The Best Things In Life Are Free!

As you know, we are getting married on 8th July (Woooooop) and we can’t wait to see you there!!

What you probably don’t know is, we have invited the team from Music Wedding Videos to film everyone enjoying the day, singing, dancing and generally having a great time to ‘Best Things in Life’ by Luther Vandross & Janet Jackson.

Here is the song we’ve chosen for you to get familiar with …

How this works is, the guys will be equipped with printed lyrics and speakers on the day; they’ll be looking for volunteers to sing along to a couple of lines from the track on camera. They’ll then turn the footage into a music video of the wedding day. Don’t worry too much about learning all the words as we mentioned they’ll have some printed on the day and after playing a short section of the song a couple of times you’ll soon pick it up.

You’ll have a few go’s at getting it right, and they’re pretty good at editing to make you look awesome. Your singing voice doesn’t matter either because they’re not going to use the audio – the real song will be played over the video footage of you singing along.

The lyrics are included at the bottom of the page

How up for it are you?

Mad for it!

OK, so you fancy yourself as a bit of a performer or a pop-star in another life?

Here’s what you can do:

  • Watch the video
  • Learn the lyrics
  • Practice in front of the mirror
  • Choreograph a dance routine
  • Get together with some like-minded guests to do something as a group

We are looking for people to (willingly) come forward beforehand to be given specific lines to learn, and we will then forward everyone their own lyrics to perfect 🙂 If any of you do want to perform something special, please let us know or contact the MWV guys at info@musicweddingvideos.com so they can plan it into the shoot.

Happy to get involved on the day

Here’s what we recommend:

  • Watch the video
  • Try to learn at least one or two lines from the song
  • Grab the MWV guys on the day and let them know you want to get involved

A little bit camera-shy

We realise some people either don’t feel super comfortable in front of cameras, especially video cameras. Don’t worry – the MWV guys are very sensitive to this and won’t force you to get involved if you don’t feel comfortable. But if it’s not too painful, we do hope you can at least give us a smile or a wave so that we can remember you on our special video. And remember – if it’s your singing voice you’re worried about, they don’t actually use that in the final video – you’re just miming along to the real song. Here’s what we recommend:

  • Don’t worry too much about learning the lyrics
  • On the day, see if you’re in the right mood. If not, just let the MWV guys know if you’d prefer to just be an ‘extra’ without performing, or if you don’t want to be in the video at all.

We think this is a really fun way to record and re-live our big day for years to come and hope you’ll all get involved in some way.

Still not sure how this works?

Here are a couple of examples of a finished video from previous weddings once they have been edited and effects have been put on…

Hayley and Ian – That Vibe

Sam and Emma – Happy

Claire and Kev – Uptown Funk

So……..

  • Glamorous couple – Check
  • Beautiful Location – Check
  • Awesome dancing and singing – that’s where you come in

Let’s make this a wedding video to remember!

Love

Claire and Ryan

PS Remember, if anyone wants to do anything specific then please contact us or Kev at Music Wedding Videos at kev.bagnall@musicweddingvideos.com

PPS Here are those lyrics…
Are you ready?
Free, free, baby,
Boy, when you look at me,
Do you judge me by my cover?
Got to be kiddin’ me, to think that I’m that kind of lover
I don’t mean to disagree, sorry, you can’t buy my kisses
Open your eyes and see,
True love comes for free

I’m keepin’ my heart open, and hopin’ you won’t stab me in it
‘Cause I’ve been in love before, and when I had to pay I didn’t
I’ll lose my sanity, tryin’ to measure your intentions
What do you want from me?
How much will it be?

No more than you’re willing to give
‘Cause you won’t pay nothin’ for this good lovin’, it’s for free

And I won’t make you promises,
I’ll just do all I can to be your lover ’cause I understand

The best things in life are free,
Now that I’ve discovered what you mean to me
The best things in life are free,
Now that we’ve got each other
The best things in life are free

Come on now,
Oh, yeah

Alright, I like that,
Now, Janet

Oh, Luther

I know you are my baby, my one and only baby
You said it twice, I’ll say it thrice my baby baby baby

I’ve got so much for you,
And it’s easy to give it when I know you feel the same way too
That’s all I expect from you,
Just do all that you can to be my lover ’cause I understand,
I do, (Janet: hoo) I do (Janet: hoo, hoo)
They say,

The best things in life are free,
Now that I’ve discovered what you mean to me
The best things in life are free,
Now that we’ve got each other
The best things in life are free

The best things in life are free,
Now that I’ve discovered what you mean to me
The best things in life are free,
Now that we’ve got each other
The best things in life are free

BBD tell ’em ’bout free

Sister sister kickin’ all that jazz
Ain’t it funny, honey? Huh? what you never had
A lot of bone structure, I can make it last
A minute to win it, I deep fill the past
Materio went perio, so get the info
You know, I know, it’s not about the dough
So maybe baby, if you want to be my lady
I’ll forget the riches and the other itches
Mo’ money, mo’ money, Jam & Lewis here we go
Mo’ money, mo’ money, Luther, Janet here we go
Mo’ money, mo’ money, Biv, DeVoe here we go
Ralph T. (that’s me). The best things in life are for free

Free, baby

No more than you’re willing to give
‘Cause you won’t pay me nothin’ for this good lovin’, it’s for free

And I won’t make you promises
You see,

I’m gonna be, I’m gonna be, we’re gonna be, I’m gonna
Be do, The very best I can, to be your lover ’cause I understand

It feels good, it feels good, it feels good, it feels so good

Ha, ho, oh, wait a minute, I still don’t think they’ve got it
Let’s tell them one more time
Check it out!
Everybody needs to know that,

The best things in life are free,
Now that I’ve discovered what you mean to me
The best things in life are free,
Now that we’ve got each other
The best things in life are free

The best things in life are free,
Now that I’ve discovered what you mean to me
The best things in life are free,
Now that we’ve got each other
The best things in life are free

Don’t ya know, don’t ya know,
The very best love in life is free,
And I’m free, yeah