Help! Songs to play on an acoustic for a wedding?

[Twinfan]

A mate of mine has asked me if I'll play a few songs on an acoustic during the signing of the register at his wedding in November.  I'm honoured but cacking myself as I've never played solo for an audience   :oops:

Any ideas on tunes I can suggest to him?  So far I've suggested:

* Blackbird - The Beatles (cracking tune)
* Stairway to Heaven - Led Zep (nice long gap filler ;))

Both of those are well known, which is good (or is that bad?)  He suggested Tears in Heaven by Eric Clapton but it's a bit morbid for a wedding???

Please, please guys help me out.  What's fairly easy to play that would go down well in this situation??????

[Philly Q]

More Than Words by Extreme (sickly, I know, but it'd work)
To Be With You by Mr Big.
Maybe you could find an arrangement of (retch) Angels by Robbie Williams... although I think it gets played more at funerals than weddings, I don't know what the hell the lyrics are about.
Even worse... [cough] You're Beautiful by James Blunt [/cough].

I don't think Stairway is going to work - too long for a start.

Do you have to sing as well, Dave, or does it need to work as an instrumental?

[Twinfan]

Me?  Sing?  What are you trying to do to me?  It's bad enough just playing!!!!!   :lol:

They'll need to be instrumentals.  Couple of good suggestions there Phil.

That Extreme track's got me thinking.  I've got the tab somewhere for a Nuno version of "Love of My Life" by Queen.  That could be a good 'un if I can learn it in time???

[Antag]

Lick my love pump :twisted:

[Antag]

That's a song by Spinal tap BTW, not an insult aimed at Twinfan... :)

[CaffeineJunkie]

wonderful tonight - eric clapton ... although i don't think it'd work too good without the lyrics..

[badgermark]

Played "properly" with the fingerpicky parts wonderful tonight would be excellent. There is a youtube video of him playing it live and the main picky-chord sequence would work a treat.

I despise the song though. Sentimental shitee that my Dad used to sing along with while playing, he can't sing. Dreadful.

[Adam.M]

Tommy Emmanuel's stuff ;)

[Philly Q]

I've got the tab somewhere for a Nuno version of "Love of My Life" by Queen.  That could be a good 'un if I can learn it in time???

Weird!!  :o  I was thinking of that song when I posted above, but I thought it would be a toughie to sing (had you been singing).

[_tom_]

Babe I'm Gonna Leave You by Led Zeppelin? Its not an instrumental but its fairly easy to play (unless you're fingerpicking) and sounds more complicated than it is :P How about some Roderigo y Gabriella?  :lol:

[jt]

:D Trust me here :  K.I.S.S.  Keep It Simple Stupid !

Play stuff you can relax to whilst playing. Go for all the old cheese as you`ll be playing for various age groups. Make sure all the songs are strummy types as if its to picky you`ll run risks of your nerves helping you to make mistakes & if it starts to sound awfull you`ll just make it worse for yourself.

Song suggestions :  Pretty Flamingo [ G C D ] simple as F**k to play & sing

Wondefull Tonight - G C  D Am again easy to play & sing

Need Your Love So Bad -

you can transpose all of these songs really easily

good luck matey !

 :D  8)

[Will]

BEP lady humps  :?:

the corrs, would be good :P all the love in the world, breathless

[Johnny Mac]

Lick my love pump lol!  :lol:

Babe I'm gonna leave you would go down like a led zepplin at a wedding Tom!

What about crazy little thing called love, it's a strummy one, so no sweating over finger picking something like Blackbird, unless your're a demon fingerpicker! Nice tune though.

Personally I'd be inclined to plump for giving out carnations for button holes!

[Ratrod]

You Shook Me All Night Long

I have a wonderfull accoustic version of it on a bootleg CD. AC/DC was playing it in a radio studio after an interview. Hilarious!

[38thBeatle]

Beatles "And I love Her"-not too challenging.