This has been one of my favourite reads in ages and a great cover as always. The phrase “the great Martian financial nightmare” was a particular stand out and I think I will be eternally perturbed as to how and what exactly it is Bruno Mars is “showing” in that song!
I have never been a massive fan of Bruno Mars although I do have a soft spot for “When I Was Your Man” and it has never occurred to me to ban his songs from a disco. I did specify that The Spice Girls’ “Wannabe” and “Love Shack” by The B-52s were not to be played at my 40th birthday party though. For different reasons they both do my head in.
Lyrically, I agree that “Locked Out of Heaven” is pretty icky but I would put forward “I Touch Myself” by Divinyls as being equally prurient at least. As songs go, it’s pretty cringe!
Thanks for this. It’s been exactly what I needed to lift my spirits.
1. (I’ve had) The Time of My Life and also anything Beyonce was involved in, I just don’t get the hype about her. The DJ just about managed not to play these, although he also managed not to play anything we requested. 14 years later and I’m still livid about him finishing the night on Angels (Robbie Williams) 🤣.
Incidentally, I walked down the aisle to the WAS version of Hoppipolla 🩷
2. Crowded House, first verse of Fall at Your Feet. Gives me the ick.
3. I feel like he’s had a big win since and paid it all back, they’ve just stayed quiet as it’s bad publicity.
1. Fishin' in the Dark. I think this has played at every wedding I've been to in the last 15 years, and every time I am horrified when every single guest unquestioningly lines up on the dance floor and moves in perfect unison, like some kind of country-fried dystopian nightmare.
2. I do love reminding people thay "Liquid Dreams" by O-Town is a real song that managed to crack the Top Ten.
3. I think the insider who sold the scoop was trying to make himself sound more impressive. It's probably only $35, $40 million, tops.
I seriously thought you were singing the lyrics wrong when I heard the pre chorus. What? Genius Lyrics surely got this lyrics wrong again, right?
1) Anyway—can’t answer the first question. I’ll probably never get married at my old age. But, I do think I would just have “Come on Eileen” on a loop for 5 hours at the reception. So, all other songs are off the table.
2) NSYNC’s “Digital Get Down” is pretty…yikes. (I’ll still sing the shit out of it.)
1. Van Morrison's 'Brown Eyed Girl'. I can't explain why exactly, but something about that song has always irritated me, and knowing it is a frequent wedding spin I had to shut that down up front. :)
2. I've only heard a highly edited version playing one time while at the gym, but that W.A.P. song seems pretty direct.
3. Let's figure he's pushing $100 million owed to various casinos, loan sharks and bookies at this point. :)
I’m not a huge Bruno Mars fan but this version does the somewhat cringy lyrics serious justice. I really think Keith’s voice comes into its own when doing acoustic tracks.
1) The list of songs I’d not have at my hypothetical wedding would include, but not be limited to, most songs by ABBA and that god awful song from titanic.
2) Since this post reminded me of their existence, “do me” by Bell Biv DeVoe has some awfully cringy lyrics.
3) At least $150m including an undisclosed and perpetually increasing amount to a grossly overweight bookie with no neck who is known to his friends as “the nugget”
1. Shine by Take That, Reach For The Stars by S Club 7, Brown Eyed Girl by Van Morrison,
2. The lyrics to Marika Hackman's amazing song Slime are...vivid.
3. The whole thing makes me feel pretty devastated for the guy, tbh. An entertainment prison which has been designed to make his sentence longer and longer. Until he does an Elvis??
We didn't have any music at our 1997 wedding reception because it was in a friend's back yard and their stereo system wasn't set up for it. Nothing but conversation and hors d'oeuvre for our guests. And some cake later on. If we had had a DJ, I suppose I would have forbidden songs by any of the boy bands who were popular at the time.
I think Frankie Goes to Hollywood's "Relax" is pretty darn prurient.
I can't even conceive of having 10 million dollars to spend on anything. The idea of owing that much money makes me feel sick to my stomach.
This has been one of my favourite reads in ages and a great cover as always. The phrase “the great Martian financial nightmare” was a particular stand out and I think I will be eternally perturbed as to how and what exactly it is Bruno Mars is “showing” in that song!
I have never been a massive fan of Bruno Mars although I do have a soft spot for “When I Was Your Man” and it has never occurred to me to ban his songs from a disco. I did specify that The Spice Girls’ “Wannabe” and “Love Shack” by The B-52s were not to be played at my 40th birthday party though. For different reasons they both do my head in.
Lyrically, I agree that “Locked Out of Heaven” is pretty icky but I would put forward “I Touch Myself” by Divinyls as being equally prurient at least. As songs go, it’s pretty cringe!
Thanks for this. It’s been exactly what I needed to lift my spirits.
1. (I’ve had) The Time of My Life and also anything Beyonce was involved in, I just don’t get the hype about her. The DJ just about managed not to play these, although he also managed not to play anything we requested. 14 years later and I’m still livid about him finishing the night on Angels (Robbie Williams) 🤣.
Incidentally, I walked down the aisle to the WAS version of Hoppipolla 🩷
2. Crowded House, first verse of Fall at Your Feet. Gives me the ick.
3. I feel like he’s had a big win since and paid it all back, they’ve just stayed quiet as it’s bad publicity.
1. Fishin' in the Dark. I think this has played at every wedding I've been to in the last 15 years, and every time I am horrified when every single guest unquestioningly lines up on the dance floor and moves in perfect unison, like some kind of country-fried dystopian nightmare.
2. I do love reminding people thay "Liquid Dreams" by O-Town is a real song that managed to crack the Top Ten.
3. I think the insider who sold the scoop was trying to make himself sound more impressive. It's probably only $35, $40 million, tops.
I seriously thought you were singing the lyrics wrong when I heard the pre chorus. What? Genius Lyrics surely got this lyrics wrong again, right?
1) Anyway—can’t answer the first question. I’ll probably never get married at my old age. But, I do think I would just have “Come on Eileen” on a loop for 5 hours at the reception. So, all other songs are off the table.
2) NSYNC’s “Digital Get Down” is pretty…yikes. (I’ll still sing the shit out of it.)
3) At this point—his soul?
1. Van Morrison's 'Brown Eyed Girl'. I can't explain why exactly, but something about that song has always irritated me, and knowing it is a frequent wedding spin I had to shut that down up front. :)
2. I've only heard a highly edited version playing one time while at the gym, but that W.A.P. song seems pretty direct.
3. Let's figure he's pushing $100 million owed to various casinos, loan sharks and bookies at this point. :)
1. Anything by Michael Jackson and that Time of My Life song from Dirty Dancing.
2. Another Level - Freak Me. All together now 'I wanna lick you up and down til you say stop'.
3. ¥50,000
I’m not a huge Bruno Mars fan but this version does the somewhat cringy lyrics serious justice. I really think Keith’s voice comes into its own when doing acoustic tracks.
1) The list of songs I’d not have at my hypothetical wedding would include, but not be limited to, most songs by ABBA and that god awful song from titanic.
2) Since this post reminded me of their existence, “do me” by Bell Biv DeVoe has some awfully cringy lyrics.
3) At least $150m including an undisclosed and perpetually increasing amount to a grossly overweight bookie with no neck who is known to his friends as “the nugget”
1. Shine by Take That, Reach For The Stars by S Club 7, Brown Eyed Girl by Van Morrison,
2. The lyrics to Marika Hackman's amazing song Slime are...vivid.
3. The whole thing makes me feel pretty devastated for the guy, tbh. An entertainment prison which has been designed to make his sentence longer and longer. Until he does an Elvis??
Despite it being "uncool" I quite enjoyed it as a cover
1. Given that it involves my Mother's name, Dexys Midnight Runners - Come on Eileen would be a no-no
2. Colour Me Badd - I Wanna Sex You Up
3. I feel it might need Schrodinger's equation to work this out. Debt or no debt?
We didn't have any music at our 1997 wedding reception because it was in a friend's back yard and their stereo system wasn't set up for it. Nothing but conversation and hors d'oeuvre for our guests. And some cake later on. If we had had a DJ, I suppose I would have forbidden songs by any of the boy bands who were popular at the time.
I think Frankie Goes to Hollywood's "Relax" is pretty darn prurient.
I can't even conceive of having 10 million dollars to spend on anything. The idea of owing that much money makes me feel sick to my stomach.