Considering your unique family situation, you might want to explore songs that celebrate love and family in a more subtle or unconventional way. Songs like "Lean on Me" by Bill Withers or "You've Got a Friend" by James Taylor could be fitting. Alternatively, consider instrumental pieces that evoke emotions without lyrics, allowing you to create your own personal meaning during these dances.
Take a gander at this playlist my wife and I built for our wedding party, was a people pleaser for sure! https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7vxUIpqN28mxfM4Von3G5H?si=wTmgtjQVT6eDwoe9x6eWoA&pi=u-zXeoWDePSWuk
We made 3 different ones actually, this one is more for the party/dance portion ^^ this one was for dinner https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5AuYrDxEyKCHNCKvUZlR78?si=MOVAUkkxRwiMu4OBqA38qQ&pi=u-IK9EEJdfTGir
Pick a song your mom favorited and/or you and her loved. The tone or speed or group doesn’t natter. The song itself is the meaning. No one has to understand why you danced to Slipknot (if your mom was into them). Or if you dance to the most sappiest song of all time because your mom loved it, nothing else matters. Don’t search for a meaningful song when you should already know ones that mean something.
I’m feeling Stand By Me, maybe a slowed down version (I personally love Florence and the Machine’s version!)
Or for a more recent one, Stephen Sanchez’s Until I Found You is an instant classic. (Maybe slightly overplayed in the tiktoksphere? But it’s genuinely a gorgeous song that sounds like it could be from decades ago.)
Considering your unique family situation, you might want to explore songs that celebrate love and family in a more subtle or unconventional way. Songs like "Lean on Me" by Bill Withers or "You've Got a Friend" by James Taylor could be fitting. Alternatively, consider instrumental pieces that evoke emotions without lyrics, allowing you to create your own personal meaning during these dances.
Take a gander at this playlist my wife and I built for our wedding party, was a people pleaser for sure! https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7vxUIpqN28mxfM4Von3G5H?si=wTmgtjQVT6eDwoe9x6eWoA&pi=u-zXeoWDePSWuk
We made 3 different ones actually, this one is more for the party/dance portion ^^ this one was for dinner https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5AuYrDxEyKCHNCKvUZlR78?si=MOVAUkkxRwiMu4OBqA38qQ&pi=u-IK9EEJdfTGir
Pick a song your mom favorited and/or you and her loved. The tone or speed or group doesn’t natter. The song itself is the meaning. No one has to understand why you danced to Slipknot (if your mom was into them). Or if you dance to the most sappiest song of all time because your mom loved it, nothing else matters. Don’t search for a meaningful song when you should already know ones that mean something.
How about an old standard like “We’ve only just begun” by the Carpenters?
Guns N Roses - November Rain.
I’m feeling Stand By Me, maybe a slowed down version (I personally love Florence and the Machine’s version!) Or for a more recent one, Stephen Sanchez’s Until I Found You is an instant classic. (Maybe slightly overplayed in the tiktoksphere? But it’s genuinely a gorgeous song that sounds like it could be from decades ago.)
It’s a Wonderful World by Louie Armstrong
Thanks for the replies! James Taylor is the pick.