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July 11, 2005 9:34 AM Subscribe
Needed: “Romantic songs of the 1930s/40s/50s that are very easy to play on guitar”. My brother has asked me to sing “something” at his mostly secular wedding on August 13. No piano available, maybe a guitar player of unknown skill level. He seems to want something romantic and 1930s 50s American pop. He’s mentioned “It’s Only a Paper Moon” with enthusiasm, but I’m not sure that would be easy enough to play on guitar.
I’ve done a quick bit of googling, but didn’t find anything that looked like a list of “Romantic songs of the 1930s that are sure to be easy to play on guitar”. I figured there’d be somebody out there who would know of some standards or even simple obscure show tunes that would work.
I might be able to ask my own fianc to play guitar, but he’s new to the instrument and still prone to nervousness; the bride’s sister plays guitar, but she lives in California,bobbleheads 27, I’m in North Carolina, the wedding’s in Georgia, and I’ve never met her and don’t know anything about her.
This will be the first time my family’s heard me sing in about 10 years they’re not tremendously supportive. I’ve been studying voice (modern art song, some German song, etc.) and doing pretty well in the intervening time,Personalized Bobbleheads 66, but I do worry that their first impression will be something lame. I wish I didn’t care, but I guess I do. Plus, it’s my brother’s wedding; I’d like to do a good job. And I’ve only got about a month to prepare.
The bride’s sister will be singing with a CD track (karaoke style) and I don’t think my brother fully understands why I’m not interested in doing this. I’m someone who, when I’m lucky,Personalized Bobbleheads, can get in the moment with a piece of music and bring the feeling of the song out; canned accompaniment would kill this.
The wedding has a 1940s theme,bobbleheads, but they’re not being too strict about the time period. (I’m still looking for a dress.)
My brother has said he hates “Don’t sit under the apple tree”, and he didn’t like the idea of “Exactly like you” we think the reason is that they’re too silly.
Any ideas? song suggestions? Please help.
posted by amtho to Media Arts (12 answers total) 3 users marked this as a favorite
It will be fine. I used to be a jazz vocalist and I did a lot of weddings. My One and Only Love might work well on guitar,bobbleheads 53. Nancy Wilson’s rendition of The Very Thought of You would be pretty on guitar.
posted by jeanmari at 9:56 AM on July 11, 2005 [1 favorite]
This is one of my favorite genres of music (though I prefer 20s 40s). I don’t know anything about the guitar, but I can make some romantic song suggestions.
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