Thursday, June 12, 2008

Not so sappy Father/Daughter dance songs

I just came across this list and there are some really great suggestions here. If the thought of dancing to "Butterfly Kisses" with your pop makes you want to throw up in your mouth a little, here's some alternatives

daughter - loudon wainwright
here comes the sun - beatles
brightside of the road - van morrison
tupelo honey - van morrison
wildflowers - tom petty
gracie - ben folds
still fighting it – ben folds (good for a boy and mom)
somewhere over the rainbow/what a wonderful world - israel kamakawio ole
lullaby - dixie chicks
wide open spaces - dixie chicks
turn, turn - the byrds
blackbird - the beatles
the rainbow connection - any artist, but kermit’s best
father & daughter - paul simon from the thornberrys soundtrack
wonderful world - louis armstrong
pennies from heaven – louis armstrong
sugar mountain - neil young
never fully dressed without a smile - harry connick jr., or annie soundtrack
landslide - fleetwood mac or dixie chicks
dancing in daddy’s shoes – leon redbone
circle game – joni Mitchell
child of mine – carol king
how sweet it is – james taylor
sweet baby james – james taylor
thank heaven for little girls – gigi soundtrack
I had a good father and mother – kate wolf (very folk)
Molly Ban – Alison Krauss
How you’ve grown – 10,000 maniacs

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