# Help Me Crowdsource Music For My Wedding **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 17, 2016, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-crowdsource-music-for-my-wedding/766175 "2016-09-17T17:25:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2016, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-crowdsource-music-for-my-wedding/766175/1 "2016-09-17T17:25:51Z")
My beautiful fiancee and I are gettied married Dec 10. Here’s what I need; 1. A classical guitar version of “Here Comes The Sun,” No vocals. 2. That you can get on Google Play preferably - or iTunes (less so, but whatever.) Or acquirable some other legal way I can put on a computer or phone. No pirating. Recommendations for classical guitar covers of other songs that would be nice to hear during a wedding, but “Here Comes The Sun” is a must have. It’s what she wants, and believe me I am lucky to be marrying this woman, so she deserves it. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Grey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b782af/32.png) [@Grey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grey)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2016, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-crowdsource-music-for-my-wedding/766175/2 "2016-09-17T19:12:55Z")
No idea, but congratulations! ---
**Author:** ![drewder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/57b2e6/32.png) [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2016, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-crowdsource-music-for-my-wedding/766175/3 "2016-09-17T19:15:19Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/N3O9R_jFG8A/maxresdefault.jpg "ヒア・カムズ・ザ・サン (acoustic guitar solo)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3O9R_jFG8A) ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2016, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-crowdsource-music-for-my-wedding/766175/4 "2016-09-17T19:20:29Z")
I just want to say congratulations Rick. **drewder** provided a great reply. ---
**Author:** ![Jayg14](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Jayg14](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jayg14)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2016, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-crowdsource-music-for-my-wedding/766175/5 "2016-09-17T19:40:49Z")
Run, don’t do it! ---
**Author:** ![Turble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@Turble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turble)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2016, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-crowdsource-music-for-my-wedding/766175/6 "2016-09-18T15:22:09Z")
Why not hire a live guitar player? Check around your local music stores and I bet you can find a teacher or other hungry classical guitar player who will play the gig for less than you think. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2016, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-crowdsource-music-for-my-wedding/766175/7 "2016-09-18T16:09:20Z")
Because we can’t afford it, I am afraid. We have a guy on our street, actually, who is a maagnificent guitar player. We’d hire him if we could afford it. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2016, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-crowdsource-music-for-my-wedding/766175/8 "2016-09-18T16:23:41Z")
A string version of [another Beatles’ song](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAQhMdhaKAI) might work even better. Oh, and congratulations. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2016, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-crowdsource-music-for-my-wedding/766175/9 "2016-09-18T18:06:09Z")
[quote=“drewder, post:3, topic:766175”] [/QUOTE] This guy is perfect, incidentally, but I cannot find him doing this song on Google Play or Itunes. I’ll keep looking. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2016, 9:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-crowdsource-music-for-my-wedding/766175/10 "2016-09-19T09:29:18Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > Because we can’t afford it, I am afraid. We have a guy on our street, actually, who is a maagnificent guitar player. We’d hire him if we could afford it. If I were him, I’d do it gratis, for the honor. Tell him you want him, see what he says. ---
**Author:** ![Eonwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eonwe/32/240_2.png) [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2016, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-crowdsource-music-for-my-wedding/766175/11 "2016-09-19T11:58:22Z")
> [@jtur88](#): > > If I were him, I’d do it gratis, for the honor. Tell him you want him, see what he says. Don’t. Unless he’s a friend and just a pure hobbiest (ie, doesn’t regularly play gigs for money), it’s a rude question. It’s not an honor to be asked to do for free something you’re used to getting paid for. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2016, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-crowdsource-music-for-my-wedding/766175/12 "2016-09-19T13:05:56Z")
I would never ask an artist to work for free. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2016, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-crowdsource-music-for-my-wedding/766175/13 "2016-09-19T15:24:27Z")
First of all, congratulations. Second, since this is the SDMB and people love to nitpick here, would playing a song from Google Play/iTunes/Amazon/etc be considered a “public performance”? Because at least for the DVDs I own and rent, the printed warning at the end says that they’re not licensed for public performance and then gives a long list of places that are considered public performance (including on oil rigs, for some reason). In other words, do you need a special license to play the song at your wedding? ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2016, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-crowdsource-music-for-my-wedding/766175/14 "2016-09-19T15:48:14Z")
> [@Eonwe](#): > > Don’t. Unless he’s a friend and just a pure hobbiest (ie, doesn’t regularly play gigs for money), it’s a rude question. It’s not an honor to be asked to do for free something you’re used to getting paid for. I agree. It’s insulting. ---
**Author:** ![Turble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@Turble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turble)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2016, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-crowdsource-music-for-my-wedding/766175/15 "2016-09-19T19:08:57Z")
But it would not be insulting to ask how much he would charge – assuming he is a classical guitar player rather than a super-shredder … or if he knows someone who might do it for a small amount. When I suggested a live performer, I wasn’t talking about a full blown well known pro doing a full wedding ceremony and reception for several hundred dollars. I had in mind offering a local guitar teacher or somewhat advanced student fifty bucks or so to play a song or two. It’s a popular song for weddings and the sheet music is available. I can imagine a student with two or three years under his belt even being willing to devote his next several lessons to learning the piece and accepting a reasonable payment for the short gig. Licensing, union venue, etc., well … dunno about that stuff … but I would check with a local classical guitar teacher or two to see if the idea is feasible. My last teacher had a degree in Music Education in Classical Guitar – he grabbed any playing job he could get and fixed cars on the side to make ends meet. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2016, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-crowdsource-music-for-my-wedding/766175/16 "2016-09-19T19:28:50Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > First of all, congratulations. Second, since this is the SDMB and people love to nitpick here, would playing a song from Google Play/iTunes/Amazon/etc be considered a “public performance”? Because at least for the DVDs I own and rent, the printed warning at the end says that they’re not licensed for public performance and then gives a long list of places that are considered public performance (including on oil rigs, for some reason). This legality never crossed by mind. However, I don’t think this technically applies because the performance is not one in which people are paying to attend. ---
**Author:** ![XT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xt/32/456_2.png) [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2016, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-crowdsource-music-for-my-wedding/766175/17 "2016-09-19T21:03:43Z")
I found [this](https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/here-comes-sun-instrumental/id735502217) in a Google search of iTunes for guitar no vocals FWIW. I think the first YouTube link in the thread is one of my favorite guys, but yeah, he doesn’t seem to be on iTunes. [Here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07-S8YzuoJQ) is another version I found (same issue)…it’s a more classical I suppose version. Really just came in to say congratulations, Rick! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2016, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-crowdsource-music-for-my-wedding/766175/18 "2016-09-19T21:31:56Z")
> [@Eonwe](#): > > Don’t. Unless he’s a friend and just a pure hobbiest (ie, doesn’t regularly play gigs for money), it’s a rude question. It’s not an honor to be asked to do for free something you’re used to getting paid for. He didn’t say he was a professional musician, he said he was “a guy on our street”. There are a lot of good amateur musicians who have never been paid in their life. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2016, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-crowdsource-music-for-my-wedding/766175/19 "2016-09-20T00:34:03Z")
> [@jtur88](#): > > He didn’t say he was a professional musician, he said he was “a guy on our street”. There are a lot of good amateur musicians who have never been paid in their life. The fact that he says “we’d hire him if we could afford it” suggests he’s not purely a hobbyist. Even so, even if he’s a rank amateur, you offer some money to the artist. Asking some relative stranger to perform at your wedding for free just seems really gauche to me.