Stevie Wonder
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The (modern) classics
Aside from the usual suspects like “He/she shall live high” and “Good luck and a lot of blessings”, there are a few other songs that can confidently appear in the classics category. They are always a safe bet and have proven their suitability at countless birthday parties. Different age groups, different tastes in music – with these songs it’s usually not a problem!
- Stevie Wonder- Happy Birthday
- Kool & The Gang – Celebration
- Rolf Zuckowski – How nice that you were born
- Elvis Presley – Happy birthday baby
- Alphaville—Forever young
- Earth, Wind & Fire—September
- Pharell Williams- Happy
- Will Smith – Gettin’ jiggy with it
- Leslie Gore – It’s my party
- The Tune Weavers – Happy, happy birthday baby
For pop lovers
The pop industry has also repeatedly taken up the subject of birthdays in its productions in recent years. Who cares? It’s a bit like restaurants – people have to eat and it’s their birthday.
- Katy Perry-Birthday
- Will.I.Am & Cody Wise – It’s my birthday
- Mariah Carey – Happy birthday to you
- Selena GomezIt’s my birthday
- Rihanna-Birthday cake
- Flypside & Piper – Happy birthday
- 2 Chainz featuring Kanye West – Birthday song
- Madonna featuring MIA – B-day song
- Kygo featuring John Legend – Happy birthday
- Destiny’s Child – Birthday
- Taylor Swift-Never grow up
- 50 cents – In the club
For couples
When it’s your partner’s birthday, you often have a special responsibility. There are not only blunders and big challenges lurking when it comes to choosing a gift – even when it comes to the music at the party or in private, the choice needs to be made carefully. Sure, some couples know their partner’s favorite songs very well and know which levers to pull. But sometimes things are not so easy and it takes a bit of inspiration.
- Elton John-Your song
- Stevie WonderYou Are The Sunshine Of My Life
- Joe Cocker – You Are So Beautiful
- Bill Withers – Just the two of us
- Van Morrison-Crazy Love
- Paul Simon – Still crazy after all these years
- Tomte – You bring the stories (I bring the wine)
- Angus & Julia Stone – Stay With Me
- Sufjan Stevens – To Be Alone With You
Birthday songs for children (and teenagers)
Parents often feel sad when their children grow up. Only yesterday the son or daughter was just that little innocent child to be protected, and a moment later the offspring go out to grow up. Great musicians like Neil Young, Rod Stewart and Cat Stevens (now Yusuf Islam) are no strangers to these feelings either. Ben Folds and Stevie Wonder, for example, wrote the songs dedicated to their children before this time. All of them are excellent as birthday songs, that much is clear. A selection of the best songs from parents to their children:
- Neil Sedaka – Happy birthday sweet sixteen
- Rod StewartForever young
- John Lennon – Beautiful boy
- Stevie Wonder – Isn’t she lovely?
- Talking Heads – Stay up late
- Neil Young – Here for you
- Cat Stevens-Father and son
- Ben Folds-Gracie
The alternative birthday songs
It doesn’t always have to be the usual suspects. Even artists who you would not have thought capable of have taken up the theme of birthday songs in their discography. Jimi Hendrix wishes himself a happy birthday in his version of “Happy Birthday”, Tiny Moving Parts turn every birthday into an emo-math-rock party and Björk recalls her past with The Sugarcubes in “Birthday”.
- The Beatles-Birthday
- Jimi Hendrix – Happy birthday
- Blur-Birthday
- Tiny Moving Parts – Happy birthday
- Kings Of Leon-Birthday
- Sufjan Stevens – Happy birthday
- Ween-Birthday boy
- Don Mclean – Birthday song
- Crackers – Happy birthday to me
- Luke—It’s you birthday
- The Sugarcubes – Birthday
More highlights
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