I'm getting married in May and wanted to get some ideas for a son/mother dance? I have a few ideas but thought it would be good to see what others may have danced to.

10/14/2008 4:28:37 PM

Closer- nine inch nails

10/14/2008 4:31:49 PM

My husband did Louis Armstrong's "What a wonderful world"

Most guys choose that song because it's the shortest

...and it's sweet!

10/14/2008 4:40:18 PM

Peaches - Fuck the pain away

10/14/2008 4:48:53 PM

simple man

10/14/2008 5:00:01 PM

i did shine downs version of simple man

10/14/2008 5:16:26 PM

Big Balls - AC/DC

10/14/2008 5:34:06 PM

Kenny Rogers -- Through the Years

10/14/2008 5:50:27 PM

Angel by Sarah McLachlan

10/14/2008 6:17:24 PM

song for mama
boyz II men

10/14/2008 6:39:37 PM

i've seen a few people dance to josh groban "you raise me up" (or whatever it is called) with their mothers. it is long. and a little painful. so if that is on your short list, take it off.

10/14/2008 6:49:14 PM

we did a combo father/daughter mother/son dance to songbird.

10/14/2008 8:12:46 PM

Don't Break My Heart

10/14/2008 8:15:05 PM

Afternoon Delight

10/14/2008 8:56:42 PM

"Bridges" by Dispatch

10/14/2008 9:10:13 PM

"Something in the Way She Moves" James Taylor

10/14/2008 10:16:11 PM

Child of Mine - Carole King

10/14/2008 10:27:01 PM

Freebird

10/14/2008 10:27:54 PM

My wedding party was introduced to "Whole lotta love" by zep, and my wife and I came out to the 2001 opening theme. it was badass. (i listened carefully to hear any "whooo!'s"

10/14/2008 10:46:15 PM

mama tried - merle haggard

10/14/2008 11:00:12 PM

Afrika Bambaataa - Looking for the Perfect Beat





(put that song in the middle of your dance song so you can break out into the robot dance).

10/14/2008 11:08:45 PM

we used louis armstrong's "what a wonderful world"

we also did the mother/son and father/daughter dance at the same time

[Edited on October 14, 2008 at 11:13 PM. Reason : ]

10/14/2008 11:09:51 PM

^^that is great and its even better because i know my family would be down with it.

10/14/2008 11:33:08 PM

Unforgettable (Nat King Cole)
Can't Help Falling In Love (Elvis Presley)
Can I Have This Dance? (Ann Murray)
The Way You Look Tonight (Frank Sinatra)
It Had To Be You (Harry Connick, Jr.)
What A Wonderful World (Louis Armstrong)
Endless Love (Diana Ross and Lionel Richie)
I Cross My Heart (George Strait)
I Swear (John M. Montgomery or All 4 One)
A Whole New World (Peabo Bryson & Regina Belle)
As Time Goes By (A Kiss Is Just A Kiss) (Michael Feinstein)
When You Say Nothing At All (Allison Krauss)
Faithfully (Journey)
No Ordinary Love (Sade)
Here And Now (Luther Vandross)
I Can Love you Like That (John M. Montgomery)
Power Of Love (Celine Dion)
Tonight I Celebrate My Love (Roberta Flack & Peabo Bryson)
Everything I Do {I Do For You} (Bryan Adams)
When A Man Loves A Woman (Percy Sledge or Michael Bolton)
All My Life (Linda Ronstadt & Aaron Neville)
I'll Be There (Mariah Carey)
On Bended Knee (Boyz II Men)
At Last (Etta James)
Don't Know Much (Linda Ronstadt & Aaron Neville)
From This Moment On (Shania Twain)
Our Love Is Here To Stay (Harry Connick, Jr.)
Unchained Melody (The Righteous Brothers)

10/15/2008 8:28:50 AM

You Raise Me Up - Josh Groban

I'm also a big fan of 'Angel Eyes' by John Hiatt (Yes, it's a cover, but I like his version)

10/15/2008 8:43:24 AM

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"My husband did Louis Armstrong's "What a wonderful world" Most guys choose that song because it's the shortest ...and it's sweet!"

haha, that's why I want to do the father/daughter dance to that song...short and sweet...move the hell on and let the real band play!! i'm also looking for super short songs for Justin and I to dance to.

10/15/2008 8:58:20 AM

Rick Astley- Never Gonna Give You Up


I swear if I have a wedding I am rickrolling everyone during that song.

[Edited on October 15, 2008 at 9:07 AM. Reason : ]

10/15/2008 9:06:56 AM

Had I danced with my mother, we would have danced to Ton Loc's Wild Thing...

which is perhaps why we did not dance



Also, our first dance was to "God Only Knows" by The Beach Boys.... for obvious ironicality

[Edited on October 15, 2008 at 9:10 AM. Reason : ironicality's a word right ]



Oh, and God, we totally did that. I did the music for my own wedding, which actually worked out a hell of a lot better than some DJ doing it. There wasn't a lot of traditional or classic dance songs, but a little while in, I slowed it down a little and brought in a couple slower dance songs that got a few extra people on the floor... it progressed through 2 or 3 slow dance songs, enough to get people comfortable with being on the dance floor, then right after My Girl, you heard the toms beat down and that synth kick in... it was great. It turned into one of the best songs because everyone from our generation got up there and danced and had a good time. You should totally do it, especially if you think the people your age would appreciate having that "inside joke"



[Edited on October 15, 2008 at 9:15 AM. Reason : i will always remember that one]

10/15/2008 9:09:00 AM

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"haha, that's why I want to do the father/daughter dance to that song...short and sweet...move the hell on and let the real band play!! i'm also looking for super short songs for Justin and I to dance to."

I hate it when people refer to other people by name in conversation when the person they are talking to has never met and has no idea who the person is they are talking about.




and I edited each of the songs we used... the 2001 theme, Lookin in the eyes of love (first dance), and songbird (father/daughter;mother/son)...

each one I took out several minutes so they were a lot shorter.

10/15/2008 9:26:50 AM

^^^ scotieb24 snuck a little rick astley in at his reception. me and him had a good laugh.

[Edited on October 15, 2008 at 9:30 AM. Reason : .]

10/15/2008 9:29:59 AM

^^Allie and I know each other...she knows exactly who Justin is. I can even post pictures of Justin and I at Allie and Dennis' wedding

[Edited on October 15, 2008 at 10:29 AM. Reason : ]

10/15/2008 10:28:12 AM

right but this isn't a conversation between the two of you. this is a message board for everyone to participate in.

besides my name is justin and it stuck out in my eye. i was more talking about in general/real life though.

[Edited on October 15, 2008 at 10:30 AM. Reason : ]

10/15/2008 10:29:57 AM

gotcha...

next time i'll say jlancas03

10/15/2008 10:33:24 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwnFANCG1MI
The Temptations - Oh Mother of Mine

10/15/2008 12:08:18 PM

boyz II men - song for mama... thats what I danced to with my mom when I got married this summer. It's a sweet song, and after the first or second verse we had the groomsmen go get their mothers and dance with them as well. It was a good way to get people out on the dance floor for after those set songs

10/15/2008 12:22:06 PM

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"Also, our first dance was to "God Only Knows" by The Beach Boys.... for obvious ironicality "

My dad and I are dancing to this at my reception. We would sing to it in the car on long car rides to some old tape they had.... ahhh such good memories

10/15/2008 4:22:50 PM

Stupid Girl - Garbage

...

lol, i posted this without fulling reading the post, thinking you were a chick

in closing, grow a sack

[Edited on October 15, 2008 at 4:24 PM. Reason : .]

10/15/2008 4:23:54 PM

once, twice, 3 times a lady - lionel richie
is what i used

10/15/2008 4:53:39 PM

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"we did a combo father/daughter mother/son dance to songbird."

Yesssssssssssssss combo dances are the best. I didn't even know this was not standard practice until recently.

10/17/2008 5:16:29 AM

you can always get what you want- rolling stones

10/18/2008 8:32:06 PM

Tupac -- Dear Mama

(just kidding)

10/18/2008 8:55:22 PM

if i have a wedding i think im gonna to dance to "sweet pea" by amos lee with my daddy.

but i grew up in shag country

[Edited on October 19, 2008 at 11:26 AM. Reason : ^hahaha thats kinda funny]

10/19/2008 11:26:25 AM

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"Afternoon Delight"

ha

10/19/2008 11:48:51 AM