Live Band & Songs Archives - Joan Dee

Your music selection would determine the mood and the ambiance of the night. You would want a classic that everyone knows by heart and would sing along to. The compilation of the right combination of both classic and modern love songs is a fun, yet tedious process. I enjoy attending weddings, where there are no karaoke machines involved. Some things are better left to the professionals than for the guests to pick a microphone and blast the audio system. I am sure most of you had childhood memories of a wedding where the guests brought their favourite karaoke songs to the dinner and attempts to serenade the wedding couple.

As we grow older, we move away from that tradition because the right music would make the night memorable. I’ve attending a wedding recently where the groom’s father and uncles were from a boy band back in the 80s and offered their skills to the wedding. It was lovely evening as each of them took a role in the musical instruments with the groom’s dad as the vocalist.

Then again, how many of us actually have family members who are good at it? Stick back to the good old CDs and let the CD players do their magic. Here are a few of my personal favourites:

Two is Better than One – Boys Like Girls feat. Taylor Swift
A Thousand Years – Christina Perri
Ye Liang Tai Piao We De Xin
From This Moment – Shania Twain
I Wanna Marry You – Bruno Mars
Can’t Help Falling in Love – Elvis Presley
For A Moment Like This – Kelly Clarkson
Wonderful Tonight – Eric Clapton
All I Ask of You – Phantom of the Opera
When I Fall in Love – Nat King Cole
Just The Way You Are – Bruno Mars
I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing – Aerosmith
Truly Madly Deeply – Savage Garden
Come Away With Me – Nora Jones
Because Of You – Ne-Yo
Because You Loved Me – Celine Dion
Can You Feel The Love Tonight – Elton John
Close to You – Carpenters
Endless Love – Diana Rose & Lional Richie
Grow Old With Me – Mary Chapin Carpenter
One Moment in Time – Whitney Houston
The Best is Yet To Come – Frank Sinatra
Flightless Bird – Iron and Wine
Turning Page – Sleeping at Last
Here and Now – Luther Vandross

The first time I heard the song Flightless Bird by Iron and Wine was during the wedding scene of Twilight: Breaking Dawn. If you witnessed the wedding on screen, you would remember a song played in the background that caught my attention.

Today, professional singers are hired to perform. It can be quite a challenge finding the right band for your wedding theme. You would want someone who is melodious and soothing, rather than loud and power pack.

Here are a few contacts for you to further enquire for wedding performers:

Starz Band

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www.starzbandpenang.com

Tel: +6012-4237103

My Live Entertainment

www.mylive.com.my

Tel: +6012-3087166

The Muse Entertainment

www.themuseent.com

Tel: +603-91079207

Price range: RM2,800 for 1 vocalist and a guitarist or keyboardist