Music ideas for a Memory DVD 40th Anniversary

I am making a memories type DVD for my parents 40th Anniversary and I need some ideas for music to play while the old photos go flashing by. I need some ideas and I know all of you can come up with some pretty good ones.

Lay them on me!

Thanks Mike

First off, yes this is a surprise. I originally wanted it to be just pictures of them but someone I work with made the obvoious statement that for the past 40 years my brothers and I were part of their lives (at least 37 years for me :) I then realized that if I didn't include pictures of all of us that the memories they had relating to those pictures that this project wouldn't be complete. I am not putting in pictures that they were not a part of just ones they were involved with.

I DO NOT want to play each one of these songs out from beginning to end but have small sections of them to keep the mood changing and progressing. I have a lot of pictures but I think no one will get bored if I keep changing the music. I am grouping them into appropriate categories so the music fits the pictures. This is what I have so far.

1. Well, I have their wedding (first dance) song. Currently I am using

2. "Why do fools fall in love" for their early courting pictures that I have.

3. "Memories" My Dad likes Barbra Streisand (YUCK!) I'd love to replace that one

4. "Centerfield" For all the teams that my Dad coached (Baseball, football, etc.)

5. "Hopelessly Devoted to you" For pictures of them together plus myself and my brothers with our wives

6. "We are family" for the group shots

7. "Sailing" Christopher Cross for all their going away on a trip pictures

8. "Bad Boys" for early pictures of me and my brothers growing up.

9. A little snipet of the "Motocrossed" theme song for a few pics of us riding because my parents were the ones who took us riding when we couldn't drive.

10. "Bad Day" For the NUMEROUS pictures of us with casts, splints, or in hospital beds (my parents are included in that one)

11. "My Love" Lionel Richie for more pictures of them together

12. "Through the years" Kenny Rogers for all the other shots of us all growing up.


I think this is a good bunch but if you all have any better ones I am open ears. I would like to swap something out for the Streisand one.

I was also thinking about "When I'm 64" by the Beatles because My Mom is 64 and my Dad will be 64 later this year.

Come on guys, lets get creative!

GETMETOCA said:

THANKS FOR THE IDEA!!! My parents 45th is this Novemeber, I have time to work on it!! BTW, where do you get his kind of thing done, are you doing it yourself?

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I'm doing it myself.

I cant take it anymore! Barbra Streisand is OUT!

I am going to usr that "My next Thirty years" song. I like that one. Thanks for the tip. I still need one to replace ols Babbs. I am going to try to listen to that Lonestar song and see how it goes.