Bar / Bat Mitzvah Planning with Doctor Simcha

Hi all!

We're looking for a "parents" candle song for my son's candle lighting ceremony. I would love to hear about experiences and choices of other people. Which song did you play on your mitzvah's parents candle? How did it go?

We will be holding the traditional Bar Mitzvah candle lighting ceremony, and my son allows each of the honorees to choose their own song. Isn't it a good idea? So I am trying to choose a song for my candle (the "parents" candle). I saw several song suggestions on the web, but I would love to hear from you and about your experiences.

Thank you!

Mosh

I remember being to a mitzvah party with "Love and Marriage" as the parents candle song. You know, it is the song from the "Married… with Children" television series.

Love and marriage, love and marriage
Go together like a horse and carriage
This I tell you brother
You cant have one without the other

It has a good beat and makes everyone smile

Mosh, I love your son's idea about letting each of the honorees to choose their own candle song. What a beautiful thought!

We have a parents candle songs list, have you checked it? Let us know if you have any other song ideas to add to the list, ok?

My favorite is Tina Turner's "The Best"

QUOTE:
You're simply the best, better than all the rest
Better than anyone, anyone I've ever met

We perform exclusively at Bar/Bat Mitzvahs and have seen it all.
Simply the Best" is fine, but make sure the DJ knows to cue up the song to the chorus part since unlike most songs, this song does not play the chorus until much further into the song so if it is not cued up no one will recognize the song.

Here are some other parent songs:
483. “A Song For My Son”- Mikki Viereck
484. “A Whole New World”- Theme From Alladin
485. “Ain't No Mountain High Enough” (Classic Disco)- Inner Life
486. “Always And Forever”- Heatwave or Luther Vandross
487. “As Long As We Got Each Other”- Theme From Growing Pains
488. “Because You Loved Me”- Celine. Dion
489. “Butterfly Kisses”- Bob Carlisle
490. “Can You Feel The Love Tonight”- Theme From The Lion King
491. “Count On Me” (from Waiting To Exhale)- Whitney Houston
492. “Endless Love”- Diana Ross and Lionel Richie
493. “Everlasting Love”- Gloria Estefan
494. “Everything I Do”- Bryan Adams
495. “Greatest Love Of All”- Whitney Houston
496. “Heaven Must Have Sent You”- Bonnie Pointer
497. “I Hope You Dance”- L. Womack
498. “I Will Always Love You”- Whitney Houston
499. “I Love You”- Donna Summer”
500. “I Turn To You”- Christina Aguilera
501. “I’ll Always Love My Mama”- The Intruders
502. “I’ll Be There”- Mariah Carey
503. “I’ll Stand By You”- The Pretenders
504. “I’m Your Angel” - Celine Dion & R Kelly
505. “Just The Two Of Us” (Great For Single Parents)- Bill Withers
506. “Just The Two Of Us”- Will Smith
507. “Keep On Loving You”- REO Speedwagon
508. “Mama”- Spice Girls
509. “Not While I’m Around” (“Nothings gonna harm you”) - Barbara Streisand
510. “Reach”- Gloria Estefan
511. “Silly Love Songs” (“...I Love You...”)- Wings
512. “The Perfect Fan” (Great for Moms)- Backstreet Boys
513. “Through The Years”-Kenny Rogers
514. “Time To Remember” -Billy Joel
515. “Together Forever”- Rick Astley
516. “We’re Having A Party”- Rod Stewart or Southside Johnny
517. “Wind Beneath My Wings”- Bette Midler
518. “You An Me”- Lifehouse
519. “You Are Not Alone”- Michael Jackson
520. “You Make My Dreams Come True”- Hall & Oates
521. “You Mean The World To Me”- Toni Braxton
522. “You Raise Me Up”- Josh Groban
523. “Your Mamma Don’t Dance” (...and your daddy don’t rock-n-roll)- Kenny Loggins
524. “You’ll Be In My Heart”- Phil Collins
525. “You’re The Inspiration”- Chicago


Eric Cutler