Adele burst onto the music scene in 2009 and has never looked back. The 2009 Grammy Awards named her best new artist and best female pop vocal performance. Although she’s known for writing compelling break-up ballads, she knows her way around a love song, too. Let’s take a look at some of the best Adele love songs for weddings.
Remedy
Adele sings that love is the cure for what ails us in life with these sweet lyrics:
But when the pain cuts you deep
When the night keeps you from sleeping
Just look and you will see
That I will be your remedy
When the world seems so cruel
And your heart makes you feel like a fool
I promise you will see
That I will be, I will be your remedy.
Her strong vocals require but piano accompaniment to sell this song. This is a lovely song for you to consider for your first dance song.
Another Brit, Joe Miles, covers Remedy accompanied by piano and guitar:
Sweetest Devotion
Motherhood inspired Adele to write this love song called, “Sweetest Devotion.” The intensity of the lyrics work beautifully for your first dance song:
The sweetest devotion
Hitting me like an explosion
All of my life, I’ve been frozen
The sweetest devotion I’ve known.
One and Only
The best Adele love songs collection has to include “One and Only,” a popular theme in songwriting over the years. Adele tackled the subject when she was 21, an age when the unrelenting urgency to embrace love is overwhelming. Here’s how she says it:
I dare you to let me be your, your one and only
I promise I’m worthy
To hold in your arms
So come on and give me the chance
To prove I am the one who can walk that mile
Until the end starts.
As mentioned above, the idea of being the ‘one and only’ love has inspired songwriters down through the ages. Here’s Sting singing “My One and Only Love” written by Guy Wood and Robert Mellin, published in 1953.
Robert Mellin’s lyrics exude romance:
The very thought of you makes my heart sing
Like an April breeze on the wings of spring
And you appear in all your splendor
My one and only love.
The shadows fall and spread their mystic charms
In the hush of night while you’re in my arms
I feel your lips, so warm and tender
My one and only love.
Not to be outdone, the Gershwin brothers wrote an entire musical called “My One and Only” way, way back in 1927. Here’s the title song performed by Tony Bennett and Diana Krall:
The lyrics feature Ira Gershwin at his rhyming best:
My one and only,
What am I gonna do if you turn me down
When I`m so crazy over you?
I’d be so lonely
Where am I gonna go if you turn me down,
Why blacken all my skies of blue?
I tell you, I’m not asking any miracle
It can be done, it can be done.
I know a clergyman who will grow lyrical
And make us one, and make us one.
So, my one and only,
There isn’t a reason why you should turn me down,
When I’m so crazy over you.
Light. Happy. Impeccably crafted. That’s a Gershwin song! But we’re talking about the best Adele love songs, so let’s hear one more.
Love Song
This song was actually written by an alternative band called The Cure in 1989. Adele covered it in her Adele 21 album. Check out these great lyrics:
Whenever I’m alone with you
You make me feel like I am home again
Whenever I’m alone with you
You make me feel like I am whole again
Whenever I’m alone with you
You make me feel like I am young again
Whenever I’m alone with you
You make me feel like I am fun again.
Here is how The Cure performs “Love Song:”
Here’s the thing about the best Adele love songs. We can play her version or the cover version. If she’s the one covering an older song, we can play her version or the original. And Columbus Pro DJs plays it on the best equipment with clear, controlled sound.
Your first dance song deserves special consideration. We’ll play the song you want for your Columbus wedding, whether it’s sung by Adele, Bruno, Elton, or Lady Gaga. And we make planning easy with our online planning tools for clients. Questions? We love them! Contact us today: 614-224-1945.
