First dance at a wedding

[MarillionFan]

So what did everyone whose married (or in some cases for those of you who've been up the aisle more than once) what was the first song you had on the dance floor at your wedding?

We're presently settling on Lavendar by Marillion funnily enough not my choose but the other halfs, by suggestion of the Prodigy Smack my Bitch up was met with some resistance.

What was yours?

Nb : Virgins, Squirrel botherer and Russians need not apply.

[mudskipper]

Gave ours no thought at all. I think the DJ picked it - can't even remember what it was (possibly something Phil Collins?) Our wedding was the hottest day on record (at the time) and I can still remember rivers of sweat running down the inside of my meringue gown (think Lady Di on a budget - it was 1990 and I was very young!) so dancing was the last thing that people felt like doing.

[nomadd]

So what did everyone whose married (or in some cases for those of you who've been up the aisle more than once) what was the first song you had on the dance floor at your wedding?

We're presently settling on Lavendar by Marillion funnily enough not my choose but the other halfs, by suggestion of the Prodigy Smack my Bitch up was met with some resistance.

What was yours?

Nb : Virgins, Squirrel botherer and Russians need not apply.

Squeeze: Up The Junction.

I worked eleven hours
And bought the girl some flowers
She said she'd seen a doctor
And nothing now could stop her

Ps. Big (original) Marillion fan myself, but Lavender? Please...

[Old Hack]

We didn't have a first Dance - wife not into that kind of thing, so she got her favourite dance track on and everyone went nuts.

Not one for tradition Mrs OH...

[Gonzo]

You could use For whom the bell tolls by Metallica.

Some friends of mine went for We have all the time in the World sung by Louis Armstrong from that Bond film, which I thought was very classy.

At mine we went for Perfect Day. I specifically asked for the Lou Reed version but the DJ played the Lou Reed and others version which didn't have the same level of gravitas I thought.

That was nine years ago. I remember it, Mrs Gonzo remembers it, nobody else gives a tulip now so it probably isn't really that important.

[Old Hack]

That was nine years ago. I remember it, Mrs Gonzo remembers it, nobody else gives a tulip now so it probably isn't really that important.

I always think of Heroin when I hear the Lou Reed version. Was it in Trainspotters or something?

[Old Hack]

So what did everyone whose married (or in some cases for those of you who've been up the aisle more than once) what was the first song you had on the dance floor at your wedding?

We're presently settling on Lavendar by Marillion funnily enough not my choose but the other halfs, by suggestion of the Prodigy Smack my Bitch up was met with some resistance.

What was yours?

Nb : Virgins, Squirrel botherer and Russians need not apply.

I'd say pick a song that didn't require much movement, as being the fat todge you are, you'd not want the sweat to seep out; polyester is horrid with sweat d000hg tells me.

[RasputinDude]

Happy Together by The Turtles. Didn't really want to do it, but in hindsight it gave us both a chance to actually talk to each other.

We didn't have a DJ; we had a band who were very good.

[DaveB]

Playlist for Me and MrsB. (We've both been married before and got the DJ to fit these into the playlist through the evening just to see peoples reactions)

Billy Idol - White Wedding
Joy Division - Love will tear us apart
Elvis - Suspicious Minds
The Smiths - Heaven knows I'm miserable now
Rolling Stones - It's all over now
Alice Cooper - Poison
Iron Maiden - Run to the hills
Joe Jackson - Is she really going out with him.
Whitesnake - Here I go again
Joe Pesci -Take your Love and shove it
Sex Pistols - Silly Thing
The Clash - Should I stay or should I go?
Bon Jovi - You give love a bad name

[TestMangler]

I've played in various wedding bands over the years and one song that got asked for repeatedly was that bloody Brian Adams 'Everything I Do' song. Playing/singing it made me want to rip my own tongue out with a pair of rusty pliers. Love is all around (Wet Wet Wet version) was another vomit-inducing piece of tulip that the unlucky couple would delight in choosing. Played a wedding a few weeks ago where they wanted some Hootie & The Blowfish number, that was different to the norm.

If you're getting a Marillion track, don't make it bloody Lavender though.... Clutching at Straws would be better