Mother-Son Dance?

[MikeF]

Was out with some friends the other night and we were doing some of our own trivia challenges. One was "good" father-of-the-bride/bride wedding songs to dance to and we came up with several. However, when the subject was "good" mother-of-the-groom/groom songs to dance to we didn't really have any at all.

Answers? I figure this forum has the answer to everything.

[SteveO]

Hey Mama by Kanye West is what i danced to with my dear ma when I got married last November.

[DavidS]

Cleanin' out my Closet by Eminem? Hmmm... maybe not.

[Mike Sellers]

"Mother" by John Lennon

[Black]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irp8CNj9qBI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWoyZixx1l4&feature=related

[Racer X]

just not "Let's Get it On" or "Afternoon Delight"

[blusubaru]

I've been dj'ing weddings for over ten years and here's a quick list that I can come up with.

Song for Mama - Boyz II Men
Simple Man - Skynyrd
You Raise Me Up - Josh Groban
Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong

Finding a song like this to dance to is tricky. You want to find something that doesn't show up the bride/groom dance in meaning, but still touching for the guy and his mom. It depends on how sentimental the guy wants to get. I danced to Sunshine on my Shoulder - John Denver with my mom because that's what she used to sing me to sleep when I was very young.

[wurm]

Believe it or not, my wife danced with her dad and I danced with my mother at the same time to Barry Manilow's I Am Your Child. It worked out great and we didn't have to listen to Daddy's Little Girl for the zillionth time.


I am your child.
Wherever you go, you take me, too.
Whatever I know, I learn from you.
Whatever I do, you taught me to do.
I am your child.
And I am your chance.
Whatever will come, will come from me.
Tomorrow is won, by winning me.
Whatever I am, you taught me to be.
I am your hope,
I am your chance,
I am your child.

[morlock]

I guess "Mother, Mother" by Tracy Bonham is out...

[swampy]

I chose Lee Ann Womack's "I Hope You Dance" for my son's Mother Son Dance song.

I hope you never lose your sense of wonder
You get your fill to eat
But always keep that hunger
May you never take one single breath for granted
God forbid love ever leave you empty handed
I hope you still feel small
When you stand beside the ocean
Whenever one door closes, I hope one more opens
Promise me that you'll give fate a fighting chance

And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance
I hope you dance
I hope you dance

I hope you never fear those mountains in the distance
Never settle for the path of least resistance
Living might mean taking chances
But they're worth taking
Lovin' might be a mistake
But it's worth making
Don't let some hell bent heart
Leave you bitter
When you come close to selling out
Reconsider
Give the heavens above
More than just a passing glance

And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance
I hope you dance
(Time is a wheel in constant motion always)
I hope you dance
(Rolling us along)
I hope you dance
(Tell me who)
I hope you dance
(Wants to look back on their years and wonder)
(Where those years have gone)

I hope you still feel small
When you stand beside the ocean
Whenever one door closes, I hope one more opens
Promise me that you'll give faith a fighting chance

And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance
Dance
I hope you dance
I hope you dance
(Time is a wheel in constant motion always)
I hope you dance
(Rolling us along)
I hope you dance
(Tell me who)
(Wants to look back on their years and wonder)
I hope you dance
(Where those years have gone)

(Tell me who)
I hope you dance
(Wants to look back on their years and wonder)
(Where those years have gone)