When we got married 15 years ago, we made a cd for all of our guests and used them as place holders at the reception. They contained a variety of songs handpicked by Jeff and myself that do a pretty good job of representing our relationship and the happiness we shared.
If you feel like perusing our song list, take a look below!
1. Storybook Love by Willy DeVille
From The Princess Bride, one of mine and Jeff's most favorite movies of all time. Deep in our hearts we have always wanted to be part of a fairytale. Sometimes I guess we get to pretend like we are in one by going to the Renaissance Festival, or watching Hallmark movies, or reading about knights and dragons and other realms. Amidst all the adventure and mayhem (and rodents of unusual size) in The Princess Bride, at the heart of the story is the love between Princess Buttercup and Westley. And that my friends, is why we picked this song for our first dance as Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Scott. It doesn't get much more lovey dovey than that, my friends.
2. I'm a Believer by The Monkees
The Monkees were the first band I ever fell in love with. My first concert. My first crush (long before Mark Paul Gosselaar and Zack Morris, there was Peter Tork). We were introduced into the reception with this song playing in the background.
3. Golden Years by David Bowie
Not only is this a fantastic song, it was in the 2001 hit movie, A Knight's Tale, starring Heath Ledger (long before he was The Joker,) Paul Bettany (long before he was Vision,) Alan Tudyk (prior to Firefly,) Mark Addy (way way before Game of Thrones,) and Shannyn Sossamon (before she was in Rules of Attraction with James VanDerBeek.) We love this movie. We. Love. This. Movie. We watch it every time it's on-- Watched it two nights ago in fact. It makes us laugh and smile every single time and damnit, it just makes us happy.
4. Mary Mac by Great Big Sea
There are several versions of this song. This one is our favorite. It's just a good time and it makes your toes tap. And it's a silly song about marriage, so what's not to like?
5. Have a Little Fun With Me by Glen Phillips
This from a kid's cd called For The Kids that was a compilation of children's songs by a bunch of artists we loved. We did not have Charley at the time, but we thought the songs were so clever and fun and who knows? Maybe we had future visions of playing it for our Chuckster without even knowing it at the time.
6. Come What May by Ewan McGregor and Nicole Kidman
This is from the movie Moulin Rouge! Listen, part of being in a secure, healthy relationship with someone is accepting the fact that your loved one will have crushes on celebrities and sports players and musicians. Ewan McGregor is that crush for me and the fact that Jeff let me add this super smushy romantic love song on our cd is a true testament to what a stand up guy he is. HAVE YOU SEEN THIS MOVIE?? If not, man, I am sad for you. It's a lovely song and I dare you not to go all gooey when you hear Ewan's voice (Nicole's voice is perfectly acceptable as well.)
7. Warm Love by Van Morrison
Who doesn't like Van Morrison? In the tradition of love songs, this one is a great one. Just listen to the lyrics.
8. She's a Rainbow by The Rolling Stones
If I remember correctly (and I think I do,) my niece (our flower girl,) Emily, liked dancing to this song. Me, wanting to do whatever I could to make her smile, included it because it made me think of her. Also, it's a great song.
9. Magic Dance by David Bowie
You guys, I don't really need to explain this one, do I? It's MAGIC DANCE and it's from my most favorite movie of all time, Labyrinth. I love it and Brian Froud, who Jeff has always loved, designed the goblins for the movie, so it has lots of special meanings for us. You totally want to go watch it now, don't you?. Go ahead. I approve.
10. Stay (Wasting Time) by Dave Matthews Band
Before These Crowded Streets was HUGE when Jeff and I first started dating. We listened to it all the time. This was one of our favorite songs off the album.
11. The Wonder of You by Elvis Presley
I didn't want to do the typical, Butterfly Kisses, daddy/daughter dance. I wanted a song from an artist that represented some of the music from when I was growing up, so I chose this one. One that was a little more upbeat and fun- You know, the kinds of things that describe my dad. Upbeat, fun and a good ol' rock and roller.
12. We Can Work it Out by The Beatles
Our bridal party was introduced to and danced to this song. it's not your usual song to dance to, but it's The Beatles and it wasn't slow and boring. And let's face it, us Scotts are anything but slow and boring! Right???
13. Sea of No Cares by Great Big Sea
We really really really liked Great Big Sea back then.
14. Bobcaygeon by The Tragically Hip
The Hip represent so much to us as a whole. Phantom Power was released in the early days of us dating and we listened to it so so much. Gord's voice and his lyrics will never cease to amaze me. This song will forever and always remind us of those early days.
15. What a Good Boy by Barenaked Ladies
BNL was such a huge fixture for me at that time (you know, before Steven went and ruined everything). Carrie and I were obsessed and went to every show we were able to. We chose this song because my favorite (Break Your Heart) was obviously about a breakup and well that would simply go against this whole feel good, love theme, now wouldn't it?
16. Come Away With Me by Norah Jones
We adored this song.
17. Walk On the Ocean by Toad the Wet Sprocket
This is one of those really perfect songs. It's sentimental and easy to sing along to and it was our way of representing our little PPC family with Carrie.
18. The Hoppity Song by John Ondrasik
This is another song from that For the Kids cd- I told you we really loved this cd... This song is so much fun! That's it. And when Charley was old enough to listen and appreciate music, he loved it as well.
19. Ooh La La by The Young Dubliners
We saw these guys in concert years ago and had an absolute blast. They were energetic and had amazing stage presence. I bought a shirt that was mint green and said "Dubs" on the front. After the concert, the band members were milling about talking with fans and they were so nice and so appreciative and it's a great memory. Also, this whole album is fantastic.
20. Memories by Elvis Presley
Jeffrey danced with his mom to this song. You just can't go wrong with a little Elvis, am I right? It was the perfect mother/son dance.
There you have it. Those are our songs. And on this, our 15th wedding anniversary, I don't think I would change a thing. Happy Anniversary to us O'Scottahans, eh?!
