Creepy Mother/Son Dance?

xoxob · February 2010

I know their dance is her choice and I am not going to say 'boo' about it, but let me just put it to you (I wanted to crack up) she wants their dance to be "Wild World" by Cat Stevens. Doesn't that just make you lift a brow? Especially with lyrics like "it's hard to get by, just on a smile girl"

...can I get a l-o-l? (ps. FI is in total agreement that it's a ridiculous pick, but she is so sensitive, it's easier to just go with it)

britne28 · February 2010

Was it a song they sang to when he was really little so it means something to her? Does seem like a strange choice.

xoxob · February 2010

I asked the same thing, and he just gave me this wide eyed stare and said "She just likes Cat Stevens, I don't know why it has to be this Cat Stevens..."

Whatever, FI and I are still snickering about it. It's either that it's or favorite song ever, or she is trying to tell us that she desperately hates me and doesn't want him to get married. (via "you say you want to start something new, and it's breaking my heart you're leaving, baby I'm grieving." but I guess she hopes he "won't be a sad girl")

kmg977 · February 2010

I couldn't think of all the lyrics so i listened to it on youtube...and YES WEIRD!!!!!!! it actually says beware at some point in the song.....omgsh lol is she actually like trying to tell him to beware???? haha im sorry that sux.....maybe have your FI be like "mom, listen to the lyrics, they can kind of seem offensive, and you don't want it to come off that way do you?" Maybe she didnt think of it that way?

xoxob · February 2010

After spending the past few hours trying to be jocular about this, everyone has told me how inappropriate it is, my coworker just said, "I remember that song, my mom listened to it on repeat when she got divorced. Total break up jam."

FI and I are going to go through our iTunes and listen to all of the Cat Stevens we have, scouf his memory for random and endearing moments so he can approach her with both a new Cat Stevens song AND a memory it goes hand in hand with.

It's just a downright inappropriate (and kind of funny until they actually dance to it at our wedding) song!

lchamnes · February 2010

I was at a wedding recently where the father/daughter dance was the "Red Red Wine." It was a real winner with lyrics like:

Red, red wine
Stay close to me
Don't let me be alone
It's tearin' apart
My blue, blue heart

hughe046 · February 2010

This is so funny and creepy all at the same time. All the mother/son dance songs have creepy undertones.

Lenore2010 · February 2010

The only appropriate response to having that song at your wedding is a big "H--l no!" What is she thinking?

tannymcgee · February 2010

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_snarky-brides_creepy-motherson-dance?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:17Discussion:5cb6409c-6fcd-46b9-90c8-7dbffd09bcbaPost:039be692-7db5-4c8e-9422-22cf51a7bc6b">Re: Creepy Mother/Son Dance?</a>:
[QUOTE]I was at a wedding recently where the father/daughter dance was the "Red Red Wine." It was a real winner with lyrics like: Red, red wine Stay close to me Don't let me be alone It's tearin' apart My blue, blue heart
Posted by lchamnes[/QUOTE]

my cousin danced with his mother to this song. the story goes, when he was a little boy (like four), they were in the car together and this song came on. he said "im going to dance with you to this at my wedding someday." so they did.

so sometimes a song may seem silly but it has a special meaning.

antimony · February 2010

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_snarky-brides_creepy-motherson-dance?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:17Discussion:5cb6409c-6fcd-46b9-90c8-7dbffd09bcbaPost:803c163d-2d33-4a87-9313-68f51e3587f9">Re: Creepy Mother/Son Dance?</a>:
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Creepy Mother/Son Dance? : my cousin danced with his mother to this song. the story goes, when he was a little boy (like four), they were in the car together and this song came on. he said "im going to dance with you to this at my wedding someday." so they did. so sometimes a song may seem silly but it has a special meaning.
Posted by tannymcgee[/QUOTE]

See, in that case, all you have to do is have the DJ or someone tell the story, and poof, instant non-creepy. Even if it's like, IDK, Baby Got Back.

tannymcgee · February 2010

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_snarky-brides_creepy-motherson-dance?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:17Discussion:5cb6409c-6fcd-46b9-90c8-7dbffd09bcbaPost:3d28930e-c899-4141-a80c-29111fd21386">Re: Creepy Mother/Son Dance?</a>:
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Creepy Mother/Son Dance? : See, in that case, all you have to do is have the DJ or someone tell the story, and poof, instant non-creepy. Even if it's like, IDK, Baby Got Back.
Posted by antimony[/QUOTE]

hmm, good point. i think they did tell the story before the dance.

fiddle14 · February 2010

Maybe you can talk her into another Cat Stevens song? How about "Morning Has Broken" - it's a hymn, actually.

banana468 · February 2010

That is creepily amusing.

If it makes you feel better, she wanted to dance with BIL to Josh Groban's "You Raise Me Up," because "that's what he does for her".

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