:33:18Z")
Brick House by the Commodores Achy Breaky Heart is horrible song for any occasion, but seems especially inappropriate for a wedding. ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2003, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-wedding-song-choices/201126/8 "2003-09-12T04:34:40Z")
These are two that I actually see quite often at weddings: _Beauty and the Beast_. It sounds nice and it’s complimentary to the bride, but what does it say about the groom? (or vice-versa, as the case may be) _Someday My Prince Will Come_. Nice song, and wholly appropriate for the beginning of the ceremony, but I keep seeing it played at the end. “Yes dear, I love you too, but you do understand that you’re just a standby until a real catch comes along, don’t you?” ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2003, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-wedding-song-choices/201126/9 "2003-09-12T04:49:56Z")
Most any old blues song. The men usually have two women, and if they don’t, they’re looking for a second one because the first treats them so badly. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2003, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-wedding-song-choices/201126/10 "2003-09-12T05:02:02Z")
I actually did this when I DJd a friend’s wedding. Garth Brook’s [_Friends In Low Places_](http://www.cowboylyrics.com/lyrics/BrooksGarth/FriendsinLowPlaceslyr.html) (the lyrics describe an exBF showing up at a wedding unwanted. At least, that’s what I always got out of it.) ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2003, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-wedding-song-choices/201126/11 "2003-09-12T05:10:41Z")
I suppose Radiohead’s _A Punchup at a Wedding_ would be a bad call. Amusingly, I attended a wedding with **Stardust** a few months ago, and I made a crack about this song (since the album was very new at the time). Strange to say, there actually WAS a fight. But it was way after the wedding, at a party late that night, and we weren’t there. I got a chuckle out of it anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2003, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-wedding-song-choices/201126/12 "2003-09-12T05:51:25Z")
Just for the record, _Cherry Pie_ was done by Warrant. And _Keep Your Hands to Yourself_ was done by the Georgia Satellites. As far as suggestions go, how about _Good Enough for Now_ by “Weird Al?” Sample lyrics: > [@](#): > > “Well, I suppose I’m relatively lucky > That’s why my love for you is fairly strong > And I swear…I’m never gonna leave you, darlin’ > At least til something better comes along > You’re sort of everything I ever wanted > You’re not perfect, but I love you anyhow > You’re the woman that I’ve always dreamed of > Well, not really. But you’re good enough for now” ---
**Author:** ![dervinck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4bbf92/32.png) [@dervinck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dervinck)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2003, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-wedding-song-choices/201126/13 "2003-09-12T06:03:45Z")
"So if you can’t be with the one you love, Love the one you’re with Love the one you’re with Love the one you’re with " ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2003, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-wedding-song-choices/201126/14 "2003-09-12T06:45:50Z")
**Dervinck** , in my opinion that is the KING of non-love songs. The Muppets have a tune called “I Hope that Something Better Comes Along.” Might seem inappropriate at a wedding. ---
**Author:** ![amarinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@amarinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarinth)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2003, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-wedding-song-choices/201126/15 "2003-09-12T07:01:45Z")
Ones I’ve actually heard: “I will always love you” - not a happy song. Listen to the lyrics. This is not, not what you want to play at your wedding. (Doesn’t matter which version… not a wedding song) “Beauty and the Beast” - which is, at least, about love… but still makes your guests wonder what exactly you’re trying to say about the groom. (Or bride, if they try and guess “so, who’s Beauty?”) ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2003, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-wedding-song-choices/201126/16 "2003-09-12T07:02:33Z")
> [@](#): > > “I will always love you” - not a happy song. Listen to the lyrics. This is not, not what you want to play at your wedding. (Doesn’t matter which version… not a wedding song) And it’ll make everybody in attendance miserable anyway. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Zenster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/cdc98d/32.png) [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2003, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-wedding-song-choices/201126/17 "2003-09-12T07:06:33Z")
D-I-V-O-R-C-E ---
**Author:** ![RobuSensei](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/919ad9/32.png) [@RobuSensei](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RobuSensei)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2003, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-wedding-song-choices/201126/18 "2003-09-12T07:47:42Z")
True story: One of the music theory teachers at the small midwestern college I went to was also a church organist. One day (back in the 70’s, maybe?) he was driving to the church to do a wedding when he heard what he thought was a wonderful new instrumental piece on the radio. Anyway, he got to the church, and there was a delay with the bridal party. He was asked to provide some light music while everyone waited. So, from memory (he is a very GOOD organist), he played the song that he had heard on the radio. After a few minutes, the bridal procession was ready. However, the organist couldn’t help but notice that the bride was giving him a _very_ angry stare. The song he was playing? Sondheim’s “Send In the Clowns.” ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_Wright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@Steve\_Wright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_Wright)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2003, 9:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-wedding-song-choices/201126/19 "2003-09-12T09:51:26Z")
I very nearly sang Tom Lehrer’s “When You Are Old And Gray” at my cousin’s wedding. In the end, I chickened out; I decided I’d rather live … ---
**Author:** ![paulberserker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c4cdca/32.png) [@paulberserker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/paulberserker)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2003, 10:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-wedding-song-choices/201126/20 "2003-09-12T10:50:55Z")
we had an endless debate about this before my friends wedding last year. we were trying to find the most undanceable/inappropriate song ever for the bride & grooms first dance. front runners were: Kashmir by led zep Yes by the manic street preachers “you want a girl so tear off his cock” as a chorus terminator X to the edge of panic by public enemy creeping death by metallica “die die die my darling” prayer to god by shellac plus many more, but i’d have to ask other people. you could of course walk up the aisle to 74-75 by the connells [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-wedding-song-choices/201126.md?page=2)