When you go over your music ideas, song list and details of your wedding with your bandleader or DJ, he/she will ask you about parent dance songs. Part of the ceremony or formality of a wedding reception is for the bride and groom to dance with their parents – the bride dances with her dad (father/daughter dance) and the groom dances with his mom (mother/son dance). There are exceptions to this as when a parent is deceased. In that case, an aunt or uncle or a brother or sister sometimes is a comforting substitute. Below are some suggestions for parent dance songs. In some cases the gender is obvious as in “My Girl” by The Temptations or “Father Daughter” by Paul Simon. Some songs you just have to listen to or read the lyrics to make that determination. Other songs are gender neutral such as “What A Wonderful World” by Louis Armstrong. It’s always a good idea to speak to your bandleader or DJ to find out if he/she has some favorites. This is a list we came up with by interviewing some New York Wedding bands and DJs in NY.
Father/Daughter Dance & Mother/Son Dance Songs (Parent Dance Songs)
Beautiful In My Eyes – Joshua Cadison
Because You Loved Me – Celine Dion
Bless The Broken Road – Rascal Flatts
Butterfly Kisses – Bob Carlyle
Can You Feel The Love Tonight – Elton John
Child of Mine – Carol King
Cinderella – Steven Curtis Chapman
Could I Have This Dance – Anne Murray
Daddy’s Little Girl – Al Martino
Father and Daughter – Paul Simon
Fly Me To The Moon – Frank Sinatra
Forever Young – Bob Dylan
Forever Young – Rod Stewart
Greatest Love of All – Whitney Houston/George Benson
Have I Told You Lately – Van Morrison/Rod Stewart
I Am Your Child – Barry Manilow
I Hope You Dance – LeAnn Womack
I Just Called To Say I Love You – Stevie Wonder
I Loved Her First – Heartland
I Will – The Beatles
I’ll Be There – The Jacksons/Mariah Carey
I’ve Got You Under My Skin – Frank Sinatra
Isn’t She Lovely – Stevie Wonder
Just The Way You Are – Billy Joel
Kind And Generous – Natalie Merchant
LOVE – Nat ‘King’ Cole
Lovely Day – Bill Withers
Love Is Here To Stay – Ella Fitzgerald/Louis Armstrong
Lullabye – Billy Joel
Mama – Boyz II Men
My Girl – The Temptations
My Little Girl – Steve Kirwin
My Little Girl – Tim McGraw
My Wish – Rascal Flatts
Something About The Way You Look Tonight – Elton John
Stand By Me – The Drifters
Sunrise Sunset – Fiddler On The Roof
Through The Years – Kenny Rogers
Time of Your Life – Paul Anka
Unforgettable – N. Cole
Way You Look Tonight – Frank Sinatra
What A Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong
Wind Beneath My Wings – Bette Midler
You Are My Special Angel – Bobby Helms
You Are So Beautiful – Joe Cocker
You Are The Sunshine of My Life – Stevie Wonder
You Raise Me Up – Josh Groban
You’ll Be In My Heart – Phil Collins
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