# Father/Daughter wedding dance. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 22, 2016, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/father-daughter-wedding-dance/758101 "2016-06-22T23:15:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![janis\_and\_c0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janis_and_c0/32/21_2.png) [@janis\_and\_c0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janis_and_c0)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2016, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/father-daughter-wedding-dance/758101/21 "2016-06-23T03:27:43Z")
How about For Baby (for Bobbie) [For Baby (For Bobbie) - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCAfrYosAio) ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2016, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/father-daughter-wedding-dance/758101/22 "2016-06-23T04:06:47Z")
I do like the Paul Simon song. Hadn’t heard it before. How about Carole King, _Now and Forever_? > [@](#): > > … > > Now and forever, I’ll remember > All the promises still unbroken > And think about all the words between us > That never needed to be spoken > > … > Now and forever, I will always think of you > Now and forever, I will always be with you Full lyrics: [Carole King - Now And Forever Lyrics | AZLyrics.com](http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/caroleking/nowandforever.html) YouTube (with lyrics): [https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=eVgOMfmuWw8](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=eVgOMfmuWw8) ---
**Author:** ![Algernon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a183cd/32.png) [@Algernon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Algernon)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2016, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/father-daughter-wedding-dance/758101/23 "2016-06-23T14:47:37Z")
I searched long and hard for a non-traditional, more recent song for my daughter’s father-daughter dance 9 months ago. She said it was my choice, but that she had veto power. 🙂 I ended up with “My Legs Are Weak” by Paloma Faith. I am not much of a dancer so I needed an easy tempo. I love the melody, and I liked these lyrics: “Goodbye sweet angel Sail away on teary seas Tattooed the time we had On my memory My legs are weak. When I close my eyes I see you, The dimples in your cheeks,” However, and this is probably a disqualifier for most people, I took the chance that none of the audience would actually listen to the full lyrics because the song is actually about someone who died. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2016, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/father-daughter-wedding-dance/758101/24 "2016-06-23T15:06:00Z")
Jimmy Buffet[Little Miss Magic](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-dJ0UAYicY). I like what he said once. He said if a musician doesn’t write a song about their child they may as well give up the profession. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2016, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/father-daughter-wedding-dance/758101/25 "2016-06-24T20:02:31Z")
[“I Loved Her First”](https://youtu.be/nrWMBC6yoME) by Heartland. > [@](#): > > 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’s still hard to give her away > I loved her first [“Cinderella”](https://youtu.be/nrWMBC6yoME) by Steven Curtis Chapman. > [@](#): > > She came home today with a ring on her hand > Just glowing and telling us all they had planned > She says, “Dad, the wedding’s still six months away but I need to practice my dancin’ > Oh please, Daddy, please!” > > So I will dance with Cinderella > While she is here in my arms > 'Cause I know something the prince never knew > Oh I will dance with Cinderella > I don’t want to miss even one song > 'Cause all too soon the clock will strike midnight > And she’ll be gone You don’t want to look into the origins of that last song, by the way. Too heartbreaking. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2016, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/father-daughter-wedding-dance/758101/26 "2016-06-24T20:04:35Z")
No tangos, that would be icky. Unless you camp it up and make her hold a rose in her teeth. ---
**Author:** ![K364](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k364/32/5_2.png) [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2016, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/father-daughter-wedding-dance/758101/27 "2016-06-24T20:58:52Z")
> [@Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](#): > > Husband and his mother danced to Dylan’s Forever Young, as performed by Rod Stewart. I think that might be more “conventional”, though. I _really_ like this version by Audra Mae and The Forest Rangers: [https://youtu.be/AaPEe4EwTEU](https://youtu.be/AaPEe4EwTEU) ---
**Author:** ![jehan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f6c823/32.png) [@jehan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jehan)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2016, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/father-daughter-wedding-dance/758101/28 "2016-06-28T21:17:12Z")
If you are both of the geeky persuasion, there is the song my daughter used at her wedding a couple of years ago, from Buffy- the musical episode. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/FlAR7Y2mV2A/hqdefault.jpg "Buffy the musical: Giles - Standing with lyrics") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlAR7Y2mV2A) ---
**Author:** ![NVME702-redux](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a183cd/32.png) [@NVME702-redux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NVME702-redux)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2016, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/father-daughter-wedding-dance/758101/29 "2016-06-29T17:51:23Z")
I know its overused- But I like “My Girl” is that the Temptations? If you want to be cruel and make people break out in tears- the bride as well- try “She’s Leaving Home” by the Beatles. ---
**Author:** ![Enright3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/enright3/32/2897_2.png) [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2016, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/father-daughter-wedding-dance/758101/30 "2016-06-30T15:24:42Z")
Ugh, my wife let my MIL come up with the song for her to dance with her dad (and I had to dance with my MIL) My MIL chose Through the Years by Kenny Rogers. That sucker comes it at just under 5 minutes. Torture. For God’s sake don’t pick Through the Years! ---
**Author:** ![Doyle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doyle/32/439_2.png) [@Doyle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doyle)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2016, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/father-daughter-wedding-dance/758101/31 "2016-06-30T17:08:33Z")
[Frank Sinatra - The Way You Look Tonight](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9ZGKALMMuc) Did a simple box step with the daughter that actually received quite a few compliments. ---
**Author:** ![janis\_and\_c0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janis_and_c0/32/21_2.png) [@janis\_and\_c0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janis_and_c0)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2016, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/father-daughter-wedding-dance/758101/32 "2016-07-20T19:46:45Z")
Hey **Tinker** , what;d you go with? ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2016, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/father-daughter-wedding-dance/758101/33 "2016-07-20T20:20:53Z")
If you’re feeling really frisky, there’s always Billy Idol’s _White Wedding_. ---
**Author:** ![Corner\_Case](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/corner_case/32/234_2.png) [@Corner\_Case](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Corner_Case)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2016, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/father-daughter-wedding-dance/758101/34 "2016-07-20T20:56:09Z")
After you pick a nice one, if you want to crack up the audience, collude with the D.J: {inspired by the work of [Tim Hawkins: Inappropriate Wedding Songs](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8S2u8_vSnc)} D.J: And now for a special song for father and daughter {D.J. starts “What’s Love got to do with it?”} Father: Hey, stop that! D.J.: How about {D.J. starts “But I still haven’t found what I’m lookin’ for”} Father: No. What’s wrong with you? {D.J. starts “Dude looks like a lady”} Daughter: HEY! ---
**Author:** ![Tinker\_Grey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tinker_grey/32/8136_2.png) [@Tinker\_Grey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tinker_Grey)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2016, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/father-daughter-wedding-dance/758101/35 "2016-07-25T04:15:52Z")
> [@janis\_and\_c0](#): > > Hey **Tinker** , what;d you go with? Well, I’m a big Dylan fan so doing Forever Young satisfies my daughter’s sense of her father as well it pleasing me. It’s a little obvious to me, but I rather expect that your average populace isn’t as savvy as the teeming millions. Thanks all for your suggestions. ETA: 5 days to go. ---
**Author:** ![Algernon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a183cd/32.png) [@Algernon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Algernon)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2016, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/father-daughter-wedding-dance/758101/36 "2016-07-25T13:40:04Z")
> [@Tinker\_Grey](#): > > Well, I’m a big Dylan fan so doing Forever Young satisfies my daughter’s sense of her father as well it pleasing me. It’s a little obvious to me, but I rather expect that your average populace isn’t as savvy as the teeming millions. > > Thanks all for your suggestions. > > ETA: 5 days to go. Good choice. I quoted some of those lyrics in my father-of-the-bride speech. Have a wonderful time and try to soak in every moment. It goes by really fast. ---
**Author:** ![janis\_and\_c0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janis_and_c0/32/21_2.png) [@janis\_and\_c0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janis_and_c0)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2016, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/father-daughter-wedding-dance/758101/37 "2016-07-25T14:32:02Z")
> [@Tinker\_Grey](#): > > Well, I’m a big Dylan fan so doing Forever Young satisfies my daughter’s sense of her father as well it pleasing me. It’s a little obvious to me, but I rather expect that your average populace isn’t as savvy as the teeming millions. > > Thanks all for your suggestions. > > ETA: 5 days to go. A Solid choice! Hope it goes well & congrats to her & your family! ---
**Author:** ![Tinker\_Grey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tinker_grey/32/8136_2.png) [@Tinker\_Grey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tinker_Grey)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2016, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/father-daughter-wedding-dance/758101/38 "2016-07-25T16:28:43Z")
> [@Algernon](#): > > Good choice. I quoted some of those lyrics in my father-of-the-bride speech. > > Have a wonderful time and try to soak in every moment. It goes by really fast. > [@janis\_and\_c0](#): > > A Solid choice! Hope it goes well & congrats to her & your family! Thanks, guys! I’m looking forward to it. ---
**Author:** ![vix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a88e4f/32.png) [@vix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vix)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2016, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/father-daughter-wedding-dance/758101/39 "2016-07-26T00:51:09Z")
My father and I danced to the Paul Simon song. I’ve never heard it any other weddings. ---
**Author:** ![Tinker\_Grey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tinker_grey/32/8136_2.png) [@Tinker\_Grey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tinker_Grey)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2016, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/father-daughter-wedding-dance/758101/40 "2016-07-26T01:52:40Z")
> [@vix](#): > > My father and I danced to the Paul Simon song. I’ve never heard it any other weddings. That was a contender. I have lots of respect for Paul Simon. But we both figured the Dylan song meant more to us **and** we could sway to the Dylan song. We’d have to learn some steps for _Father and Daughter_. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/father-daughter-wedding-dance/758101.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/father-daughter-wedding-dance/758101.md?page=3)