1st birthday video song suggestion

February 26, 2014 7:05 PM

My daughter is creating a video of highlights from her daughter's first year. She is looking for song suggestions for the video. She loves oldies (60s-70s), current country and pop but would consider anything. What suggestions do you have?
posted by Jandasmo to Media & Arts (16 answers total)

You'll be in my heart, Phil Collins.

I've always wanted this for a similar reason.
posted by Youremyworld at 7:08 PM on February 26, 2014

It won't be like this for long, Darius Rucker
posted by dpx.mfx at 7:41 PM on February 26, 2014

Loving Arms, by the Rheostatics
posted by Poldo at 7:55 PM on February 26, 2014

Everyday, Buddy Holly
posted by mahorn at 8:28 PM on February 26, 2014 [2 favorites]

The World Waits for You, Son Volt
In my Daughter's Eyes - Martina McBride
My Wish - Rascal Flatts
Isn't She Lovely -- Stevie Wonder
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun -- Cyndi Lauper
Upside Down -- Jack Johnson
posted by Ostara at 8:34 PM on February 26, 2014 [1 favorite]

Doesn't it have to be A little ray of sunshine?
posted by b33j at 8:50 PM on February 26, 2014 [1 favorite]

She's Like a Rainbow- Rolling Stones
posted by aviatrix at 8:55 PM on February 26, 2014

I think MGMT's 'Kids' would be cool for this.
posted by Salamander at 9:46 PM on February 26, 2014

We have discovered that Karen Carpenter's rendition of "Desperado" goes with everything.
posted by amtho at 9:50 PM on February 26, 2014 [1 favorite]

For a similar purpose, I used Elizabeth Mitchell's cover of Woody Guthrie's "Grassy Grassy Grass".
posted by kittydelsol at 4:09 AM on February 27, 2014

Be My Baby by The Ronettes.
posted by jbickers at 5:38 AM on February 27, 2014 [1 favorite]

I really like Sunny by Jose Feliciano for this - I made a short video of my kids goofing off in the bubble bath when they were very little with a snippet of this song, it turned out great.
posted by Dragonness at 9:01 AM on February 27, 2014

Really over-the-top but great: Ewan McGregor's version of Your Song from Moulin Rouge.
posted by Dragonness at 9:05 AM on February 27, 2014

Some Stevie Wonder, Stevie Wonder, Stevie Wonder, or Stevie Wonder.
posted by cashman at 10:21 AM on February 27, 2014

I'm doing something similar and am trying to decide between The Beatles' All You Need is Love or 8 days a week or Love Me Do or Queen's Crazy Little Thing Called Love.
posted by bluesapphires at 10:49 AM on February 28, 2014

This video has a lovely unintrusive melody that could make a perfect backdrop to a short baby highlights clip. You can convert it to mp3 here.
posted by Dragonness at 7:14 AM on April 4, 2014