Cyndi Lauper's “Time After Time” ( hear it).Spiral Staircase's “I Love You More Today Than Yesterday” ( hear it).Jimmy Buffett's “Little Miss Magic” ( hear it).Gram Parsons' “A Song for You” ( hear it).Another Beatles selection, “In My Life” ( hear it).The Beatles' “Across the Universe” ( hear it) or Rufus Wainwright's version.Fleetwood Mac's “Songbird” ( hear it) or “Landslide” ( hear it).Joe Cocker's “Darling Be Home Soon” ( hear it).James Taylor's “You've Got A Friend” ( hear it).Stevie Wonder's “Isn't She Lovely” ( hear it).Paul Simon's “Father and Daughter” ( hear it) or “You Can Call Me Al” ( hear it).The Byrds' “Turn, Turn, Turn” ( hear it).Carol King's “Child of Mine” ( hear it).Beach Boys' “God Only Knows” ( hear it).Billy Joel's “Just the Way You Are” ( hear it).Bad English's “When I See You Smile” ( hear it).The Offbeat Wed team has compiled a pretty good list of totally not overused first dance songs from the silly, to the romantic, to the. Related Post Unique first dance songs that haven't been done to death “Home” by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes ( hear it).Israel “IZ” Kamakawiwo'ole's “Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World” ( hear it).The Cary Brothers' “Blue Eyes” ( hear it).Natalie Merchant's “Kind And Generous” ( hear it).10,000 Maniacs' “How You've Grown” ( hear it).

World Party's “She's the One” ( hear it).

Five for Fighting's “100 Years” ( hear it).

Loudon Wainwright's “Daughter” ( hear it).

Guns and Roses' “Sweet Child O' Mine” ( hear it)Ĭontemporary sentimental, but not overdone (yet!) … for when you want to make the father of the bride cry:.

Queen's “You're My Best Friend” ( hear it).

Bruce Springsteen's “When You Need Me” ( hear it).

The Cars' “Just What I Needed” ( hear it).

Rolling Stones' “She's a Rainbow” ( hear it).

Lynyrd Skynyrd's “Simple Man” ( hear it).Let's start with a genre lots of dads love… Father-daughter dance songs for those rockin' dads: Classic rock ballads and harder rock songs: Nat King Cole / Natalie Cole “Unfogettable”īut here you are on Offbeat Wed… and we're betting you might like a few non-cheesy, non-icky song ideas for your alternative father-daughter wedding dance song ideas.Frank Sinatra “The Way You Look Tonight”.There are some very time-honored classics, so if you want to give your guests something predictable, go for: Yeah, nothing like the creepy incest themes that seem to come up with father-daughter dance song lyrics, hmm? That's part of why many of us skip the tradition, but I do agree that with the right father-daughter song, it can be a nice moment on the dance floor. This is one of the few traditions we're actually keeping, so I'd like to find something right for us. There's gotta be something out there about years going by, getting older, moving on… I just can't seem to find it. My dad's a '60s/'70s Classic/Southern rock kinda guy. I've spent the last two days scouring the ‘net for a father/daughter dance for our wedding reception, and frankly, virtually every suggestion I've come across has a title that makes me throw up in my mouth a little like “Daddy's Little Girl” or “Butterfly Kisses.”I'm not opposed to sentimental songs but perhaps none with the bride=angel/child/doll theme I can't seem to get away from.

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