Re: A bedeken question

[Sam Weiss <SamWeiss...>]

At 12:47 PM 2/3/04, Jordan Hirsch wrote:
>at Lubavitch weddings, the Alter
>Rebbe's Nign was played. I do not doubt Sam's recollection of Napoleon's
>March, but by the time I was playing at Lubavitch weddings, they were no
>longer doing that.

I remember originally the badeken was to Napoleon's March (or sometimes 
Ovinu Malkeinu Eyn Lonu Melech Elo Otoh, a slow 3/4 tune) and the 
processional to the Chuppah was to the Alter Rebbe's Nign. In later years 
indeed there was a tendency for the Alter Rebbe's Nign to serve both 
functions.
Speaking of Lubavitcher weddings, the dancers/singers at the receptions 
were notorious for ignoring the keys and/or the tune changes of the band.
It felt like they were in a parallel universe.
[Sometimes it still feels that way -:) ]

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