Monday, March 14, 2005
Music is my boyfriend.
It was a pretty quiet weekend for me, since I had some kind of horrible head cold or something. Part of it was spent watching an hour of CMT's 100 Greatest Songs, which was surprisingly good. I was raised listening to country music (I switched to pop once "the outside world" got a hold of me, but I still love old country). Victor and I enjoyed reminiscing about the songs on the countdown.
Later that evening, after watching some music DVDs we have (Placebo, Belle and Sebastian, and Blur, if you must know), we started a quest to find the official Mandy and Victor First Dance at the Wedding Reception. Yes, although we do not have a date or venue, we decided we must pick the song right away. And we did! It's a secret, bound by a pinky swear, so I can't disclose it here. But I promise it will be perfect.
Fueled with excitement from the CMT countdown, music DVDs, and the first dance song selection, we then decided to download some songs appropriate for the reception. We're going to set up the iPod or laptop instead of getting a DJ. This allows us to have more control over the song selection - no chicken dance, "YMCA," or "Celebration" for us! We found some songs that our parents would like (old country, Elvis, Neil Diamond, crooners, etc.) that we also would enjoy. Now, about 80% of what is played will be "our" music, or what we would normally listen to on a daily basis. The other 20% will be this stuff that our parents/family would enjoy, as sanctioned by us. As Victor so succinctly put it, "I'm serious. I could give a damn about what other people 'like to dance to.' If I don't like the song, it's not being played. End of story."
What do you guys think? Will anyone miss the chicken dance? Who's going to get mad if we don't include "Twist and Shout" or "The Twist?" Who really wants to do the electric slide? Can a wedding reception survive without "I Will Survive?"
It was a pretty quiet weekend for me, since I had some kind of horrible head cold or something. Part of it was spent watching an hour of CMT's 100 Greatest Songs, which was surprisingly good. I was raised listening to country music (I switched to pop once "the outside world" got a hold of me, but I still love old country). Victor and I enjoyed reminiscing about the songs on the countdown.
Later that evening, after watching some music DVDs we have (Placebo, Belle and Sebastian, and Blur, if you must know), we started a quest to find the official Mandy and Victor First Dance at the Wedding Reception. Yes, although we do not have a date or venue, we decided we must pick the song right away. And we did! It's a secret, bound by a pinky swear, so I can't disclose it here. But I promise it will be perfect.
Fueled with excitement from the CMT countdown, music DVDs, and the first dance song selection, we then decided to download some songs appropriate for the reception. We're going to set up the iPod or laptop instead of getting a DJ. This allows us to have more control over the song selection - no chicken dance, "YMCA," or "Celebration" for us! We found some songs that our parents would like (old country, Elvis, Neil Diamond, crooners, etc.) that we also would enjoy. Now, about 80% of what is played will be "our" music, or what we would normally listen to on a daily basis. The other 20% will be this stuff that our parents/family would enjoy, as sanctioned by us. As Victor so succinctly put it, "I'm serious. I could give a damn about what other people 'like to dance to.' If I don't like the song, it's not being played. End of story."
What do you guys think? Will anyone miss the chicken dance? Who's going to get mad if we don't include "Twist and Shout" or "The Twist?" Who really wants to do the electric slide? Can a wedding reception survive without "I Will Survive?"
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