Two Steps Ahead

I blame it on being a girl and my recent addiction to Pinterest, this current thing I have for finding the perfect wedding song. Not my relationship's theme song, mind you, (because I need to find my person first in order to have that) but the song we'll probably have our first dance to when we get married. I knoooow, i'm like two steps ahead of my destiny, right? lol.

So anyway here's my thing, it needs to have amazing lyrics, (because i'm the kind of person who picks on words whatever form they may be in) in the sense that it captures what being in love is without actually saying "love" in every sentence, 'cause that's what good songwriting is all about. And of course the melody. It has to be mellow enough in a way that it gets me right smack into that lovey feeling, but still dancey enough because it's for my wedding dance after all. There. That basically eliminates every Drake song from the choices although I really love all that gravel when that man uhm, croons.  (you have to hear him in J.Cole's "In the Morning" to get my point)

I've been into this for only a week and so far here's my shortlist.

Hey baby, I think I wanna marry you from tinsoliman on 8tracks.

Tracklist :

 

You and I  | Ingrid Michaelson

At Last | Etta James

When the Stars Go Blue | Ryan Adams

Such Great Heights | Iron & Wine

That's How Strong My Love Is | Otis Redding

Falling Slowly | Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova

You Make My Dreams | Hall & Oates

Let's Stay Together | Al Green 

Destiny, let's do this. hah.