Mother/Son Dances

xoxob

What are your FI's dancing with their moms to? I posted this on another board, but, trust you ladies. My FMIL is apparently incapable of picking an appropriate song. I want to give FI some possibilities to approach her with (obvs, I am not touching this conversation with a 200 mile telephone line).

JTink0609

Through The Years by Kenny Rogers, it's what MIL wanted

kls114

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[QUOTE]Through The Years by Kenny Rogers, it's what MIL wanted
Posted by JTink0609[/QUOTE]

LOL that is what my MIL wants too. Fi is NOT loving it!!!

beach11

We were thinking "My Wish" by Rascal Flatts.  Nothing has actually been decided yet, but that is on the top of the list.

xoxob

That is so much better than what FMIL wants, her choices?
1. "Wild World" by Cat Stevens (it's a break up song)
2. "I'll Always Love my Mama" (a 7 minute doo-wop song, when she sang it to me, she said "It goes, 'I'll always love my mama, she's my favorite girl' I mean...no offense" which, FI and I both agree makes it a little awkward)
3. (and this one is my personal favorite on when it comes to the level of ridiculousness) The Beauty and the Beast song, the one angela landsbury sang? That "tale as old as time, song as old as rhyme" song? Really?

We need a list of infallible options!!! I can't talk to her about this. I refuse to talk to her about anything re: the wedding.

mmenillo

My FI and his mom are dancing to "A Mother's Song" by T. Carter. It's so pretty! I randomly found it online and asked my DJ about it. He said it's getting very popular.

SuMmErKuTiE

FI wants to dance to A Song for Mama by Boyz II Men. It's a beautiful song :0)

Whippet8

ughh this was difficult for us. While DH is close with his mother, they were both a little awkward about dancing together. Whenever we would ask her about songs, she would suggest things like Wu Tang Clan.

Yes she did.

So, we picked Louie Armstrong, "what a wonderful world." its short, and not too mushy, and its what our DJ recommended to us.

she had already danced to "through the years" with BIL.

xoxob

We almost had her with "Beautiful Boy" by John Lennon. I thought it was set. She decided she doesn't like John Lennon after the Beatles and now wants the Doo-Wop song. And she's adamant!!!

kls114

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[QUOTE]ughh this was difficult for us. While DH is close with his mother, they were both a little awkward about dancing together. Whenever we would ask her about songs, she would suggest things like Wu Tang Clan. Yes she did. So, we picked Louie Armstrong, "what a wonderful world." its short, and not too mushy, and its what our DJ recommended to us. she had already danced to "through the years" with BIL.
Posted by melko4886[/QUOTE]

LMAO--Wu Tang--wat wat!!! OMG that ( I am sure was NOT funny at the time) is hysterical!!!

kls114

Here are some other suggestions...

Mother/Son Dance:
*The Prayer-Celine Dion & Josh Groban
*Through the years (MIL's favorite)-Kenny Rogers
Perfect Fan-Backstreet Boys
I hope you dance-LeeAnn Womack
A Song for Mama-Boyz II Men

xoxob

I would take Wu-Tang at this point! LOL!

skarupak

I would just let her pick what she wants. I'm sure your DJ can cut the doo-wop song so it is shorter. FMIL originally suggested American Pie. It seemd like a weird choice to me, but I just went with it because I told her from the start that it was her dance and her choice.

singleMOH79

We're not doing the Mother/Son dance, so we're thankfully avoiding that drama attached.
But at my brother's wedding, he and my mom danced to "You'll Never Walk Alone" --there are about 50 different versions if you look. There second choice was The Wonder of You" by Elvis Presley.

Whippet8

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Mother/Son Dances : LMAO--Wu Tang--wat wat!!! OMG that ( I am sure was NOT funny at the time) is hysterical!!!
Posted by kls114[/QUOTE]

haha we cracked up when she said it because its definately her humor, and totally her way of getting around things...but it was so frustrating! just pick a song!! haha

banana468

Just don't do "I'm Dancing With My Son On His Wedding Day".  It's awful.

If you think that's bad, MIL wanted, Josh Groban's "You Raise Me Up" for her song with BIL.  Because that's what he does according to her.  He raises her up.

Yeah - they went with Rod Stewart's "Forever Young".

xoxob

It's not the length of the doo-wop song, it's the fact that she recognizes it's has an inappropriate message and still wants to go with it.

I like the idea of Rod Stewart's Forever Young!!

ZoeTheDog

XOXOB, if she really is giving you a hard time, take a deep breath and tell her FI picked something and he wants it to be a surprise! 

xoxob

Zoe, you're a genius. I am sure he will go for it too!! He doesn't want her songs either.

brittp143

I believe my FI is dancing to "My Wish" by Rascal Flatts as well!