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In the first part of this post, we covered some country songs, some cheesy songs, some current songs, and some folk songs you can dance to with your daddy.  Today, let’s see what else we can find.

There’s “Daddy’s Girl” by Red Sovine

“Just the Way You Are” Billy Joel

or “Gracie” by Ben Folds (particularly handy if your name is Grace, of course…)

There are songs that just automatically make the guests melt and go “Awwww….” — I’m a sucker for these songs.

“Daughter” Loudoun Wainwright (which you might remember from the ending of “Knocked Up”

“Father and Daughter” Paul Simon (sorry about the video…I don’t know those people, obviously)

“Over the Rainbow” (the Iz version, obviously!)

“You’ve Got a Friend” James Taylor

“Stand By Me” Ben E. King

And “Have I Told You Lately That I Love You” (you can use the Rod Stewart version, but I prefer the Van Morrison tune)

(Sorry for the Wall-E video…it was the only version I could find that wasn’t some weird tribute to Zac Efron or Twilight…teenage girls must love this song for some reason?)

I like upbeat songs for Father/Daughter dance songs. If your dad is willing to bust a little bit of a move, these are always fun:

“You’ve Got a Friend in Me” Randy Newman (Yes, the song from Toy Story…listen to the lyrics! So cute!)

“American Girl” Tom Petty

“I Love You More Today Than Yesterday” Spiral Staircase

“Reach Out (I’ll Be There)” The Four Tops

And a song your dad might love (and Lord knows your mom does!), “It’s Not Unusual” by Tom Jones

And, finally, if your family is as goofy as mine can be, they’re always joking around. Make people go “Oh, that’s so them” with one of these songs:

“Short People” Randy Newman (my dad used to sing this to me all the time…he’s 6′4. I’m…not.)

“If You Wanna Be Happy” by Jimmy Soul (Another one of my dad’s favorites, the lyrics say “If you wanna be happy for the rest of your life, never make a pretty woman your wife, so from my personal point of view, get an ugly girl to marry you” Like I said, the bride has to have a pretty good sense of humor…)

If your dad loves his duds, how about “Sharp Dressed Man” by ZZ Top (here with David Cook)

“I Knew the Bride (When she used to rock and roll)” Nick Lowe

And for the dad who gave the groom a “stern talking to” before the wedding, there’s Rodney Atkins’ “Cleaning This Gun”

What song are you using to dance with your dad?  Anything we missed here?

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I was a music major in college, and so music has always been one of my favorite things about weddings.  Plus my family and I love to dance (we’re not good at it…we just love to do it…) so a rockin wedding is a MUST!  One fun aspect where you can really infuse your personality into your wedding is the Father/Daughter dance.  Now, in these days, you don’t HAVE to do a Father/Daughter dance.  You can do a Mother/Daughter dance, you can do nothing at all, you can dance with your grandpa…it’s totally up to you!  But if you are doing one, sometimes it’s difficult to think of good songs.  So, of course, I’m here to help!

There are a lot of different ways you can go with the father/daughter dance.  There’s the tried and true, clearly made for a first dance songs:

“Butterfly Kisses” Bob Carlisle

“I Loved Her First”  Heartland

“Cinderella” Steven Curtis Chapman

“Daddy” by Kendall Payne

Or “A Song for my Daughter” by Ray Allaire

There are songs that are not quite as…sappy…but still classics:

“My Girl” The Temptations (I would totally do this for my imaginary wedding…if my sister hadn’t already used it on my dad, even though I’m TOTALLY his girl!)

“The Way You Look Tonight” Tony Bennett (again, there are other great versions, but the Tony Bennett version was used in “My Best Friend’s Wedding,” and therefore the BEST one for a wedding!)

Or “Isn’t She Lovely” by Stevie Wonder, which he wrote for his daughter’s birth

There are Old Fashioned songs:

“Thank Heaven for Little Girls” The Lennon Sisters

“Unforgettable” Nat King Cole (I like the original better than the duet with Natalie)

The Beatles wrote several songs perfect for a Father Daughter dance.

“All You Need Is Love” (Ignore the crazy trippiness that is “Yellow Submarine”)

“In My Life”

and “Here Comes the Sun” are three great examples

If your dad was a dad of the folky Dylan/CSNY era, there are some great songs that would be perfect.

“Forever Young” Bob Dylan

“Here for You” Neil Young

“You Are My Sunshine” (this is one of my favorite versions…Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash)

“Magical Child” Graham Nash

“Teach Your Children Well” Crosby, Stills, & Nash

Country fans have TONS of options. Here are some of my favorites:

“They Don’t Make Em Like My Daddy Anymore” Loretta Lynn

“All American Girl” Carrie Underwood

“Daddy’s Angel” by T. Carter

And one of my new favorites, “Best Day” by Taylor Swift (I admit it…I love her!)

In fact, there are a lot of “current” (meaning in the last, say, 15 years or so) songs that are great for first dance songs.

“Kind and Generous” Natalie Merchant

“Wildflowers” Tom Petty

“My Darling” by Wilco

“Still Fighting It” by Ben Folds

And a song that would be in serious contention for me, “Sweet Pea” by Amos Lee

To prevent this post from getting too overwhelming, I’ll let you listen to these, and next time we’ll cover the “Aw” songs, some upbeat songs and some choices for those of you, like me, who will take any opportunity for a joke!