How about that Eminem song, “Kim”, where he kills his wife, stuffs her body in the trunk of his car, and then (I think) throws her over a cliff into the ocean?
Oh, and that NIN song where he goes, “I want to f*ck you like an animal” would be really cheesy too.
I’ve always liked “Love Stinks” by J Giles from The Wedding Singer
“Join me” by HIM would have a lovely Romeo & Juliet vibe to it.
" And we’ve waited
for so long
for this moment to come
We’re anxious to be together
together in death
Won’t you die tonight for love
(Baby join me in death)
So will you die
(Baby join me in death)"
“x.y.u” by the Smashing Pumpkins would conotate a very deep affection for one another, with lyrics like
" still i was lonely and she was by my side my one and only
knows that she could never hide
i couldn’t feel her, and it was just a game,
cause i was lonely and she was crazy"
On the lighter side:
Kiss The Bride by Elton John
My sister always said she wanted “Love the One You’re With” played at her wedding. She ended up not having any music. Bummer.
The Worst That Could Happen by The Brooklyn Bridge. “Maybe it’s the best thing for you (sob!) but it’s the worst that could happen to meeeeeeeee…”
“Breaking Up Is Hard To Do”
“I don’t want somebody to love me, just give me sex whenever I want it, 'cos all I ask for is instant pleasure, instant pleasure, instant pleasure…”
Songs taken from my MP3 list (we won’t go to my CD collection):
Foo Fighters - Darling Nikki
I knew a girl named Nikki, I guess you could say she was a sex fiend
I met her in a hotel lobby masturbating with a magazine
She said, “How’d you like to waste some time”
And I could not resist when I saw little Nikki grind
Especially bad if the bride’s name is Nikki.
Toadies - Possum Kindgom
Song about killing a woman and freezing her, basically
Evanescence - Going Under
Now I will tell you what I’ve done for you
50 thousand tears I’ve cried
Screaming Deceiving and Bleeding for you
And you still won’t hear me
Poe - Not a Virgin
I’m not a virgin anymore
I just thought you should know
Darlin’ I’ve been around
Yeah, I’ve been up and down your block
In fact I have been all over town
Down by the lake
And underneath the table in my living room
OUSTIDE with the blue blue moon
Cold - Stupid Girl
Basically for the title
Cold - Suffocate
I could take every fucking game you play
Blow it all away
but would you even care
I could take all those lies you said to me
Never go away
Never dissapear
This cloud will always hover over me
I’m leaving you today
'Cause now I see
Spineshank - Asthmatic
I have become one with your lies
Nickleback - Figured you out
I like your pants around your feet
And I like the dirt that’s on your knees
And I like the way you still say please
While your looking up at me
You’re like my favourite damn disease
Nickleback - Should’ve Listened
No pictures left in the hall, there’s three new holes in my wall
Where the hells my credit cards, why’s my wallet in the yard
And still I don’t understand
Well now I guess I should’ve listened
When you said you’d had enough
Or ANYTHING by GWAR. Hehe.
Sorry for doing little quotes for each song. I dunno how many Dopers listen to the same music I do.
“The Ring” by Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band.
“Everybody Knows,” written by Leonard Cohen, performed by a buncha people (such as Don Henley).
R.E.M., “The One I Love”
I seem to remember reading somewhere that this was actually a somewhat popular wedding song for a while. I can’t imagine.
“Janie’s Got a Gun” would seem to be a extremely poor choice.
This is one that I actually encounter on a regular basis:
“Someday My Prince Will Come” played after the ceremony’s been completed.
Girlfriend in a Coma - The Smiths
Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now - also by The Smiths
(hell, you could pick from about half of the songs by the Smiths and/or Morissey)
The Kiss - The Cure
I know of a guy who had “Agony” (from Into the Woods) played at his wedding. Just the music, I think.
“O.P.P.” - Naughty by Nature
Unless, of course you’re down wit O.P.P.
Who’s down wit O.P.P.?
Hey Joe by Jimi Hendrix:
“Hey Joe, I said where you goin’ with that gun in your hand?
‘I’m goin’ down to shoot my old lady
You know I caught her messin’ ’round with another man’”
Have a country and western theme, so you can play Garth Brooks’ And the Thunder Rolls -
*The thunder rolls
And the lightnin’ strikes
Another love grows cold
On a sleepless night
As the storm blows on
Out of control
Deep in her heart
The thunder rolls
She runs back down the hallway
To the bedroom door
She reaches for the pistol
Kept in the dresser drawer
Tells the lady in the mirror
He won’t do this again
Cause tonight will be the last time
She’ll wonder where he’s been.*
Regards,
Shodan
Possibly not the worst, but just 'cos it gives me an excuse to link to my very favorite urban legend, I’ll nominate “Robin Hood, Robin Hood, Riding through the Glen”.
And I’m sure “When a Man Loves a Woman” has been used more than once, since everybody thinks it’s a romantic song until they actually listen to the lyrics…
[Minor nitpick]D-I-V-O-R-C-E was the work of Tammy Wynette, not Dolly, IIRC[/nitpick]
Cheatin’ - Gin Blossoms
Well she was tall, hair dark as midnight,
she had a way just like you do,
to make me feel just like a woman should,
you can’t call it cheatin’ cause she reminds me of you…
Put Another Log on the Fire - Tompall Glaser
Put another log on the fire,
cook me up some bacon and some beans,
go out the car and change the tire,
wash my socks and sew my old blue jeans,
fill my pipe and then go fetch my slippers,
and boil me up another pot of tea,
then put another log on the fire,
and come and tell me why you’re leavin’ me.
Only Women Bleed by Alice Cooper