The One Where We Watch My Best Friend’s Wedding (1997)

No Rom For Julia. Not One Drop.

Alyssa and Kevin welcome not one but two illustrious guests onto today’s episode—the hosts of Caffeinated Flicks, Mackenzie Loewen and Celeste Garcia, join for a conversation about the 1997 film My Best Friend’s Wedding, when the show was A Reasonable Day.

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Alyssa Savino is a writer, a pop culture enthusiast, and is "deeply Midwestern." Subscribe to her newsletter, Soft Earlobe, listen to her "mini-podcast" (often about snacks) Xylophone Break, and follow her on Twitter and Instagram.

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Theme Music: 

"Your Type" (Instrumental), written by Carly Rae Jepsen, Rami Yacoub, Carl Falk, Wayne Hector, and Tavish Crowe; performed by Carly Rae Jepsen. 

Episode Soundtrack:

“Wishin and Hopin,” written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David; performed by Ani DiFranco. My Best Friend’s Wedding - Music From The Motion Picture, Sony, 1997.

“You Don’t Know Me,” written by Eddy Arnold and Cindy Walker; performed by Jann Arden. My Best Friend’s Wedding - Music From The Motion Picture, Sony, 1997. 

“I Just Don’t Know What to Do With Myself,” written by Hal David and Burt Bacharach; performed by Nicky Holland. My Best Friend’s Wedding - Music From The Motion Picture, Sony, 1997. 

“The Way You Look Tonight,” written by Jerome Kern and Dorothy Fields; performed by Tony Bennett. My Best Friend’s Wedding - Music From The Motion Picture, Sony, 1997. 

“What The World Needs Now,” written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David; performed by Jackie DeShannon. This is Jackie DeShannon, Imperial, 1965.

“Always You,” written by Lars Halapi; performed by Sophie Zelmani. Sophie Zelmani, Sony, 1995.

“If You Wanna Be Happy,” written by Rafael de Leon, Joseph Royster, Carmella Guida, and Frank Guida; performed by Jimmy Soul. If You Wanna Be Happy, London, 1963.

“I Say A Little Prayer,” written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David. Performed by The Cast of My Best Friend’s Wedding. My Best Friend’s Wedding - Music From The Motion Picture, Sony, 1997. 

“I Say A Little Prayer,” written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David; performed by Dionne Warwick. The Windows of The World, Scepter, 1967

“I'll Be Okay,” written by Tena Clark and Greg Wells; performed by Amanda Marshall. My Best Friend’s Wedding - Music From The Motion Picture, Sony, 1997. 

“Suite From My Best Friend’s Wedding,” composed by James Newton Howard. My Best Friend’s Wedding - Music From The Motion Picture, Sony, 1997.