The top selling music artists in history are:
- The Beatles
- Michael Jackson
- Elvis Presley
- Elton John
- Queen
- Madonna
- Led Zeppelin
- Rihanna
- Pink Floyd
Their careers spanned the 1950s to today. Songs by artists now deceased, like Elvis, continue to rack up the sales. This blog thought it only appropriate to select a song from each group appropriate for weddings. Let’s begin with the Beatles.
“And I Love Her”
The Beatle’s Paul McCartney wrote “And I Love Her” when he was but twenty-two. The song is a classic of the young-love genre. There’s nothing sophisticated about the lyric, because it’s all about that beautiful, first blush of love:
“I give her all my love, that’s all I do,
And if you saw my love, you’d love her, too.
I love her.”
Writing credits attribute the song to both Paul McCartney and John Lennon. Lennon claims he wrote the middle section:
“A love like ours, could never die,
As long as I have you near me.”
But McCartney says Lennon only helped out on that section. He talks about what happened the day they recorded the song:
“And I Love Her” has been recorded by a diverse group of singers over the decades, including Harry Connick Jr. who gives it a jazzy flair..
Harry Connick Jr. sings “And I Love Her”
So if you’re looking for a romantic song for your first wedding dance from one of the top selling music artists in history, you can’t go wrong with “And I Love Her.” In the weeks to come, we’ll take a look at potential wedding songs from other artists on the list.
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