Inappropriate first dance wedding songs

[Dan Bass]

Inappropriate first dance wedding songs

What others can you think of that would be inappropriate?

Are you on the look out for your first dance song? You might want to avoid all these tunes which perhaps don’t send quite the right message for married life.

1. Invalid Link Removed
We actually heard this being discussed by a bride and groom. Apparently the groom wanted something upbeat to dance to. True, it does have a pretty funky beat, but the questionable lyrics and not to mention that video make this a complete no-no.

2. Invalid Link Removed
Even if you put this on in a funny-aren’t-we-ironic way, this song is hard to dance to.

3. Gold digger – Kanye West ft. Jamie Foxx
A you a money-grabbing woman who’s only marrying your husband for dollar? No? Then this is not the first dance song for you!

4. Invalid Link Removed
We’ve heard this played at weddings quite a few times because it’s so pretty. However, the lyrics are actually all about a man who’s only being nice to get some lovin’. Nice.

5. Heaven knows I’m miserable now – The Smiths
The title alone should be enough to put you off.

6. It’s the end of the world as we know it – REM
Not even a little bit funny and guaranteed to create a flat, miserable mood for the rest of the evening.

7. Invalid Link Removed or Dolly
The title for this song is better, but the song is about leaving someone. Plus what on earth do you do when that big long note is playing?

8. Invalid Link Removed
A beautiful song about loneliness and a one-night stand. Not really what you want for the happiest day of your life.

9. Invalid Link Removed
Made legendary by the film The Wedding Singer, this film is the ultimate anti-love anthem.

10. D-I-V-O-R-C-E – Tammy Wynette
Just no.

(#1) I Hate Everything About You, By Three Days Grace. . .

 

[gustobassman]

Here's one that's just inappropriate for a wedding period....

Last Caress - The Misfits

 

[GregT]

How about the first song that played at mine: You're no good, you're no good, baby you're no good...... For real!

 

[Hues]

Tie Your Mother Down - Queen
Whole Lotta Rosie - AC/DC
One Of These Days - Pink Floyd
I Kissed A Girl - Katie Perry
Eat It - Weird Al
How Do You Spell Love(M.O.N.E.Y.) - Fabulous T-Birds

Oh,and maybe One - Metallica

 

[KevInDaBassment]

some really good ones here

a few that came to mind...
possum kingdom - toadies
50 ways to leave your lover - paul simon
anything by cannibal corpse
anything from johnny's cash's bitter tears

Yes! I think Slayer and Chimaira's whole discography would both fall in there too lol

 

[pcake]

and we might as well throw in morbid angel and the dead kennedys...

 

[petey293]

I was actually playing at a bar, it was late, and a newly married couple was dancing in front of the stage. I forgot what slow lovey song they were dancing to, but they decided to stay up there and dance to the next song in our setlist, which happened to be The Thrill Is Gone

 

[Eric Swaim]

Like A Virgin...............................Madonna
Another One Bites The Dust.......Queen
Whip It........................................Devo
Call Me........................................Blondie

 

[Humbled]

I've sung this one in live performance hundreds (if not a few thousand) of times, but it wouldn't make a good first dance, just because of the lyric:



Sorry to take this off into the non-purposively-abrasive-music weeds again...

 

[Sean775]

Every Breath You Take

 

[zontar]

We Got Tonight-Bob Seger
Hey Joe-Jimi & others...
Dead Babies, Cold Ethyl, I Love the Dead-Alice Cooper
The Thrill is Gone-BB King
Nobody Loves Me but my Mother-BB King
Damn Right I Got the Blues-Buddy Guy
She Ain't Pretty-Northern Pikes

 

[-Asdfgh-]

I am guessing the entire Tarkus suite by Emerson, Lake and Palmer would be a poor choice.

 

[JamesFoxBass]

Roxane - The Police
Asian Hooker - Steel Panther, in fact any Steel Panther is bad!

 

[Hues]

Speaking of Alice Cooper...

Only Women Bleed

 

[thabassmon]

'It's raining men' would be an inappropriate wedding song in most situations.
At one wedding a few years ago we were requested to play 'Sir Psycho Sexy' and I had to the lead vocals as well as the bass, now that felt like an inappropriate wedding song. Still fun to do though.

I also remember doing 'Baby got Back' at another wedding, luckily the guitarist had the lead vocal for that one.

 

[twinjet]

Anaconda... nothing else.

 

[Imaginary Pony]

"It Should Have Been Me" - Gladys Knight
"Shotgun Wedding" - Roy C
"She's Not You" - Elvis
"Don't" - Elvis

 

[sandman357]

Lips of an Angel - Hinder
Why Can't She be More Like My Dog - JB and the Moonshine Band
Grenade - Bruno Mars
Picture - Kid Rock Sheryl Crow
Careless Whisper - George Michael

 

[Jools4001]

True story, the previous singer in our band sang Whitesnake's "Here I go Again" at his own wedding....he's divorced now.

 

[Ratbut]

Pussy Whipped - Steel Panther, and probably any other Steel Panther song.