Wedding Songs

Best Dave Matthews Wedding Songs

Do you like acoustic rock sweetened with a little of jazz and other influences? It means that one of your favorite singers is Dave Matthews. Do you want to use his music for your wedding dance? Let’s find out what of his songs are good for a wedding reception.




David John Matthews is a South African American musician best known as the lead vocalist, songwriter, and guitarist for the Dave Matthews Band found in early 1990s. The performances of the band combine acoustic rock with jazz and world-music influences.

I’ll Back You Up

This is a song that can’t go wrong with a quiet classic. Some may think that its lyrics are not appropriate for a wedding, but it’s your choice.

Lover Lay Down

It’s another sweet slow tune, although choosing it as your wedding song might be not appropriate at its most literal. It is a great song any time of night or day. The lyrics describe the way love makes two hearts act stronger in their manner of facing the world around, sharing moments of tears and smiles.

Crush

Crush is one of the most famous songs of Dave Matthews and perfectly danceable. It could be perfect for the last dance. The lyrics are about the passion of a love that consumes one’s soul and body.

So Right

This is probably Dave Matthew Band’s fastest love song which makes it a great choice for later in the reception.

Love of My Life

This is a song played with Carlos Santana on his album Supernatural. The song is a ballad dedicated to the love someone carries inside, to the way he sees the world through her eyes, to the way he depends on her kisses, on her way of holding him. The song melody is fast and the lyrics are fun.

Ants Marching

This is a song that is perfect for bride’s introduction and for the grand entrance. Blaring trumpets dominate this wedding entrance song which is recorded on the album Under the Table and Dreaming released in 1994. The title of the album comes from the song’s lyrics: “He remembers being small / Playing under the table and dreaming.”

Loving Wings

This is a song dedicated to the power of love that can turn a stone into flowing clear blue water and can do everything better. It is a song that describes the feeling of love that resides in one’s soul when he is together with his/her beloved person.

Up and away

Up and Away is another Dave Matthews’ song classified as appropriate wedding songs for the celebration of your wedding. This is a song about the feelings a lover has once he meets the love of his life, the person who can make his life better, who can make him feel happy and loved.

These were some of the best wedding songs sung and written by Dave Matthews. Don’t forget, it’s your big day, so the best judge of what to play at your wedding ceremony and reception is you and your spouse to be.

Watch tweets on: