Cake-Cutting Music ... How Sweet It Is

You might not think of cake-cutting as a musical moment, but music can enhance it. Especially if it's the right song -- a song that somehow relates to that moment. The DJ plays the song in the background just after he announces the cake-cutting.

Some examples:

* "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You." A great choice, because it connects the sweetness of cake to the sweetness of love, and it's a song everyone recognizes. You can use the Motown original by Marvin Gaye or the pop version by James Taylor.

* "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)" by the Four Tops. Another Motown classic with "sweet" references.

* "Sugar Sugar" by the Archies. A silly "bubblegum pop" tune, but a fun choice for cake-cutting.

* "Ice Cream" by Sara McLachlan. Pretty tune, "your love is sweeter than ice cream ..."


Another great choice which might not be obvious at first:

* "When I'm 64" by the Beatles. Its refrain "Will you still need me, will you still FEED me ..." connects to the bride and groom spoon-feeding each other a piece of cake. Also, it's a song that just makes people smile.

Two more possibilities:

* " Hit Me With Your Best Shot" by Pat Benatar. This is only recommended if you and your spouse intend to smoosh the cake in each other's face.

* "Cut the Cake" by AWB. You'd think this'd be a great choice, but basically it's just a funk instrumental with the band occasionally shouting out "cut the cake," so it's not on my A-list.

These are just some of the more popular choices. If you'd like my complete list, email me at steve@goodnote.com