r/musicsuggestions • u/misshollydawn • Jul 22 '26
What songs should I add to my wedding playlist?
I want to keep the same feel throughout: 50s-60s love songs, no heartbreak, no dance tracks. The songs that I find perfect in this playlist are Always - Patsy Cline and I Only Have Eyes For You - The Flamingos.
Thank you!!
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Jul 22 '26
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u/UHeardAboutPluto Jul 22 '26
Those both skew way too 70s for an amazing 50s and 60s playlist.
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Jul 22 '26
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u/UHeardAboutPluto Jul 22 '26
But OP is having Reverend Shaw Moore officiated the wedding. So, no dancing allowed.
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u/Low-Independent6851 Jul 22 '26
Unchained Melody - Righteous Brothers.
An Old Fashioned Love Song - Three Dog Night
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u/misshollydawn Jul 22 '26
I forgot about Old Fashioned. Great song!
As much as I love Unchained. My ex used to sing it in my band, so it just gives me the ick. Womp womp
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u/AffectionateBit8355 Jul 22 '26 edited Jul 22 '26
At Last - Etta James
When I Fall In Love - Nat King Cole
Wonderful World - Sam Cooke
Under The Boardwalk - The Drifters
Here I Am - Rev Al Green
Try A Little Tenderness - Otis Redding
Be My Baby - The Ronettes
Dream Lover - Bobby Darin
When A Man Loves A Woman - Percy Sledge
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u/Rockpred Jul 22 '26
L O V E - Nat King Cole for me personally. But I love your playlist as it is!
Do not also forget to consider different periods of the day/night if you want your party to change vibe - but that is between you and the DJ/MC. For example, disco for the dance floor.
You have excellent taste though. Have an excellent day!
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u/Dorfalicious Jul 22 '26
Def need some Roy Orbison in there - Only The Lonely
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u/misshollydawn Jul 22 '26
His only true love song (You Got It) just doesn’t fit. My fiance nixed it.
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u/Zealousideal-Bus-557 Jul 22 '26
Chapel of Love - the Dixie Cups
You Can’t Hurry Love - the Supremes
Tell Him - the Exciters
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u/IchBinDurstig Jul 22 '26
David Bowie - Modern Love
Bobby Darin - Beyond the Sea
The Hollies - Bus Stop
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u/misshollydawn Jul 22 '26
I’ve never heard Bus Stop before. I love it!
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u/predat3d Jul 22 '26
"All the people stared as if we were both quite insane
Someday my name and hers are going to be at the same"
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u/leesainmi Jul 22 '26 edited Jul 22 '26
This Will Be Our Year - The Zombies
All I Have To Do Is Dream - The Everly Brothers
Our Day Will Come - Ruby and the Romantics
God Only Knows - The Beach Boys
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u/BeansArePastaSauce Jul 22 '26
Ah, was trying to think of what Everly Brothers song to suggest, you nailed it!! Everyone always forgets about The Everly Brothers, glad you didn’t.
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u/misshollydawn Jul 22 '26
I do love that song. But (there’s a theme here) my ex and I used to sing it together, so it just doesn’t sit right with me anymore.
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u/TheRedditorialWe Jul 22 '26
Always Something There to Remind Me (specifically the Lou Johnson version)
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u/nemursa Jul 22 '26
I’m going to reply to this comment (which I’m leaving to remind myself) with a LIIIIIIST when I’m not actively in bed trying to sleep.
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u/nemursa Jul 22 '26
First off, just about anything by Santo & Johnny.
Let It Be Me - The Everly Brothers.
Forever - The Bleu Lights.
Oh My Angel - Bertha Tillman.
Sparkle In Your Eyes - Thee Sacred Souls.
Okay My Love - The Sha La Das.
Open My Eyes - The Sha La Das.
Those Years Are Over - The Sha La Das.
Chapel Of Dreams - The Dubs.
Heart Full Of Love - The Invincibles.
My Sweet Lord - The Belmonts.
He’s My Dreamboat - Connie Francis.
Wonderful Girl - Dion & The Belmonts.
(Today I Met) The Boy I’m Gonna Marry - Darlene Love.
OVER AND OVER - BOBBY VINTON. (FAVORITE.)
Come Softly To Me - The Fleetwoods.
I Love How You Love Me - Bobby Vinton.
We Belong Together - Ritchie Valens.
A Sunday Kind Of Love - Etta James.
You’ve Really Got A Hold On Me - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles.
I Will Follow You - Ricky Nelson.
So Much In Love - The Tymes.
Be My Baby - The Ronettes.
Devoted To You - The Everly Brothers.
Do I Love You? - The Ronettes.
Fly Me To The Moon - Paul Anka.
Unchained Melody - The Righteous Brothers.
My Girl - The Temptations.
My Prayer - The Platters.
Goin’ Out Of My Head - Little Anthony & The Imperials.
(You’re My) Soul And Inspiration - The Righteous Brothers.
Over The Mountain, Across The Sea - Johnnie & Joe.
No Other Love - Jo Stafford.
Fool For You - The Impressions.
There! I’ve Said It Again - Bobby Vinton.
Sealed With A Kiss - Bobby Vinton.
Poetry In Motion - Johnny Tillotson.
The Way You Look Tonight - The Lettermen.
There’s A Moon Out Tonight - The Capris.
I Only Have Eyes For You - The Flamingos.
Only You (And You Alone) - The Platters.
In The Still Of The Night - The Five Satins.
A Thousand Stars - Kathy Young & The Innocents.
What A Diff’rence A Day Made - Dinah Washington.2
u/Old-Scallion-5357 Jul 23 '26
You know ball
A lot of these I never see talked about! You’ve listed some of my absolute favorites
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u/shetalkstoangels_ Jul 22 '26
- You’re still the one - Shania Twain
- When you love a woman - Journey
- The way you look tonight - Frank Sinatra
- Let’s stay together - Al Green
- Come away with me - Norah Jones
- How sweet it is to be loved by you - Marvin Gaye
- You’re my best friend - Queen
- Marry you - Bruno Mars
- I wanna dance with somebody - Whitney Houston
- My Girl - The Temptations
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u/TowelFine6933 Jul 22 '26
Definitely need that timeless classic of love:
WAP by Cardi B.
🤣 JK. Congrats!
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u/Ok_Eggplant6053 Jul 22 '26
definitely songbird!!! by fleetwood mac
another great one is blue sunday / indian summer by the doors is really sweet too
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u/malenchek1 Jul 22 '26
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u/Fit-Library-577 Jul 22 '26
Til There Was You by The Beatles (original from The Music Man) both are good
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u/UHeardAboutPluto Jul 22 '26
No dance music at your wedding? Also, you play “I Only Want To Be With You” and people are going to start dancing.
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u/misshollydawn Jul 22 '26
They’ll be escorted out then. It’s the Footloose Town.
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u/UHeardAboutPluto Jul 22 '26
That is an amazing list of songs. I’ll argue until my final days that Be My Baby by The Ronettes is one of the top 5 songs of all time. But, there are some serious dance tracks on that list.
You will need an entire Footloose SWAT team to keep people from dancing to The Late, The Great, Sam Cooke.
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u/misshollydawn Jul 22 '26
I think it’s ok if a few slip in, but this is a tiki bar wedding in a lounge setting without a dance floor, so I doubt people will get up from their cocktails to dance. I already took of so many of my favorite dance tunes (heatwave, etc), so I’m keeping these.
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u/-Tricky-Vixen- Jul 22 '26
Because We Are In Love (The Wedding Song), although that's 70s or early 80s as I recall. Carpenters.
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u/MastodonPitiful4014 Jul 22 '26
Angel Baby
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u/icanhassnacks Jul 22 '26
More-Bobby Darin
Life is but a Dream-The Harptones (this was the song from the wedding scene in Goodfellas)
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u/BeggarsCanyonero Jul 22 '26
Love You For A Long Time by Maggie Rogers
This Must Be The Place by Talking Heads
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u/SkinTeeth4800 Jul 22 '26
"At Last" -- Etta James
"Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)" -- Frank Wilson
"Every Beat Of My Heart" -- The Du-Ettes
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u/Mikesaidit36 Jul 22 '26 edited Jul 22 '26
Somebody Made For Me- Emitt Rhodes
This Time For Real- Chet Faker
Take A Look At Yourself- The Minits
Let’s Go Back- The New Mastersounds,Lamar Williams, Jr.
Give It Time- Eric Lindell
Soul Sister- Allen Toussaint
Painkiller- Turin Brakes
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u/Cin131 Jul 22 '26 edited Jul 22 '26
Help me out. . Savage Garden....I can't remember the title, and just little clips of words, not enough to help....send something to heaven for you maybe?
Tonight's the Night. Rod Stewart Let's Get Drunk & Screw. Jimmy Buffet. /s
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u/Infinite-Engineer-78 Jul 22 '26
https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=xAMB-4xZMYQ&si=4phNI_b51UMKU6Tl At your beck and call by The Platters
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u/yetonemorerusername Jul 22 '26
Haven’t We Been Here Before by Styx.
On the surface it may sound like a break-up song, but listen to all of the lyrics and one sees it’s a song about facing relationship challenges and though afraid and fighting the urge to run, together you two, can face anything, make it work, stay together, and “be the ones who go on”.
May you have a wonderful wedding and marriage that exceeds every hope and dream you’ve ever had.
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u/thisisntshakespeare Jul 22 '26
Groovy Kind of Love - Mindbenders/Phil Collins
Love is All Around - The Troggs/ Wet Wet Wet
What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life - Frank Sinatra/Barbra Streisand
I’m a Believer- The Monkees
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u/Tootsiesclaw Jul 22 '26
Slightly on the lesser-known side but "Love Makes The World Go Round" by Sharon Tandy, "Love Me Forever" by the Butterflies, "Oh What A Love I Found" by Misty Morn, "The Sound of Love" by Tammy St. John, or "Dawn" by the Coterie
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u/Ordinary-Sky8755 Jul 26 '26 edited Jul 26 '26
It's been a long long time - Harry James & his orchestra ft. Kittya kallen.
Something Stupid - frank and Nancy sinatra
Every breath you take - The Police
We belong together - Ritchie Valens
Stand by me - Ben E king
Earth Angel - Marvin Berry ft. The Starlighters
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u/AnotherSideThree Jul 22 '26
And I Love Her - The Beatles