At a wedding in Charleston, a bride and groom broke out with the dance routine performed by John Travolta and Uma Thurman in Pulp Fiction. While Chuck Berry's You Never Can Tell doesn't have the typical romantic lyrics expected of a first dance song, it showcased the couple's zest for life (and the guests cheered wildly!).
Not everyone has the talent (or quite frankly the courage!) to pull this off, but you can still make your first dance as husband and wife memorable and unique. Spend some time with your iTunes playlist and select a song that you and your spouse will never tire of through the years (or for those 500 times you'll listen to it before the big day as you tirelessly practice your dance moves in your living room!). Don't be afraid to choose something off-the-beaten--ahem--track, or worry about how every lyric might apply to you. Though you may want to refrain from that heavy metal big hair band to avoid poor granny from running out with bleeding ears!
After their traditional first dance song, another couple chose Manu Chao's Bongo Bong as an opportunity for the wedding party to pull guests onto the dance floor. At first there was a bit of hesitation, but soon the dance floor was filled! A year later the couple was still being asked for copies of the song!
Below is a list of tunes to get your creative juices flowing, as well as some classic favorites.
20 "Uncommon" Tunes:
1. Dance Me To the End of Love - Madeline Peyroux
2. No Other Baby - Paul McCartney
3. Perfect Day - Lou Reed
4. Blue Eyes - Cary Brothers
5. Naive Melody - Talking Heads
6. Heaven - Talking Heads
7. Sea of Love - Cat Power
8. I'm Yours - Jason Mraz
9. All I Want Is You - Barry Louis Polisar
10. Knock Me A Kiss - Louis Jordan
11. I Walk The Line - Johnny Cash
12. Anyone Else But You - The Moldy Peaches
13. Sunrise - Norah Jones
14. You & Me Song - The Wannadies
15. All You Need Is Love - The Beatles
16. To Be Loved - Brian Setzer Orchestra
17. Them There Eyes - Peggy Lee
18. Courtin' Time - Prince
19. I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) - The Proclaimers
20. Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen
20 Classics:
1. She - Elvis Costello
2. Can't Help Falling In Love - Elvis Presley
3. She's Got A Way - Billy Joel
4. Come Away With Me - Norah Jones
5. A Love So Beautiful - Roy Orbison
6. What A Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong
7. Your Song - Elton John
8. Over The Rainbow / What A Wonderful World - Israel Kamakawiwo'ole
9. True Companion - Marc Cohn
10. Our Love Is Here To Stay - Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong
11. The Way You Look Tonight - Frank Sinatra
12. When You Say Nothing At All - Ronan Keating
13. At Last - Etta James
14. I Swear - John Michael Montegomery
15. From This Moment On - Shania Twain
16. You're Nobody Til Somebody Loves You - Dean Martin
17. Georgia - Ray Charles
18. Unforgettable - Nat King Cole
19. When A Man Loves A Woman - Percy Sledge
20. You Are So Beautiful - Joe Cocker
- Melissa L Hickman
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