Tait: 'Mr Brightside' Should Be a Legal Requirement at Weddings'

Amelia Tait argues that the Killers' hit 'Mr Brightside' should be a legal requirement at weddings, despite its themes of jealousy and infidelity. She claims two weddings she attended that skipped the song ended in divorce. Tait notes the track is the UK's third most sold and streamed song and the longest-charting single in British history.

A 2025 YouGov poll of over 1,000 Americans ranked it 15th among songs they knew all the words to, behind anthems like 'The Star-Spangled Banner' and 'Happy Birthday. She recounts a wedding where a Sicilian DJ played 'The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air' theme twice, and insists the playlist belongs to the guests, not the couple. Tait is a freelance features writer and author of 'Lily Tripp: Diary of an Accidental Time Traveller.

Source: Guardian Music

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