Alvin M. Keeling 
Jennifer Lopez and Owen Wilson’s latest film for Peacock, Marry me, was a big hit with viewers. The film centers on pop superstar Kat (Lopez) and math teacher Charlie (Wilson), who marry spontaneously after Kat proposes at a concert when she finds out her fiancé has her. deceived.
As a film about a pop star, there are naturally many songs featured throughout the film. While most of them are all great songs on their own, some stand out better than others in terms of their power in the movie and their lyrical sense.
ten “Marry Me” (Glee Club version)
Kat is ambushed by Charlie’s school glee club while singing a version of her hit song “Marry Me” at the school dance. Although “Marry Me” is a recent song that viewers may want to see on the show Joy today it drops to a low because the rest of the songs were both longer and better performed.
The scenes of the children singing both at the dance and at the end before the credits are sweet but ultimately leave more to be desired.
9 “1 in 1 Million”
A small excerpt from the song “1 in 1 Million” is sung by Bastian during his wedding concert with Kat. The song is intercut with the crowd on their phones finding out that Bastian cheated, which definitely takes the music out of the context of the movie.
Maluma sounds great as always, but the melody just isn’t played long enough and isn’t the most important thing happening in the scene, and thus falls to the bottom of the chart.
8 “Marry me”
As the main song, “Marry Me” is played several times throughout the film. The song is about Kat and Bastian’s desire to get married and be together forever.
Of the two versions of the song recorded by Jennifer Lopez and Maluma for Marry methis one ranks lower largely due to the fact that it is not acted out on screen and therefore lacks strong anchors in the context of the storyline.
7 “Nobody’s Watching”
“Nobody’s Watching” plays in the credits as several couples, including Kat and Charlie, recount how they met. The lyrics of the song convey what it feels like to be in love and relate specifically to Kat and Charlie’s journey throughout Marry me. It’s an air of well-being that concludes the film perfectly.
However, compared to some of the other songs in the movie, it’s not quite as strong, especially when it comes to some that are actually seen played throughout. Marry me.
6 “Church”
“Church” is performed by Kat during her wedding concert with Bastian. The song features an elaborate dance number by Kat and dancers dressed as scantily latex-clad nuns, much to Charlie’s amusement.
In keeping with the concert’s wedding theme, the lyrics tell how Kat feels almost heavenly because she’s in love. The song is overall a fun, light and sweet song, which also introduces Charlie to Kat. The song itself is great, but under the conditions of the movie, it’s not one of the most meaningful, especially compared to others.
5 “Segundo”
“Segundo” is sung at the afterparty for Bastian’s Madison Square Garden concert, where he and Kat sing together for the first time since their failed wedding concert. Featuring Maluma’s superb vocals, the song is about a second chance, which Bastian hopes he and Kat will get.
As Charlie sees Bastian perform the song, he subverts a popular rom-com trope and decides to let Kat go rather than react selfishly. The song is both beautifully sung and used to drive the story forward.
4 “Marry Me” (ballad)
Kat sings this version of “Marry Me” with Bastian during her Madison Square Garden show to promote her Grammy nomination. Bastian gives a speech about how he made a mistake cheating on Kat before she takes the stage in a sparkly dress to sing a slowed-down performance of their wedding single together.
The ballad itself is the most powerful rendition of “Marry Me” among several renditions played throughout the film. It comes across as the superior version, as it’s the one with the most depth in the film and features a jaw-dropping moment from Kat as a performer.
3 “Love of my life”
Kat sings “Love Of My Life” after deciding to test her marriage to Charlie. An upbeat, belt-y number, the song details how Kat is the love of her own life, regaining her power after her failed marriage to Bastian and her spontaneous marriage to Charlie.
The play embraces the strength of a woman that Kat is and solidifies her as one of the best characters in Marry me. “Love Of My Life” takes pride of place because it does the important job of helping viewers know what kind of person Kat is and makes her someone to root for.
2 “After Love”
Kat performs “After Love” at the school dance she attends with Charlie. Compared to heavily produced tracks in the rest of Marry meit hits a particularly good note as a stripped-down acoustic song that shows off Jennifer Lopez’s vocals.
Lyrically, it contains some of the best quotes from Marry me, and although Kat explains that it’s a song she wrote when she was younger, it perfectly sums up her and Charlie’s situation as a romance that happened when Kat thought love was over for she. “After Love” also shows how the worlds of Charlie and Kat can come together, making it one of the best tracks both on its own and in storytelling context.
1 “On my way”
“On My Way” begins as a piano melody that Kat struggles to find the words to. After Charlie breaks up with her, she finally starts writing the song about how everything she and Charlie went through happened because it brought them together.
This song is the emotional heart of the film as Kat realizes how deep her love for Charlie runs, and it lyrically shows the extent of those feelings. It’s a powerful ballad that perfectly encapsulates the film’s trajectory and meaning and is definitely the best song of Marry me both lyrically and as a storytelling tool.
