Don’t forget the Lyrics!

Have you seen this ridiculous show? Mark McGrath, ask I know him from Sugar Ray (yay!), and formerly Wayne Brady, hosts this ridiculous show called “Don’t forget the Lyrics!” where random Joe Schmoe comes in and sings… Until the Backstreet Boys. Okay, I know there were lots of other celebrity’s who came on before, but I think this is hysterical!

Do you see Brian’s silly pant/shoe thing he’s got going on? And AJ’s classic sunglasses? Ahahaha! It’s like they haven’t grown up…oh, wait! I love that they’re all fumbling over this song (but don’t we all?!)! If you’re curious the lyrics should have been, “Bardot, Budapest, Alabama, Khrushchev, Princess Grace, Peyton Place, Trouble in the Suez.”

I digress… This post is actually about wedding music. Yay! We’ve been going back and forth over the last year or so trying to figure out what music we’re going to use for not just the reception, but also our ceremony.  I’ll start with some selections from our reception, because we need help (ah!)

I’d Rather be With You by Joshua Radin

Say Hey by Michael Franti & The Spearheads

1,2,3,4 by the Plain White T’s

Feels Like Home by Chantal Kreviazuk

L.O.V.E. (Cover) by Joss Stone

So now, if you’re not on overload from that awesome-ness, I want to share with you the two songs we know we want to incorporate in our ceremony. The first is from Dave Barnes, and it’s called “Nothing Fancy”. Now, I won’t tell you where in the ceremony this will be used, but, I love the lyrics… there’s something so truthful about the line of the chorus, “There’s nothing you could not find in any other man,” because as a cry between myself and G, and between humanity and God, it’s very humble. It’s a way of admitting that we’re blessed, and we’re lucky, and we’re loved even when we don’t necessarily deserve it. I love it.

The second song I have to show you is “Dancing in the Minefields” by Andrew Peterson. I had no idea this song even existed until my January intensive this year at Luther. It was suggested to me that not only is this song about the success and struggles of marriage, but it celebrates what ministry, community, and the body of Christ look like. Oh, listen to it, and you’ll get what I’m talking about….

So that’s my random splattering of Saturday music…. I hope you love and enjoy the sounds, and I will happily welcome any suggestions you may have for laid back summer reception music if you want to leave me a comment!