Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 So... Helen Brimstone's son is getting married this weekend. And he has asked her to come up with a song/music for a Mother/Son dance. TO put this delicately... the things that she immediately comes up with might be kinda "sappy" (my word, not hers! ) Now, thinking about a segue mebbe from something traditional to something just plain fun. All I could come up with were the "plain fun" type... like "The Hokey Pokey." If I keep thinking, I'm gonna get in trouble. She thought of "Baby Shark." Suggestions? For both? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-BAR #18287 Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 I’m sappy. ”Sunrise, Sunset” from Fiddler On The Roof. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Gun Barney, SASS #2428 Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 I have never been to a wedding that played appropriate music. If you are after two songs, i’m thinking something like “Stairway to Heaven” and “Highway to Hell”. Once you have Led Zeppelin and AC/DC taken care of, you can play anything you want. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot, SASS #13748 Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 Fun = Chicken Dance 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 Fun? Why, you can't beat a good old fashioned POLKA! 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-BAR #18287 Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 I took two years of accordion lessons at age 8-9, followed by a year of counseling at age 44. Coincidence? I think not. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Shapiro Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 Mack the knife? What's Helen Brimstone like for music? Years ago I played in a pretty high end wedding/bar(t)-mizvah/event band in the DC area. Band is still going. They're called Onyx and book out of the Washington Talent Agency. This dance is about what's meaningful for mom. My Favorite Things from Sound of Music is a good one, if she likes that sort of thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocWard Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 50 minutes ago, Pat Riot, SASS #13748 said: Fun = Chicken Dance There are people that attended my wedding to Mrs. Doc over thirty years ago who say we aren't legally married because The Chicken Dance and The Hockey Pokey were not played at our wedding. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whiskey Business Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 I hope you dance. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocWard Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 59 minutes ago, Crazy Gun Barney, SASS #2428 said: I have never been to a wedding that played appropriate music. If you are after two songs, i’m thinking something like “Stairway to Heaven” and “Highway to Hell”. Once you have Led Zeppelin and AC/DC taken care of, you can play anything you want. Nah, if you're going to do AC/DC , you need to go with 'Problem Child.' What parent hasn't thought their child was a problem child at least once! 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocWard Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 (edited) My greatest fear is that if and when my daughters get married, they'll play House at Pooh Corner by Kenny Loggins for the father/daughter dance. I think I could remain stoic for just about anything else, except maybe Zeppelin's Born-Yr-Aur Stomp. Yes, I know it's about Robert Plant's dog, but I've been singing it to them since my oldest was still in the womb. Edited August 18 by DocWard 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocWard Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 33 minutes ago, Subdeacon Joe said: Fun? Why, you can't beat a good old fashioned POLKA! With a bunch of CAS shooters around, if someone hears "And-a one, And-a two, And-a tree" it could end poorly. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 37 minutes ago, Doc Shapiro said: Mack the knife? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. C.J. Sabre, SASS #46770 Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallaby Jack, SASS #44062 Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 Turkey in the Straw .......... although it's more of a wedding march type song ..... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrel Cody Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 What was I thinkin' One of my favorites, we played it at ours(25 years in September): Drift off to Dream 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noz Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 Simplest thang would be to call "Milk Bone" and tell them to entertain. "Milk Bone" would be Blackwater's band. 2 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Harley, #14153 Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 Footloose by Kenny Loggins 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duffield, SASS #23454 Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 Cheeseburger in Paradise I'll Think of a Reason Later Dance Little Jean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Singin' Sue 71615 Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 12 hours ago, DocWard said: My greatest fear is that if and when my daughters get married, they'll play House at Pooh Corner by Kenny Loggins for the father/daughter dance. I think I could remain stoic for just about anything else, except maybe Zeppelin's Born-Yr-Aur Stomp. Yes, I know it's about Robert Plant's dog, but I've been singing it to them since my oldest was still in the womb. Pooh Corner will have you doing the Hanky Dance!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Singin' Sue 71615 Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kloehr Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 Instead of the traditional conga line, consider: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocWard Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 1 hour ago, Singin' Sue 71615 said: Pooh Corner will have you doing the Hanky Dance!!! Without a doubt. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Singin' Sue 71615 Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 2 good ones My Life. Beatles He Got That From Me. Reba Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeaconKC Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 Butterfly Kisses by Bob Carlisle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawMan Mark, SASS #57095L Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 Simple Man, A son talking about what his mother taught him. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeaconKC Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 Freebird by Lynyrd Skynyrd? Probably not... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gracos Kid Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 Not sure that this would suffice for a Mother/Son dance, but I believe it to be one of the most heart felt and appropriate Wedding songs ever to be recorded.....Oh, if today's culture had the same talent instead of the raunchy stuff called rap.......... Gene McDaniels ~ A Hundred Pounds of Clay (1961) - YouTube Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 I’ve played tons of weddings and the Chicken Dance is a big favorite especially when everyone is half in the bag!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Kit Cool Gun Garth Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 (edited) So the song should be mellow and not overpowering and easy to dance to on a slower pace. With their harmonies, I would suggest: Edited August 18 by Father Kit Cool Gun Garth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linn Keller, SASS 27332, BOLD 103 Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 I've performed many, many weddings, I've seen plenty of receptions, and someday I do hope to see bride and groom spinning down the aisle to "Turkey in the Straw" as I've written in the Firelands tales ... There's a hell raising redneck bar, or at least used to be, between Athens and Chauncey. A couple met there, they wanted to be married there, the moment I pronounced them man and wife ...THUMP THUMP THUMP ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST! I bless the immortal Frank Kelsey for that memory! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waxahachie Kid #17017 L Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 Iron Butterfly...In-a-godda-da-vida. By the time that song is over, everyone will be at the bar, or too tipsy to care what happens next. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calamity Kris Posted August 19 Share Posted August 19 I know this is off topic, but I have a fun song for the couple first dance: Harry Connick Jr Wink And A Smile. It's not a traditional slow dance but I can imagine a fun dance to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finagler 6853 Life Posted August 19 Share Posted August 19 My daughter had Butterfly Kisses played at her dance. I soaked her dress with tears. It's hard to give up your little girl no matter how old they are. Chicken Dance is staple here. Hokey Pokey is good too. How about the Confederate Railroad - I like my women on the trashy side? That sounds like fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tall Tale Todd Posted August 19 Share Posted August 19 The iconic R&B classic from the Philosopher King, Sir Mix-a-lot, "I like big butts" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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