As with father-daughter dances, the mother-son dance at a wedding is a tradition American readers will be very familiar with, but we've also been seeing an uptake in this sweet mother-son moment in Ireland and the UK. Whatever side of the Atlantic you live on, we've compiled a playlist of mother-son dance song ideas to take to your wedding band or DJ. Perfect tunes to convey the emotion of the occasion, without making for any awkward moments!

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We've put all our favourite mother-son dance song ideas in one handy playlist - play through these with your mum and see which resonates! Find the playlist on Spotify.

Mother-Son Dance Song Ideas

1. Capri: Colbie Cailat
2. Humble and Kind: Tim McGraw
3. Mother: Kacey Musgraves
4. Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy): John Lennon
5. 93 Million Miles: Jason Maraz
6. You’ll Be in My Heart: Phil Collins
7. Don’t Blink: Kenny Chesney
8. A Song For Mama: Boyz II Men
9. Mama: Spice Girls
10. Scars: Sam Smith
11. Sweetest Devotion: Adele
12. Hold My Hand: Hootie & The Blowfish
13. Your Song: Elton John
14. Mother Like Mine: The Band Perry
15. My Baby You: Marc Anthony
16. I’ll Stand By You: Pretenders
17. River: Leon Bridges
18. Teach Your Children: Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
19. I Lived: One Republic
20. Because You Loved Me: Celine Dion
21. The Perfect Fan: Backstreet Boys
22. Landslide: Fleetwood Mac
23. Sweet Child O’Mine: Sheryl Crow
24. You are the Sunshine of My Life: Stevie Wonder
25. Have I Told You Lately: Van Morrison
26. There You’ll Be: Faith Hill
27. Whatever I Never Knew I Always Wanted: Carrie Underwood
28. Greatest Love of All: Whitney Houston
29. Home: Jack Johnson
30. Just The Two of Us: Will Smith
31. The Best Day: Taylor Swift
32. Make You Feel My Love: Adele
33. I Knew I Loved You: Savage Garden
34. My Baby: Britney Spears
35. I’ll Always Love My Mama: The Intruders
36. Letter To My Mother: Edwin McCain
37. Do I Make You Proud: Taylor Hicks
38. Mama’s Song: Carrie Underwood
39. The First Lady In My Life/Mother: Paul Todd
40. You’re Gonna Be: Reba McEntire
41. He Gets That From Me: Reba McEntire
42. She's Always a Woman: Billy Joel

P.S. Don't be afraid to shake up this tradition for your family, mother-daughter dances, son-father, son-stepmom, granny, aunt, whatever works for you!

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