Songs for Cd Montages

[Alanna]

I thought it would be nice to have a master list of songs for baby/child photo montages... I'm having a hard time coming up with ideas... if people want to contribute then i can generate a big list here in this first post.


Here is what we have so far:
A New Day by Celine Dion
Beautiful Boy by Celine Dion
Find Your Wings by Mark Harris
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face by Celine Dion
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face by Roberta Flack
Forever Young by Rod Stewart
Have You Ever Been in Love by Celine Dion
House at Pooh Corner by Kenny Loggins
How Sweet It is by James Taylor
I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) byThe Four Tops
I Hope You Dance by Lee Ann Womack
I knew I loved you by Savage Garden
In My Daughter's Eyes by Martina McBride
Isn't she lovely by Stevie Wonder
Let them be little by Billy Dean
Miracle by Celine Dion
My Girl by The Temptations
My little girl by Tim McGraw
My Wish by Rascal Flatts
somewhere over the rainbow by Judy Garland
Somewhere Over The Rainbow/What A Wonderful World by Israel Kamakawiwo'ole
Suddenly I see (she's a beautiful girl) by KT Tunstall
There she goes by The La's
Unwritten by Natasha Bedingfield


Unsure of the artist on these
Daughter

Just add a comment with the song title and the artist (if you know it) and i'll add to the list! i have looked some up on itunes.. let me know if i misidentify the artist you were thinking of!

[maple]

Just a few that immediately come to mind...

How Sweet It is
My Girl
Daughter
I Hope You Dance
Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch

[Medako]

Somewhere Over The Rainbow/What A Wonderful World (Hawaiian) by Israel Kamakawiwo'ole (the song in the rice krispie commercial, and at the end of the movie 50 First Dates)

[Mickey&B]

I used
somewhere over the rainbow
let them be little

[April1234]

Im gonna use

Tim McGraw My little girl

[Alanna]

Updated to here :)

[SaraSchlick]

I used "Find Your Wings" by Mark Harris for Jack's. Here is the link to it for those that aren't familiar with it.
http://www.onetruemedia.com/shared?p=15f953d99c4e8f2612f086&skin_id=0&utm_source=otm&utm_medium=text_url

[jbenny75]

Great idea for a thread. I'm planning on doing a montage for DS's first birthday and I'm already thinking of songs and have been at a loss. Keep them coming. Thanks!

[Tracie]

Unwritten by Natasha Bedingfield always makes me think of my DS. It was on the radio a lot around the time he was born or shortly after.

[Lindzee82]

My Wish by Rascal Flatts

[jenjen0713]

In My Daughter's Eyes by Martina McBride. Makes me cry everytime and I don't even have a daughter. :o

[Alanna]

updated to here :)

[oshannon]

"House at Pooh Corner" by Kenny Loggins...one of my all time favorites!

[cr8zyforaf]

Forever Young by Rod Stewart - I cry every time I listen to the song

[jengen]

What about Celine Dion's "Miracle" or "Have You Ever Been in Love"?

I know they're kinda mushy, but I was thinking of using "Have You Ever Been in Love" for the hospital/newborn pics and then something like "My Wish" for the rest. Great timing on this thread!! :)

[jbenny75]

For hospital/newborn pics: I Knew I Loved You

I'm not sure of the artist. I think there is a country version and a pop version. Does anyone know? It goes: "I knew I loved you before I met you, I think I dreamed you into life..."

[Alanna]

Updated to here :)

[ladybug]

Celine Dion has some more good songs for a boy:

A New Day
Beautiful Boy
also....gender neutral
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (though I prefer the Roberta Flack version)

...and for a girl:
A Mother's Prayer (although not very light-hearted for a video)

[jenjen0713]

jbenny75 - I think Savage Garden did the pop version of I knew I loved you.

[JRPAGV]

I went back and listened to Let Them Be Little by Billy Dean after suggesting it in your LJ, Alanna, and I love it even more each time I hear it. I get teary-eyed everytime. For those of you who aren't familiar with the song, here's the lyrics. It would be perfect for a photo montage CD. :)

I can remember when you fit in the palm of my hand.
You felt so good in it; no bigger than a minute.
How it amazes me you're changin' with every blink.
Faster than a flower blooms, they grow up all too soon.

So let them be little,
'Cause they're only that way for a while.
Give 'em hope, give them praise,
Give them love every day.
Let 'em cry, let 'em giggle,
Let 'em sleep in the middle,
Oh, but let them be little.

I never felt so much in one little tender touch.
I live for those kisses, your prayers an' your wishes.
An' now you're teachin' me how only a child can see.
Tonight, while we're on our knees, all I ask is:

Please, let them be little,
'Cause they're only that way for a while.
Give them hope, give them praise,
Give them love every day.
Let 'em cry, let 'em giggle,
Let 'em sleep in the middle,
Oh, but let them be little.

The so innocent, precious soul:
You turn around, an' it's time to let them go.

So let them be little,
'Cause they're only that way for a while.
Give them hope, give 'em praise,
Give them love every day.
Let 'em cry, let 'em giggle,
Let them sleep in the middle,
Oh, but let them be little.

Let them be little.

[Alanna]

Updated to here! :)

keep em coming.. this will be a great resource for so many people!

[NYN]

My Little Girl (Tim McGraw)
God Only Knows (The Beach Boys)

[Lydia]

Great thread! Shutterfly has 20% off their DVD's right now and I was looking for some music to set my photo montage to.

[krbb]

I just showed the one I made of DS at his birthday party yesterday. Everyone loved it. It was about 8 minutes long and I used the following songs in order:

One Day, Two Days, Three Days Old - Elizabeth Mitchell (It is on You Are My Flower. You can listen to a little bit of it on amazon.com and buy it on iTunes)
Somewhere Over the Rainbow - Israel Kamakawiwo'ole
Send Me on My Way - Rusted Root

I had a hard time finding songs that would fit a boy and were not country. I also liked the song Beautiful Boy by John Lennon, but could not buy it on iTunes. Celine Dione also has a version of it, but I don't care for her.

[jengen]

In the end we ended up going with "Let them Be Little" by Billy Dean and "My Wish" by Rascal Flatts. Both country, so they flowed well together, IMO.
It was a huge hit at his b-day party!! :)

[Medako]

I found a list of possibilities for boys

100 Years TOP PICK! Five For Fighting
Back When Tim McGraw
Bad to the Bone George Thorogood
Beautiful Boy Celine Dion
Chicks Dig It Chris Cagle
I Go Back Kenny Chesney
Lets Hear It For The Boy Denise Williams
Let them Be Little TOP PICK! Billy Dean
My Guy TOP PICK! Diana Ross and the Supremes
Sunrise, Sunset Louis Armstrong
The Baby Blake Shelton
Young TOP PICK! Kenny Chesney

[sublime311]

"Catch the Moon" by Lisa Loeb (http://www.amazon.com/o/ASIN/B0001DMVM6/ref=s9_asin_image_1/102-5558706-1248944)

Can you catch the moon
And hold it in your hands
Cause I can catch the moon
And I do my moondance
I press my hands together
And slowly spin around
Tell my moonbird sister
To pick me up
And we'll go flying
Can you see what shines
When it's dark outside
Cause I can see the moonshine
When I look in your eyes
When I catch the moon
I throw it to you
And you'd be happy too
I do that for you
We can dance together
And slowly spin around
Cause you're my moonbird sister
I can see you, you're laughing

You can catch me
You'll be happy
I can see you
You're laughing

You can catch me
You'll be happy
I can see you
I'm so happy

You can catch me
I'm so happy
I can see you
You're laughing

[MichelleRenee]

Baby Baby by Amy Grant

[ShannonGH]

Wonder by Natalie Merchant
These are Days by 10,000 Maniacs (N. Merchant)

My DD has Down syndrome and Wonder is so appropriate it gives me chills:
Doctors have come
from distant cities
just to see me
stand over my bed
disbelieving what they're seeing

they say I must be one of the wonders
of god's own creation
and as far as the can see they can offer
no explanation

newspapers ask
intimate questions
what confessions
they reach into my head
to steal the glory
of my story

they say I must be one of the wonders
of god's own creation
and as far as the can see they can offer
no explanation

I believe
fate smiled and destiny
laughed as she came to my cradle
"know this child will be able"
laughed as my body she lifted
"know this child will be gifted
with love, with patience
and with faith
she'll make her way"

people see me
I'm a challenge
to your balance
I'm over your heads
how I confound you
and astound you
to know I must be one of the wonders
of god's own creation
and as far as you can see you can offer me
no explanation

I believe
fate smiled and destiny
laughed as she came to my cradle
"know this child will be able"
laughed as she came to my mother
"know this child will not suffer"
laughed as my body she lifted
"know this child will be gifted
with love, with patience
and with faith
she'll make her way"

[Littlelamb11]

Let Them Be Little--Lonestar
Child Of Mine--Carole King
Father and Daughter--Paul Simon
A Child is Born---Barbra Streisnad
Blackbird--Sarah McLachlan
Perfect World--Peter Cetera
Mr. Mom--Lonestar
Getting to Know You--James Taylor
There Goes My Life--Kenny Chesney
Daughters--John Mayer
Golden Slumbers--Ben Folds
Tell Me Why--Pat Benatar
Apron Strings--Everything But The Girl
My Front Porch Looking in--Lonestar
Gartan Mother's Lullaby--Meryl Streep
Watching you--Rodney Atkins
Love Of My Life--Carly Simon

For little girls named Annabelle-- :)

Annabel--Don Henley
Annabel--Pat McGee Band

[tunibell]

Shannon - I was just coming in here to post "These are the Days." :) Then I re-read the lyrics to "Wonder," thought of you and Noa and now my DH wants to know why I'm crying. :o

Another great one - Bob Dylan's "Forever Young" (different than the Rod Stewart song by the same name):

May God bless and keep you always,
May your wishes all come true,
May you always do for others
And let others do for you.
May you build a ladder to the stars
And climb on every rung,
May you stay forever young,
Forever young, forever young,
May you stay forever young.

May you grow up to be righteous,
May you grow up to be true,
May you always know the truth
And see the lights surrounding you.
May you always be courageous,
Stand upright and be strong,
May you stay forever young,
Forever young, forever young,
May you stay forever young.

May your hands always be busy,
May your feet always be swift,
May you have a strong foundation
When the winds of changes shift.
May your heart always be joyful,
May your song always be sung,
May you stay forever young,
Forever young, forever young,
May you stay forever young.

[ShannonGH]

Shannon - I was just coming in here to post "These are the Days." :) Then I re-read the lyrics to "Wonder," thought of you and Noa and now my DH wants to know why I'm crying. :o

I know, I get weepy too everytime I read the lyrics. Now let's see if I can hold it together at her bday party!:rolleyes:

[mmisabel]

How about You are the Sunshine of My Life by Stevie Wonder?? Love that one....

[twinnyme]

100 Years TOP PICK! Five For Fighting

This is it! I've been trying to figure out what the name of this song is for a long time for just this thread. I heard it today, looked it up on the radio station's web site, and lo and behold, it's already in the thread.... I think this is a fabulous song for a CD montage about a baby's first year.

Here are the lyrics:

I'm 15 for a moment
Caught in between 10 and 20
And I'm just dreaming
Counting the ways to where you are
I'm 22 for a moment
She feels better than ever
And we're on fire
Making our way back from Mars
15 there's still time for you
Time to buy and time to lose
15, there's never a wish better than this
When you only got 100 years to live
I'm 33 for a moment
Still the man, but you see I'm a they
A kid on the way
A family on my mind
I'm 45 for a moment
The sea is high
And I'm heading into a crisis
Chasing the years of my life
15 there's still time for you
Time to buy, Time to lose yourself
Within a morning star
15 I'm all right with you
15, there's never a wish better than this
When you only got 100 years to live
Half time goes by
Suddenly you’re wise
Another blink of an eye
67 is gone
The sun is getting high
We're moving on...
I'm 99 for a moment
Dying for just another moment
And I'm just dreaming
Counting the ways to where you are
15 there's still time for you
22 I feel her too
33 you’re on your way
Every day's a new day...
15 there's still time for you
Time to buy and time to choose
Hey 15, there's never a wish better than this
When you only got 100 years to live

[Bloomwood]

I don't know if this has been mentioned, but there are a number of iMix lists on iTunes with great ideas. I don't know exactly how to tell you to find it, but I ran across it searching for a particular children's song and ended up buying about 10 different songs.

[tgray99]

I used "Isn't She Lovely?" by Stevie Wonder
"Let Them Be Little" by Billy Dean
"In My Daughter's Eyes" by Martina McBride
and the Hawaiian mix of "Somewhere over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World"

[MichelleRenee]

*bump*

I am looking for a song to do a photo montage with. I love the sound of the new Nickleback song (I think it is called "Far Away") but it is not really appropriate for a baby montage. So I am looking for something with a smiliar sound but that would be appropriate. Another song I would love to use is "Bittersweet Symphony" but again, right sound, wrong words!

Any more ideas out there?

[MichelleRenee]

I finally decided on two songs and I will be using them both.

"Chasing Cars" by Snow Patrol and "Be My Little Baby" by the Ronettes.

[taraw]

A great song for a baby photo montage is "You Ruined Everything" by Jonathan Coulton. I think it was written about him having a baby. It can be found/heard on his website.... http://www.jonathancoulton.com/songs

[JRPAGV]

Bumping for a friend...

[Txfish]

For anyone who is doing a montage for two kids -- twins, close siblings...

We're Going to Be Friends, by Jack Johnson -- it's off the Curious George soundtrack. It's a little folksy, melodic, acoustic sound. My sister used it for her two girls (1 & 3) and it was awesome.

[Roxygirl]

Kind of on the same topic but not. I bought a song from I tunes but when I try to import it into Windows Movie Maker it won't let me. How do you do this?? What am I doing wrong??

[ShannonGH]

Roxy- I don't know much about this...just enough to pipe in a little but hopefully someone else can explain it better. Basically the songs you buy from itunes are copyrighted so you can't import them into other sites, etc. The only way I know how to get around it is to burn the itunes song onto a cd. Then save the song from the cd (that you just burned) to your computer as a .mpg file (or whatever format you need). Hope that makes sense.

[bunny nose]

Ditto what Shannon said. It took me weeks to figure this out. I buy my music, its downloaded into whatever format they download in. Then I burn to a CD then rip it to my computer in the format I want.

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I need a song idea for a bbay shower video montage. Any ideas?

[PinkBeary]

this is a wonderful idea. thank you! i was out of the country and don't really know what songs are out there. :D

subscribing.

[Standrea]

Thanks so much for this thread. I think i want to do a video montage for to surprise DH at DD's b-day party.

I'm sitting hear balling thinking about all these songs, and of course i had to go listen to half of them right away!

[jbenny75]

I'm working on a First Year montage for DS and was brainstorming for songs. I remember seeing an interview with Don Henley when the album that this song is on came out. He said this song was about his daughter. I thought it could be good for baby montages.

TAKING YOU HOME
By: Don Henley
I had a good life
Before you came
I had my friends and my freedom
I had my name
Still there was sorrow and emptiness
'Til you made me glad
Oh, in this love I found strength I never knew I had

And this love
Is like nothing I have ever known
Take my hand, love
I'm taking you home
I'm taking you home

There were days, lonely days
When the world wouldn't throw me a crumb
But I kept on believing
That this day would come

And this love
Is like nothing I have ever known
Take my hand, love
I'm taking you home
I'm taking you—home
Where we can be with the ones who really care
Home, where we can grow together
Keep you in my heart forever

And this love
Is like nothing I have ever known
Take my hand, love
I'm taking you home
Taking you home

And this love
Is like nothing I have ever known
Take my hand, love
I'm taking you home
I'm taking you home

[Lydia]

What software is everyone using to make montages? DVD software?

[Alanna]

What software is everyone using to make montages? DVD software?

I used Imovie and IDVD (Mac)

[ShannonGH]

I used www.onetruemedia.com
Was VERY happy with the DVD quality, as well as the fact that you can embed the montage in your family website so others can view online.

[rosa727]

We're using:

"Forever Young" by Bob Dylan
"Somewhere Over the Rainbow"/"What a Wonderful World" mix by Iz
"In Your Time" by Bob Seger - it's really pretty, and the words are perfect:

In your time
The innocence will fall away
In your time
The mission bells will toll
All along
The corridors and river beds
Therell be sign
In your time

Towering waves
Will crash across your southern capes
Massive storms
Will reach your eastern shores
Fields of green

Will tumble through your summer days
By design
In your time

Feel the wind
And set yourself the bolder course
Keep your heart
As open as a shrine
Youll sail the perfect line

And after all
The dead ends and the lessons learned
After all
The stars have turned to stone
Therell be peace
Across the great unbroken void
All benign
In your time
Youll be fine
In your time

[MichelleRenee]

I keep lengthening my show and I am up to 3 songs:

"Be My Little Baby" by the Ronettes (newborn, first few months)
"Little Wonders" by Rob Thomas (where first song ends through end of his first year)
"These are the Days" by Natalie Merchant (slides featuring DS with individual family members and a quote about each family member)

The actual slideshow is turning out great! I am using Power Point and have had a ton of fun discovering all of the neat features. It brings me to tears already and it is only half done! I didn't know you could do so many things with PP.

[Rancid13]

Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)-Green Day. I LOVE the lyrics.

Story of My Life-Social Distortion (DH used this one on a photo/video montage he made of DS)

I Will Remember You-Sarah McLaughlin

Daughters-John Mayer

[jay&erinn]

With Arms Wide Open- Creed
Always loved that song- even more that I have kids

[LexyLou]

I haven't gone through the other posts yet (although I will for sure to get some great idea, but this is my iPod list "For My Girls")

Somewhere Over the Rainbow...Israel Kam??
My Sweet Lady...John Denver
The Power of Love...Huey Lewis (MY DD LOVES HUEY)
Brown Eyed Girl...Van Morrison
Father and Daughter...Paul Simon (I love this song)
Latin Girls...Black Eyed Peas (C'mon, I had to)
I Am Somebody...Carlos Santana (Awesome message-we dance to this)
I Hope You Dance...LeeAnn Womack (Daddy's favorite)
In My Daughter's Eyes...Martina McBride (I cry every single time)
Daughters...John Mayer
Walking on Sunshine...Karina and the Wailers
I'll stand by You...Carrie Underwood (heard this on AI-I love this version)
Isn't She Lovely...Stevie Wonder
Luna..Juanes (Spanish song-Another daddy favorite about how she is his moon)
What A Wonderful World...Louis Armstrong
My First Child...Nil Lara (talk about a tear jerker)
Chango...Ozomatli (Spanish-Chango is a monkey. We call DD1 our Chango)
Lullabye...Billy Joel
Baby Mine...Bette Middler
The Heart of Life...John Mayer
You are the Sunshine of my Life...Stevie Wonder
Put Your Records On...Corrine Bailey Rae (great message for girls)
Stuck with You...Huey Lewis


So a combo of heartfelt songs and some fun ones that we like to dance to.

[lindybug]

If you search iTunes for "motherhood" there is an Essentials list by that name with a lot of good song ideas.

[lindybug]

Any ideas for songs for a 1st Father's Day video montage (from a son)?

TIA!

[rosa727]

Check out the iTunes Essentials. They have a list of songs just for fathers. There may be some good ideas on there!

[TennJane]

Bumping... I'm working on DD's montage now
For a girl - Little Miss Magic Jimmy Buffet

[Lydia]

Anyone want to share their montages?

[Suzlywoozly]

I did a montage of my pregnancy through DS's first month. One of the songs I used was Little Wonders by Rob Thomas.

[micd]

A good pregnancy one is Capri by Colbie Caillat

[Mandos*Bella]

I'm eager to see some of the montages, too! That way I can figure out how to do one :D

Songs on my ipod for DS:
Lullaby to Children by Jimmy Chamberlin Project
American Baby by DMB
Somewhere Over the Rainbow by IZ
No One by Alicia Keyes
I Don't Love You Much Do I by Guy Clark
Ordinary Miracle by Sarah Maclachlan
Do You Realize? by Flaming Lips
My Love is Your Love by Whitney Houston
The Wings by Gustavo Santaolalla (Will use as an opening)

[TracyDP]

Three songs I've thought of using are:

-for DD alone
Love (the John Lennon song) by Kenny Loggins

-for montage of Mommy and DD
Good Mother by Jann Arden

-for montage of Daddy and DD
Arms Wide Open by Creed

[erin16nj]

I'm working on mine now -
I also love - Lullaby by the Dixie Chicks
and Wild Child by Enya

If you did one already -
How long was it and how many songs?

[ShannonGH]

If you did one already -
How long was it and how many songs?
2 songs & I think around 8 min.

I'd be happy to share mine Lydia (or anyone else) if you're interested...just PM me.

[StacieLady]

We did "Hold my hand" by Hootie and the Blowfish

[cr8zyforaf]

Bumping up for new ideas..I am working on one for my DD 2nd and 3rd year...I am way behind.

I just read through the thread and one song I have to add is Daughter by Loudon Wainwright III - it is the song played at the end of the movie Knocked Up.

“Daughter” is a tear-jerker about his young daughter—but also maybe Martha?—with the most sentimental/anti-sentimental lyrics of the year: “That’s my daughter in the water / Every time she fell I caught her / Every time she fell / That’s my daughter in the water / I lost every time I fought her / I lost every time.”

[Mickey&B]

Bumping... I need new song ideas....anyone???

[MrsSpencer]

Angel's lullaby by Richard Marx...nothing greater

[MrsSpencer]

here's the lyrics

I was never alive
'Til the day I was blessed with you
When I hold you late at night
I know what I was put here to do
I turn off the world and listen to you sigh
And I will sing my Angel's Lullaby

Know I'm forever near
The one you can always call
Right all you know to fear
Are the shadows on your wall
I'm here close enough
To kiss the tears you cry
And I will sing my Angel's Lullaby

So tell me how to stop the years from racing
Is there a secret someone knows?
I'll never catch all the memories I'm chasing
I'll never be ready to let go

And when the world seems cold
And you feel that all of your strength is gone
There may be one tiny voice
Your reason to carry on
And when I'm not close enough
To kiss the tears you cry
You will sing your Angel's Lullaby
Let this be our Angel's Lullaby

[MrsSpencer]

http://www.onetruemedia.com/otm_site/auth_preview?work_id=6537929&autoplay

[Kiley]

*bump

[Elmophant]

I looked on the first post and didn't see this one... My oldest DD LOVES

Here Comes the Sun~ Sheryl Crow (original by the Beatles)


I like You Raise Me Up~ Josh Groban (Becoming a mom really changed everything about me and made me a better person...I credit my children for that more than anything).

Octopus' Garden~ The Beatles (it's just a GREAT fun song)

If I think of more I'll post them

[MrsSpencer]

I wanna be like you-phillips, craig, and dean (perfect for father/son)

[ShannonGH]

I think I've picked the songs for DS's montage (yes I'm planning way ahead). We're going with The Beatles-
Here Comes the Sun
Ob La Di Ob La Da
When I'm 64

None are necessarily about mother/fathers/babies but they're all fun and happy songs. :)

[junkinmytrunk]

I really must get on making my DS's second photo montage CD - but for the first year we used:

Til Kingdom Come - Coldplay
Inside Out - Jack Johnson (Curious George soundtrak)

[Mickey&B]

*bump*

[baboo]

We used Trace Adkins "you're gonna miss this"

[TracyDP]

On the Mom side:
(this song is the ringtone for when my Mom calls, and when I hear it on the radio it always makes me a little misty:o)

Good Mother (http://lyricwiki.org/Jann_Arden:Good_Mother) by Jann Arden


On the Dad side:

Arms Wide Open (http://lyricwiki.org/Creed:With_Arms_Wide_Open) by Creed

Links are to the lyrics

[CTs_Punkin]

I LOVE Israel Kamakawiwo'ole's Somewhere Over The Rainbow/What A Wonderful World - it's just so freaking beautiful... He also does a rendition of Twinkle Twinkle that's nice.

[tgal]

Shannon: Love those choices! Just might have to snag them for Sophia ;)! I did sappy songs for Eva's 1st bday and I was a mess. Upbeat would would definitely be good.

[ShannonGH]

Snag away! the only payment is me being able to see Miss S's video! ;)

[Lydia]

I'm making a photo montage for my aunt who has custody of her granddaughter due to some messy circumstances. I'd love to find a song about unexpected happy things (i.e. the baby was not planned but things are turning out great).

[Medako]

I'm on the hunt for some good fun boy songs for DS's 3rd birthday slideshow. Everything I seem to find is just too sappy. I'm thinking something more upbeat and about boys just being boys... (oh, or anything to do with tractors!)

[Ellyn]

This year we used:
100 Years (Five for Fighting)
Little Wonders (Rob Thomas)
Pictures of You (The Last Goodnight)
Beautiful Life (Fisher)
Taking You Home (Don Henley)

we've also used some Buddy Holly and the Barenaked Ladies in the past...that's upbeat

[sparkle&shine]

I just made a montage for DS's 1st birthday. I used Baby Mine by Allison Krauss for the super baby pictures. Then Somwhere over the rainbow/Wonderful world by IZ and last Let them be little by Billy Dean.

All pretty much sappy and maybe mentioned before.