Good Father/Daughter Song to dance to?

My father and I danced to Bridge over troubled water (clay aiken version).

When You're Weary Feeling Small
When Tears Are In Your Eyes I Will Dry Them All
I'm On Your Side Oh When Times Get Rough
And Friends Just Can't Be Found

Like A Bridge Over Troubled Water
I Will Lay Me Down

When You're Down And Out When You're On The Street
When Evening Falls So Hard I Will Comfort You
I'll Take Your Part Oh When Darkness Comes
And Pain Is All Around

Like A Bridge Over Troubled Water
I Will Lay Me Down
Like A Bridge Over Troubled Water
I Will Lay Me Down

Sail On Silver Girl Sail On By
Your Time Has Come To Shine All Your Dreams Are On Their Way
See How They Shine Oh When You Need A Friend
Look Around I'm Sailing Right Behind

Like A Bridge Over Troubled Water
I Will Ease Your Mind
Like A Bridge Over Troubled Water
I Will Ease Your Mind
Your Mind, Ease Your Mind

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Posted by coxmandi

We're going to dance to 'My Little Girl' by Steve Kirwin. It makes me cry.

On WedAlert.com you can listen to snippets of a bunch of songs, that is how I found mine.

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Me too!!! I loved that song. I cried the first time I heard it so I knew it was perfect

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Posted by jeanla4c

We are using 'In My Life' Dad is a HUGE Beatles fan and up until I went to school when someone said music I thought they meant the Beatles soo it was a no brainer for me....others songs I considered (eg. John Mayer's Daughters but this fits us.

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I LOVE THAT SONG! I get teary just thinking about it.. I'm thinking of using that for my dance with my stepdad. For dad I'm using Lullabye by Billy Joel

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Posted by Kris77

I am dancing to 'Because you loved me' by Celine Dion. My Dad and I are very close, and it explains our relationship to a T.

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Same here and also a Greek song.

I used 'Lullaby' Billy Joel (I was moving to Alaska 3 days after the wedding and so it was a little bit depressing for that moment). There was not a dry eye in the room. Even the guys were crying. Wish we would have chosen something a little bit more upbeat. It took a while for the party to get going again. Turned it from a wedding reception to a farewell.

My sister is using 'There goes my life' by Kenny Chesney.

We danced to 'If it Wasn't for your love' by Heather Headley. It's really beautiful.

Would I be standing here
After all these years
Among the stars above
Maybe not, if it wasn't for your love
Smiling faces all around
Like when a king that has just been crowned
A battle has been won
That I'd have lost
If it wasn't for you love
A fairy tale unfolds
More true than stories I've been told
At last my chance to shine
And all in perfect time
The life I once dreamed of
Who'd have thought
If it wasn't for your love
And oh the wonderful surprise
To have a light so bright it blinds my eyes
And finally I see, how it feels to live a dream
But would I have touched the sky
Ever flown so high
No not i, if it wasn't for your love

We danced to Faith Hill's There You'll Be - I love In My Daughter's Eyes, but didn't know how our band would sound, I also didn't want to cry.

When I think back
On these times
And the dreams
We left behind
I'll be glad 'cause
I was blessed to get
To have you in my life
When I look back
On these days
I'll look and see your face
You were right there for me
[Chorus:]

In my dreams
I'll always see you soar
Above the sky
In my heart
There will always be a place
For you for all my life
I'll keep a part
Of you with me
And everywhere I am
There you'll be

Well you showed me
How it feels
To feel the sky
Within my reach
And I always
Will remember all
The strength you
Gave to me
Your love made me
Make it through
Oh, I owe so much to you
You were right there for me
[Repeat chorus]

'Cause I always saw in you
My light, my strength
And I want to thank you
Now for all the ways
You were right there for me
You were right there for me
For always

I Loved her First.
But I dont remember who sings it. It's kind of contemporary country, but doesn't sound country-sh... the chorus goes something like ' i loved her first/ i held her first/ from the first time she breathed/ first smiled at me/ i knew my heart would always be hers'

Heartlands's 'I loved her first'

Look at the two of you dancing that way
Lost in the moment and each others face
So much in love your alone in this place
Like there's nobody else in the world
I was enough for her not long ago
I was her number one
She told me so
And she still means the world to me
Just so you know
So be careful when you hold my girl
Time changes everything
Life must go on
And I'm not gonna stand in your way

But I loved her first and I held her first
And a place in my heart will always be hers
From the first breath she breathed
When she first smiled at me
I knew the love of a father runs deep
And I prayed that she'd find you someday
But it still hard to give her away
I loved her first

How could that beautiful women with you
Be the same freckle face kid that I knew
The one that I read all those fairy tales to
And tucked into bed all those nights
And I knew the first time I saw you with her
It was only a matter of time

But I loved her first and I held her first
And a place in my heart will always be hers
From the first breath she breathed
When she first smiled at me
I knew the love of a father runs deep
And I prayed that she'd find you someday
But its still hard to give her away
I loved her first

From the first breath she breathed
When she first smiled at me
I knew the love of a father runs deep
Someday you might know what I'm going through
When a miracle smiles up at you
I loved her first

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Posted by Kris77

I am dancing to 'Because you loved me' by Celine Dion. My Dad and I are very close, and it explains our relationship to a T.

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Im thinking of using this

I posted this in the other thread but for those of you may still be looking:

I am using 'The Rainbow Connection' from The Muppet Movie. One of my favorite memories is watching The Muppet Show with my dad every Sunday night when I was a kid, so the song has special meaning to us.

'I loved her first' by heartland

http://www.myspace.com/heartlandcountry

My dad doesn't really like soppy songs either. We are going to dance to a song by U2 that is not father daughter dance related at all. I am not the soppy type either so I'm glad he picked it. So how about a song that you know your dad loves and would be fun for you to dance to?

Other ideas
In My Life-The Beatles
I Just Called - Stevie Wonder

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Posted by Stacey04

We danced to Landslide by Fleetwood Mac

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i love that song!!

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Posted by MeNBobs

In My Life-The Beatles

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this is what I wanted but my mom got all upset and offended... they are divorced and she was thinking that I was saying I love him more than her (the lyrics say in my life I love you more)... ugh, do you see what I deal wiht?!