Song Ideas for Your Father-Daughter Dance
Song Ideas Great for Weddings and Bat Mitzvahs!
We have built a great list of songs that can give a unique and special feeling to your important event. A popular formality for wedding receptions and bat mitzvahs, these suggestions are for any event where you want a solo dance for a father or daughter.
We hope this helps with planning of your event. As is the case with all of our song lists, it is never complete and choices are limitless. Feel free to choose songs not on this list its all up to your personal preference!
• My Girl (The Temptations or Al Green)
• Thank Heaven For Little Girls (Gigi)
• Just The Way You Are (Billy Joel)
• Unforgettable (Nat King Cole / Natalie Cole)
• The Wind Beneath My Wings (Bette Midler)
• Hero (Mariah Carey)
• Butterfly Kisses (Bob Carlisle or Faith Hill & Tim McGraw)
• Can You Feel The Love Tonight (Elton John)
• The Way You Look Tonight (Frank Sinatra or Tony Bennett)
• Because You Loved Me (Celine Dion)
• My Heart Will Go On (Celine Dion)
• Have I Told You Lately (Van Morrison or Rod Stewart)
• What A Wonderful World (Louis Armstrong)
• Through The Years (Kenny Rogers)
• Daddy’s Girl (Peter Cetera)
• Sunrise, Sunset (Fiddler On The Roof – Sndtrk)
• Lullabye (Billy Joel)
• A Whole New World (Peabo Bryson & Regina Belle)
• Isn’t She Lovely (Stevie Wonder)
• Landslide (Fleetwood Mac)
• Father’s Eyes (Amy Grant)
• In Your Eyes (Peter Gabriel)
• My Special Angel (Bobby Helms)
• My Dad (Paul Petersen)
• You Decorated My Life (Kenny Rogers)
• You’re the Inspiration (Chicago)
• Wonderful Tonight (Eric Clapton)(cut last verse)
• Time of Your Life (Green Day)
• Daddy’s Home (Shep & the Limelights)
• Daughters (John Mayer)
• You Are So Beautiful – (Joe Cocker)
• Dance With My Father Again – (Luther Vandross)
• Isn’t She Lovely – (Stevie Wonder)
• You Are The Sunshine Of My Life – (Stevie Wonder)
• For You I Will (Monica)
• I Knew I Loved You Before I Met You (Savage Garden)
• Moment Like This (Kelly Clarkson)
• I Turn To You – (Christina Aguilera)
• Sweetest Thing – (U2)
• Can You Feel The Love Tonight (Elton John)
• Over The Ranbow/Wonderful World (Del Beazley)
• Imagine (John Lenon)
• You’ll Be In My Heart (Phil Collins)
• I am Your Child (Barry Manilow)
• Times of Your Life (Paul Anka)
• Where You Lead, I Will Follow (Carol King)
• Just The Two Of Us (Bill Withers)
• One Moment In Time (Whitney Houston)
• Daddy’s Girl (Red Sovine)
These Songs are Mainly used for Weddings Only:
• A Song For My Daughter (Ray Allaire)
• Daddy’s Hand (Holly Dunn)
• Daddy’s Little Girl (Mills Brothers, Al Martino, Kippi Brannon, Michael Buble)
• Daughter of Mine (John McDermott)
• How Do You Fall In Love (Alabama)
• Before The Last Tear Drop Falls (Freddy Fender) (bilingual)
