Courtesy of www.cbc.ca. My music playlist has left me feeling the same kind of
disbelief Rob from High Fidelity experienced when he heard Marie DeSalle’s version of a Peter Frampton song.
Yesterday, after about four hours of fiddling about, I finally managed to nail down the song order for our iPod wedding reception. It required patience, a keen ear for transitions (I listened to the first ten seconds and the last ten seconds of just about every song multiple times) and a bunch of caffeine, but at the end of the long night, I felt really happy with it.
However, as I listen to it today on my iPod, I have to say, I’m kind of surprised with what ended up on there. Normally, I think of myself as kind of a music geek (my friend John and I used to compare ourselves to the dudes from the movie High Fidelity, except that we worked at a paint store instead of a record shop), but a bunch of stuff that ended up on our playlist is stuff that I normally ignore music-wise. Neil Diamond. Leo Sayer. Wild Cherry. Anita Ward. ABBA*. These are artists or bands that are definitely not my style, but putting them in the context of our wedding actually makes them palatable . . . dare I say enjoyable?
When it comes to weddings, weird tastes can often reveal themselves (has anyone seen the Man Stroke Woman sketch where the wife, who normally hates Chris De Burgh, becomes obsessed with her wedding band playing “Lady in Red” at her wedding?), so I want to know - what wedding thing that you thought you’d hate have you actually developed a fondness for over the course of planning?
(And because it wouldn’t be a Miss Hummingbird post if I didn’t include a tune for you all, here is the song that has been obsessively stuck in my head and that I’ve been dancing around the apartment to for the last week or so: Let It Whip by The Dazz Band. I dare you to not to do a little bum shake or a head bob in your chair to its catchy beat!)
* John’s lovely girlfriend Jenn once referred to the song “Fernando” as “Underground ABBA” so I was obligated to include it out of sheer respect for her amusing terminology.
In high school and college, I was all about the “cool” tunes. As I age, I just want to listen to things that make me feel happy– as ALL of your music posts do, Hum! They are like a walk down music-memory lane— first Leo Sayer and now The Dazz Band. You rock… or more accurately, you POP! 
BEST MOVIE EVER~~!!
Ditto - BEST MOVIE EVER! and I LURVE that song too! Not is it stuck in my head, but I’m not mad b/c I LURVE it!
I watched “High Fidelity” over and over again senior year of college. LOVE IT! Jack Black dancing to “Walking on Sunshine” makes my day.
We were really picky about music but slacked on the playlist. Not quite sure why that happened - chalking it up to having way too much on our plates and a lot of family related stress. Our DJ did a great job overall but I cringed when somehow a Tim McGraw song came on (we emphasized NO COUNTRY MUSIC) then was followed by a Celine Dion song… it took a lot of restraint not to gag on the spot but the dance floor was packed so I got over it and used the down time to chat it up with our guests 
His only other glaring error was following the major dances with “Butterfly Kisses”. I thought he was joking at first. I had almost put that on the do not play list (w/ Celine) but thought “oh, he knows us better than that”… ugh. I guess not Not having the playlist in perfect form is still kind of haunting me but it’s only been 2.5 weeks. I’ll get over it - eventually. Thankful that was the worst thing that happened!
Mrs. Hummingbird, Toronto
Age and Occupation: 25, Publishing Coordinator
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 24, Videogame Designer/Cartoonist
Engagement Date: May 4, 2007
Wedding Date: June 28, 2008
Blogging Since: September 18, 2007
Venue: A garden wedding followed by a tented reception on Mr. Hummingbird's father's property.
About Me: I’m a pop culture loving, vintage obsessed foodie living in Canada’s biggest city with my fantastic fiancé and our lovable fluffy cat Bettie. I’m stoked to marry my best friend and to throw what I hope will be
the most fun and colourful party of our lives.
I’ve noticed this in compiling my own playlist. Most of the songs that I am normally drawn to are not so cheery, happy-in-love. It’s a lot more work to come up with hopeful, happy music that I don’t hate than I was anticipating.