The 60 Best Mother and Son Dance Songs for Your Wedding

Dedicating a song and dance to the mother of the groom will make her feel appreciated while ensuring there isn’t a dry eye in the venue, and will also turn into a a moment that will stick with you as the years go on. You might already have a tune in mind that perfectly represents your mother-son bond, but in case you haven't, we’ve put together 60 songs of mother and son to tell your mum just how much you love her.

Whether you go for something light-hearted and silly or meaningful and emotional, take the time to make sure it's unforgettable by picking the perfect song. Whether you want a mother and son song that is upbeat, or sentimental, you're spoilt for choice with this edit of mother and song songs.

We've even saved every mother and son wedding song in a handy Spotify playlist full of mother son songs for you to enjoy!

The 60 Best Mother and Son Dance Songs

1. What a Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong

“I see trees of green / Red roses too / I see them bloom / For me and you / And I think to myself / What a wonderful world”

2. Where You Lead – Carole King

“Where you lead, I will follow / Anywhere that you tell me to / If you need, you need me to be with you / I will follow where you lead”

3. Forever Young – Rod Stewart

“But whatever road you choose / I'm right behind you, win or lose”

4. Child of Mine – Carole King

“Oh, yes, sweet darling / So glad you are a child of mine”

5. Wind Beneath My Wings – Bette Midler

“Did you ever know that you're my hero? / You're everything I wish I could be / I could fly higher than an eagle / For you are the wind beneath my wings”

6. Home – Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros

“Oh, home, let me come home / Home is wherever I'm with you”

7. Days Like This – Van Morrison

“When everything falls into place like the flick of a switch / Well my mama told me there'll be days like this”

8. You’ll Be In My Heart – Phil Collins

“This bond between us / Can't be broken / I will be here don't you cry”

9. 93 Million Miles – Jason Mraz

“Just know / Wherever you go / You can always come home”

10. You’re Gonna Be – Reba McEntire

“Life has no guarantees, but always loved by me / You're gonna be”

11. We Are Family - Sister Sledge

“We are family / Get up everybody and sing”

12. God Only Knows - The Beach Boys

“God only knows what I'd be without you / God only knows”

13. Unforgettable – Nat King Cole

“Unforgettable that's what you are / Unforgettable though near or far”

14. The Best Day – Taylor Swift

“I don't know who I'm gonna talk to now at school / But I know I'm laughing / On the car ride home with you”

15. Mother Stands For Comfort – Kate Bush

“She knows that I've been doing something wrong / But she won't say anything / She thinks that I was with my friends yesterday / But she won't mind me lying / Because / Mother stands for comfort”

16. Letter to My Mother – Edwin McCain

“Mama, how do I write the words to you / You were the only one who loved me true”

17. Mom – Meghan Trainor

“You might have a mom, she might be the bomb / But ain't nobody got a mom like mine”

18. You Are the Sunshine of My Life - Stevie Wonder

“You are the sunshine of my life / That's why I'll always be around / You are the apple of my eye / Forever you'll stay in my heart”

19. I’ll Always Love My Mama – The Intruders

“A mother's love is so special / It's something that you can't describe / It's the kind of love that stays with you / Until the day you die”

20. No Matter What – Calum Scott

“She wrapped her arms around me / Said, "Don't try to be what you're not / 'Cause I love you no matter what" / She loves me no matter what”

21. Because You Loved Me – Celine Dion

“You were my strength when I was weak / You were my voice when I couldn't speak / You were my eyes when I couldn't see / You saw the best there was in me”

22. How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) – James Taylor

“I needed the shelter of someone's arms / And there you were / I needed someone to understand my ups and downs / And there you were”

23. Sweet Child O’ Mine – Guns N’ Roses

“She's got a smile that it seems to me / Reminds me of childhood memories / Where everything was as fresh as the bright blue sky”

24. Turn to You (Mother’s Day Dedication) – Justin Bieber

“Mom, you were so brave / There was nothing gonna stop or get in our way / And I know you will always be there for me”

25. That’s How Strong My Love Is – Otis Redding

“If I was the sun way up there / I'd go with love most everywhere / I'll be the moon when the sun goes down / Just to let you know that I'm still around”

26. You Are My Sunshine – Johnny Cash

“You are my sunshine, my only sunshine / You make me happy when skies are gray / You'll never know, dear, how much I love you”

27. I’ll Be There – Mac Miller

“Hey, see, I was six years old with a dream / When my moms told me I can do anything / Said she'd be there forever, no matter what's the weather / She'd always have my back even when we weren't together”

28. The Perfect Fan – The Backstreet Boys

“You showed me / When I was young just how to grow / You showed me / Everything that I should know”

29. What Mama Say – Jason Mraz

“Whatever mama say / You best do it / Whatever mama say / You better listen to your mama”

30. Take Your Mama – Scissor Sisters

“We're gonna take your mama out all night / Yeah, we'll show her what it's all about / We'll get her jacked up on some cheap champagne / We'll let the good times all roll out”

31. All You Need Is Love – The Beatles

“All you need is love, love / Love is all you need”

32. Have I Told You Lately – Van Morrison

“There's a love that's divine / And it's yours and it's mine”

33. The Way You Look Tonight – Frank Sinatra

“Yes, you're lovely, with your smile so warm / And your cheeks so soft / There is nothing for me but to love you / And the way you look tonight”

34. I Got You – Ciara

“Hush little baby don't you cry / Momma's gonna love you all your life”

35. Old Pine – Ben Howard

“We stood / Steady as the stars in the woods / So happy-hearted / And the warmth rang true inside these bones”

36. Mother – Sugarland

“She's your mother, you love her / There won't be another place like her again that you call home”

37. Michelle – The Beatles

“I love you, I love you, I love you / That's all I want to say”

38. Over the Rainbow – Israel Kamakawiwoʻole

“Well, I see trees of green and / Red roses too / I'll watch them bloom for / Me and you / And I think to myself / What a wonderful world”

39. Thank You Mom – Good Charlotte

“And I love you, I'll always love you / There's nothing I won't do / To say these words to you / That you will live forever / Forever, and ever”

40. Mama – Spice Girls

“Mama, I love you / Mama, I care / Mama, I love you / Mama, my friend (you're my friend)”

41. Dear Mama – 2Pac

“Lady, don't you know we love you? (Dear Mama) / Sweet lady, place no one above you (you are appreciated) / Sweet lady, don't you know we love you?”

42. My Love, My Life – ABBA

“Like an image passing by / My love, my life / In the mirror of your eyes / My love, my life”

43. Rosalinda’s Eyes – Billy Joel

“I've got a chance to make it / It's time for me to take it / I'll return before the fire dies / In Rosalinda's eyes”

44. You Raise Me Up – Josh Groban

“You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains / You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas / I am strong, when I am on your shoulders / You raise me up to more than I can be”

45. Mother – Kacey Musgraves

“I'm just sitting here / Thinkin' 'bout the time that's slipping / And missing my mother”

46. Coat of Many Colours – Dolly Parton

“My coat of many colors / That my momma made for me / Made only from rags / But I wore it so proudly”

47. I Say a Little Prayer – Aretha Franklin

“Forever (Forever), and ever (Yeah) / You'll stay in my heart and I will love you / Forever (Forever), and ever (Ever) / We never will part, oh, how I love you”

48. Mom – Garth Brooks

“A loving angel tender, tough and strong / It's almost time to go and meet your mom”

49. Only One – Kayne West

“Hello, my only one, just like the mornin' sun / You'll keep on risin' 'til the sky knows your name”

50. If I Didn’t Have You – Thompson Square

“I couldn't live without you baby / I wouldn't want to / If you didn't love me so much / I'd never make it through”

51. Hero – Mariah Carey

“And then a hero comes along / With the strength to carry on / And you cast your fears aside / And you know you can survive”

52. Mama I’m Coming Home – Ozzy Osbourne

“Times have changed and times are strange  / Here I come, but I ain't the same / Mama, I'm coming home”

53. A Song for Mama – Boyz II Men

“Mama, mama, you know I love you / (You know I love you) / Mama, mama, you're the queen of my heart”

54. Thank You – Dido

“And I want to thank you / For giving me the best day of my life / Oh, just to be with you / Is having the best day of my life”

55. You've Got A Friend In Me - Randy Newman

“When the road looks rough ahead / And you're miles and miles / From your nice warm bed / You just remember what your old pal said / Boy, you've got a friend in me”

56. I'll Be There - The Jackson 5

“I'll be there to protect you (yeah baby) / With unselfish love that respects you / Just call my name and I'll be there (I'll be there)”

57. Mother – Ashanti

“You taught me strength and you gave me guidance / Whenever faith was lost, you were there to find it / And all because a mother's love is unconditional”

58. Loves Me Like a Rock – Paul Simon

“Oh, my mama loves me, she loves me / She get down on her knees and hug me”

59. Mother Like Mine – The Band Perry

“We'd walk on grass that's greener / And our cares would all be freer / If the world had a mother like mine”

60. He Gets That From Me – Reba McEntire

“And cracks a joke at the perfect time, / Makes me laugh when I want to cry, / That boy is everything to me”

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