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Song Suggestions for DVD Slide Show?

Hello everyone,

I was hoping I could tap into your creativity. My husband and I are putting together a slide show DVD of family pictures for my in-laws for Christmas. We're going to start with some pictures of the two of them when they were younger, then their (3) kids as they were growing up, and finally the (3) grandkids.

All of the ladies in the family are very sentimental and will probably cry no matter what, so we'd like to stay with upbeat songs if possible so it doesn't get too out of hand! I, however, being the sentimental one that I am, would like to keep my options open if the right song happens to be slower.

I'm open to any genre of music, but my husband insists it has words.

Thanks!
L.

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Thanks again to everyone who helped with song suggestions. I thought I'd let you know how everything went. We made it like a 'real' movie, so during the opening credits we used the theme song to All in the Family (one of my FIL's favorite shows). Then we used a little bit of Bad to the Bone with some early pictures of my FIL with his motorcycles and classic cars. Then a little of Goody Two Shoes for my MIL's early day pictures. For early pics of the three kids, we used O bla di bla da, which I wouldn't have thought of using without the Mamasource suggestion (so thank you!). It was perfect. We had the grandkids' pictures set to Somewhere Over the Rainbow... Not a dry eye in the house. : ) Last but not least, since we wanted to end it on a positive, non-sentimental note, we used a BNL song with some funny pics of my husband being dressed up in girls' clothes by his sisters. The song was "I like my big sister... But I don't wanna wear her coat." It was hilarious.

And since we couldn't fit the hundreds upon hundreds of pics that we wanted to include into the slideshow itself, we simply randomly threw all of the pictures in at the end in a separate section, set to my FIL's favorite Christmas music.

It was a huge hit! We've been told by several people in the family that it was the best gift ever. One of his sisters even said, "How can we ever top that???"

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"My Life" by the Beatles
"My Girl" by the Temptations

Think of any weddings you have been to in the past and the family dance songs they played, or ask around what songs people used for the bride/groom dance and father/daughter or mother son dances.

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Cat's Cradle... can't remember who did it - several bands did versions of it. Maybe that's not even its title, but its pretty well known. The chorus goes
cats in the cradle and the silver spoon
little boy blue and the man in the moon
when you coming home son I don't know when
but we'll be together then.

Also Kenny Loggins' House on Pooh Corner

Both are pretty sentimental, so they'd be tear jerkers, but they'd be pretty appropriate too.

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I love "The Luckiest" by Ben Folds and "Feels like Home" by Chantal Kreviazuk. Both are pretty emotional songs, with words :)

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What a wonderful world. Nat KIng Cole

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I did the same things for my parents anniversary. from what I remember, I first put songs from their era in the beginning and then some great songs from Ally McBeal soundtrack and Marc Cohen True Companion.

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How about these: Ob-La-Di,Ob-La-Da (Beatles); Three Little Birds(dont' worry)- (Bob Dylan); Sweetest Thing (U2); So Happy together (the Turtles); Somewhere Over the Rainbow (Isreal Kamakawiwo'ole)

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I know you've already gotten a lot of suggestions, but just had to throw a couple more out there. We did a video of pictures and used "When you say nothing at all" by Allison Kraus, "I Knew I loved you" by Savage Garden and "Everything I do, I do it for you" from by Bryan Adams, and it turned out great. A couple others that I think would work well would be "Life's a Dance" by John Michael Montgomery, "Gotta Be" by Des'ree, "Unwritten" by Natasha Bedingfield, "Whenever you Remember" by Carrie Underwood, "Ready, Set, Don't Go" by Billy Ray Cyrus w/ his daughter, or "Lean on Me" by Club Nouveau.
Good luck!

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Hi L.!

What a wonderful idea!!! I read all the responses and talk about excellent songs! All I can add is "Tell me bout the good ol' days". Don't know who sings it, but it would be appropriate for the grandkids pics in the video. Would you mind if I used your idea and all the songs listed here for a DVD for my family?? This is just sooooooooooooo awesome!! Thanks for the idea!! Let us know how it comes out!! :)

Just Me!
S.

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I love "The Luckiest" by Ben Folds and "Feels like Home" by Chantal Kreviazuk. Both are pretty emotional songs, with words :)

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Memories sung by Elvis

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We made a slide show for all of us with grandparents, brothers/sisters and cousins. Then ending song was Simple Things by Jim Brickman. It was wonderful for all those pictures of "everyday life."

Here are the lyrics...

SIMPLE THINGS (Jim Brickman)

Hey, time won't wait
Life goes by
Every day's a brand new sky
Every tear
Comes to dry
All that really matters in this crazy world
Is you and I together, baby
Just remember

The first leaves off the tree
The way you look at me
A thousand chiming church bells ring
The simple things are free
The sun, the moon, the stars
The beating of two hearts
How I love the simple things
The simple things just are

So here we go
Let's just dance
Teach my soul to take this chance
Put my heart
In your hands
Out of all the moments that we leave behind
Turn around and tell me baby
We'll remember

The thunder and the rain
The way you say my name
After all the clouds go by
The simple things remain
The sun, the moon, the stars
The beating of two hearts
How I love the simple things
The simple things just are

Oh, the ocean and the sky
The way we feel tonight
I know that it's the love that brings
The simple things to life
The sun, the moon, the stars
The beating of two hearts
I love the way the simple things
The simple things just are
I love the way the simple things
The simple things just are
The simple things just are
The simple things
Just are

We made our video 4 years ago, and we all still like to watch it and remember all the things we've done together as a family. And... I still get sentimental and a bit teary-eyed when the last song plays.

good luck

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