Wedding planning has taken a little bit of a backseat in favor of school (boo, priorities), but one of the things that I keep thinking about is what I song I want to dance with my dad to for our father-daughter dance.
At first, I wanted to surprise him with the perfect suggestion, so I did a little snooping via Mama regarding his favorite music. “Good luck, honey, ” she told me. “He mostly listens to Sousa marches.”
Not exactly something you can dance to.
So I went to the source – still trying to be sneaky.
“Hi Daddy –
Do you have a favorite song or artist? Or a favorite movie? (And if the answer is yes, what are they?)“
*Side note: 1) I thought the movie might have a soundtrack. 2) If I hadn’t added the last part, he might have just said, “yes.” That’s Daddy.
His response:
“Sousa marches/The Platters; The Man Who Would Be King.“
I had to look up everything except Sousa marches.
And after realizing that The Platters aren’t quite what I’m going for, and The Man Who Would Be King doesn’t exactly have a danceable soundtrack, I finally asked the blunt question.
“Do you have any song in particular that you’d like to dance to for the father-daughter dance?“
I received a response just a few minutes later:
“I will think about it and let you know. I guess “Stars and Stripes Forever” is out of the question, but I need something slower anyway.“
I’m sorry to say that yes, Daddy, it is out of the question. I need something slower, too. We both know how (un)graceful I am. Someone’s toes are getting stepped on.
But I do appreciate how consistent you are. And how well Mama knows you.
Maybe I’ll even ask the DJ if he can remix a Sousa march. You never know.
Or maybe not.
*Modern Family
