Emily and I had a lot of fun putting this playlist together. It's Nat & Em's Greatest Mellow Hits 1940-2006! There are a lot of covers of popular songs on here- it's a nice way to include a fresh take on an overplayed hit song. With the Amazon MP3 store and iTunes, it's easier than ever to browse for a cool cover song, or seek out that long-lost nugget, without paying for a full CD.
- This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody) • Shawn Colvin
- She's No Lady (She's My Wife) • Lyle Lovett (live)
- I.G.Y. (International Geophysical Year) • Donald Fagen
- Tupelo Honey • Cassandra Wilson
- Magic In The Air • Badly Drawn Boy
- As Time Goes By • Billie Holiday
- Your Sweet Voice • Matthew Sweet
- God Only Knows • The Beach Boys
- A Mi Manera (My Way) • The Gypsy Kings
- Words • Ellis Paul
- Landslide • Fleetwood Mac
- Love and Some Verses • Iron & Wine
- Baby Now That I've Found You • Alison Krauss & Union Station
- Better Be Home Soon • Crowded House
- The One I Love • David Gray
- Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You? • Diana Krall
- Rain King (live, acoustic) • Counting Crows
- Calico Skies • Paul McCartney
- Come and Find Me • Josh Ritter
- Ooh La La • The Faces
- Pink Moon • Nick Drake
- I Will • Alison Krauss & Tony Furtado
- Tonight You Belong To Me • What I really wanted was the recording in the movie The Jerk where Steve Martin and Bernadette Peters sing on the beach. I found this very similar version by Eddie Montana instead.
- You Belong To Me • Patsy Cline
- Stranded • If you insist on including Van Morrison in your wedding, please select one of his dozens of great ballads that are NOT "Have I Told You Lately"!
- Razor Love • Neil Young
- They Can't Take That Away From Me • Lisa Stansfield
- Real Love • John Lennon recorded this as a demo only. It first appeared in the documentary John Lennon Imagine in 1988, and was later transformed into a Beatles reunion track in 1995.
- Green Eyes • Coldplay
- Honeymoon Suite • Suzanne Vega
- More Than This • Charlie Hunger Quartet, featuring Norah Jones
- One on One • Hall & Oates
- Nightswimming • R.E.M.
- When You Wake Up Feeling Old • Wilco
- It Had To Be You • Billie Holiday
- Sea of Love • The Honeydrippers
- She Will Have Her Way • Neil Finn
- Last Train to Clarksville • Cassandra Wilson
- Runaway Feeling • The Thorns
- Conceived • Beth Orton
- Color My World • This totally retro Chicago song was my in-law's wedding song.
- The Long and Winding Road • This version of the Beatles' classic is from the Let It Be Naked album, which strips away Phil Spector's Wall Of Sound strings and choir tracks, thank goodness!
