{"id":58260,"date":"2019-03-29T02:42:49","date_gmt":"2019-03-28T15:42:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.easyweddings.com\/au\/articles\/classic-wedding-songs\/"},"modified":"2021-11-10T13:46:03","modified_gmt":"2021-11-10T02:46:03","slug":"classic-wedding-songs","status":"publish","type":"au-article","link":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/articles\/classic-wedding-songs\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Classic Wedding Songs To Add To Your Playlist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">Are you busy creating your dream wedding playlist? Here&#8217;s 10 classic wedding songs you need to include!<\/p>\n<h2>&#8216;At Last&#8217; by Etta James<\/h2>\n<p><div class=\"embed-container\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/S-cbOl96RFM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen> width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/p>\n<p>This 1960 Etta James ballad deserves to be on every wedding playlist. Whether you use it for your first dance or your recessional song is up to you!<\/p>\n\n<h2>&#8216;Can&#8217;t Help Falling In Love&#8217; by Elvis Presley<\/h2>\n<p><div class=\"embed-container\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vGJTaP6anOU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen> width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div><br \/>\nEvery wedding deserves a bit of Elvis Presley, and we reckon his 1961 &#8216;Can&#8217;t Help Falling In Love&#8217; is perfect for a romantic first dance.<\/p>\n\n<h2>&#8216;All You Need Is Love&#8217; by The Beatles<\/h2>\n<p><div class=\"embed-container\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_7xMfIp-irg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen> width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div><br \/>\nReleased in 1967, &#8216;All You Need Is Love&#8217; by The Beatles is a must-have for every wedding. Use it for your wedding processional, recessional or during the signing of the marital paperwork!<\/p>\n\n<h2>&#8216;Hallelujah&#8217; by Jeff Buckley<\/h2>\n<p><div class=\"embed-container\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y8AWFf7EAc4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen> width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div><br \/>\nAlthough originally released by Leonard Cohen in 1984, we absolutely love Jeff Buckley&#8217;s cover of the ballad. It&#8217;s an incredible song and deserves to be on every wedding playlist.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2>&#8216;Your Song&#8217; by Elton John<\/h2>\n<p><div class=\"embed-container\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GlPlfCy1urI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen> width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div><br \/>\nReleased in 1970 by Elton John, &#8216;Your Song&#8217; is perfect for a first dance. It&#8217;s just so romantic and slow and the lyrics &#8211; goosebumps!<\/p>\n\n<h2>&#8216;The Way You Look Tonight&#8217; by Frank Sinatra<\/h2>\n<p><div class=\"embed-container\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/h9ZGKALMMuc\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen> width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/p>\n<p>Frank Sinatra&#8217;s &#8216;The Way You Look Tonight&#8217; is ideal for a romantic first dance. The moment would be absolutely incredible!<\/p>\n\n<h2>&#8216;I Say A Little Prayer&#8217; by Aretha Franklin<\/h2>\n<p><div class=\"embed-container\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KtBbyglq37E\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen> width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div><br \/>\nReleased by Aretha Franklin in 1968, &#8216;I Say A Little Prayer&#8217; is the perfect choice for the wedding recessional or first dance. It&#8217;s a classic!<\/p>\n\n\n<h2>&#8216;You Are The Best Thing&#8217; by Ray LaMontagne<\/h2>\n<p><div class=\"embed-container\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vJ3xTjvj9tw\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen> width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div><br \/>\nIf you are after a classic recessional or first dance song, Ray LaMontagne&#8217;s 2008 song &#8216;You Are The Best Thing&#8217; is the perfect choice.<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n\n<h2>&#8216;This Will Be (An Everlasting Love&#8217; by Natalie Cole<\/h2>\n<p><div class=\"embed-container\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rbaoKL1Ei0c\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen> width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/p>\n<p>What better wedding song than 1975 &#8216;This Will Be (An Everlasting Love)&#8217; by Natalie Cole? It&#8217;s a classic! Use it for your recessional or while signing the marital paperwork.<\/p>\n\n<h2>&#8216;Come Away With Me&#8217; by Norah Jones<\/h2>\n<p><div class=\"embed-container\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lbjZPFBD6JU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen> width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/p>\n<p>If you want your guests to be in tears after your first dance, &#8216;Come Away With Me&#8217; by Norah Jones is your go-to. We&#8217;re already crying!<\/p>\n\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/music\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to view our full list of wedding music suggestions.<\/a><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":58261,"template":"","au_article_tag":[40,1469],"class_list":["post-58260","au-article","type-au-article","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","au_article_category-weddingmusic","au_article_tag-wedding-music","au_article_tag-wedding-playlist"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/au-article\/58260"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/au-article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/au-article"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/au-article\/58260\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/58261"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58260"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"au_article_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.easyweddings.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/au_article_tag?post=58260"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}