Ah, the barely notices Cocktail/ Dinner Transition Hour playlist. My aspirations for this list is that it would give a vintage party vibe, a little more amped up than the last playlist but not without the feeling of time travel: Make You Feel My Love – Adele 3:32 – First discovered by watching So You... »
Wedding Playlists Part 3: Cocktail Hour
We chose to play a delicious set of classic standards and covers during the cocktail hour to accentuate the ambiance of the vintage feel of the salon at the Roycroft Inn. Here’s the playlist and liner notes for the mix of standards that I gave some of the guests at our wedding as a wedding... »
Wedding Playlists Part 2: Ceremony Music
Here’s the music we used during the ceremony. Definitely some non-traditional choices, but each song was such a perfect fit for the function it was placed in during the ceremony that it really didn’t seem to be noticeably “different”; it was more like each aspect of the ceremony became noticeably more interesting. At least... »
Wedding Playlists Part 1: Prelude Music
Welcome the Part 1 of 10 of my Wedding Music blogging series. Today, I present you with the playlist I created to be used as prelude music during the hour before the ceremony. Rather than boring live strings doing vague covers of songs we love, we chose to have the DJ come and play... »
Hymne à l’amour (Hymn to Love) – Edith Piaf
Joanee’s back, woot woot!! After a month-long wedding preparation hiatus, I am very pleased to announce the return of this daily blog to my routine and your computers! I missed this thing, and have a ****load of music queued up and ready to talk about, so grab a drink, sit down, and buckle in! Here’s... »
Leave Of Absence — Wedding Time!
Sorry to say I’m taking a 5 week hiatus from the blog to get ready for my impending, out-of-state nuptials! Planning a wedding in another state has left me too busy for the blog right now, but I have so many songs and artists to talk about that I just can’t wait to get... »
Night Moves – Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
SONG OF THE DAY “Night Moves” by Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (single, Capitol Records, 1976). Written by Bob Seger. FROM WIKIPEDIA - Released as a single, it charted in late 1976 and eventually reached #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart. In doing so, it almost singlehandedly changed Seger from being a popular... »
Push – Matchbox 20
SONG OF THE DAY “Push” by Matchbox 20 (Yourself or Someone Like You, Atlantic Records, 1997). VIDEO OF THE DAY »
Dig A Pony – The Beatles
SONG OF THE DAY “Dig A Pony” by The Beatles (Let It Be, Apple Records, 1970). Written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney. VIDEO OF THE DAY »

