Still haven’t heard back from these guys about playing “Song For Myla Goldberg” at our wedding. So Eliza Jane and I are exploring other options.
Friends and family have hooked us up with brochures for a number of cheesy groups that claim to play everything from “Tony Bennett to Talking Heads.” Sadly, their presentations leave a lot to be desired. Who sends a VHS? (Actually, Renegade. That’s who.)
Arcadia one-upped them (barely) with a CD of video files. There is actually a post-it on the CDR that says:
This is a “CD ROM” with individual “Quick Time” Movies THIS IS NOT A DVD.
Sigh. Anyway, the music is what matters. Is this as good as it gets? Click to watch in Quicktime.
Arcadia – “Hey Ya!”
Arcadia – “Just Like Heaven”
A wedding band playing The Cure is just so wrong.
I wonder how much Christopher Cross costs.
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I love how the whole thing is shot through a ghosted tambourine. That’s priceless.
you should just pony up the dough and get the dan band. everyone’s doing it.
Umm, hate to say it but The Cure is a band that is well over 20 years old. Ergo, wedding bands playing their songs is not unusual. It’s actually quite normal/expected.
I’d recommend getting Uncle Floyd Vivino to do the gig. Maybe he’d bring Oogie along.
According to Clearchannel booking rates, ben kweller can be had for 1500 bucks. I’m just saying. Seriously, the best wedding band ever would be Soul Asylum. They never did much great in the original dept. but they do the best covers. As for the QT movie band – I have seen much much worse.
Ben Kweller would be so cool.
Although my grandma slowdancing to “Runaway Train” is funnier.
Wow, that looks like fallen idol Matt Rogers heading up that wedding band!
I’m suggesting that you fly in Columbus, Ohio’s beloved Randys to twang-diddly your nuptials. They make the hipsters and the oldsters dance at the same time.
http://www.therandys.com
WTF? Was that David Brent singing ‘Hey Ya’?
i couldn’t make it through both of those videos.
once, at this polish festival in michigan. there was a matchbox twenty coverband.
the lighting effects and random backup instruments were classic in hey ya. makes me think these guys should go on a bowling alley tour across the us.
Yo Catbird, the Randys barely play out in their hometown, what makes you think they’d jet out of Cbus to play a wedding reception? You wack!
That band was dorky and corny and ghey. In short, they would be perfect for your wedding. Weddings are supposed to be corny and ghey and have all those terribly embarassing moments like an Uncle punching out another Uncle or some old lady falling on her ass. And besides, as dorky as that band looked, they didn’t sound too bad (for a wedding band)- just remember, the band is the entertainment for the guests more than anything, they are supposed to cover multi genres and multi generations of music, they are not supposed to be contemporary or alternative or cool, they are supposed to be all things to all people and be able to get your guests up and dancing, that is all. good luck and congrats on your upcoming marriage.
http://www.chumpco.com/~fototag/blocks/the_blankket_hey_ya.mp3
dude, i will dj your wedding for cheap as a back up.
i might have trouble sleeping tonight
well, seeing as my jaggedly raunchy new band Rollo is still demoing, and may scare the saggy tights off some of the blue hairs should we play (or cause them to have some memory blips that take them back to their shimmy shimmy days, resulting in some cardiac arrested version of the twisted armadillo or something), I’d have to give my vote to the other band that I play in, The Swedes. We’re ffuckin’ meant for such a joyous occasion, and can offer up some tasty doo-wop Devo style synth rock that’ll have everyone cuttin’ rugs like nobodies business. Think: The Shins (with stage presence) meet Thin Lizzy, The Cars, Queen, The Attractions, Stellastar*, early Pink Floyd, earlier Yes , The Records and Built to Spill. Why we’ll rock with charm, and even wear light blue crushed velvet tuxes if provide (or come up with a reasonable faximile of if you don’t, but still dig). For our premiere review of our lil’ 10 song cd Photolab 9000, check out http://www.motherwest.com/the-deli)
Did I neglect to put our fledgling website addy? It’s http://www.theswedes.net
we have to remember to make sure they’ll play the milkshake song and at least one britney song (preferably sung by the male member of the band).
but i’m not giving up on the decemberists. i wonder if they do jackson 5 covers…
wasn’t arcadia a duran duran side project?
“WTF? Was that David Brent singing ‘Hey Ya’?”
That’s the same exact thing I thought… and if you saw the two Christmas specials, it isn’t too far fetched after watching his video of ‘If You Don’t Know Me By Now’.
I’m having “Hey Ya” nightmares from watching that video. My eyes may need to be slit.
Dougie Doug, u’ve seen the Office christmas specials@?@!?#?!@?#~??$$? HOW@#>!~#@R>$>R$ i mussss see em
I’d go with Mini-Kiss.
Ninjas Need Hugs are back together, just in case you need us. We’re cheap, too.
I downloaded them off the interweb using bittorrent. I’m pretty sure the usual p2p services will have them as well… but if you’re desperate, drop me a line and maybe we can work something out.
Scott!! I can get you Marc Cohn for $75K+!!! Your lady will jazz her tap-pants when he strikes up “True Companion,” I swear…
Marc “Walking In Memphis” Cohn?!
Do you think he plays Jewish weddings?
THE ONE AND ONLY!!!
If he dont do heeb-unions, Ill quit.