We didn’t have a ‘first dance’ as such. After a ceilidh to get everyone moving and enough drink to help remove everyone’s inhibitions, we just had a favourite track that we decided we would meet for on the dance floor, to be put in randomly. Was great to find each other for the dance, considering how much time is spent with other people on the day.

The Crimea – Lottery Winners on Acid, BTW.

zippykona – Member
Make sure it’s short.

Napalm Death, You Suffer?
[video]http://youtu.be/ybGOT4d2Hs8[/video]

That would be mine. Dancing can go piss up a rope…

We had Hendrix, little wing. This was immediately followed by smack my bitch up! It got everyone else on the dancefloor pretty quick.

I like big butt’s.

Always a good ice breaker.

[video]https://youtu.be/EAUbFa77Ng8[/video]

Bet not many have this

[video]https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bGJxxEr1aCM[/video]

So I’d go with originality

wife and I started going out by chance – I had 2 tickets for the wonderstuff for me and a mate, he did his back in, i now had a spare, she was a girl at work with a wonderstuff logo on her webbing bag…… and the rest is history

So our obvious choice was……. Something Changed by Pulp, about the random nature of love (another band we both love)

But then being music snobs we went from that into ‘Love is all Around’ – REM unplugged version – and then into a great floor filler

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqZmJ7RGAP4[/video]

and then into the full version of Tainted Love

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7aLyFgYPaY[/video]

Self indulgent – maybe, but it was our day.

Ours would’ve been this if we hadn’t eloped. https://g.co/kgs/xTGuLV

I always thought “smack my bitch up” would be a laugh.

We done a waltz so had to go for something in 3 time, or whatever it is. We had this.

Sensible suggestion: “At last” Nina Simone

Other suggestion: You shook me all night long, ACDC

mattyfez reminded me of this – worth watching for a bit. go for it
[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZVF7AEK6Wo[/video]

Paul Weller You do something to me

There She Goes

I was at a wedding where they opened the floor with Lay Lady Lay, I just wanted to climb under the table with my curled teeth.

Just do a gay gordons, get everyone up immediately and get over yourselves. Everyone can celidh. even englishers. Everything else is…..aaaawkward. or the time warp.

MrsV wouldn’t agree to Tiger Feet by Mud (with actions), so I’m having it at my funeral instead.

Jonv – nice! Didn’t fancy ‘Size of a Cow’ then?

We had ‘That Old Devil Called Love’ played by a brilliant little swing band.

Other suggestions – If I should fall Behind by Springsteen.

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRzGLNLeEUQ[/video]

marvellous

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKxLHOnepXg[/video]

Jonv – nice! Didn’t fancy ‘Size of a Cow’ then?

There may have been a few stuffies songs over the course of the evening but that may have been pushing it a bit far 😉

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2g5Hz17C4is[/video]

I’m with theotherjonv – indulge yourself.

We went with (mixed reasonably well to keep the duration down)

Something – Beatles (my choice)
Are you the one I’ve been waiting for – Nick Cave (Her choice)
Fell in love with a girl – White Stripes (Both and kicked off the ‘dancing’)

But I do regret not insisting on Sir Mixalot.

OP

Can you dance?
We started with a waltz to Etta James..At Last (we did have some lessons so I didn’t stamp all over her toes).My Mum and Dad were excellent dancers, as were the inlaws, so they quickly joined us on the floor to show everyone how it should be done.After that it was a mix of ceilidh tunes followed by a DJ.
One of the best days of my life,etc,etc. 🙂

To be fair, Tom Lehrer has this pretty much nailed. Options are:
She’s My Girl
[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4p2iZTIDog[/video]

Or possibly if you’re brave enough for a tango as the first dance:
[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnrgWgr00k8[/video]

The list goes on, but those two are arguable his best love songs.

that’s why we wanted the Ramones, apart from obviously being a cool as **** band it was a perfect song to couple dance to and not do that awkward sidey sidey shuffle.

The wife used to dance ceroc / rock and roll stuff and with a bit of basic tuition I managed a couple of twirls…. but then when the evening guests, several of who were also dancers arrived I vacated the floor and left the experts to it. The oldies loved it!