It's hard to beat 1960s and 1970s songs for a first dance. After all, many of these songs, whether performed by Sam Cooke. I gotta thank Hai-Dang Phan for the Sam Cooke CD.
or Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
These songs also run less than 4 minutes, which is great for the pacing. I have a friend who insists on Dean Martin (especially since he and his bride danced to "You're Nobody Until Somebody Loves You") but I don't quite see eye to eye with his Armenian sensibility. If we find the right song, Betty and I might lead off the dancing with a jazz duet from the 1950s, maybe by Satchmo & Ella.
Or we could choose from our generation's version of old school music (80s and 90s). We have a few candidates so far but no clear frontrunners yet. First we have the bad-ass lyrics but awful hairstyles of TWO OCCASIONS:
Another "classic" is Always by Atlantic Starr, though Betty worries it has become played out at weddings.
Betty also loves the Babyface song "Every time I close my eyes" (with an assist from Kenny G & Mariah Carey)
I wouldn't mind dancing to the Boyz II Men cover of "In the Still of the Night"
or Luther Vandross' cover of "Endless Love"
or Brian McKnight's "Crazy Love" (from the movie Jason's Lyric)
At the same time, Betty also has a crush on British Columbia native Michael Bublé, the new king of covers
though he did write "Home"
and Eric Benet, the man who somehow found it impossible to stay faithful to Halle Berry, can nevertheless deliver a good love song
And if you're from the West Coast, this one is an absolute classic (though not very romantic)
Any other suggestions?
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