Don't play "Here Comes the Bride"

[nortonrider]

You know how you've thought,
"If I could just write a Christmas song that get's played every year or one of those sporting event songs played at every game, I'd be set for money"

Well, right here is an opportunity ripe for the picking!
Write a gay marriage song. the "alternative" to Here comes the Bride .

 

[MrMeacham]

I found a website that has this covered.

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[mellowinman]

The song goes:

"Here comes the groom
Here comes the groom
After the wedding, they're sharing a room."

 

[bassteban]

The DJ for our wedding had it listed as Bridal Chorus from Lohengrin.

STONE HIM

 

[bkbirge]

You know how you've thought,
"If I could just write a Christmas song that get's played every year or one of those sporting event songs played at every game, I'd be set for money"

Well, right here is an opportunity ripe for the picking!
Write a gay marriage song. the "alternative" to Here comes the Bride .

 

[Gopherbassist]

Well, SOMEbody is the bride, gender politics aside. And, in my (sheltered) 58 years, I've never heard lyrics to the song (other, than "Here comes the bride, pregnant and wide...)!

Here comes the bride; fair, fat, and wide
Here comes the groom; as skinny as a broom
Here comes the usher; the old toilet flusher...

 

[Luke S Mouse]

My suggestion

 

[BigOkie]

I think the Beatles' "I Wanna Be Your Man". Now what would a good tune for two women getting married?

 

[chuckNC]

Anyway You Want It (That's The Way You Need It) and you're covered for every situation.

 

[steveksux]

Better ask them what they want, that is a potential minefield trying to guess. Or just think Freddy Mercury.


Randy

 

[steveksux]

There is a bit of ignorance going on here. The piece of music is often called "Here Comes The Bride" but that is not its actual name. It is a march from an opera by Wagner, called "Lohengrin." It also not an instrumental piece - it has words - and none of them are "here comes the bride." You can read more about it here.

How about "All fat and wide"?

You seriously going to suggest that line isn't in the song either?????

Randy

 

[MegaSwing]

"I'm Waiting for The Man", by Velvet Underground

 

[lfmn16]

Had a wedding gig this weekend. We're going over some details with the event coordinator:

"OK, so we'll play some background music while people are getting to their seats, then Here Comes the Bride while the couple enters..."

"No, don't play that."

"Why not?"

"There's no bride. It's two men."

...

...

...

"OK, uh, something else then ..."


I have no problem with two men getting married, it was just a bit of a surprise It was a good gig; everything went smoothly, they liked the music and gave us a nice tip.

A professional event coordinator would have asked the couple what they wanted played, not left it to the band.

 

[nojj]

How about "It's Raining Men"?

 

[UK Philip]

There is a bit of ignorance going on here. The piece of music is often called "Here Comes The Bride" but that is not its actual name. It is a march from an opera by Wagner, called "Lohengrin." It also not an instrumental piece - it has words - and none of them are "here comes the bride." You can read more about it here.

^ this guy's got it.

it's also quite often just called "the wedding march" so it's really not a big deal.

 

[bassman314]

A professional event coordinator would have asked the couple what they wanted played, not left it to the band.

This...

When we planned our wedding (a year and a week ago!), we picked all of the music that we wanted for the ceremony, as well as specific parts of the reception.

We didn't use the Bridal March... We both hate that song, and since we were using a DJ for the music, a recorded version seemed... odd.

If you have 2 ladies, how about "Come to my Window?"

 

[hdracer]

This...

When we planned our wedding (a year and a week ago!), we picked all of the music that we wanted for the ceremony, as well as specific parts of the reception.

We didn't use the Bridal March... We both hate that song, and since we were using a DJ for the music, a recorded version seemed... odd.

If you have 2 ladies, how about "Come to my Window?"

You used a DJ???

 

[bassman314]

You used a DJ???

Sort of. We didn't hire a DJ, rather we had a cousin run the music both and the ceremony and at the reception. We opted to spend the money ensuring that our food was excellent, as opposed to hiring a band or a professional DJ. He did a great job, and people still talk about the quality of the food...