mother / son song for a wedding - help !!!
 

My son is getting married this June and wants for me to pick the mother/son dance song. I need help with this. I can't figure out which song to choose.

Just to give a bit of background, he is my only son - when he was 4 years old, he underwent brain surgery for an inoperable brain tumor - the doctors weren't sure if he would survive. He had to relearn how to walk and talk again , I NEVER left his side, of course , for 2 months, and I helped him to relearn how to walk and talk again. He had another brain tumor surgery when he was 6 years old, also he has a shunt in his head. He truly IS my miracle child! He was so sick at one time, that he even got a wish from the Make A Wish Foundation. He is now 21 years old and getting married !

Naturally, we are VERY close , but I am having a difficult time finding a song that would describe how I feel about him.

Please, any suggestions would be appreciated.

The 1st pic is me & my son after one of his surgeries - took him to Florida -
The 2nd pic was taken Christmas 2007.

My friend and his Mom danced to "What A Wonderful World" (Louis Armstrong version). I thought it was a great choice. :nod:

I never even thought of that song! thanks ! :)

You're welcome! It really is such a great song. :cool:

Congratulations! I'd recommend doing a google search and just type "mother son wedding songs". I just did and a lot of songs came up I never heard of, or wouldn't have thought of. Here is one I checked out. It's called "Child Of Mine" by Carole King. The words are so pretty. The tempo is kind of slow though.

Although you see the world
Different than me
Sometimes I can touch upon
The wonders that you see

And all the new colors
And pictures you've designed
Oh yes sweet darlin'
So glad you are a chi-ild of mine
Child of mine, chi-ild of mine
Oh yes sweet darlin'
So glad you are a chi-ild o-of mine

You don't need directions
You know which way to go
And I don't wanna hold you back
I just wanna watch you grow

You're the one who taught me-ee
You don't have to loo-ook behind
Oh yes sweet darlin'
So glad you are a child of mine
Child of mine, child of mine
Oh yes sweet darlin'
So glad you are a chi-ild of mine

Nobody's gonna kill your dreams
Or tell you how to li-ive your life
There'll always be people
To make it hard for a while
But you'll change their head
When they see you-ou smi-i-i-ile

The times you were born in
May not have been the best
But you can make the times to come
Better than the rest

I know you will be honest
If you can't a-always be kind
Oh yes sweet darlin'
So glad you are a child of mine
Child of mine, chi-ild of mine
Oh yes sweet darlin'
So glad you are a child of mine

Child of mine, chi-ild of mine
Oh yes sweet darlin'
So glad you are a chi-ild of mine

I will do the google search! thanks for the tip! :thumbsup:

That child of mine song, just reading the lyrics made me cry - that is a real good one ,too! Wow, I'm at work with tears flowing - lol - that one really got to me. :nod:

thanks for all the help.

What about Simple Man? I like Shinedowns version better than Skynards though.



Well mama told me, when I was young
Said sit beside me, my only son
And listen closely to what I say
And if you do this, it'll help you some sunny day

Ahhh
Yeah it will

Or take your time don't live to fast
Troubles will come and they will pass
You'll find a woman and you'll find love
And don't forget that there's is a someone up above

[Chorus]
Be a simple kind of man
Be a something you love and understand
Baby be a simple kind of man
Oh won't you do this for me son if you can
(if you can)

Forget your lust for the rich man's gold
All that you need now is in your soul
And you can do this(oh baby)if you try
All that I want from you my son is to be satisfied

[Chorus]
And be a simple kind of man
Be a something that you love and understand
Baby be a simple kind of man
Oh won't you do this for me son if you can
(if you can)

Oh don't you worry
You'll find yourself
Follow your heart
And nothing else
And you can do this(oh baby)if you try
All that I want from you my son is to be satisfied

[Chorus]
And be a simple kind of man
Oh won't you do this for me son if you can
So baby be a simple be a simple man
Oh won't you do this for me son if you can

Hey, you left out what you think of his fiancee. If you disapprove, maybe "Battle of the Dragon" might make a point?;):lol:

Seriously, I get that you are excited about the big day. Congratulations on the upcoming event.
I have been to weddings where (as someone suggested) "What a Wonderful World" played for the bride/father dance, & it was nice.


- Jake

I was going to suggest this- my friend swears it will be her dance at her son's wedding (he's in 2nd grade now- she likes to plan ahead!).

I know of someone else who was trying to find a good mother/son wedding song...she was leaning toward James Taylor, "You've Got a Friend." Thought it could be a nice pick :-)

Good point! At 1st, I didn't care for her too much, but I guess that NOONE is good enough for my son, :laugh: I have gotten to know her pretty good now, and we have gotten really close.

Thanks for all of the song suggestions! I will let you know which one I choose!!!

No suggestions, (sorry) but I wanted to comment that the pic of you two just screams love. There's no love like the love you have for your children, huh?

congratulations on the son's impending nuptials!

I like an upbeat mother-son dance, like "Murder, He Says" performed by the inimitable Betty Hutton:

What a sweet story about you and your son. So sweet.

You said you were looking for a song how you feel about your son, but there is a song that came to mind, but it is more maternal, from the son's point of view. Paul Simon's Loves Me Like A Rock.
When I was a little boy, (when I was just a boy)
And the devil would call my name (when I was just a boy)
Id say now who do,
Who do you think youre fooling? (when I was just a boy)
Im a consecrated boy (when I was just a boy)
Im a singer in a sunday choir
Oh , my mama loves, she loves me
She get down on her knees and hug me
Like she loves me like a rock
She rocks me like the rock of ages
And loves me
She love me, love me, love me, love me

When I was grown to be a man (grown to be a man)
And the devil would call my name (grown to be a man)
Id say now who do,
Who do you think youre fooling? (grown to be a man)
Im a consummated man (grown to be a man)
I can snatch a little purity
My mama loves me, she loves me
She get down on her knees and hug me
Like she loves me like a rock
She rocks me like the rock of ages
And loves me
She love me, love me, love me, love me
And if I was president (was the president)
The minute congress call my name (was the president)
Id say who do,
Who do you think youre fooling? (who do you think youre fooling)

Ive got the presidential seal (was the president)
Im up on the presidential podium
My mama loves me
She loves me
She get down on her knees and hug me
Like she loves me like a rock
She rocks me like the rock of ages
And loves me

Fade out:
She love me, love me, love me, love me
(loves me like a rock)

But then a sweet song I have always loved is Bacharach's 'Reach Out For Me'
When you go through a day
And the things that people say
They make you feel so small
They make you feel that
Your heart will just never stop aching
And when you just can't accept the abuse you are taking

Darlin' reach out for me
Don't you worry, I'll see you through
You just have to reach out for me
I'll be there and I'll comfort you
Oh yes, I will
Comfort you and love you
Oh how I'm gonna love you

When good friends prove untrue
And the things they do to you
They make you feel so bad
They make you feel that
You haven't a reason for living
So when you feel you
Could throw in the towel and just give in

Darlin' reach out for me
Don't you worry, I'll see you through
You just have to reach out for me
I'll be there and I'll comfort you
Oh yes, I will
Comfort you and love you
Oh how I'm gonna love you

They make you feel that
Your heart will just never stop aching
And when you just can't accept the abuse you are taking

Darlin' reach out for me
Don't you worry, I'll see you through
You just have to reach out for me
I'll be there and I'll comfort you
Oh yes, I will
Comfort you and love you
Oh how I'm gonna love you


Good luck in finding the right song. Someone should write a song for you.

Hey, how about "Bridge Over Troubled Water"? (Just don't break into the Stevie song when he sings the silver girl line ;).)

- Jake