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Our Songs

These are some of our songs that could have easily been our wedding song. Unfortunately, we could only pick one which we'll reveal on our wedding day. However, these will definitely be played at our wedding/honeymoon. If the song included "man", "woman", "her", "him", etc., it didn't make the list unless it was a duet. Songs were chosen where the lyrics would equally apply to either one of us. We hope you know some of them and if not, we hope to introduce you to some you may not know or remember.

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Nat King Cole - The Very Thought of You - 1958

More often than not, the original recording tends to be the best or favorite. This song was recorded by many artists prior to Nat (Billie Holiday being one of our favorites), but when we heard Nat's version with Gordon Jenkins' Orchestra, it just blew us away. Nat's voice is the crème de la crème and Gordon Jenkins' Orchestra is just superb! We play this song regularly . . . It is in constant rotation. We know that Unforgettable is the most recognized, but this song is our favorite.

I love when George is being the DJ for the evening, which if you know G he loves to do this. The Very Thought of You always gives me goose bumps. Makes me feel so special. There are so many songs we love. We love to be different and this song is so popular for good reasons but not the wedding song for us.

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The Platters - Smoke Gets in Your Eyes - 1958

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The Flamingos - I Only Have Eyes for You - 1959

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Etta James - At Last - 1960

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The Everly Brothers - Let It Be Me - 1960

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Elvis - Can't Help Falling in Love - 1961

George: This is the song that I envisioned being my wedding song for as long as I can remember. I have been a long admirer of Elvis' music since elementary school. Getting married in Hawaii . . . how could this song not be Deb's and my wedding song? It is because it is the wedding song of our daughter and son-in-law. But, it's going to be played for sure and it will be played constantly throughout our lives together. Timeless!

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Same Cooke - Nothing Can Change This Love - 1962

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Herman's Hermits - Can't You Hear My Heartbeat - 1965

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The Righteous Brothers - Unchained Melody - 1965

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Van Morrison - Into the Mystic - 1970

George: Deb and I had to chance to watch Van Morrison live in Miami a couple of years ago. This is just one of his songs. There are several others that can make this list, but this is Deb's all-time favorite. I can't think of any Van Morisson song that we don't like. We play this one constantly.