20 Awesome Baby Shower Songs
A baby shower is a special occasion. As a result, if you are throwing one, you should choose your music with care and consideration. Fortunately, many artists have created songs about their children, which are often well-suited for baby showers. Furthermore, you can choose from other positive-sounding pieces. Sometimes, those can serve just as well, if not better.
Here are 20 baby shower songs that should be perfect for the occasion:
20. “Upside Down” – Jack Johnson
Jack Johnson performed “Upside Down” for the Curious George movie in 2006. As such, its lyrics are very much in line with that purpose. Still, “Upside Down” possesses a sense of wonder, thus making it a good choice for celebrating something new. Baby showers are no exception to this rule.
19. “We’re Going to Be Friends” – The White Stripes
The White Stripes consisted of two individuals. One was Jack White, while the other was Meg White. The two claimed to be siblings. However, it was well-known that they were ex-spouses. “We’re Going to Be Friends” isn’t about babies.
Instead, it is about a boy who befriends a girl when going back to school, thus making its title very literal. Despite this, new beginnings are new beginnings, meaning this is far from the worst possible choice for celebrating a baby shower.
18. “Last Night On Earth” – Green Day
Green Day released “Last Night On Earth” in 2009. It was never one of the singles from 21st Century Breakdown, but it is still one of its more memorable tracks. “Last Night On Earth” is a straightforward declaration of love for another. It is easiest to interpret that love in a romantic sense. However, the lyrics leave enough room for other interpretations. As such, the song can still be used for baby showers.
17. “Count On Me” – Bruno Mars
Bruno Mars is famous for his love songs. “Count On Me” is a bit different in that it celebrates the power of friendship. The viewpoint character expresses how he will be there for his friend because he knows his friend will help him if he ever needs it. That makes it a surprisingly good choice for baby showers, which often see friends and family members helping expectant mothers get everything they need.
16. “What I Never Knew I Always Wanted” – Carrie Underwood
Chances are good interested individuals can guess what this song is about by looking at its name. After all, it suggests the idea of someone who didn’t realize that she wanted to be a mother until she became one. Carrie Underwood released “What I Never Knew I Always Wanted” on Storyteller in 2015. That makes sense because she started working on it before her first pregnancy and finished working on it after she had her first child.
15. “Never Grow Up” – Taylor Swift
“Never Grow Up” comes from Taylor Swift’s third studio album, Speak Now. The latter took considerable inspiration from the singer’s transition from being an adolescent to being an adult. As a result, it is perhaps unsurprising that “Never Grows Up” sees the singer singing about different stages in a person’s life. There is a notable change of perspective from that person’s parent to that person midway through the song.
14. “Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World” – Israel Kamakawiwo’ole
Israel Kamakawiwoʻole was a Hawaiian musician of some note. He is best known for a medley recorded during an impromptu recording session in 1988. People have used it in a wide range of places for a wide range of purposes. For instance, his medley has seen a fair amount of use for baby showers.
13. “The Sweetest Gift” – Sade
Sade is both a band and a band’s lead singer. For those unfamiliar, she is a British singer who was most active from the early 1980s to the early 1990s but has occasionally released more music since then. Sade came up with “The Sweetest Gift” for her daughter in particular and children in general.
12. “The One Thing” – Shakira
Unsurprisingly, Shakira came up with “The One Thing” because of her son. Supposedly, she made it a cheerful, upbeat song because of his personality. In any case, “The One Thing” is called this because the singer says he is the one thing she managed to get right, which is a powerful statement of love.
11. “Lullaby For Wyatt” – Sheryl Crow
For comparison, Sheryl Crow’s “Lullaby For Wyatt” is more somber. The singer expresses a clear desire to protect her son. Even so, she recognizes that there are limits to what she can and can’t do, meaning she realizes there will come a time when she has to let him go out into the world on his own.
Still, that doesn’t mean that she will have abandoned him. After all, she raised him, meaning that her influence will continue to help him, guide him, and protect him even when they are physically apart from one another. On the whole, “Lullaby For Wyatt” is very forward-looking, but that isn’t necessarily a bad thing for interested individuals.
10. “Yellow” – Coldplay
“Yellow” was Coldplay’s breakthrough single from 2000. It saw a lot of play. Furthermore, it saw a lot of use in advertising. As a result, “Yellow” put the band on the map in an instant, meaning it paved the way for its future success. Regardless, people use the song for baby showers because it is a powerful expression of love for someone else. It isn’t a perfect fit, but it works well enough.
9. “Miracle” – Celine Dion
“Miracle” is yet another straightforward song. In it, Dion goes to great lengths to describe the extent of her love for her child. Effectively, she says her love is infinite, though she expresses it in a much more poetic and pleasing manner. Fundamentally, this is just a very enjoyable song from one of the best singers of her generation.
8. “Sweetest Devotion” – Adele
Speaking of which, it should come as no surprise to learn that Adele has a suitable song for baby showers as well. This isn’t the only song in which she addresses her child. However, there can be no doubt that this is the one best suited for celebrating such occasions.
Adele touches upon some of the same themes as the other songs on this list. For instance, she mentions how quickly she warmed up to her child, so much so that she surprised herself in the process. Of course, Adele gives the song her particular touch, thus making it more than worth listening to.
7. “Haven’t Met You Yet” – Michael Buble
Technically, “Haven’t Met You Yet” is about finding a new romantic relationship. The funny thing is that it makes a decent song for baby showers for a couple of reasons. First, the lyrics are loose enough that the listener can interpret them differently. Second, the lyrics are all about looking forward to meeting someone in the future. These two things make this song a solid choice for celebrating such occasions.
6. “Isn’t She Lovely” – Stevie Wonder
Chances are good interested individuals can guess Stevie Wonder wrote this song about his firstborn daughter Aisha Morris. Indeed, he outright named his daughter and his daughter’s mother in the lyrics, which made the intent behind the song very clear. Naturally, the song has Stevie Wonder’s characteristic flair to it, meaning it is very memorable.
5. “Sweet Pea” – Amos Lee
Amos Lee is a singer-songwriter who got started in the mid-2000s. “Sweet Pea” is a clear song of love. It describes just how much the titular individual matters to the viewpoint character by saying they are his reason for living. Moreover, the lyrics point out just how easily he crumbles when they want something from him.
4. “Little Star” – Madonna
Nowadays, stars have lost a fair amount of their magic. To an extent, that is because greater understanding has resulted in a bit of demystification. However, light pollution is the bigger issue, meaning we don’t see them as much as our predecessors did.
Still, the symbolic meaning of stars doesn’t go away that easily, as shown by how they are still seen as celestial guides for those of us with our feet planted upon the earth. Madonna made wonderful use of that imagery for “Little Star,” which came out towards the end of the last millennium. She sang about the good things that her child represented to her. Moreover, she voiced hope for her child’s future well-being.
3. “My Baby” – Britney Spears
“My Baby” isn’t the most sophisticated of songs. Still, it hits with extra force because so much of Britney Spears’s life was laid bare for the world to see. For context, “My Baby” came out in 2008. It was well-known that Spears had been experiencing serious personal issues in the years leading up to it.
The sheer amount of news coverage made that either impossible or next-to-impossible to miss. As a result, Spears lost custody of her sons to her ex-husband in 2008. Furthermore, she was placed under a conservatorship in the same year, meaning she lost control of her finances and other important parts of her life.
Something that interested individuals might be familiar with because so many details came out when a legal battle broke out over the conservatorship in 2021. Simply put, the context made Spears extra-sympathetic on “My Baby,” particularly since the whole series of events has received so much focus in recent times.
2. “Blue” – Beyonce featuring Blue Ivy
Beyonce released “Blue” on her self-titled studio album in 2013. Anyone who knows anything about her should have no problem guessing that the song is about her daughter, Blue Ivy.
It expresses many of the same sentiments as the other songs other artists have penned for their children. With that said, each artist has their style, thus making each song enjoyable even though all of them are ultimately written about the same theme. The name of Beyonce’s daughter made this song interesting in another way as well.
Generally speaking, blue is seen as a somewhat negative color because of its connotations of sadness. Here, it is a color of joy and happiness, which is all the stronger because of that sense of contrast.
1. “Beautiful Day” – U2
U2’s “Beautiful Day” is a very positive song. It isn’t one of those songs that manage to be so by denying everything that can be interpreted negatively. Instead, it acknowledges that bad things sometimes happen in life before encouraging people to focus on the positive things anyways.
Partly, that means taking pleasure in the simple joys in life. However, it also asks people to pay more attention to what is going right than what is going wrong. Baby showers are happy events. Even so, it is important to remember that raising kids are one of the hardest things people can ever take on.
As such, “Beautiful Day” is a good choice for baby showers for a couple of reasons. One, it is an upbeat song for a celebratory moment. Two, it puts people in the right mindset by encouraging them to remain focused on the good things rather than get dragged down by the negative aspects of what will be one of the biggest changes they can ever experience in their lives.
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