Berniece (Howard's Mom, played by spunky Debbie Reynolds): "I need that wedding. I need some beauty and some music and some placecards before I die. It's like heroin".This is one of my favorite quips from the movie "In & Out" with Kevin Kline who plays Howard, a high school teacher who comes out of the closet, realizes he's gay, a couple of days before his wedding with Joan Cusack's character.
That quote came to mind when I began planning my friend's baby shower. I needed something to push me, to inspire me, to get my "oomph!" back. I needed the dawn after a very dark night.
What can possibly be more happy than a baby on the way? A bundle of joy, of hope. I threw my heart into it and I'm proud to say that it turned out quite nice and the momma-to-be was very happy.
Since I don't post photos of faces, you'll just have imagine the success of the shower with my home-made banner, the big fuschia gift that contained soon-to-be-mama's gifts and a copy of the CD with songs especially for a baby shower.
baby shower, originally uploaded by flubberwinkle.
I am posting the track list, hoping it will help other co-baby-shower-planners in their search for a good collection of "baby shower songs" or "songs with baby in the lyrics" etc.
You're welcome, future visitors who land on this page via web search:
- Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell (no baby in the lyrics, but what any mother would do for her child)
- Baby I Need Your Loving - The Four Tops
- Baby Love - The Supremes (classic)
- Baby One More Time - Britney Spears (OK, admittedly cheesy, but it does say oh babeh, babeh)
- Be My Baby - The Ronettes
- Can't Take My Eyes Off You - Frankie Valli (I love you baby! And if it's quite alright, I need you baby...)
- Celebration - Kool And The Gang (no baby lyrics, but a baby shower IS a celebration after all)
- Dancing In The Street - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas (ditto, see above explanation)
- Everybody Needs Somebody To Love - Blues Brothers
- Feeling Good - Nina Simone
- Happy Together - The Turtles
- Heaven Is A Place On Earth - Belinda Carlisle
- Heaven Must Have Sent You - The Elgins
- Here Comes The Sun - Nina Simone
- I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) - The Four Tops
- I Got You Babe - UB40
- I Say A Little Prayer - Aretha Franklin (if people know the movie "My Best Friend's Wedding" they'll sing along)
- I'm a believer - Monkees
- I'm Coming Out - Diana Ross (this is for the due date)
- In Dulci Jubilo - Mike Oldfield (very cheerful and something New Age for the collection)
- It Takes Two - Kim Weston & Marvin Gaye (how a pregnancy begins)
- My Baby Just Cares For Me - Nina Simone
- My Girl - The Temptations
- New Kid In Town - Eagles (I love the Eagles and well... there's a new kid on the way)
- Reach Out, I'll Be There - Gloria Gaynor
- Reet Petite - Jackie Wilson (for the Momma)
- Rock Me Gently - Andy Kim
- Rock Your Baby - George McCrae
- Signed, Sealed, Delivered - Stevie Wonder
- Sugar Baby Love - Rubettes
- Sugar Sugar - The Archies
- Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns n Roses (you need hard rock in ANY collection)
- The Bump - Kenny (the bump=the big pregnant belly)
- The Way You Do The Things You Do - The Temptations
- Walking On Sunshine - Katrina & The Waves
- We Are Family - Sister Sledge
- You Are So Beautiful - Joe Cocker
- You Are The Sunshine Of My Life - Stevie Wonder
- You'll Be In My Heart - Phil Collins
