Deze genderneutrale liedjes voor de openingsdans vieren de liefde, zonder meer.
LGBTQ-koppels hebben moeite met het vinden van genderneutrale liedjes voor de openingsdans en daarom gingen we voor jullie op zoek naar de perfecte song die bij elk bruidspaar past, ongeacht geaardheid of seksuele voorkeur, want het is net daar dat het schoentje knelt. De tekst van de song moet steek houden en passen bij jullie type relatie. Elk bruidspaar zoekt naar muziek die hen persoonlijk beroert en waarmee ze hun muzikale smaak uitdrukken. Een opdracht waarmee nogal wat koppels sowieso moeite hebben. Voor LGBTQ-koppels is de oefening nog moeilijker, omdat het merendeel van de songs over man-vrouw relaties gaan. Veel koppels staan er misschien niet bij stil hoeveel genderneutrale liedjes over liefde er toch in omloop zijn.
Wij deden ons huiswerk en sommen 60 genderneutrale liedjes voor de openingsdans hieronder voor jullie op. Oh, en deze prachtige genderneutrale liedjes voor de openingsdans kunnen ook perfect voor de openingsdans tussen bruid en bruidegom.
Genderneutrale liedjes voor de openingsdans kiezen: stappenplan
1. Kies eerst het muziekgenre
Van welke muziek houden jullie? Welk radiostation staat er standaard geprogrammeerd in de wagen? Hoe ziet jullie playlist op Spotify eruit? Blijf trouw aan de muziekstijl die je in je dagelijks leven ook kiest.
2. Maak een eerste selectie op basis van tempo en beat van de openingsdans
Hoe stel je je openingsdans voor? Zal het een klassieke wals zijn of steken jullie een muzikale act in elkaar met up tempo nummers? Of wordt het toch een slow?
3. Dans op voorhand veel met elkaar
Is het lastig om de knoop door te hakken? Dans dan met elkaar en probeer verschillende songs uit. Wie weet voelen jullie wel dat er magie in de lucht hangt bij een bepaald lied.
4. En de andere muziek?
Vergeet zeker niet de andere muziek voor je grote dag te kiezen. Dat kunnen instrumentale nummers zijn om sfeer te scheppen, het intredelied van het bruidspaar, de muziek na het uitwisselen van de ringen, …
Weet je niet goed hoe en waar je die muziek vindt? Check dan zeker het volgende artikel waarin we uirgebreid aandacht besteden aan de manier waario je de muziek voor je bruiloft kiest. Klik hier op de link.
65 Genderneutrale liedjes voor de openingsdans: dé lijst
In de top-60 hieronder zal je verschillende stijlen muziek terugvinden. Van golden oldies tot recente hits. We schreven er ook telkens een strofe bij, die de song in kwestie typeert en een prachtige liefdesboodschap is. Geniet van onze playlist!
- “At Last,” van Etta James
Lyrics: “At last/The skies above are blue/My heart was wrapped up in clover/The night I looked at you”
2. “Love on Top,” van Beyoncé
Lyrics: “Baby it’s you/You’re the one I love/You’re the one I need/You’re the only one I see”
3. “Stay With Me,” van Sam Smith
Lyrics: “Oh, won’t you stay with me?/’Cause you’re all I need”
4. “Perfect Day,” van Lou Reed
Lyrics: “Oh, it’s such a perfect day/I’m glad I spent it with you/Oh, such a perfect day/You just keep me hanging on”
5. “You Are the Best Thing,” van Ray LaMontagne
Lyrics: “The way you move me, it’s crazy/It’s like you see right through me/And make it easier”
6. “Love Me Like You Do,” van Ellie Goulding
Lyrics: “You’re the fear, I don’t care/’Cause I’ve never been so high/Follow me through the dark/Let me take you past our satellites”
7. “I’m Yours,” van Jason Mraz
Lyrics: “There’s no need to complicate/Our time is short/This is our fate, I’m yours”
8. “I Choose You,” van Sara Bareilles
Lyrics: “‘Cause I could live by the light in your eyes/I’ll unfold before you/Would have strung together/The very first words of a lifelong love letter”
9. “Latch,” van Disclosure feat. Sam Smith
Lyrics: “You lift my heart up/When the rest of me is down/You, you enchant me, even when you’re not around”
10. “Truly Madly Deeply,” van Savage Garden
Lyrics: “I’ll be your dream, I’ll be your wish, I’ll be your fantasy/I’ll be your hope, I’ll be your love, be everything that you need”
11. “Halo,” van Beyoncé
Lyrics: “I found a way to let you win/But I never really had a doubt/Standing in the light of your halo/I got my angel now”
12. “It Had to Be You,” van Billie Holiday
Lyrics: “I wandered around, and finally found, the somebody who/Could make me be true, and could make me be blue/And even be glad, just to be sad, thinking of you”
13. “Thinking Out Loud,” van Ed Sheeran
Lyrics: “And darling I will be loving you ’til we’re 70/And baby my heart could still fall as hard at 23”
14. “Make You Feel My Love,” van Adele
Lyrics: “I could make you happy, make your dreams come true/There’s nothing that I wouldn’t do/Go to the ends of the Earth for you/To make you feel my love”
15. “How Long Will I Love You,” van Ellie Goulding
Lyrics: “How long will I love you?/As long as stars are above you/And longer if I can”
16. “Love Someone,” van Jason Mraz
Lyrics: “When you love someone/Your heartbeat beats so loud/When you love someone/Your feet can’t feel the ground”
17. “Boom Clap,” van Lennon & Maisy
Lyrics: “First kiss just like a drug/Under your influence/You take me over you’re the magic in my veins/This must be love”
18. “Let’s Stay Together,” van Al Green
Lyrics: “Whatever you want to do/Is all right with me/Cause you make me feel so brand new/And I want to spend my life with you”
19. “By Your Side,” van Sade
Lyrics: “Oh, when you’re cold/I’ll be there/Hold you tight to me”
20. “Unchained Melody,” van The Righteous Brothers
Lyrics: “Oh, my love, my darling/I’ve hungered for your touch/A long, lonely time”
21. “Stand by Me,” van Ben E. King
Lyrics: “I won’t cry, I won’t cry, no I won’t shed a tear/Just as long as you stand, stand by me”
22. “I Like Me Better,” van Lauv
Lyrics: “To be young and in love in New York City/To not know who I am but still know that I’m good long as you’re here with me”
23. “Butterflies,” van Kacey Musgraves
Lyrics: “Cloud nine was always out of reach/Now I remember what it feels like to fly/You give me butterflies”
24. “Mystery of Love,” van Sufjan Stevens
Lyrics: “Oh, to see without my eyes/The first time that you kissed me/Boundless by the time I cried”
25. “What a Wonderful World,” van Louis Armstrong
Lyrics: “I hear babies crying, I watch them grow/They’ll learn much more than I’ll never know/And I think to myself what a wonderful world”
26. “A Thousand Years,” van Christina Perri
Lyrics: “Darling, don’t be afraid, I have loved you for a thousand years/I’ll love you for a thousand more”
27. “Come Away With Me,” van Norah Jones
Lyrics: “Come away with me and we’ll kiss/On a mountaintop/Come away with me/And I’ll never stop loving you”
28. “Because You Loved Me,” van Céline Dion
Lyrics: “You’re the one who held me up/Never let me fall/You’re the one who saw me through through it all”
29. “Yours,” van Ella Henderson
Lyrics: “‘Cause I, I feel like I’m ready for love/And I wanna be your everything and more/And I know every day you say it/But I just want you to be sure/That I’m yours”
30. “Stay With You,” van John Legend
Lyrics: “And in the end, I know that we’ll find/Love so beautiful and divine/We’ll be lovers for a lifetime, yeah”
31. “You Are the Reason,” van Calum Scott
Lyrics: “I’d climb every mountain/And swim every ocean/Just to be with you”
32. “Chasing Cars,” van Snow Patrol
Lyrics: “If I lay here/If I just lay here/Would you lie with me and just forget the world?”
33. “Thinkin Bout You,” van Frank Ocean
Lyrics: “Or do you not think so far ahead?/’Cause I been thinkin’ ‘bout forever”
34. “Always & Forever,” van Luther Vandross
Lyrics: “Everyday love me your own special way/Melt all my heart away with a smile/Take time to tell me you really care/And we’ll share tomorrow together”
35. “Say You Won’t Let Go,” by James Arthur
Lyrics: “Oh, and you look as beautiful as ever/And I swear that every day will get better/You make me feel this way somehow”
36. “I Have Nothing,” van Whitney Houston
Lyrics: “I never knew/Love like I’ve known it with you”
37. “Best of My Love,” by The Emotions
Lyrics: “I like the way you make me feel about you, baby/Want the whole wide world to see”
38. “The Luckiest,” by Ben Folds
Lyrics: “I love you more than I have/Ever found the way to say/To you”
39. “This Will Be Our Year,” van The Zombies
Lyrics: “The warmth of your love’s/Like the warmth from the sun”
40. “First Day of My Life,” van Bright Eyes
Lyrics: “I’m glad I didn’t die before I met you/But now I don’t care, I could go anywhere with you/And I’d probably be happy”
41. “More Than Words,” van Extreme
Lyrics: “How easy it would be to show me how you feel/More than words is all you have to do to make it real/Then you wouldn’t have to say that you love me/’Cause I’d already know”
42. “Wonderwall,” van Oasis
Lyrics: “I don’t believe that anybody/ Feels the way I do, about you now”
43. “When I Fall in Love,” van Nat King Cole
Lyrics: “When I give my heart it will be completely/Or I’ll never give my heart/And the moment I can feel that you feel that way too/Is when I fall in love with you”
44. “Come Rain or Come Shine,” by Ray Charles
Lyrics: “I’m gonna love you, like no one loves you/Come rain or come shine/High as a mountain, deep as a river”
45. “I Only Have Eyes for You,” van The Flamingos
Lyrics: “Maybe millions of people go by/But they all disappear from view/And I only have eyes for you”
46. “I Will,” van The Beatles
Lyrics: “Love you forever and forever/Love you with all my heart/Love you whenever we’re together/Love you when we’re apart”
47. “For Once in My Life,” van Stevie Wonder
Lyrics: “For once I can say/This is mine you can’t take it/As long as I know I have love I can make it”
48. “Moon River,” van Andy Williams
Lyrics: “Oh, dream maker, you heart breaker/Wherever you’re goin’, I’m goin’ your way”
49. “Just a Kiss,”van Lady Antebellum
Lyrics: “When I’m holding you in my arms/We don’t need to rush this/Let’s just take it slow”
50. “You’re Still the One,” van Shania Twain
Lyrics: “You’re still the one that I love/The only one I dream of/You’re still the one I kiss goodnight”
51. “That’s the Way Love Goes,” van Janet Jackson
Lyrics of Love: “I’m gonna take you places/You’ve never been before/And you’ll be so happy that you came”
52. “September,” van Earth, Wind & Fire
Lyrics: “Our hearts were ringing/In the key that our souls were singing/As we danced in the night/Remember how the stars stole the night away”
53. “Feel So Close,” van Calvin Harris
Lyrics: “I wear my heart upon my sleeve, like a big deal/Your love bows down, I mean surround me like a waterfall/And there’s no stopping us right now”
54. “Dreamlover,” van Mariah Carey
Lyrics: “Take me anywhere you want to baby now/I need you so desperately/Won’t you please come around/’Cause I wanna share forever with you baby”
55. “Have I Told You Lately,” van Rod Stewart
Lyrics: “Fill my heart with gladness, take away all my sadness/Ease my troubles, that’s what you do”
56. “All You Need Is Love,” van The Beatles
Lyrics: “All you need is love, love/Love is all you need”
57. “Sweet Disposition,” van Temper Trap
Lyrics: “A moment, a love/A dream aloud/A kiss, a cry”
58. “I love you always forever” van Donna Lewis
Lyrics: I love you always forever.
59. “Can’t help falling in love you” van Elvis Presley
Lyrics: Take my hand. Take my whole life too. For I can’t help falling in love with you
60. “When you say nothing at all” van Ronan Keating
Lyrics: It’s amazing how you can speak right to my heart. Without saying a word, you can light up the dark.
Hebben jullie al beslist welke liedje zal gedraaid worden tijdens jullie openingsdans? Laat ons weten wat jullie keuze is geworden en misschien kunnen we die song opnemen in onze playlist.
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