Cocktail Hour Songs<\/h2>\n
Light & Happy Cocktail Hour Songs<\/h3>\n
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Image by Christian Reyes Photography<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n
I’m Yours – Jason Mraz<\/strong><\/p>\n
Look into your heart and you’ll find love, love, love, love \/ Listen to the music of the moment, people dance and sing \/ We’re just one big family<\/p>\n
Marry Me – Train<\/strong><\/p>\n
Together can never be close enough for me \/ Feel like I am close enough to you \/ You wear white and I’ll wear out the words I love you \/ And you’re beautiful<\/p>\n
I Choose You – Sara Bareilles<\/strong><\/p>\n
There was a time when I would have believed them \/ If they told me you could not come true \/ Just love’s illusion \/ But then you found me and everything changed \/ And I believe in something again<\/p>\n
Just the Way You Are – Bruno Mars<\/strong><\/p>\n
When I see your face \/ There’s not a thing that I would change \/ ‘Cause you’re amazing \/ Just the way you are<\/p>\n
Better Together – The Duo<\/strong><\/p>\n
Mmm, it’s always better when we’re together \/ Yeah, we’ll look at the stars when we’re together \/ Well, it’s always better when we’re together<\/p>\n
Wildfire – John Mayer<\/strong><\/p>\n
You look fine, fine, fine \/ Put your feet up next to mine \/ We can watch that water line \/ Get higher and higher \/ Say, say, say \/ Ain’t it been some kind of day \/ You and me been catching on \/ Like a wildfire<\/div>\n
Butterflies – Kacey Musgraves<\/strong><\/p>\n
Now you’re liftin’ me up, ‘stead of holdin’ me down \/ Stealin’ my heart, ‘stead of stealin’ my crown \/ Untangled all the strings ’round my wings that were tied<\/p>\n
Saturday Sun – Vance Joy<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
Oh, Saturday Sun \/ I met someone \/ Out on the West Coast \/ I gotta get back, I can’t let this go<\/p>\n
Green Eyes – Coldplay<\/strong><\/p>\n
‘Cause I came here with a load \/ And it feels so much lighter since I met you \/ Honey, you should know \/ That I could never go on without you<\/p>\n
We Belong Together – Vampire Weekend ft. Danielle Haim<\/strong><\/p>\n
We go together like pots and pans \/ Surf and sand, bottles and cans \/ We go together like lions and lambs \/ Oh, we go together<\/p>\n
Seeing Blind – Niall Horan & Maren Morris<\/strong><\/p>\n
Oh, my, my, you just took me by surprise \/ And I can’t believe my eyes \/ Oh, I must be seeing blind \/ Oh no, my, you are too good to be all mine<\/p>\n
Millionaire – Chris Stapleton<\/strong><\/p>\n
They say “Love is more precious than gold” \/ Can’t be bought and it can’t be sold \/ I got love enough to spare \/ That makes me a millionaire<\/p>\n
Put Your Records On – Corrine Bailey Rae<\/strong><\/p>\n
Girl, put your records on, tell me your favorite song \/ You go ahead, let your hair down \/ Sapphire and faded jeans \/ I hope you get your dreams<\/p>\n
Timeless & Old-School Cocktail Hour Songs<\/h3>\n $\"\"$
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My Girl – The Temptations<\/strong><\/p>\n
I’ve got sunshine on a cloudy day \/ When it’s cold outside \/ I’ve got the month of May \/ I guess you’d say \/ What can make me feel this way<\/p>\n
L-O-V-E – Nat King Cole<\/strong><\/p>\n
L is for the way you look at me \/ O is for the only one I see \/ V is very, very extraordinary \/ E is even more than anyone that you adore can<\/p>\n
Kiss Me – Sixpence None the Richer<\/strong><\/p>\n
Oh, kiss me, beneath the milky twilight \/ Lead me out on the moonlit floor \/ Lift your open hand \/ Strike up the band and make the fireflies dance \/ Silver moon’s sparkling \/ So kiss me<\/p>\n
Coming Home – Leon Bridges<\/strong><\/p>\n
Baby, baby, baby \/ I’m coming home \/ To your tender sweet loving \/ You’re my one and only woman \/ The world leaves a bitter taste in my mouth, girl \/ You’re the only one that I want<\/p>\n
Just One Look – Doris Troy<\/strong><\/p>\n
Say you will, will be mine \/ Forever and always, oh-oh, oh-oh \/ Just one look and I knew \/ That you were my only one<\/p>\n
Trust in Me – Etta James<\/strong><\/p>\n
While there’s a moon, a moon up high \/ While there are birds, birds to fly \/ While there is you, a you and I \/ I can be sure that I love you, oh<\/p>\n
Love, Love, Love – Donny Hathaway<\/strong><\/p>\n
Love, love, love you can’t imagine what you did to me, aw baby \/ And love, your love every time you smile it goes \/ Through me all the time \/ Day by day I’m falling more in love with you \/ And that’s no lie, cross my heart and honey I hope to die<\/p>\n
You Make Me Feel So Young – Frank Sinatra<\/strong><\/p>\n
You make me feel so young \/ You make me feel there are songs to be sung \/ Bells to be rung \/ And a wonderful fling to be flung<\/p>\n
This Will Be (An Everlasting Love) – Natalie Cole<\/strong><\/p>\n
Loving you is some kind of wonderful \/ Because you show me, just how much you care \/ You’ve given me the thrill of a lifetime<\/p>\n
At Last – Beyonce<\/strong><\/p>\n
At last, my love has come along \/ My lonely days are over \/ And life is like a song<\/p>\n
Dancing in the Moonlight – Toploader<\/strong><\/p>\n
Everybody here is out of sight \/ They don’t bark and they don’t bite \/ They keep things loose, they keep things light \/ Everybody was dancin’ in the moonlight<\/p>\n
The Way You Look Tonight – Michael Buble<\/strong><\/p>\n
Someday, when I’m awfully low \/ When the world is cold \/ I will feel a glow just thinking of you \/ And the way you look tonight<\/p>\n
Here, There And Everywhere – The Beatles<\/strong><\/p>\n
I want her everywhere \/ And if she’s beside me I know I need never care \/ But to love her is to need her<\/p>\n
Put Your Head On My Shoulder<\/strong><\/p>\n
Put your head on my shoulder \/ Hold me in your arms, baby \/ Squeeze me oh-so-tight \/ Show me that you love me too<\/p>\n
I Get A Kick Out Of You – Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga<\/strong><\/p>\n
I get no kick in a plane \/ Flying too high \/ With some gal in the sky \/ Is my idea of nothing to do<\/p>\n
Laidback & Mellow Songs<\/h3>\n $\"\"$
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Until I Found You – Stephen Sanchez<\/strong><\/p>\n
“I would never fall in love again until I found her” \/ I said, “I would never fall unless it’s you I fall into” \/ I was lost within the darkness, but then I found her \/ I found you<\/p>\n
Next to You – John Vincent III<\/strong><\/p>\n
Let’s pack our bags \/ And head to the Rockies, babe \/ ‘Cause you and I \/ Getting lost in open spaces<\/p>\n
Everything – Michael Buble<\/strong><\/p>\n
And in this crazy life, and through these crazy times \/ It’s you, it’s you, you make me sing \/ You’re every line, you’re every word, you’re everything<\/p>\n
I Got You – Jack Johnson<\/strong><\/p>\n
I got you \/ I got everything \/ I got you \/ I don’t need nothing more than you<\/p>\n
Only Love – Ben Howard<\/strong><\/p>\n
Darling, you’re with me, always around me \/ Only love, only love \/ Darling, I feel you, under my body \/ Only love, only love \/ Give me shelter, or show me heart<\/p>\n
I Was Born To Love You – Ray LaMontagne<\/strong><\/p>\n
Could make you smile, could make you sing \/ Just want to give back a little bit of what you give me \/ I could sing you a song, play you a tune \/ I know it’s just a little thing, but it’s something I can do<\/p>\n
You & I – SYML<\/strong><\/p>\n
No I don’t need a heavenly home \/ A place beyond the clouds with everyone we’ve ever known \/ It don’t matter where we go \/ If you were born to run, I was made to run with you<\/p>\n
Sparks – Coldplay<\/strong><\/p>\n
My heart is yours \/ It’s you that I hold on to \/ Yeah, that’s what I do<\/p>\n
Wasteland, Baby – Hozier<\/strong><\/p>\n
All the things yet to come are the things that have passed \/ Like the holding of hands, like the breaking of glass \/ Like the bonfire that burns, that all words in the fight fell to<\/p>\n
Daylight – Taylor Swift<\/strong><\/p>\n
I don’t wanna look at anything else now that I saw you \/ I don’t wanna think of anything else now that I thought of you \/ I’ve been sleeping so long in a 20-year dark night \/ And now I see daylight, I only see daylight<\/p>\n
Sleeping At Last – Turning Page <\/strong><\/p>\n
I surrender who I’ve been for who you are \/ For nothing makes me stronger than your fragile heart \/ If I had only felt how it feels to be yours \/ Well, I would have known what I’ve been living for all along<\/p>\n
And I Love Her – The Beatles<\/strong><\/p>\n
She gives me everything \/ And tenderly \/ The kiss my lover brings \/ She brings to me \/ And I love her<\/p>\n
Baby I’m Yours – The Arctic Monkeys<\/strong><\/p>\n
Baby, I’m yours (baby, I’m yours) \/ And I’ll be yours (yours) until the stars fall from the sky \/ Yours (yours) until the rivers all run dry \/ In other words, until I die<\/p>\n
Harvest Moon – Neil Young<\/strong><\/p>\n
Because I’m still in love with you \/ I want to see you dance again \/ Because I’m still in love with you \/ On this harvest moon<\/p>\n
Sleep on the Floor – The Lumineers<\/strong><\/p>\n
If the sun don’t shine on me today \/ And if the subways flood and bridges break \/ Will you lay yourself down and dig your grave \/ Or will you rail against the dying day?<\/p>\n
Mystery of Love – Sufjan Stevens<\/strong><\/p>\n
Oh, to see without my eyes \/ The first time that you kissed me \/ Boundless by the time I cried \/ I built your walls around me<\/p>\n
Cool & Soulful Cocktail Hour Songs<\/h3>\n $\"\"$
Image by Emily Robinson Photography<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n
Holy – Justin Bieber<\/strong><\/p>\n
That the way you hold me, hold me, hold me, hold me, hold me \/ Feels so holy, holy, holy, holy, holy \/ On God \/ Runnin’ to the altar like a track star \/ Can’t wait another second<\/p>\n
Love On Top – Beyonce<\/strong><\/p>\n
Baby, it’s you \/ You’re the one I love \/ You’re the one I need \/ You’re the only one I see \/ Come on, baby, it’s you<\/p>\n
Suit & Tie – Justin Timberlake ft. Jay Z<\/strong><\/p>\n
And as long as I’ve got my suit and tie \/ I’ma leave it all on the floor tonight \/ And you got fixed up to the nines \/ Let me show you a few things<\/p>\n
Baby, I Love You – Aretha Franklin<\/strong><\/p>\n
‘Cause I love you \/ (Baby, baby, baby, I love you) \/ There ain’t no doubt about it \/ Baby, I love you<\/p>\n
Forever Mine – Andra Day<\/strong><\/p>\n
And I’m tired of the fine line \/ I just want you to be, be \/ Forever mine (Be forever mine) \/ Be forever mine (Be forever mine)<\/p>\n
My Girl – The Temptations<\/b><\/p>\n
I’ve got sunshine on a cloudy day \/ When it’s cold outside \/ I’ve got the month of May \/ I guess you’d say \/ What can make me feel this way<\/p>\n
Leave The Door Open – Silk Sonic<\/strong><\/p>\n
I ain’t playing no games \/ Every word that I say is coming straight from the heart \/ So (if you) if you (tryna) tryna lay in these arms<\/p>\n
What You Don’t Do – Lianne La Havas<\/strong><\/p>\n
It’s what you don’t do, it’s what you don’t say \/ (It’s what you don’t do) I know you love me, I don’t need proof \/ It’s what you don’t do, the games you don’t play<\/p>\n
Take it Easy – White Denim<\/strong><\/p>\n
You don’t have to be a movie star \/ In fact I want you just the way you are \/ You don’t ever have to change for me \/ Take it easy<\/p>\n
Sway – Michael Buble<\/strong><\/p>\n
Like a flower bending in the breeze \/ Bend with me, sway with ease \/ When we dance, you have a way with me \/ Stay with me, sway with me<\/p>\n
Honey Dove – Lee Fields & the Expressions<\/strong><\/p>\n
My baby love \/ My honey dove \/ I can’t live without your love \/ Why can’t we make it like it was?<\/p>\n
Easy – Mac Ayres<\/strong><\/p>\n
I can say that lovin’ you is easy \/ I don’t need to prove a single thing \/ Somewhere along the way I guess you got under my skin<\/p>\n
You’re All I Need to Get By – Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell<\/strong><\/p>\n
Like the sweet morning dew, I took one look at you \/ And it was plain to see \/ You were my destiny<\/p>\n
A Storm On A Summers Day – Full Crate ft. Gaidaa<\/strong><\/p>\n
And when I follow you it feels like home \/ And in these ways I’m humble \/ Can we pack our bags and run away \/ To the mountain high? \/ Just you and me<\/p>\n
Lovely Day – Bill Withers<\/strong><\/p>\n
Then I look at you \/ And the world’s alright with me \/ Just one look at you \/ And I know it’s gonna be \/ A lovely day<\/p>\n
Knocks Me Off My Feet – Stevie Wonder<\/strong><\/p>\n
But there’s somethin’ ’bout your love \/ That makes me weak and \/ Knocks me off my feet<\/p>\n
Eclectic & Unique Songs<\/h3>\n $\"\"$
Image by Ash Gabes Photo<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n
Make You Mine – PUBLIC<\/strong><\/p>\n
Well, I will call you darlin’ \/ And everything will be okay \/ ‘Cause I know that I am yours \/ And you are mine \/ Doesn’t matter anyway<\/p>\n
Joy – Andy Grammar<\/strong><\/p>\n
I found joy on the loneliest of nights \/ I bought a rock, I tied the knot, and I’m making her my wife<\/p>\n
Love You For A Long Time – Maggie Rogers<\/strong><\/p>\n
And in the mornin’ when I’m wakin’ up \/ I swear that you’re the first thing that I’m thinkin’ of \/ I feel it in my body, know it in my mind, oh, I \/ I’m gonna love you for a long time<\/p>\n
Sunday Best- Surfaces<\/strong><\/p>\n
Ay, feeling good, like I should \/ Went and took a walk around the neighbourhood \/ Feeling blessed, never stressed \/ Got that sunshine on my Sunday best<\/p>\n
Mercy – Duffy<\/strong><\/p>\n
I don’t know what this is \/ ‘Cause you got me good \/ Just like you knew you would \/ I don’t know what you do \/ But you do it well \/ I’m under your spell<\/p>\n
Adore You – Harry Styles<\/strong><\/p>\n
I’d walk through fire for you \/ Just let me adore you \/ Like it’s the only thing I’ll ever do<\/p>\n
Beige – Yoke Lore<\/strong><\/p>\n
You know you’re beautiful \/ But that ain’t half the gold treasure in your soul what you got ’cause I want it all<\/p>\n
I Don’t Wanna Talk (I Just Wanna Dance) – Glass Animals<\/strong><\/p>\n
Don’t wanna talk, baby, I just wanna dance \/ I don’t wanna talk, no more living in the past, baby \/ Don’t wanna talk, baby, I just wanna dance<\/p>\n
Dancing In The Kitchen – LANY<\/strong><\/p>\n
Swear the only one I want is you \/ And it doesn’t matter what we do \/ We could have nothing at all \/ And it’d still feel like nothing’s missing<\/p>\n
26 – Caamp<\/strong><\/p>\n
So what do you say, when we’re 26 \/ We’ll get married just for kicks and \/ Move out to Alaska way up there \/ I’ll get a job stacking bricks<\/p>\n
Now that you’ve got your playlist full of these cocktail hour songs, be sure to check out our 8 tips for a killer cocktail hour<\/a>–where we talk about everything from entertainment to photo ops.<\/p>\n
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