100 Beloved Mother Son Dance Songs

Mothers and sons have a special bond, but selecting the best song to express how much you care can be a challenge. That’s why we compiled 100 mother-son dance songs from across the decades—you’re bound to find a perfect fit.

Tell mom thanks by dancing to Bon Jovi’s “Thank You for Loving Me.” Or bring a smile to her face with Stevie Wonder’s “You Are The Sunshine Of My Life.” Give her the chance to sign off on the song you choose by browsing each song’s video and lyrics. Whichever you pick, mom will be talking about this moment for months to come. Keep the rest of your guest list chatting with these unique wedding favors.

Instructions:
Click on the buttons below to sort songs by decade and genre.

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Fleetwood Mac

Songbird

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Iron and Wine

Upward Over the Mountain

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Otis Redding

Glory of Love

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Boyz II Men

A Song for Mama

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Bruce Springsteen

If I Should Fall Behind

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Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers

Wildflowers

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Crosby & Nash

Carry Me

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Carole King

Child of Mine

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Bon Jovi

Thank You For Loving Me

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Chicago

Color My World

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John Lennon

Beautiful Boy

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George Harrison

All Those Years Ago

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Jann Arden

Good Mother

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Barbra Streisand

If I Could

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Carrie Underwood

Mama's Song

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Ben E King

Stand By Me

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Mikki Viereck

A Song for My Son

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Beach Boys

God Only Knows

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Willie Nelson

Always On My Mind

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Rascal Flatts

My Wish

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Lynyrd Skynyrd

Simple Man

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Jim Croce

I'll Have to Say I Love You In This Song

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Kenny Rogers

Through the Years

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Phil Collins

You'll Be In My Heart

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Stevie Wonder

You Are The Sunshine Of My Life

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Jason Matthews

That's What Mamas Do

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Rod Stewart

Have I Told You Lately

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Josh Groban

You Raise Me Up

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Van Morrison

Days Like This

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Lady Antebellum

Never Alone

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Elvis Presley

The Wonder of You

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Reba McEntire

He Gets That From Me

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Taylor Hicks

Do I Make You Proud

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Backstreet Boys

Perfect Fan

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Joshua Radin

Only You

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Paul Simon

Loves Me Like a Rock

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Dixie Chicks

Godspeed

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Billy Joel

Just the Way You Are

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The Mamas and The Papas

Dream a Little Dream of Me

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Sarah Jarosz

Build Me Up

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Keith Urban

God's Been Good to Me

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Just to See You Smile

Tim McGraw

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Jason Mraz

93 Million Miles

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Ben Howard

Keep Your Head Up

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John Mayer

Love Is a Verb

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Sara Groves

You Cannot Lose My Love

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The Carpenters

Close to You

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Jackson 5

I'll Be There

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Billie Holiday

God Bless The Child

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The Impressions

People Get Ready

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Justin Nozuka

After Tonight

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Randy Travis

Angels

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Earth Wind and Fire

Be Ever Wonderful

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Simon & Garfunkel

Bridge Over Troubled Water

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Donovan

Catch The Wind

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LeeAnn Rimes

I Need You

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Christina Aguilera

I Turn to You

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Judy Garland

Somewhere Over the Rainbow

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Linda Ronstadt and James Ingram

Somewhere Out There

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The Byrds

Turn Turn Turn

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Bob Dylan

Forever Young

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Dolly Parton

Coat of Many Colors

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Dar Williams

The One Who Knows

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Barbra Streisand

Evergreen

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Billy Joel

Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)

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Peter Frampton

Show Me The Way

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Carrie Underwood

Whenever You Remember

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Garth Brooks

The Dance

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Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell

Ain't no Mountain High Enough

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Temptations

Oh Mother of Mine

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Lucero

Mom

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The Beatles

Julia

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Kanye West

Hey Mama

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Blake Shelton

The Baby

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Edwin McCain

I'll Be

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Jack Johnson

Go On

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Faith Hill

There You'll Be

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Joni Mitchell

Little Green

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Roy Orbison

Anything You Want

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Trace Adkins

Then They Do

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George Strait

I Cross My Heart

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Wilco

You Are My Face

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KT Tunstall

Other Side of The World

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Holly Conlan

You Are Goodbye

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Coldplay

Yellow

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Alexi Murdoch

All of My Days

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Natalie Merchant

Kind and Generous

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Etta Jones

My Mother's Eyes

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Harry Connick Jr.

Wink And A Smile

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Plain White T's

1,2,3,4

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Clem Snide

Find Love

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Aerosmith

You're My Angel

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Green Day

Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)

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Chris De Burgh

Lady in Red

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Good Charlotte

Thank You Mom

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Sarah McLachlan

Ordinary Miracle

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Ben Harper

Happy Everafter in Your Eyes

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Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young

Teach Your Children

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Leona Lewis

The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face

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Commodores

Three Times A Lady

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Bette Midler

Wind Beneath My Wings

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