Help! Song choice for first dance…dying man
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You Send Me - Sam Cooke
Sweet but not a tear-jerker, and from the right era. I’m so sorry about your stepdad. I know someone who died of that disease and it is a truly awful one. I’m glad you’re approaching it with what sounds like a healthy attitude! |
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| Fix You by Cold Play |
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| I like the Beatles suggestion. It will make people smile. It’s poignant but also lighthearted. They can do a light bounce shuffle. |
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You're All I Need to Get By - Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell
Somewhere Over the Rainbow - various artists Because You Loved Me - Celine Dion |
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| FWIW --if his cognitive abilities have declined this rapidly, "it's a wonderful world" type stuff would not bother him at all. Go with a song HE has always loved. |
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| To Love Somebody - Bee Gees |
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| Bruce Springsteen - If I Should Fall Behind |
Anonymous
Also a goodie. And of their time. Honestly I’d find their favorite song from youth. Sensory memories are enormously comforting. It doesn’t need to have a message. It could be something he whistled even. |
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Does he like Zeppelin or Hendrix? Something unexpected is fun.
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Lionel Ritchie songs:
My Love Say You , Say Me To Love A Woman Foreginer song: I Wanna Know What Love Is Rod Stewart: Have I told you Lately I Love You Try listening to some Soft Rock from the 80's, your grandad might like that. My dad would have been the same age and he loved soft rock. Good luck and god bless! |
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Best love song ever. |
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| As Time Goes By |
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| True Companion |