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nextrightthing

Hi ladies...on the way to class this morning, I was listening to Phil Collins' "Groovy Kind of Love" (I know, I'm a huge cheeseball) and thinking about first dance songs.  So I was wondering: what is/was yours and your H/FI's first dance song? 

We haven't picked yet....it won't be Phil Collins lol.

FebDallasBride

Oh I Phil Collins! Like sick, obsessed with him.

We danced to "Young at Heart" by Sinatra

cwaggoner07

I think we are going to go with Living of Love by the Avett Brothers. The jury is still out though...

roseofdeborah

We have a re-mixed version of Everything by Michael Buble. I don't know what I'm going to do the Father Daughter dance though...my dad is etching for Butterfly Kisses which makes me want to hurl.

cwaggoner07

I knew father daughter dance as soon as I heard it while reserching. Little Miss Magic by Jimmy Buffet.

professorscience

We danced to "Would You Go With Me" by Josh Turner.  I had grand visions of amazing two-stepping, and we pretty much ended up just swaying.

I stole Julie's father-daughter song: "Father and Daughter" by Paul Simon.  It was perfect.

fallbride1109

We did "Can't Help Falling in Love" but a cover by the Eels, not the Elvis one.

nextrightthing

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[QUOTE]We danced to "Would You Go With Me" by Josh Turner.  I had grand visions of amazing two-stepping, and we pretty much ended up just swaying. I stole Julie's father-daughter song: "Father and Daughter" by Paul Simon.  It was perfect.
Posted by professorscience[/QUOTE]

Ahhh I love that Paul Simon song!  It makes me get all teary.

tiffanygoss

Ours will be Let me hold you by Stoney LaRue! It's our fav!! Walking down the isle to a Stoney song too, singer acompanied by an acoustic guitarist! Cant wait to hear it!

aeliza06

Love Stoney LaRue! 

Ours was "Sparks" by Coldplay. We had a lot of ideas but had this one had always stuck. Ended up working out great since DH couldn't really move around during dancing because of his leg. My dad and I were going to dance to "Here comes the sun" by the Beatles but ended up with Loudon Wainwright III's "Daughter". No history behind it,  but I like it. 

crash2729

We did "Lucky" by Jason mraz and Colbie Calliat for our first dance, "I loved her first" by heartland for the father/daughter dance

courtski2004

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[QUOTE]I knew father daughter dance as soon as I heard it while reserching. <strong>Little Miss Magic by Jimmy Buffet</strong>.
Posted by cwaggoner07[/QUOTE]

I seriously considered this one, I LOVE it! J and I danced to 'Your Everything' by Keith Urban and my dad and I danced to 'My Little Girl' by Tim McGraw.

juliebug1997

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[QUOTE]Oh I <3 Phil Collins! Like sick, obsessed with him. We danced to "Young at Heart" by Sinatra
Posted by FebDallasBride[/QUOTE]<div>
</div><div>I'm on board with Wendi.</div><div>
</div><div>However, we picked "Lucky" by Jason Mraz and Colbie Caillat.  "1, 2, 3, 4" by We the Kings was also in the running.

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juliebug1997

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[QUOTE]We danced to "Would You Go With Me" by Josh Turner.  I had grand visions of amazing two-stepping, and we pretty much ended up just swaying. I stole Julie's father-daughter song: "Father and Daughter" by Paul Simon.  It was perfect.
Posted by professorscience[/QUOTE]<div>
</div><div>You did!  And I cried during your dance too.  </div><div>
</div><div>Seriously, after listening to about the first couple of lines, I was bawling and I knew that my dad had picked the right song.  </div><div>
</div><div><span style="color:#676767;font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;line-height:21px;background-color:#ffffff;font-size:medium;">If you leap awake in the mirror of a bad dream</span>
<span style="color:#676767;font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;line-height:21px;background-color:#ffffff;font-size:medium;">And for a fraction of a second you can't remember where you are</span>
<span style="color:#676767;font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;line-height:21px;background-color:#ffffff;font-size:medium;">Just open your window and follow your memory upstream</span>
<span style="color:#676767;font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;line-height:21px;background-color:#ffffff;font-size:medium;">To the meadow in the mountain where we counted every falling star</span>

<span style="color:#676767;font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;line-height:21px;background-color:#ffffff;font-size:medium;">I believe a light that shines on you will shine on you forever</span>
<span style="color:#676767;font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;line-height:21px;background-color:#ffffff;font-size:medium;">And though I can't guarantee there's nothing scary hiding under your bed</span>
<span style="color:#676767;font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;line-height:21px;background-color:#ffffff;font-size:medium;">I'm gonna stand guard like a postcard of a Golden Retriever</span>
<span style="color:#676767;font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;line-height:21px;background-color:#ffffff;font-size:medium;">And never leave 'til I leave you with a sweet dream in your head</span>

<span style="color:#676767;font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;line-height:21px;background-color:#ffffff;font-size:medium;">[Chorus:]</span>
<span style="color:#676767;font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;line-height:21px;background-color:#ffffff;font-size:medium;">I'm gonna watch you shine</span>
<span style="color:#676767;font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;line-height:21px;background-color:#ffffff;font-size:medium;">Gonna watch you grow</span>
<span style="color:#676767;font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;line-height:21px;background-color:#ffffff;font-size:medium;">Gonna paint a sign</span>
<span style="color:#676767;font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;line-height:21px;background-color:#ffffff;font-size:medium;">So you'll always know</span>
<span style="color:#676767;font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;line-height:21px;background-color:#ffffff;font-size:medium;">As long as one and one is two</span>
<span style="color:#676767;font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;line-height:21px;background-color:#ffffff;font-size:medium;">There could never be a father</span>
<span style="color:#676767;font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;line-height:21px;background-color:#ffffff;font-size:medium;">Who loved his daughter more than I love you</span>

<span style="color:#676767;font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;line-height:21px;background-color:#ffffff;font-size:medium;">Trust your intuition</span>
<span style="color:#676767;font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;line-height:21px;background-color:#ffffff;font-size:medium;">It's just like goin' fishin'</span>
<span style="color:#676767;font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;line-height:21px;background-color:#ffffff;font-size:medium;">You cast your line and hope you get a bite</span>
<span style="color:#676767;font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;line-height:21px;background-color:#ffffff;font-size:medium;">But you don't need to waste your time</span>
<span style="color:#676767;font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;line-height:21px;background-color:#ffffff;font-size:medium;">Worryin' about the market place</span>
<span style="color:#676767;font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;line-height:21px;background-color:#ffffff;font-size:medium;">Try to help the human race</span>
<span style="color:#676767;font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;line-height:21px;background-color:#ffffff;font-size:medium;">Struggling to survive its harshest night</span></div><div><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3" color="#676767"><span style="line-height:21px;">
</span></font></div><div><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3" color="#676767"><span style="line-height:21px;">Look at all these girls stealing my songs!  LOL.
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professorscience

Haha, Julie, when the song started, my dad was like, "What is this crap?!" (joking, of course), and by the end he was bawling.

angelsong21

Our first dance song was "I Won't Give Up" by Jason Mraz.  That song has so much meaning to me and all H and I have been through.

nextrightthing

I might steal it too! I love "I loved her first" too. Also, so glad to have some other Phil Collins fans here. FI and I get a kick out of Phil Collins and Wilson Phillips singalongs. I think I'm showing our ages. :

professorscience

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[QUOTE]I might steal it too! I love "I loved her first" too. Also, so glad to have some other Phil Collins fans here. FI and I get a kick out of Phil Collins and Wilson Phillips singalongs. I think I'm showing our ages. :
Posted by nextrightthing[/QUOTE]

<div>I always joke that my greatest disappointment is that my husband knows very little about music.  He used to get rental cars with Sirius with his old job, and he'd listen to 90's on 9 and be really proud of himself when he could identify the music I was listening to.</div>

winechic25

Our first dance was to "Feet Don't Touch the Ground" by Stoney LaRue. But our private last dance was to "Free" by Zac Brown Band. And I still bawl when I hear it!! My dad and I danced to "You Are so Beautiful" by Joe Cocker. We struggled with this one!

AprilRoberson

Our first dance will be to "Secret Smile" by Semisonic.  It has always been true for us and so we figure it will be perfect for our first dance (it's also been "our" song for the past 8 years :-P).

I still haven't decided on a Father/Daughter song yet.  That is super hard for me to pick...everything is either too country, too maudlin, or was meant to be a love song for a couple.

cwaggoner07

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[QUOTE]Our first dance was to "Feet Don't Touch the Ground" by Stoney LaRue. But our <strong>private last dance</strong> was to "Free" by Zac Brown Band. And I still bawl when I hear it!! My dad and I danced to "You Are so Beautiful" by Joe Cocker. We struggled with this one!
Posted by winechic25[/QUOTE]

OMG I almost forgot about this. Back to the drawing board...

aeliza06

Yes! Our private last dance was one of the most memorable moments of our day! I *highly* suggest doing one to take it all in. We did ours to Florence + the Machine's You've Got the Love although I had about billion other I had in mind. 

professorscience

Oh yeah!  Our last dance was to "Trains" by Seven Nations and I bawled my eyes out the whole time.    So special.

nextrightthing

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[QUOTE]Our first dance was to "Feet Don't Touch the Ground" by Stoney LaRue. But our private last dance was to "Free" by Zac Brown Band. And I still bawl when I hear it!! My dad and I danced to "You Are so Beautiful" by Joe Cocker. We struggled with this one!
Posted by winechic25[/QUOTE]

<div>Love both songs!  </div>

juliebug1997

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[QUOTE]Haha, Julie, when the song started, my dad was like, "What is this crap?!" (joking, of course), and by the end he was bawling.
Posted by professorscience[/QUOTE]<div>
</div><div>I left the picking of the song up to my dad and I was begging him to just pick a song.  In the end, that is what he picked and I can't seriously listen to that song without crying.  </div><div>
</div><div>Creepy level is high with this one:  I let DH and FMIL pick a song to dance to.  She picked "Because You Loved Me" by Celine Dion.  

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