Contemporary Father/Daughter Songs?

Knottie1446657762

I am not a fan of classic rock, and my dad was mostly into heavy metal so I can't even ask him for a recommendation, so I need help in picking a father/daughter dance song!  We also don't have a very close relationship, I see him once every few months, so I don't want to use anything to mushy/cheesy either.  Any suggestions?

OurWildKingdom

I posted this on another board, but Apocalyptica (classically trained ensemble from Finland) does a brilliant cover of Metallica's "Nothing Else Matters."

tigerlily6

I just googled "father daughter dance songs" and found this site: http://http//bridalmusings.com/2012/06/top-20-best-father-daughter-dance-songs-aria-melody-dj/
Not sure if any of them are helpful, but it had a pretty good range of different music.

I'm picking a favorite song my dad used to sing to me when I was little. It's not all that "father-daughter"-ish conventionally, but it is a song we both love and will be meaningful for us.

Good luck! 

OurWildKingdom

My SIL danced with her dad to "Speak Softly Love," from "The Godfather." She's Italian, though.

drglitter

We're doing a combined father/daughter mother/son dance and using "I Hope You Dance" by Leann Womack.

I liked that it was more about a parent's hopes for their child than about thanking the parent. My dad's a great guy, but not particularly fatherly so I found all of the "you're such a great parent" songs overkill.

peachy13

Best father/bride dance I have seen was a Frank Sinatra song that got cut off after 2 minutes. Short and sweet, definitely not cheesy. 

Tyvm

A Practical Wedding usually does a pretty good job of selecting songs that aren't gross: http://apracticalwedding.com/2016/02/father-daughter-dance-songs-wedding-songs/

donethat

I just found these - some good ideas on this blog http://nightmusicdj.com/news/2016/04/21/wedding-music-father-daughter-dance-some-unique-and-classic-ideas/

SP29

We did a joint Father/Daughter, Mother/Son dance to "My Wish" by Rascal Flatts. It's on the mushy side, but it isn't particular to specific relationship.

There are also a few artists who will do covers of various genres. For example, Paul Anka does a fair number of pop and rock covers in a big band jazz style. The Piano Guys (look them up on Youtube) do instrumental covers of many pop songs.