Comments on: Indie wedding playlist help!

Question: Indie wedding playlist help!

k8t — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 16:56:51 -0800

WeddingMusicFilter, help me make a iPod wedding playlist for our indie-loving friends.

I've asked for romantic indie music before. But additional suggestions for a multiple-hour playlist are requested from the Hive.

By: The World Famous

The World Famous — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 17:15:09 -0800

You want each of us to post an entire playlist?

By: autojack

autojack — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 17:16:28 -0800

Try the Damnwells! Their latest record, Air Stereo, has some good romantic indie songs on it like I've Got You, Accidental Man, and Kung-Fu Grip Kiss.

By: k8t

k8t — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 17:18:55 -0800

Any songs for the playlist...

By: jourman2

jourman2 — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 17:32:16 -0800

I loves me some Damnwells. Seconding them.

anyone know where I can see the new documentary about them?

By: ageispolis

ageispolis — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 18:03:42 -0800

1. Mew - Am I Wry? No.
It's super hip and indie and ends with an irresistable chorus: "Diamond Ring... Diamond Ring..."

2. Grizzly Bear - On a Neck, On a Spit
Indie/folkie fitting lyrics: "Each day spend it with you now..."

3. The Red House Painters - Song for a Blue Guitar
A slow, romantic, let's dance alone in bliss beautiful song with a slide guitar. If you're only gonna check out one of these suggetions, get this track.

4. LCD Soundsystem - Someone Great
Maybe kind of cliche, but it's a great current pop/dance indie classic. so many adjectives....

That's just a few tracks to get you started off the top of my head. Check out some of the more obvious choices like Belle & Sebastian.

By: sara558

sara558 — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 18:55:19 -0800

The song Question by the Old 97s is my favorite wedding song.

Morning Edition on NPR just had a story on a very similar topic. You should check out the list that Stephen Thompson came up with.

By: jeffmshaw

jeffmshaw — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 19:03:50 -0800

INDIE ROCKISH
"Love and Some Verses," Iron & Wine
M. Ward, "Fool Says," "I'll By Yr Bird," and his version of Bowie's "Let's Dance"
Super Furry Animals, "Hello Sunshine"
The Weakerthans, "The Reasons"
Jenny Lewis with The Watson Twins, "Handle With Care"
"Here Comes Your Man" and "La La Love You," The Pixies
"Butterfly," Mason Jennings
"First Day of My Life," Bright Eyes
"Down Together," The Refreshments
Almost anything by Viva Voce, but especially "N Love W/U," "The Center of the Universe," and "Red D-Lish"
"Cronulla Breakdown and "Blinded by the Stars," Pernice Brothers

CLASSICS
Lou Rawls, "You've Made Me So Very Happy" from this record
The Scud Mountain Boys' version of "Wichita Lineman"
The Lightning Seeds, "Pure"
Over The Rhine, "I Want You To Be My Love"

HIP, AND ALSO HOP
Handsome Boy Modeling School, "If It Wasn't For You"
Josh Martinez, "Just a Dood"

COUNTRIFIED + FOLKY
"Your Adorable Beast," Bobby Bare Jr.
"Oppenheimer," Old 97s
"Pecan Pie," Golden Smog
"Ballad for My One True Love," Mason Jennings

IN FRENCH
"Je Pense a Toi," Amadou et Mariam
"Caravane," Raphael

I think every playlist of this nature should have an "In French" category. Congrats to your friends!

By: jeffmshaw

jeffmshaw — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 19:04:35 -0800

Also, how could I forget "The Book of Love" by the Magnetic Fields? Shame on me.

By: k8t

k8t — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 19:07:14 -0800

Sara, thanks for that link!!

By: TheOnlyCoolTim

TheOnlyCoolTim — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 19:48:40 -0800

The National - Slow Show

I wanna hurry home to you
put on a slow, dumb show for you
and crack you up

Rilo Kiley - Portions for Foxes

And you're bad news
I don't care, I like you
I like you

The Decemberists are all about romantic songs. The Crane Wife, O Valencia, Yankee Bayonet, We Both Go Down Together, The Bagman's Gambit, From My Own True Love (Lost At Sea) ... problem is at least one of the lovers usually ends up dead, imprisoned, ran away, etc.

The Black Heart Procession - Even Thieves Couldn't Lie

"she pointed at the map and said
"any place looks good to me, just run with me"
she said "any place looks good to me,
as long as you run with me away from here""

but it has the same problem with someone ending up dead.

By: pineapple

pineapple — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 19:50:26 -0800

"Mystifies Me," Son Volt
"Fade Into You," Mazzy Star
"Ol' 55," Tom Waits
"You Are the Everything," R.E.M.

and one of my favorites (totally biased as this was my first dance!), "When It Comes to You," Buddy and Julie Miller:

you can send me out on a high wire
without a net below me
you can stick a feather in my hat
and call it matrimony
you got the time baby let's do the crime
we can dance while the wedding bells chime
i see my future coming into view
when it comes to you

By: puritycontrol

puritycontrol — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 20:59:33 -0800

"I Love How You Love Me" Camera Obscura - an oldies cover, but it's wonderful.
"California Stars" Billy Bragg & Wilco
"Frozen Lake" Buffalo Tom
"Our Way To Fall" Yo La Tengo
"Chosen One" The Concretes
"Your Sweet Voice" Milton Mapes (on the Sweetheart compilation)
"Saturday" Sparklehorse
"With Every Light" Smashing Pumpkins
"Michigan" Red House Painters
"My Beautiful Reward" Bruce Springsteen - not indie, but one of the best love songs ever.

"Mystifies Me," Son Volt
posted by pineapple
Yes!!

By: ludwig_van

ludwig_van — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 21:51:19 -0800

There's a triple album for you and it's called 69 Love Songs.

By: gursky

gursky — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 22:02:30 -0800

there are so many great songs already mentioned, but i must stress "never let you go" by Evermore.

yes yes yes.

By: Wayman Tisdale

Wayman Tisdale — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 22:04:41 -0800

Major Leagues- Pavement
My Little Corner of the World, Sugarcube-Yo La Tengo
Perfect Way-Sebadoh
Ask, Is it Really So Strange- The Smiths
Joyride- Built to Spill
Let Me Go- Cake
Do You Love Me Now?-the Breeders
For Tammy Rae- Bikini Kill
Music to Make Love to Your Old Lady To (album)-Lovage

By: ludwig_van

ludwig_van — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 22:11:00 -0800

"I Love How You Love Me" Camera Obscura - an oldies cover, but it's wonderful.

Jeff Mangum's version is superior.

By: Wayman Tisdale

Wayman Tisdale — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 22:22:56 -0800

Cotton Crown- Sonic Youth

By: Sailormom

Sailormom — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 22:34:21 -0800

Sarabeth Tucek - something for you
It's Raining - The Detroit Cobras
Kisses Sweeter Than Wine - Bongwater(indie version)
Loves Comes To Me - Bonnie 'Prince' Billy
Misguided Angel - Cowboy Junkies
The Good Ones - The Kills
I Had To Tell You - Poi Dog Pondering
Hold Me Now - Polyphonic Spree
100 Ways - Porno For Pyros
Martha - Tom Waits
Good Feeling - Violent Femmes
Debra - Beck

sorry if some have already been mentioned.

By: The Esteemed Doctor Bunsen Honeydew

The Esteemed Doctor Bunsen Honeydew — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 22:35:45 -0800

Adam Green- Who is your boyfriend
Andrew WK- She is beautiful
Billy Bragg- Greetings to the new brunette
Bloc Party- Sunday
Bruce Springsteen- Thunder Road
Damien Rice- Cannonball
Pretty much the Decemberists' entire catalog
Feist- Mushaboom
Moldy Peaches- Anyone else but you
Nick Drake - Hazey Jane
Mothers, Sisters, Daughters, & Wives- Voxtrot

For getting everyone to leave:
Xiu Xiu- Fabulous Muscles
Xiu Xiu (Covering Tracy Chapman)- Fast Car
Oh man, they'll get uncomfortable quick.

Expect a second post when I get home and actually have a chance to look at all of my music (on the external), instead of just whatever's floating around on the laptop.

By: terrynutkins

terrynutkins — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 01:56:18 -0800

Aha, I'm getting married soon and it's going to be the indiest wedding that registrar has ever heard. Here are my choices so far (having trouble narrowing them down):

Arctic Monkeys - Baby I'm Yours (cover of the 1960s Barbara Lewis song, done very respectfully)
The Wannadies - You And Me Song, or if you want to be a bit more obscure, Big Fan ("I'm a big fan of you...")
Easyworld - Til The Day
Arab Strap - There Is No Ending
Guillemots - Made Up Lovesong #43
Magnetic Fields - It's Only Time
For Now And Ever - Super Furry Animals (if they ever did a song more perfect for a wedding, I've not heard it)

By: terrynutkins

terrynutkins — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 01:59:11 -0800

Haha, that last one should be Super Furry Animals - For Now And Ever. Unless any bands called For Now And Ever have been found to sing a song about Welsh indie nutters.

By: mjlondon

mjlondon — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 02:09:12 -0800

I'm guessing this is some sort of background music playlist? It really depends on what sort of 'mood' your looking for:

Five for Fighting - 100 Years
Ed Harcourt - Apple of My Eye
Iron & Wine - Fever Dream
Ray Lamontagne - Forever my Friend / Hold you in my Arms
Kings of Convenience - I'd Rather Dance With You
Nick Drake - Northern Sky (Awesome Song)
Rob Dickinson - The Night (Probably a little somber)

A few, but there is a whole mountain of more mainstream ones that it would take forever to list!

Enjoy your indie wedding..

By: safetyfork

safetyfork — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 03:22:51 -0800

Flood of Sunshine - The Posies

By: kirkaracha

kirkaracha — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 07:44:04 -0800

Billy Bragg- Greetings to the new brunette
I don't think this is a pro-marriage song. I usually interpret "Politics and pregnancy/Are debated as we empty our glasses" and "you really know how to make a young man angry/can we get through the night without mentioning family" as him leaving his pregnant girlfriend instead of marrying her, and "greetings to the new brunette" refers to the baby. Also, "The Marriage" from the same album doesn't give the album a pro-marriage mood.

Even if I'm wrong, the song would only work if the bride's name is Shirley.

By: svenx

svenx — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 09:13:53 -0800

Low - La la la Song
Tom Waits - Johnsburg Illinois

By: klangklangston

klangklangston — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 16:48:03 -0800

Is this for Dan and Christa? Just curious.

In fact, never mind, I'll email.