Wedding songs of all time. Top 10

Wedding songs are timeless, and this list of the 10 most popular (and still popular today) songs from the 50s, 60s and 70s proves it! The list covers classic oldies that are popular both at the wedding itself and at home by the fireplace with friends. So.

"Always and Forever" - Heatwave

Over the past few decades, so much information has emerged about the various branches of the R&B style (after all, it's the one that has changed the most since the old days) that even the most condescending rock scholar would hesitate before calling 1976's "Always and Forever" true "old" R&B. The song is steeped in an old-fashioned soulful rhythm. "Always and Forever" is one of the most touching and honest pledges of loyalty. It is rightfully ranked in the Top 40 R&B songs of all time, and also holds the number one spot as the most requested wedding song of recent years.

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"We've Only Just Begun" - The Carpenters

Before "Always and Forever" topped the charts, a cool ballad from 1970 called "We've Only Just Begun" was one of our favourite songs for celebrating weddings. And it's easy to understand: Karen Carpenter's marvellous voice and the mood of her song are literally made for such a ceremony. Especially since Paul Williams, the song's author, composed it just for a commercial with the newlyweds. It's practically a hymn of a happy marriage: "Only the two of us discussing, working together day after day ... together".

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"To the Aisle" - The Five Satins

The songs of this classic vocal ensemble from 1957 are not often used in wedding ceremonies: they have never been a hit group. However, this song is impossible to miss, as it tells the whole love story in stages (in two minutes and forty-one seconds). The meeting, the first conversation, the love and the proposal... Yes, everything in life is much more complicated than in the song, but isn't love itself a simple emotion? Think about it... The song is definitely recommended for doo-wop fans of all ages and marital status!

"Chapel of Love" by The Dixie Cups

The composition is a perennial favourite at all weddings (abroad)! And really, how can it not be "it"? Any song that starts with the words "Let's go to the church to get married" sung by three girls (who sing it a cappella) is bound to be a hit. Surely the guys knew that when they recorded this hit. It has already become a classic, like many other songs by this group: it has a truly "pure", almost "childlike" quality....

"At Last" by Etta James

Most people agree that the wedding ceremony has more meaning for women than for men, so it's no surprise that Etta's 1961 hit is still a favourite at modern celebrations. This slow ballad is a long, sexy sigh of relief: the voice of a woman who has been searching for her other half for a very long time, and has finally been rewarded. Show me one woman who doesn't dream of this? Etta could make even the phone book sound like this (in this manner), but the lyrics fit her mood perfectly. "Here we are in heaven." And that's right!

"A Lover's Concerto" - The Toys

This classical music is the standard for all weddings: it represents the very "exemplary" beauty that all girls dream of being a part of. This also explains why a song by a girl group from 1965 became a hit at ceremonies: the composition is based on the melody of Bach's minuet in G major. Of course, this is not the first example of a pop hit using notes from a classical work, but perhaps this song can claim to be the most blissful!

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"When a Man Loves a Woman" - Percy Sledge

The musician's repertoire is usually based on sad and tragically wrong love, and this song is no exception - after all, he came up with it after a painful breakup. However, that's what people like about it! This kind of lyrical mood (with sweet church and soulful soul) has been enjoyed by many generations of lovers. The question this song asks is: how far are you willing to go for love?

"Unchained Melody" - The Righteous Brothers

We should probably thank the makers of the film "Ghost" (1990) for elevating this song to the status of a worldwide hit, and putting it alongside another Bill Medley and Bobby Hatfield (The Righteous Brothers) hit - "You Lost That Lovin' Feeling". The incredible blend of the brothers' voices makes even the most reserved hearts flutter to this day. The song unfolds gradually, slowly and beautifully. It can be compared to the opening of a flower... Towards the end, the melody soars dramatically to the spectroscopic heights of operatic ecstasy. If only all relationships worked the way this song does.....

"Cherish" - The Association

This mid-'60s pop classic is really about a man longing for a woman he can't have. The song, like many others from the band's repertoire, floats so high in the "clouds of romance" that the very act of falling in love takes on a different connotation: it begins to seem exaggeratedly noble, unrequited or otherwise. How can you cherish another person who does not love you in principle? Philosophers have been asking themselves this question for more than a millennium... It happens... And what is more, all the time.

"The Way You Look Tonight" - Frank Sinatra

Music at a wedding is no joke! In addition to the photos you'll look back on 10 years from now, you'll always remember the tune you danced to! Along with vivid images from the past, you will also remember important details: who was wearing what, who was joking, who was crying, who was laughing, etc. Not only women are sentimental, men are too... "And that laugh that wrinkles your nose and touches my silly heart"... Frank Sinatra brings up the theme of a man's fear: "only a man would be happy to see a woman tear his fear apart". Fear of commitment? That depends on the man...