Mother/Son Dance Songs

I am a mama who will one day hopefully get to dance with her son on his wedding day.

It wasn’t until I started writing this blog post that I realized just how cheesy most of the recommended Mother/Son Dance Songs are and I want better for us all!

Music is one of my parenting secrets.

I turn on the tunes the second we walk through the door. It relaxes me, seems to focus the kids and there are lot of epic dance parties which will forever be my favorite simplest moments.

In my book a mother/son dance moment calls for a real tune not some totally cheesy ballad.

Here’s my curated list.

I don’t want to admit just how long I spent pulling this list together but, let’s just say I went down a rabbit hole so you don’t have to!

Stand By Me | Florence + The Machine

No Matter What | Calum Scott

93 Million Miles | Jason Mraz

Sweetest Devotion | Adele

Forever Young | Bob Dylan

If Not For You | Bob Dylan

Forever Young | Rod Stewart

Kind & Generous | Natalie Merchant

Don’t You Worry Child | Swedish House Mafia

One of my favorite parent dance moments of all time was when a groom and his mom danced to a few frames of a more traditional slower song and then had the band pick it up while they grabbed the bride’s family for a full-on dance party. This would be a great dance party moment tune.

O-o-h Child | The Five Stairsteps

Talk to your band about swapping “Some Day” for “Today” and you’ve got a fun, more appropriate song.

Take A Listen On Spotify

when do you need to decide?

I recommend firming up all your special dance song requests at the 4-6 week mark.

This way you have enough time to update your band so they can learn the song or so you can decide what exact version the DJ is going to play.