90 Best Mother-Son Dance Songs
Every mother dreams of the day when she can dance with her son at his wedding. The mother-son dance is the symbolic ending of one family and the beginning of another — just like the father-daughter dance. It’s a beautiful thing to watch. It can be quite a tear-jerker, in fact.
What Is the Mother-Son Dance?
Traditionally, the Mother-Son Dance is the dance between the mother of the groom and her son. It comes after the Father-Daughter Dance in the wedding reception timeline. It is a heartfelt moment during the wedding reception. Most likely, it will be filmed and photographed, so be sure to choose a great song.
Some wedding couples combine the father-daughter dance with the mother groom dance. Both couples dance to the same song. If you decide to do this, talk to your wedding planner and DJ; they should be able to give great suggestions that will help you choose the song.
What If My Family Isn’t Traditional?
Families have complex relationships these days. That’s okay. Same-sex couples can choose to dance with the family member of their choice: mother, mentor. Step-mothers can have a second song. Estranged family members can have stand-ins. You can even dance with your in-laws if you wish.
Grooms, if you have more than one mother in your life, there are options. One can tap the other on the shoulder in the middle of the dance so you can dance with both of your moms. You may even want a song for each. Talk about it with your professional wedding planner or DJ.
Can I Do the Mother-Son Dance without My Mom?
If one of the wedding couple’s parents are no longer living, you can adapt or skip the Mother-Son Dance. This is an emotional decision, for sure. If your new spouse will dance with her father, then you’ll certainly want to have your time to shine.
Perhaps your mom passed away or you are estranged. If your mother isn’t alive, a common substitute is a mother figure. Many of us have those people in our lives. Your sister or aunt would make a very nice gesture. See our list of sister-brother songs.
If this dance is too painful because of a recent loss or estrangement, you can skip the Mother-Son Dance. It’s your celebration. Talk to your wedding planner; they are experienced with this delicate relationship.
Similar song lists for further reading:
What Are The Best Mother-Son Wedding Songs?
The best mother-son wedding song is a ballad. This song should represent the commonality and unique relationship between the groom and his mother. With that said, our list of mother-son songs can be used for other celebrations.
The mother-son songs can also be awesome to celebrate the birth of a son. They can also be used as a dedication song from a son to his mother on Mother’s Day.
It would be impossible to name all the great mother-son wedding songs but below are the Top 90 popular songs.
Mother Son song list curated by Matthew Campbell
Last Updated: Jannuary 4, 2021
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| Song | Amazon Link | |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Pilots House of Gold 2011, Indie Rock |  | |
| Adele Sweetest Devotion 2015, Pop | | |
| Alan Jackson Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus 2006, Christian | | |
| B. J. Thomas Mama 1966, Country | | |
| Backstreet Boys Perfect Fan 1999, Pop | | |
| Beach Boys God Only Knows 1966, Pop | | |
| Beatles Here Comes The Sun 1969, Rock | | |
| Beatles I’m Happy Just To Dance With You 1964, Rock | | |
| Beatles In My Life 1965, Rock | | |
| Ben E. King Stand By Me 1961, Soul | | |
| Beyonce Halo 2009, Pop | | |
| Billy Joel Just The Way You Are 1977, Rock | | |
| Blake Shelton The Baby 2003, Country | | |
| Boyz II Men A Song For Mama 1997, R&B | | |
| Caleb and Kelsey Boy 2019, Christian | | |
| Calum Scott No Matter What 2018, Pop | | |
| Carrie Underwood Mama’s Song 2010, Country | | |
| Cast from Fiddler on the Roof Sunrise, Sunset 1964, Broadway | | |
| Celine Dion Because You Loved Me 1996, Pop | | |
| Chris Jasper feat. Margie Jasper My Little Boy 2019, Pop | | |
| Ciara I Got You 2015, Pop | | |
| Commodores Three Times A Lady 1978, Soul | | |
| Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young Teach Your Children 1970, Rock | | |
| Daniyel MOM 2020, Hip Hop | | |
| Dermot Kennedy Days Like This 2020, Rock | | |
| Dido Thank You 2000, Pop | | |
| Dixie Chicks Godspeed (Sweet Dreams) 2002, Country | | |
| Ed Sheeran Supermarket Flowers 2017, Pop | | |
| Elton John Blessed 1995, Pop | | |
| Elton John Your Song 1970, Pop | | |
| Elvis Presley Memories 1968, Pop | | |
| Elvis Presley The Wonder Of You 1970, Pop | | |
| Eric Church Like Jesus Does 2013, Country | | |
| Eric Clapton Wonderful Tonight 1977, Rock | | |
| Faith Hill There You’ll Be 2001, Country | | |
| Fleetwood Mac Landslide 1975, Rock | | |
| Frank Patterson My Son 1999, Irish | | |
| Frank Sinatra The Way You Look Tonight 1964, Pop | | |
| Garth Brooks Mom 2014, Country | | |
| Garth Brooks The Dance 1990, Country | | |
| Granger Smith Man Made 2020, Country | | |
| Intruders I'll Always Love My Momma 1973, R&B | | |
| Israel Kamakawiwo’ole Over The Rainbow 1990, World | | |
| Jackson 5 I’ll Be There 1970, R&B | | |
| James Taylor How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) 1975, Rock | | |
| James Taylor You’ve Got A Friend 1971, Rock | | |
| Jason Matthews That’s What Mamas Do 2008, Country | | |
| Jason Mraz 93 Million Miles 2012, Rock | | |
| Jim Brickman feat. Lady Antebellum Never Alone 2007, Pop | | |
| Joe Cocker You Are So Beautiful 1974, Rock | | |
| Josh Groban You Raise Me Up 2002, Inspirational | | |
| KEM Mother’s Love 2010, R&B | | |
| Kenny Chesney Don’t Blink 2007, Country | | |
| Kenny Rogers Through The Years 1982, Country | | |
| Lauren Alaina Like My Mother Does 2011, Country | | |
| Lee Ann Womack I Hope You Dance 2000, Country | | |
| Lee Brice Boy 2017, Country | | |
| Lee Brice The Best Part Of Me 2017, Country | | |
| Loggins & Messina Your Mama Don’t Dance 1972, Rock | | |
| Louis Armstrong What A Wonderful World 1967, Pop | | |
| Luke Combs feat. Amanda Shires Without You 2020, Country | | |
| Lunchmoney Lewis Mama 2015, Pop | | |
| Lynyrd Skynyrd Simple Man 1973, Rock | | |
| Marc Anthony My Baby You 1999, Latin | | |
| Mariah Carey Hero 1993, R&B | | |
| Mark Harris Find Your Wings 2005, Christian | | |
| Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell Ain’t No Mountain High Enough 1967, R&B | | |
| Matthew John Everything 2018, Pop | | |
| Meghan Trainor Mom 2016, Pop | | |
| Mikki Viereck A Song For My Son 1991, Pop | | |
| Molly Pasutti The Man You’ve Become 2008, Pop | | |
| MotherLode Trio Farley’s Boy 2003, Country | | |
| Nat King Cole & Natalie Cole Unforgettable 1991, R&B | | |
| Paul Simon Loves Me Like A Rock 1973, Pop Rock | | |
| Phil Collins You’ll Be In My Heart 1999, Pop | | |
| Queen Naija Mama’s Hand 2018, R&B | | |
| Queen You’re My Best Friend 1976, Rock | | |
| Rascal Flatts My Wish 2006, Country | | |
| Reba McEntire He Gets That From Me 2003, Country | | |
| Reba Mcentire You’re Gonna Be 2005, Country | | |
| Rod Stewart Forever Young 1988, Pop | | |
| Rod Stewart Have I Told You Lately 1993, Rock | | |
| Scott Keo All To You 2012, Pop Rock | | |
| Shakira The One Thing 2014, Pop | | |
| Sheryl Crow Sweet Child o' Mine 1998, Rock | | |
| Shinedown Simple Man 2003, Rock | | |
| Steven Curtis Chapman I Will Be Here 2003, Christian | | |
| Stevie Wonder Isn’t She Lovely 1976, R&B | | |
| Stevie Wonder You Are The Sunshine Of My Life 1972, Soul | | |
| Sugarland Mother 2018, Country | | |
| Swon Brothers Mommas 2020, Country | | |
| Taylor Hicks Do I Make You Proud 2006, Soul | | |
| Thomas Finchum Mothers 2019, Country | | |
| Tim Mcgraw Humble And Kind 2015, Country | | |
| Tim McGraw I Called Mama 2020, Country | | |
| Tom Petty Wildflowers 1994, Rock | | |
| Trace Adkins Then They Do 2003, Country | | |
| Van Morrison Days Like This 1995, Rock | | |
| Whitney Houston Greatest Love Of All 1985, R&B | | |
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I’m getting married. I am older than my sister and my mother has passed on. My sister used The Wind Beneath my Wings for a dance for the two of us at her wedding. I want something to dance with her at my wedding that is equally special so please give me ideas.
Hi Jeffery. Thanks for reaching out. Please see our list of Sister Brother songs. Listen to each song and the lyrics to see if one describes your relationship. However, we always recommend playing a song that is special to both of you over trying to find a song that describes your relationship. Hope this helps.
House of Gold
21 Pilots
Supermarket Flowers
Ed Sheeran
Thank you so much Dian. We will definitely be adding your 2 song suggestions on our next update!
I’ll pick thank you for loving me by bon jovi
Hi Kikee. Thanks for sharing. A great modern classic rock love song!