Wedding Songs

Great Covers For Your Wedding

Speaking about good wedding music, many couples are looking for unique songs to personalize their first dance, cocktail hours and other moments of the reception.  Many of them don’t want to follow any standards, looking for songs that reflect their music tastes and personalities.




Good covers are a good choice for a wedding reception if you want to pass the gap between the familiar and the eclectic. There are a lot of nice covers made after old and popular songs. Because the original is too predictable, feel free to listen to some covers. Maybe they will prove helpful.

Dance Me to the End of Love by Madeline Peyroux

This is a song originally written and performed in 1984 by Leonard Cohen in 1984. Madeline Peyroux covered it in 2004 by adding a jazzy, swinging spin to this truly romantic song.  This song would make a fantastic first dance.

Sea of Love by Cat Power

The original of this song was recorded by Phil Phillips in 1959, being covered by a lot of singers from The Honeydrippers to Tom Waits.  This Cat Power version, featured in the Juno movie, is pretty good and would work well in your wedding.

Make You Feel My Love by Adele

This is a song released in 2008.  The original was recorded in 1997 by Bob Dylan, Billy Joel and Garth Brooks.

Use Somebody by Pixie Lott

Kings of Leon recorded this song in 2008.  Pixie’s version is a cool and less rocking way to incorporate the song as a wedding dance.

In Your Eyes by Jeffrey Gaines

This is a big song of 1986 originally recorded by Peter Gabriel and featured on the love scene in Say Anything. Jeffrey Gaines cover version was recorded in 1992.

Inside and Out by Feist

This cover was released in 2005 and is a fun remake of the Bee Gees “Love You Inside and Out,” recorded in 1979. It would work perfectly during your cocktails hours. Indie music fans will love it even as a dance song.

How Deep is Your Love by The Bird and The Bee

In 2007, The Bird and the Bee, released the mellow spin on this 1977 classic by Feist.  Their version was featured in the Sex and the City movie and in a commercial for the Rock of Love Bus.

Bizarre Love Triangle by Frente!

This song above is a cover of the New Order’s 1986 song.  The original version is a standard dancing fare for 80s music fans, and Frente!’s version is great one to use for a more mellow part of the wedding reception.

Time after Time by Eva Cassidy

Eva Cassidy’s version released in 2000 is a remake of Cyndi Lauper’s 1984 hit. The cover has a beautiful melody and nice lyrics that really come through.

Across the Universe by Fiona Apple

This is a Fiona Apple cover of a Beatles song.  The cover was featured in the 1998 movie Pleasantville. Fiona Apple’s version is more mellow and mixable for a wedding reception.

These are just some of the greatest covers of timeless singles.  Check them out and surf the Internet for more samples.

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