Bat/Bar Mitzvah Song Suggestions for Candle Lighting

Grandparents

• Can't Smile Without You (Barry Manilow)
• Forever Young (Rod Stewart)
• In The Mood (Glen Miller)
• The Way You Look Tonight (Frank Sinatra)
• Tradition (Fiddler On The Roof)
• Unforgettable (Nat King Cole and/or Natalie Cole)
• Young At Heart (Frank Sinatra or Bing Crosby and Guy Lombardo)

Older relatives or travelers

• Gilligan's Island Theme
• I Get Around (Beach Boys)
• Leaving On A Jet Plane (John Denver or Peter, Paul and Mary)
• Love Boat Theme
• On The Road Again (Willie Nelson or Canned Heat)

Men

• Bad To The Bone (George Thorogood)
• I'm Too Sexy (Right Said Fred)
• Just A Gigolo (Allen Porter or David Lee Roth)
• Macho Man (Village People)
• Sharp Dressed Man (ZZ Top)
• Walk Like A Man (Grand Funk)
• Welcome To The Jungle (Guns N' Roses)
• Wild Thing (The Troggs)

Women

• California Girls (Beach Boys or David Lee Roth)
• Girls Just Want To Have Fun (Cyndi Lauper)
• Hot Legs (Rod Stewart)
• Isn't She Lovely (Stevie Wonder)
• Legs (ZZ Top)
• Material Girl (Madonna)
• My Girl (Temptations)
• Pretty Woman (Roy Orbison)
• Respect (Aretha Franklin)
• She Drives Me Crazy (Fine Young Cannibals)

Parents

• Hero (Mariah Carey)
• I Will Always Love You (Whitney Houston or Dolly Parton)
• True Colors (Cyndi Lauper)
• You're The Inspiration (Chicago)

Brothers

• Family Affair (Sly and the Family Stone)
• He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother (The Hollies)
• We Are Family (Sister Sledge)

Sisters

• Family Affair (Sly and the Family Stone)
• Sisters Are Doing It For Themselves (Eurythmics)
• We Are Family (Sister Sledge)

Other Relatives

• Family Affair (Sly and the Family Stone)
• Personality (Lloyd Price)
• Stand By Me (Ben E. King)
• Through The Years (Kenny Rogers)
• We Are Family (Sister Sledge)
• You Are The Sunshine Of My Life (Stevie Wonder)

Guest of Honor

• Personality (Lloyd Price)
• Isn't She Lovely (Stevie Wonder)
• Material Girl (Madonna)
• Pretty Woman (Roy Orbison)
• Macho Man (Village People)
• Sharp Dressed Man (ZZ Top)
• Walk Like A Man (Grand Funk)

Doctors

• Doctor, Doctor (Thompson Twins)
• Doctor's Orders (Carol Douglas)
• St. Elsewhere Theme

Lawyers

• L.A. Law Theme
• Perry Mason Theme

Law Enforcement

• Bad Boys (Theme from Cops) (Inner Circle)
• Dragnet Theme
• Hawaii Five-O Theme
• Hill Street Blues Theme

Business People

• 9 to 5 (Dolly Parton)
• She Works Hard For The Money (Donna Summer)
• Taking Care Of Business (Bachman-Turner Overdrive)

Sports

• Olympic Theme
• Rocky Theme
• We Are the Champions (Queen)
• Wide World of Sports Theme

Other

• Celebration (Kool and the Gang)
• Good Times (Chic)
• Good Vibrations (Beach Boys)
• Yakety Yak (Coasters)