I mentioned I was putting together a wedding playlist for my brother's wedding next month. I wanted 100 songs that were decent, wouldn't offend and had an appropriate theme for such an occasion. This wasn't as easy as it sounds, and to make things a little trickier, I capped the number of songs per artist at two.
Here's my initial stab at it. I've got a bit of time to perfect this before I cut the disc. If there's a song on this list you passionately disagree with, let me know in the comments. Conversely, if there's a song missing that you believe absolutely has to be there, chime in.
Without further ado, here are the Wedding 100, sorted alphabetically by artist.
- 311 - Love Song
- 54-40 - Nice to Luv You
- Al Green - Let's Get Married
- Alice Cooper - Be My Lover
- Alice in Chains - No Excuses
- Arcade Fire - Crown of Love
- Arctic Monkeys - A Certain Romance
- Audioslave - Show Me How To Live
- B-52s - Love Shack
- Barenaked Ladies - Be My Yoko Ono
- Barney Bentall and the Legendary Hearts - Something to Live For
- Beach Boys - Good Vibrations
- The Beatles - In My Life
- The Beatles - All You Need Is Love
- Ben E. King - Stand By Me
- Bif Naked - Lucky
- Bill Withers - Lean on Me
- Billy Idol - White Wedding
- Bloc Party - Banquet
- Blue Rodeo - Try
- Blue Rodeo - Lost Together
- Bob Segar & The Silver Bullet Band - Night Moves
- Bruce Cockburn - Lovers In A Dangerous Time
- Bush - Comedown
- The Chemical Brothers - Let Forever Be
- City and Colour - Save Your Scissors
- The Clash - Lover's Rock
- Collective Soul - Shine
- Crowded House - Something So Strong
- Custom - Beautiful
- Damien Rice - The Blower's Daughter
- David Gray - This Year's Love
- The Dears - Lost in the Plot
- Death Cab For Cutie - Soul Meets Body
- Depeche Mode - Just Can't Get Enough
- Dido - Thank You
- Elton John - Tiny Dancer
- Fatboy Slim - Praise You
- Feist - Mushaboom
- The Flys - Got You (Where I Want You)
- Foo Fighters - Walking After You (X-Files Version)
- Frank Sinatra - Love and Marriage
- Goo Goo Dolls - Iris
- Gorillaz - Feel Good Inc.
- Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine
- Harry Connick Jr. - We Are In Love
- INXS - Never Tear Us Apart
- Jack Johnson - Better Together
- Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah
- Jive Bunny - Lover's Mix
- Johnny Cash - Bridge Over Troubled Water
- Keane - Somewhere Only We Know
- Kenny Rogers - She Believes In Me
- The La's - There She Goes
- Lenny Kravitz - Let Love Rule
- Louis Armstrong - What A Wonderful World
- Lou Reed - Perfect Day
- Moist - Breathe
- Neil Young - Love is a Rose
- Neil Young - Act of Love
- New Pornographers - Mass Romantic
- Nirvana - About A Girl
- Oasis - Let There Be Love
- Odds - Love Is The Subject
- Pearl Jam - State of Love and Trust
- Pearl Jam - Throw Your Arms Around Me
- The Pretenders - I'll Stand By You
- Queen - Somebody to Love
- Radiohead - A Punchup at a Wedding
- Radiohead - True Love Waits
- Ray Charles - You Are My Sunshine
- R.E.M. - The One I Love
- Righteous Brothers - Unchained Melody
- Sarah Harmer - Open Window (The Wedding Song)
- Sarah McLachlan - Hold On
- Sinaid O'Connor - Nothing Compares To You
- Skydiggers - I Will Give You Everything
- Smashing Pumpkins - Today
- Smashing Pumpkins - Disarm
- Sonic Youth - Superstar
- Stars - What the Snowman Learned About Love
- Stars - Ageless Beauty (The Most Serene Republic Remix)
- Stone Roses - Love Spreads
- Stone Temple Pilots - Interstate Love Song
- Switchfoot - Meant To Live
- Tears For Fears - Sowing The Seeds Of Love
- Three Dog Night - Joy To The World
- The Tragically Hip - Long Time Running
- Travis - Sing
- Treble Charger - Red
- The Turtles - Happy Together
- U2 - One
- U2 - All I Want Is You
- Van Morrison - Have I Told You Lately
- Van Morrison - Into The Mystic
- The Verve - Lucky Man
- The Watchmen - All Uncovered
- Weezer - Perfect Situation
- The White Stripes - Fell in Love With A Girl
- Willie Nelson - Always On My Mind
