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When Chris Bombeke came up to me and said the music was the coolest of any wedding he'd been to that was the kind of endorsement I had dreamed of. Yes, some guests thought some of the bands "meshuginah." But for those of you who asked, "What band was that?" here's a list.

These are the songs we had a hand in, either by suggesting the song or the artist. Not everything played is listed. You might have guessed we did not pick "Let's Get Loud" or "Do You Believe?"

We will be compiling some of these songs into a new volume of Keeping Up With The Doyles. There also will be a disc devoted to music we had picked that didn't get played (if only we could have danced the whole night long!). Watch for them.

First Dances:

  • "Best Days" - The Softies
  • "Unforgettable" - Nat King Cole (just Nat, sorry Natalie!)

Dinner Music:

  • "True Love Ways" - Buddy Holly (We picked Buddy, DJ Jerry picked the song. Good pick!)
  • "Young Love" - Sonny James
  • "Poor Little Fool" - Ricky Nelson
  • "Excellent" - The Softies
  • "This House" - The Softies
  • "Toxic Girl" - Kings of Convenience
  • "Svefn-G-Englar" - Sigur Ros

Dancing:

  • "In Heaven There's No Beer" - Frankie Yankovic (our sole polka)
  • "Bohemian Like You" - The Dandy Warhols (This was the first song with which Hyoung-sil and I floored the crowd)
  • "Don't Mess With Us" - Subdebs
  • "Shakin'" - The Dandy Warhols (This was another song that caught attention, the one with the deep voice...)
  • "2 am beach story" - Lorna (The last song of the evening. Now you can say you've been to a wedding where the music included a Theremin.)