Brother Songs: Brotherly Bonds Celebrating Brotherhood at Weddings

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As an experienced wedding DJ, I’ve assembled a list of songs about brothers. Songs are selected by the meaning of the song and popular hits by today’s marriers. Besides new and trending, additional lists are grouped by genre to match your taste in music.

Brothers are commonly left out at weddings in themed songs. I have you covered — as always, with a list of songs about brothers.

Quick Tips

When picking out the song to play for your brother, you must consider the following 3 factors:

1. Does the song have a special meaning to both of you?
2. Does the song’s meaning describe your relationship?
3. What is the tempo of the song (fast or slow) to determine the style of dance that fits best (if you dance together)?

Brother Songs by Theme

Loving Him

A list of songs to let your brother know that you love him.

Brother – Alice In Chains
Brother’s Keeper – DaBaby
It’s Not Living (If It’s Not With You) – The 1975
Me And Baby Brother – War
My Brother – Sam Tompkins
My Brother – Justin Hayward & John Lodge

Being There

Enjoy songs that are about being there for your brother.

Brother – Home Free
Brother – Isaiah Paul
Brother – NEEDTOBREATHE
He Ain’t Heavy He’s My Brother – Neil Diamond
He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother – The Hollies

Be Your Own Man

On a groom’s big day, celebrate that he is making his own decisions and out on his own.

Brother – Brendan Kelly
I Lived – OneRepublic
Little Brother – Hootie & the Blowfish
My Little Brother – Art Brut
Superheroes – The Script

Brotherhood

Enjoy songs that celebrate the special bond between brothers, whether friends or family.

Blood Brothers – Luke Bryan
Blood Brothers – Papa Roach
Blood Brothers – Bruce Springsteen
Brothers – LOCASH
Brothers in Arms – DAGames
Brothers in Arms – Dire Straits
Hey Big Brother – Rare Earth
Hey Brother – Avicii
range brothers – Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar

Special Bond

Tunes that honor the special bond that brothers have on your wedding day.

Big Brother – Kanye West
Boys Are Back In Town – Thin Lizzy
Brother – Kodaline
Brother – Brett Eldredge
Song for My Brother – Carlos Santana

Growing Up

A few songs sharing a message of growing up as siblings.

American Kids – Kenny Chesney
Brother Mine – Suzanne Vega
The Greatest Discovery – Elton John
The Suburbs – Arcade Fire

Fun & Unexpected

The most important tip I can give if you select a song is to select a song that is special to you. I hope these songs inspire you to find a meaningful song.

ABC – Jackson Five
Congratulations – Post Malone feat. Quavo
Crazy Rap (Colt 45 & 2 Zig Zags) – Afroman
Eye of the Tiger – Survivor
MMMBop – Hanson
My Brother’s a Basehead – De La Soul
Regulate – Warren G, Nate Dogg
Seven Nation Army – The White Stripes
Teenage Dirtbag – Wheatus

DJs! Plan a Brothers Song by BPM and Key

(Click on the Song, Artist, Key and BPM table columns for sorting)

Song	Artist	Key	BPM
The Greatest Discovery	Elton John	8B	67
He Ain't Heavy ... He's My Brother	Neil Diamond	11B	70
He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother	The Hollies	9B	76
Big Brother	Kanye West	10A	78
Brothers in Arms	Dire Straits	1A	79
Blood Brothers	Luke Bryan	2B	81
Brother	Brendan Kelly	10A	91
Brother	Alice In Chains	3B	94
Regulate	Warren G, Nate Dogg	10A	95
Teenage Dirtbag	Wheatus	12B	95
My Brother	Sam Tompkins	10A	96
Crazy Rap (Colt 45 & 2 Zig Zags)	Afroman	11B	99
My Brother	Justin Hayward, John Lodge	10B	103
MMMBop	Hanson	11B	105
Brother	Kodaline	11B	108
My Brother's a Basehead	De La Soul	11A	109
Eye of the Tiger	Survivor	5A	109
Brother Mine	Suzanne Vega	9B	109
Brothers	LOCASH	4B	110
Brother	Home Free	9B	112
Hey Brother	Avicii	10A	114
Me And Baby Brother	War	10B	114
Song for My Brother	Devadip Carlos Santana	9A	115
Blood Brothers	Bruce Springsteen	10B	116
The Suburbs	Arcade Fire	11A	118
I Lived	OneRepublic	11B	120
It's Not Living (If It's Not With You)	The 1975	3B	121
range brothers (with Kendrick Lamar)	Baby Keem, Kendrick Lamar	10A	122
Congratulations	Post Malone, Quavo	2B	123
Hey Big Brother	Rare Earth	10B	124
Seven Nation Army	The White Stripes	9A	124
Brother	Isaiah Paul	7B	126
Brothers in Arms	Dagames	3B	130
Little Brother	Hootie & The Blowfish	4B	146
The Boys Are Back In Town	Thin Lizzy	12B	149
Brother’s Keeper	DaBaby	12A	155
Brother (feat. Gavin DeGraw)	NEEDTOBREATHE, Gavin DeGraw	1B	158
My Little Brother	Art Brut	10A	159
Superheroes	The Script	5B	167
Blood Brothers	Papa Roach	7A	169
American Kids	Kenny Chesney	9B	170
Brother	Brett Eldredge	6B	172
ABC	The Jackson 5	4B	197

*BPM and key pulled from SongData.io

Spotify Brothers Playlist

I hope you enjoyed my list of brother songs. If you have a song not on my list, please comment on it below as I do read and respond to all comments.

Fun Facts

Brothers make great musicians and that is apparent when you listen to Van Halen, The Everly Brothers, and The Allman Brothers Band.

AC/DC (Malcolm and Angus Young)
- Thunderstruck, Back In Black, You Shook Me All Night Long
Allman Brothers Band (Gregg and Duane Allman)
- Ramblin’ Man, Midnight Rider, Jessica
Avett Brothers (Seth and Scott Avett)
- Ain’t No Man, Murder in the City, I And Love And You
The Beach Boys (Brian and Dennis Wilson)
- Help Me, Rhonda, I Get Around, Wouldn’t It Be Nice
Brothers Osborne (T.J. and John Osborne)
- It Ain’t My Fault, Stay A Little Longer, Shoot Me Straight
Everly Brothers (Phil and Don Everly)
- All I Have to Do Is Dream, Bird Dog, Bye Bye Love
Hanson (Taylor, Zac, and Isaac Hanson)
- MMMBop, I Will Come To You, This Time Around
Isley Brothers (Ronald and Ernie Isley)
- Shout, Groove With You, Voyage to Atlantis
Jackson 5 (Jermaine, Jackie, Tito, Marlon, Michael, and Randy)
- ABC, Dancing Machine, I Want You Back
Jonas Brothers (Nick, Joe, and Kevin Jonas)
- Cool, Only Human, Sucker
Kings of Leon (Caleb, Jared, and Nathan Followill
- Use Somebody, Sex on Fire, Be Somebody
Oasis (Liam and Noel Gallagher)
- Wonderwall, Don’t Look Back In Anger, Champagne Supernova
Rae Sremmurd (Slim Jxmmi and Swae Lee)
- Black Beatles, Throw Sum Mo, Come Get Her
Righteous Brothers (Bill Medley & Bucky Heard, not blood brothers)
- You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’, Soul and Inspiration, Unchained Melody
Van Halen (Eddie and Alex Van Halen)
- Jump, Dance the Night Away, Love Walks In

Whether you want to involve your brother at your wedding or honor him is up to you. Honor doesn’t only apply to the deceased. You can honor the living. With the way our families are blended these days, your brother might be the person who walks you down the aisle. He may be your best man or he may be asked to be the officiant.

Our preferred way to honor someone at a wedding is, you guessed it, a special song. It can be as obvious or subtle as you like. Talk to your professional wedding planner and DJ to find what best suits you.

If your brother walks you down the aisle, maybe he can help you choose that song. Maybe your brother stands in for your father in the father-daughter dance. If you and your brother are goofballs, then you may even do a coordinated dance. Don’t forget Brother’s Day is celebrated on May 24, so if your wedding is near that date, you may want to have a plan.

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