Wedding Songs for Mothers and Sons

[SherryS Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close SherryS]

This is the one I need help with......for July wedding.

[bigfrank Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close bigfrank]

Momma

[susieq Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close susieq]

For my son's wedding, we danced to Lee Ann Womack's "I hope you dance".

[suskey Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close suskey]

Barbra Streisand..'If I Could"

Susan

[janapur Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close janapur]

Momma

I'm having trouble finding this on youtube. May I ask who performed this?

[wackymother Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close wackymother]

Is it this one? Mama (by the Spice Girls!)

She used to be my only enemy and never let me be free,
Catching me in places that I knew I shouldn't be,
Every other day I crossed the line,
I didn't mean to be so bad,
I never thought you would
Become the friend I never had.

Back then I didn't know why,
Why you were misunderstood,
So now I see through your eyes,
All that you did was love,

Mama I love you, Mama I care,
Mama I love you, Mama my friend,
You're my friend

I didn't want to hear it then but
I'm not ashamed to say it now,
Every little thing you said and did was right for me,
I had a lot of time to think about,
About the way I used to be,
Never had a sense of my responsibility.

Back then I didn't know why,
Why you were misunderstood,
So now I see through your eyes,
All that you did was love,

Mama I love you, Mama I care,
Mama I love you, Mama my friend,
You're my friend ,You're my friend

But now I'm sure I know why,
Why you were misunderstood,
So now I see through your eyes,
All I can give you is love,

Mama I love you, Mama I care,
Mama I love you, Mama my friend,
[Repeat X2]
You're my friend
You're my friend

Im loving you,you loving me
Our love that's true in gratitude
[ repeat 6x until fade ]

[wackymother Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close wackymother]

There's also a Boyz II Men song along the same lines....

[wackymother Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close wackymother]

And isn't there a traditional Italian song about Mama? I can almost hear Frank Sinatra singing it...or is that Tony Bennett in my head?

[jericap Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close jericap]

It's "Mama", here's a link for utube

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Is it this one? Mama (by the Spice Girls!)

She used to be my only enemy and never let me be free,
Catching me in places that I knew I shouldn't be,
Every other day I crossed the line,
I didn't mean to be so bad,
I never thought you would
Become the friend I never had.

Back then I didn't know why,
Why you were misunderstood,
So now I see through your eyes,
All that you did was love,

Mama I love you, Mama I care,
Mama I love you, Mama my friend,
You're my friend

I didn't want to hear it then but
I'm not ashamed to say it now,
Every little thing you said and did was right for me,
I had a lot of time to think about,
About the way I used to be,
Never had a sense of my responsibility.

Back then I didn't know why,
Why you were misunderstood,
So now I see through your eyes,
All that you did was love,

Mama I love you, Mama I care,
Mama I love you, Mama my friend,
You're my friend ,You're my friend

But now I'm sure I know why,
Why you were misunderstood,
So now I see through your eyes,
All I can give you is love,

Mama I love you, Mama I care,
Mama I love you, Mama my friend,
[Repeat X2]
You're my friend
You're my friend

Im loving you,you loving me
Our love that's true in gratitude
[ repeat 6x until fade ]

I think may be talking about the old Italian song. We used to have Italian songs play every Sunday and my father used to sing this

[wackymother Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close wackymother]

Were the Spice Girls just doing a translation?

Isn't there a Tony Bennett version that's much sloooooww***eerrr?

[jericap Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close jericap]

I can't remember if it was Tony Bennet or Sergio Franchi

[Fern Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Fern]

The song Bigfrank is talking about is indeed Momma. I've only heard it in Italian. Its a beautiful song. This version is by Pavarotti and Ricky Martin, and I think it is on the Pavarotti and Friends album.

Its a beautiful song.

You might consider a different title for this thread, though. When I saw it I thought of incest. Maybe it is just me, though...

Fern

[wackymother Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close wackymother]

You might consider a different title for this thread, though. When I saw it I thought of incest. Maybe it is just me, though...

Fern

Uh, yeah, Fern. I think it might actually just be you on this one.

[janapur Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close janapur]

You might consider a different title for this thread, though. When I saw it I thought of incest. Maybe it is just me, though...

Fern

Oh, that was funny! The Oedipus Complex is alive and well in my household. My 4 yr old asks me to marry him about once a week, with flowers, a ring . . . so much more romantic than his daddy!