For years now, similar-sounding male pop stars have dominated the first dance, so Sara's clearly trying to move in on their game, and in this reluctantly adorable video, she succeeds. Nonetheless, both proposals feature a lot hugging and squee DIY crafts, so (spoiler alert) both proposees say "yes" at the end of the song.īut beneath the polka dots and too-detailed Post-It Note dioramas, Sara is clearly showing wedding song favorites like "I'm Yours," "You're My Best Friend," and "Ho Hey" who's the boss. Presumably, both proposers were chosen for the video because they applied to some Sara Bareilles-as-your-proposal-serenade contest, although the video leaves out the details of the selection process. Both of the couples are cute, but Aly's spot-on tattoo sleeve-blouse combos are probably the best moment in the muted proposals. I feel raw singing conveys emotions a lot more and this. Sara lent her voice to the engagements of Los Angeles natives Matt and Chelsea, and Denver-dwellers Aly and Amanda. I wanted to sing this song and perform it this way as it was me trying to gain confidence in my voice without relying on backing music to protect myself. In order to completely capture the wedding market, Sara has also released a video for "I Choose You ," which features her either ruining or completing two couples' proposals. All lyrics provided for educational purposes and personal use.
Sara Bareilles clearly knows this, since her newest track, "I Choose You" is essentially a frosted, pre-packaged version of the stereotypical "first dance" song. All lyrics are property and copyright of their owners. Wedding songs are often the sonic equivalents of wedding cakes: they're over-produced, inoffensively-flavored, predominantly white, and sweet to the point of nausea.