For the people who raised her
Daughter songs sorted by who is giving them, a plan for the father–daughter dance, or an original song written from your own stories about her.
You learned to dance on my shoes
Pressed and kept
Thirty songs that parents keep returning to, five for each kind of moment, from the hospital blanket to the last slow song of the night. Titles and artists only; play them on whatever app you use.
The father–daughter dance
It is the moment on this list people search for most, and the one with the most nerves attached. Here is how most receptions run it.
The DJ calls it right after the couple's first dance. Tradition says Dad walks over and asks; plenty of brides cross the floor to get him.
The part everyone films. Sway, talk, let him say the line he rehearsed in the car. Ninety seconds is plenty.
The DJ cuts or scratches into something upbeat. Practice one spin and one silly move; the room does the rest.
Wave the guests on, or hand Dad over to Mom. Stopping before four minutes keeps every phone pointed at you.
Or write her own
The thirty songs above were recorded for strangers. Hers can mention the night she was born, the name only you call her, and the promise you made at the hospital window.
Neither one was written for a daughter. Press play to hear how true details become verses, and listen for the moment a name is sung.
Written for Emma, from her husband Daniel, on their tenth anniversary
Written for Maya, from her best friend, on her thirtieth birthday
Real orders and real stories: each name you hear is the one its buyer typed in.
Parents of daughters
I can't sing and I can't dance. The song handled the first part. Halfway through she whispered, did you write this? I just nodded.
Her dad played it on the way to her driving test. She failed parallel parking and still calls it the best day of that month.
Made it one-thumbed during a 3 a.m. feed. Now it is the only thing that gets her back to sleep, and I still cry at the bridge.
We shared earbuds on the floor of her dorm between the boxes. Her roommate walked in on two women sobbing and laughing and quietly backed out.
We traded the waltz for her song. My mother, who never cries at anything, went to the DJ and asked for it a second time.
Her dad wanted to give a speech and knew he would fall apart, so we gave her a song. He fell apart anyway. She held on through the chorus.
The verse about her teaching the dog to ride in the wagon got the big laugh. The last line got total silence, the good kind.
My daughter is 38 with two kids of her own. I wanted her to know I still see the girl in the yellow raincoat. She knew by the first verse.
How it works
Nothing to agonize over. Most parents type their story on a phone in about ten minutes.
Her name, her age, the nickname, and a scene or two you still picture clearly. Write it the way you would tell a friend.
Minutes later, two full versions play in the genre and voice you chose. Nothing has been charged at this point.
Rewrite a line, try a softer mood or another voice. Each round brings back two new takes to compare side by side.
Pay once, then send her the private gift page, schedule it for the big morning, or hand the MP3 to the DJ.
Pricing
No subscription and no deposit: you pay once, after both versions have played for you.
Song for a daughter
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Nothing is charged until you have listened.
FAQ
Usually in the week before the wedding, the birthday or the move.
Yes. Once you pay, you download an MP3 to hand to the DJ. You can't set an exact length, but you hear both versions all the way through first, and the DJ can fade it early or cut to your upbeat song at the switch.
Please do. The lyrics are written from what you tell us, so the nickname, the recital, the dog she insisted on naming are what make it sound like her rather than a greeting card.
Any of those. Say who it is from in your story; the gift message can be signed by one parent, both, or the whole family, siblings and grandparents included.
You choose the genre, the mood and a male voice, a female voice or a duet. We can't imitate a real artist, but you can describe the feel you are after, such as a quiet acoustic ballad.
Two versions are usually ready a few minutes after you send your story, and the downloads unlock as soon as you pay. You can also schedule the gift email for her birthday morning.
Don't pay yet. Edit a line, the mood or the voice and two new versions come back; the app shows how many rounds remain. After payment, purchases are final except as our refund policy describes.
Yes. You get an MP3, a lyric video (MP4) and a lyrics PDF, and once you pay we transfer our rights in the song to you, so it can be used in videos, slideshows and posts.
Yes. Mention the occasion and her age in your story, and choose an upbeat style if she wants to dance to it with her friends or her court.
