# Wedding Dance - Dad & Daughter - need suggestions fast! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 18, 2006, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wedding-dance-dad-daughter-need-suggestions-fast/365082 "2006-07-18T23:56:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Adoptamom\_II](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Adoptamom\_II](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Adoptamom_II)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2006, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wedding-dance-dad-daughter-need-suggestions-fast/365082/1 "2006-07-18T23:56:55Z")
One of our daughters is getting married :::gulp::: next week and we need quick suggestions of what would be a nice song for her father and her to dance to. Both of them enjoy classical, old rock, and light country music. Give it your best shot please! ---
**Author:** ![pinkfreud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pinkfreud/32/17603_2.png) [@pinkfreud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pinkfreud)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2006, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wedding-dance-dad-daughter-need-suggestions-fast/365082/2 "2006-07-19T00:05:32Z")
Tony Bennett’s [Waltz for Debby](http://www.collectablesrecords.com/product/playtrack.cfm/product_80902_track_11_disc_1_player_wm.html) is a lovely song for a father/daughter dance at a wedding. ---
**Author:** ![Della](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c68b51/32.png) [@Della](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Della)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2006, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wedding-dance-dad-daughter-need-suggestions-fast/365082/3 "2006-07-19T00:27:49Z")
Louis Armstrong’s “What a wonderful world” is always a classic. ---
**Author:** ![purple\_haze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/db5fbb/32.png) [@purple\_haze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purple_haze)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2006, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wedding-dance-dad-daughter-need-suggestions-fast/365082/4 "2006-07-19T00:35:04Z")
Kenny Rogers - “Through the Years” is nice. ---
**Author:** ![StuffLikeThatThere](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc8723/32.png) [@StuffLikeThatThere](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StuffLikeThatThere)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2006, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wedding-dance-dad-daughter-need-suggestions-fast/365082/5 "2006-07-19T00:54:03Z")
Mr. Stuff’s cousin got married a couple of years ago and their father/daughter song made me cry, it was so gorgeous. It’s “Father and Daughter” by Paul Simon, and it’s all about love and loyalty and good memories. It made me miss my father terribly. I won’t post all the lyrics for fear of being mod-slapped 😉 but just a couple of the lines are: > [@](#): > > I’m gonna watch you shine > Gonna watch you grow > … > As long as one and one is two > There could never be a father > Who loves his daughter more than I love you I think I need to go somewhere and have a little weepy-weep all over again. _sniff_ ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2006, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wedding-dance-dad-daughter-need-suggestions-fast/365082/6 "2006-07-19T01:12:00Z")
[Delilah Gets Married](http://www.yellowtailrecords.com/lyrics/lyr_doug.html#dlmarried), from the Doug Suite, by Uncle Bonsai. Might be hard to find a copy on short notice, though. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2006, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wedding-dance-dad-daughter-need-suggestions-fast/365082/7 "2006-07-19T01:42:03Z")
The folks here who are especially into this sort of thing hang out in a different forum. Moved from IMHO to CS. ---
**Author:** ![Merijeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2006, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wedding-dance-dad-daughter-need-suggestions-fast/365082/8 "2006-07-19T02:39:17Z")
Well, there’s always _Afternoon Delight_. 🙂 -Joe ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2006, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wedding-dance-dad-daughter-need-suggestions-fast/365082/9 "2006-07-19T02:50:01Z")
If the daughter is moving or lives far away I’ll be seeing you If not then perhaps Bridge over Troubled Water Que Sara Sara ---
**Author:** ![cruel\_butterfly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5daacb/32.png) [@cruel\_butterfly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cruel_butterfly)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2006, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wedding-dance-dad-daughter-need-suggestions-fast/365082/10 "2006-07-19T03:10:21Z")
Lionel Richie’s [_Ballerina Girl_](http://www.oldielyrics.com/lyrics/lionel_richie/ballerina_girl.html) ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2006, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wedding-dance-dad-daughter-need-suggestions-fast/365082/11 "2006-07-19T04:02:38Z")
_Girl, You’ll Be a Woman Soon_ It’s creepy on just so many levels. Second choice: _Thank Heaven For Little Girls_ 😃 ---
**Author:** ![LVgeogeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b19c9b/32.png) [@LVgeogeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LVgeogeek)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2006, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wedding-dance-dad-daughter-need-suggestions-fast/365082/12 "2006-07-19T05:26:31Z")
[QUOTE=Della] Louis Armstrong’s “What a wonderful world” is always a classic. [/QUOTE] This was my “father-daugher” dance at my wedding. I have always liked that song and Louis Armstrong is one of dad’s favorite musicians. Mr. Geek danced with is mom to Dean Martin’s “your Nobody Until Somebosy Loves You” ---
**Author:** ![Adoptamom\_II](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Adoptamom\_II](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Adoptamom_II)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2006, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wedding-dance-dad-daughter-need-suggestions-fast/365082/13 "2006-07-19T10:40:16Z")
These are great suggestions 🙂 Thanks and keep them coming please! ---
**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2006, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wedding-dance-dad-daughter-need-suggestions-fast/365082/14 "2006-07-19T10:51:40Z")
Jimmy Durante comes to mind. Like “Young at Heart” or “Make Someone Happy.” ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2006, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wedding-dance-dad-daughter-need-suggestions-fast/365082/15 "2006-07-19T11:09:50Z")
I don’t really care for Celine Dion, but her song “Because You Loved Me” is a nice one. It’s a love song from some movie, but the words translate nicely into a father-daughter dance. ---
**Author:** ![rockle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/73ab20/32.png) [@rockle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rockle)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2006, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wedding-dance-dad-daughter-need-suggestions-fast/365082/16 "2006-07-19T11:12:44Z")
I danced with my Dad to “My Girl.” At the time, someone also suggested “Unforgettable” as an alternative – that ended up being the mother-son dance. ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2006, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wedding-dance-dad-daughter-need-suggestions-fast/365082/17 "2006-07-19T11:54:07Z")
Surely Frank and Nancy Sinatra’s “Somethin’ Stupid”? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![The\_Chao\_Goes\_Mu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_chao_goes_mu/32/3191_2.png) [@The\_Chao\_Goes\_Mu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Chao_Goes_Mu)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2006, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wedding-dance-dad-daughter-need-suggestions-fast/365082/18 "2006-07-19T12:33:12Z")
I was thinking “Landslide” by Stevie Nicks ---
**Author:** ![vix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a88e4f/32.png) [@vix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vix)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2006, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wedding-dance-dad-daughter-need-suggestions-fast/365082/19 "2006-07-19T13:15:45Z")
[QUOTE=StuffLikeThatThere] Mr. Stuff’s cousin got married a couple of years ago and their father/daughter song made me cry, it was so gorgeous. It’s “Father and Daughter” by Paul Simon, and it’s all about love and loyalty and good memories. [/QUOTE] My father and I danced to that one, too. ---
**Author:** ![saoirse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@saoirse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saoirse)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2006, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wedding-dance-dad-daughter-need-suggestions-fast/365082/20 "2006-07-19T13:18:29Z")
I’m surprised no one has mentioned “Sugar Daddy” by CJ Boland. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wedding-dance-dad-daughter-need-suggestions-fast/365082.md?page=2)