Some couples have “their song,” whether it’s the first song they danced to, a song that particularly speaks to them, or a song they’ve always dreamed of having for their first dance.  This post is for, you know…everyone else.

“Crazy Love,” by Van Morrison, has been covered by tons of artists.  One of my favorites is this version from the tearjerker, Phenomenon, sung by Aaron Neville.

Al Green made many a woman swoon back in the day…Lord knows his songs still do it for me, especially “Let’s Stay Together.”

Country music seems to be a love it or hate it kind of music — I personally love it.  (People always seem surprised when they hear that about me…I have no idea why?)  The one thing you can’t deny about country music artists is that they can do a GREAT first dance song.

“When You Say Nothing At All”, Alison Krauss:

“Then”, Brad Paisley (Colleen and Ali used this as their first dance…there were definitely tears!)

“When I Said I Do”, Clint Black

Of course, if you’re not a country fan, you could always go to your favorite decade for a great song.

80’s: “More Than This” Roxy Music:

70’s: “You Are My Shining Star,” The Manhattans:

60’s: “For Once In My Life,” Stevie Wonder:

Or you could go with one of the true classics, either sung by an early, classic artist, such as Tony Bennett:

Sarah Vaughn:

or Sam Cooke:

Or you can go with a great remake of a classic tune.

“Love Me Tender,” a beautiful remake by Norah Jones and Adam Levine:

Michael Buble, “Quando, Quando, Quando” (This was Rama and Neel’s first dance song):

Or even Smash Mouth, who covered the Monkee’s “I’m a Believer,” which I think is an adorable first dance song!  (Plus the little kids at your wedding will go crazy for it if they’ve seen Shrek!)

Speaking of upbeat songs, if you would rather dance to a fast song, there are some great options out there.

“All I Want is You,” by Barry Louis Polisar (from the Juno soundtrack)

“1,2,3,4″, The Plain White T’s (This is my favorite song right now.  I’m dying for one of my couples to use it!)

Of course, you could go for something a little silly, like a song from my favorite movie, The Little Mermaid:

Or Robert and Amy’s first dance song, from Everybody Loves Raymond:

There are also some great indie and popular songs that are just perfect for a first dance.

One of my favorites is “The Luckiest,” by Ben Folds:

Jack Johnson’s “Better Together”

“Lucky,” by Jason Mraz and Cobie Callait, which was Rob and Maya’s first dance song:

“Yellow,” by Coldplay (this song is also great if you have a string quartet for your ceremony!)

Or, from Meredith and Howard’s wedding (and one of my favorite singers), “You Are The Best Thing,” Ray LaMontagne:

Finally, my favorite first dance song, one that doesn’t often get used because people hear the first few words and think “I may not always love you?  That’s not a good first dance song!”  But trust me, listen to the rest of the lyrics and you’ll agree with Paul McCartney, who has often called it the greatest love song ever written.

God Only Knows, The Beach Boys:

Have you picked your first dance song yet?  What are you using?

Tags: entertainment, first dance, Inspiration, rebecca, Wish Candy

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