As with father-daughter dances, the mother-son dance at a wedding is a tradition American readers will be very familiar with, but we’ve also been seeing an uptake in this sweet mother-son moment in Ireland and the UK. Whatever side of the Atlantic you live on, we’ve compiled a playlist of mother-son dance song ideas to take to your wedding band or DJ. Perfect tunes to convey the emotion of the occasion, without making for any awkward moments!
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Listen to our Mother-Son Dance Song Playlist on Spotify
We’ve put all our favourite mother-son dance song ideas in one handy playlist – play through these with your mum and see which resonates! Find the playlist on Spotify here.
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Mother-Son Dance Song Ideas
- Capri: Colbie Cailat
- Humble and Kind: Tim McGraw
- Mother: Kacey Musgraves
- Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy): John Lennon
- 93 Million Miles: Jason Maraz
- You’ll Be in My Heart: Phil Collins
- Don’t Blink: Kenny Chesney
- A Song For Mama: Boyz II Men
- Mama: Spice Girls
- Scars: Sam Smith
- Sweetest Devotion: Adele
- Hold My Hand: Hootie & The Blowfish
- Your Song: Elton John
- Mother Like Mine: The Band Perry
- My Baby You: Marc Anthony
- I’ll Stand By You: Pretenders
- River: Leon Bridges
- Teach Your Children: Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
- I Lived: One Republic
- Because You Loved Me: Celine Dion
- The Perfect Fan: Backstreet Boys
- Landslide: Fleetwood Mac
- Sweet Child O’Mine: Sheryl Crow
- You are the Sunshine of My Life: Stevie Wonder
- Have I Told You Lately: Van Morrison
- There You’ll Be: Faith Hill
- Whatever I Never Knew I Always Wanted: Carrie Underwood
- Greatest Love of All: Whitney Houston
- Home: Jack Johnson
- Just The Two of Us: Will Smith
- The Best Day: Taylor Swift
- Make You Feel My Love: Adele
- I Knew I Loved You: Savage Garden
- My Baby: Britney Spears
- I’ll Always Love My Mama: The Intruders
- Letter To My Mother: Edwin McCain
- Do I Make You Proud: Taylor Hicks
- Mama’s Song: Carrie Underwood
- The First Lady In My Life/Mother: Paul Todd
- You’re Gonna Be: Reba McEntire
- He Gets That From Me: Reba McEntire
- She’s Always a Woman: Billy Joel
P.S. Don’t be afraid to shake up this tradition for your family, mother-daughter dances, son-father, son-stepmom, granny, aunt, whatever works for you!
Get more playlists and wedding music ideas here or check out some of Ireland’s best wedding bands here.
