Modern father daughter dance song?

Claire1028

Hi All, I'm looking for a modern father daughter dance song.  I loved the cliche 'i loved her first' but my older sister just used that at her wedding so I don't want to do the same. Any suggestions on newer modern songs that would work?

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What genre of music are you looking to pick from?

Your dj should give you a suggestions list, I know ours did. You could also try weddingwire.com, they had some good suggestions when we were choosing our songs for special dances, etc.

bethsmiles

Does your dad have any ideas? If you google father-daughter dance songs you should get alot of good suggestions.

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I wish I could help you more, but my Dad chose the song he wanted for our wedding which of course I couldn't say no.

We danced to Sweet Melissa by the Almond Brothers. I guess it had a special meaning to him bc thats my name.

djvince

Bob Carlisle's "Butterfly Kisses" is a great choice. While it isn't brand new, it's just as good if not better than "I loved her first. Hope this helps!

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My dad and I will be dancing to "Tough Little Boys" by Gary Allan

schadbourne

i do not think this as 'modern' but sort of different, I am using 'You are my sunshine' by Johnny Cash

I found mine but typing non cheezy or unusual father/daughter dance songs on google

LisaC0617

If you want one similar but not the same as "I loved her first" you could do Tim McGraw's My Little Girl. I'm making a playlist or traditional and non-traditional songs and then giving it to my dad to decide.

kathrynhabibti

I googled the same thing a couple weeks ago and one of the results was "I Will Always Love You". I don't know how people think this is an appropriate song for any point during a reception. First line alone ("if I should stay/I would only be in your way") gives that away.

I'd also heard of the Beatles' "Yesterday" as one. Yeeeeeah, no. "Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away, now it looks as though they're here to stay"? Really? My family had a good laugh at that one.

There was also another one I'd heard, can't remember the name or artist (female), POV of a daughter and the second verse referenced her wedding and how, when it was time for the father to give her away, he held onto her until she had to tell him he could let her go. Oh! It would be something about "you can let go, Daddy". It just gave me this mental image of a father holding his daughter for... not an uncomfortably long time, but an oddly long time given the setting.

Sorry, I know those aren't actual suggestions, but I found them humorous. Good luck!

tashala107

I'm a huge Jack Johnson fan and on his latest CD he has a song he wrote for his daughter- "My Little Girl"
My dad is shy so I was looking for something short and sweet. Its a perfect match. GL!

jnu1117

My dad and I danced to "Walk wiht you" by Edwin McCain.

HeatherBob

My dad & I are dancing to Tim McGraw's "My Little Girl". It's such a sweet song and it has a lot of meaning.