50th anniversary video/slideshow

[tjodork]

Hi.... I'm looking for suggestions for a 50th anniversary video/slideshow.
So far I've come up with the song from wedding singer "Grow Old With You" and "Your Still the One" by Orleans
but I could use many more good ideas : )

[ed]

I used Todd Rundgren's Fade Away from the "Hermit of Mink Hollow" album to close out the video of my parent's 50th anniversery party. It's a beautiful song about eternel love and friendship. If you need it let me know.

The sea will rise, mountains fall
The earth will turn itself upside down
But we have seen it all before,
we will always be around
In a hundred million years
when the planet disappears
You and I will stay
and watch the world fade away
And in a million trillion years
when the stars all disappear
You and I will stay
and watch it all fade away

[Chuck Engels]

50th anniversary puts them somewhere around 70 years old or so.
Married in the 50's so they are right in the neighborhood of my parents, they celebrated 50 years in June 2006.
Music from the 40's to the 60's should be right, do they like, Pop, rock and roll, country, big band?

Statler Brothers - Precious Memories
Frank Sinatra - My Way
Frank Sinatra - All The Way

There are tons of great songs from that era, who are some of their favorites?

[ridon127]

Unchained Melody by The RIghteous Brothers
Sentimental Journey
Memories by Barbra Striesand
What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong

[Jayell]

Not to disuade anyone, but I have a different take.
I've created a movie on my 82 year-old father (still living, but fading into Alzheimers).. and one on a brother I lost many years ago who lived during the 50s & 60s. I spent hours and hours trying to find the appropriate music from their period. But when I played them alongside the video, none gave me the 'feel' I wanted. In both cases I found some really pleasant instrumentals (one from Muvipix) that didn't get in the way of the show and really had a pleasant feel to it .. (and to be fair I didn't want it competing with the narration I added along the way). Just another thought

[Chuck Engels]

I agree Jayell, there is a time and place in a video for popular music and a time and place for instrumentals.

[tjodork]

Thanks for all the great help !!!
My dad's favorite groups were Artie Shaw and The 4 Lads (definitelty not my kind of music).....thank goodness for ITunes I could listen to them...
This must be before "rock and roll" was invented : )