Songs about weddings/marriage, plus songs you featured at YOUR wedding: what an inspiring way to make a mixtape together in advance of Marquis’s fall wedding! Stream the October 20 #ThematicStatic show (👇) and feel the love.
Oh, and if you missed it live on Friday, listen back to our sister station WPLN’s daily show This is Nashville for their episode on Nashville’s wedding culture.
Prelude
LCD Soundsystem – “Dance Yrself Clean” – Logan said this is the ultimate wedding reception dance floor “litmus test.” Who’s got the chops? Well, besides these muppets:
#ThematicStatic Playlist
Frank Sinatra – “Love and Marriage” – Rex asked for this perfect show-starter from the Chairman of the Board himself.
Kiwi Jr. – “Nashville Wedding” – How apropos!
The 5th Dimension – “Wedding Bell Blues” – Classic, putting Bill on blast for his cold feet: “Am I ever going to see my wedding day?”
Alvvays – “Archie, Marry Me?” – Don’t forget this band’s new album Blue Rev is out now and they’re playing Marathon Music Works on November 8, a great Canadian indie rock reward for YOUR participation in American democracy! (Election Day is 11/8 but early voting is underway and you can find out the when and where at govotetn.gov.)
Nina Simone – “Feeling Good” – Avid listener and #ThematicStatic requester Jude walked down the aisle to this one, and then she and husband Steve had their first dance to…
Randy Newman – “Feels Like Home” – Here’s a live version with strings that obliterates me in a good way:
David Bowie – “Be My Wife”
Mitski – “Me and My Husband”
The Avett Brothers – January Wedding” – Kari requested this all the way from Texas! Here’s another live rendition, different from the one I aired:
Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit – “If We Were Vampires” – Requested by and dedicated to Leslie, who will wed Heath on November 12!!!
Al Green – “Love and Happiness” – Another upcoming knot-tying is that of Taylor and Hunter, and Taylor asked for this one by the Rev.
Francis & The Lights ft. Chance The Rapper – “May I Have This Dance?” – Levia and Grant danced to this tune at their wedding and it’s my honor and privilege to revive those memories for them in the 9 o’clock hour on WNXP.