Janie's wedding.

[zotz]

I went to an old friend's wedding reception last night, and very fine it was too. Jane looked great, and seemed very happy. It was lovely to see other people too, particularly those up from Doon Sooth - Tony and Kate, and Simon T (who seemed well and cheery considering). Hopfully I'll see all three of them again before too long.

I loitered for several hours over a couple of nice malts, chatting and admiring the ceiling. I can't overemphasise the ceiling. Jane had apparently chosen on the venue - ÒranMór, a converted church on the corner of Byres Road and Great Western Road, and she has excellent taste. If you haven't been upstairs there, then I suggest you make it one of your life goals. It's absolutely wonderful. And why? Well, if you go to the website, you'll see a brief mention of "Alasdair Gray's ceiling mural" with only a couple of tiny pictures. This is absolutely worthless - for a better impression, try here. Allegedly Scotland's biggest piece of public art, it is absolutely drop-dead gorgeous.

We were discussing the least appropriate songs for a wedding, after the intro to Take Me Out left me wondering if anyone ever plays Love Will Tear Us Apart at these things. Tony told us of a wedding disco that started with Only The Lonely and continued with Where Did Our Love Go . . . and a bit later The One I Love actually was played. I considered asking for It's Your Money I'm After Baby, but bottled out despite much encouragement.

What do you lot think? Any more good/bad wedding songs? And it's a lovely ceiling, isn't it? Unsurprisingly, yes Gray is a big fan of Blake.

Comments

[decomposingsoul.livejournal.com]

"Die my Bride" by the Murderdolls is a must ;)

[zotz]

And "White wedding", although it gets played often anyway. There's an interesting version by Rowland Howard.

[decomposingsoul.livejournal.com]

The Murderdolls produce terrible music but they are so damned funny!

[zotz]

I think I liked what I heard. It was a while ago, though.

[decomposingsoul.livejournal.com]

I shall try and dig out my CD and send you some if you like.

[nils.livejournal.com]

'Tainted Love' probably gets played at more weddings than it should...

'Blood Wedding' is a more suitable wedding song, I'm told.

[nik-strychnine.livejournal.com]

Yes, that's a very nice ceiling...

[zotz]

Those pictures don't actually do justice to it either.

[joexnz.livejournal.com]

oranmor is also where i was born, in Eire that is.

[pigeonhed.livejournal.com]

I recall hijacking the stereo at brisingamen and peake's wedding to play REM, their favourite band. I chose 'It's The End Of The World As We Know It' to launch things.

And at my cousin's wedding we got the DJ to play 'I wanna Be Sedated' and 'Kiss Off'.

[grendelis.livejournal.com]

As apposed to "I wanna be seduced" Mary Coughlan :)

[surliminal.livejournal.com]

Um was that the Jane that was marrying Phil raines? i know Phil, not her. if so, what a small world we live in..

And that was Swisstone and Childeric? Cor.

[zotz]

That was the wedding, yes. I didn't know he was a friend of yours.

Simon T was Simon Tett, not Trafford. That would have been nice too, though.

[surliminal.livejournal.com]

Phil does these plays with snotnose who is one of my oldest mates. I don't actually know him v well but have known him for yonks. Jane is Oxford fandom isn't she??

[zotz]

Was Jane in Oxford? She was in or near Warwickshire for a while. I suppose that's not so far, though.

[grendelis.livejournal.com]

Kenilworth yes.

I have fond memories of us visiting their wonderful castle after staying with Jane after a Loudon gig at her Warwick uni sometime back in 1997. yoy7uk bought me a beautiful medieval style scarf at the castle. I have it here, hanging over my minstrals gallery - one of the few special things I emigrated with :) Ah, I wonder where those crisp autumnal photographs we took are now :)

[darkstones.livejournal.com]

My great grandfather had the bakery on the castle green at Kenilworth. I've very fond memories of the castle too.

[devilgate.livejournal.com]

For Wee Johnny & Di's wedding reception (very low-key: it was in the back of The Southsider) I made a mix tape which included 'Love Will Tear Us Apart'. And Billy Bragg's 'The Marriage', of course.

[grendelis.livejournal.com]

Not "The Man in the Iron Mask" then? ;)

[devilgate.livejournal.com]

You know, I don't think I thought of that one.

[grendelis.livejournal.com]

One of my favourite songs. ...and I like to sing it accapella.

[zotz]

Brilliant!

[lilitufire.livejournal.com]

Wow. I have ceiling envy.

[ladymoonray.livejournal.com]

I loved the venue in general, and I am obviously very odd, but I didn't like the ceiling much. The rainbows were disturbingly lurid.

It was lovely to see you too :)

[cream-tea.livejournal.com]

Oh I can think of one where I might like to have requested that Beautiful South song: "Don't Marry her, Fuck Me".

[bridiep.livejournal.com]

Fabulous Ceiling. Will definitely make it a life goal to see it for real.

'I'm not in love (I'm just gonna fuck you til someone better comes along)' by Marilyn Manson.

[stonedsamurai.livejournal.com]

I'm having a civil wedding at Cambridge Register Office in a few weeks time - the music to be played whilst signing the register? I shit you not, we've chosen a song by My Dying Bride.

[iain666.livejournal.com]

Somehow that doesn't surprise me...

[grendelis.livejournal.com]

Awesome ceiling indeed.
I got a txt and best wishes from the Cambridge crew to say they were having a good time there on Sat. Such a small world indeed. I would have loved to be there if I could've. Thankyou for sharing this and reminding me.

[grendelis.livejournal.com]

hehehe

'Script for a Jesters Tear' :o

[darkstones.livejournal.com]

As someone who attends 30-ish weddings a year in a professional capacity, the variety of evening musical entertainment never fails to amuse me. Think 'Almost Angelic' from the Karen Dunbar show.

Last year's best idea has to go to the couple who hired a wurlitzer jukebox and let their guests choose the music. The worst was a bizarre DJ who brought along an electric guitar and played along with music - loudly and badly, i might add.

A few nominations for the most inappropriate wedding song :

London lady by the Stranglers
Loving you made a fool out of me - Kid Creole & The Coconuts
Smack my bitch up by the Prodigy.

[iain666.livejournal.com]

Did catch a bit of some ITV documentary once where they set their wedding video to "Tragedy" - with all the guests miming the chorus.

They were divorced before the had an anniversary IIRC...

[kate-r.livejournal.com]

It's your money I'm after baby - The Wonderstuff?

My brother attended a wedding recently where the DJ kept playing mixed tempo tunes and sucessfully cleared the dance floor numerous times. I'm not really sure why he did it or even if that was the plan. I suppose it's quite hard to knoe if someone will be good unless you've acutally seen them in action.

[frazerpenman.livejournal.com]

Morbid Angel- Day of Suffering
Exodus- Toxic Waltz
Annihilator- Nothing to me
The Berzerker- Last Mistake
Anthrax- N.F.L. (Nice Fucking Lie)

if we extend the inappropriate songs to play in a church I'd have a field day

[frazerpenman.livejournal.com]

Oh and I forgot

Sodom- Sodomy and Lust

[girfan.livejournal.com]

Whip It by Devo was the first dance at a wedding I went to years ago...

[surje.livejournal.com]

on the subject of weddings, we'll be in edinburgh (on the way to a wedding) on tues 11 and weds 12 april, i've asked grahamb which evening is better for him, but it would be good if you're around to catch up as well!

[zotz]

Hopefully I'll be around then, yes. I'll be on Islay some weekend in the next couple of months, but I'm not quite sure which one.

[rathgild.livejournal.com]

I must say you did a very good job with the music at my wedding. I'm still wondering if there was a hidden message with "Oops I did it again"

[zotz]

Not an intentional one, at least.

Thanks. Paul, inevitably, took the piss slightly when the subject got onto wedding DJs.

[luckylove.livejournal.com]

That ceiling is amazing. Thanks for sharing.