25 Mother Son Dance Song Choices for Your Wedding
When planning a wedding, there are many different decisions that need to be made. Amongst them is which mother-son wedding song will be played. Believe Bride is here to help you with this decision. We have put together a list of 25 top mother son wedding songs that will be perfect for your big day!
1) Forever Young - Rod Stewart
Description: This classic song about being forever young is a perfect ode to growing up, but still staying young. It’s an ideal mother son dance song for your wedding.
Key Lyrics: “Forever young / I want to be forever young / Do you really want to live forever / Forever young”
2) Mom - Meghan Trainor
Description: If you are looking for a more upbeat mother son wedding song, this Meghan Trainor song is a great way to have fun and still pay homage to the woman who raised you.
Key Lyrics: “Have a mom, she might be the bomb / But ain't nobody got a mom like mine / Her love's 'til the end, she's my best friend / Ain't nobody got a mom like mine”
3) Beautiful Boy - John Lennon
Description: An oldie-but-goodie song about growing up and the relationship between a son and his parent.
Key Lyrics: “Before you cross the street / Take my hand / Life is what happens to you while you're busy…”
4) 93 Million Miles - Jason Mraz
Description: This beautiful ballad to a mother is a great option for a heart-felt mother son dance moment.
Key Lyrics: “Oh, my my how beautiful, oh my beautiful mother / She told me, / "Son in life you're gonna go far / If you do it right you'll love where you are / Just know / Wherever you go / You can always come home"
5) You Raise Me Up - Josh Groban
Description: This song is about as classic as they come. If you are looking for a powerful mother son wedding dance moment, then there isn’t a better option than ‘You Raise Me Up.’
Key Lyrics: “You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains / You raise me up to walk on stormy seas / I am strong when I am on your shoulders / You raise me up to more than I can be”
6) Mama Said - Lucas Graham
Description: Lucas Graham’s smooth voice will lend to a fun, but sweet mother son dance.
Key Lyrics: “When mama said that is was okay / Mama said that it was quite alright / Our kind of people had a bed for the night / And it was okay / Mama told us we were good kids”
7) The First Lady in My Life - Paul Todd
Description: Your mom is the first lady in your life, so why not honor her with a song to acknowledge that!
Key Lyrics: “You held my hand while I learned to walk / You were my best friend, my inspiration / The one I looked up to.. / Hey Mom...The First Lady In My Life Was You”
8) Mother Like Mine - The Band Perry
Description: For a fun country vibe, check out ‘Mother Like Mine’ from The Band Perry.
Key Lyrics: “So the wars would all be over / 'Cause she'd raise us all as friends \ And no one would ever wonder if somebody wanted them \ We'd walk on grass that's greener \ And our cares would all be freer \ If the world had a mother like mine”
9) My Wish - Rascal Flatts
Description: This is a very popular song, but for a reason. It is fun and heartfelt and is sure to create an unforgettable moment between mother and son.
Key Lyrics: “My wish, for you, is that this life becomes all that you want it to / Your dreams stay big, your worries stay small / You never need to carry more than you can hold / And while you're out there getting where you're getting to / I hope you know somebody loves you and wants the same things too”
10) Simple Man - Lynard Skynrd
Description: Arguably Lynard Skynrd’s most popular song, this song is known to be a staple at people’s weddings as its message is to enjoy the simple things which every one should do in their journey of marriage.
Key Lyrics: “Oh, take your time, don't live too fast / Troubles will come and they will pass / You'll find a woman and you'll find love / And don't forget son, there is someone up above”
11) How Long Will I Love You – Ellie Goulding
Description: This is one of the more current songs on the list and is a perfect option for a mother son wedding song for 2020.
Key Lyrics: “How long will I love you / As long as stars are above you / And longer if I can / How long will I need you”
12) Days Like This – Van Morrison
Description: This song tells a story like no other, and one that will be perfect for your wedding day. It’s about everything coming together, just like your mom said it would.
Key Lyrics: “When it's not always raining there'll be days like this / When there's no one complaining there'll be days like this / When everything falls into place like the flick of a switch / Well my mama told me there'll be days like this”
13) Close Your Eyes – Michael Bublé
Description: You can never go wrong with a Michael Buble mother son wedding song and this one is no exception.
Key Lyrics: “You're an angel dressed in armor / You're the fair in every fight / You're my life and my safe harbor / Where the sunsets every night”
14) You Are My Sunshine – Morgane Stapleton with Chris Stapleton
Description: ‘You Are My Sunshine’ takes a country twist on a classic song that will create an unforgettable, unique mother son wedding dance moment.
Key Lyrics: “You are my sunshine, my only sunshine / You make me happy when skies are grey / You'll never know, dear, how much I love you / Please don't take my sunshine away”
15) Because You Loved Me – Celine Dion
Description: Another powerhouse voice to create a powerful moment between mother and son.
Key Lyrics: “For all those times you stood by me / For all the truth that you made me see / For all the joy you brought to my life / For all the wrong that you made right”
16) A Song for Mama – Boyz II Men
Description: A Boyz II Men song may be an untraditional choice, but the meaning and lyrics will provide for an incredible moment.
Key Lyrics: “Mama, Mama you know I love you / (You know I love you) / Mama, Mama you're the queen of my heart / Your love is like tears from the stars, yes it is”
17) Do I Make You Proud – Taylor Hicks
Description: With beautifully written lyrics, the meaning behind this song is what makes it one of Believe Bride’s favorites.
Key Lyrics: “This is what we dream about / But the only question with me now / Is do I make you proud / Stronger than I've ever been now / Never been afraid of standing out / Do I make you proud”
18) Letter to My Mother – Edwin McCain
Description: The lyrics state it plain and simple: I love you, Mama, making it a perfect option for your mother son wedding dance.
Key Lyrics: “I wanted to tell her how grateful I am / For giving me life, I've done the best that I can / I love you, Mama”
19) Take Your Mama – Scissor Sisters
Description: Another fun song about a mother and a son to help create the memorable moment you are hoping for.
Key Lyrics: “When you grow up, livin' like a good boy oughta / And your mama, takes a shine to her best son / Something different, all the girls they seem to like you”
20) Like My Mother Does – Lauren Alaina
Description: Another country classic, this song is a great choice for a fun and meaningful dance.
Key Lyrics: “When I love I give it all I've got / Like my mother does / When I'm scared, I bow my head and pray / Like my mother does”
21) Loves Me Like a Rock - Paul Simon
Description: The lyrics of this song are all about the love between a mother and a son and are a perfect way to celebrate this special moment.
Key Lyrics: “Oh, my mama loves me, she loves me / She get down on her knees and hug me / Oh, she loves me like a rock / She rock me like the rock of ages / And loves me”
22) Mother - Danzig
Description: This song is a great choice for a mother son duo who loves rock!
Key Lyrics: “Mother / Tell your children not to hold my hand / Tell your children not to understand / Oh mother”
23) Thank You Mom - Good Charlotte
Description: With a song name like that, it is clear why this is one of Believe Bride’s top mother son wedding songs.
Key Lyrics: “You were downstairs / You would sing / Songs of praise / And all the times we laughed with you / And all the times that you stayed true to us / Now we'll say / I said I thank you”
24) Remedy - Adele
Description: Adele’s powerhouse voice makes this song a powerful and fun choice for a mother son dance song.
Key Lyrics: “No river is too wide or too deep for me to swim to you / Come whatever I'll be the shelter that won't let the rain come through / Your love, it is my truth / And I will always love you”
25) Only One - Kanye West feat. Paul McCartney
Description: Who wouldn’t want to dance to a Kanye mother son wedding song? Check out this more unique option for your big day!
Key Lyrics: “I talked to God about you, he said he sent you an angel / And look at all that he gave you / You asked for one and you got two / You know I never left you / 'Cause every road that leads to heaven's right inside you / So I can say”
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