www.thecoverups.co.uk 101 FIRST DANCES FOR LIVE BANDS 101 FIRST DANCES FOR LIVE DO YOU WANT..? BANDS By Dan Clark, Manager of The CoverUps A romantic slow dance or a Choosing a first dance can be a tricky matter. While one of the fun, upbeat party track? least formal traditions of a wedding day, it’s by no means a straight forward choice for many people. Having a live band To have a special moment available gives the opportunity for something truly unique for your first dance. Even a song heard a thousand times can seem on the dancefloor between completely fresh when a live band perform it for you! The the two of you or get your following 101 songs are suggestions of songs we think could work well, and at least something to help inspire you. I hope you enjoy wedding party and guests this list of first dances, and find it useful in choosing your own. dancing along too? FOR THE FANS To freestyle and be taken Here’s a list of songs ‘for the fans’ – if there’s a band you’re a great fan of, by all by the moment or do you means choose one of their songs. It’s your first dance, you can choose what you want to choreograph a like! unique dance routine? November Rain – Guns n’ Roses The Bones of You – Elbow This One’s for You – Ed Harcourt You and Me – Lifehouse You’re So Great – Blur MODERN CLASSICS OLD SCHOOL CLASSIC CHOICES Below are 20 great tracks from the last 20 The 50s through to the 70s contain Some people avoid some of these tracks years or so! amongst our most regular first dance as ‘done before’, or ‘too obvious’, but songs – and these scarcely scratch the there’s a good reason the following songs All I Want Is You – U2 surface of choices available! are so popular as first dances! Always – Bon Jovi Amazed – Lonestar Can’t Take My Eyes Off You – Andy (Everything I Do) I Do It For You – Bryan Better Together – Jack Johnson Williams Adams Chasing Cars – Snow Patrol Daydream – The Lovin’ Spoonful As – Stevie Wonder Come Back To What You Know – Embrace Fly Me To The Moon – Frank Sinatra Fields of Gold – Sting Everything – Michael Buble God Only Knows – The Beach Boys I Will Always Love You – Whitney Houston Greatest Day – Take That How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You – Just The Way You Are – Billy Joel If You’re Not The One – Daniel Bedingfield Marvin Gaye More Than Words – Extreme Iris – Goo Goo Dolls Lets Stay Together – Al Green Right Here Waiting – Richard Marx It’s Only Natural – Crowded House Lovely Day – Bill Withers Somebody To Love – Queen Never Be Lonely – The Feeling Stand By Me – Ben E King The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face – Rule The World – Take That The Way You Look Tonight – Tony Bennet, Roberta Flack She Will Be Loved – Maroon 5 Dean Martin Wonderful Tonight – Eric Clapton She’s the One – Robbie Williams The Wonder of You – Elvis This Year’s Love – David Gray We Have All The Time In The World – Louis Truly Madly Deeply – Savage Garden Armstrong ALTERNATIVE Wonderwall – Oasis What A Difference a Day Made – Dinah You Do Something to Me – Paul Weller Washington A less well known choice of first dance can You Give Me Something – James Morrison Your Song – Elton John be exactly what a couple are looking for to reflect the uniqueness of their taste, and of them as a couple. They might be a song UPBEAT DANCES BRIT POP GREATS from the soundtrack of your favourite film, or an album track by We’re seeing more and more couples just You may find that these spark off your your favourite artist, or just a track you excited to be married, and wanting to show own memories! Here are a few brit-pop haven’t heard for ages. this through the first dance. Having an tracks you might like to choose: upbeat first dance can be a great way to Anyone Else But You – The Moldy Peaches encourage everyone else onto the dance Found You – Dodgy Do You Remember – Jack Johnson floor more quickly! If I Could Talk I’d Tell You – The Half Light – Athlete Leamonheads Made Up Love Song #43 – Guillemots Walking On Sunshine ~ Katrina & the Waves Late in the Day – Supergrass One Day Like This – Elbow All About You – McFly Shining Light – Ash Secret Smile – Semisonic Beautiful World – Take That You and Me Song – The Wannadies Sewn – The Feeling Crazy Little Thing Called Love – Queen Sigh No More – Mumford and Sons Fascination- Alphabeat The Seaside – Opaque Nature Paradise ~ George Ezra ACOUSTIC Use Somebody – Kings of Leon Half of My Heart – John Mayer You’re My Best Friend – Queen I Luv You – The Ordinary Boys Acoustic songs often match closely the I Want You Now – The Feeling mood that a couple want to set for their Lucky – Jason Mraz first dance and many great songs can be 80S arranged in a more mellow acoustic fashion to suit your special moment. Many of those getting married over the last ROCK few years have were born in, or grew up in Better Man – James Morrison the 80s. The tracks below demonstrate that While it’s not always appropriate to play Delicate – Damien Rice the 80s had some great hits! an entire set of heavy metal, there are Dream Catch Me – Newton Faulkner some great choices of first dance for those Faith – Nizlopi Have I Told You Lately – Van Morrison who are after some rock guitar to let their Forever – Turin Brakes Heaven – Bryan Adams hair down to! Heartbeats – Jose Gonzalez I Just Called To Say I Love You – Stevie I’m Yours – Jason Mraz Wonder All About Lovin’ You – Bon Jovi I’m Yours – The Script I Want to Know What Love Is – ForeginerIt Don’t Want to Miss A Thing – AerosmithI The Everthere – Elbow Must Be Love – Madness Can’t Stop Loving You – Van Halen Unintended – Muse True Colors – Cyndi Lauper Nothing Else Matters – Metallica How Long Will I Love You ~ Ellie Goulding Higher Love ~ Steve Winwood Patience – Guns N Roses Only Love ~ Ben Howard Endless Love ~ Lionel Richie & Diana Ross SONGS WITH A SPECIAL PLACE IN OUR HEARTS... Freedom – Nizlopi This was the first dance of Mike Ashelby, founding member and singer of The CoverUps. God Only Knows ~ Beach Boys This was the first dance of Dan Clark, manager and bassist of The CoverUps. S Club 7 Medley Not the traditional choice, Adam Kibble (lead singer) and his wife had everyone on the dancefloor for this first dance!.