Results: 'The Wedding Singer' --All right, everybody out on the dance floor! No exceptions! Look at all the happy couples!
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1.
'The Wedding Singer' is a 1998 comedy starring Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore about, well a wedding singer and the girl he falls for after meeting her at a wedding venue he's playing. Have you seen this movie?
Yes, and I love it
25%
•
400 votes
Yes
27%
•
441 votes
No
33%
•
530 votes
Saw bits of it
9%
•
143 votes
Actually never heard of it
6%
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92 votes
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2.
The movie was full of 80's references (the years the movie action took place) and for fans of the 80's, it's also full of music and fashion that definitely takes you back. How many of these 80's inspired trivia facts about the movie did you know?
The character of George was based on Boy George, lead singer of Culture Club. He sings "Do You Really Want To Hurt Me" later in the film
21%
•
334 votes
Robbie tells Linda at one point to "Get out of my Van Halen T-shirt before you jinx the band and they break up". David Lee Roth did leave Van Halen in 1985 (the year in which the movie is set).
18%
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285 votes
The song playing at Robbie's aborted wedding to Linda is a string quartet arrangement of Journey's
11%
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169 votes
The butterfly jean jacket that Julia wears throughout the movie actually belongs to Drew Barrymore. The director liked her jacket and told her to wear it as part of her costume.
7%
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120 votes
Five years before making this movie, Adam Sandler sang at his sister's wedding
5%
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85 votes
Billy Idol makes a cameo at the end of the movie -- that's a real 80's throwback!
22%
•
348 votes
Knew none of these
62%
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994 votes
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3.
Several big singers got their actual start in bands as wedding singers. How many of these very famous wedding singers were you aware got their start this way? John Legend
8%
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133 votes
Tom Jones
9%
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151 votes
Meghan Trainor
5%
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74 votes
Selena
8%
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136 votes
Idina Menzel
3%
•
48 votes
Did not know any of these started off as wedding singers
77%
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1233 votes
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4.
Big celebrity weddings seem to need big celebrity wedding singers. Recently at Jennifer Aniston's wedding, she had mega superstar singer Sia serenade her guests. If you could afford to have any singer at your wedding (future, past or hypothetical) who would you pick? Ed Sheeran
3%
•
56 votes
Bruno Mars
7%
•
105 votes
John Legend
5%
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75 votes
Al Green
4%
•
59 votes
Michael Buble
8%
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128 votes
Mariah Carey
5%
•
85 votes
Adele
7%
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110 votes
Stevie Wonder
6%
•
100 votes
Van Morrison
4%
•
60 votes
None of these
45%
•
716 votes
Other (please specify)
7%
•
112 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| 0.31% | 5 | |
| na | 0.25% | 4 |
| celine dion | 0.25% | 4 |
| n/a | 0.19% | 3 |
| jason mraz | 0.12% | 2 |
| meatloaf | 0.12% | 2 |
| elton john | 0.12% | 2 |
| elvis presley | 0.12% | 2 |
| maroon 5 | 0.12% | 2 |
| johnny cash | 0.12% | 2 |
| harry connick jr | 0.12% | 2 |
| elvis | 0.12% | 2 |
| sam smith | 0.12% | 2 |
| bruce springstein | 0.06% | 1 |
| aerosmith | 0.06% | 1 |
| culture club | 0.06% | 1 |
| anna netrebko | 0.06% | 1 |
| don't know who i would pick | 0.06% | 1 |
| patti labelle | 0.06% | 1 |
| adam lambert | 0.06% | 1 |
| exo | 0.06% | 1 |
| jon bon jovi | 0.06% | 1 |
| frank sinatra | 0.06% | 1 |
| tony bennett | 0.06% | 1 |
| celine dyon | 0.06% | 1 |
| park bom | 0.06% | 1 |
| alan jackson | 0.06% | 1 |
| matthew west | 0.06% | 1 |
| i'll do my own singing | 0.06% | 1 |
| jj | 0.06% | 1 |
| van halen | 0.06% | 1 |
| josh groban | 0.06% | 1 |
| russell watson | 0.06% | 1 |
| chris young country singer! | 0.06% | 1 |
| mick jagger | 0.06% | 1 |
| steve perry | 0.06% | 1 |
| cher | 0.06% | 1 |
| susan boyle | 0.06% | 1 |
| ashley purdy | 0.06% | 1 |
| steven tyler | 0.06% | 1 |
| taylor swift | 0.06% | 1 |
| trent reznor | 0.06% | 1 |
| prefernottosay | 0.06% | 1 |
| spingsteen | 0.06% | 1 |
| i dont now | 0.06% | 1 |
| chuck berry | 0.06% | 1 |
| the real and original lynyrd skynyrd | 0.06% | 1 |
| sam cooke | 0.06% | 1 |
| the doubleclicks | 0.06% | 1 |
| the beatles | 0.06% | 1 |
| george michael | 0.06% | 1 |
| james taylor | 0.06% | 1 |
| shania twain | 0.06% | 1 |
| dean martin | 0.06% | 1 |
| bob dylan | 0.06% | 1 |
| karen carpenter | 0.06% | 1 |
| honeymoon suite | 0.06% | 1 |
| sting | 0.06% | 1 |
| toby keith | 0.06% | 1 |
| carrie underwood | 0.06% | 1 |
| peter ceteria | 0.06% | 1 |
| bob seger | 0.06% | 1 |
| stevie nicks | 0.06% | 1 |
| bj thomas | 0.06% | 1 |
| whitney houston | 0.06% | 1 |
| adam sandler | 0.06% | 1 |
| the weeknd | 0.06% | 1 |
| james hettfield (metallica) | 0.06% | 1 |
| brian howe | 0.06% | 1 |
| david gilmour | 0.06% | 1 |
| the cure or skinny puppy | 0.06% | 1 |
| mark knopfler | 0.06% | 1 |
| jennifer lopez | 0.06% | 1 |
| lady gaga | 0.06% | 1 |
| richard marx | 0.06% | 1 |
| led zeppelin | 0.06% | 1 |
| freddie mercury | 0.06% | 1 |
| k michelle | 0.06% | 1 |
| michael w smith | 0.06% | 1 |
| the three irish tenors | 0.06% | 1 |
| alisha keys | 0.06% | 1 |
| brian mcknight | 0.06% | 1 |
| cliff richard | 0.06% | 1 |
| john lennon | 0.06% | 1 |
| paul mccartney or bruce springsteen | 0.06% | 1 |
| sia | 0.06% | 1 |
| johnny mathis | 0.06% | 1 |
| smokey robinson | 0.06% | 1 |
| barry white | 0.06% | 1 |
| jeff krick | 0.06% | 1 |
| sara ramirez would have to sing "the story" | 0.06% | 1 |
5.
5.
That all important first dance at a wedding is always changing, depending on what's new and popular. Right now, the most requested song is Ed Sheeran's "Thinking Out Loud". But there are some enduring classics that are still tops with couples. If you are married, did you have any of these as your first dance? Or if you plan to marry, would you choose any of these? "Amazed," Lonestar
7%
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111 votes
"As," Stevie Wonder
4%
•
59 votes
"As Time Goes By," Dooley Wilson (from Casablanca)
5%
•
75 votes
"A Thousand Years," Christina Perri (from Twilight: Breaking Dawn)
5%
•
88 votes
"At Last," Etta James
10%
•
159 votes
"Better Together," Jack Johnson
3%
•
43 votes
"By Your Side," Sade
4%
•
61 votes
"Can't Help Falling In Love," Elvis Presley
12%
•
192 votes
"Can't Take My Eyes Off of You," Frankie Valli or Lauryn Hill
8%
•
133 votes
"Come Rain or Come Shine," Ray Charles
3%
•
53 votes
None of these
26%
•
424 votes
N/A
32%
•
513 votes
Other (please specify)
4%
•
59 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| 0.46% | 9 | |
| i only have eyes for you | 0.05% | 1 |
| may i have this dance by anne murray | 0.05% | 1 |
| suddenly billy ocean's song | 0.05% | 1 |
| jason mraz | 0.05% | 1 |
| if you say it again by rozalla, i've had the time of my life by bill medley and jennifer warnes, endless love by lionel richie and diana ross i'll never let you go by steelheart | 0.05% | 1 |
| all of me | 0.05% | 1 |
| the very thought of you - nat king cole | 0.05% | 1 |
| al green - lets stay together | 0.05% | 1 |
| luther vandross "hear and now" | 0.05% | 1 |
| endless love | 0.05% | 1 |
| blue skies willie nelson | 0.05% | 1 |
| your love amazes me by john berry | 0.05% | 1 |
| for once in my life | 0.05% | 1 |
| paradise by the dashboard light | 0.05% | 1 |
| "luckiest" ben folds | 0.05% | 1 |
| "if i were a carpenter" | 0.05% | 1 |
| james otto just got started loving you | 0.05% | 1 |
| sea of love | 0.05% | 1 |
| "lucky" by jason mraz | 0.05% | 1 |
| let love rule - lenny kravitz | 0.05% | 1 |
| inxs - never tear us apart | 0.05% | 1 |
| could i have this dance, for the rest of my life | 0.05% | 1 |
| the one by elton john | 0.05% | 1 |
| unforgettable by nat king cole | 0.05% | 1 |
| in the mystic by van morrison | 0.05% | 1 |
| forever | 0.05% | 1 |
| can i have this dance? | 0.05% | 1 |
| "love is blue" paul muriat and his orchestra | 0.05% | 1 |
| in my life - beatles | 0.05% | 1 |
| our wedding song was endless love by lionel richie and diana ross | 0.05% | 1 |
| other | 0.05% | 1 |
| unchained melody | 0.05% | 1 |
| "moondance" by van morrison | 0.05% | 1 |
| did not have a wedding reception | 0.05% | 1 |
| forever and ever, amen | 0.05% | 1 |
| what does it take | 0.05% | 1 |
| "ahead by a century", the tragically hip | 0.05% | 1 |
| beauty and the beast | 0.05% | 1 |
| at last . etta james | 0.05% | 1 |
| we've only just begun by the carpenters (was our wedding song) | 0.05% | 1 |
| i don't dance. | 0.05% | 1 |
| something - beatles | 0.05% | 1 |
| colour my world, chicago | 0.05% | 1 |
| "i won't give up" jason mraz | 0.05% | 1 |
| 40 years ago. can't remember. | 0.05% | 1 |
| i could not ask for more | 0.05% | 1 |
| all i need by jack wagner | 0.05% | 1 |
| right here waiting for you | 0.05% | 1 |
| not sure | 0.05% | 1 |
| it's too late (carole king) | 0.05% | 1 |
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