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The hill I will die on: You should be legally obliged to play Mr Brightside at your wedding | Amelia Tait

Sure, it’s about jealousy, infidelity and paranoia, but the Killers’ biggest hit is a dancefloor banger: any marriage that starts without it is guaranteed to end in divorce I’ve been to two weddings where the bride and groom refused to play the Killers’ pop-rock hit Mr Brightside , and both ended in divorce. Well, not yet or anything – but I’m sure it’s coming. How happy can a couple really be if they’re not willing to play the biggest banger to ever bang moments after their hearts have been bound together as one? There are some things that should never be missing from a wedding unless you outright detest your guests. Canapes, yes. Cake, sure. And the opportunity to scream, “Comin’ out of my cage and I’ve been doin’ just fine” next to someone’s Auntie Debs? Undoubtedly. Why should a song about jealousy, paranoia and infidelity pump through the speakers on your special day? Because everyo

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Sure, it’s about jealousy, infidelity and paranoia, but the Killers’ biggest hit is a dancefloor banger: any marriage that starts without it is guaranteed to end in divorce I’ve been to two weddings where the bride and groom refused to play the Killers’ pop-rock hit Mr Brightside , and both ended in divorce. Well, not yet or anything – but I’m sure it’s coming. How happy can a couple really be if they’re not willing to play the biggest banger to ever bang moments after their hearts have been bound together as one? There are some things that should never be missing from a wedding unless you outright detest your guests. Canapes, yes. Cake, sure. And the opportunity to scream, “Comin’ out of my cage and I’ve been doin’ just fine” next to someone’s Auntie Debs? Undoubtedly. Why should a song about jealousy, paranoia and infidelity pump through the speakers on your special day? Because everyo

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According to The Guardian’s linked report, The hill I will die on: You should be legally obliged to play Mr Brightside at your wedding | Amelia Tait, Sure, it’s about jealousy, infidelity and paranoia, but the Killers’ biggest hit is a dancefloor banger: any marriage that starts without it is guaranteed to end in divorce I’ve been to two weddings where the bride and groom refused to play the Killers’ pop-rock hit Mr Brightside , and both ended in divorce. Well, not yet or anything – but I’m sure it’s coming. How happy can a couple really be if they’re not willing to play the biggest banger to ever bang moments after their hearts have been bound together as one? There are some things that should never be missing from a wedding unless you outright detest your guests. Canapes, yes. Cake, sure. And the opportunity to scream, “Comin’ out of my cage and I’ve been doin’ just fine” next to someone’s Auntie Debs? Undoubtedly. Why should a song about jealousy, paranoia and infidelity pump through the speakers on your special day? Because everyo

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