Wedding music

Very recently I was at a wedding in Italy (fabulous in every sense of the word), but while there I got thinking about the kind of music that people choose for the afters of their nuptials. See, the thing is, quite often the whole music set-up is not great.  If there's one thing that makes a wedding for me is the fact that I can get up and dance around like a mad eejit for two or three hours.  I'm not particularly fussy either; I'll dance to any old cheese, in fact the cheesier the better. But unfortunately many weddings fall short in the music department.


Now this is not because the bands have lacked musical talent or anything like that; it's generally because of other things going on. For example, I've been to numerous weddings where there were only a small handful of people getting their groove on because everyone else had congregated in an entirely different room (most probably close to the bar). It doesn't matter how good the band are, no amount of talent can make up for the fact that it's no fun dancing with just one or two others.  Or there was another wedding where two very talented boys played all their heartfelt tunes on acoustic guitars.  I don't fault their musicability, but seriously, who wants to hear that kind of music at a wedding? This is not at all conducive to a boogie and a complete and utter party killer.  There have also been weddings where I can't remember the music at all.  Maybe I was a little inebriated?  To be honest, that's unlikely to explain my memory loss as no matter what the wedding I'm likely to be fairly merry.  Also, there have been a few weddings where I've been completely blown away by the entertainment so drink can't be blamed for any forgetfulness.


Top of the list has to be the wedding where Smash Hits played. The place absolutely rocked, people raving, moshing, doing the whole 'big box little box' moves and generally just going a bit mental.  Shame I was in a velvet dress (don't judge, it was classy) because I was a sweaty mess (which is not at all classy).  Or more recently, at the wedding in Italy they had a local band playing loads of hits followed by a playlist of all our own music we'd compiled via a Facebook group.  Everyone likes having a sense of ownership eh?  Another great one was an impromptu band named Wed, Wed, Wed.  In their younger years they'd done a few gigs together and they used to do a few songs of their own but on the whole they mostly did covers.  Needless to say they never went anywhere because they were a bit crap but as a wedding band they were amazing!  Not always in tune, not always in time either, but their sheer energy and their random comedic injections were the source of much hilarity and fun having.


Fortunately I'm not in the market for a wedding band so I don't have the pressure to choose a band that creates a night to remember.  But in the event that I do, I think I'd go for a band that guarantees the best craic.  That seems to be the common denominator.


Written while listening to my Cheesey Rock Playlist - songs include: Need You Tonight (INXS), Sweet Child O' Mine (Guns n' Roses), We Built This City (Starship), Straight Up (Paula Abdul), Just Can't Get Enough (Depeche Mode) and Raspberry Beret (Prince) to name a few...