Now we at HCE are not ardent royalists or anything, but we do know when there is a perfect opportunity to cash in on the royal wedding hysteria and try and boost our hit-rate in the process. Who knows, maybe it will give old Will and Kate some tips for the reception. So make of this list what you will – whether you are a thorough republican, or find yourself gushing over a spot of blue-blooded romanticism. This playlist could be an honest devotion of some lovely music for a lovely couple, or a mildly sarcastic and ironic spin on the entire royal wedding hysteria. It is yours for the taking, unlike the English crown, which is apparently only given out by God. Ooo, I went there.
1. “Queen of the World” – Ida Maria
Because at the moment, at least in America’s eyes, Kate really does seem to be queen of the world.
2. “Common People” – Pulp
The Kate and Wills story seems fairly close to that of “Common People”, except the genders are swapped. Even though Kate is not really that common at all – she went to Marlborough College for Christ’s sake.
3. “Paparazzi” – Lady Gaga
Needless to say, there will be a SHED load of paparazzi at the wedding.
4. “Shampain” – Marina and the Diamonds
Obviously there will be lots of Champaign, but with lines like ‘a toast to the bride, a fairy tale ending’, who could resist the comparison.
5. “White Wedding” – Billy Idol
I think it is actually impossible to have a wedding without this song present somewhere.
6. “Love’s Not a Competition (But I’m Winning)” – The Kaiser Chiefs
There is an outpour of rhetoric surrounding the royal wedding based around the fact that they are in love etc. This irritates me. People are really interested in the royal wedding because we are all inherently nosy and the royals are an acceptable public exhibition. There are plenty of couple in love, possibly more in love than Will and Kate are. But with their money and God given status etc., if love is a competition, they are certainly winning.
7. “Big Balls” – AC/DC
Because there will presumably be a very big ball.
8. “Banquet” – Bloc Party
See above, but with slightly less innuendo.
9. “Crackpot History” – Adam and the Ants
Because the royal family has a history that reads like a very rich, inbred American soap opera.
10. “Hearts on Parade” – American Hi-Fi
Because the royal couple will not only have their wedding in front of the world media, but their whole relationship will now essentially be perceived as public property. That must be incredibly difficult, and I for one would not want to swap my situation for theirs.
11. “Crashed the Wedding” – Busted
With the amount of police and attempted protests planned for the wedding day, there will surely be a certain amount of wedding crashers.
12. “Modern Man” – Arcade Fire
Because although the royal family, and especially the men in the royal family are often rather backward, and uphold archaic and sexist traditions. William however does seem, at the moment at least, to be a much more forward thinking, equality driven individual.
13. “Under Pressure” – Queen
An excellent double whammy – because one day Kate will be queen and on Friday she will be under pressure. Honestly how do I come up with this gold?
14. “Throw Away Your Television” – Red Hot Chili Peppers
Because if you are a solid republican, you will really need to thrown your television out for the next few days. And you radio. And your computer.
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