Candle lighting suggested songs

Songs for Memorial Candles

"Memory" Theme from Cats-Barbara Streisand

"Somewhere Out There"- James Ingram

"I Will Always Love You"-Whitney Houston

"Memories"-Elvis Presley

"One Sweet Day"- Mariah Carey

 

Songs for Grandparents

"You Light Up My Life"-Debby Boone

"You Are The Sunshine of My Life"-Stevie Wonder

"La Chaim" (To Life)-Fiddler on the Roof

"Sunrise, Sunset"-Fiddler on the Roof

"Traditon"-Fiddler on the Roof

"In the Mood"-Glenn Miller

"Through the Years"-Kenny Rogers

"Can't Smile Without You-Barry Manilow

"You Are"-Richie Lionel

"The Best of Times"-La Cage Aux Folles

"I Got you Babe"-Sonny & Cher

"Heart"(You Gotta Have Heart)-Damn Yankees

"You Make Me So Very Happy"-

"Forever Young"-Rod Stewart

"Times of Your Life"-Paul Anka

"I'm So Excited"-The Pointer Sisters

"Have I Told You Lately"-Rod Stewart

"I'll Be There"-Mariah Carey or Jacksons version

"As Time Goes By"-Jimmy Durante

Songs for Aunts and Uncles

"We Are Family"-Sister Sledge

"Hot Hot Hot"-Buster Poindexter

"Land of 1000 Dances"(Na, Na, Na, Na,...)Wilson Pickett

"I Just Called To Say I Love You"-Stevie Wonder (esp for an aunt that always calls the house)

"I Wanna Have Some Fun"-Samantha Fox

"Respect"-Aretha Franklin

"Ease On Down The Road"-Michael Jackson & Diana Ross

"I Say A Little Prayer"-Dionne Warwick

"Silly Love Song" (I Love You)-Wings

"Let's Have A Good Time"-Kool & The Gang

"Let The Good Times Roll"

"Let's Hang On"-Four Seasons

"Boogie Down"-Al Jarreau

"Takin' Care of Business"-BTO (good for people that work alot)

"You Make My Dreams Come " True-Hall & Oates

"Do You Believe In Magic"-Loving Spoonful

"Love Will Keep Us Together"Captain & Tenille

"Happy Together"-The Turtles

"It's Not Unusual"-Tom Jones

"Let Your Love Flow-"Bellamy Brothers

"Where's The Party"-Madonna

"Good Times" (these are the good times)-Chic

"Celebration"-Kool & The Gang

"I Love The Nightlife"-Alicia Bridges

"Never Gonna Give You Up"-Rick Ashley

"I Think I Love You"-The Partridge Family

"Hot Stuff"-Donna Summers

"Love Machine"(I'm just a love machine-Miracles

"Still The One"-Orleans

"More Today Than Yesterday"-Spiral Staircase

"Nice To Be With You"

"If My Friends Could See Me Now"-Linda Clifford (also good for a "friends" candle)

"It's A Family Affair"-Sly & The Family Stone

"Bad Case of loving You"-Robert Palmer (also good for doctor friends)

"Oh Whatta Night" (December 63)-Four Seasons

"Put A Little Love in Your Heart"-Al Greene

"How Sweet It Is" (to be loved by you)-Marvin Gaye or James Taylor

"Bang The Drum All Day"-Todd Rundgren

"Nobody But Me"-Human Beinz

"Groove Me"-King Floyd

"You Never Can Tell"-Chuck Berry (from the movie Pulp Fiction; twist contest)

"Night Fever"-Bee Gees (from the movie "Saturday Night Fever")

 

Songs for Cousins

(can also use songs from "Aunts & Uncles, or any other category)

"It's A Sunshine Day"-The Brady Bunch

"Good Lovin'"-The Young Rascals

"Walkin' On Sunshine"-Katrina & The Waves

"Dating Game Theme"-Herb Albert

"Rock -n- Roll All Night"- Kiss

"What I Like About You"-The Romantics

"Hold My Hand"-Hootie & The Blowfish

 

Songs for Friends

"That’s What Friends Are For" - Dionne Warwick & Friends

"That’s What Friends Are For" - (Hart to Hart’s new high powered dance version)

"Friends"(You Gotta Have Friends)-Bette Midler

"With A Little Help From My Friends"-Beatles or Joe Cocker

"You’re A Friend Of Mine"-Clarence Clemons

"I'll Be There"-Mariah Carey

"What About Your Friends-TLC

"You're My Best Friend-Queen

"Still A Friend Of Mine-Incognito

"You've Got A Friend-James Taylor or Carol King

"Boom, Boom, Boom"- The Outhere Brothers

"Closer To Free"-BoDeans (from T.V. show "Party of Five")

"Ain't Nothing But A She Thing"-Salt -n- Peper

"Lump"-Presidents of The United States

"I'll Be There For You"-Rembrants (Theme from Friends)

"We Go Together" from the movie Grease

"You've Got A Friend In Me"-Randy Newman from Toy Story

"Hello Mudda, Hello Fadda"- Comp Song

"My Friends"-Red Hot Chili Pepers

"These Are Days"- 10,000Maniacs

"Friend Like Me"-from the movie Aladdin

"Count on Me"-Whitney Houston & CeCE Winans (Waiting to Exhale)

"If I Ruled The World"-NAS

"Anytime You Need A Friend"-Mariah Carey

"Best Friend"-Brandy

"I Got A Girl"-Tripping Daisy (This song is for a boy to hisgirl friends)

"Whenever I Call You Friend"-Melissa Manchester

"Lean On Me"-

"Stand By Me"-Ben E. King

"We Go Together"-Grease

"We Will Rock You"-Queen

"We Are The Champions"-Queen

"Heal The World"-Michael Jackson

"We Are The World"-

"Teach Your Children"-Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

"Bad Boys" (whatcha gonna do)-Inner Circle (Cops Theme)

"Bad Boys"-Miami Sound Machine

"The Boys Are Back In Town"-Bus Boys

"The Boys Are Back In Town"-Thin Lizzy

"Girls Just Wanna Have Fun"-Cyndi Lauper

"Girls" (that’s what I really want)-Beastie Boys

"What’s Up" (what’s going on)-4 Non Blondes

"Kids In America"-The Muffs

 

Songs for Brothers

"1,2,3,4,"(Sumpin New)-Coolio

"Wild Thing"-The Throggs

"Bad to the Bone"-Tag Team

"Whoomp, There it Is"-Tag Team

"Whatta Man"-Salt & Pepa

"Soul Man"-Sam & Dave

"Macho Man"-Village Man

"I'm Too Sexy"-Right Said Fred

"I'm Gonna Be (I would walk 500 miles)"-Proclaimer

"Let's Hear It For The Boy"-Denise Williams

"Just Can't Wait To Be King"-The Lion King

"Rocky Theme" -Gonna Fly Now, (also good if you have a sister named Adrianne)

"Godfather Theme, "Speak Softly Love"-(also use for Italian friends

"Superman" Theme- (esp if very young, have dancers fly him in) 

 

Songs for Parents

"I Will Always Love You"-(new fast powerful, dance version) Sarah Washington

"I Will Always Love You"-(orginal slow version)-Whitney Houston

"As Long As We Got Each Other"-(Growing Pains Theme)

"I Love You"-Donna Summers

"Can You Feel It"-The Jacksons

"Everlasting Love"-Gloria Estefan

"Time To Remeber"-Billy Joel

"You Make My Dreams Come True"-Hall & Oates

"I'll Be There"-Mariah Carey

"I'll Stand By You"-The Pretenders

"Silly Love Songs"-Wings

"Together Forever"-Rick Astley

"Teach Your Children"-Crosby, Stills & Nash

"Your Mama Don't Dance"-Kenny Loggins

"We're Havin' A Party"-Rod Stewart or South Side Johnny

"Greatest Love Of All"-Whitney Houston

"Heaven Must Have Sent You"-Bonnie Pointer

"Not While I'm Around" (nothing's gonna harm you...) Barbara Streisand

"Through The Years"-Kenny Rogers

"Wind Beneath My Wings"-Bette Midler

"I Love You Always Forever"-Donna Lewis

"Your The Inspiration"-Chicago

"Hero"-Mariah Carey

"Can't Stop Lovin' You"-Van Halen

"Save The Best For Last"-Vanessa Williams

 

Songs for Sisters

"Pretty Woman"-Roy Orbinson or Van Halen

"Isn't She Lovely"-Stevie Wonder

"I Saw Her Standing There"-Beatles

"I'm Every Woman"-Whitney Houston or Chaka Kahn

"Supermodel"-Rupaul

"Wind Beneath My Wings"-Bette Midler

"Uptown Girl"-Billy Joel

"Lady"-Commodores

"Born to Be Wild"-Steppenwolf

"More Than A Woman-Bee Gees

"Dating Game Theme"-Herb Albert (good for a sister who dates a lot, and aunt or uncle who isn't amrried)

"My Girl"-Temptations

"Baby Love"-The Supremes (esp if very young)

"The Sister Song"-Barney

"Do Wah Diddy" (there she was..)Manford Mann

"Most Beautiful Girl in The World"-Prince

"Miss America"-

"Just A Girl"-No Doubt

"Dancing Queen"-Abba

"Material Girl"-Madonna

"U Got the Look"-Prince

"Supermodel"-Jill Sobule (from movie Clueless)

"Foxy Lady"-Jimi Hendrix

"Whenever I Call You Friend"-Melissa Manchester

"Lean On Me"-Bill Withers, Club Nouveau

 

 

Songs for Guests of Honor

(the "Good Luck Candle")

"The Best (you're simply the best..)-Tina turner

"Happy Birthday"-Stevie Wonder

"Birthday"-Beatles

"Finally"-CeCe Penniston

"Here Comes the HotStepper"-Ini Kamoze

"I Feel Good"-James Brown (we also have a new high power dance version of this song power dance version of this song)

"I Wish"- Skee Lo

 

Songs for Tall People

"Short People"

 

Songs for People Who Sail

"Come Sail Away" - Styx

"Love Boat Theme

Gilligan’s Island Theme

 

Songs for People from Out of State (Friends and/or relatives)

"America"-Neil Diamond (esp if their from a foreign country)

Brooklyn: "No Sleep Til Brooklyn"-Beastie Boys

California: "California Dreaming"-Mamas & Papas

California-"California Girls"-Davis Lee Roth

California: "California Love"-2 Paac featuring Dr. Dre

Cincinatti: "Cinnicinati WKRP"-Theme from T.V. show

Cuba:"Cuba"-Gibson Brothers

Chicago:"My Kind of Town"-Frank Sinatra

Carolina:"Carolina On My Mind"-James Taylor

Los Angeles-"LA Law Theme" (good for lawyer friends)

Las Vegas:"Viva Las Vegas"-Elvis Presley

Manhattan:"Movin' On Up"-Theme from the Jeffersons

Miami:"Only In Miami"-Bette Midler

Miami:Miami Vice Theme

New Jersey:"Palisades Park"-Freddy Cannon

New York:"New York, New York"-Frank Sinatra

New York:"New York State of Mind"-Billy Joel

New Orleans:"Mardi Gras Music"

Philadelphia:"Streets Of Philadelphia"-Bruce Springsteen

San Fransisco:"San Francisco"-Village People

San Francisco:"I Left My Heart in San Francisco"-Tony Bennet

Texas-"Yellow Rose of Texas"

Tennesse-"Tennesse"-Aressted Development

Washington D.C.-"Stars & Stripes"

West: "The Joker "(some people call me a Space Cowboy)-Steve Miller

West: "Thank God I’m a Country Boy"-John Denver

 

Songs for Sports Fans

"Rock & Roll Part II"

"Monday Night Football Theme

"Go New York, Go New York Go"-Knicks Theme

"Sweet Georgia Brown"-Harlem Globtrotters Theme

"Take Me Out to The Ballgame"

"Centerfield"(put me in coach, I’m ready to play...)

"ESPN Sportscenter Theme"

"Sirius"-Chicago Bulls

 

Songs for Little Kids

"Go Go Power Rangers"-Power Rangers Theme

"I Love You"-Barney Theme

"Seasame Street Theme"

"Mr Roger’s Neighborhood" Theme

"Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah"-Disney

"Hakuna Matada"-Lion King

"Just Can’t Wait to Be King-Lion King

"Under The Sea"-Little Mermaid

"The Lion Sleeps Tonight"-The Tokens (from the movie The Lion King)