I’m breaking my long-standing taboo of participating in wedding photography. I don’t need to deal with angry bridezillas and even angrier groomzillas. No. I don’t even want to deal with the Aunt Penelope-zilla who came all the way from Ypsilanti, Michigan to see her niece finally tie the knot, even though she thinks the groom is a major league doofus.
But in this instance, I’m making a major exception.
My Street Academy trivia teammate Alexis Curry is getting married today. She found James, the love of her life, and they want to spend the rest of their lives together in holy matrimony. And I wish them every success in the world, every beautiful moment, every sunrise and sunset and happiness and triumph. May their summers be long and their winters be short.
And because I once wrote a K-Chuck Radio blog post about ten songs you should NEVER play at a wedding, I thought that today it would be appropriate to contribute ten songs – sweet, wonderful ballads from the 1970’s – as the first notes for their nuptials. Of course these songs are from the 1970’s – that was when the best love songs were written. You know this and I know this. And if you need the best start of a soundtrack for your own lives, let it come from some of the greatest singers and songwriters of the easy listening era.
That’s right – not only am I the wedding photographer, but I’m also the DJ. And I promise – no chicken dance songs, no electric slide.
Let’s start with:
JIM CROCE
I’ll Have To Say I Love You In A Song
BREAD
Make It With You
OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN
If Not For You
THE CARPENTERS
We’ve Only Just Begun
ART GARFUNKEL
I Only Have Eyes For You
NEIL SEDAKA
Laughter in the Rain
ORLEANS
Dance With Me
FIREFALL
You Are The Woman
LITTLE RIVER BAND
Cool Change
WALTER EGAN
Magnet and Steel
Happy wedding day, James and Alexis. Let today be the first day of a wonderful marriage that outlasts all of us. And I hope these songs help build the foundation for your future.
Chuck The Writer 
I would add Cherish. I love all those songs!
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Congrats to Alexis and James! All great songs Chuck, but my favorite has to be Dance With Me!
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Oh the memories you brought back with your choices. I just loved Magnet and Steel. Thanks for sharing Chuck. Have a great day.
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I’d suggest working in Chicago’s Colour My World (1970).
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I Love You by the Climax Blues Band. (my wedding song):)
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“For All We Know” is a much better Carpenters choice.
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Oooo…I had forgotten about ‘Magnet and Steel’…Adding it to my ipod as we speak!
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Sweet – but did you have to include the videos – ie the clothes and hairdoos? Trying to forget that stuff
Great List – I wonder what would happen/what the reaction would be if someone played one of these now – hmmm
Hope it’s a great day for you.
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HokieMom – you mean that big old Art Garfunkel afro? Or the flared clothing everyone seemed to wear back in the day? 🙂
Actually, today has been a decent day. The wedding went off without a hitch, and I got some great photos of the happy couple. And no zillas. HA HA!
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Thanks for this post. Brings back memories of vinyl, LPs, singles. Love Jim Croce, Bread, ONJ and of course, the Carpenters. That video of Olivia trying to dance and sing is kind of funny though. I prefer her “I honestly love you”. In any case, these are the singing styles I grew up with and still prefer. Cannot stand those melismas people use nowadays for almost every song.
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