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Father/Daughter Dance...

kandm Posted:

Father/Daughter Dance...

My parents are divorced and I lived with my mom. All the songs I hear are all about 'watching you grow up' and 'how much you look like your mom now' and stuff of that nature. I don't think any song like that fits my situation. Anyone have any good ideas for songs that are appropriate for father/daughter dance w/o all of that stuff?

Samanthas Mom Posted:

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how bout
Ill stand by you
I think its by the pretenders
Samanthas Mom Posted:

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how bout
Ill stand by you by the pretenders?
Sassy Posted:

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Or
The Way You Look TOnight......
OctBride03 Posted:

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I went to a wedding where the bride danced with her dad to 'Because you Loved Me' by Celine Dion and I have to say, that out of all the weddings I've been too, watching that dance was the most emotional of all!

Also, 'Wind Beneath My Wings' is a good one too (sorry Lori )
Samanthas Mom Posted:

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Why it did that twice I dont know
sorry
first time I got a time out error and it wasnt there
EvenEdan Posted:

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I'm using Daddy's Home, the words aren't really that appropriate (not that they are inappropriate), but my Dad would always sing that line when he walked in the door.

janatlantica Posted:

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I turn to you by Christina Aguilera is nice, but might be a bit much...come to think of it, I second the nomination for 'the way tou look tonight'!
nylisa Posted:

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I am using You Lite Up My Life by Debbie Boone because I used to sing that song to my dad when I was little.

karenJ Posted:

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I think 'The way you look tonight ' is nice. I love Rod Stewart's version.

K
OctBride03 Posted:

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Another vote for 'The Way you Look Tonight' I forgot about that one!
eroxgirl Posted:

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I have no idea what I'll pick but Butterfly Kisses is out because of that 'you look like your mom' line, so I know how you feel!

jar823 Posted:

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Eric Clapton.....My Father's Eyes

I think that's the name. I have the same situation, it is a very nice song. Good Luck on the search!
Julybaby Posted:

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I was thinking of using 'Isn't She Lovely' by Stevie Wonder. However, I don't know if there are any lines in there about watching you grow up. I got that idea somewhere on LI Weddings. If that song is not appropriate, then I vote for 'The Way You Look Tonight.'

MissLinda Posted:

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Isn't She Lovely Lyrics
-Stevie Wonder

Isn't she lovely
Isn't she wonderfull
Isn't she precious
Less than one minute old
I never thought through love we'd be
Making one as lovely as she
But isn't she lovely made from love

Isn't she pretty
Truly the angel's best
Boy, I'm so happy
We have been heaven blessed
I can't believe what God has done
through us he's given life to one
But isn't she lovely made from love

Isn't she lovely
Life and love are the same
Life is Aisha
The meaning of her name
Londie, it could have not been done
Without you who conceived the one
That's so very lovely made from love

kandm Posted:

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Thank you sooooo much for the ideas. So far, I think the one's I like the best are Isn't She Lovely and The Way You Look Tonight! Keep the ideas coming!!
CathyB Posted:

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I'm using 'What a Wonderful World' by Louis Armstrong.

Julybaby Posted:

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Thanks, MissLinda, for the words to 'Isn't She Lovely.' My parents are also divorced but they had joint custody, so my father did watch me grow up. But it sounds like at the end of the song Stevie Wonder is paying a tribute to the mother of the child. That's what I interpreted. Maybe I need to find a new song - nothing too slow.

MissLinda Posted:

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Julybaby,

How about 'MY GIRL'

The Temptations My Girl Lyrics


I've got sunshine on a cloudy day.
When it's cold outside I've got the month of May.
I guess you'd say
What can make me feel this way?
My girl (my girl, my girl)
Talkin' 'bout my girl (my girl).

I've got so much honey the bees envy me.
I've got a sweeter song than the birds in the trees.
I guess you'd say
What can make me feel this way?
My girl (my girl, my girl)
Talkin' 'bout my girl (my girl).

Hey hey hey
Hey hey hey
Ooooh.

I don't need no money, fortune, or fame.
I've got all the riches baby one man can claim.
I guess you'd say
What can make me feel this way?
My girl (my girl, mt girl)
Talkin' 'bout my girl (my girl).

I've got sunshine on a cloudy day
with my girl.
I've even got the month of May
with my girl
yabbobay Posted:

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I used My Girl...

but here are others
In My Life Beatles

There are places I'll remember
All my life though some have changed
Some forever not for better
Some have gone and some remain
All these places have their moments
With lovers and friends I still can recall
Some are dead and some are living
In my life I've loved them all

But of all these friends and lovers
There is no one compares with you
And these memories lose their meaning
When I think of love as something new
Though I know I'll never lose affection
For people and things that went before
I know I'll often stop and think about them
In my life I love you more

Though I know I'll never lose affection
For people and things that went before
I know I'll often stop and think about them
In my life I love you more
In my life I love you more
______________________________
Landslide, Stevie Nicks
I took my love, I took it down
Climbed a mountain and I turned around
I saw my reflection in the snow covered hills
'Till the landslide brought me down

Oh, mirror in the sky
What is love
Can the child within my heart rise above
Can I sail through the changing ocean tides
Can I handle the seasons of my life

Well, I've been afraid of changing
'Cause I've built my life around you
But time makes you get bolder
Even children get older
And I'm getting older too

Oh, take my love, take it down
Climb a mountain and turn around
If you see my reflection in the snow covered hills
Well the landslide will bring it down

If you see my reflection in the snow covered hills
Well the landslide will bring it down.
________________________________________
Sophie B Hawkins
As I Lay Me Down

it felt like spring time on this february morning
in a courtyard birds were singing your praise
i'm still recalling things you said to make me feel alright
i carried them with me today
now

as i lay me down to sleep
this i pray
that you will hold me dear
though i'm far away
i'll whisper your name into the sky
and i will wake up happy

i wonder why i feel so high
though i am not above the sorrow
heavy hearted
till you call my name
and it sounds like church bells
or the whistle of a train
on a summer evening
i'll run to meet you
barefoot barely breathing

as i lay me down to sleep
this i pray
that you will hold me dear
though i'm far away
i'll whisper your name into the sky
and i will wake up happy

oh darlin'
as i lay me down to sleep
this i pray
that you will hold me dear
though i'm far away
i'll whisper your name into the sky
and i will wake up happy

it's not too near for me
like a flower i need the rain
though it's not clear to me
every season has it's change
and i will see you
when the sun comes out again

as i lay me down to sleep
this i pray
that you will hold me dear
though i'm far away
i'll whisper your name into the sky
and i will wake up happy
repeat twice

when the sun comes out again
i will wake up happy
this i pray

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