Punk/Pop first dance songs

Are we twins Melissa? If not, then definitely friends in another life I need answers to this question too!

Konstantine is the thing that comes up first in my head, but lemme think....

Obviously, cut it down a touch...

Konstantine is the thing that comes up first in my head, but lemme think....

Obviously, cut it down a touch...

Everything I do, I do it for you cover by New Found Glory from "From the Screen to your Stereo" album.

Haha I love this thread. Most of these bands have up-tempo music but I will think.

Our first dance song will be Chuck Ragan. He's the singer of Hot Water Music but has amazing solo projects. It's not exactly the same of course

Just found this list via Google.

Anberlin – Inevitable

Dashboard Confessional – Stolen

Mae – The Ocean

Yellowcard – Only One (Acoustic)

Mutemath – You Are Mine

Matchbook Romance – Tiger Lily

Straylight Run – We’ll Never Leave Again

Rufio – One Slowdance

Death Cab For Cutie – I Will Follow You Into The Dark

Fall Out Boy – The (After) Life of the Party

Day to Remember – Had Me At Hello

Paramore – The Only Exception

I’ll Catch You – The Get Up Kids

Copeland – Brightest

Secondhand Serenade – Fall For You

Bright Eyes – First Day of My Life

Jimmy Eat World - Hear You Me.....

This is harder than a thought, Staci you're right - I even thought about Alkaline Trio, and as pretty as the melody is, probably dont' want to start your first dance with the line "Shaking like a dog shittnig razor blades"....

The "That Thing You Do" cover from that album is pretty awesome, too.

All The Small Things by Blink 182 is a cute pop punk love song as well... but not very danceable.

OH MY GOD DO ALL OF STRAYLIGHT RUN. DISREGARD EVERYTHING I'VE SAID.

NOOO do not do Konstantine. It is not a love song. Seriously. Something Corporate is my favorite band lol. I just beg you no Konstantine.

Staci has awesome suggestions!

ETA: I have a hell of a time thinking of these, because...a lot of them sound like love songs and are totally not lol

"So Much Love" by Rocket Summer? May be hard to dance to though.

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If we're including Blink 182 I LOVE "I Miss You" - a little slower but still tough.

Offbeat Bride will have tons of ideas. Punk isn't my area of expertise, but IDK, maybe the Magnetic Fields or the Mountain Goats will have something to your taste? Notably "The Book of Love" and "Love is Like A Bottle of Gin" from the former -- ooh, they also have "Punk Love" from 69 Love Songs if you want something playful.

Nicole, some parts could be construed that way, and at 7 minutes, you could cut it appropriately.

Our first dance wasn't a love song, but I get your point.

None of these are going to be super wonderful lovey songs... Maybe slow dance by Rufio, but most of these people were angsty as hell in 2002.

I kissed a Drunk Girl, Something Corporate?

Haha, just kidding. That was my fav. I loved that music too, but I can't think of any good ones to actually slow dance to though. I just want to jam out in my car or mosh to most of them! I do second the Yellowcard, Only One suggestion. That song is so pretty. Dashboard has some pretty songs on A Mark, A mission, A Scar.

Good Charlotte did some covers of love songs for that Not Another Teen Movie too once haha.

M- there'd be a lot of splicing but I suppose so

Is there a slower version of Best of Me from Starting Line?

When you said Starting Line, I immediately thought of Cheek to Cheek.

LOVE this thread.

There is an acoustic version!

Speaking of The Starting Line...Bedroom Talk? Haha just kidding, but the chorus is amazing.

Oh my God, this thread is right up my sleeve. I keep looking up songs and reading the lyrics and being like..okay so 15 year old Nicole found this cute sweet and angsty, but it is sure not wedding appropriate hahaha. I'd avoid Brand New entirely from my experience in going through some songs.