The theme this Old School Friday is here comes the bride. I’m late due to wedding ignorance. Been to a few, and will go to more, but I don’t generally give weddings, brides, or songs thereof, much consideration. Weddings are off my radar. Even though I don’t mind bearing witness, my mind can’t wrap itself around the event. So forgive me for not really caring too much about wedding songs.
From the 1967 film, The Graduate.
The first song that came to my mind was this old Elvis Costello song. The processional should be good theater, if you’re going to bother with it. I think this song would work. Though criticized for it’s title throughout the years, no one should use Hitler’s name in such a way, as a bad marriage/relationship can’t compare to the Holocaust, the song is dead on. Or at least it is my fear that it could be. It should probably be played at most weddings. Just for fun. In an interview in 2002 Costello said this song was about the dissolution of his relationship with his then wife Mary Burgoyne. Works well in that regard, and for relationships of any kind. I think a bride could certainly bop down the aisle to this song even though the lyrics are more fitting a recessional.
Either way, I’m a fan of wordplay.
Dial me a Valentine
She’s a smooth operator
It’s all so calculated
She’s got a calculator
She’s my soft touch typewriter
And I’m the great dictator
So, yeah maybe not what you expected. Two Little Hitlers, from Armed Forces circa 1979 — Elvis Costello and the Attractions. Enjoy.
Lyrics, for those to whom Costello’s vocal inflections are uninterpretable or annoying.
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You say you’ll never know him
He’s an unnatural man
He doesn’t want your pleasure
He wants as no one can
He wants to know the names of
All those he’s better than
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Get your weekender out, pack it with shit, and go do something.
Peace
Well, I’m not offended but you knew that. Two Hitlers and two Gipsies, making in all, two.
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I some how knew this wouldn’t offend you.
Not the first song that comes to mind for me for that theme, but it could work.
His vocal inflections back then did make it hard to understand some of his phrases– “soft touch typewriter” for instance.
That was a hard one but I never found him hard to understand, possible growing up in Australia helps there.
I’m with ya on this. Wasn’t familiar with the song, thanks.
You call selective dating
for some effective mating
1979 had such a weird mix of music.
I’ve only been to few weddings. I like the free food and alcohol, even if it’s not good food.
It’s certainly better if it’s free, but I like it to be edible as well.
I love 70’s music.
It’s been too long friend.
Should you ever get married, no matter what the excuse, I will remind you of this — among other things.
Sweet gills I see you made use of that photo. ;)
go get your doctor on gf.
What’s a “weekender”?
You no longer have comment editing????
Unlike you, I’m not much of a Costello fanatic, but I have listened his old stuff due to your postings. I never found his vocal inflections uninterpretable or annoying until I read your sentence. Now I am annoyed by him, and having trouble interpreting some of the lyrics. Psychology is a pitiful thing.
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I’ll have to check on the comment editing, it either is off or it stopped working with the upgrade.
T’is true I’m a bit of a Costello fanatic.
Things I learned from this post:
1) The name of Elvis Costello’s backing band.
2) What a weekender is. (I google imaged them and actually found some pretty stylish, um, styles.)
The last wedding I was in, a month ago, had some interesting music choices. The bride walked in to “You Lift Me Up.” Then the couple left to “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now.” Love me some Starship.
OK, back to living vicariously through myself.
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His “pawlka dots” is my tomato.
I bet you won’t be hearing this at too many weddings though.
I’m all for packing a weekender with shit and going somewhere,as long as you don’ pack a weekender, go to las vegas, get drunk and get married.
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I’d pay to see you play that at your wedding should such an event ever take place.
Good point about the weekender and Vegas.