<p>Anyone have any good ideas for a dance for mom and son at his wedding???
I am stumped.</p>
<p>Sunrise, Sunset from Fiddler on the Roof</p>
<p>I just had that wonderful moment at my son’s wedding on the 18th. We danced to “It’s a Wonderful World”</p>
<p>we danced to I’ll Stand by You by the Pretenders. It was right for us</p>
<p>My daughter chose “You’ve Got a Friend” for the bride/dad (first half) and groom/mom (second half).</p>
<p>Last night I was at the wedding of my nephew and, sadly, I cannot remember the song for the Mother/Son dance.</p>
<p>So…here are the tunes I have in my plan for my own sons’ weddings, should they be so lucky to find someone to share their lives with:</p>
<p>S1: [“I</a> Knew I Loved You” Savage Garden](<a href=“AZLyrics - request for access”>AZLyrics - request for access)</p>
<p>S2: [“I</a> Don’t Wanna Miss a Thing” Aerosmith](<a href=“http://www.lyrics007.com/Aerosmith%20Lyrics/I%20Don’t%20Wanna%20Miss%20A%20Thing%20Lyrics.html]"I”>http://www.lyrics007.com/Aerosmith%20Lyrics/I%20Don’t%20Wanna%20Miss%20A%20Thing%20Lyrics.html)</p>
<p>Just my own quirky choices 
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<p>turn around, ther you’ll be by Faith Hill</p>
<p>“Your Mama Don’t Dance …”</p>
<p>“You are the Sunshine of My Life” by Stevie Wonder.</p>
<p>Just a viewpoint but of the song posted, I like:</p>
<p>“Sunshine of my Life”</p>
<p>“Wonderful Life” with L. Armstrong</p>
<p>Couple other possibilities:</p>
<p>“Three Times a Lady” by The Commodores</p>
<p>“Turn Around” </p>
<p>“Always on My Mind” by Willie Nelson</p>
<p>wait … I’m getting misty</p>
<p>My son and I danced to “I Hope You Dance”…I love the meaning of the song.</p>
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<p>I recently attended a wedding where the bride & her dad danced to “I Say A Little Prayer”</p>
<p>I loved it.</p>
<p>When the precious baby king, age 11, marries THAT WOMAN we will dance to “Close to You” by the Carpenters, which is an ode to his blue eyes (everyone else in the family has brown).</p>
<p>On the day that you were born the angels got together
and decided to create a dream come true
so they sprinkled moon dust in your hair
and golden starlight in your eyes of blue</p>
<p>What a Wonderful Life – Louis Armstrong</p>
<p>that would be my choice - son would probably choose a rap song</p>
<p>My son’s taste in music runs to heavy metal. I hope I will never be asked to dance with him at his wedding.</p>
<p>Come to think of it, I don’t know whether he has ever danced or even knows how to dance. If he’s anything like his father, he doesn’t. I’ve been married to his father for 34 years, and we have never danced. Not even once. Not even at our own wedding (which was small and informal and did not involve dancing; if it had involved dancing, I would probably still be single because he would not have shown up).</p>
<p>The engagement gift I gave them was dance lessons. They do special ones for weddings and choreograph the dance to the song they pick. I was surprised he actually wanted them. S2 had not danced and was very shy. It was the best thing. They wowed everyone with their first dance. With me we had an agreement to do just the basic slow side steps. It was such a special moment, it seemed like no one else was in the room. How we danced was irrelevant.</p>
<p>Thanks for the great ideas…I am just worried about being too sentimental and sobbing my way through the dance
My son is a great dancer so no problems there.</p>
<p>^^^I sympathize. I almost cried just thinking about it after reading this thread. 
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<p>From a wedding band musician, a few thoughts:</p>
<p>1) Unless you want to be out there a long time, don’t pick a long song (i.e., no “Hey Judes” or “American Pies”). Of course the band can cut a long song if necessary, but it’s better just not to go there. </p>
<p>2) The parent/child dances are really about the parents. The whole rest of the day is about the kids (or should be). So you can and should settle on a song that means a lot to <em>you</em>. Preferably, it should mean a lot to both of you, but if you can’t think of any appropriate songs that fall into that category, just pick a song you love that fits the way you feel about your son and this moment.</p>
<p>3) Remember it’s a dance not a dirge. Slow ballads are OK but they need to have some kind of rhythm unless you want to look and feel a bit silly out there swaying to a non-existent beat.</p>
<p>4) You might want to avoid anything with overly romantic (or worse, erotic) lyrics. Sounds obvious, but we find that clients do often trip over this one. A lot of people just think “I like that song” and never stop to think about the implications of the words. </p>
<p>Hope this helps…</p>