As mentioned, the discussions have begun regarding the song for our "First Dance". When we started talking on Friday, I had seven songs for Scott to listen to. We listened to them, and eliminated four of them.
The four that we eliminated are:
(Click on the song title for the lyrics)
From the B'way cast album of
Rent:
I'll Cover You. I liked the idea of a showtune where two male characters sing a love song. Scott thought it was "too bouncy". I agreed that it wasn't one of our stronger choices.
From the B'way cast album of
Rent:
Seasons of Love. The only exception to the "Male vocals only" criteria on the list. I liked the idea that it's from a show that we love, and the message of "measure your life in love" is beautiful. In the end, we decided while we love the song, it's not right for a first dance.
Billy Joel's
You're My Home. I just love the sentiment of this song. The idea that "whenever we're together, that's my home" really resonates with me. Scott liked the sentiment and the lyrics, but thought it was also too up-tempo for a first dance. He's envisioning something slower and more romantic musically.
From a new musical version of
A Christmas Carol,
There's a Place Called Home. This song is a beautiful romantic love song from a musical, and the version we'd have used is from the
Stage 2 CD. (A collection of Broadways love songs sung by and for gay men). I'm not sure why this one was eliminated any more. Lots of talking and we decided not to use it.
After listening to all seven songs, and narrowing it down to just three, Scott said he wanted to go through his music collection and see if he had anything he wanted to consider. He hadn't even started looking yet.
So that's where we left it and I'm trying not to go