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Favourite Wedding Songs: Building a Definitive List

Favourite Wedding Songs

Six years ago, I put together a wedding playlist for my brother's wedding.  I shared the wedding playlist in an entry entitled 100 Wedding Songs.

I have renewed interest in updating this list of wedding songs.  I'm not a fan of cheesy, poppy wedding songs, but cooler tunes like Pearl Jam's cover of "Throw Your Arms Around Me" and U2's "All I Want Is You".

I'm going to start building this list in this entry, but I need your help.  Please leave a comment with cool songs you think would be ideal for a cool Toronto wedding.

No "Last Dance" and the like... not interested.  I'd rather hear Radiohead's "True Love Waits".

The living and breathing list of our favourite wedding songs:

  • 311 - Love Song
  • Band of Horses - No One’s Gonna Love You
  • The Beatles - In My Life
  • Ben E. King - Stand By Me
  • Bill Withers - Lean on Me
  • The Black Keys - Howlin' for You
  • Blue Rodeo - Try
  • Blue Rodeo - Lost Together
  • Bruce Cockburn - Lovers In A Dangerous Time
  • Bush - Comedown
  • Cat Power - Sea of Love
  • Crowded House - Something So Strong
  • Death Cab For Cutie - I Will Follow You into the Dark
  • Depeche Mode - Somebody
  • Etta James - At Last
  • The Flys - Got You (Where I Want You)
  • Feist - Mushaboom
  • Foo Fighters - Walking After You (X-Files Version)
  • Foo Fighters - Everlong
  • Gorillaz - Feel Good Inc.
  • INXS - Never Tear Us Apart
  • Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah
  • Joel Plaskett Emergency - I'm Yours
  • Johnny Cash - Bridge Over Troubled Water
  • Keane - Somewhere Only We Know
  • Kings of Leon - Sex on Fire
  • Louis Armstrong - What A Wonderful World
  • Lou Reed - Perfect Day
  • Mazzy Star - Fade Into You
  • Mumford and Sons - I Will Wait
  • 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 - Throw Your Arms Around Me
  • Pearl Jam - Just Breathe
  • Peter Gabriel - In Your Eyes
  • The Pretenders - I'll Stand By You
  • The Proclaimers - 500 Miles
  • Radiohead - True Love Waits
  • R.E.M. - The One I Love
  • Righteous Brothers - Unchained Melody
  • Sarah McLachlan - Hold On
  • Skydiggers - I Will Give You Everything
  • Smashing Pumpkins - Today
  • Sonic Youth - Superstar
  • Stars - Ageless Beauty (The Most Serene Republic Remix)
  • The Stills - I'm With You
  • Stone Roses - Love Spreads
  • Tears For Fears - Sowing The Seeds Of Love
  • The Tragically Hip - Long Time Running
  • U2 - All I Want Is You
  • 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
  • Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Maps
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