Recommended band songs for weddings. Use them as a reference for choosing background music!
If you’re a couple who loves rock bands, you might be thinking, “We want to play band songs as our wedding BGM to keep it true to us!” In this article, we’ll introduce a curated selection of band songs that are perfect for weddings, especially for band-loving couples like you.
We’ve chosen tracks that fit various wedding moments—not only straightforward love songs about pure devotion, but also songs expressing gratitude to family and celebrating friendship.
Use this as a guide for your playlist, and color your wedding with the music you love.
Plus, the songs featured here are also great for performances, so if you’re planning to play music as part of the wedding entertainment, this will come in handy too.
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Recommended band songs for weddings. Use them as a reference for choosing BGM! (21–30)
Bus RomanceChatto Monchī
When it comes to Chatmonchy’s wedding songs, this one—“Bus Romance”—is the go-to.
Since it’s a wedding song about a couple in a long-distance relationship, it’s perfect for two people who have experienced long-distance love.
It’s an adorable track, yet it also conveys the couple’s deep compassion and bond, making it an ideal choice for a wedding.
Surely more than anyone else in the worldWANDS
It’s a song included on WANDS’ second album, “Toki no Tobira,” released in 1993.
It was originally put out as a collaborative single by Miho Nakayama and WANDS.
In the album version, Keiko Utoku provides the backing vocals.
It’s well-known, and its lyrics, perfect for weddings, are especially appealing.
Recommended band songs for weddings: Use these as a reference for choosing BGM! (31–40)
Closest to meHY
Speaking of HY’s love songs, they often evoke the image of unrequited love, don’t they? However, this song is about a couple who trust each other and offer mutual support.
The lyrics convey the strength of the bond between two people in love and the challenges they’ve overcome together.
Surely, the words will resonate with the bride and groom’s own story as well.
With its solid band sound and beautiful mixed vocals, it’s perfect not only as background music but also for a live performance during the festivities.
A Little Love SongMONGOL800
Even at a wedding, if you want to rock out with a flashy, high-energy tune, this is the one! It’s a song that many people with band experience have probably played.
The lyrics, which express straightforward love, are perfect for weddings, too! Weddings often bring to mind mellow ballads, but this track is both well-known and filled with a wonderful message, so it’s an easy recommendation.
It’s also easy to play, and the fact that many people have performed it is another point in its favor.
Spring Dayaimyon
If you’re going to go to the trouble of performing live as a band, famous songs are better because everyone can get excited together, right? Among those well-known songs, Aimyon’s “Harunohi” is perfect for weddings.
Aimyon is a singer-songwriter popular across generations, having even performed on the year-end NHK Kouhaku Uta Gassen in 2018.
Since this song was written by her with married life as its theme, be sure to give it a try.
rainbowSuda Masaki
Masaki Suda, a singer who has released numerous buzzworthy tracks and commands a unique presence as an actor, released his fifth single, “Niji” (Rainbow), which was chosen as the theme song for the 3DCG animated film Stand By Me Doraemon 2.
Its lyrics, which vow eternal love in unpretentious words, are filled with messages perfect for weddings.
With no difficult techniques and a relaxed tempo, it’s a number that even beginner bands should find easy to perform as entertainment.
My Dear EllieSazan Ōrusutāzu
“Itoshi no Ellie” is the third single by Southern All Stars, released on March 25, 1979.
Keisuke Kuwata’s lyrics strongly reflect a deep love for a partner and a desire to overcome past mistakes to build a stronger bond.
Chosen as the theme song for the TBS Friday drama “Fuzoroi no Ringo-tachi,” the track became the spark that catapulted the band to stardom.
With its poignant expressions and romantic melody, this song is sure to resonate with anyone in love.
Sung with pure, straightforward emotion, this love song is also popular for accompanying the bride and groom’s entrance at weddings—why not make it a special song for the two of you as well?