As a wedding videographer we hear a lot of songs played at weddings as well as constantly searching for the perfect wedding video soundtrack. The song that over the last year or so has probably most often made an appearance however is Mr. Bruno Mars’ modern wedding classic “I Think I Wanna Marry You”.
It’s undoubtedly quite a catchy tune, but it wasn’t until I heard it again at a recent wedding that I started to listen to the lyrics beyond those words “I think I wanna Marry You” and listen to the full story of the song. So, whilst my essay writing skills are a little rusty I thought I would complete a little analysis of the song to find out if it is indeed the ultimate wedding song. Let’s break it down…
It’s a beautiful night
Well this certainly starts out on a very happy note! It’s a beautiful night – fantastic! You should try to make use of this beautiful night Mr Mars!
We’re looking for something dumb to do
Right, well doing something “dumb” is perhaps not the best idea, but that’s your prerogative, each to their own.
Hey baby
Aha, you have female company! (And are clearly one of those people cool enough to pull off the word “baby” when referring to the female species without getting slapped!) Congratulations, there are clearly many nice and romantic things you could be doing on this beautiful night!
I think I wanna marry you
Oh… wow well many congratulations Mr Mars, clearly you and your female companion have built a long and trusting relationship built on a solid foundation of friendship and love and are ready to take your relationship to the next level! Well, we may only be four lines into the song but already I’m very happy for you. This truly is a perfectly joyous wedding song! Little note of advice though, the words “I think” may be taken as a sign of uncertainty by your partner but you’re probably nervous, quite understandable, she probably won’t even notice.
Is it the look in your eyes
Looking lovingly into her eyes… how romantic.
Or is it this dancing juice?
Right, well according to ‘The Urban Dictionary’ “Dancing Juice” probably refers to the large consumption of alcohol… I should point out at this early stage that that is a question that you should probably have clarified before making a potentially life-changing proposal, and one that might be frowned upon by your companion. However for the sake of argument we’ll take that as simply a nervous joke during this momentous and nerve-racking occasion.
Who cares, baby
I think I wanna marry you
Well to be honest Bruno several people probably will care whether you are in fact contemplating marriage due to intoxication or due to actual love and commitment, not least your girlfriend here. Might I suggest you leave this decision until the morning?
Well, I know this little chapel
On the boulevard we can go
Ok well this is more promising, sounds like you have given it a little thought, maybe this is a genuine loving relationship after all…
No one will know
Riiiiight… ok well to be honest your desire for secrecy is a little suspicious but again, benefit of the doubt – maybe there’s some sort of Romeo & Juliet thing going on and you have to keep your marriage secret to avoid all-out war with Olly Murs or something…
Oh, come on girl
You’re not a patient man are you Bruno?! It’s a big decision for her, particularly given your proposal has been somewhat ambiguous thus far. You haven’t really given her a chance to speak anyway, just stop pestering for a moment…
Who cares if we’re trashed
Right so you really are drunk then… this is sounding like less of a great idea if I’m honest.
Got a pocket full of cash we can blow
A desire to “blow” cash on a drunken whim… sounds like ideal husband material to me!
Shots of patron
And it’s on, girl
Patron… that’s that really strong tequila right? So you just need a few more shots of those and then you’re up for marrying this girl? I’m sure that’s what she wanted to hear!
Don’t say no, no, no, no, no
Just say yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Well I’m convinced…
And we’ll go, go, go, go, go
Seriously, how drunk are you? You’re just rambling now, stop saying the same word over and over.
If you’re ready, like I’m ready
Do you mean “If you’re drunk out of your mind like I’m drunk out of my mind?”
‘Cause it’s a beautiful night
We’re looking for something dumb to do
Hey baby
I think I wanna marry you
We’ve covered this ground Bruno, you might want to cut back on the Patron shots…
Is it the look in your eyes
Or is it this dancing juice?
Who cares, baby
I think I wanna marry you
Still repeating yourself Bruno? Yeah I’m almost positive it’s the dancing juice…
I’ll go get a ring
Well I must say I’m shocked you haven’t gotten the ring yet after such a carefully thought out proposal.
Let the choir bells sing like
Err choir bells ring, they don’t sing… are you thinking of choir boys? And if so to be honest they’re unlikely to be available without booking ahead…
Ooh, so what ya wanna do?
Well I know what I’d do…
Let’s just run, girl
Hang on, just run? What happened to getting married? And what are you running from? Very suspicious!
If we wake up and you
Wanna break up, that’s cool
No, I won’t blame you
It was fun, girl
Whoa whoa whoa… by “think I wanna marry you” did you mean “think I wanna one night stand? This isn’t really the message of commitment we were hoping for…
Don’t say no, no, no, no, no
Just say yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
And we’ll go, go, go, go, go
If you’re ready, like I’m ready
This is starting to border on harassment…
‘Cause it’s a beautiful night
We’re looking for something dumb to do
Hey baby
I think I wanna marry you
Is it the look in your eyes
Or is it this dancing juice?
Who cares, baby
I think I wanna marry you
WE KNOW!! Seriously, stop repeating yourself!
Just say I do
That bit actually comes later on at the wedding itself… she hasn’t agreed to marry you yet. Oh, and it’s usually actually “I will”, not “I do” – common misconception that one.
Tell me right now, baby
Tell me right now, baby, baby
Patience! You must learn patience Bruno!
Just say I do
You’re not listening are you?!
Tell me right now, baby
Tell me right now, baby, baby, oh
It’s a beautiful night
We’re looking for something dumb to do
Hey baby
I think I wanna marry you
Is it the look in your eyes
Or is it this dancing juice
Who cares, baby
I think I wanna marry you
So there we have it. Great wedding soundtrack or the random ill-thought out mutterings of a very drunken man with a silly hat and a plan he’s going to regret in the morning?
Hey baby, I think I want another tune!
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