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I have nothing to contribute to this theme.

At my age I only get invited to funerals.

Do people still get married?

#2

Some do. Although I'm not sure if men are still allowed to marry women.

#3 Yes, they can, but only one at a time.

Bigamy is having one wife too many.



















Same as monogamy.

Ok i'll go first then..

July 6th 1991 ... our first dance was

'If You Don't Know Me By Now'-- Harold Melvin and the Bluenotes


We had been together for 10 years!!

#1

At least you get invited to funerals, if such a thing should need an invite.

Conversely,I was specially requested not to attend my ex father in law's funeral.

I can't remember what the first waltz was at our wedding, but I do recall that immediately before we got engaged we had been listening to:

What A Fool Believes - The Doobie Brothers

Still, we've got the kids to show for it and these days enjoy a polite but distant relationship.

Not looking forward to this theme: a night full of The Black Eyed Peas, no doubt.

regardez youse

henri

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I've nowt much to add to this either. But I can remember from my own wedding reception being told to keep the music down as there was an armed forces convention next door. Maybe Frankie Goes to Hollywood War wasn't an inspired choice, but as I had very little to do with the playlist and didn't even get up to dance to it, I felt seriously miffed. I've yet to discover who asked for that one. Needless to say, we won't be going back to that venue nor hiring that DJ again.

#5 what's your problem? Men can also marry men now! ;o)

#9

The world really has gone crazy when soldiers object to loud noises.

#11 Something like that. Maybe they just didn't appreciate the booking of two completely clashing events on the same day. Can't say I blame them - we weren't exactly overjoyed, either.

I know a man who married his brother.

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#13 He was a priest or a rabbi?

My Grandmothers Sister married my Grandfathers Brother

What are the themes for the rest of the week?

Wednesday - Pleasure

Thursday - Pain

#18 Wednesday's is How To Make Friends And Influence People. Thursday's - Time To Say Goodbye. Friday's - Breaking Up Is Hard To Do.

#19 that'll be


Wednesday

Sex on the Beach - T-Spoon

followed by

Thursday

Having my Baby - John Holt

#21

That's a theme. People, bands and things which are vastly overrated.


Sex on the beach.

Renoir.

Too many bands to mention, quite a few of them Scottish.

Mercedes A Class cars.

Sex in Mercedes A Class cars.

London.

Douglas Adams' books.

>8-D

caviar

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Damien Hirst

football

sex on the football pitch

Titanic

Caption competition:

"I'm glad you married me for my money. People focus too quickly on my cleft lip"

"Did your daddy have to pay extra for this sepia wedding, Felicity?"

Marriage isn't all black and white you know

Last time we had this theme I boasted of being nearly 23 years married despite having "Love on the Rocks" played as the 2nd number at the reception.
Well it must have been a bad omen after all as the missus decided to move out a couple of months back thus ensuring we don't make 24.
Dunno if it means you can spend too much time blogging, but if I disappear from this page some time in the future it could mean i've found a new wummin!

Or you've topped yourself.

i'm just baffled as to why we're having the same theme on tues and thu

The trouble with Marriage is that the bride expects the groom to change and the groom hopes the bride doesn't.

Last time we had this theme i used up all my first dance stories. Haven't been to any new weddings since!

Well none of my 20 picks made the cut last night but thought it was a really good show with a few on that you wouldn't normally hear on GIO.

Tonight's show is obviously targetted at the f***book fraternity. My generation had the first dance to The Wedding Waltz" and the disco was that annoying loud bit in the middle when the sausage rolls were dished out.

I seem to recall a Pink Floyd track being requestedat that point....

DC

1ell, I'm afraid I'll be sitting this one out!

1ell??? 5amn my eyesight ;o)

#27 - Paul - Was it because you were constantly chasing birds? Being single has many benefits. Do what you like, when you like. No more seeking approval for your plans. As DC would say, the world is your lobster!

For Tuesday - Play this one for me and Paul!

- Dixie Chicks

Especially for Paul "Whurz The Burdz?" Handley

;o)

#32 Your generation? How was there a disco?










Thought you needed electricity for that!

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#28

Worryingly, Paul hasn't responded to any subsequent blog postings............

#35 lobsters are good indicators of life. Get nipped once, you shy away!

#36 the world has moved on since you were young PP. They've discovered America since then

#37 Watt a good point!

Unusual wedding songs: ~

TROPICAL FISH: SELENE from CAMEMBERT ELECTRIQUE by GONG who are appearing at Glasgow ABC on Thursday

Billy Paul is very popular artist over here and his Me and Mrs Jones is a wedding reception standard.
This despite a 20 year campaign of mine of wandering round the tables translating the lyrics as its played.

My vote goes to that hymn to impotence Band of Gold.

I'm just going round to Paul Handley's to see if he's all right.

#42 Ha ha I can imagine!

I've told it before but my cousin had Perry Como ' And I love You so ' for her wedding waltz. The Dj obviously playing a Perry Como LP then announced for everyone else to join the wedding party on the floor to start the celebrations. Unfortunately the second track was 'For the Good Times'.

So as the wedding waltz finished everyone piled onto the floor to the strains of 'Don't look so sad I know it's over'

#23

sex on the football pitch?

one of my colleagues goes 'dogging' - is that the same thing for sporty types?

Maybe Paul should take up 'dogging' - mind you, I think you need a partner?

Maybe that was the problem: he thought she said 'blogging'.

I haven't been to a wedding in about 15 years. A girl at work got married a few years back, odd lass, in the photos she looked like a bride from a zombie film and the groom was dressed as Zorro. He doesn't like cake so instead they had a three tier pork pie, and the first dance was Iron Maiden Bring Your Daughter To The Slaughter. As far as I know they're still together.

For some years I had a colleague who was a Druid.

He got married and they had a Druid ceremony in a clearing in a forrest out the back of Stirling somewhere.

They did a lot of chanting and stuff about nature and suchlike and then got down to the serious business of naked leap frog.

One Druid brought a ghettoblaster and they played naked leap frog to Blodwyn Pig:

'Meany Mornay - Blodwyn Pig from 'Ahead Rings Out'

this is really worth a listen

regardez youse

henri

is on Youtube.

Unusual Weddings Songs

IT BEGINS WITH A BLESSING/ONCE I AWAKENED/BUT IT AND ENDS WITH A CURSE from CONFESSIONS OF DR DREAM & OTHER STORIES buy KEVIN AYERS

ELEANOR'S CAKE WHICH ATE HER from JOY OF A TOY by KEVIN AYERS

Oops! should read.... wrong reading glasses!!!

IT BEGINS WITH A BLESSING/ONCE I AWAKENED/BUT IT ENDS WITH A CURSE from CONFESSIONS OF DR DREAM & OTHER STORIES buy KEVIN AYERS

Paul fear not, Cheryl Cole and Coleen Rooney are available I believe!

So, in summation of the blog input for tonight's show, we have:

Bring your daughter to the slaughter
He'll have to go
Don't look so sad


Looks like f***book wins again

Is there any fitbaw on?

Funeral songs would've been a better choice.

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I wanted Bryan Ferry's version of the Van Morrison song 'Crazy Love' at my wedding but I was so busy the week leading up to it I couldn't get over to the band with the tape so they could learn it. You couldn't e-mail an MP3 in 1990.

J.O'B.

commiserations, paulhandley. Or? Sounds like there are enough folk here who've been there and don't mind the new(or older)-found freedom from their exes. Whatever the case, all the best!

I'm very confused about this theme. It's suddenly become 1st wedding dances. I thought it was strange wedding songs, full stop. and then there's a lot of suggestions more suitable for "what would be a strange wedding song" rather than "what was a strange wedding song".

No matter - Glen's #52 tombstone tunes sounds like a much more fruitful option.

55 that was a pity Roxy. Normally nowadays you smuggle it in a banana loaf. That's a great version as well.

#56/52

yep, I'm up for tombstone tunes: great possibilities.

nothing like a bit of misfortune to get some banter goin, now where to start:-
#28, Wouldn't give her the satisfaction Glen
#35, Yes, and thanks for the tune suggestion Senga
#38, my employer expects me to do some actual work Henri ;-)
#42, thanks for the concern Glen
#44, my ex's hearing was only too sharp Henri
#50, Ellen Nordgren would win over those two, Paolo
#56, thanks MD

only thing is, i've missed half the show getting this list together......

#55

You mean Roxy weren`t the band at your wedding RJ?

#23

Do you change ends at half-time?

>8-D

I hope no-one fromn foreign shores will listen to this show on iPlayer. I mean, what kind of country thinks it's OK to have "Timewarp" as the first wedding dance?

I'm black affronted

DC